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Issue 49

January 2000

publisher Donald B. Peschke

editor Tim Robertson

associate editor Tom Begnal

assistant editor Bryan Nelson art director Gary Christensen sr. graphic designer Kurt Schultz senior illustrators Roger Reiland Mark Higdon

creative resources

Creative Director. Ted Kralicek • Project Developer: Ken Munkel • Senior Project Designer. Kevin Boyle • Project Coordinator. Kent Welsh • Shop Manager. Steve Curtis • Shop Craftsman: Steve Johnson » Sen ior Photographer: Crayola England

special publications

Executive Editor. Douglas L. Hicks • Art Director: Steve Lueder ♦ Sr. Graph ic Designers: Chris Glowaeki, Cheryl L. Simpson • Asst. Editors: Joe Irwin, CraigRuegsegger

• Graphic Designer. Vu Nguyen

circulation

Sub. Serv. Dir.: Sandy Baum • New Bus. Dir.: Glenda Battles

• Circ■ Marketing Analyst: Kris Sehlemmer • Creative Mgr.: Melinda Haffner • Renewal Mgr.: Paige Rogers • Sr. Graphic Designer: Mark Hayes • Billing Mgr.: Rebecca Canrangham • Prow, Mgrr:. Rick Jiirikms • New Bus. Mgr.: Todd L. Bierle ♦ Asst. Sub. Mgr.: Joy Krause

corporate services

Controller: Robin Hutchinson • Sr. Accountant: Laura Thomas • Accounts Payable: Mary Schultz • Accounts Receivable: Margo Petrus • Prod. Dir.: George Chmielarz

• Electronic Pub. Dir.: Douglas M. Lidster • Network Admin.: Chris Schwanebeck • Pixxl. Assistant: SusanRueve

• Pre-Press Image Specialist: Troy Clark, Minniette Johnson • New Media Mgr.: Gordon C. Gaippe • Multimedia Art Dir.: Eugene Pedersen • E-Commerce Analyst: Carol Schoeppler • Web Site Editor: Holly Kilbom • Web Site Product Specialist: Adam Best • H. R. Asst.: Kirsten Koele • Admin. Asst.: Julia Fish, Sherri Ribbey • Receptionist: Jeanne Johnson • Building Maintenance: Ken Griffith • Mail Room Clerk: Lou Webber

mail order

Operations Dir.: Bob Baker • Cust. Serv. Mgr.: Jennie Enos

• Warehouse Supr.: Nancy Johnson • Buyer: Linda Jones

• Admin. Asst: Nancy Downey • Tech. Rep.: John Audette • Cust. Serv. Reps.: Anna Cox, Tammy Truckenbrod, Deborah Rich, April Revell, David Gaumer

• Warehouse: Sylvia Carey, Dan Spidle, Eric Tuliis, Sheryl Knox

woodsmith store

Manager: Dave Larson • Assistant Manager: Paul Schneider • Sales Staff. Pat Lowry, Wendell Stone, Jim Barnett, Kathy Smith, Larry Morrison, Harold Cashman

• Office Manager. Vieki Edwards

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EDITOR'S NOTE

Cutoffs

One of the last things I do before we send out an issue of ShopNotes is to add the date above the masthead. (That's the long list of names on the left.) Now usually, I don't give it a second thought. But this time, I hesitated a bit.

As I typed in the year "2000," the string of zeroes looked odd and out of place. Then it hit me. The new year, new century, and new millenium had always seemed like eons away. Now the twenty-first century had blown in like a gust of wind.

What changes will it bring about? I'm not really sure. But I do know one thing. Whatever changes are in store are likely to happen faster and faster.

Well, call me a stick-in-the-mud if you want. But the more things speed up, the more I find myself wanting to slow down. (Some folks say I'm just getting old.)

The best way I've found to do that is to spend a few quiet hours in the V, shop. It's a great way to slow down, unwind, and create something at a leisurely pace.

TOOL CHEST. I guess that's what's so enjoyable about building the tool chest that's featured in this issue. It's one of those projects where it's easy to lose track of time completely.

Take something as simple as selecting the lumber for the tool chest. An entire morning can slip by while you sort through stacks of lumber, turning each board over and over, looking for pieces with just the right figure or color.

And there's no need to rush when selecting the hardware for the tool chest. What better way to spend an evening than poring over woodworking catalogs, looking for pieces of hardware appropriate for an heirloom chest?

In fact, I was paging through one of my own "wish books" when I came across just the pieces of hardware I

wanted — solid brass hinges, heavy-duty chest handles, and a full-mortise lock with an old-fashioned key. (That's the key I've been carrying around for the past few weeks in the photo below.)

But let's face it. The most rewarding thing about building this chest is spending time in the shop, carefully fitting each piece together, and lingering over every single detail.

In fact, it's getting totally absorbed by these details that's the best part — making a strip of bead molding and applying it to the chest, lining the drawers with leather, gluing a wood plug in a brass knob and then "turning" it to shape on a drill press. Somewhere in this process, an interesting thing happens—time loses its importance. What begins to matter more are things like patience and pride. Not a boastful type of pride. But pride in workmanship, in making something as good as it can possibly be. It's a satisfying feeling.

Now I know, I've talked quite a bit about the tool chest But believe it or not, there's a lot more to say. For the rest of the story, turn to page 16.

LATHE DISK SANDER. Another project in this issue that's definitely worth a closer look is a shop-made disk sander that mounts to a lathe. As a disk sander, it's a great way to remove stock quickly or sand a workpiece to shape. And when you want to turn a workpiece on the lathe, it only takes a minute to remove the disk sander.

TABLE SAW DUST COLLECTOR. One final note. Before you build another project of any kind, be sure to check out the table saw dust collector that's shown on page 28. It's the simplest solution I've seen yet for collecting the dust produced by a table saw.

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