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Sign Up for our Class
on Antique Restoration
July 24-25, 2010
Learn how to refinish and restore antique furniture yourself in this
2-day intensive workshop. Alan Noel makes his living doing this kind of work. He'll demonstrate countless valuable techniques (many that only a wood finishing
professional would ever know about) as he restores an actual antique from its found condition back to its former glory.
Highland's Upcoming Woodworking Class Schedule in Atlanta
Many classes fill up quickly. Register now to make sure we hold a spot for you.
July 10
Turning Pens
July 17
Beginning Turning
July 21
Turning Tops
July 24
Basic Bowl Turning
July 24 & July 25
Antique Restoration
July 25
Basic Bowl Turning
July 27
Scraper Secrets Revealed
July 28
Sharpening for Turners
July 31
Bandsaw Basics
August 7
Spray Finishing
August 10
Using Hand Planes
August 14
Turn a Peppermill
August 17
Hand Tool Sharpening
August 21
Basic Bowl Turning
August 22
Basic Bowl Turning
August 28
Introduction to Marquetry
No
woodworking book or DVD we've ever sold before has generated the response we've received from customers to Charles Brock's excellent plan bundle that
provides everything you need to know to build your own Maloof-inspired rocking chair.
Now Chuck has singled out the specific tools he uses when
building the chair and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project.
Check Out the Tools of the Trade:
Recent WOOD SLICER Testimonial
I recently purchased three band saw blades for my 10 inch Inca 260, included in the purchase was a Wood Slicer
Bandsaw Blade. When I unwrapped it, I realized this was something special. I immediately installed the Wood Slicer, fired up the machine and started
cutting 6 " X 6" White Oak rough stock. Results? WOW, is all I could say to myself. The cuts were so good I had to look twice to see the cut side from
the machine planed face! What a blade, I have never been more pleased with a bandsaw blade and its performance! — R. Simon
CHECK OUT our phenomenal
Wood Slicer resawing
blade:
Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
An awesome present that's always appreciated by just about any woodworker anywhere.
Visit Our Store
If you live near Atlanta, or are just passing through, we invite you to visit and leisurely browse our amazing retail store. The
thousands of woodworking tools on display here await your personal examination.
1045 N. Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, Georgia
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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 gift card if we show your shop in a future issue.
Ask the Staff
Question:
I have recently found that beetles are making holes and trails in my lumber. What can I do to
protect it from further damage?
Down to Earth Woodworking
By Steven D. Johnson
Racine, Wisconsin
This month Steven Johnson reveals a few surprise corollary benefits he discovered in his own designs, and
also reviews a couple of books featuring villain woodworkers plus an unexpectedly exciting history of wood.
To wrap things up for July, he explores something he calls "the gestalt" of good furniture design.
Just what does Steve Mean by the Gestalt of Good Design?
Finishing
Wood
with Alan Noel
Color Matching Tips
By Alan Noel
Atlanta, GA
Without a doubt, matching a new veneer patch in an old table top to the surrounding area, or
replacing a missing element with a new piece of wood is one of the most frustrating and challenging areas of
furniture restoration work.
Here are 5 things that will help:
Designing Dovetails & More Using SketchUp
By Sean Headrick
San Jose, California
Two Minute Safety Tips - WE WANT MORE!
We had a great response to Howard Van Valzah's safety tip last month, and now we want more! 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! You can either leave your tip in the
comments of our blog
or send it
directly via email
. Receive a $25
store gift card if we feature your tip in a future issue.
Why Not Write
Your Own 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 gift certificate) for a
thousand-word-plus article with photos. The amount of the gift certificate may be prorated for shorter articles. Articles submitted may be edited by
us at our discretion, and compensation may vary depending on the published length.
WOODWORKING
TIPS MAP
An easy way to navigate our entire highly-informative woodworking website.
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Attend our Atlanta Summer One-Day Sale
Sat, July 17 2010
If you're within driving distance of Atlanta, please visit us on July 17 2010 between 8:30 AM and
6 PM for our big summer
one-day sale, featuring demos of the SawStop tablesaw, Festool power tools, affordable Earlex HVLP
sprayers, innovative Kreg joinery and router jigs and other demos. Shop for great in-store-only One-Day Specials.
1045 N. Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
Check Out our New Woodworking Blog
The Highland Woodworking blog now has a bright new look and user-friendly interface for reading,
sharing and commenting. We invite you to expand your access to our growing woodworking community and
get new woodworking tips, news about our classes and first crack at special promotions.
CLICK HERE
to go to our BLOG:
Show Your Stuff!
For this new column, we invite you to
SEND
US PHOTOS
of your favorite woodworking projects 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 stuff in a future issue.
NEW Charles Brock
Plan Bundle:
Maloof-inspired
Lowback Dining Chair
The latest new plan bundle in Charles Brock's series of Maloof-inspired furniture is coming available July 15, 2010. Pre-order now for earliest delivery,
and a special bonus.
More info and how to order:
A Better Shooting Board: It
is
hip to be square
By Steven D. Johnson
Racine, WI
My trusty shooting board, perhaps the great- great- great-grandson of my first shooting board,
was getting a little "long in the tooth." Giving birth to a new one would typically involve about
fifteen minutes of labor. But, I decided to prolong the gestation period over a cup of coffee and
think about whether the laughably simple "classic" design could be improved.
What's unique about the design Steve came up with?
How to Control Rust in your Woodworking Shop
The absolute best way to eliminate rust from the surfaces of machines and other tools in your
shop is to stop it from ever really getting started in the first place. We'll show you some good ways to do that, as well
as how to completely remove it once it's already formed.
CLICK HERE for how to fight summer rust:
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