Issue 283
Issue 283
Sawdust Snooze Time
As you read this, I have not one, but two beds that I need to build: one for my guest bedroom and one for my own. This has caused me to look at untold numbers of bed photos, which, rather than answering my design questions, has actually raised questions by the score. Questions like: what’s the deal with piling up 30 pillows on a bed? Are they supposed to take the place of the mattress? Are the pillows supposed to hide something from view or simply provide an unlimited volume of ammunition for mega-pillow fights? Frankly, I’m baffled. And why would I want my dust to ruffle – ever?
To be fair, I’m concerned that my Y-chromosome is preventing me from enlightenment in these rarified realms – but really, won’t all that fabric hanging from a four-poster obscure the football game? (Perhaps there is a danger from malaria-infested mosquitoes where they live …)
But I will not let these challenges deter me from the tasks at hand. This weekend, I intend to have one of the beds done, because next week a guest is showing up, and I am just guessing they may want to sleep in a bed.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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Avner Zabari: Work with Paint and Wood
Avner Zabari did not grow up as a woodworker during his childhood in Israel, it was in painting where he first practiced his artistic skills.
Q & A
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What is the Ideal Benchtop Finish?
What is your best recommendation for a finish (if any) to apply to the butcher-block work surface?
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How Much Weight to Apply to Stickered Lumber?
Does the thickness affect the amount of weight needed?
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Anchoring a Newel Post?
What is the best way to anchor the new newel post?
Industry Interviews
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Bessey: Keeping a Strong Grip on Woodworking for Over 70 Years
The next time you reach for your F-style or parallel-jaw clamps, regardless of brand, think of Bessey.
Feedback
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Woodworkers Take Home Prizes from the Fair
In response to Rob’s editorial last time out asking if any of our eZine readers were prizewinners at your state or county fair, we discovered that there are indeed some among you who bring home the ribbons.
What's In Store
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Woodcarving Noah’s Ark
Woodcarving Noah’s Ark by Shawn Cipa is aimed at woodcarvers of beginning skill level and up who want to create a Noah’s Ark set in a folk art style.
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Topricin Pain Relief and Healing Cream
Topricin Pain Relief and Healing Cream is a medicated cream that the company says could help with bumps and bruises from your tools, or muscle pain from heavy lifting.
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Rockler Quick-Release Pock-It Hole Clamp®
Rockler’s Pock-It Hole Clamp now includes a push-button quick-release feature.
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Arrow T50elite™ Fires Staples or Brads
Building on the company’s venerable T50 Staple Gun, Arrow expands fastening versatility with the new T50elite model.
Tricks of the Trade
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Improved Disk Sander
The one shortcoming of my disk sander is the sloppy miter gauge that came with it.
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Downdraft Table
I used a downdraft blower from an old Sears cook range to help make this downdraft sanding table.
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All-in-One Air Station
Even though my basement shop is small, my nailing tools and supplies were still scattered here and there all over the shop.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Snoopy Plane
I designed and sized the plans to fit a 2 year old. When the machine gun red button is pressed, it makes a firing sound and lights up.
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Ottomans and Platform Bed
The two ottomans (ottomen?) were made to match the existing Ethan Allen dressers and side table. Cherry with maple drawers and a mahogany lid.
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Walnut Church Lectern
A lectern for my church. All walnut, fluted columns support top. The Methodist symbol floats in the middle, supported only from the top.
