Every year, Minwax selects the winners from all of the entrants their Community Craftsman Awards, honoring organizations and individuals who make a difference in their community through woodworking.

For instance, in 2009, Minwax awarded a $5000 grant plus additional awards to the Lancaster Ohio high school carpentry program for their work in building toys for at-risk children. In 2008, Minwax honored the Greenville Woodworkers Guild of Greenville, SC. The Guild has worked on a number of projects with the Meyer Center in Greenville, building among other things, special furniture for disabled children.

Through the end of the month, Minwax is accepting entries for the 2010 Community Craftsman Awards. To submit an entry, visit the Minwax Community Craftsman Awards. On that page, you'll find the entry details and a link to submit a nomination.

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I recently needed a 10-inch plywood circle for a simple project. While I normally would cut such a circle on my using a band saw equipped with a circle cutting jig, I wanted to see if I could use the same idea to cut out the small circle on the Rockwell Blade Runner.

While I probably would prefer to use the band saw for this task on a regular basis, I was pleased with the results from the BladeRunner. If you have one of these unique woodworking tools, or are considering buying one, take a look at these steps for creating a Circle Cutting Jig for the Rockwell Blade Runner.

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One of my favorite parts of writing about woodworking is being able to interact with other woodworkers from around the world. Woodworking seems to have a helpful community, with woodworkers willing to share their favorite tips and tricks with other woodworkers.

The About.com Woodworking Forum is a great resource where you can ask questions when you can't find the answers anywhere else. While the answer to your query may be found in the rather extensive forum archives, it doesn't hurt to post your question, as you'll likely be swarmed with ideas from other woodworkers who have faced your problem or dealt with your issue before.

The forum is available from any page on woodworking.about.com. Stop by, create a free profile and post your questions, answer other questions, or even share ideas for articles or projects you'd like to see on the site.

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When wood turning spindles, there are only a few basic shapes that a wood turner may need to cut. There are plenty of variations of these basic profiles, but the principles are still the same. Additionally, there are really only four tools types needed to cut these profiles.

Learn these wood turning profiles as well as the tools needed to create them in Woodturning Spindle Shapes.

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