Jul 302012
 
Curtis Turner: Turning a Mini-Disk
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This month Curtis is turning mini disks in his woodturning shop, and he writes about it in his monthly column in July’s issue of The Highland Woodturner. This project is an excellent way to take a break from turning the same old pens and bowls. CLICK HERE to read how Curtis turns a miniature vase. Read […]

Jul 112012
 
July 2012 Wood News is out!
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The July issue of Wood News Online is now available. If you are suffering from woodworking daydreams while you are stuck at work, this may be just the distraction you need. Or it may just make your daydreams worse! Steven Johnson, our Down to Earth Woodworker, has been experimenting this month to try to settle […]

Jul 062012
 
Tool Review: The Lie-Nielsen Progressive Pitch Dovetail Saw
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The Progressive Pitch version of Lie-Nielsen’s dovetail saw has some features that make it unique and also a fan favorite. Most production made handsaws have saw teeth that are the same pitch all across the saw plate. For example, if a saw has a pitch of 15ppi, then each inch will have 15 points. In this Progressive Pitch dovetail […]

Jun 132012
 
Woodworking Tolerances
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I have been tied up pretty good the last few weeks coordinating a large project for my Habitat Chapter. We are building five town home condominiums just south of Atlanta, all sponsored by a major corporate donor who sends many volunteers to the site to help with construction. We sub-contract all the trades and use […]