Issue 73
Issue 73
Web Surfer’s Review: Your Forum Finder
The recent demise of Badger Pond has sent ripples throughout the online woodworker community. The Pond was always an interesting place and many of us found both guidance and friendship there. Sure, the Pond’s rules could be a bit arbitrary at times — some considered it a badge of honor to have posts deleted or even to be banned from the Pond — but it built a community grounded in humor, civility and good, sound advice! Its passing will be missed.
So what will become of all the orphan Ponders and their collected wisdom? Fear not. Hardly skipping a beat, many have followed the Pond’s archives over to a new home at Woodcentral.com where Ellis Walentine has obliged in adding a Hand Tools forum for all homeless self-described Neanderthals out there. And all are adding new blood to whatever forum — new and old — they now call home. The online community is alive and well. And that reminds us just how amazing the forums really are. The sheer breadth and depth of information and advice shared can be almost overwhelming. That’s why our Web Surfers’ Review makes the rounds and provides a handy synopsis of some of the more interesting discussions.
– Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal
Today's Woodworker
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John English: A Passion for Arts and Crafts
Though the years have taken him from Ireland all the way to Wyoming, John English has always kept a place for woodworking in his life.
Industry Interviews
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Vaughan & Bushnell: Nailing the Hammer Market
Vaughan and Bushnell, an small, always family-owned company with a long, interesting history, really are the experts when it comes to hammers.
Q & A
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Selecting Wood for Kitchen Cabinets
At the start of a new kitchen project, this reader is lucky to have Lee Grindinger and Michael Dresdner supplying the answers for his list of questions.
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Router Power and Speed Questions
This reader has a few pressing questions about a Porter Cable router, and our woodworking pros have more than a few answers.
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Homemade Pore Filler
Always ready to give instructions for do-it-yourself methods, Michael Dresdner gives this reader a quick recipe for homemade pore filler.
What's In Store
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Freud Cutting Tools: Superior by Design and Manufacture
Rob’s visit to the Freud TMM Inc. manufacturing facilities inUdine, Italy led him to some strong, first-hand impressions that he shares here with readers.
Feedback
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Another Approach to Our Inkwell Plans
This Reader’s Response section includes a wide spectrum of reader’s comments, with topics randing from mineral spirits to the Mahogany Inkwell Pencil Holder.
