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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 Jordan Straker's amazing Native war shirt woodcarving.
CLICK HERE to take a closer look!
Why I Belong to a Woodworking Club
By Howard Van Valzah
Roscoe, IL
There is a whole lot more to club membership than just being woodworkers. We all
have the opportunity to make great friends out of our common interest in woodworking. I would
encourage all of you to make a point of getting to know your fellow club members better and enjoy
becoming a part of their lives.
CLICK HERE to read Howard's many reasons for belonging to a woodworking club:
The Maker's Mark
By W. Lee Tigner Jr.
Dawsonville, GA
My clients often comment that their favorite thing about my work is my signature, which is a
branded emblem including literally, my signature. Branding is a sign of the maker, a distinctive
mark that is unique to you, the artist.
Do you feel a sense of loss when a piece leaves your workshop? Maybe you need your own MAKER'S MARK!
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 Lee Ohmart, who has come up with some strategies for countering the
afternoon slump that many of us experience.
CLICK
HERE to check out Lee's safety tip!
Shaping a Sculptured Rocker DVD
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 has built a "before and after" rocking chair using one of our Sculptured Rocker
Walnut Parts Kits,
and has generously allowed us to display it 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:
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 publication devoted entirely to woodturning.
See the most recent issue!
Want to join in? We invite you to
SEND US PHOTOS AND STORIES
of your favorite current turning topic.
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Keeping It Safe When Spray Finishing
Applying finishes with an HVLP sprayer such as the Earlex HV5500 is fast and efficient, but there
are a few things you should always keep in mind whenever you work with solvent-based finishes.
Here are NINE TIPS you should ALWAYS follow:
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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.
Lie-Nielson Tool of the Month:
The #62 Low Angle Jack
By Steven D. Johnson,
Racine, Wisconsin
For December, the Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, has trade shows on the brain, and he provides
a great article with strategies for how to get the most out of the next woodworking trade show you attend. He then
follows that up with a great review of the new JDS Air-Tech HP Air Cleaner, and then finishes up with a
couple of video updates on the progress he has made on the new desk/assembly table/clutter-catcher he is
building for the Down to Earth Workshop.
CLICK HERE to take a look at trade show strategies from someone who has a lot of experience!
New Downloadable Project Plan: The Western Pony
This month we have a new downloadable project plan for a children's
plaything designed by Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "The All-New Woodworking For
Kids". This month we are featuring the Western Pony, a delicate rocking showpiece for your child's display shelf.
Place your order online and after it has been processed by our staff, you will receive an
email with a link to download your plan set in PDF form. And check back next month for
another great new downloadable plan from Kevin!
Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
An awesome present that's always appreciated by just about any woodworker
anywhere.
WOODWORKING
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An easy way to navigate our entire
highly-informative woodworking website.
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Knew Concepts Woodworker's Fretsaw
Ingeniously designed to be both light and strong as well as simple to adjust and use, this
extremely popular new
premium fretsaw makes it easier than ever to remove waste when cutting dovetails.
Imagine a SawStop Contractor Saw Under YOUR Christmas Tree
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? We can ship your saw today!
More info and a demo video:
Insights into Sanding a Sculptured Rocker
By Charles Brock
Columbus, Georgia
Final sanding of a rocker is a marathon, not a sprint! Sanding a rocker takes a lot more time than
the initial roughing out. I can build a rocker in a couple of days. Sanding is something different.
I used to do it by hand. Then I found some ways to save time.
Rocking Chair Super Instructional Bundle
First you build the rocker. Then you sculpt it into a piece of functional art. The Rocker Plan Bundle
gives you all you need to know to build. The Shaping a Sculptured Rocker DVD helps you master the
sculpting process.
Our European Workbench:
A Great Addition to Your Workshop
This affordable European Workbench will help transform your woodworking.
Show Your Stuff!
Families Love our Kid's Woodworking Tool Kit
One of our top ten selling items this year is 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 more than 50 useful
projects.
What's in the kid's tool kit?
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 credit) for a thousand-word-plus article with
photos.
Ask the Staff
Question:
I would like an 8" jointer, but lack 220V power. If 13" planers can be made with 110V motors, why not an 8" jointer?
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
Hi. The Wood Slicer bandsaw blade you sent me is, in itself, a work of art. I was
literally shocked when it cut through five inches of hard maple during a resaw attempt as if the
proverbial hot knife through butter! Kudos to you and the manufacturer.
Thanks for your time.
— David S.
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