Mar 182013
 
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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 […]

Mar 152013
 
The Down to Earth Woodworker: Going Metric
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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! […]

Mar 142013
 
Morton's Shop: Adding Inlay to the Top
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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 […]

Mar 132013
 
Woodworking Together with Gail O’Rourke
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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 […]

Mar 122013
 
Morton's Shop: Inlay Jig
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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 […]

Mar 112013
 
Cutting Compound Tenons on the Tablesaw
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Compound Tenons on the Table Saw By Jeff Fleisher New Market, VA It seems that every month there is another article in one of the popular woodworking magazines on building a tenoning jig for your shop. Each new jig has some new ‘special’ feature…T-slots, vertical clamps, x-y axis rotation around the center of the Earth […]

Mar 082013
 
Free Woodcarving Presentation by Sarah Rowe - March 9th, 2013 - Atlanta, GA
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If you’re going to be in the Atlanta area this weekend, you might be interested in checking out master carver, Sarah Rowe’s free presentation on Techniques for Creating Ornamental Woodcarvings this Saturday, March 9th from 2-3pm at Rhodes Hall at 1516 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309. Ms. Rowe is originally from Columbus, GA and began […]