Issue 350
Issue 350
Test Your Wits Against the Quiz
Mea culpa … I love to take quizzes. OK, that is not exactly true. When my wife would ask me to take a compatibility quiz with her from one of the women’s magazines, I knew that no good could come from it. (“Do you know your spouse?” “What’s your marriage I.Q.?” — those kind of quizzes are trouble!) But I do enjoy quizzes like the syndicated “Isaac Asimov’s Super Quiz,” which I read aloud, answering the questions for my family. I am pretty sure they love it as much as I do.
So it will not be a surprise to you that I am really excited that we are kicking off a woodworking quiz section in this issue of the eZine. You can match your wits against the woodworking questions and see how you do. This issue’s quiz is on shop safety.
Maybe I’ll read it out loud to my staff. (Now we’re having fun!)
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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PureBond Project Panels
Columbia Forest Products has created PureBond® Project Panels, American hardwood panels available in several varieties.
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Makita’s Two-battery Circular Saw
If you’re a believer in 18-volt cordless tools, imagine the run time possibilities of harnessing two of those batteries at once on a single tool.
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SawGear Jobsite Tables
SawGear has added jobsite tables in 8-, 12- and 16-foot working lengths to its product line.
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General Tools PalmScope
The new PalmScope (DCS950) from General Tools & Instruments is the world’s first full-featured pocket-sized video inspection system.
Q & A
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How Best to Mobilize My Workbench?
My woodshop has limited space (in a dedicated one-car garage), and therefore all of my power tools are mounted on mobile bases.
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Prepwork for Topcoating Over Lacquer?
I currently have cabinets with a catalyzed flat lacquer finish, which lacks a strong durability, in the kitchen.
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How to Get a Dye Stain off of a Finish?
I hope you can help me with a problem I have with a black stain on our hutch surface.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Victorian Dollhouse
Here are some pictures of a rather large Victorian style dollhouse that I built over the winter months. The project actually took six months to complete.
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Maple Dresser and Bed
Here is one of two dressers from my shop made of Spalted Maple with Black Walnut handles. I stained it with Minwax Golden Maple and Glossy Wipe on Poly to give it that hand rubbed beauty.
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Garden Bridge
I built this with 2 X 12 redwood and 2 X 6 redwood, using millers dowels . A finishing touch to the approach of the steps to wife’s garden.
Tricks of the Trade
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Smoother Nail Hole Fillings
What to do when filling in nail holes or other imperfections where wood filler WILL stick out after finishing.
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Installing Straighter Shelves
When I install fixed shelves in an open cabinet such as a bookcase, I often use use biscuits, but until I used this little trick, I had difficulty getting them aligned perfectly with the face frame rails.
Industry Interviews
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EAB Tool Company: Pioneer of Blade Recycling
You can recycle old tool batteries, turn sawdust into yard mulch and tear a project apart to use the lumber for something else, but saw blades, router and drill bits are a different story.
Feedback
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Thoughts on Spring Cleaning a Shop, Limed Oak, Shaker Tables
In the last issue of the eZine, Rob mentioned in his editorial that he had been spring cleaning his shop. This sparked some reaction.
