Issue 126
Issue 126
Summer Countdown
I’ve said it before — and I have no compunction about saying it again: I want the eZine to be fun. Plus…well, maybe I haven’t said this before, but I think you’ve figured it out: I occasionally need to be a bit goofy. To wit, my official list of the Top Nine Reasons to Keep on Woodworking Through the Summer Months:
9. Big blades scare away mosquitoes … I hope.
8. If they don’t, the whine of the table saw drones out the mosquitoes’ annoying buzz.
7. Gives me a better shot at completing my Christmas list on time. (I haven’t actually succeeded at this for the past couple of years, but it’s the thought that counts, right?)
6. A good excuse to put off summertime chores like mowing, painting the house, etc.
5. Adds to neighborhood ambience of other people’s mowers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, etc.
4. More room for project calculations: sidewalk chalk!
3. Handling tools actually slows down their tendency to rust during the summer humidity.
2. Working in the shop prevents countless cases of sunbaked, tequila-soaked brain drain.
1. Why 9? Why not 10? Exactly the question the rusty woodworker who lost a digit the first day of fall asks himself all the time!
Stay safe, stay in the shop!
Sincerely,
– Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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Larry and Nancy Buechley: Partners Who Dovetail
Larry and Nancy Buechley have the sort of partnership that most of us think exists only in fiction. They share their lives, work, recreation, and design ideas.
Industry Interviews
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System Three: A Company that Sticks by You
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but for company owner Kern Hendricks, the founding mother may well have been frustration.
Q & A
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Staining White Pine to Dark
How can I stain white pine to a very dark brown or black? I used oil-based stain but it is not dark enough. Any other approaches?
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Suggestions for Cleaning Residue from Bits
Do you know of any commonly available solvents that will dissolve or soften the hardened residues on router bits? I know cleaners are available there [in the U.S.], but not here in Israel.
What's In Store
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Craftsman Professional Miter Saw: Cut Crown Moldings – Without Math
The Craftsman Professional” 10″ and 12″ Compound Miter Saws require you to do virtually no math to cut crown moldings. Well, you do have to read the large numbers indexed onto the throat plate.
Feedback
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No One Right Answer
n the last issue, we printed a letter from someone who was irked by Norm saying “my table saw” instead of “the table saw,” and we asked our readers for comments.
