I am reading three books right now. The first is Larry Haun’s memoir “A Carpenter’s Life — as told by houses”, published by The Taunton Press. It covers the arc of his life through the houses he lived in and houses he built during a lifetime as a carpenter. Haun would probably come in third […]
Now that the top is cut to final dimension, I’ll set it aside and start work on the base. I’ve got some great crotch walnut for the main section of the leg. I like to keep things symmetrical and consistent for the whole table, but I also want to use the existing grain pattern where […]
The newest issue of Wood News is out and ready for you to read! We’ve got a lot of great stuff for you to read this month, starting with a very entertaining Down to Earth Woodworking column about the beards of Woodworking, where Steve Johnson manages to equate the increase of facial hair in high […]
This table design has a 2′ leaf at either end. Now that I have the whole top glued up (10.5′ long!) – it’s time to rip off the two leaves. I use my Festool TS55 and rail to correctly line up where the cut will go. I have only one shot at this – so […]
The Lie-Nielsen #103 Standard-Angle Block Plane is the brother to the #102 Low-Angle Block Plane. The #103 plane has the iron bedded at 20 degrees, which along with the 25-degree bevel that comes on the iron, presents a 45-degree cutting angle to the wood (being a bevel-up plane). For those who aren’t hand-tool aficionados, this is the same cutting […]
This all new episode of The Highland Woodworker is now available for you to view! In this episode, our host Charles Brock takes a look at an iconic woodturning family, the Moulthrops. This three-generation family of woodturners will amaze and inspire you. We’ve also got a great tour of President Jimmy Carter’s collection of Maloof […]
