Issue 69
Issue 69
Woodworking: Las Vegas Style
I just got back from the International Home Builders Show, which this year was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Have no fear, my children’s inheritance (such as it is) is as secure as it was before I went to “Sin City”. I am not a high roller … or even a low roller for that matter. This show’s main focus was on home building and remodeling, but there were plenty of woodworking tools and accessories on display. (More on that in future issues.)
This raises a question in my mind. How much “woodworking,” when viewed from another point of reference (a spouse’s, for example), is considered home improvement? So I thought I would take this question to the people who really know … my faithful eZine subscribers.
Are your projects often “home” related? Do you make as many built in cabinets as you do free standing furniture pieces? Is there even a distinction in your mind between home improvement and woodworking? Give me your answers and I’ll let you know the results on our reader’s response page. I don’t know about you, but I find this sort of information so much more important than, say … the odds of filling out an inside straight!
– Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Industry Interviews
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Mule Cabinetmaker: Selling Progressive Tools to a Conservative Market
Always pushing the envelope, Mule Cabinetmaker’s products, though newfangled and different, are worth a second look.
Today's Woodworker
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Ellis Hein: Happy to Share His Turning Secrets
A wood-lover since childhood, Ellis Hein has been raising eyebrows in the turning community with his new, unique techniques.
What's In Store
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Tough: Bosch Cordless Drill Drivers
The new Brute-Tough and Compact-Tough lines of cordless drill drivers from Bosch really do live up to their names.
Q & A
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Closing the Gaps
Dealing with the splits in this woodworker’s new pieces of red oak may be a futile effort.
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Different Kinds of Jointers – or Is It Joiner?
Michael Dresdner and Lee Grindinger help this confused woodworker out by clearly answering some jointer questions.
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He’s Got a Router Table…So Does He Need a Shaper?
Helping this woodworker convince his wife of the merits of a new tool, here’s a few arguments that may sway your decision between a router and shaper.
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Problems Using Gel Polyurethane
Michael Dresdner answers this confused woodworker’s question about gel polyurethane.
Feedback
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Turning Cold Chisels into Woodturning Scrapers
Readers comment on past articles, sneaky Sears lifetime warranty rules, and Akeda jigs.
