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Turn for Troops Volunteers Create Enough Wood Pens to Pass 200,000 Mark
Despite the limitations of sponsoring a nationwide
event during the coronavirus pandemic, Turn for Troops volunteers and Woodcraft store
personnel rallied in 2020 to turn enough wooden pens for military personnel to comfortably pass
the 200,000 overall mark.

North Carolina Woman Wins $1,000 Woodcraft Gift Card
A woman who began woodworking in retirement won a $1,000 gift card in a giveaway sponsored by Woodcraft and “Today’s Homeowner.”

Scott and Suzy Phillips Focus on Woodworkers’ Creativity in “The American Woodshop” Season 28
The American Woodshop co-hosts Scott and Suzy Phillips will begin Season 28 shows on January 11, inviting viewers to be creative.

Streamline Your Outdoor Living/Dining/Playing Area
Be ready when spring arrives to get busy sprucing up your home’s exterior and its outdoor living space. Invest family time to envision what projects would transform it into a more organized, inviting retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Woodcraft Teams with Patriot Woodworker to Gift Wounded Marine’s Family
The Patriot Woodworker organization hopes to raise $2,000 to provide gifts and a Christmas meal for a wounded Marine and his family, with the help of Woodcraft and two other national sponsors.Each Christmas season, The Patriot Woodworker adopts a family through Operation Ward 57, a nonprofit organization that supports wounded, injured and ill service members, veterans and their caregivers with outreach programs. Patriot Woodworker then sells raffle tickets to raise money for the family gifts, and for participants of the raffle to have a chance to win prizes donated by national sponsors.

Answer One Question and a $1,000 Woodcraft Gift Card May Be Yours!
If you are dreaming about tools for Christmas, do something about it. Enter the “Tools Under My Tree” Giveaway by answering this question: How would you set up shop with a $1,000 Woodcraft Gift Card?” One lucky entrant will be selected for this super holiday giveaway gift from Today’s Homeowner and Woodcraft.

Woodcraft Seeks Volunteers to Turn Pens for Troops
Woodcraft will sponsor its 17th Turn for Troops National Turn-a-Thon on November 7 and 8 and is asking volunteers to continue supporting those on active military duty or recovering from injuries by making handcrafted wood pens – at either a retail store event or at home for submission to Woodcraft.
In 2019, volunteers turned 15,385 one-of-a-kind pens for a 16-year
total of 190,609 pens. Woodcraft’s goal this year is at least 200,000 pens and
hopefully many more.

Woodcraft Enters Saw Blade Market with New WoodRiver Products
Woodcraft has entered the saw blade manufacturing market with six new WoodRiver® products. Director of Product Development Darin Lawrence and Product Development Manager Charles Wolfe said, “The main focus when developing these products was to provide the best quality possible at a price that could beat anyone else in the market. We absolutely hit that with our new saw blades.”

Work At Home Tips From Woodcraft
In an effort to balance the safety and health of its employees during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with the financial well-being of the company, Woodcraft took steps recently to allow some of the corporate office staff the option of working from home. We polled some of our remote workers for their best tips for creating a successful work/life balance and we’d like to share those with others who may be navigating this new territory along with us.

Woodcraft 2019 Turn for Troops Program Produces Over 15,000 Handcrafted Pens for Military Personnel
Volunteers of all ages and skill levels handcrafted 15,385 unique wood pens in 2019 for the Woodcraft Turn for Troops program that sends the pens to military personnel on active duty or recovering from injuries. The total of pens turned since this program began 16 years ago is 190,609.