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Show Us Your Woodworking!
This month we are featuring a variety of woodworking projects made by Paul Burri, who rarely makes anything "bigger than a breadbox" but likes to make more unusual and unique things.
CLICK HERE to see Paul's projects: 
Show Us Your Woodcarving!
This month we are featuring the spoon carvings of Robert Wagenseller, who carves spoons of all different shapes and sizes out of various kinds of wood. He has carved over 500 of these spoons during his lifetime and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon! CLICK HERE to see more of Robert's Carvings: Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop 
By Jim Randolph
Long Beach, MS This month Jim discusses shop lighting and different sources for it, as well as a money-saving tip on ways to improve light "reflection" to help make your shop brighter. CLICK HERE to read this month's tips from Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop! Ask the Staff Question: Some finishes may react with other finishes. I was wondering if I could use lacquer on top of danish oil or wiping varnish? 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: Hand Planes in the Modern Shop by Kerry Pierce 
Review by
J. Norman Reid Delaplane, VA This book's title somewhat understates the breadth of its contents. It certainly does cover the uses of handplanes of all sorts in the woodshop, be it a hybrid shop or one totally free of powered machinery. But the book offers far more than that. It's a feast of information about handplanes that ranges from types of planes and their uses to buying, restoring, collecting and troubleshooting. CLICK HERE to read more:TOOL REVIEW: Record Power 12-Piece Carving Chisel Set By Jeffrey Fleisher New Market, VA 
If you've ever wanted to get started in woodcarving, then you'll want to check out this review of the Record Power 12-Piece Carving Chisel Set with Quickstart Guide and DVD. Jeff explains what comes with the set and then describes his experience using the included tools and following along with the accompanying DVD. CLICK HERE to read Jeff's review: CLICK HERE to find out more info on Record Power 12-Piece Carving Chisel Set: 
This month, Gerry Anger has a woodworking safety tip on the installation of a separate power switch for your woodworking equipment. CLICK HERE to read Gerry'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! 
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Inside This Issue
Women in Woodworking Book Review: Hand Planes in the Modern Shop Video of the Month: Festool Kapex Tips from Sticks-in-the-Mud Woodshop Tool Review: Record Power 12-Piece Carving Chisel Set Show Us Your Shop The Down to Earth Woodworker Project Idea: Karate Belt Display Beginner's Approach to Making a Workbench Q&A: Reacting Finishes Poll: What clothing do you wear in your shop? Blog: Woodworking Resolutions Finishing: Curlin Burls and Swinging Flames Show Us Your Stuff Show Us Your Carving SAFETY: Power Controlling Switch 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 John Labie's workshop in Tallahassee, FL. CLICK HERE to see more of John's shop: 
By Steven D. Johnson Racine, Wisconsin Demo Days – A Woodworker's Remodeling Project, Part 2 A Challenging Fit – A Remodeler's Woodworking Project, Part 2 The Millennial Generation – What Does It Mean For Woodworking? Can't/Don't, Never Have, No Talent Wood Carving! 
This month, Steve continues his discussion on remodeling vs. woodworking by introducing the STARR formula for demolition. He also explains how he gets the "perfect fit" for the installations of his new bathroom vanity project that he has been working on. Steve also brings up the topic of the Millenial Generation and how it has affected woodworking (think IKEA). Lastly, he has found a new love in woodworking that he never thought he would enjoy - carving.
CLICK HERE to read more: 
Women in Woodworking
Katie Jackson By Andrea Ramsay Seattle, WA 
This month, Andrea spends a day in the shop with Katie Jackson, who is is an "inspiration, a doer, active in building community, mentoring and teaching others" in the craft of woodworking. Katie is also finishing a book,
Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Projects Anyone Can Build
, to be released in April.
Katie's project for the beginning woodworker is a Shaker Pegboard Shelf project, which she discusses how to make within the article. CLICK HERE to read Katie's story: 
Finishing Wood with Alan Noel 
Curlin' Burls and Swinging Flames
If you've ever had the pleasure of dealing with flame cuts or burls on antique furniture, I'm sure you are well aware of the challenges these beautiful cuts have to offer. Although they can be a challenge to glue back down, there are a couple of tricks to keep these veneers in place. Here are 11 tricks: 
This Month on The Highland Blog 
Blog: Woodworking Resolutions
Every year we invite our bloggers to share their resolutions, specific to their woodworking goals for the new year. Click the link to read their woodworking resolutions and send us an email if you have any of your own! CLICK HERE to read more: |
Woodworking Poll
What clothing do you wear in your shop?
In this month's poll, Jim Randolph asks "What clothing do you wear when you're working in your shop?" CLICK HERE to answer our poll: Project Idea: Karate Belt Display By Forrest Bonner Huntington Beach, CA 
Like all grandfathers, Forrest Bonner enjoys making woodworking projects for his grandchildren. This month, Forrest creates 2 Karate Belt Displays for his granddaughters to show off all of the belts they have learned, including their junior black belt! CLICK HERE to read how he made them: Beginner's Approach to Making a Workbench By Max Pierson San Francisco, CA 
I'm a beginning woodworker. Like you, I want to make things, beautiful and functional things that will last. And like a lot of beginners, one of the first big projects I tackled was a workbench, because everything is easier when you have a sturdy, horizontal surface to work on. I'm publishing the plans for this bench for your downloading enjoyment, so this article is more intended as a collection of helpful tips and lessons learned, rather than a step-by-step. CLICK HERE to read more: 
latest Web 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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