Issue 326
Issue 326
Woodworkers Who Lend a Helping Hand
In this issue’s Industry Interview, Chris Marshall profiles a program from Craftsman Tools wherein woodworkers use their skills and tools to help out people in need. Woodworker’s Journal often donates tools used in our magazine’s tool tests to Habitat for Humanity. Woodworkers, it goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway), are good people.
Helping out your own family (your spouse’s honey-do list, your son’s new house that needs some renovations …) might be just part of the expected par for the course of being a woodworker, but I wonder: who else have eZine readers helped? And how?
A wheelchair ramp for your neighbor? Birdhouses for your community garden? Flag cases for your local veterans’ organization? Do tell. (And send pictures!)
– Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Tricks of the Trade
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Vinyl Blind Lamination Spacers
I saw the tip on spacers for counter-top lamination and wanted to share my idea.
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Keep Your Pockets Clean While Turning
When you finish turning that perfect bowl, lamp or hollow form, do you ever have to take your shirt off and shake the shavings out of your shirt pocket?
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Six New Woodworking Blades from Craftsman
Craftsman’s new made-in-Germany blades suit a variety of saws and material types.
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Handy Push Sticks
Keeping table saw push sticks handy was a problem in my commercial furniture shop.
Feedback
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Long Winter’s End; Lumber Markings; Wooden Coffee Cups
Some of you had your own reasons to rejoice at the weather — or comment on it.
What's In Store
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DeWALT 20V MAX* Premium XR Lithium Ion Battery Packs
DeWALT’s new 20V MAX* Premium XRLithium Ion Battery Packs provide 33 percent longer runtime than standard DeWALT 20V MAX tools.
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Rockler I-Semble Hairpin Legs
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has added Hairpin Legs to its I-Semble line of do-it-yourself furniture components.
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Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration
The Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration (Basic Techniques, Maintenance and Repair) provides tips and instructions on surface maintenance, winter treatment, wood selection, engine installation and more.
Industry Interviews
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Craftsman’s “Make a Difference Tour” is Off and Rolling
Craftsman is supplying tools and asking Club members to help veterans in need this summer.
Q & A
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How Do I Rout Arcs on a Wooden Ball?
I would like to router arc intersecting grooves on the surface using a 3/8” ball end router bit.
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Best Paint for Birdhouses?
What do you recommend to prevent the paint from peeling and the wood from rotting & cracking?
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What Type of Building Makes the Best Shop?
My question is – Leaving money aside “Is a brick or metal shed better – especially in regards to moisture, inside temperature (heating and cooling), noise etc”?
Not yet categorized
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Paul Morrison: The Cycle of Wood, From Stump to Finish
Paul is now the proprietor of a family-owned, full-service woodworking operation that takes a project from its start, as wood in tree form, to finish.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Plywood Changing Table
Here’s my changing table. My niece had a baby shower, and I was actually pleased that no one picked one…
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Reclaimed Wood Wet Bar
This is a 12’ wet bar that I built for a friend. The wood I believe is Douglas fir. It…
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Band Saw Boxes
I made these band-saw boxes from various woods, some of them laminated with bass, alder and accented with walnut and…
