Editors’ Blog
Our magazine editors including Matthew Teague, Megan Fitzpatrick, Steve Shanesy and Robert W. Lang, blog on a frequent basis on topics including Google SketchUp, power tools, hand tools, techniques, workshops and much more.
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Would You Cut Up This Table?
Just over 30 years ago I bought a dining table from Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers and it changed my life. How? When the eight foot long Shaker-style Harvest table was delivered, I studied it for awhile and naively concluded I could build it. At that time I knew almost nothing about woodworking. But I was curious Continue reading»
Woodworking in America – Centuries of Experience
When it comes time to choose instructors for our Woodworking in America conferences, I feel like a kid set loose in the candy store. We don’t use demographic studies or market research, instead we sit down as a group and each of us presents a list of the woodworkers we really want to meet, shake Continue reading»
Tool Abuse…But I’m Not (Terribly) Sorry
This morning as I walked out my front door, my hair got caught in some low-hanging branches from the cherry tree that shades the front porch. That was enough to finally spur me into action and get out the pruning shears. Problem was, the branches that needed cutting back were too thick for my pruning Continue reading»
And the Moto-Saw Winner is…
First, thanks to all of you who entered – I had a hard time deciding on a winner. In the end, I guess I’ll have to chalk up the winning entry to my sometimes-sophomoric sense of humor. And without further ado: Congratulations to Ronald_T, for his winning limerick: I once tried to chisel a mortise, Continue reading»
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
For centuries, woodworking skills and techniques were passed down directly from master to student. If you wanted to learn, you spent time with someone who had done it for a long time, followed an example that you saw first hand, and tried it yourself with your teacher there to correct your mistakes. When we learn Continue reading»
New Episode of ‘The Highland Woodworker’
The second episode of “The Highland Woodworker” web TV show is out and if you haven’t seen this new show yet, it’s definitely worth a look. Produced in conjunction with Highland Hardware in Atlanta, the show provides great woodworking advice and visits with some of the best woodworkers out there. (The first episode included a Continue reading»
‘Mastering Hand Tools’ – a 2-DVD Set from Christopher Schwarz
“Mastering Hand Tools: Basic Skills for Balanced Woodworking,” a new 2-disc video from Christopher Schwarz, contributing editor, introduces you to the basic hand-tool skills you need to integrate hand tools intelligently and confidently into your shop. Why use hand tools? That’s one of the first questions Chris answers as he explains how even a hard-core Continue reading»
