Jan 112011
 
Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Giveaway Winner Announced!
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Our sincere thanks to all of you who entered our Lie-Nielsen hand tool giveaway that just ended. More than 500,000 entries were submitted through Dec. 31, 2010. Congratulations to Chris Benner of Lebanon, Ohio, the lucky winner of the five Lie-Nielsen hand planes and set of 5 Lie-Nielsen bevel-edge chisels. Chris is the proprietor of […]

Jan 022011
 
From the Chair-Man:  Hard lines and Soft lines on the Maloof inspired rocker kit
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I think I finally have in my head what Chuck Brock is talking about when he refers to hard lines and soft lines. A hard line is what you end up seeing when a flat meets a round for instance, and you make sure that the junction line between the two surfaces is well defined and visible.

Dec 222010
 
The Five Days of Scrollsaws – Day 5: Inspiration and a lot of Practice
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Once you know your way around the basics of using a scroll saw, you can get some great inspiration from a large selection of scroll saw pattern books, many of which are available at Highland. The book that Ben recommends most highly for beginners in the video below is The Scroll Saw Workbook, which builds […]