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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 Bill Peterson, who believes that one of the safest tools we can have in our shop
is a comfortable chair.
CLICK HERE to read his safety tip:
Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
I started using a 1/2" wide Wood Slicer bandsaw blade last night for the first time.
What a joy to use! The first piece of 5" wide maple was resawn very easily. By the time I had cut a
third piece of maple the edges produced were nearly as smooth as results achieved with a good
jointer. The blade cut through a 2" wide knot without burn marks, negligible slowdown and very smooth
results. I was extremely pleased with the results of the Wood Slicer bandsaw blade. Thanks! —
D. Williams
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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.
By Steven D. Johnson,
Racine, Wisconsin
This month our Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, finally gives us a tour of his current Down to Earth
Workshop (just as he is moving out!), and then lets us in on some of the "Un"handy discoveries he has made while making updates on the home he
recently purchased. He also offers a thorough review of the Festool HEPA filtration dust extraction system, and begs you not to refer to it
as a vacuum.
CLICK HERE to read some great "Un"Handyman stories and more in this month's Down to Earth Woodworker!
Lie-Nielson Tool of the Month
Standard Angle Adjustable Mouth Block Plane
This month we're highlighting the Lie-Nielsen Standard Angle Adjustable Mouth Block Plane,
also known as the 9-1/2. Our friend Lee Laird, of Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, recently
wrote a blog post introducing us to the diverse uses of this versatile block plane, and gave us a few tips
to help maximize its functionality.
Check out Lee's short tutorial on the 9-1/2 Block Plane:
Ask the Staff
Question:
I have acquired a family plane. It is rusted and has been neglected for some time. I am
interested in cleaning it up and making it usable. Can you provide some guidance on what to use and
how to do this?
E-mail us
with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication,
we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat.
Confessions of a Lumberholic
By Dick Rank
If you look at my woodshop, it is really crowded with tools, and lumber is stashed everywhere. In
fact, it is getting hard to walk around in there. Last week, some events happened that made me admit
that I need help. Somehow I need to stop buying lumber.
Click here to read this lumberholic's cautionary tale.
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See the Versatile Festool Rotex 90 Sander
This brand new powerful 1/2 HP gear-driven sander (available March 1, 2011) is easily the most
versatile sander on the market. Instantly switch from polishing mode to random orbital mode to delta
oscillating mode.
How to Order the Rotex 90:
Watch a short Rotex 90 video:
A Successful Winter
Tool Festival!
Woodworkers gathered 'round to watch Lie-Nielsen tool expert Deneb Puchalski demonstrate the
finer points of sharpening, tuning and putting to work a Lie-Nielsen smoothing plane during our
recent One Day Sale at Highland Woodworking.
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Handtool Event
February 18-19, 2011 at Peach State Lumber in Atlanta, GA
Come see how great hand tools make your woodworking easier! Peach State Lumber
in Kennesaw, GA is hosting this hand tool event which will feature demonstrators from Lie-Nielsen,
Highland Woodworking, and many others. Admission is Free.
If you are in the Atlanta area, come CHECK IT OUT!
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 the work of Chris Brettnacher of Atlanta, GA.
CLICK HERE for a closer look at his corner winerack:
Charles Brock and his Sculptured Rocker Visit the Martha Stewart Show
Martha's brother Eric Scott built his first sculptured rocker at Charles Brock's first 7-day
Windsor chair workshop at Highland Woodworking last year. That connection helped lead to a Martha
Stewart show devoted entirely to woodworking. Yes, that's Chuck coaching Martha on how to use a
French Auriou rasp to shape a rocker spindle.
HIGHLAND BLOG: Terry Chapman Continues on his Sculptured Rocker Kit
Highland's mega-blogger Terry Chapman is putting together the Sculptured Rocking Chair Walnut
Parts Kit, and he's keeping us up to date on his progress on the Highland Woodworking blog.
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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