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Show Us Your Woodworking!
This month we are featuring woodworking projects made by Jeff Greenberg, who incorporates water clear epoxy as the main design element into his woodworking.
CLICK HERE to see Jeff's projects: Show Us Your Woodcarving! 
CLICK HERE to see more of Lamar's Carvings: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS This month Jim suggests a workaround for when you don't have one of those new battery-powered impact drill-drivers and also shares an alternative to knee-pads when you have to be working on your knees. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! Ask the Staff Question: I would like to know if there is any product that can be applied to MDF to keep water from penetrating from a glass left overnight? 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. 
TOOL REVIEW: Beall Wood Buff Kit By Jeffrey Fleisher New Market, VA The Beall Wood Buff Kit has gained popularity over the years because it is a quick and easy way to produce a high luster on your woodworking projects. The system uses two polishing compounds and Carnauba Wax to produce a very nice sheen and food-safe surface, which is suitable for toys, kitchen tools or items that are going to hold food. CLICK HERE to read Jeff's review: CLICK HERE to watch a video demo of the Beall Wood Buff Kit: 
This month, we're re-sharing Jim Mullen's important tip on staying hydrated and keeping your blood sugar up, especially during the hot summer. CLICK HERE to read more: 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: |
Inside This Issue
Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Show Us Your Shop Working with Reclaimed Wood Carving a Bernese Mountain Dog The Down to Earth Woodworker Q&A: Water Penetration Tool Review: Beall Wood Buff Kit Women in Woodworking Video: The Marian Carving Project Blog: Woodworking Summer Reading Lists Finishing: Aging Brasses Show Us Your Stuff Show Us Your Carving SAFETY: Summer Hydrating 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 Tim Schnedetz's workshop in Creston, OH. CLICK HERE to see more of Tim's shop: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin Sharpening Your Tools MFAQs (Most Frequently Asked Questions) On The Level – Machinery Set-Up For Un-Level Floors Prime Shop Season Is Almost Here! 
This month, Steve discusses the Tormek T4 Sharpening System and how it has had an affect on his sharpening, the "MFAQ's" aka Most Frequently Asked Questions he has received from readers, an "engineering challenge" that he has run into while working on his current project, and finally, he discusses the fact that it is about to be prime shop season!
CLICK HERE to read more: 
Finishing Wood with Alan Noel 
Aging Brasses
This month Alan shares his steps for aging brass hardware that can be used on restored old furniture and new projects. Here are NINE steps to age new brasses to a soft warm glow: HIGHLAND VIDEO: Product Tours and Demonstrations available on our YouTube Channel! Check out the great product tour videos and demonstrations on our YouTube Channel. Our good friends Morton, David, Matt & Steve demonstrate some of our most popular products for your benefit in these tours. Click below to watch the mesmerizing and collaborative carving process of Sabiha Mujtaba as she carves a triptych for the Marian Chapel in Knoxville, TN. Are there any products or demonstrations you'd like to see in a YouTube video? If so, we invite you to EMAIL US and let us know what YOU would like to see! 
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Working with Reclaimed Wood
By Thomas J. Garcia Riverside, CA Thomas Garcia has enjoyed working with reclaimed wood since he was a kid. The reclaimed wood he uses for his projects also includes a homemade wood filler that he makes out of reclaimed sawdust. In this article he explains how to make this wood filler. CLICK HERE to read more: 
Carving a Bernese Mountain Dog
By Linda Master Dexter City, OH Linda Master is a miniaturist specializing in carving animals. This month she discusses the hand carving process of a miniature Bernese Mountain Dog in 1:12 scale. CLICK HERE to read more: 
This Month on The Highland Blog 
Woodworking Summer Reading Lists
Summer is often a good time to get a lot of reading done and last month we asked our bloggers to submit their summer woodworking reading lists. CLICK HERE to read their recommendations: 
Women in Woodworking
Andrea Ramsay By Anne Briggs Bohnett Seattle, WA This month, Anne spends a day in the shop with Andrea Ramsay, who left the technology industry in order to pursue her passion in hand tool woodworking. The two discuss the process of making a straight edge, which is a good first project for a beginning hand tool woodworker. They also explain the processes of both using and truing your straight edge. CLICK HERE to read Andrea's story: 
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Just got a 1/2" Wood Slicer for a project. Put it on, re-tuned the band saw and POW! Right out of
the box I'm slicing off veneers of hard maple that measure consistently .030". I'm impressed,
gentlemen. The blade is everything it's cracked up to be, sharp, consistent, quiet and it leaves a
surface that a couple strokes of a scraper will take care of. I'll be back for more. — Doug F
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