Centering a Hollow Grind
A felt-tip pen is the best tool I’ve found for adjusting a grinder’s tool rest. When you need to find the center of a bevel in order to duplicate an angle, color the whole bevel with a Magic Marker or …
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February 2022 Poll: How Did You Get Interested in Woodworking?
Here at Highland Woodworking, we help customers of all ages who are just getting into woodworking for the first time or have been doing it for their whole life. Over the years, many of our Wood News Online contributors have shared their memories of growing up in their grandpa’s workshop as well as stories about […]
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Read moreThe Highland Woodworker, featuring master carver Randy Walters
This week we released the January 2022 episode of The Highland Woodworker, this time featuring woodcarver Randy Walters! We get to see some of Randy’s incredible relief carvings, and he even demonstrates some of his techniques. John Doyle from Popular Woodworking offers a great tip for anyone who has been frustrated trying to use paper […]
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Read moreTurning the Corner: Nut Hammer
For the January 2022 issue of Wood News Online, Temple Blackwood followed up on his previous article about turning a proper nut bowl. This time he demonstrated how to make a companion nut hammer to go with it: The holidays here at home, as well as in the shop, included a full opportunity for visitors […]
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Read moreBullet-Catch Bench Dogs
Bullet-Catch Bench Dogs When I built my workbench, I drilled round bench-dog holes in the top so I didn’t have to cut square mortises. Being a thrifty sort, I didn’t want to shell out for store-bought dogs, so I made …
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