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Letters l We welcome opinions and comments (both pro and conf from our readers. Address correspondence to: Letters Dept.. Woodworker's Journal, News Plaza, P.O Box 1790, Peoria, IL 61656. photos of projects they- 've made from Woodworker's Journal articles. We'll publish as mam• as we have space for on this page. Wants To Design Woodworking Projects With a Computer I would like to use my computer for drafting woodworking projects. I build mostly furniture arid household items. Is any particular software better for what 1 w ant to do than any others? Jim Dziura. Chicago. III. Jim, there are a number of graphic and computer-assisted drafting (CAD) programs that will enable you to design woodworking projects on your personal computer. Prices range from about $50 on up to several thousand dollars, depending on how many bells and whistles you want. Some of the drawings in this issue and those you 'll be seeing in future issues of Woodworker's Journal will have been prepared using either MiniCad+ on a Macintosh x>r DesignCAD 2D on an IBMpc. Both are competent and considered middle-of-the-road programs price-wise. However, Jim. we are reluctant to recommend any specific program. CAD programs vary a great deal, and everyone has very different computer knowledge and skills. DesignCAD 2D for Updated Information On the New Sears Craftsman Variable-Speed Bandsaw liberties and made a few changes: used oak materials and added the top display case. Otherwise, I built it as described. Brian AngwiH, Clinton, la. Beautiful job, Brian. And thank you for sharing the photo and your experiences with us. We, in turn, want to share both with Woodworker's Journal readers. You may be interested to know that the original desk in the Wallace Nutting Collection at Berea College actually has a matching display top very similar to the one you created. We hope to present it as a project within the coming year. Gentlemen: 1 just wanted to show1 you the oak Grandfather clock 1 made from your project plans. We enjoy it a lot. Dale Linton. Litchfield. Maine Thank you, too. Dale, for sharing the photograph of your clock. You have every right to be proud of it. This also gives us an opportunity to encourage all readers to send us reproducible The new Craftsman variable-speed handsaw reviewed in the bandsaw tool article in our May/June 1994 issue was completed before a new model number or price was assigned by the company. The Sears model tested by Jim Barrett and referred to as model 24450 in the Specifications Chart and text has sincc been designated model 24453. The saw appears on page 139 of Sears* current catalog and lists at SI89.99. We regret any inconvenience this inaccurate information , may have caused vou. Two Readers Share Their Successes I've enjoyed your magazine ever since I received my I first copy in 1982. Through the years I've made a lot of projects based on your articles. I'm enclosing a photo of the Governor Winthrop slant-front desk that I recently built based on your article. At my wife's request, I took a few 8 Novemher/December 1994 Wixxiworkcr's Journal |
