Do you have “project creep” every time you start a new job? It seems that I do. What started as a new top for my wife’s cheap bedside table turned into two new pieces of furniture. CLICK HERE to read how that happened. Project creep is also known as “as long as we’re doing this […]
It’s almost time for summer woodworking and in this month’s issue of Wood News Online, we’ve got some great project ideas, woodworking tips, and tool specials for some summertime fun. This month’s issue includes: Project Idea: Goodrich Step Stool– Mark Miller’s Great Uncle started a generational project of building a wooden step stool for every […]
No Southern-fried Southern boy wants to be called a Yankee, but we share the characteristics of shrewdness and thrift. Thus, each month we include a money-saving tip. It’s OK if you call me “cheap.” During a substantial part of building my deck handrail, a veritable monsoon hung over the top of our town. While the […]
Incorporate your highest standards and best practices into even the roughest of projects. It’s good practice, it keeps your skills up and prevents falling into bad habits. If it takes a little longer, it is time well-spent. For example, I recently built a handrail on my outdoor deck project. It certainly didn’t need to be fancy. It needed to […]
We’ve hit a milestone with The Highland Woodturner: 50 issues! This month’s 50th issue focuses on the educational aspect of woodturning with several authors sharing their love of teaching. This month’s issue includes: Making a Tapered Reamer– Curtis Turner has begun the journey toward making his own Windsor Chair and to start, he has made […]
In honor of the recent publication of Virtuoso -The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O. Studley, an in-depth examination of one of the most beautiful woodworking tool chests ever constructed, we are having a contest! For your chance to win a FREE copy of this highly in-demand publication, all you have to do is submit […]
You just thought I screamed when I saw the baby possum. When I looked up and saw this snake skin in the un-likeliest of places, I immediately froze. Standing on a ladder, it reminded me of when I worked in microwave communications electronics. Our teachers always told us, “It’s not the big voltage that will kill you. You’ll […]