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 […]
This month I’ll talk about both sizes of the Lie-Nielsen Froes. Now, some tools are extremely commonplace, as in it seems like many of us came out of the womb knowing what they are, like a hammer, a chisel, or a screwdriver. On the other side of the coin are tools that seem to have had a bit more limited […]
Today, we’re featuring two more woodworkers for Follow Friday and they are Don Schneider (Carving) and Paul Bucca (Woodturning). Carving: Don Schneider Don Schneider is a woodworker living in the northern woods of Havana, FL. He first got interested in carving after he used only an exacto knife and two wood files to carve a […]
Today, we’re giving you not one, but TWO Follow Friday’s! Every month we feature several woodworkers within our online publications, Wood News Online and The Highland Woodworker, where they each have a column devoted to a woodworking specialty. These specialties include Shop Design, Woodworking, Carving, and Turning. Want us to showcase your own shop or […]