New & Notable: Issue 16

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(Prices are approximate. Most items available at woodcraft.com)

Lie-Nielsen spokeshave with brass body and wooden handles, shown in use shaping a wooden piece.Make Round Easy

Boggs Concave Spokeshave

Kentucky chair maker Brian Boggs and Lie-Nielsen Toolworks collaborated to produce this spokeshave that features a 25/8" diameter sole, ideal for working chair spindles and round parts. Bronze body is 95/8" long. $125 lie-nielsen.com

JET mini wood lathe with tool rest and adjustable tailstock for small woodworking projects

Lock Your Position

Jet Mini Lathe With Indexing Head

Jet’s popular Mini Lathe has been upgraded with an arbor lock and 24 position indexing, ideal for cutting tenons or fluting with shop-built router jigs. $300 jettools.com

Black work vest with multiple tool pockets and reinforced stitching for woodworking tasks

Upgrade Your Apron

Tool Vest

More comfortable than a traditional apron, with more pockets than you’ll know what to do with! Practical chest pockets swing out when bending over to prevent contents from spilling. $40 woodcraft.com

Bar clamp with red cast iron jaws and wooden handle for woodworking projects

Add Clamp Capability

Bessey K-Body Clamp Extender

Create custom clamp lengths with two K-Body or Woodcraft Parallel clamps and this clamp extender. $16 woodcraft.com

Hands adjusting a wheel alignment tool on a bench grinder's grinding wheel.Clean And Flatten

Tormek Stone Truing & Dressing Tool

Precise control of your grinding wheel’s surface is possible with this new tool that features a built-in screw feed to move a diamond cutter tip across the stone. $64 tormek.com

Thread cutting tap with wooden threaded inserts and a wooden jig for threading practice or production.

Thread Your Chucks

Beall Spindle Taps

Machined in lathe spindle sizes, these taps are ready for you to drill and thread any wooden block to make a quick mounting jam or collet chuck for your lathe. $18 bealltool.com

Precision marking gauge with adjustable ruler and hole size guide for woodworking measurements

Always Draw Straight 

Pinnacle Precision T-Squares

This versatile tool allows accurate (to .001") measurement using easy-to-read rules marked in 1/32" increments and 1mm holes spaced every 1/16 ". Comes with case. Two sizes: 12", $80; 24", $110. woodcraft.com

Green and black pneumatic Grex nailer with metal magazine and trigger handle for woodworking.

Fasten Much Faster

Grex Headless Pinners

Ideal for finishing and detailed woodworking, Grex pinners’ patented magazine avoids the need to adjust for different fastener lengths. Two models – 635, fastener range: 3/8" -13/8", $200; and Model 645, 1/2" -13/4", $280. woodcraft.com

Digital caliper measuring 0.500 inches with fraction scale for woodworking precision.

Measure With Confidence

Wixey Dual Display Fractional Digital Calipers

Work smart with this tool that displays the fractional and decimal equivalents at the same time for accurate, easy measurement. $50 woodcraft.com

Adjustable black face shield with clear visor for woodworking protection

Save Your Face

Uvex Bionic Face Shield 

Protect your face with this comfortable, lightweight shield that can be adjusted to wear with most goggles and respirators. $50 woodcraft.com 

Dust collection port attached to a woodworking tool with two metal cam locks nearby.Make Mounting Easy

Magswitch Mag-Jigs

Switchable on-off magnets let you attach your shop-built jigs to any steel surface such as a table saw, jointer, shaper or other equipment surface with these jigs. Two sizes: 20mm, $25; 30mm, $30. woodcraft.com

Wooden travel mug with stainless steel interior and removable lid showing wood grain detail

Turn Marvelous Mugs

Stainless Steel Travel Mug Turning Kit

Craft a unique 16 oz. mug for your travels or for a gift using your favorite wood and this kit that includes a stainless steel liner, lid and instructions. $10 woodcraft.com

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