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• General Finishes Supports Paint Trends with How-to Videos

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGiINZC6fzo Tom Monahan from General Finishes reveals new paint shades and trendy painting styles to senior editor Chris Marshall. He also…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 26, 2014 • Trade Shows

• Consider a Craft Business Using an Epilog Laser

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGS3SyQ131U&index=5&list=UU84kr2zOvY6Pyfnv8yYdQRA While a laser engraver might not be financially feasible for a weekend hobbyist woodworker, Epilog Laser technology could turn precision…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 26, 2014 • Trade Shows

• TigerStop Shows the Sawgear Automated Stop

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as4qaEzhrco&list=UU84kr2zOvY6Pyfnv8yYdQRA Elizabeth Dick runs Woodworker’s Journal’s Rob Johnstone through some of the new features of TigerStop’s Sawgear portable automated stop….

  by Matt Hocking • Aug 26, 2014 • Trade Shows

• New Dust Collector, Drill Press and Much More from Steel City Toolworks

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPylcW2TiTU&list=UU84kr2zOvY6Pyfnv8yYdQRA Steel City’s David Campagna overviews a new, versatile-setup 1hp dust collector and a variable-speed, two-table 15-in. drill press with senior…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 26, 2014 • Trade Shows

• Rugged 8-in. Jointer from Oliver Machinery

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDnvqSmD9bs While not a new model for IWF 2014, Oliver Machinery’s Steve Wall explains the many features of Oliver’s popular 4230…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 26, 2014 • Trade Shows

• CMT Shares New Contractor Router Bit Features

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6uGI2qBJWw CMT’s Sal Taro explains rationale of new value-priced “black” Contractor router bits, and how they are distinguished from company’s…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 26, 2014 • Trade Shows

• SuperMax Tools Shows off 19-38 Combo Sander

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9g4msNgsF4 Woodworker’s Journal’s Rob Johnstone takes a look at the 19-38 Brush/Drum Sander machine from Supermax Tools. The different heads…

  by Matt Hocking • Aug 25, 2014 • Trade Shows

• Senco Unveils FinishPro 21LXP Pinner

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApePl0CxjLI In an effort to offer the holding power of an 18-gauge brad, with the almost no-mar indent left by…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 25, 2014 • Trade Shows

• Tormek Updates Stability, Precision in New T-4 Sharpener

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ZNJUh5Xg8 Senior editor Chris Marshall is shown the new Tormek T-4 Sharpening Station at IWF 2014. It features a solid-zinc…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 25, 2014 • Trade Shows

• Bosch Showcases Socket Ready 18-volt Impact Driver

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8C4kcPLo-E Whether you need to drive screws for woodworking or lag bolts for DIY and jobsite applications, Bosch’s new 18-volt…

  by Chris Marshall • Aug 24, 2014 • Trade Shows