In our ongoing saga on garage shop makeovers, we take a look once again at the October/November Issue #43 of Woodcraft Magazine. These 3 building blocks are referred to in this issue as “Shop Starters” in which to jump-start your shop. In this case,  Woodcraft Magazine Senior Editor Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk built four Stacking Stools, two Torsion Boxes, [...]

New at Woodcraft are BLOKKZ Universal Clamping Blocks, Woodcraft Item #153789 . This amazing, yet simple new design features anodized rigid aluminum for strength; a grooved rippled surface to prevent slippage; and a 3/4″ loop for use with rigid tube or rod to clamp long angle or miter joints. The blocks come with neoprene rubber pads to buffer the [...]

JET LAUNCHES WORKSHOP COLLECTION SWEEPSTAKES ON FACEBOOK JET® wants woodworkers to not only make dust, but control it with their Facebook driven Workshop Collection Sweepstakes. Two popular stationary tools, ideal for the shop are the JET Drum Sander (16-32 Plus) and the innovative Vortex Cone ™ Canister Dust Collection System (DC-1100 series).  One lucky Facebook fan will receive both shop [...]

“The Makers” is a video series by LandonJAMES Video and Photography . The videos are intended to celebrate the people who hold true to the traditional means of handmade. People who choose to keep their crafts alive, untouched by modern methods and high production. LandonJAMES Video & Photography was formed by David L. Kernodle and his business partner [...]

For a caul to work properly, and evenly distribute clamping pressure, the caul’s curve must be “perfect”. If you are like most woodworkers and have had less than satisfactory results when using homemade cauls, it is most likely due to a less than perfect curve. Using modern CNC (Computer Numerical Control) technology, and several years [...]

In a recent Acoustic Guitar Class , Woodcraft’s regional East coast field consultant, Scott Dixon and longtime acquaintance Charlie Farren , musician and lead singer for The Joe Perry Project, Farrenheit and Farren Butcher, Inc. (FBI) , hooked up at our Woburn Massachusetts store , for a little jamming session and… a little U.S. Guitar  woodworking … Check out this video produced by Scott Dixon with Charlie Farren Night at [...]

The newest blade from Forrest Manufacturing is the 10″ Ply Veneer Worker with 70 Teeth, and is specifically designed to work with man-made materials in the plywood, vinyl clad, composite and veneer arena. Each tip is made from super hard, long life micro-grain carbide, and the ATB (35° Alternate Top Bevel) produces the smoothest cut ever [...]

Before a tree becomes a beautiful and useful piece of furniture, turning, or carving, it starts as a living, breathing part of nature for the eyes to behold. As it develops in height, it also grows in diameter producing rings which give away it’s age like that of wrinkles on a human face. How does a tree [...]

Woodcraft Supply, LLC , the industry leader in providing a wide variety of top quality products, educational opportunities and one-on-one guidance to woodworkers of all skill levels, has more than 70  franchise stores nationwide  and is always looking for additions to its store lineup. “In an effort to give would-be franchise store owners information from an owner’s viewpoint, [...]

After our Woodcraft Magazine blog on the Wheelchair Woodworking Shop , we were contacted by Carl Smith, a disabled woodworker who uploaded his handmade workbench photo to our  Woodcraft Facebook page . The bench has a built-in grate area to catch the shavings from his Jet lathe  with bed extension . After some commentary back and forth, and a phone call or two, we were fortunate to [...]

In this month’s Woodcraft Magazine , January Issue #44, our Editor-in-Chief, Jim Harrold writes an article responding to the Feb/Mar 2011 magazine issue where he asked for solutions in setting up a shop for the wheelchair woodworker. His article and this blog are the result of the many letters and emails sent. It is one thing to have ideas [...]

This years WoodExpo2012 as part of the New England Home Show is bigger and better than last year. WoodExpo2011 was a huge success with many visitors at the booth. PBS Rough Cut crew Tommy Mac and Eli Cleveland along with the supporting WoodExpo cast, Justin DiPalma, Neil Lamens, Scott Oja, Bruce Somers, and Rick Waters, are back at it [...]