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Beginning Turning with Hal Simmons, June 11
Learn the basics of woodturning, including lathe safety, project design, tool selection and
basic techniques for cutting and shaping both side grain and end grain. Roughing gouges, bowl
gouges, spindle gouges, parting tools and skews will be discussed and used.
Beginning Turning, June 11, 2011
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.
June 2
Timber Framing
June 4
Chip Carving
June 6-9
Build a Shaker Table
June 11
Beginning Turning
June 18
Basic Bowl Turning
June 19
Basic Bowl Turning
June 22
Taming of the Skew
June 25
Hand Cut Dovetails
June 25-26
Antique Restoration
June 26
Router Basics
July 2
Hand Saw Sharpening
July 9
Cabinet Built-Ins
July 13
French Polish Workshop
July 16
Christmas in July, Ornament Turning
July 17
Turning Bottle Stoppers
July 23
Basic Bowl Turning
July 24
Basic Bowl Turning
July 26
Hand Tool Sharpening
July 30
Bandsaw Basics
Classes Suitable for Teens
See a List of All Our Classes
View
Slideshows of Classes
Build a Continuous Arm Windsor Chair with Peter Galbert
Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2011
Join us as Master Chairmaker Peter Galbert returns to Atlanta this fall for a 7 day hands-on
class for building your own Continuous Arm Windsor Chair. The Continuous Arm is an icon of American
furniture, and was an innovation in the development of the Windsor style and technology. This class
covers all the building action, from tree to completed chair. Students will split parts from a log,
shave them, bend them and join them into their hand carved seat.
Peter will cover topics including sharpening, wood technology and design, all which will enhance
your ability to go forth and make chairs at home.
CLICK HERE for more info:
A good workbench is the keystone of any woodworking shop. You'll be able to
approach your next woodworking project like never before with our AFFORDABLE new European Workbench.
Solidly constructed from beautiful European beechwood, this bench will help to inspire and enable
quality woodworking.
NEW Serious Toolworks Turning Tools NOW AVAILABLE at Highland!
Serious Toolworks turning tools are designed for
serious turners seeking the absolute highest quality top-of-the-line tools for enhancing and refining their turning experience.
See what we mean by SERIOUS:
Mini-Texturing Tool Hardware Parts Kit
All the hardware you need to build your own
mini-texturing tool for decorating wood turnings. Phil Colson's article shows how he built one for
himself.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Check out the innovative and easy-to-use Easy Wood Turning Tools!
Why so easy? The flat shank of the Easy Wood Tool allows the tool to always ride dead flat on the
tool rest, so the turner's attention can be focused on things other than the tool's edge, and the
cutter is simply moved straight into the work. This simple technique is a boon for beginner turners,
or turners who have struggled using standard tools and techniques in the past.
Take a look at our
Easy Wood Turning Tools:
CLICK HERE to read what our super blogger Terry Chapman has to say about the Easy Wood Tools:
How to Control Rust in your Woodworking Shop
The absolute best way to eliminate rust from the surfaces of
machines and other tools in your
shop is to stop it from ever really getting started in the first
place. We'll show you some good ways to do that, as well
as how to completely remove it once it's already formed.
CLICK HERE to learn how to fight summer rust:
Great Buy on our Rikon Dust Collector,
only $199.99
Eliminate the unpleasant mess created by sawdust and shavings accumulating in your shop with this
special deal on our 1 HP Rikon dust collector, a great gift idea for Fathers Day.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Fathers Day Special: Free accessories with purchase of a Worksharp
3000
Buy a Worksharp 3000 before June 24 and receive FREE a Coarse abrasive kit, a $14.99 value.
CLICK HERE for more details:
Drill Doctor Special Offer
Purchase a Drill Doctor DD500X or DD750X before June 24 and get a free 13-piece drill bit set, a $13.99 value.
CLICK HERE for more details:
Earlex HVLP HV5000
Pro Sprayer,
Super
Special $249.99
(Reg. price $299.99)
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. Quantities limited.
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 Tom LeRoy, who points out that making safety easy for yourself is a
necessity when it comes to practicing good workshop safety.
CLICK
HERE for Tom's safety tip!
Passing thru Atlanta?
Visit our Retail Store
Browse over TEN THOUSAND
woodworking tools, books, supplies and accessories.
Our experienced staff will be glad to
discuss your shop needs and answer your questions.
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Inside This Issue
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
Steven Johnson, our Down To Earth Woodworker has moved into his new (old) house and
he is starting to work on his new
workshop in earnest. In this month's column, he reviews some of the mistakes he made (and that you
can avoid with his advice!) while remodeling the "unhandy house", unveils the impressive plan he
used for hauling fifty-seven hundred pounds of workshop equipment, and takes his first steps in
building the NEW Down to Earth Workshop.
Take a look inside the NEW Down to Earth Workshop!
Build a Woodworking Project with Dad for Fathers Day
Here's a way for Dad to share the joy of woodworking with son, daughter or grandchild, and perhaps inspire a hobby that can last a lifetime. We offer 4 simple pre-cut woodworking kits that kids can work on with Dad. With just a few tools and a
little time, your child can have an assembled project – ready to paint or apply finish.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Here's Another Chance for Dad to do some Woodworking with the Kids
This is a great way to spend quality time with your kid while introducing him or her to the joys of woodworking. These
are real tools that really work, and the 2 instructional books show how to build over useful 50
projects together.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Festool Jigsaws
Now 20% Off
Lie-Nielson Tool of the Month
No. 40-1/2 Scrub Plane
This month we're highlighting the Lie-Nielsen No. 40-1/2 Scrub Plane. Our
friend Lee Laird, of Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, recently wrote a blog post about how this impressive
plane can benefit your workshop.
Check out Lee's post on this workhorse tool:
Delightful Video: A short history of America's mighty forests
Sit back and enjoy this delightful video mini-history (with a beautiful
musical soundtrack) of America's forests from Colonial discovery through the 20th century, courtesy
of Lee Tigner of Early American Furnishings in Dawson County, Georgia.
NEW! Windsor Chair Kits
Our affordable new Windsor chair kits will make a great weekend
project for the intermediate woodworker. Each kit includes all the parts you will need plus clear
instructions.
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Simple Veneer Repairs
When restoring a piece of older veneered furniture, often the veneer will be slightly loose at the
edges of the top, drawers or side panels. Very often small pieces will chip off or get lost in the
stripping process which can be time consuming to fix.
Here are TEN tips to fix these pesky problems in a hurry:
Three Rikon Bandsaw Models Are ON SALE at Highland Woodworking
Ask the Staff
Question:
I am planning to build some frame and panel doors and wondered how much space to leave
between the panel edges and the inside of the frames for
space balls
to
work best?
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
Try our new Woodworking Article Search Feature
Easily search over 30 years of our informative woodworking articles!
(Please continue to search for our products using our website product search engine.)
WOODWORKING
TIPS MAP
An easy way to navigate our entire
highly-informative woodworking website.
Check It Out!
Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
An awesome present that's always appreciated by just about any woodworker
anywhere.
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HIGHLAND VIDEO:
Product Tours Available
on our YouTube Channel!
This month we are
featuring three brand new product tours on our YouTube channel! Our
good friend Morton demonstrates some of our most popular products for your benefit in these tours.
Click below to take a look at one of the three featured product tours we have available starting this month:
Are there any products you'd like to see a tour of? If so, we invite you to
EMAIL US
and let us know what YOU would like to see!
NEW PUBLICATION:
The Highland Woodturner
OUR LATEST NEW woodworking tool catalog is now available to browse
online!
CLICK THE IMAGE
TO BEGIN
New Downloadable Project Plans
Starting this month we are now offering downloadable project plans for children's
playthings designed by Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "
The All-New Woodworking For
Kids
".
Place your order online and after it has been processed by our staff, you will receive an
email with a link to download your plan set in PDF form. Three projects are available now. Going
forward we plan to offer a new project plan from Kevin each month.
Steel City Helical Planer
Only $499.99 - Watch
our new
VIDEO DEMO
Steel City's patented helical cutterhead uses 26 four-sided HSS indexed
cutting inserts for ease of blade maintenance, quality of finish and significantly quieter
operation. A special purchase allows us to offer these planers at an unprecedented low price, while
supplies last.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Watch a VIDEO Product Tour here:
Show Your Stuff!
We invite you to
SEND US
PHOTOS
of your favorite woodworking projects along with captions and a brief
history of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if
we show your stuff in a future issue.
This month we are featuring the work of Glen and Pat Bond of Eureka, Missouri.
CLICK HERE to take a look at their impressive craftsmanship:
What's in your Zombie Apocalypse tool kit?
At Highland Woodworking, we are always trying to find ways to make our workshop
a safer place. So when the CDC issued guidelines to follow in case of a zombie apocalpyse, our first
thought was that the workshop is probably the SAFEST place to go in this scenario, especially if
you are the type of woodworker who always keeps his tools well sharpened!
16th Master Woodworker's Show
November 4-6, 2011 at the Emporium Center in downtown
Knoxville
The Show strives to highlight the finest woodworking in this region. The
three-day event is an unconventional, dynamic blend of gallery layout and the open atmosphere of a
festival-style show. Entries are encouraged, and are being accepted until August 1st.
Our Popular Sculptured Chair Plan Bundles NOW ON SALE - Save up to $40
Our comprehensive plan bundles by Charles Brock provide all the information
and inspiration you'll need to build these beautiful sculptured chairs. Each set includes DVD, book
and full-size drawings.
CLICK HERE for more info:
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 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.
Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
I wanted to comment on your Wood Slicer bandsaw blades. Anyone wanting to re-saw
lumber, contact Highland Woodworking.
I ordered my second wood slicer while resawing oak for my grandchildrens' jewelry boxes. I've
never seen anything like them!!
And, way to go Highland!! It arrived at my home as fast as it cut!! Great blade and fast
service. I'm sure glad I found a great blade and a fantastic company to deal with. Thank you
HIGHLAND!!!
— Bill Stoelk, Basin, Wyoming
Get Yourself a Wood Slicer:
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