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WGDDCRAFT" UNIVERSITY There's a Woodcraft University location near you Alabama Birmingham Area Arizona Tempe Tucson California Sacramento San Francisco Bay Area Santa Rosa Colorado Colorado Springs Denver Connecticut Hartford Area New Haven Area Florida Casselberry Clearwater Jacksonville Georgia Atlanta Area Hawaii Honolulu Idaho Boise Illinois Palatine Peoria Indiana Evansville Indianapolis Iowa West Des Moines Kansas Lenexa Kentucky Louisville Maryland Towson Massachusetts Woburn Michigan Canton Sterling Heights Minnesota Bloomington Missouri St. Louis Area New Hampshire Portsmouth Area New Mexico Albuquerque New York Rochester North Carolina Charlotte Area Raleigh Ohio Cincinnati Area Cleveland Area Columbus Area Dayton Oklahoma Oklahoma City Tulsa Oregon Eugene Portland Area Pennsylvania Harrisburg Philadelphia Area Pittsburgh Area Rhode Island East Greenwich South Carolina Charleston Tennessee Knoxville Nashville Texas Austin Dallas Area Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Utah Salt Lake City Area Virginia Richmond Washington D.C. Area Washington Seattle West Virginia Parkersburg Wisconsin Appleton/Fox Cities Area Madison Milwaukee Area Woodworker's Club: Connecticut Norwalk Maryland Rockville WGDDCRAFT For your local woodcraft store, visit www.woodcraft.com, or for a free catalog, call 800 542-9115 Dept.03PW11BE CIRCLE NO. 150 ON FREE INFORMATION CARD. Haven't We Seen That Trick Before? Sure It's a Nice Trick, But Didn't Someone Else Write About it Once? Your winning Trick of the Trade "Make Your Table Saw Double as an Edge Jointer" (August 2003), submitted by Cory Torppa, was actually first published in the January/February 1992 issue of ShopNotes magazine. Assuming this is merely a coincidence, I don't think he should profit by winning a piece of expensive equipment. If I, as a casual reader of woodworking magazines, could spot this duplication, then shouldn't your editorial staff be able to pick it out as well? Keith Ferguson Vancouver, British Columbia Editor's note: You obviously have a sharp eye and memory. If you've been reading woodworking magazines that long, you've probably seen how few new "tricks" there are in the world. There is some duplication and repetition, but I doubt there is outright plagiarization. Mr. Torppa's trick is one I've seen suggested before. And as it is akin to offsetting the out-feed fence on your shaper or router table, it would be no surprise if several people came up with the same idea for their table saw independently. It was the best trick among the entries submitted for that issue and we have no reason to think Mr. Torppa lifted the idea from another magazine, so his winning entry stands as-is. — Christopher Schwarz, executive editor Yet Another Dumb Mistake - Make Sure You Know Top from Bottom I have a 17th item to add to your article, "The 16 Dumbest Woodworking Mistakes" (August 2003). A co-worker of mine (an engineer) was telling me about his weekend project recently. He had new carpeting installed in his living room, but the front door dragged on the carpet and, if left that way, it would eventually wear on the carpet. The carpet installer said he knew someone who could modify the door at a reason able cost, but the engineer said he could do it himself. So he measured the depth of the carpet to see how much he would need to trim off the door, took the door down, measured the amount and drew a line. He remembered that if you took a sharp instrument and scored the line, the veneer wouldn't splinter. He made his cut - no splintering this time. Good! He re-hung the door and swung it open, but it still dragged on the carpet. He took the door down again and went through the same procedure again and removed another strip of wood. He re-hung the door again and guess what? It still dragged the same amount. He stepped back and asked himself, "What did I do wrong?" Then he noticed the gap at the top of the door. He's never lived this down. Edward H. Daniel Jr. Davenport, Iowa Drilling Correct Size in a Scrap Piece Can Help Enlarge that Hole I enjoyed your article "The 16 Dumbest Woodworking Mistakes," though I haven't ever made any of them. Here's another way to correct #9 ("You Drill a Large Hole that is Too Small"): Drill a piece of scrap with the continued on page 12 WRITE TO US Popular Woodworking welcomes letters from readers with comments about the magazine or woodworking in general. We try to respond to all correspondence. Published letters may be edited for length or style. All letters become the property of Popular Woodworking. How to send your letter: • E-mail: popwood@fwpubs.com • Fax:513-891-7196 • Mail carrier: Letters • Popular Woodworking 4700 E. Galbraith Road Cincinnati, OH 45236 10 Popular Woodworking November 2003 |
