Weekly Editorial
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Free Plans Are Great!
I know that there are lots of us woodworkers who like to create our own designs. It sparks the creative process, adds a bit of individuality and a personal touch.
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The Drive to Do
There are those of us who just need to make stuff. Speaking for myself, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t come up with great ideas of things I wanted to make.
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What’s on Your List?
About this time each year, I like to get an idea of what our readers have on their agenda in terms of woodworking projects.
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Hey, Whatcha Thinkin’?
What are you woodworkers wondering about?
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Mistake-Proof Woodworking?
One of the most important things that Warren Nelson ever taught me was: “In woodworking, it’s never a mistake unless you can’t fix it.” Warren was the foreman in my father’s and uncle’s woodworking shop, and the first person to really teach me serious woodworking.
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It’s All There
Did you know that the Woodworker’s Journal is the second oldest of all the major woodworking magazines? (Fine Woodworking beat…
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Got You Perfectly Covered
As you may expect, I get a ton of woodworking questions sent my way. And I am happy to answer them when I can, and get the answer from other woodworking experts when I can’t. But can you guess the topic that generates more questions than any other? It’s finishing … I easily get twice as many questions about finishing than any other topic.
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Creativity on Both Sides of the Brain
As I write this editorial, it is August 13. (Some of you may have noticed that you are also receiving this eZine on that same date … did I say I was great at planning ahead?) According to some of those “wacky holidays” websites, it is also Left Hander’s Day.
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It’s Good to be Home!
While taking in the sights and sounds of the 2013 Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers show (AWFS), I also got to enjoy the “dry heat” of Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was a very good one ― although not the huge event it was in years gone by. Now, I am guessing that many of you would have liked to have walked the halls and looked at the latest and greatest woodworking gear and gizmos, but for many sound reasons ― like avoiding the 107-degree heat ― you could not be there. Well, you are in luck!
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It’s Show Time!
Every summer all the cool kids in the woodworking world get together for a big woodworking trade show somewhere or another. This year, it is the AWFS [Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers®] in Las Vegas, and your intrepid woodworking editor will be there with bells on. (The bells are how my staff keeps track of me — I am easily distracted and tend to get lost.)
