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Show Us Your Woodworking!
Ira Penn took up woodworking about 8 years ago. He wasn't sure if he would like it at first, but it didn't take long until he was hooked! CLICK HERE to see some of Ira's projects: 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 carvings of Bruce Kinney. A lifelong carver, Bruce still feels he is learning with each new project. CLICK HERE to see more of Bruce's woodcarvings: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS This month Jim offers up a reader-submitted alternate solution to his two-prong plug tip from last month. He also has tips on a self-created alternative to the Festool Boom Arm, as well as how you can use an everyday carpet underlayment as your new non-slip router pad. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! 
Building an Electric Bass Guitar: Part 4 - Cutting the Headstock and Installing the Tuners By Lee Laird Austin, TX In Part 4 of his Electric Bass Guitar build, Lee glues the fretboard, shapes the neck, cuts the headstock, adds the tuners, and is getting even closer to having an actual instrument! Read more about the build HERE: Ask the Staff Question: I would like to know if a steel used for knife sharpening is the same tool as a burnisher that is used to sharpen a card scraper? 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. 
In this month's tip, Mark Collins explains the importance of turning off your bandsaw before adjusting its height. CLICK HERE to read the tip: 
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
Book Review: Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Show Us Your Shop Building an Electric Bass Guitar, Part 4 The Down to Earth Woodworker Q&A: Sharpening Steel Tool Review: Starrett Combination Square The Great Sawbo - Part 2 Project Idea: Advent Calendar Fred West Commemorative Chest Show Us Your Stuff Show Us Your Carving FINISHING: Sanding Between Coats SAFETY: Adjusting Bandsaw Height 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 Eric Commarato's garage workshop in Jackson, MS. CLICK HERE to take a closer look at Eric's shop: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin SawStop Long Term Look Andrei The Excited Killin' Time - Ennui Or Awe, It's Your Choice Side-By-Side Product Showdowns – Next Month! 
This month, Steve discusses his recent experiences with his SawStop Tablesaw, then introduces us to Andrei and Luk'yan, two Festool "aficionados". Lastly, he continues last month's discussion on "killing time", and gives us a sneak peek to next month's column.
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The Great Sawbo - Part 2 By Scott Stahl Kankakee, Illinois In the preceding installment, we milled the stock, prepared the mortises, and glued both halves of the top. Now we move on to the fitting of the signature Roubo bench joint and final gluing of the bench top. CLICK HERE to read Part 2: Finishing Wood with Alan Noel 
Sanding Between Coats
When applying several coats of finish to a project, it becomes necessary to sand between coats to not only remove any trash that has settled into the finish, but also to promote good adhesion between the layers of finish. Here are SEVEN tips to improve your finishing process: |
BOOK REVIEW: Roy Underhill's
Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker
Review by
J. Norman Reid Delaplane, VA Roy Underhill is many things—woodworker extraordinaire, teacher, author of woodworking and public speaking books; many have called him a saint. But Roy is now even something more—a novelist. And what an entry into the world of fiction! Imagine yourself in the midst of pre-World War II Washington, D.C., then a sleepy cowtown, not yet the pressure-packed, high-paced fishbowl it has become. Ho hum. Can't be much going on there. Seems like a sure recipe for boredom, doesn't it? But Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker is no dreary recitation of the daily grind of public servants at their bureaucratic routines. READ the rest of the review here: CLICK HERE to order your copy of Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker now for shipment in mid-November 2014 
TOOL REVIEW: Starrett Combination Square By Jeffrey Fleisher New Market, VA Most woodworkers have a combination square in their shop but might not really think about the importance of this tool for fine craftsmanship. You cannot build a quality piece if your measurements are not accurate or layouts are not square. The Starrett Combination Square is the gold standard by which all other squares are measured. CLICK HERE to see how the Starrett Combination Squares can be used in your shop: 
This Month on The Highland Blog 
Back to the Workshop:
A Series Several of our blog contributors wrote about their experiences of getting back into the shop this Fall, preparing for the creation of holiday presents, and their general overlook of the woodworking season. CLICK HERE to read our Back to the Workshop Series: 
Project Idea: Advent Calendar By Forrest Bonner Huntington Beach, CA In the Summer of 2013 I was looking for a Fall project. Someone suggested an Advent Calendar for my grandchildren, so I started searching the internet for ideas. I came across a Kurt Adler wooden Advent Calendar that fit the bill. CLICK HERE to read about the project: 
Pay it Forward and the Fred West Commemorative Tool Chest Andrew Gore Kansas City, MO This year at WIA 2014, a group of woodworkers collaborated to create the Fred West Commemorative Tool Chest. Andrew Gore, one of the collaborators, shared his experience of making the chest and the impact that Fred had in the hand tool and woodworking world. Read more about the Fred West Commemorative Chest: WOOD SLICER Testimonial 
I received the wood slicer blades I ordered several weeks ago. This week I needed to cut some 3 inch Red Oak, 10 inches wide. I was surprised how awesome it cut with just one pass through the drum sander!
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