Issue 180
Issue 180
A New Look with an Old Friend
So how do you like my new digs? After what is the Internet equivalent of about a thousand years, we have spruced up the eZine a bit. We have added new groovy graphics and a couple of new departments (What’s In Store Online and a Staff page – so you can learn about your eZine writers). There is also a mysterious “Premium” button on our navigation bar, but I can’t give you any information about that for two more weeks. (Stay tuned, sports fans!) We have also moved the previously named “Reader’s Response” to the nav-bar and changed the name to Feedback, which is what it is. We changed the Toolmaker Insider name to Industry Interview for the same reason. I think you will find that we have included all the benefits of the “old” eZine, added a couple of new things to read – and made it look more up-to-date. And with that said, the improvements are not done yet. So tell your friends and neighbors to stop by and check things out.
I am really happy that our upgraded eZine has launched with Delta as its sponsor. Delta was one of the early supporters of the eZine, lo those many years ago, and has stayed with us through thick and thin. It is doubly appropriate that they are sponsoring this issue, because Delta/Porter-Cable is going through a very similar process as the eZine, which you can read about in the Industry Interview with Chuck Hardin.
At this point, considering all these changes and the eZine’s longevity, I want to pause and say thanks to all the eZine faithful, many of you who have been with us as long as Delta, and say thanks for your support. You are the reason we are here, and we greatly appreciate it.
–Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Tormek T-7 Sharpener
Tormek’s T-7 sharpener features a Square Edge Jig that automatically aligns a chisel to its flat, machined face.
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Work Sharp WS3000
The folks who invented Drill Dr. now offer the Work Sharp WS3000 to sharpen all your tools.
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Microplane Stainless Steel Sanding Disk
Microplane’s 5″ Stainless Steel Sanding Disks are made from hardened stainless steel — not paper.
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Rikon #70-500 Lathe
Rikon’s new Variable-speed Lathe #70-500 has a 20″ swing, a full 36″ between centers and a swing over the tool rest of 16-1/2″.
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Leigh Super Jigs
Leigh Industries’ new 12″, 18″ and 24″ Super Jigs can make through, half-blind and sliding dovetails, as well as box joints.
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Guinevere Total Sanding System
The Guinevere Total Sanding System from King Arthur Tools comes with inflatable rubber dome- and drum-shaped heads that conform to the shape of your work.
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Delta Saw Blades
Delta’s new line of premium-carbide woodworking saw blades includes more than 30 models, with tooth geometries designed to produce smoother cuts than traditional blades.
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Collins Complete Woodworker from Woodworker’s Journal
Woodworker’s Journal teamed up with the Smithsonian to create The Collins Complete Woodworker.
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The Plunge Takes an Upgrade
Back in 2003, Porter-Cable’s 890 router was one of the new kids on the woodworking block. This year, it grows up to an upgrade for both its plunge base and dust control features.
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Cordless Drill Grips
Does anyone make a cordless drill that will fit a woman’s grip?
Today's Woodworker
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Charles Neil: Southern Innovation is his Answer to Yankee Ingenuity
Ask most woodworkers to name the one thing they dislike about furniture making, and there is a good chance they will answer “finishing.”
Q & A
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Tape Measure’s Hook
What is the correct name for the hook end of a measuring tape?
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Fixing ‘Stepped’ Corners
When I build a box, then cut off the lid on the table saw, I end up with two distinct small steps in opposite corners. How can I fix this?
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Dewaxing Shellac
Does anyone have a method to quickly dewax shellac? I mix my own shellac from flakes and find it takes forever to settle out the wax with gravity.
Industry Interviews
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Our Friends at Delta/Porter-Cable Are Up to Something
PORTER-CABLE has been around for more than 100 years, making tool fans happy since 1906, and DELTA, whichstarted in 1919, is not far behind.
Feedback
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Defining Moments and Other Misunderstandings
Several readers pointed out that the answers on one of the questions in our Q&A section were not only wrong, but way too kind to the manufacturers.
