WoodWorkingKingdom.com - All About Wood Working - CWI's Lifewood Outdoor Wood Furniture to be Featured on Hometime

Naturally handsome outdoor wood furniture, imported from Vietnam by Minneapolis-based Creative Woodwork International (CWI), will be featured in a syndicated episode of Hometime, "Backyard Sunroom" (S301), scheduled to air nationally on Saturday, September 13, 2003. Hometime's program schedule, show descriptions and local listings of stations, airdates and times are accessible online at www.hometime.com/TV/synd/syndicat.htm. In Minneapolis-St.Paul, Hometime airs on WCCO-TV."In this program, we show how we worked alongside a homeowner to transform an area under a second-story deck into a wonderful new sunroom," says Dean Johnson, Hometime's creator and co-host. "We chose CWI's expertly crafted outdoor wood furniture to bring distinctive character to the project. Plus, their Lifewood furniture is stronger, yet less costly, than teak."About HometimePresently in its 17th season, Hometime (www.hometime.com), hosted by Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl, is a home-improvement television show broadcast on public television, The Learning Channel, and in syndication. Hometime aims to help homeowners achieve professional-looking results from their home-improvement projects. Hometime tackles everything from landscaping, painting, and kitchen facelifts to managing new construction and major additions to older homes. About Creative Woodwork International (CWI)Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Creative Woodwork International (CWI) is a privately held U.S. company that imports beautiful and enduring outdoor wood furniture from Vietnam. Our manufacturer is certified the by the Forest Stewardship Council for forest management and chain-of-custody and skillfully crafts our Lifewood furniture with naturally handsome, sustainably harvested hardwoods. Lifewood, including the Veranda and Lifeware collections, provides a superior alternative to meet consumers' growing demand for distinctive, durable and affordable wood furniture that brings comfort and style to outdoor living areas. More information on CWI, including Lifewood product catalogs and photos, is available at www.creative-woodwork.net. This article courtesy of http://WoodworkingKingdom.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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WoodWorkingKingdom.com - All About Wood Working - Save Money!! - Expert Craftsman Takes the Mystery Out of Buying Quality Wood Furniture

Before you spend your hard-earned dollars on inferior furniture, find out the real facts of what goes into quality wood furniture. Ed McDonough, owner of Boston Accent Furniture, reveals all the secrets in his new book, "7 Steps to Buying Wood Furniture You'll Love." Between the covers, McDonough states "The educated consumer is the person that always gets the greatest value for their dollar!" The book's seven-step process educates the reader on the different types of furniture, the materials used to make it, the manufacturing techniques and how to spot the good from the bad. The goal is to instruct the reader how to determine the quality of furniture they want to purchase, by teaching them how it's made, and then how to get it at a fair price.The book also details the difference between standard production furniture and high quality handcrafted custom furniture. It exposes how quality goes down in production furniture as the speed to produce it increases. It arms the reader up front with all the knowledge they need to make the right decision.As a bonus, McDonough has developed a simple process to guide the reader through determining what style of furniture will best fit their home and lifestyle. Here both functionality and décor come into play. The lesson concludes with a simple exercise that determines the "Buyer's Index", directing the reader to the appropriate furniture market to shop. To close out the reading, Step 7 – Understand How Furniture Stores Sell, enlightens the reader on the techniques retailers use to "sell you" and why. It discusses how furniture prices are determined and how major furniture manufacturers impose a Minimum Advertised Price directly to the retailer, which causes the consumer's price to go up! Included in the back of the book is the Furniture Buyer's Checklist to keep the reader on track when making their purchasing decision. This, along with over 25 secrets shared by the author, will lead to many successful purchases of quality wooden furniture.For details on obtaining the book, please contact Boston Accent Furniture directly at 508-668-9564 or by e-mail at info@bostonaccentfurniture.com.About Boston Accent FurnitureBoston Accent Furniture is located in Walpole, Massachusetts and is an industry leader in custom handcrafted furniture. The company specializes in exceptional high-quality wooden furniture, cabinets, built-ins and accessories made to the consumer's exact specifications; any shape, any style, and any size and from any type of wood. Product distribution is through the Interior Designer community as well as direct contact with the company.For more information, contact:Ed McDonoughBoston Accent FurnitureWalpole, MA 02081Phone: 508-668-9564info@bostonaccentfurniture.comThis article courtesy of http://WoodworkingKingdom.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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WoodWorkingKingdom.com - All About Wood Working - Woodshed Tools now featuring wood augers and wood boring auger bits

Morris Wood Tool, founded in 1874 is a fifth generation family owned company who pride themselves in being manufacturers and distributors of industrial quality woodworking tools including twist drills, boring bits, countersinks, wood boring auger bits and much more. Morris Wood Tool specializes in custom tooling, without restrictions on metric sizes.On the latest product line offered, Woodshed Tools noted, "We are pleased to offer the finest in woodworking bits, cutters and tools, and the auger bits supplied by Morris Wood Tool are professional quality and sure to satisfy our customers."The auger bits, which range from 1/4" diameter to 1-1/2" diameter, are Centerless ground featuring a course screw point for fast boring in all types of wood. All the wood boring auger bits feature a dual shank with removable hex portion for when a round shank is needed. All shanks are one flute, with single spur, single cutter and are suitable for 3/8" or 1/2" chucks.Woodshed Tools, Inc was formed out of necessity for a quick and easy way to buy quality woodworking products on the Internet. Many websites carry quality router bits, shaper cutters and forstner bits; many websites make it easy to buy their products, but very few companies offer the combination of professional quality tools, quick ordering on a secure network, and service from people who have the customer's best interests in mind.The product line will expand in the near future to include many additional woodworking tools, for now you can visit http://www.router-bits-shaper-cutters.com for a complete line of Freeborn Shaper Cutters, Infinity Router Bits, and Convalco Forstner bits.For more information or questions about Woodshed Tools, send email to info@woodshedtools.com This article courtesy of http://WoodworkingKingdom.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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WoodWorkingKingdom.com - All About Wood Working - Outdoor Wood Furniture from Creative Woodwork International is Now Available

Creative Woodwork International (CWI), a Minneapolis-based, privately held U.S. company that imports naturally handsome outdoor wood furniture from Vietnam, announces that its furniture is now available at several Minneapolis-area specialty stores, including: Bay Tree, Excelsior, Minn.; Greentouch – The Landscape Store, Minnetonka, Minn.; and Tangletown Gardens, Minneapolis. In addition, Target Corporation now offers selected CWI items online on the Marshall Field's section of its Web site."Casual furniture retailers and specialty stores in Arizona, California and Oregon have been selling our furniture," says Bernadette Carroll, president, Creative Woodwork International (CWI). "Since we are headquartered in Minneapolis, we wanted to make our furniture available at retail locally for the spring and summer seasons."On Saturday, June 7, 2003, during the annual "Art on the Lake" festival in Excelsior, Minn., Carroll and Buck Campbell, CWI's award-winning furniture designer, will be at Bay Tree, 261 Water Street, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. to introduce CWI's outdoor wood furniture.About Creative Woodwork International (CWI)Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Creative Woodwork International (CWI) is a privately held U.S. company that imports beautiful and enduring outdoor wood furniture from Vietnam. Our manufacturer skillfully crafts our furniture with strong, sustainable hardwoods. CWI provides retailers with a new, and superior, alternative to meet consumers' growing demand for high-quality, durable, and affordable wood furniture that brings comfort and style to outdoor living areas. More information on Creative Woodwork International, including a photo catalog featuring our naturally handsome hardwood furniture, is available on the Web at www.creative-woodwork.net. - end -This article courtesy of http://WoodworkingKingdom.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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WoodWorkingKingdom.com - All About Wood Working - TOOLMART LIMITED ~ NEW KID ON THE (woodworking) BLOCK

Tool Mart Limited is a new company formed in January 2004, the head of this company is Peter Blanchett formally the General Manager of Stayer Group of companies incorporating the Kity ~Stayer & O.M.S brand of tools and accessories.Tool Mart Limited has a growing portfolio of products specifically aimed at the serious/professional woodworker ~ cabinet maker & other trades affiliated to the woodworking industry, the aim of this company is to market a wide range of high quality accessories. At this time their range of products consist of Circular saw Blades ~ Planer Blades ( resharp & disposable) ~ Spindle Moulder Tooling (Swiss made) ~ Router Bits ~ and other associated products. This company is able to offer premium quality products at very economical prices, selling to the end user through their secure web site, their delivery system is based on a 24 hour service from in stock items to mainland UK customers.Tool Mart Limited's aim is to expand their growing website and can be accessed on www.toolmartuk.com , customers wishing to place orders can do so with the secure knowledge that this is a secure site where all credit card and personnel information are sent through a secure server using 128 bit inscription and are not held in clear text on any other web site, all major credit cards are accepted. If you prefer you can contact Tool Mart on 01322 – 288843This article courtesy of http://WoodworkingKingdom.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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WoodWorkingKingdom.com - All About Wood Working - TOOLMART LIMITED ~ NEW KID ON THE (woodworking) BLOCK

Tool Mart Limited is a new company formed in January 2004, the head of this company is Peter Blanchett formally the General Manager of Stayer Group of companies incorporating the Kity ~Stayer & O.M.S brand of tools and accessories.Tool Mart Limited has a growing portfolio of products specifically aimed at the serious/professional woodworker ~ cabinet maker & other trades affiliated to the woodworking industry, the aim of this company is to market a wide range of high quality accessories. At this time their range of products consist of Circular saw Blades ~ Planer Blades ( resharp & disposable) ~ Spindle Moulder Tooling (Swiss made) ~ Router Bits ~ and other associated products. This company is able to offer premium quality products at very economical prices, selling to the end user through their secure web site, their delivery system is based on a 24 hour service from in stock items to mainland UK customers.Tool Mart Limited's aim is to expand their growing website and can be accessed on www.toolmartuk.com , customers wishing to place orders can do so with the secure knowledge that this is a secure site where all credit card and personnel information are sent through a secure server using 128 bit inscription and are not held in clear text on any other web site, all major credit cards are accepted. If you prefer you can contact Tool Mart on 01322 – 288843This article courtesy of http://WoodworkingKingdom.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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Wood Working Kingdom - All About Wood Working - GizmoLab Announces Design Intuition(r) Version 1.1 and Launches Woodworking Design Contest

GizmoLab today announced the 1.1 release of its Design Intuition™ computer-aided design software for Apple Macintosh OSX. Design Intuition™ makes it possible for the average craftsperson or independent woodworker to produce construction-quality blueprints in minutes. At the same time it announced a new woodworking contest that gives purchasers of Design Intuition an opportunity to win a free license upgrade."Our customers are a vocal lot," said Jonathon Sand, CEO and Chief Software Architect for GizmoLab. "They not only love Design Intuition, but they routinely come up with great suggestions for improving it. This is all about giving our customers what they need." GizmoLab's Design Intuition™ retails for $134.97.Designed for Simplicity and Immediacy"Design Intuition™ was created by a professional woodworker for professional woodworkers and craftspeople," said Michael Knowles, Vice-President of Corporate Communications at GizmoLab. "Jonathon has create a new set of tools and simplified the user interface considerably."Fast Design Made Possible with Smart ObjectsTo simplify and speed up project creation, Design Intuition™ is equipped with a library of Smart Objects. Smart Objects consist of panels, standard lumber pieces, cabinet "carcasses," and a variety of other items used in woodworking. Users drag Smart Objects from the Smart Objects library and then size them for the project. Smart Objects take the tedium out of design.GizmoLab adds to the Smart Objects library monthly, often based upon customer requests.3D Inside and Out"Draw it once, and you've drawn it in all views. Make an adjustment in one view, and it's made in all views. Isn't that what you'd expect a design program to do?" Sand said. Because Design Intuition uses OpenGL software, users can view their designs in 3D to see what the finished product will look like.The Design Intuition Contest"We wanted to give users a chance to show off their woodworking design skills," Knowles said. "What better way to do that than in a contest format?" Each month, Gizmolabs selects one or more contest winners and awards the winning designer(s) with an upgrade of their existing license by one major version. Visit http://www.gizmolab.com/project/contest.html for contest rules and entry details.About GizmoLabGizmoLab is the brainchild of Jonathon Sand, a long-time software engineer and professional cabinet maker. Headquartered in Boulder Creek, Calif., GizmoLab is devoted to helping creative people everywhere Dream It Up!™ Visit the company's Web site at http://www.GizmoLab.com/. SOURCE: GizmoLabThis article courtesy of http://WoodworkingKingdom.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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