Issue 240
Issue 240
No Time Like Now
January, February … March.
The holidays are past, in my neck of the woods it is not fit outside for man nor beast, and my social calendar is woefully empty: what a great time to do some woodworking! This is truly the best time of the year to get into the shop and make some sawdust. Distractions are few, and the winter stretches out in front of us without apparent end. For some, this can be depressing; for us woodworkers, it does not get much better than January and February in the shop.
So, with all this opportunity before you, what are you building? Do you have a special project that you have been waiting to build? I have a goal of turning a bowl a week. It may be more than I can manage – but a goal has got to be challenging to be worthwhile. Along with that goal, I need to get my shop organized … whew!
Well, there is no time like right now to do it. What do you say, are you with me?
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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ZipPole™
ZipWall’s dust control barrier system is now available in 10-foot pole lengths, called the ZipPole.
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ZeroPlay® Guide Bar
Micro Jig Inc.’s ZeroPlay® Guide Bar is glass-reinforced polymer designed to fit or replace wood runners on shop-made jigs as a one-touch calibration miter bar.
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Speed-Cope Crown Molding Jig
Rockler’s Speed-Cope is a heavy-duty jig for making cope cuts for tight-fitting overlapped joints in crown and base molding when used with a power jigsaw.
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Forrest Blade Cleaning and Storage Products
Several accessories from Forrest Manufacturing are meant to help you keep your expensive saw blades in tiptop condition.
Tricks of the Trade
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Two Filters are Better than One
My shop vacuum serves as a dust collector for my table saw, belt sander and miter saw, so you can imagine how often I have to clean the filter.
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Never Lose Your Key Again
The safest, most convenient place to store your drill press chuck key may be right in front of your nose.
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Laser-guided Resawing
I use my band saw and a plywood sled with a bar clamp mounted to it to cut short logs into boards.
Today's Woodworker
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Pat Morrow: An Artist in Any Form
Pat Morrow had been a photographer for the Kansas City Star Sunday Magazine, a painting major in college, and a producer/director in Chicago before the idea occurred to her to become a woodworker.
Q & A
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Which Wood Would Be Better?
Which wood would be better for durability, strength, etc., and would birch plywood and poplar wood edging (probably 1/2 to 3/4″ rounded) be OK?
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Cedar Getting Gummy
Do you know of a problem with Western red cedar, where you finish it and after a time (I hear a year), it gets gummy in spots?
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CA Glue: An Elusive Species?
At this point in my search for CA glue, I’ve concluded there is no such thing.
Industry Interviews
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Easy Wood Tools: Turning to a Simpler Solution
With more than 62,000 hours of machinist experience under his belt, Craig Jackson – inventor of the Ci series of woodturning tools and founder of Easy Wood Tools – has more than a basic understanding of cutting edges.
Feedback
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Parts, Supplies: Find What You’re Looking For
With the answer to the question about retrofitting a riving knife in the last eZine, we heard from a few readers that it is possible: one who provided his homemade solution, and one who has made a commercial one.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Router Table
Just finished a new router table. though you would have a look.
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Cherry Jewelry Box
This is a natural-finish Cherry jewelry box that has a upper compartmented tray for mens watches with the lower portion compartmented for personal jewelry.
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Eastern Red Cedar Salt & Pepper Mills
Eastern Red Cedar Salt and Pepper Mills from 3′ x 12″ blank. Crush/Grind Shafted Mechanisms.
