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The people over at Clockparts are well known for their great prices on a huge variety of quartz movements, clock maker kits and fit-ups.

Well at the moment they’ve also got almost unbelievable savings on music box movements - as in 90% off!

There are four tunes to choose from and each unit is encased in durable white plastic with a wind-up key to get it going. Tunes range from two minutes thirty seconds to three minutes thirty and while stocks last are just $3.00 each.

At this price we don’t expect the offer to last long. Full details from Clockparts.com

We all know Lie-Nielsons’ superb planes and other woodworking tools I’m sure. Watching them demonstrated is a pleasure and they run a number of demos throughout the year (you can check our shows and events page for the next ones).

As additional support they have now announced a dedicated representative for Canada.

Sean Walsh has over 20 years of woodworking experience - the last 5 as a professional furniture maker/designer - and so brings a wealth of knowledge with him. As you would expect you’ll be seeing Sean at all the major woodworking shows plus demo days and classes all over Canada.

You can order Lie-Nielsen tools online at Woodcraft

A whole range of durable and safe dust extraction fittings are now on offer over at Woodcraft. With the exception of the aluminum blast gates they’re all made of high quality ABS so they’ll stand up to the constant abrasion of high-flow wood particles.

All kind of straight, elbow, T and Y connectors are available plus hose, brackets, reduction fittings - you name it. Enough to put a whole workshop system together and all at 25% off.

To finish your system to a professional standard you might want to consider the high capacity Jet Dust Collector which, in addition to the powerful 1.5 hp motor, also has a remote control so you can turn it on and off from anywhere in the shop!

At the moment you can get a $25.00 mail in rebate on this model so for full details, head on over to Woodcraft.

Woodstock International have announced a brand new range of pneumatic staplers and nailers under their Shop Fox brand.

There are 12 models in all from the palm nailer through flooring nailers and all sorts in between. All use the standard 1/4″ NPT fittings and most come complete with carry case, lubricating oil and safety glasses.

All Shop Fox pneumatic staplers and nailers are covered by a 1 year warranty, but with Woodstock International behind them you would expect to get good service from them for many years.

Prices start at around $40 for the palm nailer. Full details from www.shopfox.biz.

A new series of free woodwork patterns is being produced by Arbortech. Called “beginner project plans” the first (a seahorse) is an interesting example of what you can do quickly and easily with Arbortech’s excellent power carving system.

The seahorse project uses nothing more complicated than a sheet of ply, some glue, and of course the Arbortech. The plans are available as a free download pdf and, over two pages, take you step-by-step through the process.

Each month a new woodwork project plan will be available to download online at www.arbortech.com.au. Beginner woodworkers also have the chance to have their work displayed on the website with prizes offered for the most creative and unique projects.

The full range of Arbortech’s high quality tools are available at Woodcraft.com

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

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