Report on a Recent Box Making Class for Beginners
Each student in this class went home with not only a
well-made box with a sliding top, but also with new joinery skills that can be used on future projects.
Woodworking education has been a hallmark of Highland Woodworking since it first opened its doors in 1978.
Our skilled instructors (like Sabiha Mujtaba who taught this class) have helped thousands of aspiring woodworkers
develop confidence and experience the joy of using woodworking tools.
Take a photo tour of this exceptional class
Upcoming Classes at Highland
On Making Your Own Tools
by Bob Rummer
Bob Rummer reminisces about tools that he and his father and grandpas and great-grandpas made, including a lathe and a drill press.
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Justifying Your New Tool Purchase
by Steven P. Johnson
In order to buy anything of significance (translation: new tools), you must first justify the purchase. To whom you must justify the purchase is the enemy.
Every purchase is a battle. You want to buy, and they want to stop you. You may never win the war, but if you win enough battles you will eventually
obtain your dream shop! If you intend to win your fair share of these battles, you need a good plan.
Here is an extremely good plan
Book Review: Sharpen This
by Christopher Schwarz
Norm Reid reviews Christopher Schwarz's best selling book. Discover how well it takes the mystery out of sharpening your hand tools!
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Turning Tip from Woodturner Phil Colson
Avoid Cracking by Rounding the Rim
When you rough turn a bowl, do you worry about it cracking while drying? Well Phil's got a tip for you on rounding the rim so that you don't have to worry about that common problem anymore.
Read Phil's Tip
New RIKON 10-1414 14-inch Bandsaw
Rikon's new third generation 14" bandsaw now features 14" resaw capacity, as well as a new quick adjust drift fence, improved blade tension system and both 2-1/2" and 4" dust ports.
Of particular note is its new LIFETIME Manufacturer's Warranty.
SAVE $170 thru End of March 2026
RIKON 8-inch Helical-style Benchtop Jointer 20-800HSP
Rikon's 20-800HSP 8" Benchtop Jointer has a 6-row helical-style cutter head with 16 carbide, 2-edge insert cutters for super cutting action,
flat surfacing results, and easy knife changes. Table extensions expand the work surface length from 30-1/2"to 51-1/2" long.
SAVE $75 thru End of March 2026
Michael Smith of Mountain Park, GA had a long career as a high school shop teacher. He knows a thing or two about woodworking shops.
Here is the sixth of a 10-part series he wrote for Wood News on designing and building what he calls "My Last Shop".
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