Have you seen this month’s issue of Wood News Online? It’s chock full of woodworking projects, tips, tricks, and monthly deals, and we’ve got something for everyone this month! Our guest contributor articles include: Wee Workshop by Ray Whyte: Ray was unable to add any space to his house to build his workshop, so instead, […]
CLICK HERE to see Day 1 CLICK HERE to see Days 2, 3, 4 CLICK HERE to see Day 5 DAY 6: The tops of the leg tenons protruding through the seat are sawn off flush and the final smoothing of the seat is finished: With the chair sitting on a flat surface, the leg ends […]
Over the past week, several woodworkers have come together in our Highland Woodworking classroom to build a continuous arm windsor chair with master chairmaker, Peter Galbert. We have been keeping track of their progress each day, which you can see below! CLICK HERE to see Day 1 CLICK HERE to see Days 2-4 DAY 5: The stretchers […]
To see Day 1 of the class, Build a Continuous Arm Windsor Chair with Peter Galbert, CLICK HERE DAY 2: DAY 3: Using angled mirrors (no smoke!) and reference guides set with the correct angles the student is able to drill the holes in the seat blank at the correct splay and rake needed for the chair to sit as designed: DAY 4: With […]
CLICK HERE to read Part 1 of Lee Laird’s Wooden Square Build. Now that we’ve created a perfectly fitting half-lap joint, let’s move on. First we’ll address the shaping of each leg, at the opposite end from the half-lap joints. On my design, I measure from the outside edge of each leg, and mark it at 1/2”. Using a […]
Every once in a while I’ll see a tool/project that calls to me. You know, one of those “whatchamacallits” that real people probably don’t really need, but looks so cool? As you might imagine, the majority of THOSE projects never see the light of day in my shop. Luckily, there are also some other projects that REALLY, REALLY, call […]
This week, Highland Woodworking is hosting master chairmaker, Peter Galbert, who is teaching a 7-day class entitled Build a Continuous Arm Windsor Chair from March 3-9. After Day 1, students have already made progress on building their own chairs, which they will get to take home at the end of the week: Students are holding their […]