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We’re always looking around trying to find you the best deals in woodworking tools so we’re pleased to announce we can now keep you up to date with all the woodworking offers from those excellent folks over at Woodcraft.

We’ll be keeping a regular eye on them and reporting them here. At the moment you can benefit from a Freud plunge router at just $129.00 (with free shipping) and Sjoberg’s tough but beautiful workbenches at big reductions. For full details check out the new Woodcraft Offers page.

Get on over to Clockparts.com and you can pick up these excellent mini quartz movements for 20% off - that’s just $3.96 each. That’s a very good price, but it’s just the start. Order 5 and it drops to $3.16 and the more you order the more you save. Order over 100 and the price for each mini quartz movement is just $1.20!

These mini quartz movements set the standard for the industry and have a 10 year guarantee. They run of a single “AA” battery and are accurate to 2 seconds per year. What’s more the prices include a free choice of hour and minute hand and clock hardware!

We don’t know how long this offer will last so if you want to take advantage of these superb mini quartz movements you better get on over there a.s.a.p. That web page is Mini Quartz Movements

With just nine weeks to go until Christmas many of us woodworkers are busy with Christmas gifts - whether that’s one or two items for friends and family or a bunch of different things for craft shows and Christmas fayres.

If you’re anything like me it’s quite often difficult to come up with new Christmas gift ideas. It’s with this in mind that Rockler have set up an area of their online woodworking supplies store which might well provide some inspiration.

Personally I love the domino template (perhaps it’s my age!) or maybe a cribbage board or a poker chip box would be more appropriate for someone you know? How about a cast iron coffee mill mechanism to make a special gift or a kit to make a xylophone for a younger member of the family?

There’s a range of over seventy different items that woodworkers could potentially turn into unique and treasured Christmas gifts. many of the items are currently on sale and all offer excellent value.

The whole range can be ordered online at: www.rockler.com

For a limited time Woodcraft have 50% off a range of Makita compact lithium-ion cordless drill drivers and other cordless equipment. Items in the promotion also come with free shipping.

For example, the Makita 18V cordless imact driver kit pictured is reduced from $398.00 to $198.99.

Not all stores are stocking the offer so if you’re visiting it’s best to check first. However, we understand that if you order online the offer is valid no matter where you are. Full details at Woodcraft.com.

New Product Line Launch Preview: “Access by General”
General International will be offering a preview of the new “Access by General” line of woodworking machinery that is specifically designed for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility at the upcoming Foire du Bois (Wood Fair) in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec.

Made primarily in Drummondville, Quebec the high end “Access by General” line will include a selection of the most commonly used woodwork machines such as: Table Saw, Jointer, Bandsaw, Drill Press and Wood Turning Lathe and will be on display during this event. The official launch, with product in stores and available for purchase, is scheduled for later this fall. Preliminary product information is currently available on the General/General International website at www.general.ca and a full line price list will be released before the end of October.

One of the largest woodworking expositions open to the general public in the province of Quebec, the 9th annual edition of La Foire Du Bois, organized by Langevin Forest, will be held at the Pavillon des Pionniers at the Saint Hyacinthe Agricultural Fairgrounds Oct 12-14th

For further information including opening hours, entrance fees, driving directions and a complete list of exhibitors, visit the website at www.foiredubois.com

General machinery is available online from woodcraft.com.

MakerFaire appears to be a fair for makers of… well loads of interesting stuff for woodworkers certainly - and then some it would seem.

In their own words, Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. Want to see robots, rockets, a catapult competition, even a life-sized mousetrap? They’ll all be at Maker Faire

Something for everyone then - woodworkers included!

Of special interest to woodworkers will be Fox Chapel Publishing who will be on-hand celebrating the fun of woodworking by racing pinewood derby cars down a 40-foot track with Troy Thorne, author of Pinewood Derby Designs & Patterns, turning bowls with the help of the Central Texas Woodturners Association, building mousetrap-powered racers with our new author, Doc Fizzix, and spitting wood chips from our whittling and carving projects. We’ll also have on display our famous Wooden Gear Clock and challenging Cryptex Puzzle Vault — both recent cover projects from Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts.

Tickets for Maker Faire Austin available online or at the Austin Children’s Museum!

Please note that advance ticket pricing (and pre-mailing of tickets) is valid online through October 10th, 2007. After October 10th, tickets purchased on the Maker Faire website will be at full price and will be available at Will Call onsite. The Austin Children’s Museum will be selling discounted tickets through October 19th and they will be available at the Austin Children’s Museum Ticket Office.

• When: October 20-21, 2007
• Were: at Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas
• Hours: Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 10am-5pm

Rockler are at it again with more great savings on clamps, cutters, power tools and more - but only until 14th October (or while supplies last) so you better get in quick!

There are just too many items to list here so it’s best to just get over to the site and have a good delve around at: www.Rockler.com although if you’re in the market for a panel saw you can go here Rockler Panel Saw offers for savings of up to $444.00!

ScrollsawSegmentation.com have this morning announced savings of 25% on the price of their popular scrollsaw pattern books. There are two to choose from: ”World Birds Volume 1” has 12 unique patterns and ”Ferg’s Folks” has 18. The offer is for a limited time only - but we can’t see an actual closing date so it’s probably best to get over there for a look as soon as possible.

Prices for individual scrollsaw segmentation patterns remain unchanged, but at just $3.50 each they’re already among the lowest priced woodwork plans anyway. There are more than 30 to choose from at the moment and you can see them all at www.scrollsawsegmentation.com.