Hello Woodworkers! The July 2011 edition of Highland Woodworking’s Wood News Online is out and ready to read. This month we’ve got even more great woodworking deals, stories and tips than ever. In the July issue we are kicking off our new woodcarving column, Show Us Your Woodcarving. This column will have varying purposes every […]
I know a guy who used to laugh about “living large”. Two things remind me of what he meant. A while back I heard a guy on TV talking about people complaining about flying. People gripe about baggage fees and having to buy drinks, and he was incredulous. Think about it, sitting in a chair […]
I’m going to build a Windsor Chair. I have no right to say those words. I am a newbie, a rank beginner, one with little to no woodworking experience. But thanks to my new Sackback Windsor Chair Kit, I will be able to cross this great woodworking frontier, something so many woodworkers have on their […]
When I first started out, I had no formal fine woodworking training, nor any mentors from which to draw. I remember watching a woodworking video (yep, VHS back in the day) with Frank Klausz showing just how quick and easy it is to hand cut dovetails. Of course, after watching that, I had to go buy a back saw, […]
As we get ready to celebrate our freedom and independence here in America on the 4th of July, here’s a salute from Highland Woodworking to the brave men and women in our Armed Forces who are serving our country while deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. A recent letter from Army soldier Roscoe (Randy) […]
Congratulations to Chris Craft, whose name was picked in our drawing to visit the Ask This Old House video shoot last week. Chris and his wife Carol spent an hour watching This Old House contractor Tom Silva demonstrating installation of hinges on a custom door at house in Decatur, Georgia, not far from Highland Woodworking. […]
While remodeling what he eventually dubbed the “unhandy house”, our own Down to Earth Woodworker, Steve Johnson, found there were a few things he would have done differently if he had a second chance. The Mistakes I Made in the “Unhandy” House It is probably a bit early to do a full post-mortem on the […]