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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 couple of new videos from The Down to Earth Woodworker, who demonstrates
cutting
tenons by hand
with his Lie-Nielsen shoulder plane as well as providing the viewer with a
'Cheap
Trick'
for creating an air filter for your shop.
CLICK HERE to check it
out!
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 puts the project
within reach of any aspiring woodworker.
More info and how to order:
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:
Narex Bench Chisels
Named Best Value Bench Chisel by FWW magazine, boxed set of 6 rugged chisels.
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.
TURNING PRO:
An Alternate Perspective
By Steven D. Johnson
Racine, Wisconsin
In this month's
Down To Earth Woodworker
, Steven Johnson offers a thought-provoking new
perspective on the subject of turning professional in woodworking. He also reviews a great rust
prevention tool as well as a classic book on the history of wood and its uses. And finally, Steven
waxes poetic about his Lie-Nielsen Medium Shoulder Plane, and even offers up
a video of one of the tool's many uses.
CLICK HERE to see what it's like to get DOWN TO EARTH:
Ask the Staff
Question:
My Porter Cable model 690-2 router with 2 collets 1/2″ & 1/4″ worked fine with either collet, but
now the 1/4″ collet runs out about .0030″ and I cannot seem to correct that. Can you help me with
this problem?
The Family Furniture
Wish List
By Dick Rank
Atlanta, GA
Finishing
Wood
with Alan Noel
Stains, Dyes and Glazes
By Alan Noel
Atlanta, GA
NOW ON SALE! Exactly What You Need to Start Bending Green Wood
This small electric-powered steam generator made by Earlex is ideal to
use as the steam engine for a small home-made 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.
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:
WOODWORKING
TIPS MAP
An easy way to navigate our entire highly-informative woodworking website.
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What's the Secret to Achieving Repeatably Consistent Turnings?
By Peter Galbert
Bethel, NY
When I started turning parts for chairs, the first hurdles that I faced were creating the shapes
that made up the balusters. The bead and the cove are the basic elements, and learning to make them
is challenging. I spent countless hours making rows of useless bead and rows of useless coves.
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.
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:
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.
New Fall 2010
Tool Catalog
Our latest woodworking tool catalog just went in the mail. Watch for it arriving in your mailbox right after Labor Day! Not receiving our catalogs?
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:
Recent WOOD SLICER Testimonial
I recently purchased three band saw blades for my 10 inch Inca 260, included in the purchase was a Wood Slicer
Bandsaw Blade. When I unwrapped it, I realized this was something special. I immediately installed the Wood Slicer, fired up the machine and started
cutting 6 " X 6" White Oak rough stock. Results? WOW, is all I could say to myself. The cuts were so good I had to look twice to see the cut side from
the machine planed face! What a blade, I have never been more pleased with a bandsaw blade and its performance! — R. Simon
CHECK OUT our phenomenal
Wood Slicer resawing
blade:
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