Painters Pyramids - Painter's Pyramid 10-Pack, New Improved

Check out these new items recommended by the Woodcraft Product Development Team to make your woodworking and finishing the best it can be.

Part 4 of the Recipe Box concludes the series with a base and hinge assembly, finishing, followed by adding 3 detail components including turning a matching Bubinga Sedona Rollerball Pen.  

Holiday shopping for that beginner or experienced woodworker this year?

Are the items on your list for men, women, kids or for someone with a woodworking interest?

Do you have a woodworking enthusiast on your hands and you’re not quite sure of what to get?

Is that honey-do-list getting longer and you want it taken care of this year?

Do you need stocking stuffers?

Do you have a limited budget?

As a woodworker, novice or professional and anywhere in between, Woodcraft has the right presents for Father’s Day to fit every budget. To show you just some of the items from Woodcraft, we had Scott Phillips, host of The American Woodshop choose his top picks for this Father’s Day.

You might say, what’s the big deal about turning a bowl in about 3 hours time, anyone can do that! Well in this project we will instruct you on how to turn a bowl while it’s green, dry it, finish it, all in just a few hours. John Wolf (from the Turning Tuesday’s woodworkers) shows us how it’s done starting out with a piece of “green” curly maple saved from the scrap pile.

Update your home decor with paint – from changing the color of a room or furniture to adding a decorative effect, paint provides the flexibility to make a big change without a big expense. 

Save time and effort with these nifty, plastic pyramids. 

It’s the time of year for gift lists, so to make sure the furniture refinishers and upcyclers in your world are covered, here are Top 13 gift picks from Woodcraft blogger and upcycler Lori Harper. And the best part? Nothing is over $70! 

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.

The idea of incorporating family heirlooms into your home appeals to a lot of people. A mix of old and new décor can actually work very well together to create a space that is warm and inviting with a comfortable lived-in look. Woodcraft’s graphic designer Tara Piggott reimagined a travel trunk built by her grandfather into a beautiful storage trunk for her home. Check out how she did it in this Woodworking Adventures blog. 

A simple strategy for a showroom-quality finish.

One way to upcycle old, ornate picture frames is to upcycle them into fun jewelry organizers. This afternoon project can accommodate most types of earrings, including fish hook, post, hoop and wire. Get some ideas here and make your own!