Issue 276
Issue 276
Woodworking: The Center of the World!
By the time you are reading this editorial, I will be secure in a secret northern Minnesota location catching largemouth and smallmouth bass in vast quantities! (But not exceeding legal limits or the bounds of good sportsmanship.) I will, of course, be using some of my own hand-turned fishing lures. While they have not proved to be so remarkably effective that my long-time fishing buddies are willing to pay the exorbitant prices that I would like to charge for them, the lures actually do catch fish.
Why does that matter? Well, it occurred to me that regardless of what I do, somehow woodworking seems to become part of it. I think it is along the lines of the old adage: “When all you have is a hammer, all your problems begin to look like nails.” So, because the only thing that I apparently know anything at all about is woodworking – well, I think you see the point.
I mean, look at my job … woodworking. Look at my fishing hobby … woodworking. Gardening … woodworking! And don’t even ask me about how I do laundry.
So there you have it, proof positive that woodworking is indeed the center of the world. (Or at least my world.)
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Q & A
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Thin-Kerf Blades and New Cabinet Saws
If I should use a thin blade could it damage my new saw or even my old saw which is a contractor type saw?
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Are Rusted Air Gun Nails Still Usable?
I have a bucket full of air gun nails that are lightly rusted. Can I save these nails and use them?
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When to Stop Resharpening Carbide Blades
Is there a time when is no longer cost-effective to have carbide blades resharpened?
Industry Interviews
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C.R. Muterspaw: Specializing in Figured Maple
Would you like to build the curly maple dresser featured on our June print issue cover? C.R. Muterspaw Lumber had just the wood we needed.
Feedback
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A Hot Topic?
After eZine 275, we received some followup to the followup in that issue’s Feedback section on the Trick of the Trade from Issue 274 regarding preventing a router bit from bottoming out when the chuck is tightened – and its relation to heat transfer.
What's In Store
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Ryobi ONE+™ Radio
The Ryobi ONE+ Radio (model number P741) works off off of the same 18-volt battery as all of the other tools in Ryobi’s 18-volt ONE+ System.
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Rockler Sure-Foot™ F-Style Clamps
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has upgraded the F-style clamp as part of the Sure-Foot line.
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Build Your Own Birdhouses and Feeders
Build Your Own Birdhouses and Feeders by John Perkins is full of ideas, diagrams and advice on selecting birdhouse and bird feeder locations.
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New Makita 18-volt Sliding Compound Miter Saw
Building on its 18-volt LXT Lithium-ion tool platform, Makita just unveiled the new LXSL01 7-1/2 in. Dual Slide Compound Miter Saw.
Tricks of the Trade
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T-nut Shelf-Pin Jig
Drilling evenly spaced shelf-pin holes in your cabinet projects is much easier with my shelf-pin jig.
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Quick-release Newspaper Seam
When I’m turning bowls using a faceplate, I mount the bowl blank to a piece of 3/4″ scrap and screw the faceplate to the scrap.
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Ball Field Blast Gate
The position of my radial arm saw and dust chute doesn’t leave room for a blast gate.
Today's Woodworker
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Steve Baldwin: No Puzzle to the Appeal of Wooden Toys
Over 30 years after introducing the concept of mass producing wooden toys to the high school shop classes he was teaching, Steve Baldwin is still playing around with toys.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Celtic Knot French Rolling
This is my Celtic Knot French Rolling Pin. The pins are approximately 20″ long and about 1 5/8″ in diameter….
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Solid Oak Bookcase
Solid Oak Book case, no glue. I used the Kreg Pocket Hole Jig. Great Tool! – Russell Crosby
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Cherry Crib
I made thus cherry crib for our new grandson. Converts to a youth bed and then a standard size twin…
