Woodworker's Journal summer-2009, страница 11
equal top-end table saws, but with a top-of-the-line blade, a properly maintained and well-adjusted radial arm cuts almost as accurately as a table saw— and with a lot less trouble. Bruce Kinsey Saumsville, Virginia I bought my DeWalt saw in the early '60s, and it has been going strong ever since. I've made lots of good furniture with it. Stephen H. Minnich Ballston Lake, New York A negative hook keeps the blade from climbing at aggressive feed rates. This is what has given the radial arm saw a bad reputation over the years. With the correct blade, it's a great woodworking tool. Darryl Roberson Taylors, South Carolina A Woodworker's Journal magazine cover showcasing two famous woodworkers, Sam Maloof and Jimmy Carter (the former U.S. president), provoked a lot of response. I have been a woodworker for 30 years and subscribed to many wood magazines and archived and kept every issue. Your magazine is the first one I have ever trashed. Why you placed that ex-presidential joke on the cover of your magazine is beyond me. That traitor and incompetent idiot offends me, and I'm sure I'm not alone in my opinion. I suggest you change the name of your magazine to Ladies Home Woodworker, and you will be able to attract the rest of your ilk. Robert Cristofalo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Yours is a woodworking magazine and as such features those individuals who inspire and help promote the love of woodworking in all of us, regardless of anyone's political views. Both President Carter and Mr. Maloof do just that. Keep up the good work. Edward Taylor Bowling Green, Kentucky In light of your decision to bring politics into your magazine, I have decided to cancel my subscription. I see your choice to put former President Jimmy Carter on your cover as overtly political, and it disturbs my right to peacefully enjoy a hobby that brings diversion from the nastiness of today's world. Richard Beirne Galesville, Wisconsin The idea of a "ladies' Home Woodworker" isn't such an insult, either, really. Eunice Sorenson Kathryn, North Dakota As women woodworkers become more involved in what has traditionally been thought of as a man's hobby, Woodworker's Journal readers have taken note of the changes. I'm getting so sick and tired of seeing so-called experts in sewing, ceramics, painting, drawing, arts and crafts — oh, and also woodworking — lending their expertise in woodworking. I'm sure that they have hammered a few nails in a block of wood. If they want their views known, then go start their own women's woodworking magazine and stay out of my workshop. If you're running out of veteran woodworkers to staff this magazine, then you better get out of the city and into real America. I know quite a few men that are more than fit to staff a real woodworking magazine. Barry C. Nelson Kalamazoo, Michigan summer 2009 11 |
