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Show Us Your Woodworking!
This month we are featuring several pieces made by Duane Holmes, who has just recently learned the art of veneering and inlay, including a beautiful chest he has been working on for his granddaughter. CLICK HERE to see more of Duane's work: Show Us Your Woodcarving! We invite you to SEND US PHOTOS of your carving along with captions and a brief history and description of your carvings. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store credit if we show your carving in a future issue. 
This month we are featuring the unique "architectural ornamentation" carvings of Sarah Rowe from Columbus, GA. CLICK HERE to see more of Sarah'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 has a tip on setting up a dust and mess collection for your drill press, as well as a tip on obtaining buckets for your workshop. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! 
This month we have a tip on how to cut the small parts of your projects while practicing safety first. CLICK HERE to read the tip: Ask the Staff Question: I have a picnic table made of clear heart redwood. I also have 2 dogs that often climb on it while I'm at work. I just refinished it with a spar urethane and I'm not really happy with the scratches that the dogs are leaving in it. What can I cover it with that will hold up to the weather and the dogs? 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 
Spontaneous Combustion
According to the dictionary, Spontaneous Combustion is the "self-ignition of combustible material through chemical action (as oxidation) of its constituents." Within the realm of finishing, the possibility of spontaneous combustion is always something to be aware of. Here are SEVEN tips to avoid spontaneous combustion in your shop: 
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: 
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Inside This Issue
Complete Manual of Woodworking Book Review Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Show Us Your Shop Building an Electric Bass Guitar, Part 2 The Down to Earth Woodworker Q&A: Protecting Finish from Dogs Project Ideas: Wine Glass Cabinet Show Us Your Stuff Show Us Your Carving FINISHING: Spontaneous Combustion SAFETY: Cutting Small Parts Safely 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 workshop of Glenn Miller in Walton, NY. CLICK HERE to take a closer look at Glenn's shop: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin New Clamps Take Center Stage Hot Melt Glue Woodworking and Food Making Next Month 
This month, Steve finds a new type of clamp that he absolutely loves, demonstrates the advantage of a hot glue gun in a mock glue-up, celebrates the every-day farmer, and discusses what's coming up for the Down to Earth Woodworker.
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CLICK HERE for more details: Our September Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month: 271 Small Router Planes 
Until recently, Lie-Nielsen offered a single small router plane, the #271. There is now an additional version in their arsenal, the #271-CT. Lee Laird discusses the differences between the two and their advantages with this month's Lie-Nielsen Tool of the Month. Read Lee Laird's blog post about the 271 Small Router Planes: Take a closer look at the Lie-Nielsen Lie-Nielsen 271 Small Router Planes: 
This Month on The Highland Blog 
The Village Carpenter Almost every time I go to the High, my first stop is the book section. I love the books for a couple of reasons, one of which is budgetary. I have almost all the moderately priced tools in the store, so the books offer a chance for a little vicarious woodworking at a moderate price. Last time I was there I bought a neat little book originally published in 1937 — The Village Carpenter by Walter Rose. CLICK HERE to read Terry's opinions on the book: |
Building an Electric Bass Guitar: Part 2 - Creating the Neck By Lee Laird Austin, TX In Part 2 of his Electric Bass Guitar build, Lee faces the critical decision of whether to build his Bass with a neck-through body, or have a separate neck that connects to the Bass’s body. Find out which design choice he goes with HERE: Project Ideas: Building a Wine Glass Cabinet 
By Forrest Bonner Huntington Beach, CA It started with a request from my wife that we need more storage area for dish ware, and then it turned into a wine glass cabinet. Within this article I will go through the process I took to build this project so hopefully you can build one yourself. CLICK HERE to read more about the project: 
CLICK ABOVE to watch a preview of next week's brand new episode BOOK REVIEW: Complete Manual of Woodworking 
Review by
J. Norman Reid Delaplane, VA The fact that this 1989 classic, newly released for 2014, has gone through 14 re-printings attests to its enduring value as a basic reference resource for woodworkers. It is, and remains, one of the most comprehensive and thorough reference sources on all things woodworking. READ the rest of the review here: HIGHLAND VIDEO: Product Tours and Tool Demonstrations available on our YouTube Channel! Check out the great product tour videos and demonstrations on our Youtube Channel . Our good friends Morton, Curtis, and Chris demonstrate some of our most popular products for your benefit in these tours. Click below to take a behind-the-scenes tour with Morton of our retail woodworking store in Atlanta, GA: Are there any products you'd like to see in a product tour? If so, we invite you to EMAIL US and let us know what YOU would like to see! WOOD SLICER Testimonial 
Six months ago I purchased your Wood Slicer blade for my 14” bandsaw but I never got around to putting it on my saw. Today I was cutting some 7” stock with my old blade and was very frustrated that I couldn’t get a quality cut. I was about to give up when I decided to put the Wood Slicer on and try one more time. I was completely shocked by the results. The saw tracked perfectly, it took no effort to push the stock, there was no bowing, and the finish cut was very smooth. My bandsaw has never given me results like this in the past even when I tried numerous other new blades. I don’t know how you did it, but you have a truly terrific product. Thank you!
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