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Show Us Your Carving!
For this new column exclusively devoted to woodcarving, we invite you to
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of your favorite woodcarving projects along with captions and a brief
history of your woodcarving. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if
we show your carving work in a future issue!
This month we have a couple impressively detailed nature carvings done by Michael Tryba.
CLICK HERE to take a look!
Working with Wonderful Wood
By Dick Rank
Atlanta, GA
For months I had been working from the top of the "Dad, could you make a {fill-in-the-blank} for me?" list.
Having recently joined a group of American period furniture makers, I was inspired to somehow
find a project which would bring my skills up to a higher level. Being somewhat lazy, I have usually
preferred making "not so fine" furniture. It fits my personality. Striving to reach perfection is
not my style. At my age, it is simply unwise to even start a project that might take several years
to complete. I have been told that I should not even buy green bananas.
CLICK HERE to read more about Dick's venture into fine furniture woodworking!
Our European Workbench:
A Great Addition to Your Workshop
A good workbench is the keystone of any woodworking shop. You'll be able to
approach your next woodworking project like never before with our AFFORDABLE new European Workbench.
Solidly constructed from beautiful European beechwood, this bench will help to inspire and enable
quality woodworking.
Put one in your shop:
November 4-6, 2011 at the Emporium Center in downtown
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Auto-adjust Toggle Clamps
Toggle clamps have long been a staple for creative jig-making and the like. This generation of
toggle clamps by Bessey will make your jigs work better than ever. Their ingenious design
automatically adjusts to different workpiece thicknesses even while maintaining constant clamp
pressure, allowing one clamp to quickly and easily handle a whole range of thicknesses.
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Inside This Issue
Show Your Shop!
For this popular monthly column, we invite you to
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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.
Lie-Nielson Tool of the Month:
The #62 Low Angle Jack Plane
This month we are featuring the #62 Low Angle Jack Plane, based on the Stanley
62. A 14" long cast ductile iron body and heavy 2" wide by 3/16" thick iron bedded (bevel up) at 12
degrees provides a low cutting angle that allows very smooth cuts, especially on end grain. If you
want to add just one Lie-Nielsen hand plane to your tool collection, this one may just give you the most
'bang for your buck'.
Lee Laird, of Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, recently wrote a post for our blog about the versatility of
this 'jack-of-all-trades'.
Read Lee's post about the #62 Low Angle Jack:
By Steven D. Johnson,
Racine, Wisconsin
This month, our Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, has finished all
the major construction on his garage-to-shop conversion. But now he must contemplate the
question of when is "done" really "done enough?" He also goes into depth on the execution
of his shop flooring and lighting choices, and tells the harrowing story of removing the garage door and
installing a wall, a double door and a window in its place.
CLICK HERE to read about all of the changes in the Down To Earth Workshop:
New Downloadable Project Plan: The Fun Roller
This month we have a new downloadable project plan for a children's
plaything designed by Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "The All-New Woodworking For
Kids". This month we are featuring the Fun Roller, a toy that almost any young child would enjoy.
Place your order online and after it has been processed by our staff, you will receive an
email with a link to download your plan set in PDF form. And check back next month for
another great new downloadable plan from Kevin!
Our NEW FALL 2011 Woodworking Catalog is now available to browse
online!
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Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel
Off Gassing and Wood Finishes
Ahhh....there is nothing like that "new car smell" when buying a new car.
This same phenomenon happens with other common materials used around the house, but in this case it can do a lot
of damage to wood finishes. The off gassing of these common materials will soften and sometimes even melt a finish, requiring
it to be completely removed to repair the damage.
Here are SEVEN household items that should be used with caution:
Highland Woodworking Gift Certificates
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Charles Brock DVD:
Shaping a Sculptured Rocker
After all the joinery has been cut and pieces assembled, the remaining challenge for the sculpted
chairmaker is shaping it all into a work of art. This 110-minute DVD will show you how.
CLICK HERE for more info:
Sculptured Rocker Classes at Woodworking in America conference,
Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2011
Charles Brock, author of our Sculptured Rocker Plan Bundles, will be presenting four classes at
the upcoming Woodworking in America Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio the last weekend of September.
Video: CAROLINA GOLD -
Reclaiming Submerged 19th Century Timbers
Lee Tigner brings us another delightful woodworking video, this one recounting the history of
the South's timber industry, and how huge logs submerged for more than a hundred years are being
reclaimed.
CLICK HERE to watch
the video:
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Show Your Stuff!
We invite you to
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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 works of Keith Woody, from Richmond, VA, including a
wine rack he made over 40 years ago!
CLICK HERE to take a look at some of Keith's projects!
Our Popular Sculptured Chair Plan Bundles NOW ON SALE - Save up to $40
Our comprehensive plan bundles by Charles Brock provide all the information
and inspiration you'll need to build these beautiful sculptured chairs. Each set includes DVD, book
and full-size drawings.
CLICK HERE for more info:
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:
Another Testimonial for the WOOD SLICER
I am not a big fan of the tool evaluations published in woodworking magazines. I
wonder exactly who is buying the tools to equip the shops of these evaluators. Objectivity is
elusive.
I am a semi-professional; I have a real job to support my habit, woodworker with a well equipped
shop. I do a variety of styles of large case type furniture projects. Resawing has always been a
problem for me. My band saw is standard Delta 14" with a 93-1/2" blade. I have tried at least a half
dozen types of bandsaw blades for resawing and always had marginal to dismal results.
I bit the bullet and purchased some of your Wood Slicer band saw blades. WOW! Greatest thing
since pockets on shirts, sliced bread, and stuff like that. Thank you for a really great product
that actually performs in my shop on my machine.
— Ron P.
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