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Woodworking Tools

Pen Making Lathe, Pen Kits and Pen Blanks

April 22, 2009

Pen making is very popular with woodworkers, and why wouldn’t it be? You have an almost infinite variety of patterns available from both wooden pen blanks and acrylics. You can design and make classic pens or produce radical designs of your own. A lathe, a pen mandrel, pen kit and a blank and you’re away. [...]

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WoodRiver 12″ Dovetail Jig – On Sale Now

April 14, 2009

There are lots of ways of joining two pieces of wood but a sign of true craftsmanship is using dovetails. A beautifully cut dovetail is a joy to see – but doing it by hand, while very satisfying, is also very difficult and time consuming. So if you want the visual appeal, but you don’t [...]

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The world’s most accurate clock movement?

March 12, 2009

You want an accurate digital clock movement? You’ve got to get yourself some of these – accurate to half a second every million years! For that sort of accuracy you’d expect it to be expensive, right? You’d be wrong. On offer at the moment, 40% off normal price, yours for just $8.00 each. I think [...]

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$5 Router Bits at Woodcraft

March 6, 2009

Times are tough so any saving that you can make on your woodwork tools have got to be a good thing, right? So how about anti-kickback 1/2” shank industrial quality carbide router bits from Wood River – that would normally be anything from $11 to $27 – for just $5 a piece. There are ten [...]

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Woodworkers Need To Get A Grip!

January 23, 2009

Now here’s a great gadget for woodworkers with table saws, routers or jointers – the Advanced GRR-Ripper System. The picture says it all really – doesn’t need a lot of explanation – except to say that it’ll grip boards down to 1/4” and at the moment you can get it for 20% off the normal [...]

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Dust Extraction Fittings Sale

August 7, 2008

Dust extraction isn’t a very exciting subject but it sure makes the shop more comfortable and a lot safer. If you’ve ever thought of installing a complete system, rather than rigging up that old vacuum time and again, now would be the time to do it as Woodcraft are offering 25% off a big selection [...]

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New Radial Arm Drill from General

July 23, 2008

I’m a fan of General’s tools. No silly lumps of plastic and gadgets just tough, no nonsense woodworking kit built to do a job and do it well. The 75-550 M1 radial arm drill press is the latest new tool for woodworkers and offers almost infinitely variable drilling. The head tilts 0-30 degree left or [...]

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Kapex saw from Festool – Odd name, fantastic tool!

July 3, 2008

There’s been a lot of pre-release buzz about the new Kapex KS 120 EB Sliding Compound Miter Saw from Festool and now it’s arrived it’s easy to see why. This is some tool! For a start, despite being a 10″ saw it has the capacity of a 12″ so you’ve got easier portability with no [...]

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The General’s New Bench Top Drill Press

May 28, 2008

Woodworkers looking for power and durability from their tools will probably already know about General International. When a lot of manufacturers seem to be producing woodwork tools that are covered in plastic and starting to look a bit like space ships, General are producing tough tools that just get on with doing the job. Their [...]

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Stanley Fat Max continues to grow!

April 30, 2008

Stanley Tools are continuing to add to their large and impressive FatMax range which now contains well over 200 woodworking, storage and home improvement products. They’re all designed to be tough and long lasting, which you’d expect from a company with the heritage of Stanley Tools who have over a century of woodwork tool making [...]

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