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Sharpening System

NEW Woodpeckers® OneTIME Tool®
Sharpening System

There's no better feeling in woodworking than making a cut with a razor-sharp tool. Woodpeckers newest OneTime Tool, the Sharpening System, makes the sharpening process easier, more accurate and quicker than freehand sharpening and has features you won't find in the competition.

Last day to order is 5/20/19

Inside This Issue

Show Us Your Workshop
Watch Yer' Woodworking Language
Women in Woodworking
Sharpen This, Part 4
Show Us Your Woodworking
Poll: Tool Calibration
Video: Broad Axes Explained
Show Us Your Woodcarving
Turning an Oval Handle
Tool Review: Trend Airshield Pro
Book Review: Mortise & Tenon, Issue 6
Spring/Summer 2019 Catalog
The Highland Woodworker
Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud
Earlex HV5500

Save $40 on the
Earlex HV5500 Sprayer Package Deal

In Fine Woodworking's test of HVLP Turbine Systems, the Earlex 5500 was chosen "Best Value" among a field of 14 top competitors! For the month of May you can save $40 on our package deal, which includes 1.5mm and 2.0mm spray tips.

Just $299.99 during May 2019
 
Woodworking Language of Jointery

Watch Yer' Woodworking Language
By Bob Rummer

A standard terminology is an important part of any craft or discipline. This month Bob Rummer explains the importance of the woodworking language when it comes to joinery and making a "tusk-wedged tenon" when you are actually making a keyed through tenon.

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Upcoming Woodworking Classes in Atlanta

5/11 Basic Bowl Turning
5/14 Table Saw Orientation
5/15 Finishing the Finish
5/16 Milling and Jointing Lumber
5/18 Build a Tool Storage Box
5/18 Finishing 101
5/19 Router Basics
5/21 Using Hand Planes
5/25 Beginning Turning
5/28 Hand Tool Sharpening
6/1 Basic Bowl Turning
6/4 Build a Tray Insert
6/11 Using Hand Planes
6/12 French Polish Workshop
6/13 Milling and Jointing Lumber
6/15 Intro to Spoon Carving
6/16 Intro to Chip Carving
6/17-20 Cabinetmaking Basics
6/22 Intro to Marquetry
6/22 Finishing 101
6/23 Whittle a Swedish Dala Horse
6/25 Hand Tool Sharpening
6/26 Sharpening for Turners
6/27 Intro to Pen Turning
6/29 Beginning Turning
6/30 Basic Bowl Turning

Finishing 101

Featured Class:
Finishing 101 with
Alan Noel
May 18, 2019

Choosing and applying a finish can be a bewildering task, starting with the dizzying array of product choices and ending at times in disappointment once they are applied. In this class, Alan Noel, a professional furniture refinisher with over 25 years of experience, will be your guide to unraveling the mystery of furniture finishing. Alan will illuminate the criteria for selecting the right finish for a project, so the finish provides the needed level of protection and achieves a look and feel appropriate for the piece.

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Show Us Your Shop

Show Us Your Shop

We're sharing Art Fahie's 10' x 17' workshop in Bar Mills, ME.

View Art's Shop
Show Us Your Woodworking

Show Us Your Woodworking

We're sharing a variety of Ben Tyler's fun projects that he has made for his family and grandchildren.

View Ben's Projects
Show Us Your Woodcarving

Show Us Your Woodcarving

We're sharing Jeff Franklin's realistic relief carvings inspired by nature.

View Jeff's Carving Projects
 
Turning an Oval Handle

Turning the Corner: Oval Handle

When learning to turn, students will often practice spindle skills by making a shop mallet, which involves turning an oval mallet handle, which Temple discusses how to make in this article.

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Women in Woodworking

Women in Woodworking
Meet Sadie Mae John

This month, Char introduces us to Sadie Mae John, a maker based in Tempe, AZ who Char met at Workbench Con earlier this year in Atlanta.

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Sticks in the Mud

Tips from Sticks
in the Mud

Jim starts a series of tips on reusing oak wood flooring for a new woodworking project, in addition to a "money-saving" tip on what you can find when you go dumpster diving at construction sites.

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Poll: Tool Calibration

Poll: Tool Calibration

This month's poll asks "How often do you calibrate your tools?"

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Mortise & Tenon Magazine, Issue 6

Book Review:
Mortise & Tenon Magazine, Issue 6

For the sixth time, Mortise & Tenon Magazine creator and editor Joshua Klein has given us a superb example of a high quality woodworking publication. This new issue will appeal to a wide range of woodworkers featuring an array of woodworking legends and techniques.

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Trend Airshield Pro

Tool Review:
Trend Airshield Pro

Micron dust particles are a danger to your health in the shop, but the Trend Airshield Pro is specifically designed to defend against these types of particles and provide you with freshly filtered air while you're working in your shop!

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Broad Axes Explained

Video: Broad Axes Explained

In this short video Jim Dillon explains how to choose the right broad axe for your shop, making your work more efficient, safer and far more enjoyable.

Check out other videos and product tour demos on our YouTube Channel.

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Chris Schwarz

Sharpen This, Part 4
Very Small Rocks
By Christopher Schwarz

When you breakdown the act of sharpening, you are abrading with rocks, each of which have their own qualities and sharpening effects. In Part 4 of his series, Chris Schwarz discusses "rock" size for his sharpening tools.

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New Tools and Deals for Your Workshop
Non-Slip Parallel Bar Clamp

Non-Slip Parallel Bar Clamp with Pivot Handle

Our most popular clamp is now back in stock! Woodworking clamps with parallel jaws are great for woodworkers when gluing-up doors, panels, cabinet carcasses and for other tasks where evenly applied pressure is needed to help assemblies and joinery be clamped together square and true.

15% off for a limited time!
Joiner's Work'

Pre-Order
Joiner's Work by
Peter Follansbee

Peter Follansbee has spent his adult life researching 17th Century New England furniture to understand the simple tools and straightforward processes used to build the historical pieces featured in this book. Joiner's Work represents the culmination of decades of serious research and shop experimentation.

Pre-order now for Late May delivery
Timbermate

NEW Timbermate
Wood Filler

With Timbermate Wood Filler you’ll never have to throw out unused wood putty again! It is without equal in the world of interior grade wood fillers and nail hole putties. It is both freeze proof and heat proof. Should it dry out because you left the lid off overnight, simply add a little water, stir and it’s reconstituted back to as good as new.

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The Highland Woodworker

In our most recent episode of The Highland Woodworker, Chuck visits with former Popular Woodworking Megan Fitzpatrick who shares her tips on laying out dovetails, plus much more!

Watch the latest episode!

 

NEW Festool Jigsaw Blades

Will work in most brands of professional jigsaws


NEW Leigh VRS1200 Vacuum & Router Support for PORTER-CABLE 4200 Series Dovetail Jigs

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FWW Archive

Fine Woodworking Magazine Archive
1975-2018
Flash Drive

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supplies last

Flip Catalog

Flip Through Our NEW Spring/Summer 2019 Woodworking Catalog

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The New Best of Fine Woodworking Volume 2

OVER 70% off while sale quantities last


Save $10 on the
Flex Arm Magnetic
LED Worklight

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Workbench

Save $22 on the Portamate 6-Shelf Lumber Rack

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Elipse OV/P100 Organic Vapor & Dust Mask

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David Barron Magnetic Dovetail Saw Guide

Makes it easy to hand cut perfect dovetails

Workbench

Tool-less Blade Guide Upgrade Kit

Designed for Rikon 10-324 and 10-325 Bandsaws

Quick Action Bar Clamps

Quick Action
Bar Clamps

Now back in stock!


Good Clean Fun by Nick Offerman

Limited signed copies available

 

Narex Spoon Carving Starter Kit

Makes a great Mother's Day gift!


Stanley 175th Anniversary Tape Measure - 10ft

Great Collector's Item!

Workbench

Save on a New Workbench!

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Wood Slicer

Wood Slicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade

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for more info

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