Issue 196
Issue 196
Foolish, Foolish Me
As is usually the case, last week’s April Fool’s edition of the eZine garnered both praise and condemnation from our readers. This year’s effort met with fewer complaints — perhaps due to the fact that sophomoric behavior is gaining acceptability … or perhaps because some folks have simply given up on us. In any event, most people seemed tickled by our attempts at humor. Several even said that they had been waiting in anticipation of the annual event.
Folks from Australia to England and all across North America had comments and additions to the goofball missive. Many had additional flights of fancy that really made my day — like the one about bald eagles swooping up Californian politicians.
Several readers responded by telling me that they were being blithely led down the primrose path until they got to the reference to the Great Molasses Flood. Oddly enough, that was the lone bit of truth in my whole editorial.
Many thanks should be directed to Michael Dresdner and Joanna Takes. Joanna’s daughter was the model for Shorty Stubbs. (And no, you cannot adopt her!)
For more of what other fellow eZiners thought of the whole ball of wax, go to the Feedback section of the eZine.
– Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Rockler Threaded Fitting
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware’s Threaded Fitting attaches to the threads of a 4″ clear hose
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PM1200 Air Filtration System
Powermatic’s PM1200 Air Filtration System has three speeds to modify air flow, trapping up to 99 percent of all 5-micron particles and 85 percent of all 1-micron particles.
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Handi-Hole-Template
Eagle Jigs LLC’s Handi-Hole-Template is an adjustable guide for laying out hole centers for drawer pulls and doorknobs.
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FT30000VCE 3-1/4 HP Router
Freud’s newest plunge router is a 15-amp router, with above-the-table height adjustments and bit changes.
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Bosch 4405: A Single Bevel Sliding Miter Saw
If your woodworking needs require only a single bevel miter saw, you might want to look into Bosch’s new 10″ slide, the 4405.
Tricks of the Trade
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Two-stage Dust Collector for Under $20
This pre-separator picks up most of the chips which would otherwise end up in the collector bag.
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Japanese Saw Guards
Rather than invest in another box of adhesive bandages, I decided it was time to make proper protective sleeves for my Japanese saw blades.
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New Life for Foam Brushes
After removing the foam from a one-use brush, I discovered that it had a plastic plate to stiffen the foam.
Today's Woodworker
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John Thoe: How Woodworking Edged Out Knitting
Sometimes you hear the strangest stories of why people got into woodworking. Take, for example, the case of John Thoe, a European trained carver and woodworker who just barely missed heading down an entirely different path.
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Jack McDaniel: He’s Out to ‘Eliminate’ Turning Problems
Turning is fun, which is why so many woodworkers turn. Even professional woodworkers who don’t need the lathe for their regular work admit it’s the tool they turn to for pleasure.
Q & A
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Forming a Tenon at End of Apron
How do I form a tenon on the end of a five-foot-long table apron? It won’t fit atop my table saw in the tenon jig.
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Fitting Blades to an Arbor
Are there inserts to adapt twelve inch table saw blades, most of which have a one-inch hole, to fit a five-eighths-inch arbor?
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Effective Exterior Glue
What is a good, cost-effective exterior glue?
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Cordless Tools, Freezing Temps
Is it true that cordless tools will no longer work if they are left out during below freezing temperatures?
Feedback
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Lures, Fools, Threads and Yankees
In the photo accompanying Rob’s editorial about making his own fishing lures, he is pictured holding up…what, exactly?
Contributing Bloggers
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Japanese Saws
Last summer a local fisherman, visiting my island workshop in Nova Scotia, picked up a new Japanese saw lying on the bench.
