Issue 321
Issue 321
How Tweet It IS!
OK, I’ve done it. I’ve started a Twitter account. This may lead you to a series of questions … which I will do my best to both ask and answer below:
You: What is a Twitter? Me: It’s social media.
You: How does it work? Me: I really don’t know…
You: What’s your username? Me: @robwwj
You: Are you making money there? Me: I think that is technically impossible.
You: Why are you doing it then? Me: I’m getting tired of this now…
So, the good news is that you can follow me on Twitter if you’d like. The bad news is that if you need help getting that done, I’m not your guy — ask one of your children.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Rockler Beer Tap Hardware
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has introduced a line of Beer Tap Hardware and handle components that allow users to customize their own beer taps.
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General International 50-035 Heavy-Duty Mobile Base
The new model 50-035 Heavy-Duty Mobile Base from General International has a 1,000-pound carrying capacity.
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Diablo Ultimate Flawless Finish Saw Blades
The new Diablo Ultimate Flawless Finish saw blades have an ultra-thin laser-cut kerf designed to allow portable jobsite saws to perform to the level of stationary workshop saws
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JET 1221VS Woodworking Lathe
In response to the increasing popularity of woodturning, JET now offers the new 1221VS Woodworking Lathe.
Tricks of the Trade
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Scratch Prevention on a Router Table
I recently had to enlarge a groove in a cupboard side which was already finished.
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Oven and Blade Cleaner
Trying to think of what I had at home that would do the job, I remembered the cheap can of oven cleaner I had.
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Inside Measurement Tool
Sometimes we have to take an inside measurement, so we make do a very simple “instrument.”
Today's Woodworker
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Jim Slakov: A Northern Woodworker
Back in the early 1980s, Jim Slakov was a young man looking for a construction or carpentry apprenticeship.
Q & A
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What’s the Best Way to Check Bowl Wall Thickness?
How do you determine the thickness of the sides of a bowl when you are turning the inside?
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How Can I Prevent Stain Bleed-back?
When I am staining red oak with Minwax, there are droplets coming up on the stained surface of the oak.
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Food-safe Wood Choice for Raised Planter Beds?
Is there a coating of some kind that is food grade and will stop or slow down the rotting process?
Industry Interviews
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Baileigh Industrial Rolls Out New Machinery Line
The company has set a new course for growth by launching a full line of stationary woodworking tools.
Feedback
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Why You Do Woodworking; The Beauty of It
We posed the question to you. Here’s what you told us about why you do woodworking.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Hobby Horse
I found the plans for these hobby horses in Handyman magazine back in the nineteen eighties, but never got around to building one for my son.
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Scratch Wood Guitar
Guitar built from scratch for my brother’s 50th birthday. Body is made from maple, wenge, bubinga and purpleheart.
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Segmented Vase and Cedar Box
First item is a segmented vase with 399 pieces of wood glued and turned. White Oak, red oak, maple, and walnut.
