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Issue 51 May 2000 PUBLISHER EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR ART DIRECTOR SR. GRAPHIC DESIGNER SENIOR ILLUSTRATORS Donald B. Pesehke Tim Robertson Tom Begnal Bryan Nelson Gary Christensen Kurt Schultz 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 • Senior Photographer. Crayola England SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS Executive Editor: Douglas L. Hicks • Sr. Graphic Designer: Chris Glowacki • Graphic Designers: Vu Nguyen, April W. Janning, Stacey L. Krull • Asst. Editors: Joe Irwin, Craig Ruegsegger, Joel A. Hess CIRCULATION Sub. Serv. Dir.: Sandy Baum • NeivBus. Dir.: Glenda Battles • Ore. Marketing Analyst: Kris Schlemmer • Creative Mgr.: Melinda Haffiier • Renewal Mgr.: Paige Rogers • Sr. Graphic Designers: Mark Hayes, Robin Dowdell • Billing Mgr.: Rebecca Cunningham • Prom. Mgr.: Rick Junkins » New Bus. Mgr.: Tbdd 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 Ohmielarz • Electronic Pub. Dir.: Douglas M. Lidster • Network Admin.: Oris Schwanebeek • Pre-Press Image Specialists: Troy Clark, Minniette Johnson • New Media Manager.: Gordon C. Gaippe • Multimedia Art Dir.: Eugene Pederscn • Technology Analyst: Carol Schoeppler 'Web Site Product Specialist: Adam Best •Web Content Managers: Terry Walker, David Briggs • H. R. Asst.: Kirsten Koele • Facilities Mgr.: Julia Fish • Administrative Asst.: Sherri Ribbey • Receptionist: Jeanne Johnson • Mail Room Clerk: Lou Webber E&ADL ORDER Operations Director. Bob Baker • Customer Service Manager: 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, Jeanette Rankin • Warehouses, Sylvia Carey, Dan Spidle, Sheryl Knox WOODSMiTH STORE Manager. Dave Larson • Sales Staff: Wendell Stone, Jim Bamett, Kathy Smith, Larry Morrison, Harold Cashman, Tim Rundell, Tim Thelen ♦ Office Manager: Vicki Edwards ShopNotes® (ISSN 1062-9696) is published bimonthly (Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.) by August Home Publishing, 2200 Grand", Des Moines, IA 50312. ShopNotes® is a registered trademark of August Home Publishing ©Copyright 2000 by August Home Publishing. All rights reserved. Subscriptions: Single copy: $4.95. One? year subscription (6 issues), $21.94. Canada/International add $10 per year, U.S. funds. Periodicals Postage Paid at Des Moines, IA and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send change of address to ShopNotes, P.O. Box 37103, Boone, IA 50037-2103. Subscription Questions? Write to: ShopNotes Customer Service, P.O. Box 842, Des Moines, IA 50304-9961. Or call 1-800-333-5854,8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Central Time, weekdays. FAX 515-283-0447 E-Mail: ShopNotes@shopnotes.com Internet: http://www.shopnotes.com PRINTED IN U.S.A. editor's note Cutoffs Recently, I stopped by to visit Adolph, an old woodworking Mend of mine. As usual, he was hunched over his bench, busily working on a project of some kind. When I took a closer look, I noticed he had clamped a hammer in the vise and was scraping the wood handle. At first, it didn't occur to me to ask why he was scraping the handle. The thing that intrigued me was how he was doing it. Glass Scraper - Instead of using a metal hand scraper, he was peeling off thin, lacy shavings with a piece of broken glass. It surprised me at first. But there was no gettting around the fact that the jagged pieces of glass had a keen cutting edge. Well, I couldn't wait to try it out, and it didn't take long to get the hang of it. After experimenting a bit, I was making shavings like I'd been using glass scrapers all my life. (If you try this at home though, I'd recommend wearing a pair of gloves.) "Neat trick," I said, "But why go to all the trouble of scraping the handle on a hammer?" "It's simple," he said. "I just finished putting a new handle on this hammer. It works okay, but it feels dead. By making the neck of the handle thinner, it gives it more spring and bounce. So I can whip the head of the hammer, get the job done quicker, and use a lighter hammer to boot." Now to be honest, I didn't rash out and scrape the handles on all my hammers. But it got me thinking. A hammer is one of those tools that often gets taken for granted. In fact, the first thing that comes to mind is the old standby — a wood-handled hammer with a curved claw. Must-Have Hammers - Although a claw hammer is fine for general purpose work, it's not always the best tool for the job. Here in our shop, we use several different types of hammers for everything from nailing on the back of a cabinet to adjusting stationary tools. So we decided to take a look at these "must-have" hammers in the article beginning on page 12. Band Saw Table & Fence - We're also featuring two simple projects in this issue that will help you improve the performance of your band saw. To provide better support for big workpieces, there's a large auxiliary table that mounts to the cast iron table of the band saw. And an adjustable fence vail help you get more accurate results. Project Designer - One final note. We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic about woodworking and home improvement to join our project design team here at August Home Publishing. This would involve designing projects for ShopNotes and two of our companion publications, Woodsmith and Workbench. If you're interested in this position, send a cover letter and resume to Ted Kralicek, 2200 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312. 2 ShopNotes No. 51 |
