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Shellac is a traditional wood finish that is hard, durable, easy to apply and repair, non-yellowing and non-toxic. Shellac has been a preferred finish for high quality furniture because its fast drying time minimizes dust in the finish, and permits the building up of many thin coats in a short time. Since each application dissolves part of the last coat, scratches or surface blemishes can be repaired invisibly. Shellac is easy to mix and you should only make up what you need at any one time. Mixing 1 lb. of flakes into a gallon of denatured alcohol results in a 1 lb. cut, add 2 lb. to a gallon for a 2 lb. cut. If you only need a small amount, scale down those proportions to a pint. Blonde flakes produce a pale amber color for touch up, light wood, or where orange color is unwanted. Orange flakes impart a brownish orange color, ideal for most applications. Garnet flakes have a dark brown character, which brings out the figure in lighter wood such as curly maple, and leaves a rich color on dark woods.

Just the tool for a multitude of measurements in your workshop. Every woodworker should have one of these “odd jobs” tools.

The most complete edition of the finest wet stone sharpening system available, the T-7 is rated for continuous use and has a vast array of specialty jigs available so you can quickly and easily sharpen virtually any tool in your house, backyard shed or workshop.

Now you can make your mortise and tenon joints with one guide, one bit and one set-up. Leave it to Leigh!

Charles Neil demonstrates and discusses the little miter box and saw, available from Woodcraft number 140347.

Veteran woodworker and teacher Charles Neil talks about Knockdown Hardware from woodcraft.com.

Danny Lipford talks about the Fein Multimaster, a must-have for every homeowner.

The Pinnacle® Premium Router Quick-Lift combines instant elevation change with micro-adjustment to dramatically reduce the time it takes to change a router bit while allowing the user to dial in bit height for precision milling of stock. With a simple twist of the spring-assisted lift wrench, the router motor is free to be moved to any vertical location without any other action required. Fine, precise bit height changes are equally as effortless by dialing the thumb-wheel to make accurate adjustments across a 3/4″ range. This combination of rapid elevation change and micro-fine adjustability will save you time and increase the accuracy of your entire table based routing operations. This heavy-duty Router Quick-Lift is designed for the most demanding routing operations. •Top plate is cast and ground aluminum jig plate offering superior stiffness and rigidity •The carriage with integral motor clamping mechanism (sized for the industry standard PC 7518, sold separately) is accurately machined from solid aircraft grade aluminum and rides on large 1.025″ ground and polished steel posts and precision machined guide bearings •Equipped with a brake connected to the micro-adjust gear-box to lock the carriage when even the slightest change in bit height is unacceptable •Each router plate is machined in a CNC milling machine to exacting tolerances to give you a perfect fit in router tables with a 9-1/4″ x 11-3/4″ opening •The plate also features engraved scales to simplify fence …

Leigh Super Dovetail Jigs And Accessories offer extraordinary joint making capability at exceptional price points. Super Jigs are available in 3 sizes (widths): 12″, 18″ and 24″ to satisfy the needs of every woodworker and every budget.

Miniatures of the full sized shop tools, these are great for hobbiests and crafting! These are not toys!

Nick Neter (dad!), running on behalf of The Woodcraft Folk, completes the Flora London Marathon 2009 in 5:59:51 (just under the 6 hour mark!) Show your support at www.justgiving.com For more info on The Woodcraft Folk check out www.woodcraft.org.uk

Add a distinctive touch to any project, from boxes and turnings to antique restoration. Installation is easy, route a groove to the proper width and depth with a straight bit and glue the banding in place. Made of domestic and exotic woods in widths varying from 1/8″ to 3/4″ wide, 36″ long, approximately 1/28″ in thickness.

Charles Neil with the #5 WoodRiver™ Plane, part of a series on the fine quality WoodRiver planes. The #5 is great when you mean business with wood removal. Check this out.

The Pinnacle Premium Coping Sled is a thoughtfully designed tool that will make rail cuts for doors or tenon cutting on the router table a safer, more accurate operation and is available at woodcraftr.com.

Charles Neil’s introduction to the WoodRiver™ plane collection of fine quality hand planes for the disciminating woodworker at a great value. Available only at Woodcraft.