I met Chris Vesper of Vesper Tools at the October ’08 Woodworking in America Conference in Berea, KY. The passion for woodworking excellence exuded by this young Australian, as well as the astounding quality of his tools, immediately impressed me. I bought his cutting gauge on the spot. I was so thrilled with it that six months later I bought a pair of his amazing sliding bevels for a chair class. The experience with those tools convinced me that I had to bring all his tools into the store and make them available to the discriminating woodworkers who shop at Woodcraft Atlanta.
It took me a year, but they are finally here—at least most of them—with more coming. In the meantime, my friend Christopher Schwarz had also taken an editorial shine to them and also wrote about them in Fine Tool Journal. (You can personally hear Mr. Schwarz effuse about these tools and other topics when he visits to teach at Woodcraft Atlanta on February 25-27)
Check out the elegant variations of the gauges, bevels and try squares. Note the choice of engraved metal or inlaid exotic woods, like Australian black gum. These tools may seem expensive, but they are well worth the price once you set about to use them. Their functional beauty, accuracy and fit and finish is nonpareil. These are woodworking jewels that will add immense pleasure to the practice of the craft you love. And they will perform for generations to come or as a collectible heirloom.
Come by the store soon, and ask to see the Vesper Tools. You won’t fail to be impressed.
Easy Wood Tools
Now at the Atlanta Woodcraft Store
The Easy Rougher series are carbide cutter woodturning tools that address fatigue, safety and efficiency like no other tool. They are designed to effortlessly remove massive amounts of material for any woodturning project without the need for sharpening. The tool design provides support directly beneath the cutting edge transferring the cutting pressure downward allowing the lathe to take the pressure that normally would go to your hands and body when roughing.
The goal at EWT is to step back and take a fresh look at the methods used in woodturning and then make every effort to eliminate those aspects that decrease our enjoyment of woodturning :
- Sharpening – No need to spend time sharpening with replaceable carbide cutters.
- Reduced Kick-back and catches – Due to the neutral cutting angles the tool is easy to use.
- Fatigue – since pressure goes into the tool rest, your body doesn't get tired as quickly allowing more turning time.
- Learning bevels – EWT tools are held flat on the rest and parallel to the floor. Cut left, right or straight in within minutes of picking up the tool.
The Easy Rougher series is the easiest, most efficient roughing tool you will ever use. Guaranteed 100%!
Take a look at these tools at http://easywoodtools.com/videos.php and then
Come See and try these Easy Wood Tools on your next visit to the Atlanta Woodcraft store
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Butler's Tailstock Swing Away
for Powermatic Lathe 3520 A & B
Never lift that 50 pound tailstock again. Just swing it away!
Heavy-duty construction, powder coated for years of service, easy two bolt installation. Allows you to use the full capabilities of the sliding headstock so you can hollow standing in front of your work instead of leaning over the lathe bed. Allows more tool control with less body stress.
See and try the Butler Tailstock Swing Away at your Atlanta Woodcraft store.
Czeck Edge Tools - We Carry 'em!
Tight joinery in wood begins with crisp, distinct layout lines that permit positive cutting tool registration. Czeck Edge Marking Knives and Awls will create these lines and marks accurately and comfortably for you, every time.
Woodcraft Atlanta is the only retail outlet to carry this fine collection of locally-grown precision marking tools with the exquisitely turned exotic wood handles. Click here to learn more about the full line.
And now Bob Zacijek has introduced the Kerf Kadet, a superior thin blade marking knife designed for marking out the finest dovetails. This knife has won rave reviews from professionals, including Christopher Schwarz, editor of both Popular Woodworking and Woodworking magazines. To see just one example of the feedback on this beautiful tool, click here to check out Chris’ blog.
Come on by the store and talk to us about the great products from Czeck Edge.
Lonnie Bird Amana Router Bits
A longtime friendship with Lonnie Bird has prompted us to carry the Amana router bits that bear his name. Lonnie is a Master Craftsman, noted author and tool designer who specializes in 18th century period furniture. His profiling and edging-shaping bits were designed to achieve period authenticity in the tops, moldings and trim pieces that grace, for example, a secretary desk, a dressing table, spice cabinet or a blanket chest that he has designed and also scaled down to smaller versions. For a full breakdown of these bits go to www.amanatool.com.
Recent innovations include the Tambour / Appliance Garage Door Bits shown above. This three-piece router bit set is designed for creating tambours without the need for wires, canvas or glue. The unique design shapes slats that interlock. And, assembly is easy. Simply slide the slats together to create a beautiful, flexible tambour that’s perfect for creating your own roll top desk, breadbox, or kitchen countertop storage areas.
If you want to build a period piece, you owe it to yourself to check out these high quality router bits to finish the job with elegance.
DID YOU KNOW? WOODCRAFT STOCKS SAWSTOP CABINET AND CONTRACTOR SAWS, AND WE'LL BE STOCKING THEIR NEW PROFESSIONAL CABINET SAWS - DUE TO ARRIVE AROUND AUGUST!
The new WoodRiver Planes are now in stock. Woodcraft's own brand, WoodRiver, has developed a collection of hand planes modeled after Stanley's very best line - the Bedrocks. Featuring heavy castings, fully-machined frogs, high-carbon blades, rosewood handles...the tools require almost no tune-up prior to use and are quite affordable. We have assessed the new planes and feels they are a solid, good, reliable plane that would be a basic, useful addition to any shop.