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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.
Show Your Stuff!
This
month we are featuring several pieces of beautiful furniture built by John Weber of Canajoharie, NY.
CLICK HERE to look more closely at several impressive pieces inspired by the books of Glen Huey:
Show Us Your Wood
Carving!
Bill Cosentini is an artist with his chainsaw, and these detailed carvings are the evidence of that fact.
CLICK HERE to see the impressive work Bill has completed with his chainsaw:
HIGHLAND VIDEO:
Product Tours Available on our YouTube Channel! Check out the great product tour videos on our Youtube Channel. Our good friend Morton demonstrates some of our most popular products for your benefit in these tours. Click below to take a look at one of Morton's great videos:
Are there any products you'd like to see a tour of? If so, we invite you to EMAIL US and let us know what YOU would like to see!
New Downloadable Project Plan:
Marble Launch
Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "The All-New Woodworking For Kids" provides a new project plan in each issue of Wood News. Inspired by vintage arcade-style tabletop games, the Marble Launcher will be great fun for older kids to build and play with. Order your plan online by adding it to your shopping cart. After it has been processed by our staff, you will receive an email with a link to download your plan set in PDF form. Check back next month for another great new downloadable plan from Kevin!
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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Inside This
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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 credit if we show your shop in a future issue. 
This month we are featuring Shawn Nystrom's Windsor, VA shop, where he is looking forward to spending 40+ hours a week as he nears retirement.
CLICK HERE for a look inside:
Our November Lie-Nielsen
Tool of the Month: The #101 Bronze Violin Maker's Plane
Read Lee Laird's blog post about the Lie-Nielsen #101 Violin Maker's Plane to find out more: Take a closer look at the #101 Violin Maker's Plane:
By Steven D. Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin
Barbershops & Woodshops
The Beard/Mask Interface One Day Super Shop Cleaning
This month, The Down to Earth Woodworker is reminded of his childhood moments spent in the local barbershop, and likens that feeling to a trip to your local woodworking store. He also offers a helpful solution for all of those bearded woodworkers he talked about last month who want to wear a safety mask, and then provides a start to finish guide for a top to bottom one day shop cleanup just in time for woodworking season.
Is your shop in need of a good cleaning? If so CLICK HERE to read Steve's ONE DAY PLAN:
Ask the Staff
Question: My good sized shop is in need of a new concrete floor, but at this time that is out of reach, cost-wise. Can you offer a more inexpensive solution?
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel 
Cleaning a Finish Giving a good cleaning to a piece of furniture that has a viable finish is not an arduous task if one uses the right tool for the job. In my shop we always use waterless hand cleaner. This type of cleaner is used primarily by auto mechanics to clean the grease and grime off their hands and is also great for cleaning furniture finishes. Here are ELEVEN tips for cleaning a finish: |
Book Review:
The New Traditional Woodworker
By J. Norman Reid
Delaplane, Virginia The current revival of interest in hand tools has summoned forth a number of good books to ease the transition away from power tools. One of the best—if not the best—is Jim Tolpin's The New Traditional Woodworker. What is so great about The New Traditional Woodworker? CLICK HERE to read more: 
SawStop PCS Tablesaw An easy way to make your workshop SAFER 
Woodworking Works for Me
By Steve McClintic, Sr Roanoke, Virginia The great thing about a hobby is it is done at leisure. There are no deadlines, expectations or assumptions. For more than 40 years, woodworking has been my hobby. In 2008, I officially retired. I thought to myself: "What should I do?" Woodworking. It was a no brainer. CLICK HERE to read more of Steve's woodworking story:
My Last Shop: A Workshop Series
By Mike Smith Mountain Park, GA
My name is Mike Smith and I'm a Child of a Child of the Depression. I recently retired from teaching woodworking and now my bride, Margie, of 45 years and I have moved to what I like to call "Our Last Home". Now I would like to build "My Last Shop". Come along with me.
CLICK HERE to learn what Mike has in store for his "Last Shop":
Latest episode of The Highland Woodworker Web TV features the Moulthrop family of master woodturners and an interview with woodworker Jimmy Carter
WOOD SLICER
Testimonial
I wanted to comment on your Wood Slicer bandsaw blades. Anyone wanting to re-saw lumber, contact Highland Woodworking. I ordered my second wood slicer while resawing Oak for my Grandchildrens' Jewelry Boxes. I've never seen anything like them! And, way to go Highland! It arrived at my home as fast as they cut! Great blade and fast service. I'm sure glad I found a great blade and a fantastic Company to Deal with. Thank you HIGHLAND! — Bill Stoelk, Basin, Wyoming Get Yourself a Wood Slicer:
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