In our January 2021 Show Us Your Workshop article, Ray Pugh pointed out his “pipe smoking and thinking spot” within his shop. Bob Rummer, the author of our Stories from Grandpa’s Workshop column has been doing some thinking of his own, specifically about the benefits of having a designated “thinking spot” in the shop. They […]
The first thing I did once I got my Highland Woodworker Online Class Membership was to channel surf the videos available. As I perused the selection, I was afraid a lot of the content would be above my woodworking experience level. I have a few projects completed that range from cutting boards to coffee tables, […]
For the July 2021 issue of Wood News Online, Char interviewed Erin Longfellow, a woodworker who specializes in the Japandi style of furniture: You can tell Erin pours a lot of her of herself into her work. “My projects are all things I want or need for myself. If I’m making them, I feel that […]
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 […]