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The Woodworker's Journal Yours truly imagining the limitless possibilities ot a brand-new shop. Going Back to the Shop or some years now. we have been calling our February effort the "Back to the Shop" issue. Well this year. I, too, will have the luxury of a shop to go back to. Please allow me to explain: For the past 13 years, I have lived in a very nice 1906 vintage house with many rooms, wonderful woodwork and hardwood floors, a perfect location and only one real flaw ... no room for a workshop. Oh, I used my small unheated garage as a makeshift shop, but I had to share the space with canoes, gardening equipment, bicycles and, occasionally, gear from my son's rock-and-roll band. The overflow of my tools and shop supplies generally migrated to the oft-leaky basement, and if I could have a nickel for every time my son and I carried a stationary tool up or down those steps — I think I could buy a cup of coffee. (Hey, coffee is expensive these days!) But now, with the children out on their own (at least for the moment), my wife and I have purchased a new house. It is a bit smaller and not nearly as old, but, joy of joys, it features an outbuilding set up as a woodshop. And not just a diminutive shed-like building — oh no. my woodworking brethren — it is a 30' x 40' insulated pole barn with a separate office, hot-water heating and electrical drops all ready to go. In my daydreams, I imagine it turning Norm's TV hangout into a Yankee-shmankee second-rate operation by comparison. But alas, I am well aware that pride goeth before a fall, and I am old and wise enough to know that woodworking isn't about shop size or who has the coolest tools, but about skill gained by practicing the craft. Still ... I can't help being pleased that I actually will have a heated shop to go "back" to this winter. New "Skill Builder" Department This issue launches a new department — which we have named "Skill Builder." We do a lot of research here at the Journal, and one thing we discovered is that a significant majority of woodworkers identify finishing as the area in which they need the most help. As you know, we have the top finishing expert in the country. Michael Dresdner, writing for us every issue. He and I put our heads together to develop a serious six-part finishing curriculum, which we will present both in the magazine and on the web. When you get to page 106 you'll find our first Skill Builder offering, which will be dedicated to finishing for all of 2008. The series will be based on the finishing flowchart you'll find there. I'm hoping that as a result of our efforts. Journal regulars will soon consider finishing an area of expertise. Ml Featured Author; Field Editor Chris Marshall (see page 86) For being such a "fresh face" in the world of woodworking (at least when compared to Ian Kirby), Chris has been around the block.The author of several books on woodworking. Chris has been working with the Journal for six years, recently coming on full-time as our Field Editor. In addition to his professional duties, he is married and has two school-age daughters — who help to keep him very busy.' —Rob Johnstone JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 Volume 32, Number 1 ROB JOHNSTONE Editor in Chief JOANNA WERCH TAKES Senior Editor CHRIS MARSHALL Field Editor JEFF JACOBSON Senior Art Director JOE FAHEY Associate Art Director LARRY N. STOIAKEN Publisher DANA SEVERSON Advertising Director ALYSSATAUER Advertising Operations MARY TZIMOKAS Circulation Director KELLY ROSAAEN Circulation Manager MEG CIJ\RK Direct Mail Manager Founder and CEO ANN ROCKLER JACKSON Editorial Advisors NORTON ROCKLER JOHN KEUJHER Contributing Editors MICHAEL DRESDNER RICK WHITE GEORGE VONDR1SKA ADVERTISING SALES J.F. Van Gilder Company 12740 Hillcrest Plaza Dr.. Suite 120 Dallas. Texas 75230 DAVID BECKLER david@jvgco.com TERR! MATHIS terri@jvgco.com JIM VAN GILDER jim@jvgco.com Phone: (972) 392-1892 Fax: (972) 392-1893 Member >6 Audit Bureau of Circulations EDITORIAL INQUIRIES ROB JOHNSTONE rjohnstone@woodworKersjournal.com 763-478-8255 JOANNA WERCH TAKES ltakes@woodworkersjournal.com 763-478-8303 CHRIS MARSHALL cmarshall@woodworkersjournal.com 614-746-2985 SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES (800) 765-4119 or www.woodworkersjournal.cutn. Write Woodworker's Journal. PO. Box 56583. Boulder, CO 80322-6583. E-mail: woodworkersjournal^neodata.com. Include mailing label for renewals and address changes. For gift subscriptions, include your name and address and your gift recipient's. BOOK SALES AND BACK ISSUES Call: (800)610-0883 www.woodworkersjournal.com VISIT OUR HOME PAGE: ©2008 Rockier Press Inc. Printed in USA 12 |
