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Incra jigs and measuring systems are pretty well known - and rightly so. They’re well made, extremely accurate and their prices won’t break the bank.

In order to entice you to their new site, Incra are offering this free downloadable trivet plan.

Personally I buy any Incra things I need from Woodcraft and I see no benefit in using this new site - but you might as well have the free downloadable plan!

Click here for the plan. Click here to view Woodcraft’s range of Incra Tools.

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 behind them.

There are rugged tool bags, axes, hammers, chisels, storage boxes, wrecking bars (called a Fubar!), tapes… you name it. Great for woodworkers and with a much wider appeal too.

The best stockists we’ve managed to find are actually Amazon who carry pretty much the full range at the usual excellent prices. Click here for details.

Leigh have just announced their new Super Dovetail Jig and when you look at the spec you can see why they called it Super.

It’s available in 3 sizes: 12-inch, 18-inch and 24-inch, so there’s bound to be one that suits your pocket and the dovetail job you need to do.

This dovetail jig is quality piece of kit as you’d expect from the Leigh and it has a number of innovations including a new and patent pending router support and dust extraction system to pull away the vast majority of the dust that these type of jigs normally create.

You need to visit the Woodcraft site to read the full spec, but to give you a flavor this jig will produce variable through and half-blind dovetails and cut your pin and tail boards in the same pass. Infinite variability also guarantees you get half pins at either end of your board whatever layout you’re using.

Woodcraft currently have special deals on the new Leigh Super Dovetail Jig and Accessory Kits and you can save anything from $25.99 to $49.99 depending which jig you choose.

I’ve got some new furniture to build for our house renovation and I’m going to have no trouble convincing my wife that I need one of these to do it with!

Full details here: Woodcraft / Leight Super Dovetail Jig Offers.

Grizzly have just announced this new 10-inch wet grinder.

Made in Germany, the Model T10010 has a strong 1/4 hp motor running at 90 RPM. This relatively slow speed, combined with the water bath, keeps your tools cool while sharpening and so won’t take the temper out of them.

The full kit includes a universal jig, an angle guide and polishing/honing paste. Wheels supplied are the 10-inch 220 Grit aluminum oxide grinding wheel for sharpening and an 8-inch leather stropping wheel for polishing/honing.

For more information call 1-800-523-4777 or visit www.grizzly.com.

No nothing to do with King Arthur. This one’s a scroll saw, the EX-30 from General.

As you might have guessed, the EX-30 refers to the enormous 30″ capacity which should keep the most demanding scroller happy!

The accurate, laser-cut steel chassis is actually 14 x 32.5 inches and the motor is variable from 400 to 1550 strokes per minute to handle virtually any material you can think of.

Of course it’s the tilting head which is the outstanding feature of the Excalibur. Tilting the blade rather than the work table allows much greater control and is a feature of the EX-30 and it’s smaller brother the EX-21.

As you might expect with a quality manufacturer like General, there are also front-mounted controls for ease of use, fast blade changing, a locator pin for quick setting of common angles, blade tube storage holder and an upper-arm hold-up which is adjustable to make fretwork easier.

Accessories include a foot switch and robust adjustable stand.

For full details and pricing visit General.ca

Woodcraft stock the smaller but equally good EX-21 and may also have the EX-30. Probably best to visit the site where you can send them an email.

After a couple of months of planning we’re pleased to announce a brand new woodworker’s store - right here at Woodwork News!

In much the same way as we gather interesting bits and pieces of woodworking news for the site we’re now also putting together a selection of tools, books, dvds - whatever we think you’ll find useful.

So it’ll be like no other woodwork store you’ve seen - because it won’t just be from one source but from many different woodworking suppliers.

But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. To do things like this properly takes time so to start off with we’ve got a good selection of books from people like Amazon and a few independent digital publishers.

Over the next few weeks we’ll be adding some tools, some dvds and whatever else we can find that will appeal to our woodworking visitors.

The store is here: The Woodworker’s Store. Pop back often for the best woodworking bargains!

The Woodwork News Store is made possible by Storestacker.com

It’s not very often that I come across two consecutive offers for woodworking tools that I can thoroughly recommend from the point of view of being an owner and user. First it was the Flexcut chisels (see below) and now this Record woodturning lathe.

I can’t remember how long I’ve had mine - it’s certainly over fifteen years. Back then it was just called the DML24, now they’ve tweaked it a bit and it’s the DML24X/C. Whatever, it’s still the same great little lathe, ideal for the beginner but tough, durable and useful even when you’ve been turning for years.

It’s made in Sheffield, England, which has been making top quality tools for centuries, and comes with a five year warranty. Mine hasn’t missed a beat in three times that. Normally this lathe sells for close to $320.00 and because of its reputation is always in short supply. Just at the moment Woodcraft have very limited stocks for $199.99. I doubt you’ll ever see it at that price again so if you’re at all interested you need to act right now. Click here for full spec and to order.

I have a few Flexcut chisels myself - I like to dabble with carving although I’m no expert. Along with my Pfeil chisels these are my favorites. They’re light, flexible and can be kept razor sharp with ease.

When you want to get into a tight corner there’s nothing quite like a Flexcut. If you’ve never tried one you’re in for a treat.

Even better, at the moment Woodcraft are offering a great deal on this boxed Flexcut Carving Starter Set which includes all the carving chisels shown plus a relief woodcarving DVD.

It’s $15.00 off while stocks last, bringing this terrific carving set down to just $164.99 and that even includes the slip-strop and honing compound to keep your chisels at their sharpest. Visit Woodcraft’s website here for all the details and to order your set.

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

Flexible shaft tools have a multitude of uses, particularly for woodcarvers but also for all kinds of other detailed woodworking. They’re convenient and easy to handle and the 1/4 hp ones are surprisingly powerful too.

Until the end of March Woodcraft have this heavy-duty power carving kit from Weecher at a saving of $25.00.

You get the powerful 1/4 hp motor (reversible or left-handed carvers) which is variable and runs to 20,000rpm. You get a lubrication-free flexible 42 inch shaft, standard rotary handpiece, 3 collets, wrench and indispensable foot control.

You also get a detail handpiece which is like a pencil and offers really fine control, and the carving handpiece which turns the rotary action into a reciprocal carving action, the following chisels: 1/4 inch 90º V, 3/8 inch #9 gouge, 3/8 inch straight, 3/8 inch round nose, 5/16 inch straight chisel and the motor hanger, all for just $139.99

When you consider the price of the competition like Foredom, that’s a remarkable bargain. For full details and to order click here.