Popular Woodworking 2000-01 № 112, страница 8
Letters Continued from page 10 cover." Hope you do try us again in the future. — Steve Shanesy, editor & publisher Like the Clock, But the Romans Might Take You to Task I enjoy your magazine very much. I especially liked the article in the September 1999 issue about building a "Tall Clock." But I wonder if Mr. Shanesy took some artistic license with his Roman numeral "IIII" on the hand-done clock face? Tim Neveldine Fayetteville, New York Editor's note: In school I learned to write "4" as IV, probably as did you. The use of "IIII" on the clock face matches the face of the original Shaker clock. Because you stirred my curiosity, I contacted clock historian Jim Laing of S. LaRose, the clock works supplier. He did not have a definitive answer except to say that many clock faces of this era had the "4" represented by "IIII." — Steve Shanesy, editor & publisher Hunting for Lumber Saved Him Hundreds of Dollars I am Mr. garage woodworker, no doubt about it. I once purchased my wood from the local lumber yard, which has been here for almost 100 years. After reading the article "Why you're paying too much for lumber" (July 1999 #109) I decided to do some research. I was surprised and truly saved myself a bundle. I purchase a couple of 1" x 8" x 8' pieces of maple at $3.99 per linear foot ($90) at my local store. Sure it was already surfaced to 3/4" and ready for my inspection, but I did feel that the price was a bit much even before I had read the article. After reading the article I found a saw mill in New Hampshire called "Tuckaway Timber." They practically bent over backwards to answer my questions and even mailed me a sample. I purchased rough lumber because I already own a planer and jointer. Before they shipped it to my house they called and asked if they could plane one side to ensure that I would have one clean side for my project at no extra cost. The final results: • Local lumber yard cost of approximately 112 board feet: $670.32 + tax of $33.52 for a total of $703.84. • Tuckaway Timber cost of 112 board feet is $291.20 + $85 shipping (New Hampshire has no state tax) for a total of $376.20. Wow! What a savings. Thanks again Popular Woodworking. Pete Commerford Walpole, Massachusetts Clarification on the Modern Wardrobe Project A couple of the supplies listed in the Modern Wardrobe article (September 1999 #110) had the wrong item numbers listed for ordering from Rockler. The drawer slides should be #34843, the hinges should be #40782 and the drawer face levelers should be #28936. PW 12 Popular Woodworking January 2000 |
