In recent years, many companies have tried to copy the venerable Bessey K Body clamps – with varying degrees of success. One of the better clones has been the Gross Stabil PC2 Parallel Clamps. Recently, Bessey purchased Gross Stabil. They don’t need two different versions of the same clamp, so the Gross Stabil model has […]
The Georgia Association of Woodturner’s meets in our Seminar Room tonight at 6:30pm. They are open to visitors, so come by and check it out. Dick Sing will be demonstrating. Click here for a list of Dick Sing’s books available at Highland Woodworking. Dick is a professional wood turner with a long list of accomplishments […]
Here’s a quick video that explains making square lumber 7 easy steps. Blair
A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) fair in Las Vegas. It was a great show with lots of new products that you’ll be seeing soon at Highland Woodworking. The highlight of the weekend were the belt sander races on Friday afternoon. People have been racing […]
By Chris Black Over the years we’ve been asked numerous times if we carry children’s tool sets. Unfortunately, the quality of these sets marketed for children is so shoddy that the tools quickly break, or they are unusable to begin with. Like learning to play music on a cheap instrument, working wood with poorly constructed […]
I know that many of you are anxiously waiting for us to ship your new Leigh VRS or Super jig. Originally, they were scheduled to arrive in mid- to late-July. Unfortunately, Leigh has had some delays. Here is the latest from Matt at Leigh Industries. Dear Blair, As you are all aware, and us more […]
One of the big announcements at the AWFS show last week was Fein’s introduction of a new improved line of MultiMaster tools. The new MultiMasters won’t be here for a couple of weeks, but Fein has reduced the prices of the original MultiMasters effective immediately. The single-speed “Start” model has dropped from $199.99 to $149.99. […]