Issue 101
Issue 101
Your FREE PLANS Are Here!
I just wanted to make all the folks who used to get the Free Plans mailing feel comfortable. For several years now, we have been providing the free plans published in the eZine to a group of folks who signed up for them at FreePlans.com. Now, to smooth things out in the technical world (a world of which I am blissfully unaware), we will just be doing one electronic mailing. (And this is it.) So, it is sort of a really big non-event. The FreePlans will remain the same. The eZine will remain the same. And I will – for good or ill – remain the same.
I encourage everyone to check out the free plans … and all the other regular departments and stories. And, if you want more woodworking plans, just click over to the Woodworker’s Journal home page. There you can find over 500 woodworking plans, and while they are not free, they are very reasonable. Happy woodworking!
Sincerely,
— Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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Springfield High School: Woodworking’s Future
We have featured the work of students from Springfield High School woodworking teacher George Trout’s classes before – but we’re just so impressed by the great work they keep turning out that we’re doing so again.
Q & A
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Biscuit Joints or Mortise and Tenon?
I was wondering if biscuit joints would be as good as mortise and tenon joints. I don’t have a mortising tool, and I haven’t had any luck with handmade mortise joints.
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Cutting Kerfs for Hand Re-Sawing
When I tried cutting kerfs using 3/4″ pine, the board fell through the slot around the blade. Is there a way to do it that would hold it in place while I make the kerfs?
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What to Do with Oak Fence Boards
Can I make furniture from these boards; how should I store the boards; and will there be any moisture problems?
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Correct Way for Gluing Dovetails?
What is the correct way to glue up dovetails? There are so many surfaces coated with glue, it’s always a mess with lots of squeeze-out cleanup afterward.
What's In Store
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Whole Lotta Lasers Going On! Skil Leaps on the Laser Bandwagon
The family of laser-guided woodworking tools just gained a couple of new siblings: Skil has introduced a handheld circular saw and a jigsaw with forward facing lasers to enhance their accuracy.
Feedback
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Kiwi Reader Debunks ‘Expired’ Exploding Shellac
Readers comment on the exploding shellac incident, and have a few opinions concerning past articles.
Industry Interviews
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Craftsman’s New Woodworking Tools Heat Things Up in Florida
This year marks Craftsman’s 77th anniversary, and Sears is celebrating with some hot new products worth getting excited about. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming.
