FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 2002)

     Woodworkers willing to spend about 30 percent more for the new line of Woodworker's Supply Regis Royal Plus^TM Sanding Discs will find that they will be able to reduce project sanding time by almost half, yet still have discs that last from three to five times as long as others on the market.

     In a performance test* lasting 52 minutes, the removal rate of a Regis Royal Plus Sanding Disc at the conclusion of the test was 2.6 times greater than Woodworker's Supply's best-selling Premium Gold Discs, millions of which have been sold since 1993. The disc also far exceeded the performance of Indasa (Rhynowhite), Norton A275 and Sungold Premium sanding discs. This means, depending upon a user's preferences or economics for changing discs, he or she could experience three to five times the life of existing discs. And, because less time is spent changing discs, total sanding time can be cut almost in half.
     Produced exclusively for Woodworker's Supply by a trusted international manufacturer, Regis Royal Plus Sanding Discs are available in pressure sensitive adhesive and hook and loop backing in grit ranges 80D, 100D, 120D, 150D and 180C. The discs have been designed to work on Bosch, DeWalt, Makita, Porter-Cable, Ryobi and other sanders and use a non-loading stearate and full resin bond to help prevent grain loss while sanding contoured edges and also eliminate orbital scratch marks.
     Detailed information about Regis Royal Plus Sanding Discs and on-line ordering are available under "Abrasives" at the Woodworker's Supply web site - www.woodworker.com - or by calling 1-800-645-9292.
     Regis Royal Plus Sanding Discs are the latest in a series of specialty products specifically developed by Woodworker's Supply, "to meet and anticipate the needs of professional woodworkers."
     In business for three decades, Woodworker's Supply provides top quality woodworking tools, machinery, abrasives, adhesives, hardware, accessories and wood specialty products to customers, worldwide, from stores and distribution centers in Casper, Wyoming, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Graham, North Carolina.
     *Performance Test Information: Sanding disc test conditions involved the application of three pounds of constant force to a five-inch by five-inch by one-and-one half-inch red oak sample for two-minute intervals. After each of 26 intervals (52 minutes total), the sample was weighed to determine the amount of material removed.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFORMATION: Michael Moody, Director of Catalog Marketing - michaelm@woodworker.com or 505-821-0578