For the November 2020 issue of Wood News Online, Norm Reid reviewed Issue #9 of Mortise & Tenon Magazine: Mortise & Tenon Magazine has evolved into a semi-annual feast of words and images that inform and inspire. This latest issue follows the proud tradition of its predecessors…If you revel in the diversity of ways to […]
This month, Bob Rummer, who has written several articles about the joys of generational woodworking within his family, wanted to share a short fairytale, The Toymaker Finds Vorstellun, to inspire your woodworking for the holiday season. You can find his story below the poll. In turn, Bob’s story inspired us for this month’s poll and […]
In the October 2020 issue of Wood News, Char Miller-King interviews Victoria Kim, a fellow woodworker from Georgia whose woodworking combines her incredible oil painting skills with her passion for building. This month’s feature is a hidden gem in my book. She brings a unique set of skills to the table that were developed in […]
In the October 2020 issue of Wood News, Temple Blackwood shows us how to turn an ancient and well-used carver’s mallet in different sizes and weights. One day following an email inquiry exchange, a new friend travelled some distance to bring me several fresh-cut, large logs of apple, a gift-in-trade. In the course of our […]
In the October 2020 issue of Wood News, Norm Reid reviews Christopher Williams’s book Good Work – The Chairmaking Life of John Brown. Good Work – The Chairmaking Life of John Brown is a book that, when I first laid my hands on it, I was not so sure I would want to read. Or […]
In the short video below, Jim Dillon demonstrates the use of a simple side clamp honing guide, explaining how to use it to sharpen your hand tools consistently and repeatably. This honing guide plus many other useful sharpening tools are available at Highland Woodworking.
In the October 2020 issue of Wood News, Jim Randolph returns for an issue to share some quick tips on setting up and using the Bora Centipede. My new 4′ x 8′ Bora Centipede needed a workout, so I stretched it to its limits and went looking for a sheet of plywood to place on […]