In addition to doing demonstrations for the Highland Woodworking 35th Anniversary One-Day Sale this past Saturday, Roy Underhill stuck around on Sunday to teach a day-long demonstration workshop on building a standing desk (pictured left). While the actual process of creating this desk from start to finish would take much longer than the allotted time […]
Highland Woodworking had a wonderful turnout for our 35th Anniversary Celebration and One-Day Sale this weekend. We were excited to have our special guest, Roy Underhill, in the store on Saturday doing demonstrations of a variety of hand-tools, both old and new. In addition, we had representatives from Carter Products and Festool doing demonstrations throughout the day, […]
I’m not sure how many readers were in attendance at Woodworking In America 2010, but whenever Roy Underhill is mentioned in any sort of conversation these days, I always think back to this picture of one of his classes that weekend and how entertaining he was in his demonstrations. Roy has been well-known in the […]
Previous submissions for the Show Us Your columns from L-R: Lance Chase, (Show Us Your Stuff), Gary Porter (Show Us Your Shop), Bill Cosentini (Show Us Your Wood Carving), Jim Marx (Show Us Your Woodturning) ATTENTION WOODWORKERS! We are currently seeking submissions for our Show Us Your columns that appear in our monthly publications Wood News and […]
On to the final step: applying and rubbing out the finish. Whew, it’s been a long process getting here, but I’m thrilled with the construction. The base has already been finished, so it’s just the top now. I’m using Waterlox (the original version). The underside will get 2-4 coats and the top somewhere around 6 […]
Each month we feature several different woodworkers in both our Wood News Newsletter as well as The Highland Woodturner, our monthly publication devoted to wood turning. In this month’s issue of The Highland Woodturner, we are featuring Diane Davison, a woodturner from North Olmstead, Ohio. Diane comes from a long line of male woodworkers and was […]
Turning a Door Stopper By Curtis Turner Round Rock, TX One day recently, I decided to open up my shop door to let in some Texas spring air. I realized as I placed my turned door stop under the door that this would be a good project to share. This month’s project is as simple […]