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Made by Hand


Made by Hand

Highland Woodworking started out as Highland Hardware in 1978 and for over 30 years they’ve been ‘fanning the flames of interest and excitement in the craft of woodworking…’
In 1980, they began weekend woodworking seminars with names like Tage Frid, Sam Maloof, Roy Underhill and Michael…


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SHIPPING BEGINS….

My book shipment has arrived.
Now, if you’ll excuse me…
I must go lick the feather.
Wish me luck!


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Book Box Winners

My book shipment has arrived in Ohio !! I should receive my copies by the end of the week (with any luck) and will be starting the shipping early next week. I’ll be contacting all of my pre-ordered customers this week with shipping prices and…


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Last Chance to Pre-Order

I can’t believe tomorrow is the 6th of November already. The main shipment of books should be in Ohio and I’ll be receiving my copies asap! I’ll be signing them and sending them off in the next two weeks. If you’d still like to pre-order…


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SKETCH-UP

 

This past week a fellow East Coaster has been putting together some Sketch-Up models for the book projects. They’ll all be available at my new website when the book is launched in November but I thought I’d show you some shots of the first project…


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Updates and Appreciation

 

I want to start off with a big THANK YOU to everybody that has pre-ordered a copy of Made by Hand:Furniture Projects from the Unplugged Woodshop; the response and positive feedback has really made my week and I wanted to say again how much I…


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A first look Inside Made by Hand:

The following images are excerpts from my new book. The introduction as well as a sneak peak at three of the six ‘furniture project chapters’.
The book also features five more plans for workbench appliances; a shooting board, bench hook, miter hook, winding sticks and Krenov…


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128 Joints

I just finished up another project for my book and wanted to share a bit of the details. The piece is a simple enough form, 2″ square legs with a kind of post and panel design for the sides. One door and six drawers make…


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Another One Down

Here’s a sneak peak at the latest project from my upcoming book. It’s a small book case with doors featuring through mortise and tenon joinery. I had some beautiful Flame Birch sitting on my shelf for the past few years and decided this was the…


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Working wood…lots of it!

Well it’s been an incredibly busy few months since the summer came and went. A few custom pieces of furniture designed and commissioned. The bulk of my time though has been spent on my book. Writing, designing, constructing its been an incredible journey thus far….


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