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I am writing to let you know that my father’s 60-year accumulation of woodworking tools is being sold this weekend (May 16-17) in Lynnwood, Washington. In addition to making furniture, Dad was an expert in woodturning and marquetry.

For sale will be:

power tools (Delta, Craftsman, Makita, and other brand sanders, drills, saws, and lathes)

calipers for woodturning; Hirsch, Shopsmith, and Henry Taylor scrapers and gouges; over 100 bar and C clamps (2.5 in to 72 in in length, Jorgensen and other brands);

14 handscrew wood clamps;

band clamps for steam bending;

variety of measuring tools;

veneers, including maple burl and others;

Hegner scroll saw with collection of blades;

Incra 16-inch fence;

Leigh D3 12-inch dovetail jig;

CMT, Woodtek, and Jesada router bits;

bisquit joiner;

saw blades;

drill bits;

hand planes;

circle and specialty cutters;

hose clamps; vises; hole saws; dowel cutter set;

Woodcraft wood threading kit;

dust collectors and shopvacs;

120 books and videos on furniture making, carpentry, woodturning, marquetry, intarsa, metalwork;

Taunton’s Fine Woodworking COMPLETE, issues 1-204;

and WOODSMITH magazine COMPLETE, issues 1-182.

For more information and directions, see this ad on Craigslist:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/gms/1164841075.html

Thank you for your time. I hope to see you at the sale.
Simon

I am a high school woodwork teacher at Ecumenical High School in Dangriga, Belize. I am building from scratch a CNC wood router. As you can imagine the school does not have funds for this kind of project, it can hardly pay for wood.

Body made from ¾” plywood, linier [I think he means "linear"] slides are off-cuts of aluminum angle from window makers and bearings from router bits.

There is no CNC in Belize, therefore I am seeking assistance outside of the country. My biggest problem is the driver board, we have no electronics shop to purchase/donation of parts from.

At present I am scavenging stepper motors from old large printers, but I am only getting small 48 step motors. I am looking for NEMA 17 to 23, 80 to 305 oz-in.

Therefore I am asking for any surplus parts you may have that can assist this project. Let me be very upfront, we have no money for parts, and no money for shipping.

Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Derek Jones
Head Tech. Dept.
Ecumenical High School
Dangriga
Stann Creek Dist.
Belize C.A.
P.O. Box 84
501-522-2114
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I am wondering if this is a project that we [EWWG] can provide some assistance with, either in the way of helping to find parts and materials he needs, or a cash grant???

Great news!  I’m happy to let you know that The Woodsmith Shop will begin airing on KBTC in May – Saturday afternoons at 4:30pm! 

If  I am correct, this is a new program from the Woodsmith/Shopnotes people.  I am looking forward to seeing this program

I guess this is replacing the Router Workshop, or perhaps they will be rescheduling all the woodworking programs.  I will post new information as it is made available to me. 

NEW AS OF MONDAY 4/20/2009

Here is how the new broadcast schedule for Saturday afternoons will shake out.  The Router Workshop has been dropped in favor of the new show.   Enjoy!!

• 4:30pm – Woodsmith Shop
• 5pm – Woodwright’s Shop
• 5:30pm – This Old House
• 6pm – Hometime
• 6:30pm – New Yankee Workshop

GOOD LUCK!!

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