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Dowel Storage I use a lot of dowels for projects in S^ my shop. But I had a problem storing the leftover pieces once I used part of a dowel. The shorter pieces were always hard to find and never seem to get used. To help solve this problem, I built the dowel storage box you see illustrated at right. This storage box lets me easily store a wide range of dowel lengths. That way, I can find even the smallest pieces quickly. The storage box consists of five compartments. Four of the compartments have false bottoms so each compartment is six inches shorter than the one next to it. This stair-step arrangement allows me to store all lengths of pieces. And a shallow tray in front lets me store the pieces that are too short to fit in any of the other bins. New dowels go in the deepest bin. Then, as they're cut off, they're moved to the appropriate bin. Now I can easily find and make use of all the dowels I have on hand. Len Urban Rancho Mirage, California FRONT TRAY STORES SHORTEST PIECES 20V2 NOTE: FALSE BOTTOMS ALLOW YOU TO VARY DEPTH OF COMPONENTS STORAGE OF ANY LENGTH OF DOWEL (CUTAWAY SHOWN) BACK VIEW Submit Your Tips If you have an original shop tip, we would like to hear from you and consider publishing your tip in one or more of our publications. Just write down your tip and mail it to: ShopNotes, Tips for Your Shop, 2200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312. Please include your name, address, and daytime phone number (in case we have any questions). If you would like, FAX it to us at 515-282-6741 or send us an email message at: shop-notes@shopnotes.com. We will pay up to $200 if we publish your tip. The Winner! Congratulations to Fiske Miles of Kansas City, Missouri. His tip for making a taper jig was selected as winner of the Porter-Cable router just like the one shown at the right. The adjustable taper jig is simple and inexpensive to build, and it cuts perfect tapers every time. To find out how you could win a Porter-Cable router, check out the information above. Your tip just might be a winner. Sb oNotes Issue 83 Sept./Oct. 2005 PUBLISHER Donald B. Peschke EDITOR Terry J. Strohman SENIOR EDITORS Bryan Nelson, Vincent Ancona ASSOCIATE EDITORS Phil Huber, Ted Raife ASSISTANT EDITORS Ron Johnson, Mitch Holmes EXECUTIVE ART DIRECTOR Todd Lambirth ART DIRECTOR Cary Christensen SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jamie Downing SENIOR ILLUSTRATOR Roger Reiland ILLUSTRATORS David Kallemyn, Peter J. Larson GRAPHIC INTERN Becky Hansen CREATIVE DIRECTOR Ted Kralicek SENIOR PROJECT DESIGNERS Ken Munkei, Kent Welsh, Chris Fitch PROJECT DESIGNERS/BUILDERS Mike Donovan, lohn Doyle SHOP CRAFTSMEN Steve Curtis, Steve Johnson SR. PHOTOGRAPHERS Crayola England, Dennis Kennedy ASSOCIATE STYLE DIRECTOR Rebecca Cunningham ELECTRONIC IMAGE SPECIALIST Allan Ruhnke VIDEOGRAPHERS Craig Ruegsegger, Mark Hayes ShopNotes® (ISSN 1062-9696) is published bimonthly (Jan., March, May, .July. Sept, Nov.) by August Home Publishing. 00 Grai id Ave., Des Moines, IA ot K!2. ShopNotea® is a registered trademark of August Home Publishing ©Copyright 2005 by August Home Publishing. All rights reserved. Subscriptions: Single copy: .->1.96. One year subscription 16 issues): $27.95. Canada/International add $10 per year, U.S. funds. Canadian Subscriptions: Canada Post Agreement Number 400:18201. Send change of address information and blocks of undeliverable copies to P.O. Box 881. Station Main, Markham, ON UP RMfi. Canada BN 84897 5473 RT 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. _WMiw.ShopBlotgs.com_ ONLINE SUBSCRIBER SERVICES • ACCESS your account • CHECK on a subscription payment • TELL US' if you've missed an issue • CHANGE your mailing or e-mail address • RENEW your subscription • PAY your bill Click on "Subscriber Services" in the list on the left side of our home page. Menus and forms will take you through any of the HOW TO REACH US: FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS, ADDRESS CHANGES OR QUESTIONS, WRITE OR CALL. Customer Service 2200 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312 800-333-5854 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT OR SEND AN E-MAIL TO: orders@shopnotes.com August Home x Vpubiishinq company Printed in U.S.A. |
