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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

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Shop Cabinets, Production Style

Whoever first said that if you enjoy what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life, must have been a woodworker. Or maybe a magazine editor. In any case, it sure sums up how I feel about my job, which is equal parts of both vocations. I’m pretty sure a coal miner would [...]

Complicated But Cool

This may be the most complicated woodworking project we’ve ever seen — but man, is it cool. (Just make sure you’re standing back when some of those secret compartments open!) http://www.youtube.com/embed/MKikHxKeodA?feature=player_embedded

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4 Easy-To-Make Kitchen Projects

Though there's nothing spectacular about salad tongs, a serving board, a cooling rack and a recipe box, each of these projects has some unique feature. The four projects aren't intended as a set, though by using the same wood for each you could achieve a uniformity in appearance.

Oval Extension Table

Massachusetts furniture maker Gene Cosloy designed this table so that it forms a perfect oval without any extensions. With with both extensions in place, though, the table has an elegant look and doesn't appear stretched out of proportion.

Country Pine Writing Desk

A good solid desk is always a valued piece of furniture. This one, with its classic Early American styling, can be put to use almost anywhere. Consider it for a living room, bedroom, den, study, or hallway.

Band-Sawn Napkin Holder

This stylish napkin holder will make an attractive addition to any dining room setting. In use, the angled bottom makes the two halves tip together so the napkins stay neatly in place. The leather acts like a hinge.

Colonial Bunk Bed

For the growing family, saving space always seems to be a top priority. A bunk bed helps solve this problem by opening up more floor space and permitting greater flexibility.

Compact Disc Holder

Time and technology march on. Interestingly, the construction of this CD Holder is loosely based on an old and venerable design - a traditional Early American revolving bookcase.

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