Those of us who write for this Blog crave comments. We celebrate when one appears and we hold our breath until we see what the reader has to say. My personal record is the entry I wrote several years ago on The Zombie Apocalypse. That one got upwards of 160 comments and I was ecstatic, […]
For this month’s Wood News Online we received the following Ask the Staff question from Tom Rose: Why are wood bench plans that I have seen not over 5 feet long?? Read our answer in the comments below and feel free to leave your own answer in the comments section!
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. Building a small room (or […]
The Holidays are always a time for Woodworkers to shine. Receiving a handmade gift from someone you care about is a wonderful treat, and as a woodworker it shows you are willing to invest time and skill into what you give to that person. I know that as a woodworker, I enjoy giving gifts to […]
Your hobby or vocation is woodworking. You love it. You think about it all the time. Woodworking is almost your “grand obsession.” You read the Highland Woodworking catalog on the subway, train, or in your car (only at stop lights, please!). You watch YouTube videos about woodworking at lunch. You are in your shop every […]
We’re already gearing up for the holidays and in this month’s issue of The Highland Woodturner, we released our Woodturner’s Holiday Gift Guide – full of tools, books, and other gifts that would be perfect for any woodturner. This month’s issue also includes: Tool Review: Silky Gomboy Saw – Curtis Turner gives an overview of […]
Editors Note: This is a continuation of Temple Blackwood’s article from the November 2014 issue of The Highland Woodturner, which you can read by CLICKING HERE. I encourage you to engage in doing regular demonstrations as part of your woodturning service to others, both organizations and individuals, because you will ultimately gain in skill, confidence, […]