After the exceptional response to yesterday’s reprint of the article on Charlie Kested, we phoned Mr. Kested this morning to find out what he has been working on more recently. He said the Gettysburg Address has been taking up most of his woodworking time in recent months: “I have all the words cut out and […]
For the last decade, Charles Kested has regularly sequestered himself away in his basement workshop, carefully carving, letter by letter, every single line of the Declaration of Independence out of dark walnut wood.
Charles Kested is a U.S. Navy veteran and lifelong woodworker who overcame severe obstacles to complete an amazing woodworking project. A resident of of Johnstown, New York, he has spent the past 10 years using his scrollsaw to carve a full-size exact replica of America’s Declaration of Independence. We salute Charlie Kested for his exemplary […]
Chip carving is a form of relief carving in which the carver removes precise chips from the surface of the wood with a small extremely sharp knife. Mickey Hudspeth will demonstrate what chip carving is, the safety issues involved and demonstrate various types of cuts including cutting triangles, canoe shaped chips, rosettes and drawing and […]
This coming Saturday, November 13th, is Festool Demo day at Highland Woodworking. Dan Durant, Festool expert, will be on hand from 9am-4pm and will demo all of the most popular Festool items available in-store. So come on down if you are in Atlanta or nearby – bring your problems and Dan will provide you with […]
For many years, I worked with mallets that I’d either made or purchased. I had a tendency to use them just as they were when they were first made. After a while, I decided I might be able to make slight alterations that would positively affect the comfort and potentially the usefulness of the mallet. […]
Hi there Woodworkers! Just wanted to let you know that the November edition of the Highland Wood News is out and ready for you to read. We have an exciting issue this month, with contributions from a few regulars and a couple new items for you as well! Customer Richard Rank gives us his take […]