Woodworker's Journal 1994-18-6, страница 6

Whenever 1 board a commercial airliner, 1 make a point of taking a good look at the pilot. (Doesn't everybody?) I always like to see a fair amount of gray on this head. 1 equate gray hair with thousands of hours of flying time and seasoned. rock-steady judgment which I translate into better odds on my safe arrival. Since I always check out the head on the left-hand side of the cockpit, I thought it only fair to give you a sense of who's in (he pilot's seat here at Woodworker's J on ma I.

Magazine writing and editing have been my life for some 32 years now. I've been associated with six magazines and a dozen different books. Besides writing about woodworking. I've written hundreds of articles on agriculture, science, computers, home remodeling, and gardening. I've filled positions at every level of the organizational chain from associate editor to editor. Since 1986, I've worked on two other national-circulation woodworking magazines, as managing editor, projects editor, and freelance contributor.

Although I occasionally disclose the story of my first serious woodworking venture—pounding my dad's entire supply of shingle nails into the barn door at the age of six—I got my first formal woodworking experience as a 10-year-old 4-H Club member. I started by learning the basics of hand tools, putting these to use on doorstops, stools, a tool carrier, and sundry other small but useful around-the-home projects. Growing up on a farm (near Appleton. Wisconsin) often put my carpentering skills to the test, such that I didn't really look upon woodworking as a hobby until years later.

At 26. 1 moved to Des Moines, where I joined the local woodworker's club and made my first major power tool purchase, a Craftsman radial-ami saw. Tool money being scarce in those days of small children and large appliance bills, I made this versatile machine perform just about every task it was capable of performing—and maybe a couple of others as well. Although I eventually acquired other tools, the radial saw continued to be my mainstay for quite some time.

Over the years, I've contributed at least my fair share of sawdust and shavings. A few pieces of stock, however, have escaped the Shop-Vac: I've made a set of cafe doors, several built-in wall cabinets, outdoor planters, welcome signs, a student desk, a couple of display cabinets, a garage, a grandfather clock, and a number of smaller clocks, among other projects.

1 never grow weary of woodworking. I love doing it—learning it—teaching it— talking it. It challenges and rewards me every day. 1 hope it does the same for you. too.

Editorial

Founder Executive Editor Editor Managing Editor Contributing Editors

Designer- Craftsman

Jomes J. McQuillan

James W. Bequette

CKaries Sommers

Doug Contwell

David F. Peters Rick and Ellen Buti Dennis Preston Robert J. Hlavocek Sr. Jen Barrett Roger Holmes

Mark J. Ziobro

Art

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Publisher

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