Sharpening & Using Hand Planes with Thomas Lie-Nielsen, January 24
Famed American tool maker Thomas Lie-Nielsen will be with us on Sunday, January 24 to teach a one-day hands-on seminar on getting the most out of your hand planes.
More about Thomas' Class
Highland's Upcoming Woodworking Class
Schedule in Atlanta
Many classes fill up quickly. Register now to make sure we hold a spot
for you.
January 6
Turning Tops
January 7
Hand Tool Sharpening
January 9
Make and Take a Bookcase
January 10
Bandsaw Basics
January 20
French Polishing
January 23
Basic Bowl Turning
January 23-24
Antique Restoration
January 24
Using Hand Planes with Toolmaker Thomas Lie-Nielsen
January 26
Scraper Secrets
January 27
Sharpening for Turners
January 30
Beginning Turning
January 31
Basic Bowl Turning
February 1-4
Cabinetmaking Basics
February 6
Intro to Marquetry
February 7
Basic Bowl Turning
February 10
Wood Coloring Basics
February 13-14
Classical Carving for Furniture
February 16
Hand Planes
February 17
Turning Tops
February 20
Furniture Repair
February 20
Pen Turning
February 21
Basic Bowl Turning
February 23
Hand Tool Sharpening
February 24
French Polishing
February 27
Spray Finishing
February 27-28
Constructing a Steel String Guitar Top
March 1-4
Build a Base Cabinet with Drawer
March 6
Beginning Turning
March 7
Turn a Pepper Mill
March 9
Timber Framing
March 13
Basic Bowl Turning
March 13
Scott Antiques Mall Treasure Hunt
March 14
Basic Bowl Turning
March 16
Sharpening Hand Tools
March 20
Surfacing and Squaring Lumber
March 21
Tablesaw Basics
March 24
Turning Tops
March 27
Turning Pens
March 30
Build a Durable Picture Frame
Classes Suitable for
Teens
New PCS Professional SawStop Tablesaw
The SawStop PCS is a world class precision piece of woodworking machinery based just on its own merits as a tablesaw.
However it's indisputably the SAFEST tablesaw in the world as well. The good news is it's available for a price that's competitive with
other professional tablesaws (all of which LACK SawStop's patented blade braking system). Drop by our store at your first opportunity
and see why the SawStop is the professional tablesaw that makes the most sense to buy.
YOU can own a SawStop tablesaw. (WHY WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT?)
FIND OUT how to purchase:
Now through January 15, 2010, 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.
You Can Now Mount Tormek Jigs on Your Own Dry Bench Grinder
Now owners of traditional dry bench grinders can achieve the accuracy of a Tormek machine while shaping profiles on turning gouges, skews
& scrapers plus many carving tools. Tormek's new BGM-100 Bench Grinder Mount allows users to apply any of several Tormek jigs to
a dry grinding wheel.
Now thru 1/15/10, buy the BGM-100 mount and receive a second horizontal mounting base for it FREE after registering your tool on the Tormek website.
Save with our Tormek Bench Mount Pkg Deal!
Save $18.98 by purchasing the bench mount unit packaged with Tormek's SVD-185 gouge jig and TTS-100 turning tool setter. The bundle provides all
that's needed to create fingernail and side ground profiles on bowl and spindle gouges.
Hofmann & Hammer Workbenches ON SALE
Our premium German-made Hofmann & Hammer workbenches are on sale and available for
immediate delivery.
We believe there are no finer benches made anywhere.
Fine Woodworking
magazine has designated these benches as a "Best Value."
Order Now and Save
Great Savings on
Steel City Granite
Jointers & Tablesaws
We are now offering Steel City tablesaws and jointers at prices hundreds of dollars lower than we
listed in our 2008 spring-summer mail order catalog. The saws all feature the new-style solid granite tables
and the jointers have solid granite beds and fences. The dense black granite used in these tools
will never rust, warp or twist, and the granite tables and fences all include a full ten-year replacement guarantee. The machines themselves include a
five-year factory warranty.
Granite Jointers
40635 6" with quick change knives
40640 6" with helical cutterhead
Granite Tablesaws
35920 1.75 HP with 30" aluminum fence
35930 1.75 HP with 30" industrial fence
35900G 1.75 HP with 30" fence
35910G 1.75 HP with 50" fence
35905G 3 HP with 30" fence
35915G 3 HP with 50" fence
Save on our Kreg Precision Package Deals
Increase the accuracy of your work and save more than $40 each on your choice of
Kreg's innovative woodworking solutions, while our limited supplies last:
Kreg Miter Gauge Pkg Deal
Save $45.97
Bandsaw Fence Pkg Deal
Save $40.97
Work Sharp Special Offer
Get a free Leather Hone (a $29.99 value) with purchase of our air-cooled Work Sharp 3000 hand tool sharpening center, while limited supplies last.
CLICK HERE for more info:
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Tough Leather Shop Apron
Now on Sale for $49.99
Recent Testimonial
Just wanted to let you know I received your new leather shop
apron that is on sale right now and LOVE IT!! The leather is high quality (being a
longtime horseback rider and saddlery owner I know leather) and it is the only one that I found
anywhere with the pocket flaps reinforced with rivets. I needed one that could see hard service in the shop and this unit
will do the job and then some. Thanks for the great product and service.
More Info and How to Order
Steel City's 50100G 14" Full-featured 1.5 HP Deluxe Granite Bandsaw
Now Only $599.99
Steel City's 14" deluxe bandsaw was a huge seller for us last year, but unfortunately our demand has exceeded their supply for the last several months.
That is about to change. In early February we are due to receive a huge shipment of the Steel City model 50100G deluxe 1.5 HP bandsaw with granite table that we are now
accepting pre-orders for at $599.99.
This is a great opportunity to equip your shop with a professional-duty bandsaw at a very affordable price.
More Info and How to Order
Show Your Shop!
For this popular monthly column, we invite you to
SEND US PHOTOS
of your woodworking shop along with
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Receive a $50 store gift card if we show
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Featured this month is Jack Olson's shop in Thomasville, Georgia.
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Leigh Super FMT, an Affordable Furniture Factory in a Box
Woodworkers asked Leigh to make their prices lower. Now with the new Super FMT, Leigh has responded by
creating a lower cost alternative to their popular FMT Jig (Frame Mortise & Tenon jig). You get the
full functionality of the FMT, but at a fraction of the cost! The Super FMTs frame is made from CNC
punched steel plate (versus costly aluminum extrusions). Works with virtually any plunge router (router
not included). Now in stock for immediate shipment.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Kreg's New Beaded Face Frame System Is a Winner
When we saw this jig demonstrated at the AWFS Show in Las Vegas last summer, our first thought was
"Who needs another specialized router table jig?" Boy, were we wrong! Kreg's new Beaded Face Frame System
has taken off like you cannot imagine. Simply put, it easily produces cabinet face frames that feature
attractive professional-looking beads that connect flawlessly around the entire frame. It's either doing the work of a specialized
machine that would otherwise cost thousands of dollars, or it replaces a long and laborious tablesaw project plus tedious assembly.
John Lucas has provided a detailed illustrated tutorial on using the jig on his website
Wood Shop Demos
.
We also have a 3-minute video demo of the tool in action.
Watch the Video Demo:
Finishing
Wood
with Alan Noel
Preserving Patina
When I first started working on old furniture, I would give
everything a very good sanding before re-staining
and adding a new finish. However when I went to work for an antique
restoration shop while I was in college, I soon learned that not every piece
should be treated the same way.
Here are 5 tips to help
guide you in the right direction:
Our Most Popular Foredom Tool,
now $269.99
(reg. $299.99)
Everything you need for power carving. Powerful 1/3 HP motor, foot-operated speed control, handpiece,
47 piece bit assortment and project DVD. Limited quantity at this price.
CLICK HERE for more info:
How to Plan a Kitchen Renovation Using SketchUp, Part 2
By Sean Headrick
San Jose, California
This month we will see how to make cabinets for the kitchen, create flat panel as well as glass
panel doors, then make drawers and add hardware to finish your kitchen design.
Once you're familiar with the techniques described here, you should have no problem creating all
types of cabinet models.
Here's how to use this FREE project design system:
Narex Mortise Chisels
The maker of our best-selling bench chisels has created a stout new very affordable mortise chisel for medium-duty
furniture mortising. Available in 3 sizes with European beech handles, and as a set of all 3.
Narex Bench Chisels
Named Best Value Bench Chisel by FWW magazine, boxed set of 6 rugged chisels, only $59.99.
Auriou Hand-Stitched Rasps Are Back!
French-made Auriou rasps have long been a mainstay for sculptors, patternmakers and chairmakers, but the aggressive cut and smooth
finish left by these steel works of art will endear them to anyone who works wood.
After a year-long interruption in the supply of Auriou rasps, we are excited
to offer them once again in limited quantities.
CLICK HERE to see Auriou Rasps
Amana 60t Crosscut Blade
Only $29.99 on Sale
Amana's German-made AGE Series 60 tooth ATB professional crosscut blade is an outstanding value, only $29.99 while limited supplies last.
Stay Up-To-Date on All
That's New at the Highland Woodworking
You'll Love our Mail-In Blade Sharpening Service
"Recently I used your saw sharpening service and I wanted to
let you know that they did a super job on my blade. I not only needed the blade sharpened, but one tip was missing and they
replaced it as well. Turn around time was only about a week from my home in Tennessee. The blade
cuts as good as a new one. You can bet that I will be using you again when needed."
Thanks, Charles Arkon
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Highland's Winter Tool Festival & ONE DAY SALE Features Free Demos by THOMAS LIE-NIELSEN
Join us at our Atlanta store Saturday, Jan. 23 from 9 AM to 6 PM for our annual Winter Tool Festival and One-Day Sale.
Headlining this year's event is toolmaker Thomas Lie-Nielsen, who'll be at the workbench demonstrating his exquisite hand tools
thru-out the day.
Read our Interview
with Thomas Lie-Nielsen:
A number of our other vendors will also be on hand giving live demonstrations. Freud will bring it's
well-equipped "Workshop on Wheels" demonstrating building raised panel doors using a router table. Our Kreg rep will
demonstrate the ease and efficiency of pockethole joinery as well give live demos of their popular new Beaded Face Frame System.
We'll do the famous
SawStop hotdog demo twice during the day, at 11 AM and 2 PM.
It's a great chance to learn new woodworking techniques
as well as save money on the many great deals we'll be offering throughout the store.
New Rikon 10" Bandsaw
Only $199.99, save $80!
This little gem has already proven itself to be an excellent value as a 10" bandsaw, especially at this low introductory price.
(When our current supply is gone, the price will go back to $279.99.) In our tests at the store, we installed a Wood Slicer
resawing blade on the Rikon 10-305 bandsaw, carefully adjusted all the guides, then proceeded to resaw uniform slices 1/64" thick
off the length of a 4x4. 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.
No woodworking book or DVD we've ever sold before has generated the response we've received from customers to Charles Brock's
excellent plan bundle that provides everything you need to know to build your own Maloof-inspired rocking chair.
Now Chuck has singled out the specific tools he uses
when building the chair and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project.
Check Out the Tools of the Trade:
Matt's Basement Workshop Woodworking Podcasts
Here's a website worth visiting that hosts almost-weekly woodworking podcasts.
Matt Vanderlist is a high-energy guy who's all about sharing what he's learned (and still learning) about woodworking.
You can subscribe for free to receive new podcasts, as well as browse four years of archived podcasts on subjects
as diverse as cutting dovetails, building skateboards, hand-applying finishes, testing Krylon stain in a can, various real
ongoing projects, visits from his woodworking guru Hendrik Varju, free product giveaways, and much, much more. We recommend
checking it out.
Visit Matt's Basement Workshop:
Now keep up with the latest news from Highland Woodworking via our frequent posts on Twitter.
Festool Drill Now $400,
THE LAST DRILL
You'll Ever Need to Buy
Tests have
shown the Festool T+3 drills outperform the competition's 15 and 18 volt drills. You can literally drive more than 1,000,000 screws with one of these drills.
Built to last a lifetime, it is literally the last drill you will ever need to buy.
What's This?
Discounted Festools?
Indeed, we offer Festool discounts. Purchase a Festool dust extractor now along with select Festool saws, sanders, routers and jointers and save 10% off the regular price of the vac.
A similar discount applies to the price of an MFT-3 Multi-Function table when purchased with a Festool circular saw or Kapex miter saw.
Recent WOOD SLICER Testimonial
Just got a 1/2" Wood Slicer for a project. Put it on, re-tuned the band saw and POW! Right out of
the box I'm slicing off veneers of hard maple that measure consistently .030". I'm impressed,
gentlemen. The blade is everything it's cracked up to be, sharp, consistent, quiet and it leaves a
surface that a couple strokes of a scraper will take care of. I'll be back for more. — Doug F.
CHECK OUT our phenomenal
Wood Slicer resawing
blade:
Now Stocking a Wide Selection of Freud Sawblades and Dados
Freud sawblades offer the ultimate combination of fused tooth grind geometry, blade body
rigidity, precise tensioning, a special carbide blend and superior carbide brazing, non-stick
Perma-SHIELD coating and high performance anti-vibration – all working together to
provide the ultimate cut.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Freud's New Quadra-Cut Raised Panel & Profile Router Bits Cut Cleaner
Four carbide cutters work better than two, especially when two of the cutters perform upshear cuts while the other two make downshear cuts,
eliminating splinters and fuzz even on challenging cross-grain cuts and in the most delicate of materials.
Now available in a wide variety of router bit profiles.
Jet 16-32 Drum Sander
Manufactured by Performax for many years, the popular 16-32 Drum Sander is now made by Jet. We are
pleased to reintroduce it to our product line. For a modest investment it provides an incredible
32" width in sanding capacity and is amply powered by a 1-1/2 HP 110 volt 14 amp motor.
New Hock Premium Carving Knives
The makers of Hock Tools are well known for their much-sought-after high-quality tool-steel plane irons. Now they've created a line
of beautiful handmade carving knives with Rc62 high carbon steel blades and comfortable bubinga handles.
Quantity Discounts on Hardwood Lumber
10% discount on 50 BF (assorted). 20% discount on 100 board feet.
Available for in-store purchase only, premium hand-selected Walnut, Cherry,
Mahogany, Red Oak, quartersawn White Oak, Maple, Poplar, European steamed Beech,
Purple Heart, Bloodwood, Wenge, Bubinga, Zebrawood and others. Random widths and lengths, planed 2 sides, one straight edge. Stop in and check it out!
Hardwood Lumber Price List
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