Today’s #FollowFriday is Neil Yeager, who we featured in our popular Show Us Your Shop column in our September issue of Wood News. Neil has a rather unique shop in the fact that his is located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, one of only a few international shops we have seen in our series. While he originally had […]
This week we are following Andreas Zenker, who we featured this month in our Show Us Your Stuff column in our monthly edition of Wood News. Andreas is relatively new to woodworking, having just caught the woodworking bug about 4 months ago. Like many woodworkers he has a day job, specifically as a computer programmer, […]
Hot off the presses, a new issue of The Highland Woodturner is out! Fall is a great time for bird watching, and Curtis Turner’s column will teach you how to turn a Bird Seed Scoop. We’ve also got a special new column from previous contributor, Temple Blackwood, who discusses his woodturning classes and teaching philosophy. […]
This week’s #FollowFriday is woodworker, John Eugster from Las Vegas, Nevada, who was featured in our September 2013 Wood News with his article on Making Your Own Marking Gauge. John retired from teaching Industrial Arts and Wood Shop classes in 2008, and in his retirement he has focused on creating custom, one of a kind furniture […]
Just in time for the start of the woodworking season, we’ve got a brand new episode of The Highland Woodworker! In the 8th episode, Charles Brock spends some time with Master Furniture Restorer, Alan Noel, to unlock the mysteries behind wooden antiques by looking at the way they were crafted as well as finishing techniques. […]
A brand new Wood News has just been released and with that comes a new round of Follow Fridays! This week we are following Preston Woodruff, who we featured in this month’s Show Us Your Woodcarving column. Preston lives up in the Appalachian mountains of Brevard, NC, where he owns his own woodworking company, Appalachian […]
This month I’m taking a closer look at Lie-Nielsen’s Mortising Chisels. While most woodworkers, and even many non-woodworkers, will quickly recognize a basic chisel like the bevel-edged style, the mortising chisel looks a little different. So what’s different about the mortising chisels compared to the bevel edged chisels that are more common? The shape of a Lie-Nielsen mortising chisel […]