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You might call it a thingamajig or a doohickey, but to the Patriot Woodworker members, it’s a “What’s It.”  This free online community, which emphasizes sharing and learning about woodworking, hosts a monthly “What’s It” contest in which members take guesses at identifying obscure items.

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.

Idaho woodturner Nick Beahm and his family are enjoying the benefits of having a third, larger lathe for their projects after he won the Penturner’s Rendezvous Grand Prize donated by Woodcraft. 

How would you set up shop with a $1,000 Woodcraft Gift Card? Answer that question to enter the “Set Up Shop with Woodcraft” Sweepstakes sponsored by Today’s Homeowner and Woodcraft, and you may win the gift card. Contest deadline 9/2/18. 

This year make some of your holiday gifts – or give presents that foster the creative in your family and friends. Woodcraft offers many choices for creative gift-giving, as well as more traditional tools and accessories for woodworkers and DIYers.

Woodcraft is one of several retail sponsors for the General Finishes 2018 Design Challenge that began July 18 and will continue through August 7. Contest categories offer a wide range of opportunities to win. Find out more!

Woodcraft’s 21st National Sales Conference and Vendor Trade Show was held in Cleveland, Ohio, this May. The home of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame provided the perfect inspiration for the 2018 photo prop – a bigger-than-life electric guitar.

Woodcraft has added Black Dog Salvage Show Dog Furniture Paint Topcoat to its line of finishing products that already includes Black Dog Salvage Guard Dog Topcoat Paint Protector, which was introduced in 2016 along with Black Dog Salvage Furniture Paint.

An exhibition showcasing the creativity of 41 artists and artisans who work with wood found in the Appalachian Region opened at The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. The show will continue through September 3, 2018.

On July 1, Jack Bigger began a new job at Woodcraft, moving from Vice President of Sales and Marketing to President and Chief Operating Officer.