Highland Woodworking Blog

I saw a video once of the guy who invented the bullet proof vest police officers wear, shoot himself in the stomach while wearing the vest. He stood right up and took out two watermelons. Pretty good proof of the usefulness of the vest.

Drop by Highland tomorrow (July 25th) and see which unlucky hot dog gets to risk life and limb on a SawStop table saw. 10:45 and 2:45 Live in the Store.

Hot dogs all over the City are crawling towards the back of the meat cooler. Inventors too.

Do Not Try This at Home!!

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The folks at Tormek in Sweden have come up with a great opportunity for woodworkers to elevate their sharpening expertise while also acquiring a premium Gransfors Bruks Swedish-made hand axe at no additional cost. The Tormek T-7 Grinder Sharpening System delivers astoundingly sharp edges to every edge tool in a woodworker's shop in a matter of minutes. The beautiful Gransfors Bruks axe is a handy addition to any woodworker's tool chest, and will be a source of pride that is handed down to future generations.

Highland Woodworking is making the Tormek Grinder available to its customers with no additional shipping charge within the 48 contiguous U.S. The Gransfors Bruks hand axe will be delivered to the customer after the Tormek Grinder purchase is registered with the manufacturer so long as the Tormek T-7 Grinder is purchased between May 1 and July 31, 2009.

A video demonstration of the Tormek Grinder in action demonstrating its exceptional versatility is on the Highland Woodworking website. The Highland website also provides additional information on sharpening using a Tormek Grinder.

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Kreg Precision Trak and Stop Kit

When Your Pencil and Tape Measure Just Won't Cut It...

Are you frustrated with projects that never seem to turn out quite right? Are you sick and tired of having to measure and mark each individual workpiece? Never again.

The Precision Trak and Stop System is the fastest and easiest way to add incredible accuracy to your miter saw and the modern replacement for the tape measure and pencil. It's designed to make each and every cut you make easier to reproduce and more accurate than ever before, resulting in projects which are easier to reproduce and more accurate than ever before. It's time to throw away your pencil, throw away your tape measure, and start getting real precision out of your miter saw!

Watch the video below to see how!

Visit Highland Woodworking for more information.

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One of our favorite woodworkers is Roy Underhill of The Woodwright's Shop on PBS.

He's been a guest at several of our sales and he's taught classes here as well. He's talented, entertaining and we like his style.

I just discovered this week over on the Toolmonger blog that PBS has posted all of Season 26 of The Woodwright's Shop on the web for free!

Check it out here.

You can see some of Roy's books here.

Blair

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Here's a quick video that explains making square lumber 7 easy steps.

Blair

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Here's an interesting video show how to make a stool with the unique whale tail joint. It's an interesting video, but I suggest that you turn the sound down.

Blair

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Here's a great video of a Highland Woodworking regular - profiled on CNN! (We'll give him a pass for the Woodcraft apron.)

Blair

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Which joint is stronger? Biscuits? Dados? Dowels? It's a constant source of debate among woodworkers. Click the link below for an interesting video showing a test of various joints.

Video.

Blair

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PBS plans to premier a new woodworking show early next year. It"s called Woodworking Together and is hosted by Gail O'Rourke. See the details and trailer below.

"Woodworking Together" is the first new woodworking show to come to public television in more than 10 years and features the very first woman to host a true woodworking show, Boston-area cabinetmaker Gail O'Rourke.

Our show is geared toward woodworkers of all skill levels, with a special emphasis on beginners.

Woodworking Together will premiere nationwide on PBS stations in January of 2008.

Good luck Gail. It's always great to have more woodworking on TV.

Blair

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This is an entertaining video, but we don't recommend this as safe shop procedure.

Blair

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