This month on the Highland Woodworking Youtube channel we’ve got three new video product tours by Morton for you to check out. First, Morton tours the new Festool CXS Compact Cordless Drill Driver. He touches on many of the great technical features that make this drill so fun to use, including the ergonomic design, the […]
Hello Woodworkers! This month’s issue of Highland Woodworking’s Wood News Online is available, and we’ve included all sorts of great deals, interesting stories, and of course a lot of informative tips for you to help you with your own woodworking. Featured in our Show Us Your Shop column is Andrew Barton’s innovative mobile workshop, a concept […]
The scrub plane is also known as a model 40 1/2. It has similarities to other hand planes, but some distinct differences as well. This tool is used primarily for quick gross stock removal, as opposed to many planes that are usually set for fine finish work. With this in mind, the mouth has a very wide opening, to […]
One of our local woodworking stores asked me to do a hand plane demonstration the other day. Since they have a decent stock of products, I just brought a few personal pieces from home. These items were those I did not expect the store would have, but I believed would help add to my audience’s overall experience. I brought […]
What the CDC has left out though, are defensive tools to protect yourself during a zombie attack. Generally woodworkers are particularly well-equipped to protect themselves with devices that are already found in nearly every woodworking shop.
Sit back and enjoy this delightful video mini-history (with a beautiful musical soundtrack) of America’s forests from Colonial discovery through the 20th century, courtesy of Lee Tigner of Early American Furnishings in Dawson County, Georgia.
If you are a beginning wood turner and don’t want to spend a large amount of time learning the other traditional methods, then these are the tools for you. If you are a traditional turner with many hours of experience, you will still like these tools for how easy they are to use. Give them a try. And be sure to take a look at our video if you still aren’t convinced.