Consulting Woodworker

Lee Valley has a number of new products out with the new year. They send me the press releases and I scan them so you can see what available.

This month there is diamond sharpening paper, knife hinges, poly wheels, brass thumbscrews and more.

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Lee Valley just announced their new Gent's Saws. They come in Rip and Crosscut versions and feature a similar handle design to their Carcase Saws that I reviewed.

The handles are high tech, but the styling remains classic. They are being offered until Oct 31st 2011 with a special introductory price.

Lee Valley has sent me their September Press Release package AND samples of many of the new tools! This means I will be posting reviews in the coming months. They sent a Front Vice, their Small Bevel Up Smooth Plane, all four of their Palm Planes, and a sample of their Non-Skid material.

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Rockler has announced their new Bench Dog branded Push Bloc. What makes it different is the rubberized handle, designed to provide exceptional grip.

Being Bench Dog brand means that you can buy them not only through Rockler, but also many local hardware stores and home centers.

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Lee Valley has announced a number of new tool offerings for June! The Dual Marking Gauge (shown left) is of note and will appear in a review here very soon. There are a number of new Starrett levels and measuring tools, router lettering sets and more!

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General International has released their Pen Turning Lathe #25-010. Three Speeds, Pen mandrel included, Up to 12" between centers, Only 15.5 lbs.

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Lee Valley Tools has sent me their new tools press release package for February. As Always, I have scanned it into a PDF for you to download.

Some nice stuff this time, A simple and easy caliper holder for checking your saw alignment (pictured above), Some cool magnetic inserts for your socket sets, new caps for your Stanley plane restoration, and much more.

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 Lee Valley Tools has a number of new offerings for the New Year including a set of turning tools with insert cutters, Magswitch's Workholding System, and a very slick looking M&T jig.

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Lee Valley's latest inset vice seems to be an excellent compact unit that can be embedded in surfaces as thin as 1 1/4". They sent me a sample and I will be reviewing it soon.

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Veritas Inset Vice

General International has opened a new US office and distribution center here in Murfreesboro, TN. They invited editors from the major woodworking magazines to see the center and new products, and I got invited as well.

General gave us all a package showing all the new products coming out, including a price list. I have scanned the package into a pdf which you can download here.

 Lee Valley has sent me their May 2010 press package on new products being released! 6 New items are available including a skew block plane and a cool new rubber cord tie down system. I've scanned these in for you, download the PDF here.