Hi Folks, check out our new Toolrest video.  You'll learn all about our straight and curved toorests and the advantage of topping them off with a hardened rod.  Info on our new Box Rests as well.  You'll find it here on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWMmFl3mrt4

If you're going to the 2018 AAW Symposium in Portland, please stop by and see me, Brent English (on the left) and Woodworkers Emporium proprietor, Christian Brispierre (on the right).  Ask me about that gnarly old piece of wood laying on the ground behind us, as well as about the show specials we'll have on…

Check out our new tool handle video for our popular collet based system and kits: https://youtu.be/02MLleJcNBs

We've switched from ash to hard maple for our Collet Tool Handles.  These are turned for us in Pennsylvania and finished with a coat of wipe-on polyurethane. With  this posting you'll also see two customer turned examples from Rick Auge and Eric Godwin.   Rick had this to say:  "Excellent combo.  I put them into…

Chuck Gilbert bought his lathe from one of our longest serving dealers, David Ellsworth.  Here's what Chuck had to say after he received it: The lathe was delivered yesterday right on schedule and in perfect condition. I followed the un-crating process in Don Geiger’s video on YouTube and everything went well.... The setup process in…

Some of you may know that David Ellsworth moved to North Carolina last fall.  I had the pleasure of visiting him and Wendy in his new home not long ago.  David sent me these pictures of the new School of Woodturning, located in the lower level of his residence, and of course it is full…

Stop by and visit us at the Florida Woodturning Symposium February 9-11 at the Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center.  We'll be working with our #1 Florida dealer, Don Geiger of Geiger's Solutions.  We'll have an American Beauty on display and lots of our popular toolrests and accessories for sale.  

This fall we installed solar panels on the roof.  Should make us 100% grid neutral when averaged over the year.  In the summer we'll make more juice than we use, and in the winter we'll use more than we make, but it should all average out in the long run.  This is how we do…

Come by the symposium this Friday and Saturday, January 26 & 27.  Registration is closed, but the trade show is free and open to all.  Special deals on Robust Lathes and select accessories. Marriott Hotel and Convention Center 700 Cool Springs Blvd Franklin, TN 37067

Sam Angelo the Wyoming Woodturner has selected Robust Tool Rests to use throughout his shop and now features them on his popular YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/WYOMINGWOODTURNER Sam has over 40,000 subscribers.  In his frequent videos he shares great turning tips that all can learn from.  Robust Tool Rests feature a hardened rod on the top that…

  Will Clark It didn't take long to for Will Clark to start putting his new American Beauty through the paces when he got his new American Beauty.  Not sure what that's going to be, maybe a cool new peppermill.

John Tandy and his new American Beauty. We shipped John Tandy's AB to him in April of this year and here we are just getting his pictures posted and it's almost Christmas !  Thanks John for being a great customer !