Sharpening & Using
Hand Planes with
Curtis Turner
from
Lie-Nielsen, Feb 5, 2012
Curtis Turner from Lie-Nielsen will be with us on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 to teach a one-day hands-on seminar on getting the most out of your hand planes.
Using Hand Planes, Feb. 5, 2012
Sharpening for Carvers
Jan 10, 2012
Success in wood carving is difficult to achieve without sharp tools. Let Sabiha teach you how to
hone your carving tool sharpening skills, so you can keep your tools cutting at peak performance.
The class will cover sharpening gouges with shallow and deep sweeps, veiners, V-tools, skews and
straight chisels, plus much more!
Sharpening for Carvers
Jan 10, 2012
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.
January 7
Hand Cut Dovetails
January 10
Sharpening for Carvers
January 11
Taming of the Skew
January 14
Basic Bowl Turning
January 15
Turning Bottle Stoppers
January 17
Four Square Woodworking: Milling and Jointing Lumber
January 18
Finishing the Finish
January 21
Beginning Turning
January 22
Turn a Peppermill
January 24
Hand Tool Sharpening
January 25
French Polish Workshop
January 28
Bandsaw Basics
January 29
Router Basics
February 1
Coloring Wood
February 5
Hands-On Planes Workshop
February 7 & 8
Build a Bookcase
February 11 & 12
Fundamentals of Woodworking
February 15
Sharpening for Turners
February 18
Basic Bowl Turning
February 19
Beginning Turning
February 21
Timber Framing
February 22
Finishing the Finish
February 25
Hand Cut Dovetails
February 26
Introduction to Marquetry
February 28
Hand Planes
Classes Suitable for Teens
See a List of All Our Classes
View
Slideshows of Classes
Great Prices on 3 Rikon Bandsaw Models at Highland Woodworking
Show Us Your Carving!
For this new column exclusively devoted to woodcarving, we invite you to
SEND US
PHOTOS
of your favorite woodcarving projects along with captions and a brief
history of your woodcarving. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if
we show your carving work in a future issue!
This month we are featuring Mary May's beautiful carvings featuring traditional European techniques.
CLICK HERE to take a closer look!
My Wooden iPod Mini
By Josh Darrah
Brisbane, Australia
This is the wooden mod I made for my old iPod mini. It is by no means perfect, but it's been a
super fun project for me. I tried to make the case completely wooden (with working clickwheel) using
the internal workings of the original mini.
CLICK HERE to see how Josh did it!
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 Bob Jordan, who offers some great safety advice that has been
passed down to him over the years.
CLICK
HERE to check out Bob's safety tips!
Rocking Chair Super Instructional Bundle
First you build the rocker. Then you sculpt it into a piece of functional art. The Rocker Plan Bundle
gives you all you need to know to build. The Shaping a Sculptured Rocker DVD helps you master the
sculpting process. Buying the Super Bundle saves $10 off purchasing the items separately.
Sculptured Rocker on Display at Highland
Highland blogger Terry Chapman is halfway done putting together the Sculptured Rocker Kit,
and he has generously offered to let us display the partially finished kit at Highland.
Come by the store to take a look.
Or read more about it HERE!
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:
WOODWORKING
TIPS MAP
An easy way to navigate our entire
highly-informative woodworking website.
Check It Out!
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Inside This Issue
Deadline to enter to win is
noon, Jan. 31, 2012
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.
Featured this month is Dana Vogel's new workshop, rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina and located in
Gulfport, Mississippi.
CLICK HERE
for a look inside:
Hand Tool of the Month:
Auriou Rasps
Watch Michel Auriou making an Auriou rasp
Charles Brock interviews Michel Auriou at WIA as Michel demonstrates hand stitching an Auriou rasp,
then Chuck demos the rasp on a rocking chair.
By Steven D. Johnson,
Racine, Wisconsin
This month the Down to Earth Woodworker takes a look at the year ahead from a 5000-year perspective, then
jumps into the heated fray surrounding table saw safety with his own view of how free enterprise itself will inevitably lead to more
safety regulations as well as safer machinery. Finally he shows some nice tips on how to make efficient use of shop space,
as well as save your ears and some of your money.
CLICK HERE for a Down to Earth look at 2012, tablesaw safety, and efficient use of shop space:
Consider Building your own Wooden Plane
These kits by Hock Tools provide all the parts needed for building wooden planes (and a spokeshave)
that are both beautiful and highly functional.
CLICK HERE for
more info:
Now save $40 on our Earlex HV5500 Sprayer package deal
New Downloadable Project Plan: The Tuggy Boat
Here's a new downloadable project plan for a children's
plaything designed by Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "
The All-New Woodworking For
Kids
". This month we are featuring the Tuggy Boat. Young mariners will love this rolling boat with its twin portholes, storage hatch, flag pole and anchor.
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. And check back next month for
another great new downloadable plan from Kevin!
Limited Edition Kreg Toolboxx Pocket Hole Kit
Kreg's special edition kit includes the K4 Master System, a Micro
Pocket drill guide and bit, right angle clamp, 800 assorted Kreg screws PLUS a sturdy toolbox to keep
it all organized. Selling for $219.99, it's a $90 savings over the cost of the items bought separately.
Quantity limited.
Our WINTER 2011 Woodworking Catalog is now available to browse
online!
CLICK THE IMAGE
TO BEGIN
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Protecting Your Furniture
When we get together for family gatherings, parties, meals, etc., it pays for us to think ahead
about how to protect our valuable pieces of furniture from the impact of these festivities.
Here are SIX tips on what do:
Ask the Staff
Question:
Hi, I've heard really good things about your Wood Slicer blades and after reading your info
find that I'm confused! I have a Jet 18" bandsaw that calls for a 137" blade. In your PDF it seems
that the 1/2" blade would be as good and maybe even better than the 3/4". I'm currently using
another brand 3/4" but would you recommend the 1/2" for resawing?
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
An awesome present that's always appreciated by just about any woodworker
anywhere.
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Fri-Sat, Feb 3-4, Highland Woodworking hosts the
ATL Lie-Nielsen
Hand Tool Event
This year our Winter One Day Sale has been expanded to 2 days and will include Lie-Nielsen's Atlanta Hand Tool Event.
In addition to our usual Winter Sale special savings throughout the store, our factory reps from Lie-Nielsen will
give everyone an opportunity to try out many of our Lie-Nielsen hand tools.
A number of other vendors will also be on hand giving entertaining and informative live demonstrations.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND ITEMS will be on sale throughout the store.
[Please note: We will not be discounting Lie-Nielsen Tool prices at this event.]
We invited several of our Wood News contributors to send us their woodworking New Year’s Resolutions. As inspiration (or
entertainment) for the rest of us, we share them with you here. (You can also add your own!)
What did they resolve for 2012?
The Time May Be Right
to Think about Owning a SawStop Contractor Saw
The SawStop 10" Contractor Saw is the safest contractor saw on the market, and we are pleased to now
be able to offer and ship it to our customers nationwide within the 48 contiguous United States. Why
wait for an accident? We can ship your saw today!
More info and a demo video:
Knew Concepts Woodworker's Fretsaw
Ingeniously designed to be both light and strong as well as simple to adjust and use, this
extremely popular new
premium fretsaw makes it easier than ever to remove waste when cutting dovetails.
Order our K4 Master System now and receive a $15 rebate from Kreg
Purchase a Kreg K4 Master Pockethole System from us between 1/1/2012 and 2/29/2012 and
get $15 back from Kreg when you mail in your Rebate coupon by 3/31/2012.
CLICK HERE for
more info
Save $300 on our Rikon 16" Thickness Planer
A special purchase allows us to offer big savings on our 3 HP 16" Rikon Thickness Planer, model 23-400.
CLICK HERE for
more info
HIGHLAND VIDEO:
Product Tours Available on our YouTube Channel!
Check out the great
product tour videos 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 a few of our recently added videos:
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!
Don't Own a Workbench?
Our affordable European Workbench will make a great addition to your workshop
This affordable European Workbench will help transform your woodworking.
Festool Limited Edition 5-piece ZOBO Forstner-stye bit set
Available only while limited supplies last, this set of 5 Forstner-style bits with 2 interchangeable center pins will drill precise
holes in wood at up to a 70 degree angle, drill through-holes without tearout on either side, and (with a drillpress)
handle tricky drilling into end grain.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Watch a video showing what
ZOBO drill bits can do
Excellent buy on Festool's Limited Edition 98-piece Centrotec bit & driver set
This exceptional accessory set offers a wide variety of no-slip, quick-change drilling and driving
bits and adapters. This is a limited time promotional item, available only while supplies last.
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 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 several diverse woodworking pieces by Mark Matthews. From his
sculptured flower bouquets to his combination music/guitar stand, Mark has designed some
truly unique pieces you won't want to miss.
CLICK HERE to take a closer look at Mark's impressive creations:
The Highland Woodturner
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 credit) for a thousand-word-plus article with
photos.
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Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
I purchased a new Rikon 14" 1 1/2 hp bandsaw last month. It came with a 5/8"
bandsaw blade from Olson. I was quite happy with what the new band saw could do, compared to the old
one I had. However, in doing a little research on which saw to buy, I kept coming across
testimonials concerning a band saw blade I had never heard of – yours of course. So I decided to buy
one for myself. I don't know how you do it, all I know is that everything you claim it can do, it
does. Cuts smoother, quieter, faster than any other bandsaw blade I've tried. If your saw is set up
right, you can resaw without the need for a drum sander. I'll be buying another blade real soon!
— J. McQueen
Get Yourself a Wood Slicer:
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