Issue 291
Issue 291
Sharing in Something Substantial
I’ve been fortunate in my professional life to have worked on some pretty cool things. My name is attached to “how-to” books that helped improve people’s homes and gardens. Woodworker’s Journal has won many awards while I have been on the masthead and I was an instrumental partner in developing this eZine – which was a successful and groundbreaking effort in so many ways. But this last summer and fall I was involved in creating a series of woodworking DVDs that I am exceptionally proud of.
We’re launching The Way to Woodwork DVDs in this eZine, so I won’t take up a lot of space to describe them here (check out the Industry Interview), except to say that I think they are the best “how-to” woodworking product to come along in decades. And considering the way that we’ve integrated the effort with hundreds of pages of supporting content, it may be the best woodworking instructional effort to date. Only your feedback will tell me if I am right about that – but I am confident it is one of the most important editorial efforts I have been a part of creating. Let me know what you think.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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YellaWood
The YellaWood® products from great Southern Wood are pressure-treated lumber for outdoor projects that are treated with micronized copper preservatives.
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Woodburning Project and Pattern Treasury
The author introduces what five tips she recommends, how to create a variety of dimension, shade and texture with your woodburner and how to develop your drawing skills.
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3-Piece Safety Kit
A trio of safety items is packaged together in the 3-piece Safety Kit from Bench Dog Tools offered through Rockler Woodworking and Hardware.
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DeWALT’s DWX726 Versatile Rolling Stand
Wherever your woodworking or DIY tasks take you, DeWALT hopes to add convenience to your efforts with the new DWX726 Rolling Miter Saw/Planer Stand.
Today's Woodworker
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Ian Kirby and LiLi Jackson: Woodworkers and On Camera Talent
Starring in the new DVD series from Woodworker’s Journal, The Way to Woodwork, are Ian Kirby and LiLi Jackson.
Q & A
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What’s the Best Way to Machine a Tenon?
Have you ever compared the “tenon” jigs/machines that are out there? I’ve done web searches but have not really come up with much info that compares tenon jigs?
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Best Joinery for a Triangle?
Should all three pieces be mitered at the same angle, or the top mitered and the bottom joints be butted?
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How to Design a Chair Leg Layout?
To what degree is the chair less stable, or less prone to joint stress, because of the splay and cant of the legs as compared to one with vertical and square legs?
Industry Interviews
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Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, Reflect on New “Woodwork” DVD Series
This past summer, our magazine undertook an ambitious new venture, trading try squares for clapperboards to film The Way to Woodwork three-part DVD series.
Feedback
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Projects for Grandchildren – and Other Things in the Shop
We heard from several readers who have built things for their grandchildren: perhaps they will inspire you, whether or not your family has a baby on the way in the new year.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Farkle Game Box
I made this striped mitered box for the dice game called Farkle, which my family and I love to play, for a present for my brother in-law.
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White Oak Bench
This is a bench I made with a slab of white oak lightly hand planed to maintain the dark streaks of the circle saw marks.
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Blanket Chest
I chose ash and quartersawn sapele for the project and went with a true breadboard ended lid rather than the one from the project plan.
