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Show Us Your Woodworking!
This month we are featuring a variety of woodworking projects made by Leo Camp, who grew up in sawdust and wood chips under the watchful eye of his cabinetmaking father.
CLICK HERE to see Leo's projects: 
Show Us Your Woodcarving! This month we are featuring the carvings of Bob Edwards, who first learned how to carve 5 years ago after taking a class here at Highland Woodworking. CLICK HERE to see more of Bob's Carvings: Show Us What You've Made With Your Highland Woodworking Tools 
We love to hear about the projects and fixes you make with the tools you've purchased from Highland Woodworking! This month we're featuring a dog sled project made by our customer, Bruce Wollison, with the Rikon 10" Bandsaw.
CLICK HERE to read more and submit for this new column: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS This month Jim discusses eye safety within the shop and how a conveniently located pair of shop glasses will help protect your vision. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! Ask the Staff Question: What oil finish would you recommend for a Sjobergs Workbench? 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. BOOK REVIEW: Make A Joint Stool From A Tree by Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee 
Review by
J. Norman Reid Delaplane, VA This brief book, Make A Joint Stool From A Tree - An Introduction To 17th-Century Joinery, with barely 100 pages of text, has a value that far outweighs its slender size. Billed as a volume on how to make a joint stool from riven oak, the book’s subtitle—“An Introduction to 17th Century Joinery”—states its real purpose. The authors, well-known and established students and practitioners of the earliest forms of American furniture, do more than detail their methods for building a joint stool from green wood. They also relate what they’ve deduced about the methods and tools from the original period. The result is a book that combines practical woodworking guidance with valuable historical information. CLICK HERE to read more:
This month, Ira Pen has a woodworking safety tip for avoiding loose bandsaw blades. CLICK HERE to read Ira's Safety Tip: 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! TOOL REVIEW: Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig By Jeffrey Fleisher New Market, VA 
If you want to create quick and easy dovetails on your router table, the Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig is the way to go. In this review, Jeff goes over the different parts of the jig, specifically their patented 'eBush' elliptical template guide, and how they all come together to create perfect dovetails. CLICK HERE to read Jeff's review: CLICK HERE to find out more info on the Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig: |
Inside This Issue
Women in Woodworking Book Review: Make A Joint Stool From A Tree Show Us What You've Made With Your Highland Woodworking Tools Online Flip Catalog Video of the Month: Festool Sandpaper Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Tool Review: Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig Show Us Your Shop The Down to Earth Woodworker From Woodworking to Luthiery Everyday Items Used In My Shop Q&A: Sjobergs Workbench Finish Poll: Do You Have a Junk Corner? Blog: Chips from the Chisel Finishing: Touch-Up Markers Show Us Your Stuff Show Us Your Carving SAFETY: Loose Bandsaw Blades 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 Mark Davis in Glendora, CA. CLICK HERE to see more of Mark's shop: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin More Than A Worklight Quick Follow-Up and Thank You!!! Twists, Turns, and Detours The Twist and Turns Of Wood Form Versus Function – The Studley Tool Chest or "How I Will Probably Offend Chris Schwarz" 
This month, Steve shares his review of the
Festool KAL II Syslite, follows up on his woodcarving experience from last month, discusses the twists, turns, and detours of both his life's path and wood in general, and lastly he gives his opinion on the famous Studley Tool Chest.
CLICK HERE to read more: Women in Woodworking Ali Harrington By Andrea Ramsay Seattle, WA 
This month, Andrea interviews Ali Harrington, who is a woodworker dedicated to building custom, heirloom quality furniture. She finds joy in creating one of a kind pieces that meet her clients needs.
Ali's project for the beginning woodworker is a Cutting Board project, which she references within the article. CLICK HERE to read Ali's story: 
Finishing Wood with Alan Noel 
Furniture Touch Up Markers
Touch Up Markers are very handy tools to have around the finishing area as well as in your touch up kit for onsite use. They come in a variety of colors and are easy to use. Here are 8 tips on using them: 
This Month on The Highland Blog 
Blog Series: Chips from the Chisel
The following blog series, 'Chips from the Chisel' is John Gainey’s experience as a carpenter and joiner apprentice on the Cardiff Docks in South Wales from 1955-1960. CLICK HERE to read more: 
Woodworking Poll 
Do You Have a Junk Corner In Your Shop?
In this month's poll, Jim Randolph asks "Do You Have a Junk Corner in Your Shop?" CLICK HERE to answer our poll: Join the International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS) 
Since 1947 IWCS has been a non-profit society, that you can join, which is dedicated to distributing information on collecting wood, correctly identifying and naming wood specimens, and using wood in creative crafts.
CLICK HERE for more info: CLICK HERE for a Downloadable PDF: |
Brand New Magazine,
Mortise & Tenon 
Mortise & Tenon
is an exciting new annual magazine celebrating the preservation, research, and authentic recreation of historic furniture.
Far more like a book than the term "magazine" would typically imply,
Mortise & Tenon
is
the brainchild of professional furniture conservator Joshua Klein, who lives and works in
mid-coast Maine. The inaugural issue (144 pages) is currently at the printer, and is now available to pre-order.
CLICK HERE to order: Our Elipse Dust Mask is great for woodworkers 
Now Available in Two Sizes: Flexible Arm Magnetic LED Work Light 
Here's an excellent way to cast a powerful light wherever you need it in your shop. Switch-operated magnet mounts to any ferrous surface. 25" flexible arm allows easy aim.
CLICK HERE for more info: From Woodworking to Luthiery By Rod Scott Hayden, ID 
As I neared retirement I searched around for a new challenge. During a web surfing session I came upon a site describing how to make an acoustic guitar. After reading this and other articles on the net I decided to try guitar making, after all a guitar is just a box with some hardware attached, right? That was the beginning of a yearlong project that produced my first model, a 6-string acoustic.
CLICK HERE to read more: Everyday Items Used In My Shop By Paul Burri Santa Barbara, CA 
I have a lot of "tools" that I use regularly that perhaps some woodworkers would like to know about. They are ordinary household items that I have found to be very handy to a woodworker and they are so useful that I wouldn't be without. CLICK HERE to see what they are: 
latest TV episode WOOD SLICER Testimonial 
Several weeks ago I purchased a 1/2" X 105" Woodslicer bandsaw blade from your company for my Grizzly G0555 band saw with riser block. I have used this saw set up per Carl Bilderback's 2006 article in Popular Woodworking. I cannot be more pleased with this blade's performance! I have read all of your set up instructions and comments about the Woodslicer and find them all true except for one item. You fail to mention that this blade seems to self feed. Happy, Happy in Troy, OH -Jerry
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