Issue 338
Issue 338
The Drive to Do
There are those of us who just need to make stuff. Speaking for myself, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t come up with great ideas of things I wanted to make. I recall telling my father, when I was about eight years old, that I had decided to build a submarine, but I would need his outboard motor to complete my project. (And would he help me … because I was not strong enough to lift the motor myself.)
In fact, I think that almost everyone has a spark of the builder inside of them. And it is a sad thing that many folks are stymied when it comes to expressing that spark. Which is why our interview with Beth Ireland in this issue is so inspiring to me. I hope you can take a moment to read how she has not only embraced her own desire to build, but has shared it with others. I hope you will find it as uplifting as I do.
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Bosch L-Rack
Bosch’s L-Rack, a part of their Click & Go system, is available as a standalone system or as individual pieces which can be used to add additional storage to L-Boxxes or to create a custom organization system.
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ArborTech Mini-Turbo
The Mini-TURBO™ is a smaller version of the TURBOPlane, a wood sculpting tool that can be used either directly on the ArborTech MiniGrinder or directly fitted to an angle grinder with the supplied extension adapter.
Tricks of the Trade
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Slower Drying Plaster
Working with plaster is tricky, in so far as it dries and get lumpy quickly.
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Hook Wrench Driver
The challenge with allen wrench driving is that it needs a starter hole and driving it with an allen wrench is frustration waiting to happen.
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Easy Sacrificial Fence Measurement
If you have a good rip fence with a positioning scale that you trust then make your stop block and sacrificial fences out of full 1″ stock.
Tool Reviews
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Carter Products Perfect Sphere™ Lathe Accessory
Turning a perfect sphere with a handheld gouge can be a tricky proposition, but Carter Products’ new Perfect Sphere™ Lathe Accessory should simplify the task and make sphere sizing easily repeatable.
Today's Woodworker
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Alicia Dietz: Piloting Her Career into Woodworking
While Alicia Dietz was spending her 10 years in the army, doing the flying and traveling that she loved, she was also taking advantage of the woodshops that were set up at each base.
Q & A
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Why Limited Stock Widths at Big Box Stores?
Why is it that I can only buy wood up to 11-3/4 in. at my local big box store and also at the local lumberyard?
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Fixing a Hole in Butcher Block?
I have a butcher block table that my ex drilled on, leaving a hole on the top. How can I repair?
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Best Way to Paint Over Poly?
I have a china cabinet I would like to paint. Is there a primer I can use to paint over a poly finish, without sanding?
Industry Interviews
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Mobile Education Keeps Ireland’s Wheels Turning
It doesn’t take much conversation to discover that Beth Ireland, a Boston-area professional woodworker and educator, has a “fire in the belly.”
Feedback
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Less Lean on a Rocker; a Woodworker’s Project List; Shop Heating
In last issue’s Q&A, we had a reader who asked about fixing the lean on a rocking chair. Here are some additional suggestions along those lines from our readers.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Toy Spaceship
I built this toy spaceship for my grandson Aiden. It has a wooden frame covered with masonite.
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Standing Writing Desk
Made from knotty alder and walnut from Peru. I’ve finally “retired” and can get back to my hobby and love of woodworking!
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Turntable Case
A friend of mine picked up a vintage 1960s Empire 208 turntable. I restored it for him and set it up with a new cartridge.
