The Begining of Handheld Woodworking Metal Detectors

Wizard Industries, Inc. in Ukiah California are the creators and providers of the Little Wizard and Lumber Wizard woodworking metal detectors. 

Wizard Industries was the first company to engineer a hand held metal detector for woodworking. Wizard Industries first released the Little Wizard back in 1999.  After the Little Wizard quickly gained recognition in the woodworking industry among woodworkers that needed a solution to frequently hitting buried metal as they planed, routed or sawed through reclaimed wood Wizard developed the Lumber Wizard which is a larger type wand metal detector. 

Fast forward to 2023 and the Little Wizard is basically the same as it was back in 1999 with the exception of stronger detection than what it had in the beginning. The Lumber Wizard however has gone through 5 advancements and is now the Lumber Wizard 5. It now includes a laser that projects a bright red line onto the surface of wood when metal is detected. The laser in the Lumber Wizard 5 is a big help to woodworkers as it shows precisely where metal is buried.

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