Welcome to FOCUS, Carba-Tec's new print and online woodworking resource that we'll be using to bring you general information, pointers and safety recommendations as well as new product reviews supplied by individuals known throughout the Australian and New Zealand woodworking community.

March 1, 2009

In this edition we'll be reviewing a number of new products that will be launched in our soon-to- be-released 2009 catalogue. Contents are as follows:

Stuart Lees of 'Stu's Shed' fame takes a look at the principles of pocket hole joinery and road-tests the new Kreg K4 jig: (click to view)

Rod Childs examines the trouble frequently associated with spray finishing and explains the results he found with our new Earlex HVLP spraying systems:
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Woodcarver Don Powell looks at a sampling of our new Italian-made Corradi files to see if they really do match the expectations of a 'discerning woodcarver':
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Finally, we offer an in-house look at our new range of digital measuring devices that we believe will offer you substantial improvement in the accuracy you achieve with your workshop machinery, as well as minimising the time you spend in doing so: (click to view)