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Click here for a FREE CATALOG Mailed to your home Our Top Sellers Detail Master Woodburners Beginners Woodburning Kit Flex Cut Palm Set Salad Bowl Finish Detail Sander Know a gourd or wood crafter? What better gift than a basket of essentials for Christmas.......Sand paper, glue, a carving set or inexpensive burner, and a book. All packaged a tool pouch, bucket, or storage container. Search from over 9000 Gourd Crafting and Woodworking products! FREE CATALOG Purchase a Rockler Gift Certificate in the amount of your choice Return to Gourds by Laurie   Our Top Sellers Detail Master Woodburners Beginners Woodburning Kit Flex Cut Palm Set Salad Bowl Finish Detail Sander Know a gourd or wood crafter? What better gift than a basket of essentials for Christmas.......Sand paper, glue, a carving set or inexpensive burner, and a book. All packaged a tool pouch, bucket, or storage container. Search from over 9000 Gourd Crafting and Woodworking products! FREE CATALOG Purchase a Rockler Gift Certificate in the amount of your choice Return to Gourds by Laurie   Our Top Sellers Detail Master Woodburners Beginners Woodburning Kit Flex Cut Palm Set Salad Bowl Finish Detail Sander Know a gourd or wood crafter? What better gift than a basket of essentials for Christmas.......Sand paper, glue, a carving set or inexpensive burner, and a book. All packaged a tool pouch, bucket, or storage container. Search from over 9000 Gourd Crafting and Woodworking products! FREE CATALOG Purchase a Rockler Gift Certificate in the amount of your choice Our Top Sellers Detail Master Woodburners Beginners Woodburning Kit Flex Cut Palm Set Salad Bowl Finish Detail Sander Know a gourd or wood crafter? What better gift than a basket of essentials for Christmas.......Sand paper, glue, a carving set or inexpensive burner, and a book. All packaged a tool pouch, bucket, or storage container. FREE CATALOG Purchase a Rockler Gift Certificate (in the amount of your choice)     FREE CATALOG Mailed to your home                       FREE CATALOG Mailed to your home

Beginners Woodburning Kit $33.99 This sites #2 Seller The Orchid Doll House Kit This unique turn of the century Victorian cottage features ornate trim, fixed double-hung style windows, octagon shaped dormer windows, and a bay window. $ 35.50 Custom Branding Irons *Great Gift* Just plug in and burn your initials or signature onto any wood or gourd project. Really Cool!!! $44.00 - $88.00 Flex Cut Palm Set For the serious carver!!! Will carve I any material with very little effort! $69.00 This sites #3 Seller Cloth tool roll for carving tools - $15.99 Jet 650SB Dust Collector This small portable unit is perfect for gourd work and if you're a woodworker it can be used on any of the smaller machines around your shop. Only $189.00   Coping Saw $12.99 ea. - blades $2.99 ea. T-Handle Hex Driver - only $3.99 File the tip of the T-Handle Hex Driver to a point (using any metal file) and they make an inexpensive awl for quickly making holes for weaving onto gourds or holes for hanging birdhouses. Hole Saws - Perfect for making birdhouses or cutting the holes in the bottom of piggybanks. Attach to a regular drill $7.99 - $13.29 Keyhole Saw Good for many uses where a fast cut is needed. $11.99 24" French Curve - Easily measure points on curved surfaces $24.99 Flex Jaw Spring Clamp Set This is a wonderful kit with several clamps which are helpful for holding down rim material while you are working on your gourd tops! Set contains; 4 ea. - 4"x1" 4 ea. - 6"x2" 2 ea. - 9"x3" Only $15.99 Bud-Eze Garden Tools - Great Gardening tools at even better prices&ldots;&ldots;&ldots;wonderful for anyone that does much gardening and especially for those that have difficulty with problems such as arthritis!! Doesn't really have anything to do with gourd crafting but I thought they deserved a mention here! The Ultimate Wood Burner........ Detail Master Professional Burners $ 99.99 and up Each burner comes from the factory with a pen that has a non-replaceable tip. The pens sold at Rockler are the handpieces which DO have replaceable tips and can be changed as needed. I suggest waiting until you receive your burner to decide whether or not you would like to order additional pens!!! Wide Selection of Replaceable Tips $ 7.99 ea. (sold separately) The tips slip into the handpiece and can be interchanged as often as needed. Purchasing your first professional burning unit can seem quite expensive and confusing. However, you will find that once you buy the unit there are no additional items to purchase. It is by far the most inexpensive craft I have ever done!! Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions. When I first started I bought 6 or 7 different tips.........Thinking I would need all of them for different details in my work. I now only use two of them, so don't be tempted to buy too many tips starting off. I would suggest a tip that has a knife shape (such as the "fish scale") for smooth lines and cuts, and one that is rounded ("writing tip") for drawing and shading. You will notice there are three different models of the base unit . The difference in them is their heat range and the number of pens you can plug in at once. I use the "Sabre" model and burn a considerable amount. It provides more than enough heat for me and it never surges like with other brands I have used. The "Sabre" model only has one plug for a pen and I have yet to wish it had two ;-) I find it easy enough to just change out the tips! I really think that the "Dagger" model (which is the least expensive) would have even been enough for me! I would highly suggest buying the least expensive unit if you aren't sure how much you will really use it. I'll also add that I have had mine for almost 5 years now and use it almost every day. I have not had one problem with it yet. If you have any questions or still aren't certain which one is right for you just email me!   Cheeze Cloth $4.99 Bag of Rags Foam Brushes - For applying Leather Dyes and Finishes. $.59 - $1.29 I use my foam brushes for woodstains and leather dyes and store each one individually with the foam tip stuck into a baggy, in a bucket, in the freezer. I have about 10 of them in there and have been using the same ones for about 1 year. I never have to worry about mixing my colors and don't have to throw them away! Titebond Quick & Thick Glue™ Specially designed to deliver all the product features and applications critical for craft and hobby projects. Quick - it sets fast, dries clear and provides strong initial tack Thick - it stays where you put it, fills small cracks and gaps Easy - special packaging allows precise control and easy product flow Safe - non-toxic, no offensive odor, no CFC's and cleans up with water $1.99 thru $16.99 Crystal Coat hand rubbed finish, that's food safe! $10.99 Salad Bowl Finish Create a beautiful and safe finish on gourd bowls, cups, spoons, or any wood surface that contacts food. Easy to apply- just wipe on with a soft clean rag. Achieves the sheen and resistance of a varnish. Dried film is non-toxic for food contact 72 hours after drying. Available in pints and quarts. This site's #1 Seller $8.99 Click HERE to read rocklers article (includes chart) comparing different finishes. Includes the Salad Bowl Finish and Toy Makers Finish! Food Safe Antiquax Beeswax and Carnauba Wax Blend $7.49 Bartley Gelled Stain The no-drip stain $5.99 Woodburst Stain Transparent Color (similar to dyes) suitable for any project where you need vibrant color $3.99 ea. or $25.99 for 6 color kit Wunderfill Wood fill that comes in a huge range of colors $3.79 Detail Sander Great for sanding gourd carvings and getting in those hard to reach spots! $3.99 thru $15.99 Premium Quality Steel Wool $5.99 3M Sanding Sponges Available in all grits. My favorite for giving the final sanding to my gourds!!! $1.99 Basic Woodburning For anyone who has ever been interested in trying their hand at the art of wood burning, this book is a delight. $12.95 Learning the Art of Pyrography $12.95 Chip Carving Techniques in this book can easily be applied to gourds $14.95 Pyrography Handbook $14.95 Unfinished Walnut Jewelry Box Kit - Add your own embellishments, Woodburning, etc. (Does require assembly - very simple, though) $39.99 Large unfinished wooden eggs or rolling pins - for carving, crafting, or burning your own designs $2.99 - $14.99 Basswood Stock for Carving $.99 - $1.99 Oak Dowel Rods For hanging birdhouses 48" lengths $3.39 thru $12.59   Walnut Dowel Rods For hanging birdhouses 48" lengths $6.99 thru $22.99 Black Paint Markers - $4.99 Plastic Grommet Plastic Grommets work great for the bottom of piggy banks. The cut out notch helps to remove the cover gently with little effort. Just cut the correct sized hole in the bottom of the gourd and pop the grommet in! Piggy banks make a great gift for children!!! Drawer Pulls and knobs which make for interesting tops or feet on gourds (click on the specific knob you are interested in below for pricing information) Leaves Fish Porcelain Knobs Southwestern style knobs Red Oak Knobs Colorful Knobs with a kids motif Garden Theme Knobs (some of these are quite large) Low Profile Wooden Knobs These are probably the most useful knobs listed here for gourd lids Small Solid Brass Knobs Solid Brass Feet Jewelry Box Feet Just drill a 5/15"diameter x ¼"deep hole and glue into place Use this kit to make an impressive Gourd Clock with Pendulum Kit for making a radio clock $27.99 3M Disposable Respirator $3.49 Purchase a Rockler Gift Certificate (in the amount of your choice) Return to Gourds by Laurie

Email Us at laurieparker@netscape.net If you would like your wood working tutorial shown on this page - Please submit the tutorial as a Microsoft Word document, if possible. Images may be any format! How to Pyroengrave (woodburn) Gourds   How to Choose a Dust Collection System   How to choose the perfect finish for your project! for wood & gourds   How to Make custom picture frames Dool House Shingles Perfect for gourds too! Model Airplane Kits Basswood Carving Stock Mini Bins $1.99-$6.99 Crackle Finish Easy Sorter Funnel Trays

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