Inside This Issue
Build a Picture Frame at our class in Atlanta Dec. 9
Join us for this one-evening class where you will create an attractive wooden picture frame to
take home, plus learn how to make more just in time for making great Christmas gifts for
family and friends.
Want more info? CLICK HERE!
Highland's Upcoming Woodworking Class Schedule in Atlanta
Many classes fill up quickly, so please register now to make sure we
hold a spot for you.
December 4 & 5
Fundamentals of Woodworking
December 7
Hand Tool Sharpening
December 8
Taming of the Skew
December 9
Build a Durable Picture Frame
December 11
Turning Pens
December 12
Basic Bowl Turning
December 14
Using Hand Planes
December 15
Finishing the Finish
December 18
Beginning Turning
January 5
French Polish Workshop
January 6
Timber Framing
January 8
Basic Bowl Turning
January 9
Basic Bowl Turning
January 10-13
Cabinetmaking Basics: Build a Base Cabinet with a Drawer
January 15
Hand Saw Sharpening
January 18
Hand Tool Sharpening
January 19
Sharpening for Turners
January 22
Beginning Turning
January 23
Turn a Lidded Box
January 25-26
Creative Furniture Design with Sabiha Mujtaba
January 29
Introduction to Marquetry
January 29
Spray Finishing
Classes Suitable for Teens
See a List of All Our Classes
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Slideshows of Classes
Buy our Rikon Scrollsaw
Get $55 in FREE Accessories
Our scrollsaw package deal includes 72 extra blades worth $35.92, plus "The
Scroll Saw, a Beginner's Guide" DVD, a $19.95 value. With its built-in worklight, variable speed
control and sawdust blower and dustport, the Rikon Scrollsaw is ideal for making toys, puzzles,
letters, numbers, etc.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Visit our New Channel
The Highland Woodworking YouTube channel is chock-full of
fascinating and instructive woodworking videos. 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 is building up some leg
stock en route to a new desk, bookcase and credenza. Rather than go with the "instant gratification"
of starting with the top, Steven Johnson is starting with the legs in this
two
part
video.
CLICK HERE to check it out:
Earlex USER FRIENDLY HVLP Sprayer $129.99
Discover how fast and easy finishing can be without having to apply using a brush. Flawlessly sprays
stains, lacquer, shellac, polyurethane, and water-based finishes, as well as thinned latex paint.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Earlex HVLP HV5000
Pro Sprayer,
Sale $269.99
Earlex HVLP quality with more power, a metal gun and metal quart cup.
CLICK HERE for more info:
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:
Save $120 on our Rikon 12" Lathe Package Deal
Our woodturner's turnkey package deal is a great way to get started in the
world of woodturning. We've supplemented Rikon's highly popular 12" x 16" 6-speed mini-lathe with
our signature set of 6 Bodger HSS turning tools, plus added the world's most popular turning
instructional video by Richard Raffan.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Expand it to 40" for only $99.99:
Use our Flexcut Rebates!
Deluxe Steel City 14" Bandsaw with 12" Height Attachment, only $649.98
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.
More Info and How to Order
Steel City 8" Granite Jointer, Only $899.99
You can enjoy the benefits of 77" long solid straight granite jointer beds, a cutterhead with 3
quick-change knives, 2 HP 230 volt motor, plus a 5-year warranty, all at a very affordable price!
Weighs 460 lbs.
Steel City 8" Granite Jointer
with quick change knives
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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.
By Steven D. Johnson,
Racine, Wisconsin
This month our Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, concludes his fascinating "Future of
Woodworking" series with some predictions of what's to come and some ideas for how we can shape the
future of our craft. Steve also gets a leg up on his furniture project, and ends by recounting a
story from his past that increased his appreciation for the wood he is working today.
CLICK HERE to read about the futuristic products Steve has lined up for us!
New Iwasaki Carving Files
Rather than producing sawdust waste like rasps normally do, these amazing tools remove tiny shavings
that look as if they came from a miniature plane!
Traditionally utilized for the fine work required by wooden plane makers, they are also prized by
furniture makers and patternmakers for shaping, sculpting, joinery tuning and easing hard edges.
Their claim to fame is removing material quickly like a rasp while
leaving a very clean surface finish like you would expect from a file.
Available in 14 sizes/styles or select among our sets of 2.
Details and How to Order:
Lie-Nielson Tools of the Month
#4 and #4-1/2 Smooth Planes
This month we're highlighting a couple of our favorite Lie-Nielsen smoothing planes,
the #4 and the slightly larger #4-1/2. Fortunately our friend Lee Laird at Lie-Nielsen Toolworks recently
wrote a blog entry for us on the art of using a smoothing plane.
Here's good info about setting up a smooth plane:
Ask the Staff
Question:
I am refinishing an old dresser (1986 vintage). It has been stripped and I want the original
deep red color seen in a lot of Chippendale furniture. I have tried some samples of stain and am not
satisfied with the results. Can you offer any suggestions?
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
The Accidental Workbench
By Dick Rank
Atlanta, GA
They say that even a blind squirrel occasionally finds an
acorn. That was true for me one day last month when I was at an estate sale for a former
woodworker who specialized in making fine violins.
CLICK HERE to read about what I found that day:
HIGHLAND BLOG: Navy Veteran Carves the Declaration of Independence
Charles Kested is a U.S. Navy veteran and lifelong woodworker who overcame severe obstacles to
complete an amazing woodworking project. His incredible full-sized replica of America's Declaration
of Independence has inspired many who have read his story, and the volume of responses and emotion
contained within were truly impressive.
"Truly the work of a Master Craftsman. An inspirational piece and it makes me proud
to be an American."
"Charlie, you inspire the rest of us to do more, do better and never quit when the chips are
down. Your piece deserves to be in the Smithsonian one day."
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Holiday Cheers and Smears
You have a house full of people and a good time is being had by all. And then afterwards, when you
are cleaning up, you start to notice that evidently some had a much better time than others and left
without a word. Candle wax on a table top, wine dried up on another along with the proverbial water
rings and greasy fingerprints.
Here are FOUR tips to help you get through the holiday season:
Woodworker's Guide to Google Sketchup
If you've ever been frustrated trying to use Google Sketchup in your woodworking, this eBook is the
solution you are looking for!
CLICK for more info:
Free Gransfors Axe with Tormek T-7 Purchase
Now through January 15, 2011, order one of our Tormek T-7 wet grinders, and
upon registering your grinder with Tormek, receive free a Gransfors Bruks premium hand axe, a $110
value.
Watch a Tormek Video Demo
Tormek T-3 Grinder
Only $314.99 thru 12/31/10
Save $40 off the $354.99 regular price of Tormek's affordable T-3 water-cooled
sharpening system by ordering from us by Dec. 31, 2010.
Our Green Wheel for the Makita Sharpener Is Back!
Out of production for many years, the Green Wheel is available once again. This
120-grit Japanese waterstone wheel will safely wet grind the hardest steels as aggressively as a
coarse wheel on a conventional bench grinder, making short work of reshaping or restoring the bevel
on chisels, plane irons, and knives for jointers and planers.
CHECK OUT the Green Wheel:
Makita 9820-2 Sharpener
For many years our favorite wet grinder for jointer and planer knives, the Makita 9820-2 sharpener
also does superb work on chisels and plane irons when used with our optional hand tool jig.
See the Makita Sharpener:
Why Not Write an 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.
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Dilo Fernandino's
Tiny Chest of Drawers
We were excited to get an update from Dilo Fernandino, our master wood craftsman friend from
Brazil. After a solo exhibition of his work in February of this year, Dilo has gone back to his
incredibly intricate baroque-inspired pieces and has produced another impressive item - a tiny
chest of drawers.
CLICK HERE to see
more pictures of Dilo's latest creation:
Steel City Helical Planer
Now on Sale for $499.99
Alone in the Wilderness
– How a Woodworker Survived in the Wild
Here's a Christmas gift that any woodworker is sure to enjoy. This one-hour DVD documents how Dick Proenneke built a home
in Alaska 40 miles from the nearest settlement using only a few hand tools and local resources, and lived there alone
for over 30 years.
CLICK HERE to check it out:
Bench Cookies only $9.99
Easiest way to hold your workpiece securely while sanding, routing, etc.
Magnetic Worklight
$19.99
A powerful 40 lb. magnet lets you mount this lamp easily. Its 14" flexible arm directs the light where you need it.
Narex Bench Chisels
Named Best Value Bench Chisel by FWW magazine, boxed set of 6 rugged chisels.
CLICK HERE for FEIN Savings:
Today's Featured Tools
Show Your Stuff!
HIGHLAND BLOG: Terry Chapman Builds the Maloof-Inspired Walnut Rocking Chair Parts Kit
Highland's mega-blogger Terry Chapman is putting together the Maloof-inspired Rocking Chair Walnut
Parts Kit, and he's telling the whole story on our blog.
CLICK HERE for more info on the walnut parts kit itself:
Maloof-inspired Plans –
DVD, Book and Drawings
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:
New Dust Extractors
The new Festool CT26E & CT36E feature more capacity, self-cleaning filter bags plus an integral hose
garage as standard equipment.
CLICK HERE for more info:
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.
This month's tip comes from Laura Jack of Rabun County, GA, who confesses to being a reader of operating manuals, and thinks we should
all do the same.
CLICK HERE to check out her tip:
Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
Just thought I would take a minute to drop you folks a note regarding my experience
w/ your Wood Slicer band saw blade—It certainly has lived up to the pre-purchase accolades
your sales rep mentioned while I was on the phone—I've used it to slice veneer about 2/32"
thick—and to cut the top free from the bottom of the box I am making—Thanks for a
terrific product.
— Barrie Beaver, Sussex, NJ
Get Yourself a Wood Slicer:
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