Ok, so do you have a card scraper sitting around in your shop collecting dust? If you do, don’t think you’re alone. I’ve talked to a large number of woodworkers across the country that are in a similar boat. I’ll provide you with some easy to follow instructions that will hopefully make the card scraper […]
The November 2013 issue of The Highland Woodturner was released this week and has some great tips, articles, and tools all dedicated to woodturning. Highlights include: -Curtis Turner’s article A Mallet Makes for a “Fun”ctional Project, which gives a great overview on turning your own mallet. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced turner, this project is […]
In this month’s issue of Wood News Online we featured the woodworking of Jim Chandler who has a passion for creating Massachusetts Shelf Clocks. Jim recently finished the restoration work on a tall case clock for his own collection and described the process below: The clock was originally made by John Spinney out of Blandford England circa […]
The weekend before last I headed down to Highland Woodworking and attended Jeff Miller’s Designing and Building Chairs class. It was a two day class covering Jeff’s three pillars of chair making: Comfort, Structure & Appearance. For a successful chair, you have to balance all three. In the class we discussed what makes up comfort, structure and […]
We always enjoy getting updates from our past “Show Us” contributors. In September 2012, we featured the woodturning of Blair Swing in that month’s issue of The Highland Woodturner. After receiving a store credit from the article, Blair used it to order a few books on Segmented Wood Turning from Ray Allen and Malcom Tibbets, and quickly put the […]
Our November 2013 Wood News Issue #99 has just been published and this month it has an added bonus of even more contributor articles with lots of great projects and tips submitted by our customers! This month includes: The Art of Carved Doors– Arnim Rodeck shares his beautifully crafted front doors, all of which have […]
Well, dern!! It is obvious I cannot live without one of these Galbert Drawsharps. I am a big fan of Peter Galbert and the man is just amazing to me both with his Windsor Chair skills, and his mechanical inventiveness. I took his chair making class at Highland a few years ago and he is […]