Issue 21
Issue 21
Bigger Is Better…Right?
In the January/February print version of Woodworker’s Journal, we featured a queen-sized ash and walnut headboard and frame that was designed specifically to be comfortable for both sleeping and reading. It’s a beautiful piece that succeeds on many fronts. But it’s heavy! Really heavy! In fact my art director says he won’t help me move projects of similar proportions any more.
What I want to know is this: what is the biggest piece of woodworking you’ve ever done? I’m talking woodworking now, not construction or home improvement. Drop me a line and tell me about the white oak Goliath in your woodworking past. Maybe even attach a picture or two for your fellow readers. Big woodworking isn’t always better, but it tends to make for some very interesting tales. When you’ve shared your stories, I’ll tell you about a large piece of furniture that I built and how the police became a part of the tale as well.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Industry Interviews
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Fein: Still a Family Business
Fein is still at it, creating high-quality, heavy-duty power tools for woodworkers and other tool lovers. The company is still in the family and Wilhelm’s grandson, Hans Wolfgang Fein, is the current CEO.
Today's Woodworker
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Innovative Approaches to Furniture: Janice Smith
When the editor of Woodworkers Journal wandered by and saw a picture of Janice Smith’s chair, he said what most of us felt when we saw it: “Cool!”
What's In Store
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Delta Midi-Lathe: Adding Reach to a Benchtop Lathe
The new Delta Midi-Lathe (model 46-250) seems ideally designed to meet the needs of woodturners
Q & A
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Using a Drill Press as a Mortiser?
Do you really need both in the shop, or can you save space and squeeze some extra utility out of the press?
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Keeping on the Blade Guard?
Is it safe and ok to remove the blade guard installed on your table saw?
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Getting Longer Shanked Router Shafts?
Can you find bits with longer than normal shanks, or do you need to have them made?
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Building Lumber Storage?
This woodworker is trying to set up a lumber storage system in her garage, what advice do our experts have?
