The newest issue of The Highland Woodturner, Highland Woodworking’s online woodturning newsletter, is out! Take a look at the classic Curtis Turner article on How to Turn an Egg, just in time for the Easter Holiday! We’ve also got a great video from Terry Chapman on using the full-size Easy Wood Tools, a beautiful collection […]
Remember the short-grain inlay I made? Those are inlay for the arcs at the ends of the table. These are similar to the sides, just much wider; so, I made new templates. These templates are simply clamped to the table and the router run along. I adjusted the templates one each side so that the […]
Starting in the latest episode of The Highland Woodworker, there is a new segment that we are very excited about, where we will be featuring a different woodworking association in each episode. This month, we featured the Modern Woodworker’s Association, an online group that brings woodworkers together in person as well. They are a very […]
In The Down to Earth Woodworker column this month, Steve Johnson offers the best argument for going metric in the work shop that we’ve heard in a long time. He also offers some thoughts on how to wrap your brain around metric, and makes it seem much easier than we always thought it would be! […]
There are three arcs in the top inlay design, and I first route the inside and outside arcs. I then place inlay strips into those two grooves. (The inlay is made the same way as before.) I roll the inlay into the grooves with a seam roller – which is a perfect tool for this […]
While we are all familiar with the many popular woodworking shows that have had long runs on public television (The Woodright’s Shop with Roy Underhill, New Yankee Workshop with Norm Abram, and This Old House, among others), there are a few that have gone less recognized. One of these was Woodworking Together, hosted by Gail […]
The inlay design for the top calls for 3 arcs at each place-setting (2 feet) repeated down each side and then joined at the ends with longer arcs. Below is the design for each place setting. Unfortunately, these are not arcs of a circle or ellipse – they are curves generated from bending strips around […]