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Cabinet Built-ins Class with Kreg McMahon April 12, 2014 In this full day of construction instruction, youll learn plenty of tips and tricks to make your own built-in design and construction go smoothly. Kreg will use a range of tools in the class, but his focus will be on pocket hole joinery and hand power tools, with an approach that you don't need an entire woodshop to create nice built-ins for your home. Though it's a demonstration seminar, there will be plenty times during the day for lending a participatory hand. So come with paper, pencil and a digital camera and get ready to soak up a heap of built-in building know-how. CLASS: Cabinet Built-ins with Kreg McMahon, April 12 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. Apr 5-6 Build a Footstool Apr 9 Table Saw Orientation Apr 12 Cabinet Built-Ins Apr 13 Milling and Jointing Lumber Apr 17 Hand Cut Mortise and Tenon Apr 19 Basic Bowl Turning Apr 22 Hand Tool Sharpening Apr 23 Taming of the Skew Apr 26 Spray Finishing Apr 26 Beginning Turning Apr 27 Turn a Peppermill Apr 29 Hand Planes Apr 30 French Polish Workshop May 4 Intro to Marquetry May 8 Marking & Measuring May 10 Hand Cut Dovetails May 13-14 Build a Bookcase May 17 Intro to Chip Carving May 17-18 Antique Restoration May 18 Bandsaw Basics May 22 Timber Framing May 24 Basic Bowl Turning May 24 Finishing 101 May 25 Natural Edge Bowl Turning May 28 Sharpening for Turners May 31 Beginning Turning View more upcoming classes Classes Suitable for Teens View Slideshows of Classes Instantly access any article ever published in Fine Woodworking, now for only $69.99 
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Steel City Helical Planer
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Steel City's affordable 13" helical-style thickness planer now comes equipped with 26 CARBIDE CUTTERS for long-lasting edge retention. CLICK HERE for more info: Show Us Your Woodworking! 
This month we're featuring the woodworking of Joseph Sanzano from Jacksonville, FL, who shares several of his shaker projects. CLICK HERE to see more of Joseph's projects: Show Us Your Woodcarving! 
This month we're featuring the carvings of Serge Jacob, a carver all the way from Belgium who started carving only 3 years ago. CLICK HERE to see more of Serge's woodcarvings: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS This month, Jim explains what to do when your compressed air tank gathers moisture and how to get rid of it, as well as a tip on the helpfulness of quick-disconnects. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! 
This Month on
The Highland Blog 
Build a Continuous Arm
Windsor Chair with Peter Galbert This past month, master chair maker, Peter Galbert, led a week-long class on creating a continuous arm windsor chair, and by the end of the week, our students had a finished (or nearly finished) chair to take home with them. We kept up with their progress throughout the week and documented it on our blog. CLICK HERE to see pictures and read about the build: 
This month, Roger Webb has a tip on the best spot in your shop to keep a fire extinguisher handy. CLICK HERE to read Roger'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: TOOL REVIEW: Earlex HV5500 HVLP Spray Station 
By Jeffrey Fleisher,
New Market, VA
If you are new to spray finishing or do not have an air compressor, then this HVLP spray system is just the ticket for you. The Earlex HV5500 provides a low cost, entry system, to the world of spray finishing with excellent results. CLICK HERE to read the review: HIGHLAND VIDEO: Product Tours Available on our YouTube Channel Check out the great product tour videos on our YouTube Channel . Our good friends Morton, Curtis Turner and Chris Adkins demonstrate some of our most popular products. Click below to watch a product tour of our Earlex HV5500 Spray Station : 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! 
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: |
Inside This Issue
Book Review: Handsaw Essentials Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Show Us Your Shop A Shop Amongst Hawaiian Avocados Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month: #102 Low-Angle Block Plane The Down to Earth Woodworker Q&A: Making of Span Trees My Last Shop: Final Details Tool Review: Earlex HV5500 Spray Station Resharpen a Japanese Ryoba’s Rip Teeth Show Us Your Woodworking Show Us Your Woodcarving Painted Finishes SAFETY: Fire Extinguishers 
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 Charlie Bridges shop (a 2-car garage, split in half) in Orleans, Ontario. CLICK HERE to take a look inside Charlie's shop: Our April Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month: Lie-Nielsen 102 Low-Angle Block Plane 
The Low-Angle Block Plane was originally designed for endgrain work, so it is no surprise that the Lie-Nielsen No. 102 is exceptional at working on endgrain. The small format of the No. 102 is also good for touching up a small isolated spot, even if the surface isn’t completely flat, as the length and width of the plane body can sometimes allow access that other planes could not reach. Lee Laird goes into further details about the design and use of the Lie-Nielsen #102 Low-Angle Block Plane in The Highland Blog . Read Lee Laird's blog post about the #102 to find out more: Take a closer look at Lie-Nielsen's #102 Low-Angle Block Plane: 
By Steven D. Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin JDS 2100-CKV Dust Collector Review Pick A Pack Of Pucks New Highland Woodworking Library Addition Pet Steps – An Exercise In Scale 
This month, Steve discusses the JDS 2100-CKV Dust Collector, repurposes hockey pucks for his workshop, the new Down to Earth Woodworker section in the Highland Woodworking Library, and lastly, he shares a Pet Steps project idea.
CLICK HERE to read more: BOOK REVIEW: Handsaw Essentials by Christopher Schwarz Reviewed by J. Norman Reid, Delaplane, Virginia 
Have you been bitten by the hand tool bug? Are you ready to plunge yourself in the world of hand saws? Or, do you think that a saw is just a saw? Read this book and you'll understand just how much depth there is in this fascinating aspect of hand tool wordworking.
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CLICK HERE to see our latest episode: My Last Shop: A Workshop Series 
By Michael Smith
Mountain Park, GA Final Details In the tenth installment of Mike Smith's My Last Shop Series , Mike clarifies some recent questions on his dust collection system, and then shows us the installation of his table saw. CLICK HERE to get the details: 
A Shop Amongst Hawaiian Avocados By John App Off the grid in Hawaii Ever thought about running your shop on solar energy? Take a look into a woodworking shop that is completely off grid in the middle of a tropical paradise in Hawaii. CLICK HERE to read more about this exotic shop: 
Woodturning has become the fastest growing part of the woodworking community. To give it the attention it deserves, we now offer a free monthly online publication devoted entirely to woodturning.
Check out the most recent issue! Sign-up to receive The Highland Woodturner every month! Want to join in? We invite you to SEND US PHOTOS AND STORIES of your favorite current turning topic.
Resharpen a Japanese Ryoba’s Rip Teeth By Lee Laird Kankakee, Illinois The Ryoba is a saw that has rip teeth on one side of the saw-plate and cross-cut teeth on the opposite side. Since there is no stiffener or back on the saw plate, like you would see on a Western back saw or a dozuki, the saw can cut as deep as you need, or that it can reach. In this article, Lee Laird goes over some tips and techniques for sharpening this particular Japanese saw. CLICK HERE to find out how: Ask the Staff Question: I saw a video on the making of "span trees" in Germany and was fascinated with the process. I would love to try this but finding a "how to" is near impossible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 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 
Painted Finishes
This month Alan faces the conundrum of having to paint over beautiful hardwoods, but in a way so that it could be reversed in the future. What did he choose? Here are SIX helpful tips to painting over finishes: 
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Upgrade offer ends APRIL 30, 2014 CLICK HERE for more info: NEW: Narex Boxed Set of 6 Premium Chisels 
Our exceptional premium Narex bevel edged chisels are now available beautifully boxed in a set of 6.
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CLICK HERE for more info: NEW Rikon 10-351 3 HP Professional Bandsaw Now Only $1299.99 
Rikon has outdone themselves with the 14" Professional Bandsaw. It
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CLICK HERE for more info: JDS 2 HP Cyclone Heavy Duty Dust Collector 
The JDS 2 HP Cyclone is the most powerful and compact 2 HP Cyclone
in the industry. This unit is 68" tall and has a footprint of 40"
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This makes the unit
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Rikon 12 inch Premium Mini-Lathe, only $299.99 while supplies last 
We love this little lathe. It's what our students use in our turning classes. With it you can turn bowls up to 12" diameter, and with an optional bed extension it can even be expanded to turn spindles up to 40" long. CLICK HERE for more info: Save $50 on our sweet SuperNova2 4-jaw Chuck 
Here's a great buy on a high quality 4-jaw scroll chuck with advanced features.
CLICK HERE for more info: Rikon 10" Bandsaw Now only $199.99 while current supplies last 
This little gem has proven itself to be an excellent value as a compact
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that allows you to avoid constantly swapping blades on your main bandsaw. This
special purchase makes it extremely affordable.
CLICK HERE for more info: Rikon 14" Bandsaw STILL ONLY $799.99 
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 any thickness lumber.
WHILE CURRENT SUPPLY LASTS 
NEW Rikon 25-200H Helical Planer-Jointer Now on sale, SAVE $400 
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.
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The precision, safety and control of the Microdial Tapering Jig will improve your woodworking experience.
With it you can cut tapers with surgical precision using the intuitive ColorMatch system and enjoy
hassle-free adjustments between repeat cuts using its built-in MemoryLock technology.
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Kreg K5 Pocket Hole Jig
This newest version of Kreg's pocket hole jig has 6 brand new features that will help significantly speed up your cabinet joinery production as well as increase its versatility.
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Understanding Wood Finishing by Bob Flexner 
In this recently updated classic, finishing expert Bob Flexner takes a complicated subject and renders it very understandable in simple terms,
making it accessible to all of us woodworkers who would rather spend our time building furniture than agonizing over how to properly finish it.
Order this book from us during Apr. 2014 for 33% off list price. CLICK HERE to see inside the book 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.
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