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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.
Check out our new kit: The Mini-Texturing Tool!
Make your own Mini-Texturing Tool for adding professional
decoration to your woodturning projects.
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Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
I want to give you feedback on a product I purchased recently. Last week I received a
3/4″ x 105″ Wood Slicer. I was very pleased when I received it so soon after ordering!! I had saved
some beautiful Cherry Laurel from a fallen tree and looked forward with great anticipation to sawing
it into planks for gift boxes. I installed the blade on my 14″ Delta bandsaw with risers. The
instructions that accompanied the blade were indispensible since this was my first venture into
resawing.
I could hardly wait to see how it would go. I was flabbergasted at what I felt and saw as I pushed
the rough-cut piece of log through the blade. The cut was so easy, and the wood tracked through the
blade straight as an arrow. I did not have to make any allowances for drift or blade curvature!! I
almost cried it felt and looked so good. The sides of the cuts looked like they had been through a
planer or jointer, no blade marks whatsoever!
So, I just wanted you (and other customers who might wonder if all of your claims for the Wood
Slicer are true) to know – I can say that they most certainly are!
Thanks,
— W.
Osburn
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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
The Down To Earth Woodworker is busy moving into his new (old) house and his new
workshop and will be back next month with tales of near tragedies, minor victories, how a woodworker
builds stairs, wiring strategies for a woodworking shop, his “shop-in-a-box” moving strategy, and
the rigors of moving 5,700 pounds of woodworking equipment.
This month, we're featuring a Down To Earth Woodworker "Classic" article - How To 5S Your Workshop.
Steven Johnson is currently setting up his new workshop according to these guidelines - if you
are considering a spring clean for your workshop, this article will get you started right!
Ready to implement the 5S Program in YOUR Workshop? Click here to read on!
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 several sets.
Details and How to Order:
Krenov-Style Wooden Plane Kit
Our Krenov-style Jarrah plane kit by Hock Tools is a fast and simple way to build your own wooden
hand plane and begin to enjoy the pleasure of planing wood by hand. Although it's an easy project to
build even for a novice, an experienced woodworker will also appreciate the quality and performance
of a plane made from this kit.
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Small Combination Waterstone Now Back in Stock
Available once again, this pocket-size combination waterstone is especially handy to use on the
jobsite or around the house for sharpening carpentry, gardening and other edge tools. One side is
250-grit silicon carbide that's excellent for coarse work and reshaping an edge; the other side is a
standard 1000-grit medium stone for honing the edge.
CLICK HERE for more info:
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NEW PUBLICATION:
The Highland Woodturner
Wood turning is the fastest growing part of the woodworking community. To give it the attention
it deserves, we've started a new publication devoted entirely to woodturning.
Take
a look at the first issue!
Want to join in? We invite you to
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STORIES
of your favorite current turning topic.
A Unique Woodturning Project
By Andrew Sawyer
Chanhassen, MN
OUR LATEST NEW woodworking tool catalog is now available to browse
online!
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TO BEGIN
Show Your Stuff!
We invite you to
SEND US
PHOTOS
of your favorite woodworking projects along with captions and a brief
history of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if
we show your stuff in a future issue.
This month we are featuring the work of Chester VanderZee of Volga, South Dakota.
CLICK HERE to take a look at his custom cabinets:
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:
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Floor Repair
For those of us that have hardwood floors throughout the house, the areas with the most traffic tend
to show wear very quickly and can use a little sprucing up from time to time. There are several
types of floor finishes on the market, and the ones used most often are polyurethane, an oil based
varnish, water based urethane, shellac and wax.
Here are SIX helpful tips for touching up your hardwood floors:
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