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Show Us Your Carving!
For this new column exclusively devoted to woodcarving, we invite you to
SEND US
PHOTOS
of your favorite woodcarving projects along with captions and a brief
history of your woodcarving. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if
we show your carving work in a future issue!
This month we are featuring Gary Smith's horse-drawn wagon, along with his story for how
he came to carve this impressive piece.
CLICK HERE to take a look!
A Woodworker's Dream
By Dick Rank
Atlanta, GA
If you are a wood collector or woodworker, pull over next time you see a large pile of sawdust
and smell wood smoke. Some time ago while driving up in Western North Carolina, I stopped to
investigate such a scene, and what I found was a large portable band saw lumber mill, a large log
yard stocked with a variety of wood species, and a very talented local sawyer and woodworker.
CLICK HERE to read more what Dick thinks is probably every woodworker's dream!
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 Jay Slavec, who is proud to still be able to count to ten after
20 years of professional furniture making.
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HERE to check out Jay's safety tip!
New Charles Brock DVD:
Shaping a Sculptured Rocker
After all the joinery has been cut and pieces assembled, the remaining challenge for the sculpted
chairmaker is shaping it all into a work of art. This 110-minute DVD will show you how.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Sculptured Rocker on Display at Highland
Highland blogger Terry Chapman is halfway done putting together the Sculptured Rocker Kit,
and he has generously offered to let us display the partially finished kit at Highland.
Come by the store to take a look.
Or read more about it HERE!
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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woodworking tools, books, supplies and accessories.
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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
Now that the Down to Earth Woodworker has moved into his new workshop, he is
contemplating some improvements from his previous shop configuration. The first item he sets his
sights on is an ingenious clamp rack that holds the clamps horizontally, saving space and allowing
for a lot more flexibility in storage options. After completing this satisfying task, he approaches
several random acts of woodworking, including helping a friend out with a basic toolkit, updating
his shop-built router table which succumbed to humidity in storage, and of course, getting ready for some winter
woodworking with a new coffee mug warmer.
CLICK HERE to read more random acts of woodworking and check out a video of the new shop bench
Steve is designing:
Our NEW FALL 2011 Woodworking Catalog is now available to browse
online!
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TO BEGIN
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Ask the Staff
Question:
I would like to add some bench dogs to my workbench. I built the top of my workbench from a
piece of a bowling alley lane, and would like to either purchase or make my own dogs. Any
recommendations would be appreciated.
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with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
An awesome present that's always appreciated by just about any woodworker
anywhere.
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SawStop Contractor
Saw News
The SawStop 10" Contractor Saw is the safest contractor saw on the market, and we are pleased to now
be able to sell and ship it to our customers nationwide within the 48 contiguous United States. Why
wait for an accident? We can ship your saw today!
More info and a demo video:
Knew Concepts Woodworker's Fretsaw
Ingeniously designed to be both light and strong as well as simple to adjust and use, this new
premium fretsaw makes it easier than ever to remove waste when cutting dovetails.
David Charlesworth followup
We're happy to report that David Charlesworth made his ambulance flight back to the UK on Oct. 14
and is now at home slowly recovering from the serious illness we reported last month. David sends
his thanks to all who chipped in to help cover some of his medical expense.
Our European Workbench:
A Great Addition to Your Workshop
This affordable European Workbench will help transform your woodworking.
Put one in your shop:
Join in The Wood Whisperer's Charity Build!
Highland Woodworking is proud to sponsor The Wood Whisperer’s charity build. Marc Spagnuolo and a
whole host of woodworkers around the country are building rocking horses for a great cause:
Woodworkers Fighting Cancer. And even better, you can combine this build for a great cause with a
great gift you can give for the holidays!
Show Your Stuff!
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Why Not Write an Article for Wood News?
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, we will compensate the contributor. We typically
pay up to $100 (in the form of a store credit) for a thousand-word-plus article with
photos.
Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
Just a short note to say that I just used your Wood Slicer blade for the first
time today! It's incredible.
It surpasses any promise you made about it. What a joy to use -- a quick touch up with the
thickness planer and my maple will be ready to use. The set up instructions were great -- they are
now taped to the face of the bandsaw permanently.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
— Paul Z.
Get Yourself a Wood Slicer:
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