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Using Hand Planes
August 10,
2010
If you've never used a plane that was perfectly set up for the job you were doing, you may be surprised
just how much this versatile tool can do. Jim Dillon will guide you step-by-step
through the many different uses of the hand plane, from joinery and stock
dimensioning to shaping and finishing. Jim will also provide tips for maintaining and improving your plane.
Turn A Peppermill
August 14,
2010
Hal Simmons will guide you through all of the steps to turn your own peppermill on the lathe,
beginning with the basic concepts of woodturning. After this all-day class, you will leave with the skills
to make many more beautiful and functional handicrafts! Students attending can purchase a Rikon lathe
and select turning tools at a discount on the day of the class.
Highland's Upcoming Woodworking Class
Schedule in Atlanta
Many classes fill up quickly. Register now to make sure we
hold a spot for you.
August 7
Spray Finishing
August 10
Using Hand Planes
August 14
Turn a Peppermill
August 17
Hand Tool Sharpening
August 21
Basic Bowl Turning
August 22
Basic Bowl Turning
August 28
Introduction to Marquetry
September 11
French Polish Workshop
September 12
Beginning Turning
September 15
Sharpening for Turners
September 18
Hand Cut Dovetails
September 19
Natural Edge Bowl Turning
September 20-23
Cabinetmaking Basics: Build a Base Cabinet with Drawer
September 25
Basic Bowl Turning
September 26
Basic Bowl Turning
October 1 & 2
Creative Furniture Design
October 3
Introduction to Marquetry
October 5
Hand Tool Sharpening
October 9
Turning Pens
October 10
Turn a Peppermill
October 13
French Polish Workshop
October 19
Using Hand Planes
October 20
Taming of the Skew
October 23 & 24
Windsor Chair Making Seminar with Peter Galbert
October 23-29
Build a Child's Windsor Balloon Back Chair with Peter Galbert
October 30
Basic Bowl Turning
October 31
Basic Bowl Turning
Classes Suitable for Teens
NOW SAVE EVEN MORE
on our Deluxe Steel City14" Granite Bandsaw!
Purchase the 50100G bandsaw for $599.99 and get
the 12" Height Adjustment Riser Kit for just $49.99 (reg. $89.99). Total cost of this package deal (our item 50100GR) is $649.98 plus shipping.
If you're in the market for a powerful, full-featured bandsaw capable of any challenge from
heavy-duty resawing to fine, delicate fretwork, look no further.
We believe the Steel City model 50100G is one of
the best 14" bandsaws available at any price, anywhere.
Quantity purchasing has kept our cost low, and we're passing the savings along to you.
More Info and How to
Order
NEW Steel City 8" Granite Jointer with Quick Change
Knives Is a Terrific Value,
only $899.99
This great value in a longbed 8" jointer is finally in stock and available for immediate shipment!
You can enjoy the benefits of 77" long solid straight granite jointer beds, cutterhead with 3 quick-change knives, 2 HP
230 volt motor, solid 48" long center-mounted granite fence that tilts in and out for bevels or
chamfers, integral mobile base, and a depth of cut up to 1/2". All this plus a 5-year
warranty at a very affordable price! Net weight 460 lbs.
Steel City 8" Granite Jointer
with quick change knives
Other Steel City Granite Jointers
40635 6" with quick change knives
40640 6" with helical cutterhead
40660 8" with helical cutterhead
Rikon EXPANDABLE
12" Lathe, only $289.99
Act now to save $40 on this popular compact lathe. Includes live center,
12-position indexed headstock, 6 speeds - 430-3900rpm, 3" faceplate, 1/2 HP motor and 2 year warranty. Weighs 89 lb.
CLICK HERE for more info:
New Rikon 10" Bandsaw
Only $199.99, save $80!
This little gem has already proven itself to be an excellent value as a 10" bandsaw, especially at this low
introductory price. In our tests at the store, we installed a Wood Slicer resawing blade on the Rikon 10-305 bandsaw, carefully adjusted all the
guides, then proceeded to resaw uniform slices 1/64" thick off the length of a 4x4. We highly recommend it as your first bandsaw bought on a budget,
or as a second bandsaw that allows you to avoid constantly swapping blades on your main bandsaw.
Repairing Rotten Wood with LiquidWood and WoodEpox
It's time to get out and repair all your rotted
window sills, door frames, wooden siding and indoor or outdoor furniture. The best product for
handling this chore: Abatron's Wood Restoration System, LiquidWood and WoodExpox.
Here's some good info on how to:
You'll Love our Mail-In Blade Sharpening Service
"Recently I used your saw sharpening service and I wanted to let you know that they did a super job on my
blade. I not only needed the blade sharpened, but one tip was missing and they replaced it as well. Turn around time was only about a week from my
home in Tennessee. The blade cuts as good as a new one. You can bet that I will be using you again when needed."
Thanks,
Charles Arkon
CLICK HERE for Details
Leather Shop Apron
Now on Sale for $49.99
You'll love this handsome and practical workshop accessory. Made of top grain leather, it gives much greater protection
than canvas or nylon aprons. Convenient pockets have flaps to keep out sawdust.
More Info and How to Order
Visit Our Store
If you live near Atlanta, or are just passing through, we invite you to visit and leisurely browse our amazing retail store. The
thousands of woodworking tools on display here await your personal examination.
1045 N. Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, Georgia
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Show Your Shop!
For this popular monthly column, we invite you to
SEND
US PHOTOS
of your woodworking shop along with captions and a brief history and
description of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.)
Receive a $50 store gift card if we show your shop in a future issue.
Down to Earth Woodworking
By Steven D. Johnson
Racine, Wisconsin
Experiencing "the Zone"
In this month's
Down To Earth Woodworker
, Steven Johnson reviews some of your responses to his
Shooting Board article, and explains why one would use a shooting board at all. He also discusses
the phenomenon of getting into "the zone", and whether you can cause it to happen yourself, or if it
can only occur spontaneously.
CLICK HERE to find how Steve gets into 'the zone':
A Trip to Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
In July, Highland Woodworking owner Chris Bagby and a couple of Highland staffers headed up to Maine for the first
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks dealer training workshop. We got a tour of the impressive factory with tools being manufactured right before our eyes,
learned a quick, straight forward method for
getting a plane iron perfectly sharp every time, experimented with lots of fascinating hand tools, and much more!
We documented each day of the trip in the Highland Woodworking blog with photos and description. Check them all out
below!
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Ask the Staff
Question:
I have a piece of wood I'd like to salvage. It is about 24" x 6" and varies from 1/2" thick at one
end to about 5/8" thick at the other. What is the easiest way to mill this to 1/2" from end to end?
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions.
If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
The New Galbert Caliper
This superb invention will enhance your spindle turning experience. Peter Galbert's
direct reading caliper is a "tape rule for woodturners."
CHECK IT OUT:
Build a Windsor Chair with Peter Galbert, October 23-29, 2010
Build your own Windsor chair during this 7-day event, plus take home the skills to build many more. Professional chairmaker
Peter Galbert will show you all you need to know, plus coach you from start to finish. Space is limited, so sign up early.
In Peter's class, you will learn:
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Sharpening and tool tuning
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Splitting
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Shaving
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Bending
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Turning
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Joinery
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Design Considerations
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Wood Technology
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and lots more...
FIND OUT MORE inside
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or sign up for the class
HERE
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New Lower-Priced SawStop Cabinet Saw
The award-winning SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw has just become more affordable. Now being offered
for August delivery with 120 volt 1.75 HP motor, the SawStop PCS175 is priced at only $2299.
(The 3 HP model requires that your shop be wired for 220 volts.) Now more shops than ever will have access to SawStop's
safety performance, quality, and innovative engineering.
CLICK HERE for more
info:
SawStop's New High Efficiency Dust Collection System Leads Industry
In addition to their new 1.75 HP 110V Professional Cabinet
Saw, Sawstop has just introduced a new overarm guard and dust collection system that is available
for any Sawstop model.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Great Buy on a Premium Sheffield Back Saw
A special purchase allows us to offer this premium quality
14" 12tpi tenon saw for a spectacular low price. Manufactured in Sheffield, England under the
Footprint brand, this saw features the finest Sheffield steel, a heavy solid brass back, a strong
and straight blade with hand-sharpened teeth and a traditional beechwood handle. Supply is
limited.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Finishing
Wood
with Alan Noel
Avoiding Furniture Damage
By Alan Noel
Atlanta, GA
Bending Wood:
How to Build an Inexpensive Steam Box
Bending green wood to form chair parts or other curved elements is not rocket science, but it
does take a little know-how. Our short illustrated tutorial on how to build one using simple
materials has helped many a woodworker get started.
We also offer an excellent small electric-powered steam generator made by Earlex that is ideal to
use with a small home-made steam box. SAVE! While supplies last, a special purchase allows us to offer it
to you for only $49.99, a 28% discount off our regular price.
WOODWORKING
TIPS MAP
An easy way to navigate our entire highly-informative woodworking website.
Quantity Discounts on Hardwood Lumber
10% discount on 50 BF (assorted). 20% discount on 100 board feet.
Available for in-store purchase only, premium hand-selected Walnut,
Cherry, Mahogany, Red Oak, quartersawn White Oak, Maple, Poplar, European steamed Beech, Purple Heart and
others. Random widths and lengths, planed 2 sides, one straight edge. Stop in and check it out!
Hardwood Lumber Price List
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Try our new Woodworking Article Search Feature
on the Highland Website
We've been writing and publishing articles on woodworking
techniques and the use of woodworking tools for over 30 years! Many of these are archived on our
website, but until now there was no easy way to search the entire collection for specific
info.
We're now pleased to present a new search engine designed just for this purpose.
(Please continue to search
for our products using our original website product search engine.)
CLICK HERE to search for woodworking information:
Commodity, Firmness
& Delight
By Wallace Macfarlane
This intriguing article by Wallace Macfarlane first appeared in
Wood News
No. 18 in the fall
of 1986. In it he examines the notion of the artist's 'eye', and how it applies to woodworking craftsmanship.
We've also included a thought-provoking response to the article that ran in the following issue of
Wood
News
, written by Jack Tuberville, a reader who believes the eye is less important than the enjoyment.
Which is more important to you?
Show Your Stuff!
For this new column, we invite you to
SEND
US PHOTOS
of your favorite woodworking projects along with captions and a brief history and
description of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.)
Receive a $50 store gift card if we show your stuff in a future issue.
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