Cool New Portable Rechargeable Micro Motor from Foredom!

Foredom hit it right-on with their new K1030 Portable Micro Motor!
The control unit has a built-in rechargeable Lithium battery and features a
digital RPM display with adjustable speed from 0 – 30,000 RPM

Read all about the New K1030 by clicking here!

Understanding Chisel, Gouges and V-Tools

Understanding Chisels, Gouges and V-tools!
Do you know the difference between a Palm Size tool and a Mid Size tool?
How about the difference between a Chisel and a Gouge?
How about the difference between a "#3 Gouge" and
a "#7 Gouge" ...or a Viener or V-tool?
What is a "Long Bent" or "Spoon Bent"  or  "Fish Tail"?

Take 10 minutes read this article and you will sound like a
professional when describing or ordering your tools!
Just click here!

Inventor of Kevlar...

As one of the few pioneering female chemists in the 1960s, Stephanie Kwolek invented the flexible, tougher than steel fibers that were used to create life-saving body armor for law enforcement and soldiers.
Good Morning America - Kevlar Inventor Stephanie Kwolek Dead at 90 (ABC News)

Kwolek died this week at the age of 90, her co-workers at DuPont, the chemical company where Kwolek worked, confirmed to ABC News.

"She leaves a wonderful legacy of thousands of lives saved and countless injuries prevented by products made possible by her discovery," DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman said in a statement.

New Photo Feature On Site!

 
I have just added a photo feature to our web site. It is listed under the Pages section as Photo's, but for now CLICK HERE

The Power of Words...

Reported by Fios reporter Greg Blank:




Gerry Holzman's "Power of Words" presentation at the Islip Public Library:

http://www.fios1news.com/longisland/node/55945

What Is It?

What Is It?

This item would serve no purpose for today's electricians, but it served a very specific one for these tradespeople in the past....Click Here

Thought you might find this interesting...

Learn how to Sharpen using the Flexcut Knife Strop

	New Flexcut Knife Strop Video

One of the biggest challenges for most woodcarvers is learning how to sharpen their tools.  Flexcut has recently introduced the new Knife Strop that has been proven to be a "must-have" for most knife carvers.  The strop is 2" wide and 8" long and comes with the Flexcut Gold polishing compound.  It is a perfect size for most carving knives and can fit easily into a carving bag.

Click on the picture above to see a video demonstration on how to sharpen your carving tools.  This new strop set sells for only $12.95.  Best deal we have found so far!

Take A Trip To New York City's Working Sawmill

Furniture maker Roger Benton spent years buying wood harvested from distant forests, but he soon realized the urban jungle of New York City could provide his lumber needs.

In 2009, Roger Benton co-founded RE-CO BKLYN, New York City's only working sawmill, with Dan Richfield. The company salvages downed city-trees that are otherwise headed to the chipper and transforms them into furniture.
"This method reduces unnecessary logging and waste, deforestation and high lumber prices due to shipping expenses," explains the company's homepage. RE-CO works with local arborists, tree services, and city parks departments to identify and locate their lumber.
The company catalogs where it gets each tree, allowing customers to identify from what neighborhood, what storm, what construction site the lumber was salvaged.
"It started with a couple of pick up trucks and an axe," says Benton. "You can come to us with a tree, and you can walk away with high-quality furniture," he says as he puts the finishing touches on a conference table made from tree that toppled in Hurricane Sandy. (http://www.fastcoexist.com)
Website for lumber yard: /http://recobklyn.com/

What is it?

If you know what this is or want to know email me at
Liwca_club@yahoo.com

I'll let you know if you are correct or tell you what it is...Ed

Tips for Making Your Carvings Interesting

Tips for Making Your Carvings Interesting  
1)  Research your project thoroughly and obtain as much information and as
many images as you can before you begin.
2)  Action within a carving makes it much more interesting and
will hold the attention of the viewers longer.
3)  Lots of "Detail" adds to the story that the carving is telling.
4)  Use several aids in sculpting the project prior to carving it in wood.
Stick figures made of pipe cleaners, plasticine, clay, etc help to visualize
body parts in action along with the interaction to overall composition.
by Dennis Moor, www.ChippingAway.com