Nov 262010
 
Black Friday is upon us
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Now that you’ve finished taking inventory of your shop, you are fully aware of which tools you need to add to your collection, right? Well that is perfect timing, because Highland Woodworking is having a ridiculous Black Friday sale right now. Lots of great deals, including these and these, and many more. If you are […]

Nov 232010
 
The Down to Earth Woodworker: Is Your Workshop Prepared for a Disaster?
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With the long weekend coming up, we thought it might be a good idea to reprint this section of The Down to Earth Woodworker – might be a good excuse to spend a little time in your shop, even with all the family visiting! And who knows, maybe while you are taking inventory, you’ll discover […]

Nov 192010
 
From the Chair-man: Working on the Chair Legs of Charles Brock’s Maloof-inspired Rocker Kit
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I am so linear — it is my training and background as an engineer.  Duh!!  It finally occurred to me yesterday that I don’t have to do everything in exactly the order that Charles Brock does it on the DVD.  It was such a relief finally to realize that I could actually make the gluing […]

Nov 182010
 
The Plane Facts: Using a Smoothing Hand Plane
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I know that many woodworkers, both those new to the craft and even some who have been around for a while, might like to have some subtle instruction to improve their results when using a smoothing plane. Anyone who has visited the Lie Nielsen booth at a woodworking show has likely both heard us describe […]

Nov 132010
 
From the Chair-man: Building Charles Brock’s Maloof-inspired Rocker Kit
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You can call me the “Chair” man. Maybe we can go with “Chair Man of the Walnut Board”; or we could shorten it to Chairman of the Board. We already discussed my Windsor Chair with Mike Dunbar last summer, and then last month I did the Chair class with Peter Galbert at Highland. Now I […]