It seems that many of our eZine readers just can’t get enough of sending in your responses to our contests. These winning stories sent in response to our scary shop story contest are certainly spooky.
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What’s an avid surfer with a background in advertising and copywriting to do when he’s not hanging ten? Well, if it’s 2003 and you’re eco-conscious John Stein, you’re starting a company called Kirei USA with the intent of creating decorative building products that are both environmentally friendly and stylishly smart.
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I'm having trouble with my finishing and wondered if you could give me some advice. Every time I apply a clear polyurethane finish, I get hundreds of tiny bubbles in it. I've tried different types of brushes and strokes and even mixing techniques, still have the same problem. Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
I have a benchtop planer (Dewalt) that I don't want to store on the bench or use a separate stand because of the footprint. I want to store it on a shelf below, but at about 90 pounds, it's tough to move from shelf to benchtop, and I know as I get older, it'll get harder. What can I get to raise it from the shelf to the benchtop safely and easily? Lift mechanisms I've found (like for commercial kitchen mixers) have a 60 pound capacity.
I have VERY limited space in my basement. I bought a Sears Table Saw that’s along the lines of a contractor's saw. Can these saws be fitted with zero-clearance inserts? Also, is there a method for creating a cut-off table for this saw?
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Brooke Coe’s son, aged about three at the time, helped come up with the name for Huh? Designs, her furniture and interior design company. “I was working on one of my bug tables, and I had it upside down on the bench with its legs up in the air, and I was sanding it. My son came into the garage and was like, ‘What are you doing?’ I said, ‘Oh, I’m just working on my furniture.’ He was like ‘huh’?”
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It's never too early to begin checking projects off of your holiday gift list, and Craftsman's new Midi Lathe could help you get them done. The tool features a cast-iron frame to help dampen vibration during turning and a 1/2 hp continuous-duty motor to power through those larger projects.
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Yes, not only do your trusty Woodworker’s Journal staff talk about your favorite hobby here in the Woodworker’s Journal eZine and in the print Woodworker’s Journal, but in a blog as well. And recently, a blog entry from WJ Field Editor Chris Marshall sparked some good discussion about just what rules woodworkers follow in their shop. Chris began the discussion with a summary of his own rule: “Put things back where you find them” and described how this works for him. – Editor
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