Archive for the 'Highland Wood' Category

Shave Your Miters

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Want perfect miters in applications where precision really matters, like making picture frames? This miter trimmer uses high-carbon steel blades that are razor sharp to shave fractions of an inch from miters, leaving a cut that some might call glass-smooth.

Since you can’t actually use the trimmer to make miters, you first need to make a rough miter cut with a miter box. Then with the miter trimmer you can shave the piece for the perfect fit. The trimmer is made from cast iron, so it weighs 35 lbs. It has angle presets at 90° and 45°.

We’re not sure who actually makes this trimmer. Rockler, Dieter Schmid, Grizzly, Highland Woodworking, and other companies sell what looks to be the identical tool for anywhere from $150 to $200.

Miter Trimmer [Grizzly]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

Posted in Grizzly, Highland Wood, Rockler, Woodworking | 5 Comments »

A Guide For Smaller Pocket Holes

Friday, July 17th, 2009

With Kreg’s new Micro Pocket Drill Guide, you can fit two pocket holes on a board as little as 1″ wide and 1/2″ thick. The pluggable holes it creates are 25% smaller than standard pocket holes, allowing you to use shorter 3/4″ pan head screws.

If you own a Kreg Jig or Kreg Jig Master system, the Micro Pocket Drill Guide is fully compatible. They color the jig black so you can quickly differentiate it from the standard blue guides.

Included with the Micro Pocket Drill Guide are the 19/64″ Micro Pocket Drill Bit, Micro Pocket Depth Collar, and a few of the smaller pocket screws to get started. The kit usually retails for $50, but right now the only place we can find selling it is Highland Woodworking — they are offering it for $45 plus $9 shipping.

Micro Pocket Drill Guide [Kreg]
Micro Pocket Drill Guide [Highland Woodworking]

Posted in Drills/Bits, Highland Wood, Kreg, Woodworking | 1 Comment »

Food-Safe Wood Finish

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

If you’re planning to make cutting boards, bowls, spoons, or any other project that’s going to come into contact with food, you don’t want to finish it with stain and polyurethane.  Instead you need to use a food-safe alternative like Behlen’s Salad Bowl Finish.

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Posted in Amazon, Finishes, Highland Wood, Manny's Woodworkers, Woodworking | 14 Comments »

Keep Your Miter Gauge Where You Can Find It

Friday, March 6th, 2009

“Where’s the @#$% miter gauge!”  If you’ve ever exclaimed this in your shop, maybe you need to take a look at this $6 magnetic miter gauge holder from Harbor Freight.

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Posted in Harbor Freight, Highland Wood, Storage | 1 Comment »

Size Does Matter

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Slip this sizing tool over your parting or beading tool, set the desired diameter, and lock the sizing tool in place with the two thumbscrews to create accurate and consistent diameters on round stock up to 3-1/2″.

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Posted in Hartville Tool, Highland Wood, Woodworking | 1 Comment »

Magswitch Cabinet Latches

Friday, January 16th, 2009

We’ve all seen magnetic catches on cabinets — you know, the kind where if you pull hard enough you overcome the magnetic force to open the door.  But the bigger the door, the bigger the magnet needed to hold it closed and the harder you have to yank the door to get it open.  Using their switchable magnets, Magswitch has come up with a way to hold doors securely yet let them open easily without having to pull so hard.

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Posted in Highland Wood, Magnets, WoodCraft | 3 Comments »

Set Table Saw Blade Height And Tilt With One Tool

Monday, January 12th, 2009

The Gauge-It lets you easily and accurately measure blade height and angle on your table saw.  It compensates for blade teeth to give you accurate measurements, and the spring-loaded armature moves with your blade, indicating the exact angle.

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Posted in Amazon, Highland Wood, Measuring, Rockler, WoodCraft, Woodworking | 4 Comments »

Dealmonger: Starrett 3/4″ x 6′ L-R Adhesive Rule $8

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Highland Woodworking is selling the Starrett 3/4″ x 6′ L-R Adhesive Rule for $8.  Add this ruler to any tool or setup surface — for instance, you could slap it on your chop saw.  We found a cheaper source, but it seemed dodgy, so we went with Highland on this one.

Starrett 3/4″ x 6′ L-R Adhesive Rule [Highland Woodworking]
Street Pricing [Google]

Posted in Dealmonger, Highland Wood, Measuring, Starrett | 3 Comments »

A Hand Plane Without Giving Up An Arm (Or Leg)

Friday, January 25th, 2008

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So you’re looking to get into woodworking, and you figure the cheapest route is probably to avoid the big expensive power tools and go with small hand tools. You figure, it was good enough for our 18th century forefathers, it’s good enough for you. Then you get the shock from seeing the price of some of the nicer planes on the market. Well, Anant out of India has got the planes you want at more reasonable prices for the everyday normal guy. (more…)

Posted in Anant, Hand Tools, Highland Wood, Woodworking | 10 Comments »