Wood News Online, No. 189, June 2021

Show Us Your Shop

This month, we're sharing the workshop and showroom space of Kobeomsuk Furniture located in Gwangju-si, Korea.

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Inside This Issue

Show Us Your Workshop
Show Us Your Woodworking
Submit Your Carving Projects
Blog: World of Woodcraft
Poll: Gifts for Father's Day
Project: Designing a Trestle Table
Book Review: The Workbench Book
Video: Bora Mobile Base
Finishing: Fixing Brush Marks
Turning the Corner: Design Inspiration
Stories from Grandpa's Workshop

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Show Us Your Woodworking

This month we're sharing a variety of projects built by William Francis Brown, who has always had a passion for woodworking that has continued to grow as he has gotten older.

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Our Atlanta Store Has Reopened!

Highland Woodworking is now open to retail customers. We will continue to do our best to maintain a safe and secure environment. Our policies will evolve as needed. Our top priority is the safety of our staff and customers and we thank you in advance for adhering to these policies.

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Stories from
Grandpa's Workshop:
Scents and Scent-ability
By Bob Rummer

This month, Bob discusses the smells of the woodworking workshop. He analyzes how some of those aromas are created from the wood we work with, and shares some fond nostalgic memories brought on by those smells.

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Designs Explored - A Trestle Table Design Broken Down
By Kevin Sullivan

Kevin Sullivan has always wanted to build a trestle style farmhouse table but many of the designs and proportions out there on the internet are vastly different in size and shape. In this article, Kevin discusses how he came up with the best proportions for his own design.

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Turning the Corner:
Design Inspiration
By Temple Blackwood

This month, Temple discusses the emergence of the free-form approach to woodturning and how the design and turning process leads to a turned object that may or may not have a useful purpose but is still a beautiful piece of art, nonetheless.

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Book Review:
The Workbench Book
By Scott Landis
Review by J. Norman Reid

The Workbench Book, a survey of many workbench types as designed and used by their builders, is a classic in woodworking literature. It gives the reader an encyclopedic view of the possibilities for creating a workspace tailored to one's own requirements and so much more.

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Poll: What Are You Making/What Do You Want for Father's Day?

This month, we want to know what you're getting or making for dad this Father's Day! And if you're a dad or grandpa yourself, we want to know what you're hoping to get!

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Finishing: Fixing
Brush Marks
By Alan Noel

This month, Alan shares what happened after he knocked over a can of spar vanish he had been brushing onto a project, and needed a quick finishing solution that would also be able to blend in the brush marks.

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