Knew Concepts Woodworker's Fretsaw

Ingeniously designed to be both light and strong as well as simple to adjust and use, this extremely popular new premium fretsaw makes it easier than ever to remove waste when cutting dovetails.

What makes it special?

Show Your Stuff!

This month we feature Ron Nielson's beautiful checkerboard patterned knives.

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Show Us Your Wood Carving!

Philip Malenfant's impressive fish carvings are featured this month in our carving column.

CLICK HERE to take a look at this hobbyist carver's lifelike carvings!

Greg Taylor almost learned the hard way how NOT to store flammable items in his shop.

Read the lesson he learned HERE:

New Downloadable Project Plan: Tot Lounger

Here's a new downloadable project plan for a children's plaything designed by Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "The All-New Woodworking For Kids". A simple two-piece carry-chair sized just for your young child!

Place your order online and after it has been processed by our staff, you will receive an email with a link to download your plan set in PDF form. Check back next month for another great new downloadable plan from Kevin!

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See Chairmaker Brian Boggs on The Highland Woodworker web TV

The latest episode spotlights master planemaker Ron Brese, who could not find plane perfection until he made his own. Find out how chairmaker Brian Boggs uses everything from a shave horse to an adult erector set (see photo) to build beautiful seating in our Moment with a Master. Bert the Wood Expert tells us where cherry gets its character. Our Tool Box segment demonstrates a tool you should carve out a place for in your tool box, and much more.

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Charles Brock has singled out the specific tools he uses when building his chairs and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project. Check Out the Tools of the Trade:

Show Your Shop!

This month we are featuring the Dubuque, Iowa Veteran's Freedom Center scrollsaw workshop, where veterans gather to socialize and share their love of scroll sawing.

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A Look Back: Navy Veteran Carves the Declaration of Independence

Join us as we visit again with Charlie Kested, the 83-year-old Navy veteran and woodworker who carved the entire Declaration of Independence out of walnut using a scrollsaw.

See what Charlie's been up to lately:

The Ultimate Miter Saw Work Station – Building The Top

Rag-In-A-Bag...The Controversy Continues

New Use For A Great Product

This month, Steven starts work on his "Ultimate Miter Saw Work Station" by building the top and seeking absolute squareness. He also addresses more reader emails regarding the "rag-in-a-bag" controversy that stemmed from his May column, and finally he offers another great use for one of his favorite products, the Zerust Drawer Liners.

CLICK HERE to see the results of his oily rag disposal experiment

Ask the Staff

Question:   Someone sold me a Snap On vise (I think it is a machinist vise) and I was wondering whether is it a waste or destructive to mount it onto a wooden workbench. Will the workbench be able to handle the weight and movements of the work involved?

Check out the answer HERE:

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Video Product Tour:
SawStop Contractor Saw

The SawStop 10" Contractor Saw is the safest contractor saw on the market, and we are pleased to now be able to offer and ship it to our customers nationwide within the 48 contiguous United States.

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CLICK HERE to see a video demo on how to assemble a new SawStop Contractor Saw:

BOOK REVIEW:
Blanket Chests: A Higher Level of Craftsmanship

By J. Norman Reid,
Delaplane, Virginia

I'm always up for a good read, especially when it concerns woodworking, and in this beautifully-illustrated book Gibson and Turner have given us not just a good read but a great one. Edited and produced with care, Blanket Chests is at once a celebration of some very fine examples of this traditional form, an instructional guide to blanket chest construction and an inspiration to higher levels of craftsmanship.

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Narex Premium
Bevel Edge Chisels

Narex's premium bevel edged chisels are of exceptional quality. The blades are fine-grained, nicely tempered chrome-manganese steel in the slimmer cross section that joiners prefer. They take and hold a beautiful edge without brittleness.

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The Highland Woodturner

Wood turning is the fastest growing part of the woodworking community. To give it the attention it deserves, we've started a publication devoted entirely to woodturning.

Take a look at the newest issue:

Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel

Contamination in Antique Restoration

When restoring antique furniture, it is quite common to run into problems caused by previous owners who applied "magic polishes" and other concoctions to the finished surfaces.

Here are SEVEN TIPS to help with these problems:

WOOD SLICER Testimonial

I bought one of your 3/4 inch WOOD SLICER Blades for my Band Saw...I set it up yesterday and the calibration was done in about 2 minutes, unlike the hours of issues I have had with two previous blades from your competitors...I was re-sawing some basswood for my Epilog Laser to do some of my laser art with your Wood Slicer Blade and it was like cutting like butter and very clean. This is one of the finest blades I have ever used.

— Roland Brown

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