It occurs to me that many of the people who frequent this Blog would be interested in one of my favorite things, i.e. Habitat for Humanity. Not to be bragging, but I am probably up to 75 houses that I have worked on in some fashion or other over the years. A few more and maybe […]
Someone asked me recently what I saw as common between using hand planes and woodturning, and it occurred to me that there are quite a few aspects of the two disciplines that are somewhat similar. The first and perhaps most important, in my view, is sharpening. If the user struggles with sharpening, they will likely never […]
When I first started out in woodworking, one of the techniques that really caught my eye was dovetailing. There was something about this type of joinery that was strong, efficient and yet still beautiful. Whenever I’d see an old piece of furniture, especially those containing drawers, I’d have to check to see if the maker used dovetails. After a […]
It’s either in your mailboxes or on its way, but if you haven’t seen it yet, now you can take a look at the Winter 2011 HIghland Woodworking catalog ONLINE. Browse the pages, start making your gift list, and leave it conspicuously up on the screen of every computer in your house so your loved […]
Congratulations to Matt Mills of Fort Wayne, Indiana on winning Highland Woodworking’s Rikon Bandsaw Giveaway! His name was drawn from over 300,000 entries. Matt won a Rikon model 10-325 14″ Bandsaw, a Rikon model 60-100 1HP Dust Collector, and a Wood Slicer Resawing Blade so he can put his bandsaw to work right away! We […]
For our November issue, Curtis walks us through the steps of turning a custom chisel handle. If you’ve got a favorite chisel that you want to make even better, this is a great solution and a fun turning project for just about any level of woodturner. Want to turn your own custom chisel handles? Take […]
Hello Woodturners! The November issue of Highland Woodworking’s monthly woodturning newsletter, The Highland Woodturner, is out! Curtis Turner has a new column on turning a chisel handle – so if you’ve got some great old chisels but are not particularly fond of the attached handle, turn your own! Curtis will show you how. We’ve also […]