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Just a quick reminder of upcoming events for lovers of great woodworking hand tools. Lie-Nielsen are in Arlington, November 30th to December 1st.

Guest Demonstrators will include: Konrad Sauer, Steve Latta, John Economaki, Garrett Hack, Brian Boggs, and Tom Lie-Nielsen.

Lie-Nielsen Inlay Tools will make their first public appearance on Friday 30th. They’ve been working with Steve Latta to develop specialized tools to do string inlays. Steve will demonstrate these on Friday afternoon and all Saturday.

Master Chair Maker Brian Boggs also be demonstrating and will donate the chair he builds at the show for a door prize!

Address details and other show dates in January and February are on our Woodworking Events page.

I don’t know about you but I hate fiddling about lining up a piece of wood under my drill press - so I’m absolutely delighted to see that finally someone has added a laser sight. Other woodworking tools have had them for ages!

It’s on the top two drill presses from the new range by Delta, which are available now at Rockler. The laser is not all they’ve done though.

There’s a handy removable insert in the table, which also has a woodworker-friendly T-Slot, and tilts 0-45° forward and 0-90° left and right with positive stops at 0°, 45°, and 90°. It’s clearly built for power and durability and has 12 speeds so you can cope with drilling just about any material including plastics and metal. There are nice touches like the flexible worklamp and smooth-running induction motor.

Definitely a quality bit of kit - now I just need to have a word with Santa….

A full range of Delta drilling and boring tools is available at Rockler.com. Click the link for more info.

Freud’s award winning Premier Fusion General Purpose Saw Blades have been around for about a year in 10″ form - and have gone down very well with the woodworkers. They’re not cheap, but the design and build qualities produce such a good cut - ripping or crosscutting - that many are more than happy to hand over their cash. It really is one blade that does it all, ideal for hard and soft wood, veneered plywood and melamine.

Now the same technology is available in a 12″ saw blade, perfect for use in table saws and chop saws. For those interested in the detail this features:

• “Fusion” Tooth Design - Double side ground design fused with Hi-ATB tooth geometry gives glass smooth side finishes as well as a chip-free top and bottom during both ripping and crosscutting applications.
• Perma-SHIELD Permanent Non-Stick Coating that protects it against corrosion, gumming and pitch build-up.
• Freud-made TiCo Hi-Density General Purpose Blend of Carbide is specifically blended for the ultimate in precision and long cutting life in general purpose applications.
• New anti-vibration reed design virtually eliminates all vibration and produces the cleanest cuts possible, making the use of a stabilizer unnecessary.
• Pre-tensioned blades assure that the blade will remain flat through the shocks from cutting and stresses from turning at high speeds.

Freud’s part number is P412 and the full range of Freud saw blades should be available online from both Rockler.com and Woodcraft.com.

You know what it’s like - all woodworkers are the same - you always break the drill bit you need most. Well now, thanks to Woodcraft, you can do something about it.

Because on sale at the moment they have these great big boxes full of 170 Twist Bits or 170 Brad Point Bits at an amazing $30.00 off!

OK - I can’t guarantee you’ll NEVER run out of drill bits again but at just $29.99 a case you can certainly afford to stock up for a good long while. To order, click here now.

Just a short note to remind you of upcoming woodwork shows for November:

Moncton Woodworking Show: November 16-18, 2007

Ottowa Woodworking Show: November 30 - December 2, 2007

Lie Nielsen Hand Tool Event: November 30, 2007 - December 1, 2007

Full details on our Woodworking Shows & Events page.

I haven’t had the opportunity to test this stuff yet but wonderpaper seems like a great idea. I’m normally a spray glue user. I don’t particularly like the stuff because it gets all over the place, but it does the job.

Wonderpaper should be a less messy solution to getting your pattern onto your wood because you just peel off the backing and stick it on. Here are their claims for it:

• Use in printer or copier
• Eliminates glue
• Easy to stick on/peel off
• Reduces sanding
• Reduces splintering
• Reduces tear out
• Glides smoothly on scroll saw table

At $12.00 for 25 sheets (plus shipping & handling) it’s not the cheapest solution but then spray glue has got very expensive and if this stuff is as easy to handle as they claim I’ll certainly be a customer. I’ll tell you more when I’ve had a chance to try it.

Wonderpaper can be ordered online here: www.wonderpaperbyjason.com