Issue 392
Issue 392
Homegrown Tomatoes
As the poet Guy Clark once said, there are two things in the world money can’t buy — true love and homegrown tomatoes.
Up in this neck of the woods, you don’t really start to get good tasting tomatoes until about the middle of August. From that point on, it’s just a few weeks of heaven on a plate, and then the long pale, pasty season of plasticine produce pretending to be tomatoes begins. (Sad Face)
For woodworkers, a similar experience is finding a sublime piece of wood — with exquisite figure and beautiful color. While uncommon, it is something that most of us woodworkers experience from time to time. (Like a really tasty tomato.) My question is, what do you do when you find that piece of walnut or curly cherry? Save it? Use it like it was just another piece of wood? Save it for a special project or maybe even design a project to show it up?
Let us know and we will share your answers with the group!
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Industry Interviews
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Festool Adds Cordless Tools, Expands Buying Options
Summer has brought new cordless models, lower battery and charger prices and PowerSelect buying options.
Tricks of the Trade
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Finishing with Double-sided Tape
Woodworker’s Journal’s Chris Marshall demonstrates another way to use double-sided tape in your shop: supporting small parts for finishing.
Q & A
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How should I Prep a Carpeted Floor for Built-in Bookcases?
Can I install built-in bookcases over a carpeted floor?
What's In Store
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DeWALT DWE6423K Random Orbit Sander
New sander designed with improved user control, dust collection and low vibration as key features.
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BORA Saw Plate and WTX Clamp Edge
Affordable saw plate and clamping guide turns any circular saw into a precision cutting system.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Scrap Wood Boxes
As most woodworkers do, I have a pile of off-cuts from other projects.
Feedback
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Pet Projects
Readers share the woodworking projects they’ve built for their pets.
