The holdfast is a tool that has historically been around for a very long time, but until the late 70’s/early 80’s (if not later) it had fallen off the scope of all but the most devout hand tool woodworker. Luckily, the resurgence of hand tools has helped to bring about this wonderful version from Lie-Nielsen. […]
In our most recent issue of The Highland Woodturner, we featured Jim Brown’s beautiful woodturning of the recreation of a Cessna C195, which was built in honor of his love of flying as a child. He took his first flight in a Cessna Seaplane over 45 years ago with his parents and sister, and ever since […]
Ever since I managed to cut a circle on a piece of thin plywood several months ago, I have been thinking I need to get the splitter back on my table saw. I have a 10 inch Delta Unisaw in my shop and after watching Mr. Norm use the same saw for years and years […]
When Highland Woodworking saw how excited I was to head down to Atlanta for Jeff Miller’s Designing and Building Chairs class, they asked me to share why. Though I’m currently very fond of Jeff Miller’s work and teachings, this wasn’t always the way. I’ve been woodworking and aspiring towards making furniture for almost a decade, it was […]
This week we are dedicating #FollowFriday to the Online Woodworking world, specifically those who were featured at the WIA 2013 Online Woodworking Roundtable. One of the greatest things about all of these woodworkers is that they all seemed to know each other, as if they were close friends, and yet most of their interactions outside […]
This past weekend (October 17th-20th) I had the opportunity to attend Woodworking in America in Covington, KY (the greater Cincinnati area), which is one of the biggest woodworking conferences of the year, sponsored by Popular Woodworking. We usually have several representatives from Highland Woodworking attend each year, and while we don’t have a booth at […]
We are excited to have Peter Galbert returning to Highland for a Windsor Chair class in March of 2014! Take a look at Peter’s great video below and just try to not be inspired to build your own Windsor Chair. Presented by Peter Galbert, you will see how chairs are made by hand and some […]