This is the second installment about Project Creep. Click here to read the first installment. This job started out as a handrail for a deck on our home. Simple enough. Quick enough. Doesn’t need to be fancy. Then, project creep said, “Why not practice fine furniture techniques while making the handrail?” That turned into the […]
There is something awfully liberating about learning to do a tiny little bit of leather work. I have wanted a leather sheath for my drawknife for years but I was never quite willing to pay the price. Whenever I go to a class I pack my drawknife in my bug-out bag and endanger the hard won […]
Our most recent issue of The Highland Woodturner is now available for reading! This month’s issue includes: Marking and Measuring– The majority of Curtis’s current Windsor Tool project consists of turning several different matching parts that require accurate measurements in order to fit together. In this article, Curtis discusses different measuring tools he uses in order […]
I bought half a cow (hide) last week. Many years ago we went to visit my Mother and she was proud to tell us she had bought half a cow. Of course, that was too much for my brother and me. We immediately started to quiz her on which half of the cow she bought. […]
I love cleaning my garage. Our garage encompasses the place where our cars and boat park, my wife’s clay studio and my woodworking shop. Steve Johnson and I were talking one day and I mentioned I can walk in the garage in my stocking feet. Steve was shocked! I really like it to be that […]
Welcome back to woodworking season! Our September issue of Wood News Online is full of projects, new tools, and woodworking tips to help motivate your return to the shop! This month’s issue includes: Where Are All The Girls in the Shop– This month Anne spends a day in the shop with Kim McIntyre, who grew […]
Time to start back in the shop for the fall and winter season and make something nice. Summer has been pretty busy, school is back in and all the vacations and trips are done, so time to get back to it. I decided a few months ago to make the three legged folding stool in […]