Attend our Antique Furniture Restoration Class May 22-23, 2010
Learn to restore antique furniture yourself during this 2-day intensive with professional refinisher Alan Noel.
Highland's Upcoming Woodworking Class Schedule in Atlanta
Many classes fill up quickly. Register now to make sure we hold a spot for you.
May 5
Finishing the Finish
May 12
Turning Tops
May 15
Basic Bowl Turning
May 16
Basic Bowl Turning
May 18
Mortise and Tenon by Router
May 22
Turn a Peppermill
May 22 & May 23
Antique Restoration
June 5
Hand Cut Dovetails
June 6
Basic Bowl Turning
June 8
Hand Tool Sharpening
June 9
Gilding and Gold Leafing
June 12
Beginning Turning
June 12
Antiques Show and Tell
June 18 & June 19
Make a Boxwood Spokeshave
June 19
Spray Finishing
June 23
Sharpening for Turners
June 24
Timber Framing
June 26
Basic Bowl Turning
June 27
Introduction to Marquetry
June 28 - July 1
Cabinetmaking Basics: Build a Base Cabinet with Drawer
July 7
Finishing the Finish
July 10
Turning Pens
July 14
French Polish Workshop
July 17
Beginning Turning
July 21
Turning Tops
July 24
Basic Bowl Turning
July 24 & July 25
Antique Restoration
July 25
Basic Bowl Turning
July 27
Scraper Secrets Revealed
July 28
Sharpening for Turners
July 31
Bandsaw Basics
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
October 23 & 24
Windsor Chair
Making Seminar with Peter Galbert
October 25-29
Build a Child's Windsor Balloon Back Chair with Peter Galbert
Classes Suitable for
Teens
Narex Bench Chisels
Named Best Value Bench Chisel by FWW magazine, boxed set of 6 rugged chisels, only $59.99.
FEIN MultiMaster Special
We've packaged
the highly versatile and now-famous Fein MultiMaster Top with all its extensive accessories PLUS Fein's new 4-1/2" round sanding pad kit for no extra
charge, while supplies last.
GROUND SHIPPING IS FREE in lower 48 states.
Great Savings on
Steel City Granite
Jointers & Tablesaws
We are now offering Steel City tablesaws and jointers at prices hundreds of dollars lower than we
listed in our 2009 spring-summer mail order catalog. The saws all feature the new-style solid granite tables and the jointers have solid granite beds
and fences. The dense black granite used in these tools will never rust, warp or twist, and the granite tables and fences all include a full ten-year
replacement guarantee. The machines themselves include a five-year factory warranty.
Granite Jointers
40635 6" with quick change knives
40640 6" with
helical cutterhead
Granite Tablesaws
35920 1.75 HP with 30" aluminum fence
35930 1.75 HP with 30" industrial fence
35900G 1.75 HP with 30" fence
35910G 1.75 HP with 50" fence
35905G 3 HP with 30" fence
35915G 3 HP with 50" fence
Tough Leather
Shop Apron
Now on Sale for $49.99
Recent Testimonial
Just wanted to let you know I received your new leather shop apron that is on sale right now and LOVE IT!! The leather is high quality (being a
longtime horseback rider and saddlery owner I know leather) and it is the only one that I found anywhere with the pocket flaps reinforced with rivets.
I needed one that could see hard service in the shop and this unit will do the job and then some. Thanks for the great product and service.
More Info and How to Order
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
Anant Hand Planes
Up to 25% Off!
Silky Mini Mini Saw
Regular $19.99
HALF PRICE SPECIAL
$9.99
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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Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
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Justifying Your
New Tool Purchase
By Steven P. Johnson
Racine, Wisconsin
In order to buy anything of significance (translation: new tools), you must first justify the
purchase. To whom you must justify the purchase is the enemy. Every purchase is a battle. You want
to buy, and they want to stop you. You may never win the war, but if you win enough battles you
will eventually obtain your dream shop! If you intend to win your fair share of these battles, you
need a good plan.
Here is an extremely good plan:
Finishing
Wood
with Alan Noel
What You Might Not Know About Sandpaper
By Alan Noel
Atlanta, GA
Way, way back, when I was in college working part time in a restoration shop so I could afford to keep eating, a lot of grief was
heaped upon me for throwing out what I thought was some very useless sandpaper. After I was instructed
to sort through a trash can retrieving that old sandpaper, I was made to understand the error of my ways.
After much hard work, I was eventually initiated into the knowledge of an even deeper realm of sandpaper esoterica.
Here are 8 important things that I learned about sandpaper:
How I Got a Pick-up Load of Lumber
from a Walnut Tree
By George T. (Terry) Chapman
Hofmann & Hammer Workbenches REDUCED!
Now Save up to $200
Our premium German-made Hofmann & Hammer workbenches are on sale
and available for immediate delivery. We believe there are no finer benches made anywhere.
Fine Woodworking
magazine has designated these
benches as a "Best Value." Sale quantities limited.
Order Now and Get
Red Hot Special Pricing:
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.
Triton 2-1/4 HP Plunge Router with FREE 1/2" Whiteside Round Over Bit ($30 value), only $219.99
This is our favorite popularly-priced router, an especially good choice for dedicated use in a router table.
A built-in micro-adjuster conveniently and accurately positions the bit height using the rack and pinion drive, completely eliminating
the need for an expensive router lifter table mount.
Check Out More of its Innovative Design Features:
NEW Steel City 8" Helical Head Granite Jointer
Is a Superb Value,
only $1099.99
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, patented helical
cutterhead with 16 four-sided carbide inserts for consistent sharpness and fast, easy setup, 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 factory
warranty, and at a very affordable price! Net weight 460 lbs.
More Info and How to Order
Buy a Leigh Finger Joint Template by May 31 and get a Finger Joint Bit Set for 1/2 Price
Order the F3 Finger Joint template for $199.99 before May 31, 2010, and get a finger joint router bit set for half price
after you register your jig with Leigh (Applies to U.S. and Canada only).
CLICK HERE for more
info:
Pair of 4" C-Clamps
Heavy duty half price special
Regular $19.98 per pair
SALE $9.99 per pair
SAVE EVEN MORE!
Get 10 heavy-duty C-Clamps
for only $39.99
Power8 Cordless Benchtop Workshop
Now Only $299.99
By George T. (Terry) Chapman
If you are a handy-person with limited funds, live in an apartment or small house with little space
and big dreams, or a student starting out in woodworking, or a modelmaker, then the Power8 Workshop will make an
excellent tool system for you. Or say if you have a cabin at the lake or in the mountains, or work
on boats, or go traveling in a motor home, or handle other folks' home repairs out of the back of
your truck. Any time you need versatility, compactness and portability, you'll be impressed by
what this tool system can handle.
Take a look at what you get for $299.99:
Woodturning Symposium
in CT, June 18-20, 2010
The American Association of Woodturners will hold their 24th Annual AAW Symposium in Hartford, CT, June
18-20, 2010 at the Connecticut Convention Center.
CLICK HERE for more info
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Your Own Article
for Wood
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solicit contributions of editorial material (articles, photos and videos) from our customers and readership, and for every one we accept and publish
in
Wood News Online
, we will compensate the contributor. We typically pay up to $100 (in the form of a store gift certificate) for a
thousand-word-plus article with photos. The amount of the gift certificate may be prorated for shorter articles. Articles submitted may be edited by
us at our discretion, and compensation may vary depending on the published length.
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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What Tools Would I Buy
If I Were Starting Over Equipping My Workshop?
By Bruce Lamo
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The old saying "If only I knew then what I know now" certainly applies to buying woodworking tools.
Like nearly every woodworker, I would love a large shop equipped with all the best tools. Like most
woodworkers however, I have had to make choices due to finances, space, and what was available at the time of
need. As I look back at the purchases I made over the last 30 years, I have few true regrets, but there
are many things I would have done differently.
How would I approach equipment selection today?
Discover the
Joy of Hand Tools
Join us Friday or Saturday, May 7-8, as Highland Woodworking participates in the Atlanta Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event
held at Peach State Lumber in Kennesaw. You can use this event as a great learning opportunity that will expand your perspective and
help hone your skills for getting the most from using hand tools in your workshop.
CLICK HERE for more info
NEW Earlex 2900
USER FRIENDLY HVLP
Sprayer, only $149.99
The English-made Earlex 2900 Spray Station has made smooth and efficient spray finishing both user friendly and highly
affordable. Discover how fast and easy finishing can be without having to apply using a brush. Comes equipped to flawlessly spray stains, lacquer,
shellac, polyurethane, and water-based finishes, as well as thinned latex paint.
CLICK HERE for more info:
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
Great Time to Upgrade
to a Festool Track Saw
10% Off Deal Ends May 31
Today is one of those extremely rare days when Festool offers a discount on one of its most popular
tools. Order today and you'll save 10% on our Festool TS55 and TS75 track saws, as well as on spare
blades, extra tracks and the Track Accessory Kit. We have saws and accessories in stock with free
delivery in the lower 48 states. But don't wait too long. Supplies are limited and may sell out.
CLICK HERE
for more info and a short video:
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On Saturday, May 8, Charles Brock will be with us at the
Atlanta Lie-Nielsen Event
in Kennesaw, GA sharing information and answering questions while he
demonstrates hand tool work
on his Maloof-inspired rocker. Peach State Lumber will be offering a special discounted price on
the walnut lumber kit that contains all the wood needed to build Chuck's rocker.
Free Online Membership
Interested in the idea of building a Maloof-inspired rocker? You can start learning today how to build one yourself! Get a free membership in Chuck's
Rocker Studio Online, a special website that caters to budding Maloof-inspired rocking chair builders.
CLICK HERE to sign up for FREE:
No
woodworking book or DVD we've ever sold before has generated the response we've received from customers to Charles Brock's excellent plan bundle that
provides everything you need to know to build your own Maloof-inspired rocking chair.
Now Chuck has singled out the specific tools he uses when
building the chair and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project.
Check Out the Tools of the Trade:
Hand Tool Woodworker Featured on Television
Last month in
Wood News
we featured a video of a 5 minute telecast showing the amazing work of hand tool woodworker Dilo Fernandino.
Unfortunately for those many of us who are mono-linguistic, the audio was in Portuguese.
We now have an English translation of the interview, which is certainly worth reading to get the full impact of the telecast, which links Dilo's works with some other sculptural
treasures from antiquity.
CLICK HERE to see the translation and video:
Repairing Rotten Wood with LiquidWood and WoodEpox
Spring! 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:
Rikon 12" Lathe
Red Hot Special $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:
Three Great Woodworking
Books – SAVE 25%
Personalized Shop Sign
Hang a shingle outside your Olde Shoppe with our two-sided custom cast sign. Makes a handsome Fathers Day gift.
(Must order NOW for delivery by Fathers Day).
CLICK HERE for How to Order:
Keep up with the latest news from Highland Woodworking via our frequent tweets.
The SawStop PCS is a world class precision piece of woodworking machinery based just on its own merits as a tablesaw. However it's indisputably the
SAFEST tablesaw in the world as well. The good news is it's available for a price that's competitive with other professional tablesaws (all of which
LACK SawStop's patented blade braking system). DROP BY OUR STORE at your first opportunity and see why the SawStop is the professional tablesaw that
makes the most sense to buy.
YOU can own a SawStop tablesaw. (WHY WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT?)
FIND OUT how to
purchase:
Recent WOOD SLICER Testimonial
I just
recently purchased a Wood Slicer band saw blade for my Grizzly 14" G0555 band saw and I have to say
that this blade is absolutely unreal. I have never in my life seen a blade to equal this one and I
first used a band saw approximately 50 years ago. I am cutting hardwood to a thickness of 1/16" with
no saw marks and no additional sanding or finishing of any kind required prior to gluing. Very
little finishing is necessary prior to applying a final finish. The speed of cut with this bandsaw
blade on either soft or hard wood has probably doubled, I have not timed it. I would hate to change
back to an ordinary bandsaw blade but I certainly won't risk hurting this blade on ordinary work.
Again, this bandsaw blade is incredible! — T.G.
CHECK OUT our phenomenal
Wood Slicer resawing
blade:
Ryoba Rip/Crosscut Saw
Regular $59.99
SALE $39.99
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