I received a call for help from a sweet lady named Linda Grisham. Her story was very interesting, the kind that tugs at your heart and keeps you from forming the word “No” as a response. Linda explained that her husband James was a woodworker and had built several Maloof style pieces of sculptured furniture. […]
Highland customer Kerry Lancaster had just completed an addition on his workshop and realized he needed a workbench besides his tablesaw, which was currently doing double duty. Inspired by a book he purchased in Colonial Williamsburg, Kerry studied plans, gathered his materials, and started building his own Andre Roubo Workbench. CLICK HERE to read his […]
This week we have a new video by Lee Tigner featured on our Youtube Channel. In his latest video, Lee documents the impressive feat of reclaiming 19th Century timbers that have been submerged in South Carolina low country swamps for more than 100 years. Take a look at it here: Lee’s videos have been featured […]
Peter Galbert’s chairs are unique. They are a mixture of time-honored methods & materials blended with Peter’s desire to bring forth a range of aesthetics in his finished work. Some of these are quite tangible, as in the way his chairs envelope and support the sitter into an almost dream-like state of comfort, while others are […]
I am working my way through the rest of the Easy Wood Tools products. This month I tried the Easy Detailer while turning a spindle and making a bead and cove with some other details which one might use while making a candlestick or a Windsor chair leg or a stair spindle. It works like […]
This is the fourth post in a series – to go back to the first entry in the series, click here. If you just want to go back to the most recent entry, click here. It’s been awhile since my last day in the shop with my windsor chair kit, so I take the opportunity to go back through […]
Last month, Kreg McMahon taught a well-attended cabinet built-ins class at Highland. In the class, Kreg demonstrated all the construction steps of building a custom built-in right onto a wall, including design & planning, sheet good processing, joinery methods, adjustable shelf holes, design detail enhancements and face frame cabinet door construction. As Kreg is a […]