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 “Regeneration: Fine Woodworkers under 30” competition winners were announced September 16 at opening ceremonies for the Messler Gallery juried exhibition that showcases 21 of the 277 entries. Russell Gale of Asheville, North Carolina, headed the list of seven winners, earning the Jurors’ best in show Award. Winners received prizes from woodworking tool vendors and suppliers, including Woodcraft.

 The exhibition will continue through November 22 at the Messler Gallery and online at woodschool.org/wood-school-gallery/current-exhibitions.  The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, home of the Messler Gallery, and Fine Woodworking magazine are competition co-hosts. Woodcraft provided a $20 gift coupon for each contest entrant and, along with Irwin Tools and the Rohlen Foundation, is providing free round-trip shipping to the Messler Gallery for exhibitors. Winners and their category-specific prizes are: Jurors’ best in show Award, Russell Gale of Asheville, North Carolina  ($1,500 tool package from Festool USA); Fine Woodworking Craftsmanship Award, Nate Blaisdell of Somerville, Maine  (Powermatic 2800 18" variable-speed drill press or equivalent); People’s choice Award, Phillip Leonard of LaGrange, Illinois  (Jet 16" bandsaw or equivalent);  First Place, Studio Furniture, George Dubinsky of Yardley, Pennsylvania  (Jet JWP-160S 16" planer or equivalent); First Place, Traditionally-Inspired Furniture, Virginia Blanchard of Pelham, New York (Powermatic 719T Tilt Table Mortiser or equivalent); First Place, Boxes, Containers and Lighting, Brett MacLearnsberry of Poulsbo, Washington  (Jet OES-80CS oscillating edge sander); and First Place, Turning/Sculpture, Bryan Klotz of Brooklyn, New York (Powermatic 14" bandsaw). Each winner also received clamps from Irwin Tools, saw blades from Freud, compact routers from Porter-Cable, diamond honing stones from DMT, and $300 gift certificates from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. Professional woodworker Russell Gale’s winning entry, “The Garboard Strake”, is a sideboard with bandsawn veneers (black limba outside, Japanese ash inside), drawers featuring hand-cut dovetails, custom brass door and drawer drop pulls, and sassafras drawer interiors. The piece is for sale. “It is an incredible honor to receive the Jurors’ best in show for this piece,” Gale said. “I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the generous prizes from all the sponsors.”  Gale is moving to a new shop in the Grovewood Studios at the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville. see more of his work at russellgale.com. Phillip Leonard’s winning entry is one of six chairs he made for his parents. The chair is made of solid walnut with an upholstered seat and back and a bent lamination crest rail. a graduate of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s Nine-month Comprehensive, Leonard is currently a student at Illinois State University and makes furniture in his home shop during the summer. “Winning the award was a great achievement for me. I was happy my piece was so well received by the viewers,” Leonard said. to see more of his work, visit phillipleonard.com. Peter Korn, executive director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, expressed satisfaction with the first-time competition:  “The quality of the work on display is thrilling. Visitors to the exhibition are clearly awed by the creative talent of these under-30 woodworkers. we are tremendously grateful to Woodcraft and our other ‘Regeneration’ sponsors for their generous encouragement of young people who are entering the field.” Exhibition winners will be featured in the Fine Woodworking Readers Gallery. All work in the exhibition will be permanently archived on the Messler Gallery’s Web page, and exhibitors have the option of selling their work. For more information about “Regeneration,” contact Messler Gallery/Marketing Manager Victoria Allport at (207) 594-5611 or Messler Gallery. Woodcraft Supply, LLC, is the industry leader in providing a wide variety of top quality products, educational opportunities and one-on-one guidance to woodworkers of all skill levels. For more information about Woodcraft, please contact the store nearest you, visit woodcraft.com or call (800) 535-4482. to learn about Woodcraft franchise opportunities, call (800) 344-3348, visit woodcraftfranchise.com  or email

Medina, MN (PRWEB) September 20, 2011

Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has introduced the Steam Bending Kit, a unique device woodworkers and do-it-yourselfers can use with any steam box to give any wood species enough plasticity to bend or curve to their liking. With no moving parts, the Steam Bending Kit makes it very easy to bend wood used in the construction of oval Shaker boxes, instruments, specialized molding, doors, handrails, and many other applications.

“A steam box changes the way woodworkers think about woodworking,” said Steve Krohmer, Vice President of product development. “The Steam Bending Kit allows its user to change wood shapes as part of a new design, or to match the curves of an existing design.”

The Steam Bending Kit includes a built-in heating element that heats water and the contents of the steam box to 212° F. the refillable 5.3 quart reservoir may be filled and refilled to provide continuous steam when necessary on larger projects or when bending thicker, denser wood. also included is a 10′ long steam hose that safely directs steam to the steam box, and an assembly plan that provides easy step-by-step instructions on how to build a custom steam box.

The Steam Bending Kit and plan (42826) retails for $89.99. it is available at Rockler Woodworking and Hardware stores nationwide, Rockler’s independent resellers, Rockler.com, or in the Rockler catalog. for store locations or a free catalog, please visit Rockler.com or call 1-877-ROCKLER.

Note: Hi-resolution images and text to go along with this news release are available for download at Rockler.com/News

ABOUT ROCKLER WOODWORKING AND HARDWARE Celebrating its 56th anniversary as a family-run business, Rockler Woodworking and Hardware is the nation’s premier supplier of specialty hardware, tools, lumber and other high quality woodworking products. Rockler has 29 retail locations in AZ, CA, CO, GA, IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, WA, and WI – plus 60 independent reseller locations nationwide, as well as extensive catalog and internet operations.

To learn more about Rockler, please visit Rockler.com or call 1-877-ROCKLER.

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I am thinking of going into woodworking and i am looking for a guide that has detailed woodworking projects plans.any suggestions.

there are several sources on the www or you can go to your local library and look in the non-fiction section starting around 684.00 in the good old dewey decimal system. i prefer the library because i can bring the plans with me wherever i go, a book usually has more info and/or several plans for various projects and i only get to keep it for three weeks so it imposes a deadline which helps me to get my butt in gear.
some web sites offer free plans, some charge a fee, some do both. i don't have any links for you but it's not too hard to do your own search.

Go yo the library or any building center they have books that will guide you. You can take out a sbscription to the magazine "the Family Handyman". You could start watching programs on public TV like; this old house, Ask this old house or Home time,

popular woodworking magazine has articles under the title "i can do that" which is great for beginners, and people with minimal tools.