Families Love our Kid's Woodworking Tool Kit
One of our top ten selling items this holiday season was our new
Woodworking Tool Kit for Kids. It's a great way to introduce kids to the joys of woodworking. These
are real tools that really work, and the 2 instructional books show how to build over useful 50
projects.
What's in the kid's tool kit?
HIGHLAND BLOG:
Five Days of Scrollsaws
This month at the Highland Woodworking blog, we have a series of videos on the setup and use of the
Rikon 16" Scroll Saw.
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 Maurice Clabaugh of Tuscaloosa, AL, who has a smart suggestion to
improve the safety of some of your power tools.
CLICK HERE to check out his tip:
Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
Just thought I would take a minute to drop you folks a note regarding my experience
w/ your Wood Slicer band saw blade—It certainly has lived up to the pre-purchase accolades
your sales rep mentioned while I was on the phone—I've used it to slice veneer about 2/32"
thick—and to cut the top free from the bottom of the box I am making—Thanks for a
terrific product.
— Barrie Beaver, Sussex, NJ
Get Yourself a Wood Slicer:
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Saving Money (and the Environment)
A good way to save money when buying most any type of finish is to buy as small a quantity as
possible to do the job. If you run out you can always buy more to complete your project. Buying only
what you need not only saves you money, but it also cuts down on the amount of leftover finish you
need to store, reuse or dispose of.
Here are some great tips for disposing of finishing products once you are...finished.
Passing thru Atlanta?
Visit our Retail Store
Browse over TEN THOUSAND woodworking tools, books, supplies and accessories.
Our experienced staff will be glad to discuss your shop needs and answer your questions.
Pricing Treen: A Guide for the Perplexed
By Wallace Macfarlane
TREEN: Made of "tree"; wooden. Of or belonging to a tree or trees; in quot. 1670, obtained or
made from trees. -- Oxford English dictionary
In the beginning it seemed most reasonable to price my wood by the competition. Trouble was, I
couldn't find any. There are a few mortars and pestles around and some bowls and breadboards, but
what I make is so ordinary it's different.
Click here to read about Wallace Macfarlane's $5000 bowl.
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 gift certificate) for a thousand-word-plus article with
photos.
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Inside This Issue
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.
By Steven D. Johnson,
Racine, Wisconsin
This month our Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, talks about some of his favorite tools in
his workshop, and you might be surprised to find out that most of them are not directly related to
woodworking (although Steve might argue they are just as critical to his process as a good jointer
or smoothing plane). Steve also begins measuring and marking out the boards for the joinery on his
new desk, and then takes a break to recount "The Year That Was" in the Down to Earth Workshop.
CLICK HERE to read about all this plus a money-saving Quick Tip from our Down to Earth Woodworker.
New Iwasaki Carving Files
Rather than producing sawdust waste like rasps normally do, these amazing tools remove tiny shavings
that look as if they came from a miniature plane!
Their claim to fame is removing material quickly like a rasp while
leaving a very clean surface finish like you would expect from a file.
Available in 14 sizes/styles or select from among our sets of 2.
Details and How to Order:
Lie-Nielson Tool of the Month
Small Bronze Scraping Plane
This month we're highlighting the Lie-Nielsen Small Bronze Scraping Plane,
useful for practically any finishing job in the shop. Our friend Lee Laird, of Lie-Nielsen Toolworks recently
wrote a blog entry for us on the impressive capabilities of the Scraping Plane, and how to set one up for use.
Check out Lee's reasons for why you need a scraping plane:
Ask the Staff
Question:
How can I remove the old peel & stick sandpaper from my 4x36 - 6" disc? I bought the sander
used and it looks like the sandpaper has been on there for years.
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
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Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
An awesome present that's always appreciated by just about any woodworker
anywhere.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 Highland's ONE DAY SALE features free demos by
Lie-Nielsen instructor Deneb Puchalski
Join us at our Atlanta store Saturday, Jan. 29 from 9 AM to 6 PM for our annual Winter Tool Festival and One-Day Sale.
Lie-Nielsen senior instructor Deneb Puchalski will be at the workbench throughout the day demonstrating our exquisite Lie-Nielsen hand tools.
A number of our other vendors will also be on hand giving entertaining and informative live demonstrations. We'll also 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.
A good workbench is the keystone of any woodworking shop. You'll be able to
approach your next woodworking project like never before with our AFFORDABLE new European Workbench.
Solidly constructed from beautiful European beechwood, this bench will help to inspire and enable
quality woodworking.
See the Versatile Festool Rotex 90 Sander
This brand new powerful 1/2 HP gear-driven sander (available March 1, 2011) is easily the most
versatile sander on the market. Instantly switch from polishing mode to random orbital mode to delta
oscillating mode.
How to Order the Rotex 90:
Watch a short Rotex 90 video:
Show Your Stuff!
HIGHLAND BLOG: Terry Chapman Continues on his Sculptured Rocker Kit
Highland's mega-blogger Terry Chapman is putting together Charles Brock's Sculptured Rocking Chair Walnut
Parts Kit, and he's keeping us up to date on his progress on the Highland Woodworking blog.
Sculptured Chair Plans
DVD, Book and Drawings
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:
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