Issue 264
Issue 264
A Decade of Internet Woodworking Fun
Ten years ago, in April 2000, we emailed our first issue of the Woodworker’s Journal eZine. We sent it out to just under 30,000 woodworkers – whose email addresses we had to scrounge, borrow and beg. Now, there are around 250,000 of you, and for that we are very thankful.
My first plan for my editorial was to come up with a top 10 list of eZine accomplishments. But after a bit of thought, I decided to simply say thank you to all of you readers who have made our success possible. And, while 10 years of publishing on the Internet is no small accomplishment (in Internet years, it’s only slightly less than our sponsor Powermatic’s 90th anniversary next year), there is really only one reason we are still around: You, our readers, who check in with us every two weeks, put up with my sophomoric sense of humor and offer us interesting and important feedback. So thank you so much … and I sincerely hope that you will choose to stay with us for another 10 years.
But don’t you worry, we will have our fun as we remember the last 10 years of the eZine! Check out our Quiz and the Industry Interview, just to get you started.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Woodworker’s Journal Premium Downloadable Plans
In our Woodworker’s Journal Premium Downloadable Plans, you’ll find full-color, downloadable plans of woodworking projects designed and built for Woodworker’s Journal.
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Woodworker’s Journal Classic Downloadable Plans
With over 30 years’ worth of archives to draw from, Woodworker’s Journal has made plans from the past available as part of our Classic Downloadable Plans collection.
Tricks of the Trade
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Web Tool Inventory
We all should take pictures of our tools for insurance purposes, but don’t store the photos in your shop or house.
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Tack Your Tails
When I have a lot of dovetailed drawer boxes to assemble, I use my pin nailer instead of clamps for the glue-ups.
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Slicker Surfaces with Wax Paper
It’s a good substitute for paste wax.
Q & A
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Why Are Table Saw Fences So Bad?
Why do so many installed table saw fences suck, forcing woodworkers to go out and buy aftermarket fences from guys named Harvey?
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Where Will the Next Generation of Woodworkers Come From?
Where is the next generation of woodworkers coming from? Is woodworking as a craft going into decline?
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Are Spiral Bits Better Than Straight Bits for Mortising?
What is the current consensus of opinion about these bits?
Industry Interviews
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The Beginning of the Woodworker’s Journal eZine, Life and the Universe … and Everything
As you may have gathered by now, the Woodworker’s Journal eZine is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Feedback
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10 Years of WJ eZine: Do You Have Any Thoughts?
Even as we’re celebrating our 10 years of longevity, we’re not neglecting the short-term memory of last issue’s eZine. Back then…a whole two weeks ago … the Q&A section included queries about dust collection options and the use of walnut shavings. Here are some reader responses to those queries.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Rob’s Rocking Horse
This little rocking horse was my very first project with our magazine, which at that time was called Today’s Woodworker.
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Matt’s Go Board
I made this Go board while living in an apartment in the Washington, DC, metro area with nothing more than a soldering iron, a framing square, and a couple c-clamps.
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Joanna’s Toy Camera
I built this little camera a few years ago for visiting kids to play with. (A niece was really into the toy camera phase at the time.)
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Chris’s Arts & Crafts Wine Cabinet
To date, this Arts & Crafts-inspired Wine Cabinet is the most extensive project I’ve built for our magazine. It was an ambitious undertaking for me back in 2003, but one I look back on really fondly.
