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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 Mary May's beautiful carvings featuring traditional European techniques.
CLICK HERE to take a closer look!
My Wooden iPod Mini
By Josh Darrah
Brisbane, Australia
This is the wooden mod I made for my old iPod mini. It is by no means perfect, but it's been a
super fun project for me. I tried to make the case completely wooden (with working clickwheel) using
the internal workings of the original mini.
CLICK HERE to see how Josh did it!
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 Bob Jordan, who offers some great safety advice that has been
passed down to him over the years.
CLICK
HERE to check out Bob's safety tips!
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. Buying the Super Bundle saves $10 off purchasing the items separately.
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:
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Protecting Your Furniture
When we get together for family gatherings, parties, meals, etc., it pays for us to think ahead
about how to protect our valuable pieces of furniture from the impact of these festivities.
Here are SIX tips on what do:
Ask the Staff
Question:
Hi, I've heard really good things about your Wood Slicer blades and after reading your info
find that I'm confused! I have a Jet 18" bandsaw that calls for a 137" blade. In your PDF it seems
that the 1/2" blade would be as good and maybe even better than the 3/4". I'm currently using
another brand 3/4" but would you recommend the 1/2" for resawing?
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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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.
Featured this month is Dana Vogel's new workshop, rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina and located in
Gulfport, Mississippi.
CLICK HERE
for a look inside:
Hand Tool of the Month:
Auriou Rasps
By Steven D. Johnson,
Racine, Wisconsin
This month the Down to Earth Woodworker takes a look at the year ahead from a 5000-year perspective, then
jumps into the heated fray surrounding table saw safety with his own view of how free enterprise itself will inevitably lead to more
safety regulations as well as safer machinery. Finally he shows some nice tips on how to make efficient use of shop space,
as well as save your ears and some of your money.
CLICK HERE for a Down to Earth look at 2012, tablesaw safety, and efficient use of shop space:
Consider Building your own Wooden Plane
These kits by Hock Tools provide all the parts needed for building wooden planes (and a spokeshave)
that are both beautiful and highly functional.
CLICK HERE for
more info:
New Downloadable Project Plan: The Tuggy Boat
Here's 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 Tuggy Boat. Young mariners will love this rolling boat with its twin portholes, storage hatch, flag pole and anchor.
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.
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Fri-Sat, Feb 3-4, Highland Woodworking hosts the
ATL Lie-Nielsen
Hand Tool Event
This year our Winter One Day Sale has been expanded to 2 days and will include Lie-Nielsen's Atlanta Hand Tool Event.
In addition to our usual Winter Sale special savings throughout the store, our factory reps from Lie-Nielsen will
give everyone an opportunity to try out many of our Lie-Nielsen hand tools.
A number of other vendors will also be on hand giving entertaining and informative live demonstrations.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND ITEMS will be on sale throughout the store.
[Please note: We will not be discounting Lie-Nielsen Tool prices at this event.]
We invited several of our Wood News contributors to send us their woodworking New Year’s Resolutions. As inspiration (or
entertainment) for the rest of us, we share them with you here. (You can also add your own!)
What did they resolve for 2012?
The Time May Be Right
to Think about Owning a SawStop Contractor Saw
The SawStop 10" Contractor Saw is the safest contractor saw on the market, and we are pleased to now
be able to offer 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
extremely popular new
premium fretsaw makes it easier than ever to remove waste when cutting dovetails.
Don't Own a Workbench?
Our affordable European Workbench will make a great addition to your workshop
This affordable European Workbench will help transform your woodworking.
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 several diverse woodworking pieces by Mark Matthews. From his
sculptured flower bouquets to his combination music/guitar stand, Mark has designed some
truly unique pieces you won't want to miss.
CLICK HERE to take a closer look at Mark's impressive creations:
The Highland Woodturner
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.
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Visit our Retail Store
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Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
I purchased a new Rikon 14" 1 1/2 hp bandsaw last month. It came with a 5/8"
bandsaw blade from Olson. I was quite happy with what the new band saw could do, compared to the old
one I had. However, in doing a little research on which saw to buy, I kept coming across
testimonials concerning a band saw blade I had never heard of – yours of course. So I decided to buy
one for myself. I don't know how you do it, all I know is that everything you claim it can do, it
does. Cuts smoother, quieter, faster than any other bandsaw blade I've tried. If your saw is set up
right, you can resaw without the need for a drum sander. I'll be buying another blade real soon!
— J. McQueen
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