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LumberJocks Winter 2010 Woodworking Award Winners Announced

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:00 -0600

Rockler was the proud sponsor of the Winter 2010 LumberJocks' Woodworking Awards, and the winners were announced today! LJ had a record-breaking 151 entrants for this season's challenge which was "Yin Yang, The Dark and the Light". The idea was to ...

Guest Blogger Barbara Howell on The Gift of Grip

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:20:00 -0600

Editor's note: Our guest blogger today is Barbara Howell: woodworker, business owner, and author of the 2009 book ''Splinters: The Pain, The Passion, The Point''. Hands come in all sizes and shapes! But if you are a woodworker there have pr...

Back to Basics — Starter Pin on the Router Table

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:10:00 -0600

The router table is the ideal way to rout parts to shape using a template. A flush trimming bit, the proper template and you are off! But getting the cut started can be a bit tricky. As the bit begins to cut the wood, the cutting edge wants to pull t... [More]

It's Pinewood Derby Time!

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:07:00 -0600

Ah, Pinewood Derby time. That magical time of year when you and your child spend hours in your workshop turning a plain block of wood and four plastic wheels into a lean, mean, racing machine.

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Pock-It Hole Clamp — Every Shop Should Have a Few

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:35:00 -0600

Editor's note: This month, Rockler Woodworking and Hardware is pleased to introduce the Pock-It Hole Clamp", a versatile new method of clamping pocket hole joints for properly aligned, tight fitting results when using pocket screws. We had Ralph ... [More]

Troops Enjoy Their Bench Cookies

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:50:00 -0600

Staff Sergeant Frank Hendrickson, a Marine currently based in Afghanistan, has come up with some new uses for Rockler's Bench Cookies - in the metal shop and in the composite shop! SSgt. Hendrickson wrote us saying, "I think that your Bench Cookie... [More]

Back to Woodworking Basics

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:06:00 -0600

In a world of whizz-bang gadgets and high tech tools, a recent thread on a woodworking forum reminded me that sometimes we need to stop, rewind and get back to the basics. The poster was lamenting that he had no idea how to drive a screw. This may s... [More]

Two New Router Bit Videos: the Sash and Door Bit and the Lock Miter Bit

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:00 -0600

There are two more videos available in our series on Rockler Router Bits. Take a look and see what the Reversible Sash and Door Assembly Router Bit and the 45° Lock Miter Router Bit can do for you! We'd love your feedback on these short cli... [More]

Remarkable Rockler Reviews: Deluxe Sewing Center Plan and Mechanical Lift Mechanism

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:57:00 -0600

Today I'd like to share a great review for the Deluxe Sewing Center Plan. The review is not unusual - this is a great piece of furniture, and the plan (and our lift mechanism that goes with it) regularly get good reviews. This week, however, Cu... [More]

Top Ten New Year’s Woodworking Resolutions from Our Readers

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0600

In Ralph's post last week on his woodworking resolutions for the New Year, we invited you, our readers, to tell us your own goals for the coming year. There were many great responses, and we've chosen our "top ten" to share with you (in no particula... [More]

A Woodworker’s Resolutions

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:52:00 -0600

Yes, it is yet another list of resolutions. Not terribly original I know, but it is that time of year. So I sat down and began thinking of things I wanted to accomplish during the coming year. Some are meant to be funny, but as we all know, the truth... [More]

Rockler Router Bit Videos Help You Visualize the Possibilities

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:20:00 -0600

Ever wish you could really see what it is that a particular router bit does before you buy it? Maybe you're having a hard time visualizing the profile? Or have you thought about getting a certain router bit, but haven't because you were unsure abou... [More]

Christmas is for Woodworkers

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:15:00 -0600

Many years ago, I was in Pittsburgh going to school for model making. As the holidays approached I simply could not get into the spirit of the season. I was in a new city with few contacts, 600 miles from home. One of the instructors announced that t... [More]

Christmas Cookies for Your Work Bench!

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:45:00 -0600

Now there are even more ways to buy our award-winning Bench Cookies, and there's still time to get them before Christmas! Bench Cookies aren't just for woodworkers, either! We've heard from print shops, bakers, junkers, artists, and others who have... [More]

Power Tools vs. Hand Tools: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:36:00 -0600

If you have been at all in touch with woodworking blogs, forums and such, you have come to realize that there are those who advocate "more power", and those that tend toward hand tool snobbery. I am here to help get us all holding hands around the (s... [More]