Issue 216
Issue 216
I (Heart) My Shop
This week marks the approach – and, in fact, the arrival, of Valentine’s Day, a holiday dedicated to expressing love. While neither St. Valentine nor Cupid is known as a symbol of love of their hobbies (unless you count archery . . .), this celebration offers a perfect opportunity to create something in the shop. (In my mind, nothing says you’re thinking of your special some one like red oak!)
It might be a gift your loved one will love in itself – or you could also use this opportunity to create a container for something like chocolates, airline tickets to a romantic getaway, a gift certificate to a spa . . . truly, the things that a wooden box can hold are endless – and so are the opportunities for relating woodworking to any and every calendar occasion.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Wet/Dry Vacs from RIDGID
RIDGID has recently updated their line of Wet/Dry Vacs to include a range of models.
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Truck Bed U-Lock from MasterLock
The Truck Bed U-Lock from MasterLock is a lock specially designed for use in a pickup truck bed.
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Pen Press/Drilling Jig from Rockler
Rockler’s Pen Press/Drilling Jig holds a pen blank perfectly vertical in self-centering jaws, eliminating the need to reposition for different sized blanks.
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Kobalt Tools: 53″ Tool Chest
Kobalt Tools have come up with a way to do woodworking in your garage and simultaneously show off a shiny hunk of metal to anyone who comes knocking.
Tricks of the Trade
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Router Bit Storage
I use old prescription bottles to store my router bits.
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Freeze Protection
My shop is not heated so to keep my paint, glue and other liquids from freezing, I keep them stored in a large ice chest.
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Dust Separator
This easy to make lid goes on top of a standard garbage can to filter larger saw dust, wood chunks, and shavings from my planner and jointer.
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Wooden Mallets
A wooden mallet is an essential tool around a woodworking shop, especially when cutting mortises and dovetails by hand.
Today's Woodworker
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Martha J. Roberts: Her Work is for the Birds
Martha Roberts, or Marty to her friends, is definitely a latecomer to woodworking.
Q & A
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Old Finish, Old Materials?
I want to reproduce an old finish with period materials. What clear finishing products were available 60 years ago?
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Mirror Frame Proportions
I’m thinking about building a mirror frame with a gooseneck molding as seen on period furniture such as highboys.
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Bevel Sharpening Angle
If I change the shape of my bevel during sharpening, do I just keep going and just make a new angle?
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Eliminating Snipe without an Outfeed Table
My jointer does not have an adjustable outfeed table. What do I have to do to eliminate snipe?
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Why Is the Outfeed Table on a Jointer Adjustable?
Why is the outfeed table on a jointer adjustable?
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Why Buy a Jointer?
I have a table saw, a table router, and a cordless drill. What exactly does a jointer add to a shop?
Industry Interviews
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Painter’s Pyramid: Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes great inventions emerge out of little frustrations. That was the case with Michael Bucci, the inventor of a simple, versatile, stackable, colorful and astonishingly helpful little tool called the Painter’s Pyramid.
Feedback
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Holes, Rockwell, Batteries, Victorians and Rust
While many were delighted with the direction Rockwell is going with their new lines of handheld saws, drills and sanders with lifetime batteries, not everyone felt that way.
