Issue 463
Issue 463
Classic Brand Number 2
Last week, I noted the sale of Craftsman to Stanley Black & Decker. As a person who has spent a long time in the woodworking universe, I’ve seen quite a few of these corporate events — where one big company buys another. For example, the table saw I started using in my dad’s shop was a Delta Unisaw, but it was co-branded with Crescent.
Yesterday, I got the news that SKIL power tools was being sold by Bosch, USA to Chervon. Now, Bosch was not the first owner of SKIL in my lifetime. In the same shop that I grew up in, there was a SKIL radial arm saw with a 24-in. blade and a 30-in. throw (yeah, baby!), as well as a SKIL router with an aluminum body. (I still have that router.)
I know the folks at Chervon, and they make some really good quality handheld power tools, so I feel like SKIL is in good hands. Some are fond of saying that the only constant is change, and that truism seems to have been proved right again.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Industry Interviews
-
Calavera Tool Works: Reimagining Work Gear for Woodworkers
Indiana company bringing innovation to supply storage gear and work aprons for woodworkers, contractors and DIYers.
Tricks of the Trade
-
Options for Breaking Edges
Softening the edges of your projects can make them both aesthetically more pleasing and less likely to splinter. Chris Marshall explains and offers advice on how best to break edges in this video.
What's In Store
-
Milwaukee Compact Tape Measures
Promising best-in-class durability, these five new Milwaukee tape measures are up to 30 percent smaller than comparable products for lighter, easier handling.
-
Rockler Disc Sander Angle Jig and Circle Sanding Points
Enlarge your disc sander’s table, and bring more accuracy to angled or curved-edge sanding, with this multipurpose jig.
Q & A
-
Best Finish for a Maple Tabletop Overlay?
Is a wipe-on finish the best choice for my roughsawn maple tabletop overlay?
Reader's Project Gallery
-
Bubinga Arcade Joystick
This reader took a collection of waterfall bubinga and spalted curly maple boards and created an award winning customized arcade joystick.
Feedback
-
Readers React to Stanley Black & Decker’s Purchase of Craftsman Tools
eZine readers share their memories of Craftsman Tools, and their questions about the brand’s purchase by Stanley Black & Decker.
