For the July 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Norm Reid reviewed Woodworker’s Pocket Book: Woodworker’s Pocket Book is quite different from the usual fare of woodworking books. It is a pocket reference compiled by Charles H. Hayward, longtime editor of the British magazine, The Woodworker, and draws on his extensive and comprehensive knowledge of […]
For the August 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Bob discusses a popular topic that often comes up during this time of year…. managing the temperature in your workshop during hot and humid summer months. These are the Dog Days of Summer, and this summer is breaking records. Kalispell, Montana, just west of Glacier National […]
We’re in the dog days of summer throughout the country. Georgia was in the 90’s for much of last week and that’s not even incorporating the feel of the humidity. If you don’t have air conditioning in your shop, it’s likely that you haven’t been working on any projects for the past few days due […]
For the July 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Temple Blackwood discusses the turning process of cups and tumblers and the “lesson plan” he has come up with to make it a quick and exciting presentation for museum guests watching his woodturning demonstrations. Woodturning demonstrations, such as we do at the Wilson Museum each summer […]
For the July 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Bob Rummer discusses cognitive spatial ability and how it plays a role throughout the woodworking process from mentally designing and planning to actually putting pieces together. While I grew up playing with Tinker Toys, Erector Sets and blocks (all good spatial training), my formal education in […]
For the April 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Temple Blackwood wrote about the different types of spindle turning tools, and how they all work together with a woodturner’s skills to create something (or many things) both beautiful and functional: One of the most satisfying reasons to hone spindle turning skills is the confidence the […]
Over the past year I have learned that the world of woodcraft is populated with more tools than there are trees in Georgia. Everywhere I look, I find a tool for this and a tool for that with multiple types of tools for this and that. Take something as basic as cutting wood. Your options […]