NEW YEAR, NEW PRODUCTS

Hello to everyone and best wishes for 2010 from all the Carba-Tec staff throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Many of the people employed at Carba-Tec are accomplished craftspeople in their own right so they understand what you go through when trying to bring a woodworking project together. It never ceases to amaze us what an incredibly high standard of woodwork is being produced in this country by both professionals and enthusiasts. Sometimes we get a front row seat to the ups and downs of the process as we see people coming in with problems to be solved and sometimes photos of finished projects.  It is often inspiring to hear how you, our customers, began woodworking and what drives you. Throughout the year in our Focus publication we would like to tell some of your stories. In this edition we feature a South Australian guitar maker and a Brisbane veterinary surgeon, both producing exceptional quality woodwork.

Below is a drawing of our new head office in Brisbane. This is the realisation of a long-term dream. Construction is well underway and should be completed in the next couple of months. We will let you know all the details in the next Focus and also keep you up to date with our website.

Our new catalogue is almost ready, and those of you that nearly know our old one off by heart will have dozens of new products to browse through. In some cases we have extended our existing range, such as introducing some more exquisite Japanese saws and kitchen knives. If you are a box maker, we have some beautiful new brass fittings to enhance your project.There are some wonderful new Veritas products. Anyone who has ever used one of their handplanes needs no convincing that they are a huge asset to any tool cabinet. Look out for the beautiful little Veritas scraping plane with a handle that can be adjusted to fit your grip or allow clearance when working in a tight spot. In addition, the Veritas large spokeshave is a magnificent piece of design and a real workhorse. We are also fortunate to have access to the Incra range, including the original Incra Jig. Incra fences and jigs are well renowned for being extremely precise. They are a great support system for your sawbench or router table where accurate repeatable settings or incremental positioning are needed. We also stock the Incra range of measuring and marking tools. For the woodturners we are expanding our range of pen kits and we will have a huge new range of acrylic blanks with some outrageous colours.

A fabulous innovation that we are now able to offer is the spiral cutterheads that are available on our CTJ-381X, 15 thicknesser, CTJ-350X, 8 long bed jointer and our CTJ-508X, 20 thicknesser. They offer quieter cutting, less chatter and decreased tearout on difficult grain. These are a triumph and the feedback we are getting from users is terrific.

I have only mentioned a few items to whet your appetite. The list of new products is vast and we are having a lot of fun playing with all the toys on the new product shelves. Come in and see for yourselves or take a look around the website. There are new product updates constantly.

Have a great year and enjoy your woodworking.

Regards,
The Carba-Tec Team