Issue 550
Issue 550
I Love Biscuits! (In the morning.)
A couple of weeks ago, I asked a question about folks’ favorite joinery and got a lot of responses (thank you!). As is to be expected, the topic of biscuit joints came up. I have a biscuit joiner and use it occasionally. Not at the volume of Saint Norm of the P-C Jointer, but when they make sense. (I have often wondered if Norm had a secret biscuit making factory tucked away in New England somewhere.)
But I have to say, it seems as if biscuits are suffering from a slow decline in popularity. If that is true, why is it so? Have people shifted from biscuit joiners to fancier solutions: Dominos or dowel drilling machines? Or is it just my imagination that the little wooden wafers are on the decline?
There is only one way to find out … and that is for you all to tell me!
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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WORX® 2-piece Combo Kit
Drill/driver and impact driver kit includes two 20-volt lithium-ion batteries, driver bits, battery charger and carrying case.
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Rockler Sanding Bow
Adjustable, foldable accessory accepts cloth-backed sandpaper and makes sanding curved corners and irregular shapes easier.
Q & A
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Shellac Over Floor Paint?
Some floors I recently painted show foot traffic too easily. Would a coat of shellac over the paint be a good way to solve this problem?
Reader's Project Gallery
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Koala Bank
A lot of woodworking projects start with the question “Can you make…”? When prompted to try his hand at a Koala-themed coin bank, this reader got to work.
More on the Web
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VIDEO: Bending Wood with a Hot Pipe
Creating your own hot pipe bending jig at home is simpler than you might think. Rob Johnstone explains how we built the jig in our shop.
