Issue 251
Issue 251
It’s Time For a Contest!
Random contests have long been a tradition here at the Woodworker’s Journal eZine. We’ve had the messiest shop contest – inspired at that time by my office. We’ve had a “Compliment Woodworker’s Journal” contest (I still go and look at those submissions from time to time). And two (count them, TWO) woodworking poetry contests, just to name a few. One of our more recent contests asked you to report on the worst woodworking advice that you had ever received. Which leads me to this current contest.
I am looking for woodworking bromides. Dictionary.com defines a bromide as “platitude or trite saying.” While every undertaking develops its own list of bromides, for some reason, we woodworkers are overly fond of them. Nearly every time I go into my shop I can hear the voice of Warren Nelson, my old foreman, quoting: “In woodworking, it is never a mistake unless you can’t fix it.” And because I hear it in my head, nearly anyone who goes with me into a shop is going to hear it. (A lot!)
So, what about you? Do you have a woodworking saying that comes to mind every time you darken your workshop’s door? Email it to me, and you will be entered in our contest. Three entries will be selected to win a fantastic prize (to reduce expectations, it might be good for you to go to Dictionary.com and plug in the word fantastic …). And, of course, we will share the winners and other entries in our Feedback section.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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General Tools Seeker Video Inspection Systems
General Tools’ line of Seeker™ Video Inspection Systems allow you a means of inspecting inaccessible or hazardous areas for such tasks as building inspection, duct and pipeline inspection, or part or serial number determination.
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Cabinetmaking: The Professional Approach, 2nd Edition
Cabinetmaking, the Professional Approach, 2nd Edition by Alan Peters is a new edition of a book by a furniture maker who trained under Edward Barnsley in Britain.
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2-Square
The 2-Square from Hurley Tool Company is a square that uses patented swing arm technology to combine a small rafter square and a larger square.
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Bosch to Release New Power Box 360 Models
If you want to bring your MP3 player along for the ride, charge your cordless tools and have a few extra outlets where you need them, one of Bosch’s updated Power BoxTM 360 sound systems might be just the portable unit you’re looking for.
Tricks of the Trade
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T-track Toilet Bolts
The 1/4″ brass T-bolts, sold at any hardware store for mounting a toilet to the floor, are perfect for attaching featherboards and jigs to T-track fence extrusions.
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Quick Squaring Trick
Any time you tip your drill press table off of 90° to bore an angled hole, you’ll need to square the table to the chuck again when you return to normal drilling.
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Pivot Hinge with Magnetic Appeal
Recently, I made a guitar pick box with a pivoting lid.
Today's Woodworker
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Kimberly Winkle: From Ceramics to Wooden Forms – With Lines
Kimberly Winkle has always been interested in structural architecture, the way things fit together.
Q & A
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Why Doesn’t My Workhorse CMS Work Anymore?
Everything appears tight. After many years of hard use, could it be play in the shaft or perhaps bearings going bad?
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Tips for Screwing MDF
I have noticed a tendency for the MDF to split apart even though I drill pilot holes for the threads and clearance for the screw body. What am I doing wrong?
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Fixing Belt Sander Belts
The belt came apart where the manufacturer glued it together. Do you have a better solution that might work with a lasting effect?
Industry Interviews
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UGL: Committed to DIY-friendly Wood Finishes Since 1958
Why would a company that makes asphalt roof coatings, furnace cement and masonry sealants get into the wood finishes business?
Reader's Project Gallery
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Buggy
Buggy is 1/2 scale. I made all wooden parts. Springs, frame and all critical parts are quarter sawn white oak.
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Bench
Made out of cherry and poplar, painted to off cream color.
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Biplane Rocker
Weekend project for my grand daughter’s 3rd birthday. No plans, based on a photo of a toy belonging to a friend.
