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Inside This Issue
Highland's Upcoming Woodworking Class
Schedule in Atlanta
Many classes fill up quickly. Register now to make sure we
hold a spot for you.
Check Out our YouTube Channel
The Highland Woodworking YouTube channel is chock-full of
fascinating and instructive woodworking videos for your enjoyment. From monthly offerings by our
Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, to demos of new tools shot onsite at our retail store to
instructional videos from our many vendors, there is something for everyone at the Highland
Woodworking YouTube Channel.
This month, we have a new video from The Down to Earth Woodworker, who makes some modifications
to his standard
bench hook design
that will provide some extra benefits in the workshop.
CLICK HERE to check it
out!
Buy Flexcut Carving Tools
Get Cash Back!
Check out these rebates from the Flexcut Tool Company. Buy any Flexcut products totaling $50 or more and get $5 cash back.
($100 or more, get $10 back.) Valid through 7/31/2011.
CLICK HERE for our Flexcut Tools:
Leather Shop Apron
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 Retail Store
for a Delightful Highland Woodworking Experience!
When passing through Atlanta, be sure to stop and browse our amazing retail store, featuring over TEN THOUSAND woodworking tools, books, supplies and accessories.
Our knowledgeable and experienced staff will be glad to discuss your shop needs and answer all your woodworking questions.
Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
An awesome present that's always appreciated by just about any woodworker anywhere.
NEW Charles Brock Plan Bundle: Maloof-inspired Lowback Dining Chair
The latest new plan bundle in Charles Brock's series of Maloof-inspired furniture is now available.
Perhaps a bit less daunting than tackling the Maloof-inspired rocker, the Maloof-inspired lowback
dining chair is nonetheless a challenging and rewarding woodworking project. Charles Brock's
excellent plan instructional bundle includes a very enjoyable, informative and well-produced DVD, a
color illustrated book and full-size patterns for each chair part, and puts this project within reach of
any aspiring woodworker.
More info and how to order:
Charles Brock has singled out the specific tools he uses when
building his chairs and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project.
Check Out the Tools of the Trade:
Why Not Write
Your Own Article
for Wood
News?
We actively
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.
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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.
The Future of Woodworking
By Steven D. Johnson
Racine, Wisconsin
This month, our
Down To Earth Woodworker
, Steven Johnson, provides us with a futuristic look
at woodworking, and discusses what we need to do to keep our craft alive and well. He also offers a
thorough discussion of sound safety tips for your shop, and builds a torsion box bench hook with, of
course, several corollary benefits.
CLICK HERE to start reading about the future of woodworking:
Ask the Staff
Question:
I have recently come across some old reclaimed wood. Are there some resources or classes available
to help with working with reclaimed wood? Are there any special cleaning methods or products that
need to be use when prepping the wood, or special techniques for finishing the wood?
Check
out the answer HERE
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions.
If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
The Incredible Homemade Work Shop
By Mickey Hudspeth
Duluth, GA
Woodworking has been my hobby for over 30 years. I made most
of the machines in my shop from scrap metal materials and a South Bend metal lathe. Some of my
homemade machines are approaching 30 years old and I'm still using them.
CLICK HERE to take a closer look at my homemade workshop:
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Builders and Finishers
Model a No. 72 Gustav Stickley Bookcase
Using SketchUp
By Sean Headrick
San Jose, California
WOODWORKING
TIPS MAP
An easy way to navigate our entire highly-informative woodworking website.
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!
We're pleased to present a new search engine designed to make it easy to lead you to the info you need.
(Please continue to search
for our products using our original website product search engine.)
CLICK HERE to search for woodworking information:
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This Well-Built European Workbench Has a Surprisingly Low Price
We are delighted with the excellent quality of this highly affordable new workbench.
Comes complete with two 14" vises and 4 benchdogs. Made in the
Czech Republic using the finest European Beechwood, the bench weighs 103 lbs. and provides a 53" x 20" work surface.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Show Your Stuff!
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.
See the New Festool Dust Extractors
Festool's state of the art dust extractors are now available! The new Festool CT26E and CT36E
feature increased capacity, new self-cleaning filter bags plus an integral hose garage as standard
equipment. Why not make your workspace safer, cleaner and more efficient with a new Festool dust
extractor?
CLICK HERE
for more info
and how to order:
Check Out our New Woodworking Blog
The Highland Woodworking blog now has a bright new look and user-friendly interface for reading,
sharing and commenting. We invite you to expand your access to our growing woodworking community and
get new woodworking tips, news about our classes and first crack at special promotions.
CLICK HERE
to go to our BLOG:
Try our Very Affordable
One-Handed Bar Clamps
Our new pump action light bar clamps make glue-ups easier
than ever before. One hand is all you need to apply up to 330 lbs. pressure to your workpiece. Jaws
can be easily reversed to turn clamps into spreaders. Available in 3 lengths, 12", 24" & 36".
CLICK HERE for more info:
A Two Minute Safety Tip
Do you have a great idea for staying alert and helping to avoid injuries in your workshop? If so,
we
want to hear about it!. Receive a $25 store gift card if we feature your tip in a
future issue.
Narex Bench Chisels
Named Best Value Bench Chisel by FWW magazine, boxed set of 6 rugged chisels.
Recent WOOD SLICER Testimonial
I just shut down my shop for the night, and I feel obliged to
drop you guys a line. I bought a 1/2" Woodslicer bandsaw blade yesterday and left it in my truck. I
have a tendency to buy stuff and then forget about it. Well, this afternoon I started resawing stock
for some faux panels on the side of a bookcase using my old standby bandsaw blade from the Orange
bigbox. Darned if the saw didn't start choking on 6 inches of basswood--pathetic. I said some bad
words and forged ahead. Absolutely butchered the stock, of course. The blade was screaming, the
lights in the shop were flickering. It was really bad. Then I remembered my purchase, ran out to the
parking lot and grabbed the Wood Slicer bandsaw blade. I put it on and set up the guides, and kinda
cleaned up the saw a bit. Spun up the DC, turned on the saw, and wowee! I spent the next forty-five
minutes resawing various leftover hardwood scraps. I'm sold. I didn't think it was possible to
get that smooth of a cut out of a bandsaw.
— D. Petrides
CHECK OUT our phenomenal
Wood Slicer resawing
blade:
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