Celebrating USA’s 250 Years of Independence
Celebrating America’s Mighty Forests
Celebrating Highland’s 48 Years Serving Woodworkers

Navy Veteran Carves the Declaration of Independence

Charles Kested is a U.S. Navy veteran and lifelong woodworker who overcame severe obstacles to complete an amazing woodworking project. His incredible full-sized replica of America's Declaration of Independence has inspired many who have read his story.

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A Short History of America's Great Forests

This beloved video features a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack. It covers America's mighty forests from Colonial discovery through the 20th century, courtesy of Lee Tigner, a woodworker from Dawsonville, GA.

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Hand Carving Basics Class at Highland

On a recent weekend at Highland Woodworking, Lynn and Bob Zenoble taught their Hand Carving Basics class. In this entertaining class, students learned how to use woodcarving tools while carving two or more beginner's projects. This class will be offered again at Highland Woodworking on August 15, 2026.

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Instructors' Carvings on Display During the Class

Lynn and Bob Zenoble have been teaching woodcarving for over 20 years. During our Wood Carving Basics class, the instructors displayed several of their own superb wood carvings around our classroom. While the quality of their work is far beyond the level of this basic carving class, it gave our woodcarving students a look at what they can aspire to if they pursue this creative hobby.

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Upcoming Woodworking Classes at Highland

July 31-August 6 Build a Maloof-Inspired Rocker with Jeff Wyatt

August 15 Hand Carving Basics with Lynn & Bob Zenoble

August 22 or 23 Basic Bowl Turning with Phil Colson

August 29 Intro to Wood Finishing with Don Baumann

August 30 Carving a Spoon with Jay Hallinan

September 12 Handcut Dovetails with Randy Archer

September 13 Turn a Mallet with Randy Archer

September 19-21 Build a Dutch Tool Chest with Randy Archer

September 26 or 27 Basic Bowl Turning with Phil Colson

October 10 Woodworking Basics - Build a Tool Storage Box with Jim Dillon

October 17 or 18 Basic Bowl Turning with Phil Colson

October 21 Hand Plan Basics with Jim Dillon

October 24-25 Fundamentals of Woodworking with Sabiha Mujtaba

October 31-November 1 Woodworking Basics with Char Miller-King

November 14 or 15 Intro to Hand Tools Demo with Youtuber James Wright

November 18 Sharpening Hand Tools with Jim Dillon

November 21 or 22 Basic Bowl Turning with Phil Colson

December 2 Hand Plane Basics with Jim Dillon

December 12 or 13 Basic Bowl Turning with Phil Colson

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America’s Largest Woodworking Show
Is Coming to Atlanta August 25-28, 2026

The International Woodworking Fair (IWF) will fill the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, with more than 900 vendors showing and demonstrating their tools. Though definitely skewed towards industrial-scale woodworking, the show will also feature manufacturers whose products will appeal to individual woodworkers.

If you register during July to attend the show, you will save $25. Registering during July will cost $25. Beginning August 1, the registration cost goes up to $50.

More information is available at iwfatlanta.com

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Designing and Building My Last Shop

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 eighth of a 9-part series he wrote for Wood News on designing and building what he calls "My Last Shop".

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Listen to Splinters - Gary Rogowski's Podcast

Listen to Gary's latest chat from our education partner, the Northwest Woodworking Studio.

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