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Timber Frame Hand Cut Mortise and Tenon Class January 30, 2014
A simple, well made mortise and tenon provides adequate friction and bearing for a joint, without the drawbacks of metal fasteners. It's a proven way to join wood together that has endured for centuries. In this class, timber framer Mike Goldberg will teach you how to mark out and construct a mortise and tenon joint using hand tools.
Hand Cut Mortise and Tenon Class with Mike Goldberg, January 30 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. Jan 8 Table Saw Orientation Jan 11-12 Footstool Challenge Jan 14 Hand Tool Sharpening Jan 15 French Polish Workshop Jan 22 Taming of the Skew Jan 28 Hand Planes Jan 30 Hand Cut Mortise and Tenon Feb 1 Cabinet Built-ins Feb 2 Introduction to Chip Carving Feb 4-5 Build a Bookcase Feb 8 Build a Toshio Odate Toolbox Feb 9 Introduction to Marquetry Feb 12 Finishing the Finish Feb 15-16 Woodworking Expanded Feb 20 Timber Framing Feb 22 Beginning Turning Feb 25 Natural Edge Bowl Turning Feb 27 Woodworking Tool and Machinery Calibration and Tune Up View more upcoming classes Classes Suitable for Teens View Slideshows of Classes Show Us Your Woodworking! 
This month we're showing off the woodworking stuff of Martin Rosen, who currently specializes in detailed wooden people sculptures. CLICK HERE to see more of Martin's sculptures and even more woodworking projects: Show Us Your Woodcarving! 
This month we're featuring the carvings of Donald Straka, who focuses on carving nature projects including shells, fish, and birds, but keeps them from looking 100% realistic. CLICK HERE to see more of Donald's woodcarvings: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS In this month's "Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop," Jim Randolph offers some tips on creating an alert system to know when visitors are coming down to your workshop, as well as a tip on creating an illumination system for your shop for when you don't need the full power of your overhead lights. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! 
This month, John Nelson has a tip on table saw safety after having an accident involving the table saw blade. CLICK HERE to read John's Tip: FREE SHIPPING on Leigh Jigs in lower 48 states 
Our Leigh Dovetail Jigs and Frame Mortise and Tenon Jigs will turn your shop into a cabinet factory.
CLICK HERE for more info: 
WORKSHOP DESIGN Part 3: Storage Options, Electricity, and HVAC By Phil Rasmussen, Hendersonville, NC In Part 3 of his 3-part article on workshop design and layout, Phil Rasmussen discusses the storage, electricity, and HVAC needs for your shop, and gives you some final tips to bring everything together to create an efficient workshop. CLICK HERE to see how you can improve your own shop layout! HIGHLAND VIDEO: Product Tours Available on our YouTube Channel! Check out the great product tour videos on our Youtube Channel . Our good friend's Morton, Chris, and Curtis demonstrate some of our most popular products for your benefit in these tours. Click below to watch one of Curtis's recent videos, all about the Oneway Wolverine Grinding Jig : Are there any products you'd like to see in a product tour? If so, we invite you to EMAIL US and let us know what YOU would like to see! This Month on The Highland Blog 
How to Become a More Organized Woodworker, by Chris Black.
With the New Year comes resolutions, and why not make a resolution to become a more organized woodworker? Check out this classic blog entry on how to get your woodworking more organized. CLICK HERE: For 5 bits of woodworking organization advice CLICK HERE: To read several of our current bloggers' 2014 woodworking resolutions 
Our latest Woodworking Catalog is available to browse online! CLICK THE IMAGE TO BEGIN
Charles Brock has singled out the specific tools he uses when building his sculptured chairs and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project. Check Out the Tools of the Trade:
Steel City Helical Planer
with Carbide Cutters Only $499.99 
With its patented cutterhead design, Steel City was the first company to bring a helical-style benchtop planer to market at an affordable price. Our current model comes equipped with 26 CARBIDE CUTTERS for exceptional edge retention. CLICK HERE for more info:
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Inside This Issue
Book Review: Hybrid Woodworking Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Workshop Design- Part 3 Show Us Your Shop Making a Zero Clearance Insert Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month: Small Chisel Plane The Down to Earth Woodworker Q&A: Mixing Finishes Tool Review: Wixey Digital Protractor Show Us Your Woodworking Show Us Your Woodcarving Wipe-On Varnish My Last Shop: Final Inspection Woodworking as Functional Art SAFETY: Table Saw Safety Show Us 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 credit if we show your shop in a future issue. 
This month we are featuring Greg Pennington's timber frame shop in Hendersonville, Tennessee. CLICK HERE to take a look inside Greg's shop: Our January Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month: Lie-Nielsen Small Chisel Plane 
Read Lee Laird's blog post about The Lie-Nielsen Small Chisel Plane to learn more: Take a closer look at the Lie-Nielsen Small Chisel Plane: 
CLICK HERE to see the latest episode: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin Mise en Place Lots of Jigs? – Get Organized! And Speaking of Jigs… Selecting the Best Dust Collection System New Year's Gift Giving 
This month, Steve discusses a variety of woodworking topics, including "mise en place" for glue-ups, jig organization and labeling, the best materials for making jigs, picking a dust collection system, and giving new years thanks to those who deliver your tools!
CLICK HERE to read what Steve's got to say: My Last Shop: A Workshop Series 
Final Inspection!
In the ninth installment of Mike Smith's My Last Shop Series , Mike discusses the final details of creating his new shop, including the final inspection and a few detailed points to making his "last shop." CLICK HERE to get the details: 
TOOL REVIEW:
Wixey Digital Protractor By Jeffrey Fleisher, New Market, VA The Wixey Digital Protractor is a very useful device to have in your kit of measuring tools. I have found it very accurate, and very easy to use. I find it invaluable to help reduce the stress when doing furniture glue-ups in keeping things square. CLICK HERE to read the review: BOOK REVIEW: Hybrid Woodworking by Marc Spagnuolo Reviewed by J. Norman Reid, Delaplane, Virginia 
In today's world of woodworking, we seem to be under the gravitational pull of two opposing moons. One is the undeniable lure of the predictability and productivity of power tools. Increasingly, however, we find ourselves seduced by the silence and stealthy precision of working wood by hand. Might it be that a blended approach offers advantages that cannot be matched by either side by itself? That's the thesis of this new book by Marc Spagnuolo.
READ the rest of the review: Ask the Staff Question: I have to finish an entertainment center in black (what a waste). Can I mix General Finishes WB Ebony dye with Hydrocote? For more details and the answer, CLICK HERE: E-mail us with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication, we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat. Finishing Wood with Alan Noel 
Wipe-On Varnish
Wipe-on varnishes are easy to use and produce a very nice finish. Although they do have their drawbacks, with a little practice and patience a very nice finish that is easy to maintain can be achieved with little effort. Here are NINE helpful tips for using wipe-on varnishes: 
Jointer The Missing Shop Manual 
Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project set up, and tips for maximizing tool performance.
Woodcarving - Techniques and Projects for the First-Time Carver 
This book is an excellent primer for anyone who wants to try their hand at this versatile craft. With just a few simple tools, a piece of wood, and the skills you'll acquire, you'll be on your way to creating wonderful keepsakes and hand-carved gifts.
Order these books from us during January 2014 for 33% off list price. CLICK HERE for more details and to LOOK INSIDE each of the books: Browse dozens of workshops Browse our woodworking tips How to submit an article to Wood News Order a Highland Gift Card Map to our Atlanta store More Featured Products • Bessey Toggle Clamps • Festool Router Table • Lenox Carbide Bandsaw Blades • Masterpiece Wood Finish • Pattern Maker's Vise |
NEW Rikon 25-200H Helical Planer-Jointer 
This new version of Rikon's popular 12" Planer-Jointer features a helical cutterhead with 56 individual cutters arranged in
four overlapping rows for ultra-smooth planing. Hefty 3 HP motor allows 1/8" thick stock removal in a single pass.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Thinking of getting a SawStop? Your fingers are worth it! In the U.S., a tablesaw accident happens EVERY 8 MINUTES! 
Save $55 on a Tormek T-3 Wet Grinder through Jan. 31, 2014 Buy our Tormek T-3 Wet Grinding System by Jan. 31, 2014 and receive a FREE Rotating Base, valued at $55. CLICK HERE for more info: Rikon 10" Bandsaw Special Purchase Now only $199.99 while current supplies last 
This little gem has proven itself to be an excellent value as a compact bandsaw. We've sold over 500 of them in just the past 2 years! We highly recommend it as your first bandsaw bought on a budget, or as a second bandsaw that allows you to avoid constantly swapping blades on your main bandsaw. This special purchase makes it extremely affordable.
CLICK HERE for more info: Save $150 on our Rikon 14" Bandsaw 
Our bestselling Rikon 14" bandsaw has proven itself a reliable workhorse in hundreds of our customers' shops. Its 13 inch resaw capacity and
powerful 1-1/2 HP (115 volt or 230 volt) motor allow you to create lumber of any thickness. (Note: For best resawing we highly recommend our legendary
Wood Slicer
resaw blade
.)
CLICK HERE for more info: Highland 35th Anniversary Limited Edition Smoothing Plane 
Our limited edition commemorative smoothing plane is both beautiful and practical, a sheer delight to see, touch and use.
CLICK HERE for more info: Save over $100 on our Triton Plunge Routers 
Choose either 2 HP or 3-1/4 HP model of this extremely versatile
plunge router, great for either hand-held use or extremely
convenient performance in a router table, and
while supplies
last
, receive FREE a Triton Compact Belt Sander worth $79.
2 HP model - SALE $219.99 3-1/4 HP model - SALE $249.99 
Making a Zero Clearance Insert for a Table Saw By Rod Scott, Hayden, Idaho A zero clearance insert is a necessity for reducing chipout and cutting very thin strips. Manufacturers often provide these inserts for their saws, and after-market inserts can be found for most machines. This article shows how to make a custom insert for your machine at little or no cost. Click here to read more: 
NEW Steel City 8 inch Industrial Low Speed Bench Grinder We have been searching for years for an affordable slow-speed 8" bench grinder that runs smoothly. Alas, each one that we tried suffered the same affliction - too much vibration for accurate sharpening. We have tested the new Steel City model 15430 and are excited to report that it is a true industrial-duty machine that has solved the vibration dilemma. CLICK HERE for more info: 
Woodworking as Functional Art In this article we take a look at the work of Stephen Winer, who has used woodworking to create large, sculptural pieces that in addition to being works of art, also have a functional quality to them. CLICK HERE to take a closer look at Stephen's "Functional Art": Tormek T-7 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Wet Grinder 
Tormek's 40th anniversary limited edition includes (for no extra charge) a handy rotating base worth $55, as well as a commemorative ballcap. If you've been lusting after a Tormek T-7 to streamline sharpening in your shop, now is the time to buy! Quantity limited.
CLICK HERE for more info: 
Rikon Premium 12 inch Expandable Mini-Lathe We love this little lathe. It's what students use in our turning classes. With it you can turn bowls up to 12" diameter, and with an optional bed extension it can be expanded to turn spindles up to 40" long. CLICK HERE for more info: WORKBENCH SALE Save up to $200 
Several models of our ever-popular European and
German workbenches are now on sale. Choose the model that fits your shop and budget.
CLICK HERE for more info: WOOD SLICER Testimonial 
Highland Woodworking,
I would like to thank your company for sending me my Wood Slicer Blade so promptly! The blade is outstanding. It does everything you have advertised it would do. It is much quieter than its competition, the cut is smoother, and it cuts very straight. I cut a 1/16" slice of purple heart off a four inch block very easily. — Thanks, Doug Get Yourself a Wood Slicer: |
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