Issue 531
Issue 531
Brain Food
As a child, I remember my grandmother telling me to eat my fish, because it was brain food. Where this concept got started is lost to me, but it persists even today, as reported in no less than the New York Times.
Even so, having spent last week fishing in northern Minnesota, I have come to the conclusion that those of us drawn to fishing must have the greatest need of said increased cranial capacity. This came to me as I was driving my boat at top speed across the lake in 50-mph winds as a monsoon downpour enhanced with quarter-sized hail pelted me and my companion without mercy.
Yes, we had heard the thunder. Yes, we had seen the menacing clouds. But the fish were biting like crazy and our apparently miniature brains decided that just five more minutes would not make any difference.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Industry Interviews
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Stain Pad: New Applicator Solves Old Problems
Old rags, brushes and foam pads all come up short for applying wood stain and finish, inventor argues, compared with his microfiber composite sponge pads.
Q & A
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Fixing Purpleheart-stained Cherry?
When finishing a box project, the purpleheart stained the cherry and I can’t sand these stains out. What else can I try to remove the stains?
Tricks of the Trade
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Pencils Make Handy Mini Stickers
Rather than cutting up a bunch of wood stickers for his logs, this reader found that pencils make the perfect replacements.
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Finishing with Rebar Chairs
This reader has found rebar chairs to be invaluable to the finishing process, especially for larger scale projects.
What's In Store
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PM2200 Cyclonic Dust Collector
Industry-first, auto-cleaning HEPA filter technology on this 3hp cyclonic dust collector traps particles down to 0.3 micron. Single-handed drum release and swiveling casters makes the drum easier to remove for cleaning.
