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Joiner's Combination Square'

Woodpeckers OneTime Tool
Joiner's Combination Square

With the New Joiner's Combination Square, Woodpeckers broke the mold of standard combination squares by combining the angles you need for hand-cut dovetails with a meticulously milled 90° face. Then they loaded these squares with features that improve and simplify all types of joinery layout.

Last day to order is
Monday, May 11th, 2020

Inside This Issue

Show Us Your Workshop
Woodworking with Kids
A Job That Can't Be Lost
Women in Woodworking
Using Backsaws for Accurate Sawing
Finishing: MGM Finishes
Tool Review: MicroJig MatchFit Dovetail Clamp Pro and ZeroPlay 360 Sled Kit
Turning Support Rollers for a Planer
Taunton Press Book Specials
Poll: Shop Improvements
Spring 2020 Woodworking Catalog
Show Us Your Woodworking
Show Us Your Woodcarving
Book Review: Mortise & Tenon: Issue 8


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rikon 10-326

Rikon 14 inch Deluxe Bandsaw 10-326 with
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An excellent value, the Rikon 10-326 14" bandsaw offers 13" resaw capacity, a powerful 1-3/4 HP motor and tool-less blade guide adjustments.

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How-To

Free Online Video
Woodworking Tutorials

Now is a great time to learn a new woodworking skill. Here at Highland we've got a YouTube Channel full of how-to videos and product tours.

How to Turn Wooden Pens
How to Flatten a Board
How to Sharpen a Card Scraper
How to Sharpen a Handplane Blade
How to Keep Your Chisel Sharp
Build a Garden Potting Bench
Build a Bath Vanity

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Rikon 12 inch VS Midi Lathe 70-1218VS

Rikon 12 inch VS Midi Lathe 70-1218VS

For a limited time, save $200 on Rikon's new 70-1218VS midi-lathe which offers a quality choice for the beginner and the professional turner alike. The 70-1218VS features a powerful 3/4hp motor, 12" swing over the ways and 18" between centers, providng ample strength and room for a variety of projects.

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Show Us Your Shop

Show Us Your Shop

We're sharing Federico Holgado's shop which is attached to his garage and just a few blocks away from Highland Woodworking.

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Show Us Your Woodworking

Show Us Your Woodworking

Eddie Howard loves making all sorts of woodworking projects including fine furniture, shop storage, and small gifts on the scroll saw.

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Show Us Your Woodcarving

Show Us Your Woodcarving

Chris is a mathematician and he combined his love of geometric figures with woodcarving and has since produced several intricate knot carvings.

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Mortise and Tenon Magazine, Issue 8

Book Review:
Mortise & Tenon Magazine: Issue 8
By J. Norman Reid

As always in Mortise & Tenon Magazine, emphasis is on hand tool woodworking, with a strong sub-emphasis on living close to nature. In the latest issue, the result is a refreshing diversion from the overwhelmingly high technology world so far divergent from the earth from which life springs.

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Poll: Shop Time

Poll: What Shop Improvements Have You Been Making?

In our April poll we asked "How are you spending your time at home?" and the most popular answer was working on shop improvements. This month we're wondering, what those shop improvements are? Whether it's as simple as sweeping all of the dust you've created or as intricate as applying The Down to Earth Woodworker's 5S program to your shop, whatever it is, we hope you're enjoying your shop and making projects that will last a lifetime!

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Women in Woodworking

Women in Woodworking:
Meet Silvana Ralphs
By Char Miller-King

Blending a unique style of modern and rustic furniture with geometric design at the forefront, Silvana Ralphs adds a humble artistic touch to the world of simplistic creativity with wood. Born and raised in Brazil, Silvana relocated to the states four years ago, where she currently lives in California and works as a full-time maker of Sil Ralphs Designs.

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Woodworking Shop

A Job That
Can't Be Lost
By Bob Rummer

Because we freely choose to spend our time in the woodshop, it is "a job that can't be lost" according to Steven Gelber. This month Bob discusses how the 1930s were a boom for home crafts and leisure activity, which might just be similar to what we are currently experiencing in today's times.

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Hand Saws

Using Backsaws for Accurate Sawing
By Samuel Colchamiro

In the modern world of precise woodworking machines, handsaws are often discarded as obsolete and inaccurate. Samuel Colchamiro discusses how if you learn to track a line with a standard backsaw, the world of woodworking is no longer limited to the accessories of your power tools.

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woodworking with kids

Woodworking
with Kids
By Doug Stowe

Since kids have been spending more time learning from home, it is important to still be able to emphasize a hands-on learning approach, and what better way to do that than have your kids join you in your workshop!

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MGM Finishes

Finishing: MGM Finishes
By Alan Noel

"MGM" finishes were very popular in the art deco period. Fast forward some 85 years and these "two toned" finishes are now all the rage on open pour woods such as oak or ash.

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Woodturning Donut Hooks

Turning Support Rollers for a Planer
By Temple Blackwood

Temple's friend Kenny was recently making significant plank repairs to a beautiful, old, wooden sailboat and needed Temple's help in turning the in-feed and out-feed support rollers for his planer to accommodate the new, heavy, 18’ long, rough-sawn planks.

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New Tools and Deals for Your Workshop
Another work is possible

NEW Another Work is Possible
By Joshua Klein

This new title by Mortise & Tenon Editor, Joshua Klein, discusses the works of CSF (Charpentiers Sans Frontières), which translates to "Carpenters Without Borders", a diverse group of skilled craftspeople who use traditional methods and tools.

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MicroJig MatchFit Dovetail Clamp Pro and ZeroPlay 360 Sled Kit

Tool Review: MicroJig MatchFit Dovetail Clamp Pro and ZeroPlay 360 Sled Kit
By Jeff Fleisher

As a fan of MicroJig products, Jeff recently had the opportunity to use their MatchFit Dovetail Clamp Pro and the ZeroPlay 360 Sled Kit. He wanted to try these because he often cuts boards with angles that are not the standard 45 or 90 degrees.

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Taunton Book Specials

33% Off May 2020 Taunton Book Specials

Make some wooden outdoor games and learn pyrography skills with this month's discounted book specials from Taunton Press: Outdoor Woodworking Games and Solid-Point Pyrography.

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Woodworking Tool Kit for Kids

Woodworking Tool Kit for Kids

Now is a great time to have your kids join you in the workshop and learn some woodworking skills with their very own tool set made up of high-quality, real tools.

Get your kids interested in woodworking!

 
Flip Catalog

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Wood Slicer

Wood Slicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade

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Narex Richter Cryo-Treated Bevel Edged Chisels

NEW Narex Richter Cryo-Treated Bevel Edged Chisels

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Festool Kapex KS 120 REB Miter Saw with Stand and Extensions

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SawStop Router Tables

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Workbench

NEW Leigh TD330
Through Dovetail Jig

Get Leigh accuracy for only $99

Save 30% on the Portamate 6-Shelf Lumber Rack

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Rikon 12 inch
VS Midi Lathe
70-1218VS

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Flex Arm Magnetic LED Work Light

Flex Arm Magnetic LED Work Light

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wooden model kits

Wooden Model Kits

A fun project!
bora mobile base

NEW Bora
Mobile Bases

Up to 1500 lb. weight capacity!

Rikon Carbide Turning Tool System

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NEW Shaper Origin Handheld
CNC Router

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Non-Slip Parallel Bar Clamp

Non-Slip Parallel
Bar Clamps

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Narex Spoon Carving Starter Kit

Narex Spoon Carving Starter Kit

Make your own
wooden spoon

David Barron Magnetic Dovetail Saw Guide

David Barron Magnetic Dovetail Saw Guide

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