Issue 187
Issue 187
Woodworking Inspiration
One question that I often ask fellow woodworkers is “How do you choose your next project?” The most common answer I get is that a home-improvement project has shouldered its way into their workshop. And if it is not home-improvement per se, it is often a piece of furniture or a project that will improve their home life in some fashion or the home life of someone they care about.
But occasionally, a woodworker will describe a moment of inspiration that launches them into action: “I was watching Norm build a widget the other day on the boob-tube and I decided — dang — I can build one of those!” Other sources of inspiration I have heard are childhood memories of furniture now lost, trips to an antique shop or even reading Architectural Digest (the magazine that proves rich people really do have better furniture than we do).
So I have a question for you all: have you been “inspired” to build something during your woodworking career? If you have, what was it that tripped the switch and got your juices flowing? Drop me a line and let me know.
Something that I know gets many woodworkers’ juices jumping is cool tools. This eZine is being sponsored by WMH Tools and features their JET products. Check out the Interview and the Tool Preview to get the latest on the hot new offerings from the JET line of woodworking tools. Like the Transformers … there is more than meets the eye!
Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
What's In Store
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Massive Savannah Island Leg
Osborne Wood Products is releasing a new five-inch island leg called the Massive Savannah.
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Marbled Bamboo Plywood
Marbled bamboo plywood from Cali Bamboo is a combination of traditional bamboo plywood with the “fossilized” flooring technology.
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BC24 Blanket Chest Jig
Akeda’s new Model BC24 is a 24″ variable pitch dovetail jig.
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JET Deluxe Xacta Saw: The Cabinet Saw Gets an Extreme Makeover
JET’s new Deluxe Xacta Saw takes the 10-inch cabinet saw to new heights with a host of just the sort of improvements woodworkers have been requesting.
Today's Woodworker
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Thomas Stangeland: Sawdust in Seattle
Thomas Strangeland pursued a career that was to establish him as one of the finest furniture makers in the local woodworking scene.
Q & A
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What Is Spanish Cedar?
If Spanish Cedar is not a true cedar, what is it?
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Storage Shed Floor Sealer
What would be a good sealer for a particleboard floor in a storage shed?
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Embedding Items in a Finish
Bar tables sometimes have a finish thick enough that pictures and other items are completely embedded in it. How is that done?
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Angle for Chair Leg Holes
How does one find the angle to drill holes into a chair seat for legs or back slats?
Industry Interviews
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Jet Tools: Spicing up the Holidays with Great Tool Innovations
JET Tools is heading into tool gift season with a spate of new offerings and a host of improvements on their already impressive line of power tools.
