OK, so what plane do most people think about when someone mentions a smoothing plane? A #3 or #4 seems to be most common, but the “smoothing plane” moniker does reach from a #1 on up to the #4-1/2. All are good planes, but there is another choice that is often overlooked, and it just happens to have a […]
The following article appeared in the 4th issue of our new woodturning newsletter, The Highland Woodturner. If you are interested in receiving The Highland Woodturner every month, you can sign up here! Turning Your Own Baseball Bat By Jack Masten North Creek, NY What does a retired Industrial Arts Teacher give his 15 year old grandson for […]
Only a few more days to enter the Stanley Sweetheart Giveaway at Highland Woodworking. If you don’t know, Highland Woodworking is giving a single winner an incredible assortment of Stanley Sweetheart Tools as well as our European Workbench (not a Stanley product). The total value of this giveaway is over $1000! Go enter now! The […]
Hello Woodworking & Woodturning World! The July issue of the Highland Woodturner just went out, and this month we’ve got ALL NEW articles, product deals and great woodturning information. If you’ve ever looked at a baseball bat and wondered how you could make your own, wonder no longer – we’ve got an article from one […]
If you are in or near Atlanta, or looking for an excuse to make the trip, this weekend is the time to do it! Our summer one day sale is happening tomorrow, i.e. Saturday, July 16th, and it is a big one! Check out our sale flier (click the picture for a closer look!) for […]
I’ve written elsewhere in this blog about general sharpening. (For example, read “Why Doesn’t This Plane/Chisel Work Like It Should??”). This article will focus on a special honing guide for handling some of the blades/irons that don’t play nice with my usual guides. I have a couple of new spoke shaves, both of which need an initial sharpening. With the […]
From the publishing schedules and tables of contents of the woodworking magazines it would seem we woodworkers are expected to slow down and shift gears in the summertime. We are expected to be gardening, golfing, fishing, or, if we build anything at all, it is supposed to be deck furniture, gazebos, or lawn games. Don’t […]