Popular Woodworking 2004-11 № 144, страница 18
WOODCRAFT U N I V E R S There's a Woodcraft University location near you Alabama Birmingham Area California Orange County Sacramento San Francisco/Dublin Santa Rosa Colorado Colorado Springs Denver Connecticut Hartford Area Orange Delaware Wilmington Florida Casselberry Clearwater Jacksonville Fort Lauderdale Georgia Atlanta Area Indiana Evansville Kentucky Louisville Maryland Towson Massachusetts West Springfield Woburn Michigan Canton Sterling Heights Minnesota Bloomington Missouri St. Louis Area New Hampshire Portsmouth Area New Mexico Albuquerque New York Albany Rochester North Carolina Charlotte Area Greensboro 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 Johnson City Knoxville Nashville Texas Austin Dallas Area Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Utah Salt Lake City Area Virginia Richmond Roanoke Virginia Beach Washington D.C. Area Washington Seattle West Virginia Parkersburg Wisconsin Appleton/Fox Cities Area Madison Milwaukee Area Woodworker's Club: Connecticut Norwalk Maryland Rockville WOODCRAFT For your local woodcraft store, visit www.woodcraft.com, or for a free catalog, call 800 542-9115 Dept.04PWllBE CIRCLE NO. 169 ON FREE INFORMATION CARD. Q & A Should I Drill a Hole in My Saw to Hang it? Slot in saw till How Best to Store Handsaws? I loved your article "The Case for Handsaws" (August 2004). I love working with hand tools and believe that understanding how traditional tools were designed and how they work make me a better woodworker. I also believe that understanding how hand tools work helps me with my power tools. I have a couple questions. What is the best way to store handsaws? Does it hurt to drill a hang-hole at the tip of the blade? Joel Casto Juneau, Alaska In the shop I usually hang my saws by the handle over a peg or dowel. In my tool chest I store them on the underside of the lid by sliding the end of the blade into a slotted sleeve fixed to the underside of the lid. Some woodworkers also drop the handle over a piece cut to match the hand hole (also fixed to the underside of the lid), which is then secured by a turn block. Alternatively, saws may be stored lengthwise but upright in a narrow compartment fitted with a slotted piece at each end — saws are then alternated left to right and right to left with the blade end dropped into one slot and the handle end dropped into the slotted piece at the other end. I also usually provide my saws with a blade guard: this can be as simple as a narrow piece of wood, as long as the blade, which is kerfed down the middle so it slips over the teeth. It may stay in place either by friction or, as with time the kerf becomes worn wider, by being held on to the blade continued on page 18 WRITE TO US Every day we get questions from readers on all subjects about their woodworking. Some are letters; many are e-mail messages. We are more than happy to share our woodworking experience with you by answering your questions or adding some clarity to whatever aspect of the craft you are unsure about. In addition to the hundreds we answer privately every month, we want to share the best questions here with readers. Send your questions via e-mail to popwood@fwpubs.com, or by mail to: Q&A • Popular Woodworking 4700 E. Galbraith Road Cincinnati, OH 45236 16 Popular Woodworking November 2004 |
