Issue 347
Issue 347
Pets in the Shop
Do you have four-footed friends in your woodshop? Over the years, my various bird dogs and other, less specialized, pooches have spent hours in the shop with me. On occasion they were useful: one of my shops was in a sketchy part of town, and when working late at night, it was nice to have a warning barked out when folks were in the building. And why mess with a shop with a dog, when there were others canine-free in the same building?
But most of the time they just laid around collecting sawdust, managing to sleep through the roar of a stationary planer, or the wail of a router. (How do they do that?) But it was nice to discuss thorny joinery challenges with them.
My dad’s cabinet shop had a few different cats over the years. They came and went on their own schedule ― but the mice were fewer when they were around.
Our Today’s Woodworker shares his shop (or at least his projects) with a mischievous pooch, which raised the question in my mind of how many other shop pets are out there.
Let me know, and of course, pictures are always welcome!
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Q & A
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Stopping Tearout on Veneered Plywood?
How do I stop my saw blade from ripping out veneer when I’m cutting along the saw line of my project?
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Does a Nick Mean Turning Them All?
When you change one of the cutter inserts to a new edge, should you change just the one insert or should you change all of the inserts?
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Can I Putty Cracks in a Wood Floor?
Can I clean out the cracks in my floor and fill them with a paste made with glue and fine sawdust?
Industry Interviews
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Share Your Festool Experience with Others in Video
Vukovic says these video contests are one way for end users to share their expertise and experience with others.
Feedback
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Shop Heating, Shop Humor and Joinery Names
In the last issue of the Woodworker’s Journal eZine, we featured a discussion on “How Do You Heat Your Shop.”
What's In Store
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Rockler T-Track Stops
The new T-Track Stops from Rockler Woodworking and Hardware can be used to hold a workpiece while performing tasks like belt sanding, hand planing or scraping dried glue.
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Milwaukee M18 LED Flood Light
Milwaukee’s M18™ LED Flood Light has eight LED lights that provide a 30 percent brighter light output than 250 halogen lights.
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Carving a 1930s Street Scene
Carving a 1930s Street Scene, by The Caricature Carvers of America depicts downtown USA during the Great Depression through the eyes of 29 of North America’s top caricature carvers.
Today's Woodworker
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Bill Thompson: Finding Beauty in 18th Century Styles
Bill Thompson took shop class in high school — taking advantage of a teachers’ strike that had classes letting out at 11 a.m. to seize extra time in the woodshop.
Tricks of the Trade
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More Cold Weather Shop Solutions
My cold weather storage isn’t just for glue.
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Another Tip to Save Your Sanders
After watching the video on saving your disk sanders sand disk about using a cork it made me think of another inexpensive way to save it.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Designer Cutting Board
This is a designer cutting board. It is a small one, 9 X 12″. The wood is maple and purpleheart.
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Curio Cabinet
These projects include the companion piece (Curio Cabinet/bubinga) to my Chinese Apothecary cabinet plus a figured maple project.
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Fly Fishing Tackle Box
If you are a fly fisher, this is a must have to keep all your fly tying supplies organized. It has nine drawers plus the upper cab with a place for all your tackle under the lid.
