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 […]
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 […]
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 […]