Issue 452
Issue 452
Wrong-footed
Have you ever started a project and had it go from bad to worse in the blink of an eye? You get started with a glow of pleasant anticipation warming your shop, but then the first bad bit of luck rears its head. “Wow, that grain is really twisted and, whoa — there was a hidden check that just showed up!” Next thing you know, you invert a number on a measurement and cut an entire piece wrong. (Rats!) No worries … you take a deep breath, shake off the sawdust muddling your mental state, and then find out your 4/4 stock was cut a bit undersized, and you can only get 5/8-clear lumber from the wood.
You get the idea.
Recently, I had one of those episodes in my shop … the first in a long time. And as you likely have guessed, the project was to be built on a tight deadline. Such is life.
I am guessing that I am not alone in this project-from-Gehenna experience. So if you have a project that went south in a big way (and can bear remembering it), share it with us.
It won’t help me get my job done, but I might feel better after I read them.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
P.S: If you need help getting started with your holiday projects, check out our November/December issue with its Holiday Gift Project Section. On sale now!
Today's Woodworker
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John Eugster: Retired Shop Teacher Looks for Challenging Projects
John Eugster enjoys solving challenges with his woodworking projects, and this retired shop teacher is looking to add a niche of picture frame and artist’s furniture construction to support this habit.
Tricks of the Trade
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Re-using Lacquer Thinner
When cleaning my spray gun, I go through three rinses. It troubled me how much lacquer thinner I was wasting in the process. Well, here’s how I now waste less.
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Free Glue Applicators with Your Coffee
Typical glue brushes are too soft for spreading glue onto the walls of mortises, and they can be hard to squeeze into tight spaces. Scrap wood applicators work better, and here’s where you can get them for free.
What's In Store
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JET Updates 16-32 Drum Sander
Popular drum sander now enhanced with several improved features.
Q & A
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How Should I Hide Countertop Edge Glue Lines?
Can I avoid glue lines when routing a roundover on a curved countertop?
Reader's Project Gallery
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Toys and Trivets
Which room gets the most attention from my workshop? None! 80% of my woodworking time goes into making small wooden toys, cars, trucks, frogs, elephants, butterflies, Christmas ornaments, pumpkins, candle holders etc for the patients at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Feedback
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Woodcarving: Yay or Nay?
eZine readers share whether they do — or don’t — like carving wood.
