Issue 185
Issue 185
Innovatively Yours
On Thursday night, November 1st, you, faithful reader, became a winner of a prestigious award. On that evening, Woodworker’s Journal was selected from a very competitive group of magazines and awarded the MMPA’s Innovation Award. We were primarily recognized for our online efforts, from our Online Survey Group, to our Resource Digest Online, travel blogs … but specifically noted as one of our successful and innovative products was the eZine and its new sister, the Premium eZine pages.
While it is a wonderful feeling to have your peers acknowledge your efforts in a special way, the most satisfying thing for me happens every two weeks with you all. You are the reason that our online products exist and are successful. Without you, I’d be like the blustering “man behind the curtain” made famous in the Wizard of Oz: much sound and fury — but little effect. So in a real way, the awards we received belong to you. (But I’ll still keep them in my office, if you don’t mind.)
Once again, I’d like to thank you for your continued readership and support. Keep your cards and letters coming (in an e-mail sense), and we’ll keep on reading and reacting to them. And oh yeah, congratulations on your big win … we think you deserved it.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Contributing Bloggers
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The Advantages of Hide Glue
Made of rendered-down animal hides, hide glue is the first choice for musical instrument makers, antique conservators and traditional woodworkers.
What's In Store
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Mini Dust Collector (65115)
Steel City’s Mini Dust Collector attaches to the 4″ port of nearly any machine in the shop.
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HP-6v2 Dado Kits
Bridge City’s two new HP-6v2 Dado Kits attach to the HP6v2 plane and let you make straight cut for dadoes or grooves.
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333 Universal Hinge Boring System
The CMT 333 Universal Hinge Boring System accepts boring heads designed for almost any common hinge in the market.
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Pat Warner Router Bits
The symmetry of the set is tidy, but what sort of woodworking does it reflect? It takes a working woodworker to break out of this mindset.
Today's Woodworker
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Hikmet Cihangir Sakman: Woodworking’s Turkish Delight
Whenever he posts pictures on WoodCentral.com, which he does often, Hikmet Cihangir Sakman’s work is greeted with both accolades and envy.
Q & A
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Shaping Crown Moldings
How do I shape crown molding to fit a ceiling that is not straight?
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Shelf Life of Aniline Dye
Is there a shelf life on water soluble aniline dye once it’s been mixed?
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Difference Between Oil and Water Polyurethane
What are the primary differences between oil-based and waterbased polyurethane?
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Drill Press Speeds
None of the drill press speed charts have a listing for the mortising bits for a drill press mortising attachment. What should that be?
Industry Interviews
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Laguna Tools: The European Gold Standard Goes Platinum
From its inception, Laguna Tools has enjoyed the reputation of the company that brings the best of European tools to the US.
Feedback
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An Error, an Approval, a Gray Screen and a Dustup
Jeff Lohr was pleased with the story we wrote about him, but it seems we managed to garble a key fact in a most embarrassing way.