Oct 192021
 
Highland Woodworking Nominated for Best of Georgia Awards!
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We are proud to announce that Highland Woodworking has been nominated for #BESTofGEORGIA in the Craft/Hobby store category! Help us win by voting for us at https://gbj.com/atlanta/shopping/highland-woodworking. Highland Woodworking started as Highland Hardware in 1978 by Chris and Sharon Bagby, two graduates of Georgia Tech. While we started out more than 40 years ago as a […]

Oct 132021
 
Book Review: Kitchen Think
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For the October 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Norm Reid reviewed Kitchen Think by Nancy Hiller: Kitchen Think is, as the name states, an opportunity to think broadly and carefully about the design and execution of a kitchen remodeling project. If kitchen remodeling is in your future, even a minor upgrade, then you will […]

Oct 072021
 
Book Review: The Workshop Book By Scott Landis
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For the August 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Norm Reid reviewed The Workshop Book By Scott Landis: The Workshop Book’s primary value is the opportunity it offers to survey a wide range of workshop solutions through the eyes of woodworkers who have adopted them. This is an excellent resource for any woodworker setting out […]

Sep 302021
 
Carving a Bowl with Hand Tools
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For the September 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Sait Cakmak discussed his process for using a 35mm #7 Hirsch Gouge along with a few other hand tools to carve a bowl: I recently bought a 35mm #7 Hirsch Gouge from Highland Woodworking. I immediately wanted to put it to use, so I decided to […]

Sep 282021
 
The Mortise and Tenon Joint
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For the August 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Samuel Colchamiro wrote a history of the mortise and tenon joint, and shared his step by step process of creating this popular joint found in many pieces of handmade furniture: Historically, the mortise and tenon was the most ubiquitous joint used in fine furniture, and for […]

Sep 232021
 
Turning the Corner: Prepping for Christmas
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For the September 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Temple Blackwood discussed his process for getting Christmas gifts started and finished in time for the gift-giving season. With six grandchildren growing up rapidly, I have done pretty well with personalized gifts in each child’s early years making small-people’s rocking chairs and benches, moving on to […]