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Woodturner, Carl Jacobson, host of TheWoodshop.TV on YouTube is a passionate woodturner and enjoys getting others excited about turning. Together with his wife Robin, they have built a mobile shop and travel to do demonstrations, teach classes, produce videos and share the woodworking passion.

See our WoodRiver® Circular Saw Blades in action! Kevin takes you through the details that makes these saw blades a great addition to your table saw.

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.”

Get your shop organized and properly stored away with these ideas from Woodcraft

If you like lists and structure, you will love the Woodworker’s Shop Journal from Fox Chapel Publishing. This handsome, hot-stamped faux leather-backed book is the perfect place to keep all of your shop notes, designs and so much more. 

If you have unlimited storage for your projects and supplies, this article is not for you. But if you are like the rest of us, it doesn’t take long to quickly fill up your work area which in turn leads to frustration and less productivity. Here are a few tips to keep clutter to a minimum.

West Penn Hardwoods, a company that specializes in exotic wood imports, has discovered a “Tree of a Lifetime” on a farm in the jungle of Brazil. The 1,000+ year old Pequiá tree had been dead for over sixty years!

When the last cookout is history and it’s time to move “indoors” and on to fall home and shop projects, Woodcraft suggests that you consider adding some new tools to your collection for easier home improvements and repairs. 

When you look at the furniture nearby, those decorative edges were probably created by a router.  You can make furniture, doors, boxes and other projects without a router, but they’re hard to beat when you want to add detail and take your project to the next level. 

Do you ever get confused about what type of glue to use?   Many glues claim to stick anything and everything together.  It can be hard to say which is best for a specific job.  Here are some of the more common glues and their uses.