Issue 64
Issue 64
Building Is the Answer
The question I asked last ‘Zine was: is there a significant difference between male and female woodworkers? Several e-mail missives responding to my query were very direct, saying, in essence: “I am a woodworker because I like to create things from wood. It has nothing to do with the fact that I am a woman.”
Indeed, if there was a common thread in the responses I received (check out some of them on the Readers Response page), it was how quickly the letters turned from gender specific comments to general observations about the wonderful nature of woodworking.
If you’d like to see how true that sentiment is among women who work with wood, you can visit our sister site (no pun intended) Women in Woodworking. It’s a web site developed just for women who love woodworking. I was scanning their forum last night and was reminded that woodworkers — whether they’re men, women, or children — simply love to build stuff.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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Joe Petrovich: A Woodworker, Toolmaker, Writer, and Success
You never know about second careers. Sometimes they fizzle and sometimes they sizzle.
What's In Store
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Black and Decker Swivel 5: Covering All Angles
With Black and Decker’s new Swivel 5 drill/driver, Model XD1200K, you get a new angle on drilling – or, more precisely, five new angles.
Q & A
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What Is Pocket Joinery?
Michael Dresdner and Rob Johnstone explain the ins and outs of pocket joinery.
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Pine Wood Staining Problem
Rob Johnstone and Michael Dresdner solve some issues a reader has with staining pine.
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Gouging Oak on a Lathe
A turner seeks advice for working with oak on a lathe.
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Cutting Plywood Dadoes Across the Grain
Why is this woodworker getting tearout when trying to cut plywood dadoes?
Feedback
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Woodworkers Who Happen to Be Women
Women in woodworking write in to share their histories. Plus more reader responses to our past newsletters.
