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Show Us Your Woodworking!
This month we are featuring the woodworking projects of Don Stevenson who replicates to scale, using wood, historic buildings in miniature as birdhouses, bird feeders, and spirit houses. CLICK HERE to see Don'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 a variety of Santa carvings made by Tom Pritchard who has recently begun selling his Santas at his local Christmas show. CLICK HERE to see more of Tom's Carvings: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS This month Jim has a tip on incorporating your highest standards into your woodworking projects, as well as a money-saving tip on ways to protect your tools from the weather. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! Ask the Staff Question: I have a Wood Slicer Blade on my Laguna 14" band saw. Can I use it to saw a 2 foot cherry log into usable boards? 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. 
We recently gathered up all of our safety tips from past issues and have made them conveniently available on one page! Categories range from table saw safety to the ever-popular shop mindset safety. CLICK HERE to read all of our past safety tips: Do you have a 2 Minute Safety Tip you would like us to share? If so, we invite you to EMAIL US and if we use your tip, you'll get a $25 store credit! 
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: Virtuoso Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Show Us Your Shop Using the Sun in Woodworking The Down to Earth Woodworker Q&A: Cutting Green Wood Tool Review: Texas Heritage Classic Canvas Apron Project: Goodrich Step-Stool Blog: Snakes And Wood In The Unlikeliest Of Places Finishing: Epoxy Putty Sticks Show Us Your Stuff Show Us Your Carving SAFETY: New Safety Tips Map 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 Jim Draper's workshop in Rice, WA. CLICK HERE to take a detailed look at Jim's shop: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin Rag Time Clay Carving Cast Goodbye, Old Friend 5S Compliant Wall Cabinets, Part III 
This month, Steve shares his favorite brand of rags for cleaning and finishing, begins making a custom knife handle (complete with a hand cast for sizing), says goodbye to an old woodworking friend, and continues with Part 3 of his 5S compliant wall cabinets.
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Read Our Detailed Report on Amana Handworks 2015
– The Best Woodworking Tool Show Ever! CLICK HERE for more info: 
Finishing Wood with Alan Noel 
Epoxy Putty Sticks
This month Alan explains the use of Epoxy Putty Sticks and how they are a great solution for furniture and missing wood repairs. CLICK HERE to read the tips: 
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BOOK REVIEW:
Virtuoso -The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O. Studley by Donald C. Williams 
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J. Norman Reid Delaplane, VA This month, Norm reviews Virtuoso , written by Donald C. Williams, which offers a full history and beautiful photos of the tool cabinet and workbench of Henry O. Studley, that was recently on view to the public in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CLICK HERE to read more:
Using the Sun in Woodworking
By Jeffrey Fleisher New Market, VA Many of you know that the sun can bleach your wood if you leave it outside or in front of a window and in the case of cherry, it will even darken it and give it a nice rich tone. But did you know that the sun can help you solve the problem of a warped board? CLICK HERE to read how: 
This Month on The Highland Blog 
Snakes And Wood In The Unlikeliest Of Places
Down in the bayou, Jim Randolph occasionally comes across several animal species that aren't the most pleasant (i.e. snakes and opossums), but at the same time he also comes across wood that can be used on projects that will last a lifetime. CLICK HERE to see how the two go hand in hand: 
Project Idea: Goodrich Step-Stool
By Mark Miller Waco, TX With the passing of his Uncle Jimmy, Mark has inherited the family project of building step stools for the younger generations. In this article he explains the step-by-step process and materials to make the "Goodrich" Step Stool. Click here to read more: 
latest new Web TV episode WOOD SLICER Testimonial 
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 |
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