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 […]
This month we’ve got a brand new issue of Wood News Online full of woodworking project ideas, woodworking tips, and more! This month’s projects include: Constructing a Quilt Storage Rack– Forrest Bonner created a Sara-Style Quilt Rack design in Sketchup and then used that design to build the actual rack for a friend of his. […]
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.” Here is an old glove trick straight from the surgical suite. Back in the day, before latex, surgical gloves were resterilized […]
Not everyone has a pickup truck. Those who do will, sooner or later, pay the price of “temporary friends.” That is, someone you barely know will call you up and say, “Hi, Joe, this is Fred, you know, I met you seven years ago at Susan’s party. Susan? Yeah, Susan. Your second ex-wife’s girlfriend’s friend. […]
Friday, May 1st is Safety Day for Woodworkers. Here are some safety ideas you can use. Make sure you have a way to get in touch with someone to help you if you get hurt. My wife used to call down the basement stairs to my shop periodically to see if I could still answer. […]