Woodworker's Journal 2008-32-6, страница 16

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Safety First: Learning how to operate power and hand tools is essential for developing safe woodworking practices. For purposes of clarity, necessary guards have been removed from equipment shown in our magazine. We in no way recommend using this equipment without safety guards and urge readers to strictly follow manufacturers' instructions and safety precautions.

center and a dead center [Letters, August 2008].

Ms. Scarpino's thin skin must have prompted her sarcastic response. It is not Tom's logic" — it is a statement of fact. Scarpino's sensitivity aside, the live center is indeed connected to the power source — 1 don't care if the connection is direct or by a belt.

Please, Ms. Scarpino, spare me the emotional replies.

If you can't stand a man making a point, please get out of the workshop. Thick skin is a YTinked recessive trait, M.A. Eifrid Plymouth, Indiana

Sharp Thinking

I read the excellent article "7 Power Sharpening Systems" [August 2008] by Bill Hylton

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Ted Pietzrak agreed with our tool reviewer that the "Best Bet" Work Sharp needs a tool holder — so he built one. Find out how he did it by visiting our home page and clicking on the "More on the Web" icon.

with enthusiasm. I agree with your "Best Bet" award on this machine, I also agree with Bill on the device's weakness. Bill writes, "Plane irons must be sharpened more or less freehand. I'd

make some sort of too! holder." So I went ahead and did just that, and it works perfectly to accurately sharpen all of my lathe chisels and all of my planes and even tools like knives and a hatchet. Here it is (see photo, above).

Ted Pietzrak * Auburn, California\jr

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16 December 2008 Woodworker's Journal