Wood News Online, No. 169, September 2019

Leigh D4R Pro 24"
Dovetail Jig
September Promotion

With a Leigh Jig, you design a piece of furniture and then fit the jig to the design, rather than being constrained to the limited number of stock widths that suit conventional fixed templates.

For a limited time buy a
D4R Dovetail Jig and get an accessory kit (list price $309)
FOR ONLY $99

Inside This Issue

Workshop Submissions Wanted
Finishing: Timbermate Wood Filler
Women in Woodworking
Sharpen This, Part 8
Show Us Your Woodworking
Poll: Buying a New Tool
Video: Festool Rotex Sanders
Submit Your Carving Projects
Tool Review: Woodpeckers Turning Tools
Waste in Woodworking
Book Review: A Carpenter's Life
Early Fall 2019 Catalog
The Highland Woodworker
Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud

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My Wasteline is Expanding
By Bob Rummer

Have you ever thought about the amount of waste in wood that is used for your woodworking project? Bob Rummer explores how much wood really goes into your project by starting at the source, the stump of the tree and continuing through the waste processes of the sawmill and then finally his own workshop.

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Upcoming Woodworking Classes in Atlanta

9/5 Table Saw Orientation
9/7 Hand Cut Dovetails
9/9-12 Cabinetmaking Basics
9/14-15 Fundamentals of Woodworking
9/17 Using Hand Planes
9/18 French Polish Workshop
9/21 Beginning Turning
9/21 Finishing 101
9/22 Basic Bowl Turning
9/24 Intro to Pen Turning
9/25 Hand Tool Sharpening
9/26 Milling and Jointing Lumber
9/28-29 Sloyd Inspired Carving
10/2 Sharpening for Turners
10/5-6 Pyrography Workshop
10/8 Using Hand Planes
10/9 Finishing the Finish
10/12-13 Fundamentals of Woodworking
10/15 Hand Tool Sharpening
10/17 Hand Cut Mortise and Tenon
10/22-23 Build a Bookcase
10/24 Milling and Jointing Lumber
10/26 Basic Bowl Turning
10/27 Beginning Turning
10/30 Taming the Skew

Featured Class:
Sloyd Inspired Carving - Handcrafting Wooden Utensils with Will Burney
September 28-29, 2019

“Sloyd” (Slöjd), a method of educating students in the ways of handicraft, is still an integral part of citizenry education in many Nordic countries. Come give yourself a Sloyd weekend, unplugging from your smart phone for a spell and put your wise, text savvy hands busy learning to craft "in analog" for making simple, useful (and with a little practice) elegant wooden utensils. Master spoon carver Will Burney will guide you in the ways of Sloyd, teaching you to whittle and carve wood with basic tools.

Click here to sign up


Show Us Your Woodworking We're sharing Donald Sulltrop's staircase project that incorporates "the golden triangle" as well as a variety of other projects. *View Donald's Projects*	Show Us Your Shop We're looking for more woodworking shop submissions! We invite you to SEND US PHOTOS of your woodworking shop along with captions and a brief history and description of your shop. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store credit if we show your submission in a future issue. Click here to view past shop submissions and submit	Show Us Your Woodcarving We're currently looking for future submissions for our Show Us Your Woodcarving column! Submissions that appear in Wood News Online will receive a $50 Highland Woodworking Store Credit! *Submit your Carving Projects!*

Finishing Tip: Timbermate Water Based Wood Filler

We recently had our wood finishing expert, Alan Noel, try out some of the new Timbermate Water Based Wood Filler and Alan has shared the benefits of having this great new product in your workshop.

Click here to find out
the benefits

Women in Woodworking
Meet Ashley Grenon

This month, Char introduces us to Ashley Grenon, a software engineer by day who has created her own following as a woodworker at Handmade with Ashley.

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Tips from Sticks
in the Mud

Jim discusses wood finishing and shares a tip on how he has become more adventurous with the types of finishes he uses (when normally he prefers none), as well as a money-saving tip on the benefits of Bloxygen.

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Poll: What Drives You to Buy
a New Tool?

Our September poll asks "What drives you to buy a new tool?"

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answer our poll

Book Review:
A Carpenter's Life As Told By Houses

This is not your ordinary woodworking book. It addresses not cabinetmaking, but carpentry and the home construction trades. And rather than serving as a "how to" guide, it is instead a biographical account of the life of a carpenter and sometimes writer whose life experiences encompassed a wide variety of housing types, 10 of which he discusses.

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Tool Review: Woodpeckers Ultra-Shear Carbide-Tipped Turning Tools

Woodpeckers Ultra-Shear Carbide-Tipped Turning Tools provide an alternative to traditional woodturning tools. The biggest advantage is that you do not have to sharpen the tool...just loosen the carbide cutter head and rotate it to a new cutting surface.

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read the review

Video: Festool
Rotex Sanders

Festool's line of Rotex Sanders are perfect if you are looking to get into the world of Festool Sanding and you want the most versatility you can buy in a sander. Matthew Morris discusses the different options and uses of Festool Rotex Sanders in this short video.

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

Click here to watch

Sharpen This, Part 8
Polish & Get Back
to Work
By Christopher Schwarz

In Part 8 of his sharpening series, Chris Schwarz shares some tips on how to quickly polish an edge and how it is OK to leave some scratches.

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New Tools and Deals for Your Workshop

Woodpeckers OneTime Tool - Delve Square

The unique asymmetrical base in the new stainless steel DelVe Squares gives them more functionality than any other small squares on the market. Lay out mortise and tenon joints effortlessly. Locate dowel pin and fastener locations in seconds.

Last day to order is September 23, 2019!

Woodpeckers OneTime Tool - Bench Rule

A highly accurate bench rule that’s a hefty 1-3/4" wide, then adds a sliding stop that elevates the tool’s usefulness and improves lay out accuracy. The stop makes repetitive marking fast, and doubles as a stand to hold the rule on edge so you can use the end graduations.

Last day to order is September 16, 2019

NEW SawStop Jobsite PRO
Table Saw

The new SawStop Jobsite PRO Table Saw allows you to do plenty of safe and accurate tablesaw work, but with a much smaller footprint than other models. It fits well in a small shop and can easily be moved to another location, if needed.

Click here to watch
our demo video

NEW Early Fall 2019 Tool Catalog

Our brand new online tool catalog is available to view online. You can click on any product number in our online flip catalog to go straight to our web page for that item.

Flip through now!

NEW Mortise & Tenon Magazine, Issue 7 *Pre-Order now for early October delivery*	NEW 2019 Festool Mobile Dust Extractors *Click here for more info*	Bora Workbench Caster Kit Click here for more info	Wood Slicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade *Click here for more info*

NEW The Solution at Hand By Robert Wearing *Read a short excerpt and pre-order now!*	The Difference Makers By Marc Adams Click here for more info	Joiner's Work By Peter Follansbee *Click here for more info*	Charles Brock's Sculptured Plan Bundles Save $70 for a limited time!

Save $10 on the Flex Arm Magnetic LED Worklight Order now while sale quantities last	Stanley 175th Anniversary Tape Measure - 10ft Great Collector's Item!	Premium Workbenches On Sale Save up to $200 on select models	Quick Action Bar Clamps *Now back in stock!*

Save $22 on the Portamate 6-Shelf Lumber Rack *Order now while sale quantities last*	Woodworking Tool Kit for Kids *Click here for more info*	Narex Spoon Carving Starter Kit Click here for more info	David Barron Magnetic Dovetail Saw Guide Makes it easy to hand cut perfect dovetails

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