Issue 403
Issue 403
Southwest Travels
As you read this email, I am likely at the STAFDA show in Phoenix, Arizona. While not a true woodworking show, toolmakers often offer up sneak peeks of all sorts of new tools at this venue, and I am too much of a tool geek to miss out on the opportunity. If there is something super cool, I will be tweeting it right away, and putting it in other media forms soon. So keep your eyes open, and hopefully I will have some fun updates for you very soon.
Which brings me to my question for this week. As the gift-giving (and hence the gift receiving) season approaches, what new tools or shop items are you hoping will show up at your house? Let us know, and perhaps we will share it in such a way that you can make your wishes known very subtly (like a URL in an email, for example).
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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Mike Pfeifer: Clients’ Visions, and Dreams of Boats
Mike Pfeifer does the woodworking his clients want — and he loves to make wooden boats.
Tricks of the Trade
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Mark Micro Measurements with Tape
As I age, it’s getting harder to lay out precise measurements, because fine demarcations in 1/64ths or hundredths of an inch are difficult to see.
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Garage Door Draft Stopper
No matter how well-insulated your garage workshop is, chances are good that air leaks around the garage door, so you lose heating or cooling efficiency.
What's In Store
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Powermatic PM2244 Drum Sander
LED Control Panel, Feed Logic, just two of this new machine’s many smart features.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Portable Laptop Bench
These are photos of a recent woodworking project. The top can be used flat, or raised to several positions, and it comes off for use as a TV tray.
Q & A
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How Should I Reinforce a Long Table Top Panel?
I want to assemble a 10-ft.-long table top. Should I use dowels and battens?
Feedback
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Gift Makers’ Thoughts
Readers share their progress (or not) on making this year’s holiday gifts.
