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.

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This month we've got some impressive furniture built by Michael Fritz of Mount Joy, PA.

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Show Us Your Wood Carving!

This month we've got carvings by Brander Roullett from Seattle, WA. Brander is almost entirely self taught, and finds inspiration in the works of Peter Follansbee, Jim Tolpin and Chris Schwarz.

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Scott Roberts is a woodturner from Dawsonville, GA with a few safety words of wisdom.

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Veritas MK II Honing Guide
Skew Jig

New Downloadable Project Plan:
Veggie Girl

Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "The All-New Woodworking For Kids" provides a new project plan in each issue of Wood News.

The Veggie Girl is a reinvention of an old school plaything from the early 20th century. Make a few edits to the design and reshape the figure to match your own favorite child to make an unforgettable gift.

Order your plan online by adding it to your shopping cart. 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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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!
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 gift card if we show your shop in a future issue.

This month we have Bas Dinant's San Marcos, CA garage workshop, where he says the cars stay parked outside.

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Pogonotrophy & Woodworking

Excellent & Inexpensive Shelf Pin Drilling Jig

Perfection Is Overrated

Get Ready For Winter Woodworking...The Right Way!

In his October column, our Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, does a review of the Kreg shelf pin drilling jig. He also reconsiders his method for cutting mortises but ends up finding that sometimes the perfect cut is still not exactly what you want. But to start it all off, Steve has come up with nearly scientific proof that the many beards of woodworking indicate the rise in popularity of our craft.

Read on to learn how Steve made this great discovery:

A good workbench is the keystone of any woodworking shop. You'll be able to approach your next woodworking project like never before with our AFFORDABLE new European Workbench. Solidly constructed from beautiful European beechwood, this bench will help to inspire and enable quality woodworking.

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Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel

Decorative Painting

During the last few years we've seen a lot more furniture with decorative paint finishes in the shop. French and Italian furniture seem to dominate with many different techniques employed producing some very interesting effects.

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New episode of The Highland Woodworker Web TV features the Moulthrop family of master woodturners and an interview with woodworker Jimmy Carter

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Book Review: Furniture in the Southern Style

By J. Norman Reid
Delaplane, Virginia

Though I'm an Ohio-born and raised Yankee at root, I've lived well over half my life below the Mason-Dixon line. And perhaps for this reason, I’ve developed a growing affinity for southern furniture and decorative arts. And so, when Lang and Huey's recent compilation of furniture drawings drawn from the massive holdings of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) was released, I was quick to order a copy.

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Sanding Technique:
Using a Trace Coat

By Jeffrey Fleisher
New Market, Virginia

Knowing where to sand and for how long is a perplexing issue for many woodworkers. A technique called Trace Coating shows you where you need to sand and when you can stop using a particular grit of sandpaper. I recently used this technique while sanding six scooped seats for a cherry dining room table and chair set.

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Ask the Staff

Question:   The back of my heirloom oak dining chair is broken, and I'd like to repair it (I have all the pieces). Which glue should I use? I see a number of products on your website, but I don't know which one will do the job. I need a way of making the repaired area sturdy, yet not so obviously "glued back together."

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Woodworking in America 2012

Get face-to-face instruction from the world’s best woodworkers such as Roy Underhill, Curtis Buchanan, David Marks, Christopher Schwarz and more! Meet the staff of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Test-drive the newest products from top toolmakers inside the marketplace with over 45 exhibitors!

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WOOD SLICER Testimonial

I wanted to comment on your Wood Slicer bandsaw blades. Anyone wanting to re-saw lumber, contact Highland Woodworking. I ordered my second wood slicer while resawing Oak for my Grandchildrens' Jewelry Boxes. I've never seen anything like them! And, way to go Highland! It arrived at my home as fast as they cut! Great blade and fast service. I'm sure glad I found a great blade and a fantastic Company to Deal with. Thank you HIGHLAND!

— Bill Stoelk, Basin, Wyoming

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