Woodworker's Journal 1984-8-4, страница 6

Letters

In your May /June 1984 issue you had a shop tip that suggested using newspaper to protect a board against scratches while it was being sanded on the workbench. I had the same problem but gave up on newspapers a long time ago because the ink came off on the board. Now 1 get large cardboard boxes and cut them up. It works much better than newspaper. It lasts longer and, of course, there is no ink to come off.

D.C. Voigt, Dallas, N.C.

While 1 agree scratches are bad, so is using newspaper as suggested by the shop tip in your May/June 1984 issue. Light colored woods such as birch, maple, fir, and pine will show the dark ink that comes off the newspaper, so the piece has to be sanded again.

Instead, 1 cut a piece of carpet to fit my workbench. You can often pick up odd sizes of carpet from your local

floor covering dealer. These odd sizes are usualiy leftover material from an installation, so you can usually get them for a nominal charge — sometimes even for free.

O.M. Otis, Coldwater, Mich.

Can you tell me where to find a sturdy functional workbench for children, or plans on how to make one? The only ones I've seen so far are nothing more than toys and are more frustrating for my child than having no bench at all. Has anyone really tackled this problem for preschool children?

I feel I'm letting some golden opportunities to teach my son the joys of woodworking slip through my hands. Everything I do he wants to do with me. And he can do those things if I take the time to set the work up for him, clamp it in place and help him start. I want to teach him the proper skills but it's difficult when he's balanced on a stool trying to work at my

bench. There's got to be a better way.

Bob Holland

Plans for a sturdy child-sized workbench are available from The Wood Chop, P.O. Box 649, Ashland, OH 44805. Current price is $12.00.

The North Texas Woodworkers" Guild (N.T.W.G.) in cooperation with North Park Center will stage the First N.T.W.G. Show of Fine Woodworking on September 13th, 14th, and 15th of this year. This exhibition will feature the finest woodcrafting from this area produced by both professional and serious non-professional woodworkers. The pieces selected for the show will have been judged earlier by a panel of artisans and prominent Dallasites who have a knowledge of fine craftsmanship and design.

The three-day show at North Park will feature not only fine handcrafted furniture, but also unusual designs of

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