Recently, I wrote an article primarily focusing on using free-hand scrapers. In this article I’ll talk about the other main scraper category, Scraper Planes, where the scraper rides in a plane body. In the Scraper Plane category, there are multiple types, but the commonality rests with most excelling at retaining a flat surface. The free-handed style scrapers require more focus […]
Over the years, I’ve owned a couple of band saws, but getting the saws to work at their best was always questionable. I started with a Delta 14” from the around 1990, new in the box. It worked ok, but it didn’t quite do what I’d both expected nor truly wanted. I started out going through all of the […]
If you are in the Atlanta area this weekend, we’d love to see you at our Spring One Day Sale! This time we’ve got Mike Morton, our video product tour specialist, on hand to provide demos of his favorite hand and power tools as well as offering woodworking tips and techniques throughout the day. We’ll […]
Some things don’t need fixing. Witness “New Coke” in Atlanta about 25 years ago — somebody thought they could fix Coca-Cola. Duh!! How would you improve a ’57 Chevy? Did anybody give Elvis singing lessons? Who would have stopped Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and said “Wait, you’re doing that all wrong: you dance backwards […]
This month Curtis is turning miniature vases in his woodturning shop, and he writes about it in his monthly column in April’s edition of The Highland Woodturner. These projects are quick and would make a great Mother’s Day gift! CLICK HERE to read how Curtis turns a miniature vase. Read the rest of this month’s […]
The April issue of The Highland Woodturner is now available! This month we’ve got a great column by Curtis Turner on turning miniature vases – just in time for Mother’s Day! And if turning vases isn’t your cup of tea, check out Terry Chapman’s article about his process and inspiration for turning a spoon. A […]
In this month’s Down to Earth Woodworker… After making a tough decision to part ways with his trusty old radial arm saw, Steven Johnson, our Down to Earth Woodworker, is making himself feel better by spending some time contemplating the design for a new stand for his miter saw. And he is asking for your […]