Oct 182011
 
SawStop Contractor Saw Now Available for shipment from Highland!
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We are excited to announce that we can now sell and ship the SawStop Contractor Saw to our customers nationwide within the lower 48 states. Sawstop’s brake design is well known for its unique ability to instantly stop and retract the blade upon any contact between the sawblade and your skin. You can see a […]

Oct 172011
 
The Plane Facts: Tips for non-traditional router plane usage
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At one of our events, I had a customer who wanted to create heavier duty tongue and groove joints. We discussed the possibility of using our No. 48 or No. 49 and as good as they work, the scale was just too small. My customer asked me for suggestions as to an alternate method to using tongue and […]

Oct 132011
 
Moulthrop: Incredible Woodturnings by Three Generations of Woodturners
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You may have heard the name Moulthrop in regards to wood turning, especially if you live near Atlanta. Even if you don’t live near Atlanta, you may have seen the name at the White House, the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the United States Department of State, as […]

Oct 122011
 
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Charles Brock and Michel Auriou both enjoyed the marketplace at Woodworking in America this year and Matt Vanderlist caught them on video talking about the origins of Auriou Rasps and how Chuck uses the rasps and rifflers in the building of his sculptured rockers. The video even includes a demonstration from Michel actually creating a […]

Oct 112011
 
The Down to Earth Woodworker: Evolution of a Workshop Conversion, all on video!
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The Down to Earth Woodworker, Steve Johnson, has been busy this year. Back in January he gave us a video tour of his current shop, and then shared the news that he would soon be vacating the temporary space and building a new workshop by converting the garage of the house he recently purchased. Steve […]