Funny how when I go to a class at Highland, I feel like I’m going home. I like the old workbench signed by the instructors who have taught in the classroom. I like the shaving horses hung up in the ceiling trusses. I like the pictures on the walls. I like the glass front cabinets around the […]
No Southern-fried Southern boy wants to be called a Yankee, but we share the characteristics of shrewdness and thrift. Thus, each month we include a money-saving tip. It’s OK if you call me “cheap.” Useful are even the smallest pieces of PVC pipe you begged from the plumbers at the construction site up the street. […]
Do you, like me, find it annoying when woodworkers find fault with this or that style clamp? One of my favorite online woodworkers/podcasters recently said, “When I first started woodworking I bought a ton of C-clamps, mostly because they were cheap. Now I wish I had that money back. I never use them anymore.” […]
It’s a PVC kind of month. And, because PVC has three letters in it, we’re having three tips this month instead of the usual two. The French call it “lagniappe.” Did you know that the University of Southern Mississippi has one of the world’s leading programs in Polymer Science and Engineering? Just up the road […]
“Set In Place” is the second “S” in 5S implementation. It encompasses the arrangement of tools and supplies in logical ways. But woodworkers who have taken a class with me and are utilizing the principles of 5S to make their shop time more efficient and fun know that we don’t just “Set In Place,” but […]
Magswitch has come up with new saw guides, feather boards and hold down jigs. I picked up a set at Highland and gave them a try. The system is designed in a series of pieces beginning with a Universal Base. The Base holds two very strong magnets which can be switched on and off by […]
If you’ve just started woodturning or you’ve been turning for most of your life, our March 2015 issue of The Highland Woodturner has a variety of projects, tips, and stories to motivate your craft. This month’s issue includes: My Favorite Tools and Accessories: Curtis Turner has been contributing to The Highland Woodturner for several years […]