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New Product:
The Galbert Drawsharp 
As a prolific Windsor chairmaker, Peter Galbert relies heavily on his drawknife. He's also an inventor, and he has come up with a great solution for getting a drawknife really sharp.
See how it works: Read Terry Chapman's blog entry about the Galbert Drawsharp: Show Us Your Woodworking! 
This month we are showing a beautiful Massachusetts Shelf Clock built with history in mind, involving both the make of the clock and the battle depicted in the clock painting. CLICK HERE to read Jim's story and take a closer look at his Massachusetts Shelf Clock: Show Us Your Wood Carving! 
This month we've got Fred Warshofsky, who uses a combination of woodturning and carving to create his beautiful pieces, often depicting the hummingbird. CLICK HERE to take a closer look at Fred's woodcarvings: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS In this month's "Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop," Jim Randolph offers some tips on wiring your outlets with properly gauged wire depending on what you are plugging into them, as well as where to place your outlets when you live in a flood-prone area. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! 
This month, Barry Saltsberg has a tip on rehearsing the cut before you do any operation in your shop. CLICK HERE to read Barry's Tip: Ask the Staff Question: I was wondering if there is any way of sharpening carbide tips when they get dull? For more details and the answer, CLICK HERE: E-mail us with your woodworking questions. If yours is selected for publication, we'll send you a free Highland Woodworking hat. Finishing Wood with Alan Noel 
A-B Bleach
Bleaching wood is sometimes necessary to remove unwanted stains, even out the color, or to remove the color of the wood completely to create an effect. When it becomes necessary to completely remove the color, two part or "A-B" bleach is the right tool for the job. Here are NINE helpful tips to consider: The Art of Carved Doors 
Arnim Rodeck is a Canadian woodworker, specializing in the art of carved doors. He shares his unique woodworking history and philosophy, as well as his beautifully crafted pieces. CLICK HERE to read more: 
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Inside This Issue
With the Grain Book Review Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Workshop Design The Art of Carved Doors Show Us Your Shop A Different Kind of Featherboard Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month: Holdfast The Down to Earth Woodworker Q&A: Carbide Tip Sharpening Tool Review: General Finishes Making a Marking Knife Show Us Your Woodworking Show Us Your Wood Carving FINISHING: A-B Bleach My Last Shop: Construction Details SAFETY: Rehearsing the Cut 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 credit if we show your shop in a future issue. 
This month we are featuring the garden workshop of John Gainey. CLICK HERE to take a closer look at John's shop: Our November Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month: Lie-Nielsen Ductile Iron Holdfast 
The Lie-Nielsen holdfast is made out of Cast Ductile Iron which creates a very sturdy tool with enough spring to flex properly in order to either hold your project solidly or retain a batten. Lee Laird goes into detail on the Highland Blog. Read Lee Laird's blog post about the Lie-Nielsen Ductile Iron Holdfast to learn more: Take a closer look at the Lie-Nielsen Ductile Iron Holdfast: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin Quick, Easy Forstner Bit Organizer Hap, Hap, Happy Light Woodworkers "Other" Interests Breaking Bad (Hand Tool Techniques) 
This month, Steve has a variety of projects and tips for your everyday woodworking challenges. From a quick and easy Forstner Bit Organizer project to several hand-tool tips, this column is chock-full of ideas to keep your shop running smoothly.
CLICK HERE to see what our Down to Earth Woodworker has in store: With the Grain - A Craftsman’s Guide to Understanding Wood, by Christian Becksvoort: A Book Review 
By J. Norman Reid
Delaplane, VA This slim volume by a master woodworker of long experience offers a broad, if brief, overview of wood and woodworking from the growing tree to the finished product. Beginning woodworkers will find this a valuable orientation, experienced woodworkers a useful review and reference. READ the rest of the review: 
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A Different Kind of Feather Board In this article, John Bonin demonstrates his extraordinary SketchUp skills to design a different kind of featherboard to hold his frame pieces for the perfect tongue and groove joint. CLICK HERE to take a look at John's SketchUp drawings: Browse dozens of workshops Browse our woodworking tips How to submit an article to Wood News Order a Highland Gift Card Map to our Atlanta store |
I Bought a SawStop Tablesaw (although I wish I'd gotten it sooner)
By Alan Noel Atlanta, GA Just before my 54th birthday, I was using my old tablesaw to cut some pieces of poplar into long strips. Something distracted me and I must have taken my eye off the saw for a fraction of a second. To my pain and horror, all of a sudden I realized I had cut myself. I was afraid to take a look: 
Rod Scott – Making a Marking Knife A marking knife is handy for precision layout of joints. It makes sharper lines than a pencil and stays sharper much longer. The following narrative will show my process for making this handy tool. Click here to read more: Workshop Design-Part 1 
In this two part article, Phil Rasmussen gives you several different approaches you can take when designing (or redesigning) your workshop, in order to get the most advantage out of your space, no matter what the size. CLICK HERE to find out how you can improve your own shop layout! General Finishes Stains 
By Jeffrey Fleisher
New Market, VA General Finishes produces a large variety of products for both the commercial and consumer retail markets. In this review, I’d like to focus on their stains and dyes for use by woodworkers like you and me. This includes their oil base stain, water based stain and their water based dye. CLICK HERE to read the rest of the review: 
Charles Brock has singled out the specific tools he uses when building his sculptured chairs and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project. Check Out the Tools of the Trade: My Last Shop: A Workshop Series 
Construction Details Continued
In the eighth installment of Mike Smith's My Last Shop Series , Mike goes over more of the construction details, including: Siding, Windows, Doors, Electrical, and Paint. CLICK HERE to get the details This Month on The Highland Blog 
Woodworking in America 2013: Online Woodworkers
WIA 2013 was full of a lot of great classes and vendors and this year for the first time they featured an Online Woodworking Roundtable with some of the most well known woodworkers on the web! CLICK HERE to see who participated in the Online Roundtable on the Highland Blog: WOOD SLICER Testimonial 
Dear Highland Woodworking,
I would like to thank your company for sending me my Wood Slicer Blade so promptly! The blade is outstanding. It does everything you have advertised it would do. It is much quieter than its competition, the cut is smoother, and it cuts very straight. I cut a 1/16 slice of purple heart off a four inch block very easily. Thanks, Doug Buell-Desoto, KS Get Yourself a Wood Slicer: |
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