On Wednesday, June 22 from around noon to 1:30 PM, the winner and a guest will have a chance to watch some of the taping, meet series general contractor Tom Silva, and have lunch with the crew!
Jun 182011
Jun 172011
For your Friday entertainment, here’s a video from an anonymous Festool user that provides a pretty thorough demo of some extreme situations you can put your Festool drill through and have it still work. In the video, he coats the drill in drywall dust, sand, sawdust, and just-mixed drywall mud, and even immerses it in […]
Jun 162011
The following article appeared in the 3rd issue of our new woodturning newsletter, The Highland Woodturner. If you are interested in receiving The Highland Woodturner every month, you can sign up here! An Introduction to Sphere-based Turning by Joe Skehan Salt Lake City, UT Most wood turning is performed on material mounted in a single […]
Jun 152011
Hi Woodworkers and Woodturners and Woodworker-turners! We just sent out the June issue of the Highland Woodturner and it is packed full of fascinating and useful woodturning tidbits. We included a great article on turning multi-layer chinese balls – those intricate and impossible looking pieces you sometimes see and assume are completely beyond your turning […]
Jun 142011
Did you ever notice how we have these woodworking cliches? We never “grab a chisel”, we always “grab a sharp chisel”. Let me think about that for a second. I want to make a fine paring cut on a piece of hard maple, so I think I will get my dull chisel. In my profession, […]
Jun 102011
While many woodworkers crave the quiet and isolation of time alone in the workshop, I personally find it a little lonely sometimes. Sure, it is a nice release from the busyness of the day, and I appreciate the time to be alone with my thoughts. I also really like the self-reliance I develop when there […]
Jun 092011
Are YOU ready for Father’s Day? Or maybe you are the father being celebrated, but you aren’t sure if your kids are choosing wisely? Well Highland Woodworking is here for you, whether you need to get a gift or drop some hints. Our 2011 Fathers Day Gift Guide offers over 30 gift ideas, and all […]