We have just released our 114th issue of Wood News Online and this month’s issue has some great project ideas, woodworking tips, product features, and more! This month’s issue includes: How to Convert a Smoothing Plane into a Scrub Plane– Chris Black, a longtime writer for Wood News Online, discusses the rewarding process of converting […]
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.” I hope “those” people never come to visit. Which is probably not a worry, because I live a pretty isolated life: Work, […]
Welcome to “Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop.” I am a hobbyist, not a professional, someone who loves woodworking, just like you do. I have found some better ways to accomplish tasks in the workshop and look forward to sharing those with you each month, as well as hearing your problem-solving ideas. Near my drill press I […]
Ok Luddites, here is a new one for you and if you don’t at least try it, you are missing out on something pretty good. If you are like me, on these cold winter days when you don’t want to walk to a freezing shop and wait for the heat to come up, you drop […]
Take a look at this month’s issue of The Highland Woodturner. Here is what’s inside: Turning a Pepper Mill– Curtis Turner discusses his process and techniques for turning a pepper mill, a great project that you can use everyday when eating your favorite meals. Turning New Porch Columns– Temple Blackwood recently took on a large […]
Have you ever wandered around your shop desperately looking for a tool, or some glue, or even the work piece you just had in hand? I know I have. I’ve had those moments of, “I just saw X a few minutes ago, where did it go?” and have been frustrated by all the time I […]
To read Part 1 of Terry’s Benchcrafted Leg Vise installation, CLICK HERE I am still working on my Benchcrafted Leg Vise. Going a little slow what with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and traveling to my son’s wedding up north, but the vise is probably further along than it seems at times. Since the last update I have […]