Woodworking Tools News
- Calendar of events Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 8:50PMCalendar listings appear at no charge. Send them by 5 p.m. the Friday before publication to The Billings Outpost, 1833 Grand Ave., Billings, MT 59102,
- The boys of Battery B Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:56PMTools needed to prepare the barrel of a Civil War cannon before firing: Worm, wet sponge, dry sponge, ram, brass gimlet rod, friction primer and a lanyard.
- Area wood carvers display their art Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:48AMBob Deibert, Roy Hanks and their friends use knives and gouges to make wood come to life. Deibert carves faces. Hanks makes Santa Clauses and Christmas tree ornaments.
- Born: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 4:17PMChester, 1983. Education: B.S. in mass communications, creative advertising, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2006. Where you can find his work: Bang-On in Carytown or at www.beasterboards.com.
- Finding peace in native art Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 8:05AMCOSHOCTON -Turkey beards, deer antlers, turtle shells, gourds, turkey feet, bear claws, feathers, turquoise - these are the materials that artist Allen "Corky" Shaffer works with to create his art such as peace pipes, necklaces and rattles.
- Amana Tool Introduces CNC Insert Spoilboard Surfacing Cutter Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 9:10AMAmana Tool, manufacturers of high-quality tungsten carbide woodworking tools, today announced its new RC-2252 insert spoilboard router bit with scorers that features a 2 + 2 knife design. The unique 2 + 2 design contains two cutting flutes and two up-shear scorers, which provide a smoother finish at the bottom of the cut. The RC-2252 is ideal for spoilboard, planing and rabbeting large surface ...
- Amana Tool Introduces CNC Insert Spoilboard Surfacing Cutter Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 8:46AM FARMINGDALE, N.Y.----Amana Tool, manufacturers of high-quality tungsten carbide woodworking tools, today announced its new RC-2252 insert spoilboard router bit with scorers that features a 2 + 2 knife design.
- Amana Tool Selects DPR Group to Expand Brand Awareness of Its Product Lines Throughout North and South America Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 8:04AM GERMANTOWN, Md. & CARY, N.C.----DPR Group, Inc. , a full-service agency that provides public relations and marketing support services to a broad range of technology companies, announced today that Amana Tool® has selected the company to provide ongoing strategic consulting and media relations services.
- Visions take shape Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 1:38AMPINE GROVE MILLS — One whiff, and Dean Luse falls in love all over again.
- Area wood carvers display their art Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 1:34AMBob Deibert, Roy Hanks and their friends use knives and gouges to make wood come to life. Deibert carves faces. Hanks makes Santa Clauses and Christmas tree ornaments.
- Woodturners symposium this weekend Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 12:12AMWoodturning, carving wood as it spins in place on a lathe, is an ancient art that dates to about 1300 B.C. Richmonders will have an opportunity this weekend to see woodturners practice the art at the 22nd annual American Association of Woodturners National Symposium.
- Micro Impact Driver delivers 930 lb-in. of torque. Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 8:54AMWeighing 2 lb and measuring 5½ in. in length, Model WH10DL utilizes 10.8 V Li-Ion battery to drill and drive into wood, metal, and concrete. Tool features quick change ¼ in. hex chuck and variable speed trigger. By partially depressing trigger, LED light illuminates work surface, allowing user to see clearly to set up application. Delivering steady stream of power throughout every charge, HXP ...
- Damaged hose a factor in fatal fire Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 3:29AMBy Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said Tuesday a 4- to 6-inch gash in the hose manned by four firefighters, in ...
- Cubmobile Derby held at Kiwanis Hill Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 1:50AMCOLDWATER — The 21st annual NEWO District Cubmobile Derby was held on May 3 at Kiwanis Hill in Coldwater. The event was hosted by Troop 46. Branch and St. Joe counties had five packs register and Pack 3183 from Pleasant Lake, Ind. also took part. A total of 57 boys registered, with 45 racing.
- Roy Underhill teaches tricks of woodworking Sunday, June 15, 2008 @ 4:55PM Renowned woodsmith and PBS personality Roy Underhill spent the day at the Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois, demonstrating the tricks of the trade for days gone by.
- West Boulevard Festival-goers gear up for big weekend Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 7:01PMAmidst piles of wood from old Victorian houses and hotel doors, Dixie Oyler of Rapid City pieced together another wall hanging to sell at the West Boulevard Summer Festival. Oyler sold almost all of her products last weekend at the Sugar Valley Festival in Scottsbluff, Neb., and she was busily preparing more merchandise for this weekend.
- Win a $10,000 Workshop Upgrade From IRWIN® QUICK-GRIP® Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 1:36PMHUNTERSVILLE, NC -- IRWIN QUICK-GRIP, the maker of the handiest clamps on earth, is proud to sponsor the Comes in Handy Sweepstakes and a chance for one lucky woodworker to win a $10,000 workshop upgrade.
- Area wood carvers display their art Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 1:39AMBob Deibert, Roy Hanks and their friends use knives and gouges to make wood come to life. Deibert carves faces. Hanks makes Santa Clauses and Christmas tree ornaments.
- Native American artifacts identified at Archeology Nights Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 2:21PMSmuggler’s Cove was a place of mystery excitement last Tuesday and Wednesday nights, as several island residents came out for the first Archaeology Nights presented by the Block Island Maritime Institute and Block Island Historical Society.
- How to Live With Just 100 Things Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 1:01PM For Americans tired of being weighed down by clutter, a new movement advocates cutting back to the bare minimum
- Ashland to spend $92 million on adhesive business Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 11:15AMAshland Inc. announced Monday that it has agreed to pay $92 million for the pressure-sensitive adhesive business and atmospheric emulsions business of Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (ASH)
- re: Tom Poppe, model maker Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 4:52AM"I work as a model maker -- the printing house manufactures and sells a lot of specially designed educational aids for children. … Several prototypes have to be made before we settle on what we think is a viable product. After that, a dozen or more copies have to be handmade to be sent out for field testing."
- History dwells anew at park in Eastampton Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 3:17AMThe Burlington County parks department has turned back time on two streetscapes at historic Smithville, a one-time bustling industrial village that is now a park overseen by the original neoclassical mansion.
- Dining on craftsmanship Sunday, June 8, 2008 @ 4:45AMDuane Mann recently completed a 42 inch by 72 inch mission-style kitchen table and six matching chairs made of quarter sawn white oak for his wife, Janice.
- Club News Sunday, June 8, 2008 @ 1:37AMThe week of May 25, residents at Suite Living enjoyed entertainment with “Elvis” (Brandon Howard), and the Singing Sisters. The day started with daily exercises and residents worked hard to achieve their goals in the walking club. Top walkers received prizes.
- Shedding his job: Dartmouth sawyer builds a new career at 81 Sunday, June 8, 2008 @ 1:05AM When Ray Paiva made the decision to retire 20 years ago, he forgot one key element in the process: retiring.
- The new, sad reality Saturday, June 7, 2008 @ 10:23AMSaturday, June 7 Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders has talked for years about economic inequities in America and how the wealthiest Americans have prospered at the expense of everyone else.
- Musician finds another niche building guitars Saturday, June 7, 2008 @ 12:58AMJONESBORO — Lynn Childers loves writing and performing music, and those loves led him to something that not every musician is in the business of doing: building guitars.
- Following the Squamscott people Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 1:33PM The saline Squamscott River follows its serpentine path through the communities of Stratham and Newfields to its nexus with the Exeter River, its inland journey ending at the falls cascading down gentle, water-worn bedrock ledges in downtown Exeter.
- FOLLOWING THE Squamscott people Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 6:18PM The saline Squamscott River follows its serpentine path through the communities of Stratham and Newfields to its nexus with the Exeter River, its inland journey ending at the falls cascading down gentle, water-worn bedrock ledges in downtown Exeter.
- Display of unique art at DSCC Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 12:26PMThe latest exhibit in the Learning Resource Center at Dyersburg State Community College features the intricate handiwork of a local craftsman and a variety of beautiful colors found in natural woods from around the world.
- Obituaries June 5, 2008 Thursday, June 5, 2008 @ 7:16AMWillie D. Brown OXFORD - Willie D. Brown, 71, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Hodges-Serenity Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Dining on Craftsmanship Wednesday, June 4, 2008 @ 5:16PMDuane Mann recently completed a 42 inch by 72 inch mission-style kitchen table and six matching chairs made of quarter sawn white oak for his wife, Janice.
- A $10,000 heartbreak Tuesday, June 3, 2008 @ 10:22PMPolice are investigating the theft of over $10,000 worth of tools and equipment stolen from the Cessnock Shed and Community Garden on the Calvary site.
- VMC offers digital infimatic control. Tuesday, June 3, 2008 @ 9:11AMProviding precision machining of mold and die parts, VMC 4525 combines 53.5 x 25 in. table with 15,000 rpm air/oil spindle and Infimatic Freedom NC(TM)200 control with integral CAD/CAM software package for Mold and Die. Designed for metal-cutting machine tool applications, NC 200 delivers 1,500 blocks/sec to precisely perform 2D and 3D contouring cuts at high speeds and feeds without lag, dwell, ...
- YORK: Businesses burglarized Tuesday, June 3, 2008 @ 3:01AMPolice are investigating two burglaries that occurred during the weekend in York. Someone damaged a rear door at the Fairgrounds Car Wash in the 1000 block of West Market Street and took a safe, which contained $78, police said.
- Children report attempted luring in E. Wenatchee Monday, June 2, 2008 @ 6:11PMEAST WENATCHEE - A boy and girl, both 10 years old, told police they were walking to a store Sunday evening when they were approached by three unknown adults in a pickup and ordered to get inside.
- Old-time trades show Monday, June 2, 2008 @ 5:05AMTradesmen from the days of yore demonstrated their skills Saturday and Sunday at the Wade House in Greenbush.
- Area wood carvers display their art Monday, June 2, 2008 @ 2:30AMBob Deibert, Roy Hanks and their friends use knives and gouges to make wood come to life. Deibert carves faces. Hanks makes Santa Clauses and Christmas tree ornaments.
- Guide to summer camp Sunday, June 1, 2008 @ 4:16PMSummer camp may evoke memories of musty cabins and sing-alongs around a camp fire, but there are a variety of settings which can provide children with a memorable camp experience.
- Govt spices up technology transfer to Filipino firms Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 2:25PMTransferring technologies from the academic to the real world is a primary task of government. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), which has in its stable some of the countrys best scientific brains, has been doing a good job of it.
- Gov’t spices up technology transfer to Filipino firms Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 1:54PMTransferring technologies from the academic to the real world is a primary task of government. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), which has in its stable some of the country’s best scientific brains, has been doing a good job of it.
- Microplane® Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 12:08AMCOMPANY HISTORY Microplane®, a division of Grace Manufacturing Inc., is the premier brand worldwide for exceptionally sharp culinary tools that have revolutionized the way professional chefs and home cooks grate and zest a wide range of ingredients for flavorful, gourmet-style cooking and baking.
- Girls report attempted luring Friday, May 30, 2008 @ 6:10PMWENATCHEE - Two young girls told police an unknown man drove near them and asked them if they wanted to “get naked” Thursday afternoon as they were walking home from school.
- One muggle, one dream and 602 000 matches... Thursday, May 29, 2008 @ 2:26PMHarry Potter fanatic Pat Acton has put his talent with matchsticks to good use...
- Create a garden for butterflies and bees Thursday, May 29, 2008 @ 6:08AM A tiny flash of fiery orange caught my eye so I walked over to investigate it. It was a small butterfly. The diminutive American Copper butterfly opened up its wings to soak up the warmth of the sun.
- Summit Fire: Evacuees return home Tuesday, May 27, 2008 @ 4:42AMCORRALITOS -- There were far fewer looks of concern -- in fact, far fewer people -- at the center of Corralitos on Monday as hundreds of Summit Fire evacuees were allowed to return to their homes.
- Rupert getting ready to celebrate its heritage Monday, May 26, 2008 @ 2:28PMMini-Cassia residents can get a glimpse into the past at Rupert Heritage Day, Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Ex-pastor finds his calling Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 4:05AMLilbourn -- "Jesus was a carpenter. In the Bible, he said to keep your house in order. He said nothing about a shop. He understood."
- Obituaries May 21, 2008 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 7:01AMDon Dakin TUPELO - Don "Pingo" Dakin, 63, died Friday, May 9, 2008, at his residence at Lake Piomingo. A native of Gary, Ind., he was born July 2, 1944, to Albert and Estelle Rodzynski Dakin. He was a 1966 graduate of Western New Mexico University with a degree in economics.
