Issue 568
Issue 568
The Wooden Underground
I have a project coming up: a medicine cabinet for the “boys’ bathroom” in my 1940s era home. I sketched it up and refined the drawing, all the while thinking: “I should never have given away my stash of vertical grain Douglas fir — it would be perfect for this cabinet!”
Alas, when I moved from my huge woodshop a few years ago, getting rid of my extensive supply of lumber was a big task. At one point, I sent an email to my woodworking buddies and said, “At 10 a.m. Saturday morning, it’s first come first served — cool wood free for the taking!” I got rid of a lot of cool stuff … including Doug fir.
So, a week ago I went to work looking for some quartersawn fir and, in the middle of the search, much to my surprise and relief, one of my buddies who had picked up part of my stash told me to come over and just take what I needed.
Full circle in the underground world of cool-looking wood.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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Dave Bossert Wrote the Book on Disney Animation Furniture
Dave Bossert has written a book about the specialty animation furniture 20th century designer Kem Weber created for Disney Studios.
What's In Store
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“From Tree to Table” Book
New soft-cover book offers techniques, advice and plans for turning raw logs into rustic furniture, home accessories and more.
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New Lock-Align Accessories
Rockler now offers even more ways to keep drawer contents organized and accessible using the Lock-Align component system.
Q & A
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Repairing Sanding Belts?
The taped joints on my sanding belts seem to age and fail prematurely. Is there a special glue or tape that can fix them again?
Reader's Project Gallery
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Wooden Toy Train
This reader adds to his wooden train collection with a piece he created using a picture.
