Woodworker's Journal 2011-35-1, страница 6
/— i) > ' i.. r: ^ f-- Letters Readers Tweak Our Designs colored Plexiglas, and the; hardware is from Home Depot. 1 stained the door with Golden Oak and two coats of clear poly. As art extra touch, I used walnut dowels to pin the joints. For the screen, 1 used some leftover screening from other projects llial I sprayed with Antique Brass Metallic paint. All the hardware was also painted the same color. One week of part-time work, and it was done. As you can sec from the pictures, il turned out just plain beautiful. Jesse Diar Bulverde, Texas Customizing Challenges While 1 have no right to question the professionalism of the author of this article | "Customizing Your Band Saw," October 2010\, I must admit there are questions I have. 1 purchased a riser block for my band saw and discovered it would not seat correctly. 1 contacted the company and they disclosed the method of repair, but il never did operate correctly. I then purchased a saw table for the hand saw from a woodworking retailer and, once assembled, discovered the zero clearance insert plate was set below the tabletop, caus rig it lo catch on the stock 1 was trying to cut. The hold-down T-tracks were not true with the top, either, and they continued to catch the piece of wood, thereby making the saw hazardous lo use, riot to mention annoying. 1 spoke lo iheir representative, who disclosed THE SECOND TIME AROUND... Like so many cf you, sometimes I can't res st the notion of having a go st one of our projects. The table I built for this issue was, in an earlier life (our November 1990 issue, to he precise!, a nice piece of country furniture. I changed species, added a key design element and subtracted another, and it turned into a horse of a completely diffeient color. Is it better or worse — I guess that is jp to you to decide. That's why I so enjoy getting letters and pfotos (like the ones below and on page 8) from readers who have built a project featured in our magazine. There's just nothing better than seeing an interpretation (including corrections and improvements) of one of our designs. So, are you ready to tackle the bookcase in this issue ... o- perhaps yet another version of the table? That's something I'd really like to see! — Hob Johnstone The Perfect Door As we were remodeling our front door, 1 came home with a copy of Woodworkers Journal and told my partner that 1 had found the perfect screen door |"Make Your Own Screen Door," August 2010\ to finish off the new stained glass door thai wc had just installed. Once she saw the pictures, she was 100 percent sold. 1 decided lo make the door out of oak. The dass is 6 February 2011 Woodworker's Journal Ralaasa: SteiMap & faniarmcj. iVktyazlttas tor AJ |
