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oldewood: You can get the highlights in an article in an upcoming issue of the magazine. We'll also put together a video highlight reel. We may rebroadcast the whole thing later as well. Stay tuned and kudos for your work ethic! -Gina

Looks like your SketchUp plans will be available Oct. 24 Dave: http://www.finehomebuilding.com/pages/how-to-build-a-shed/index.asp

Was it very different building a shed in SketchUp vs. a piece of furniture?

Good point Randy Klein... Yes Eastern Standard Time. Thanks.

Great avatars folks. Just a reminder. To be considered in the giveaway, your profile picture CANNOT use one of the stock images FWW provides. You must upload one of your own creation. Thanks and love the creative pix. Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Thumbs up on the backstory Beckum. And hats off--I know that you've had an avatar/profile pix for a while now.

Just kicking the commenting off here--since I work for FW, I'm obviously not in the running for the Bench Cookies. Had a little fun this a.m. redoing my profile pix in photoshop. Love the filter --> brush strokes tool. Sorry, my avatar is a little "school picture" ish... but it's a start. :)

Bob... if you send me a picture of the piece, I can help you try to upload it. Sorry, our system is a little finicky. :(

You know my email...

-Gina, FineWoodworking.com

I second what sparky said...

Good to hear they're just sculptures. :) Reminds me of an old article in the New York Times. A woman in Japan died from tripping while wearing super tall shoes. It led some shoe manufacturers to put warning labels on the shoes:

''Because the heels of the shoes are high, please be careful when you run or go up and down the stairs. Be especially careful when you drink because you can be wobbly. We, the producers, will be very happy if you keep these points in mind when you enjoy the trendy fashion.''

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/26/world/tokyo-journal-be-tall-and-chic-as-you-wobble-to-the-orthopedist.html?scp=1&sq=japan%20tall%20shoe%20warning&st=cse&pagewanted=1

Correction: Updated Krenov's age... 88 not 89. He was born October 30, 1920. Thanks to Jon Binzen for doing a better job of adding up the years. Sorry for the error.

True... it takes up a bit of space. For more on woodworking in small (odd) spaces, check out these links:
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5097/woodworking-in-a-new-york-city-apartment
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/14479/wood-shop-al-fresco
http://blogs.taunton.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=gluetube&entry=11
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5097/woodworking-in-a-new-york-city-apartment

I remember a simlar discussion a little while back. It's not about using FW designs specifically but it strikes a similar chord. Read John Grew Sheridan's letter to the editor from #193: http://www.finewoodworking.com/Community/LettersDetail.aspx?id=29416

Also, check out the companion discussion in Knots: http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages?msg=37044.1

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Gross pix Tom.

My mom always used to use a sanitized sewing needle when she needed to dig an embedded splinter out.

There's a new poll about this on the Tom's Workbench blog. Looks like the "Tablesaw" vote is currently ahead:
http://tomsworkbench.com/2009/08/16/quick-poll-84/

nice...

Andybarss: If the grand prize winner is ineligible for any reason then the next runner up wins. Just like the Miss America pageant. There is not a "re-do." We do not have time to, say, do background checks on all our entrants verify their eligibility-- to make sure they are over 18, don’t live in places where the competition is void like Quebec or Puerto Rico, etc.

The winner, then, must sign an affidavit before receiving any prize.

In this situation we spotted the problem the day of the announcement so we were able to announce the correct winner right away, avoiding a retraction after the fact.

Just got an email comment from a reader.
"All the bookcases show masterful work, they are different and show a great deal of thought however not anyone of them are of any practical value. They all are great conversation pieces but that's about all I can say for them."
-Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Toolhunter: Which company are you talking about?

I spy Asa Christiana on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3TIOM_TxLk

I was scoping out some of the latest belt sander videos on YouTube and saw a clip of Mr. Rhode's race... There was Asa (guy with the black shirt, camera, and headset) front and center filming.

Very nice, very distinctive!

Woah! cool.

Thanks for sharing... I see you're from Hibbing. Isn't that where Bob Dylan is from? -Gina

I'm sure the Design.Click.Build guys would be proud. Thanks for sharing... Gina

Hi All,

"I think it's about time that readers got to vote," wrote ianmilliss. Well, we agree. You all will get the chance to vote in our next gallery challenge on creative bookcases: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/contest/creative-bookcases Read all about it here: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/15919/youre-the-judge

So, for the next challenge, I hope that you folks will post photos of your own work (by July 27), comment on your favorite pieces, and then vote on the finalists to choose the winner.

About this winner, the judges were blown away by the piece… you make valid points about function, but Novosad’s explanation of why he built such an ornate piece was pretty interesting… he wanted to make a period piece, but it just didn’t match the furniture in the rest of his house, so putting it in the shop was the best way to satisfy the itch.

We put practical shop projects in the magazine on a regular basis. But sometimes, isn’t over-the-top what it’s all about? A shrine-like home for beloved hand tools? That’s why people are agog over the Studley tool chest right? As Bstev noted, "It also has unneeded decoration and exotic materials and probably took way to long to build. But it is beautiful nonetheless."

Anyway, as we mentioned at the top of this post, with so many stellar pieces, it’s always hard to pick a winner. But, next time it’s on you folks, so I do hope that you’ll comment, vote, and post photos of your own.

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Great post Tim. Brings back fond elementary school memories... Ever made one of these out of wood?

Anyone else made one? We don't have anything like it in the musical instrument section of our gallery:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/gallery/tag/musical-instrument

Where are the pix of the pigeons!?

Woah! From the comments, I can tell this is going to be a raucous competition! But, that's why we decided to make you all the judges since there are obviously some opinions out there.

Sadly, Pete Rodrigues didn't even enter eye-catching piece in the competition! His piece is just part of our online gallery:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Gallery/GalleryImage.aspx?id=4479 We just used his photo as a "creative bookcase" to kick off this competition. (I believe it was published in a past issue of the magazine)

But, I'm anxious to see photos of all your work and I imagine that the comments will keep flowing in and we'll see who the winner is in a month or so. - Gina, FineWoodworking.com

very practical!

Thanks for sharing the pix. -Gina

S_Woods, that's great to hear. You should post a picture or two of the ones you made here in the gallery. Thanks, Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Thanks for pointing that out orko. The link is updated. Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hilarious. This is one of my favorite posts. I love the Gilpin scowl.

See the workstation in use at the end of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpxK_qrb2Rg

Hmnn... good question. It looks plausible enough to me. But never doubt the power of video editing software... What do other people think? -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Nice sketchup pix. When will you get to install it? Update this post when you do. The contest ends: June 26, 2009. Thanks, Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Mahoganaholic and JazKat, Thanks for the feedback. Point taken. If you folks had been at the judges table, maybe this would have gone a different way. But, I personally think that sinker cypress is pretty cool... these are logs that have been sitting at the bottom of rivers and bayous for eons. Instead of letting them sit there for perpetuity, Clarkatron’s log was salvaged from the deep to make furniture. It definitely fits the concept of “Waste Knot” in my mind. We get to give out the prize, but that doesn’t mean that you folks can’t heap on the accolades. That’s why we give shout-outs to so many pieces... it’s hard to choose. So please chime in, which piece is your favorite? For more on salvage lumber like this, check out this short article from FWW 173:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Materials/MaterialsArticle.aspx?id=32645

Also, Louisiana furniture maker Greg Arceneaux talks about sinker wood in this video: http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesArticle.aspx?id=30235 Also, Matt Berger writes about underwater logging in this blog post: http://blogs.taunton.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=fw-editorsblog&entry=180 -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi tkarlmann,

Stay tuned, a review of the Wood River planes by Chris Gochnour will be online soon. By Thursday I believe.

-Gina

tazzer, I forgot about golf! I added it to the list.

Great chest, but this doesn't look like tool storage. Could you repost in the general gallery: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/gallery ?

This collection is for tool chest and cabinets.

Thanks, Gina

Thanks for all the detailed pix! -Gina

Are these for tool storage? If not, I'd recommend re-posting them in the general galllery: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/gallery not in this pool of tool chests and cabinets.

Nice looking boxes though. -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Do you have any pictures inside the cabinet? -Gina

What's it like working on and working with bamboo? I assume it's pretty rugged? -Gina

Great project Mark. Your club is lucky to have a woodworker around! -Gina

Phew! I think the multiple-vote problem is fixed. So please, vote away and please post comments with your feedback on benchtop tools. -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi GT64... good point about the multiple selection problem. We're trying out some new software but will try to get a fix shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience, Gina

Fantastic Mayor Glen, when you're done please post pictures of them in our gallery: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/gallery

Also, let me know you want to blog about it or post pictures about the process in the Woodworking Life blog. email fw-web@taunton.com. We're always looking for new content! Gina

Sorry for the delay! The winner is posted here:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/13166/chuck-griffith-wins-shaker-gallery-challenge

Dear Mr. Moon, I've heard reports that his plan could not be found in Issue 45 of Today's Woodworker Magazine.

Any other ideas on where someone might find this plan?

Thanks for any help! Gina

Great stories...

Ouch! :( Love the illustration though... :)

Is that John White's New Fangled Workbench? -Gina

Tell us more about the project? How is it recycled? Was the wood anything but a tree in its past life? - Gina

Great shed! Do you have interior pictures and a close up of the corner "joinery"? What sort of gardening do you do? Can you fit much inside it? - Gina

Very nice. Do you have any close ups?

Hi Joe,

I'm so sorry to hear about your trouble. It's weird, when I log out, I can still see the pictures. Is anyone else experincing this sort of trouble?

Thanks, Gina
FineWoodworking.com

Wow, that's quite a story. I assume that you had to glue together the pallet slats to create the turning blanks?

Cool... so you got the lumber from a company that specializes in salvage lumber? http://www.sawemup.com/index.html

The plans are available here:
http://woodgears.ca/box_joint/jig_plans/index.html

Thanks Bog, glad to hear it was useful for the class too! Do you have pictures of the cabinet you made? I'd love to see it, please post them in the gallery: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/gallery

Beautiful!

Dear Mr. Goodwin,

Good question. Sorry I need to add this info to the video pages. It's just been so busy, I haven't had time. Here's the info you're looking for:

"All that is needed is two cleats attached to underside of the top. I would put one just to the inside of each of the top members on the trestles. They should be snug up against those cross members. I’ll do that one day, but in all honesty, my top doesn’t move, and there’s nothing holding it in place.--MK"

Here's the link:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/FWNPDFfree/01130884_wall_shelf.pdf

Due to a technical problem, the link wasn't visible on the instruction page. Sorry for the inconvenience. Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Here's the pdf plan link. Sorry there was a technical glitch on the page you were looking at:

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/FWNPDFfree/011131284_organizer.pdf

Yeah, I don't know why it did that, but I fixed it... if you still want to see the extra large image (but without the weird text running over it), put this url in your browser window:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/assets/uploads/posts/11762/Untitled.jpg

-Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi Pickles, Good feedback that we can use more info on “Getting Started in SketchUp”... we’ll see what we can do to organize the information better. As you can see, there is a ton of high-quality, reliable information right here in this blog.

Dave and Tim have been blogging here about the software for almost two years (Design.Click.Build. started April 9, 2007--anniversary on Thursday!)

For key SketchUp lessons, check out this recent round up by Tim Killen:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/5011/key-subjects-indexed-to-archived-posts

Or, if you can’t readily find a topic, check out some of our older, archived posts here:
http://blogs.taunton.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=fw-designforum

Thanks, Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi Chris, is this you?
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Gallery/GalleryImage.aspx?id=29696

Thanks for posting some more of your work in our gallery!
Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Yikes! That's a lot of boxes. Do you have any more pictures? How'd you all decide to embark on the project.

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Sorry to hear about your continuing search frustration... but, good feedback on the thumbs down. We will try to get that in for the next iteration of our site.

Breaton, you should post pictures of your workbench in the gallery. -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Woah! nice stairs. I get a bit of vertigo looking at that last picture.

If you have other house projects, you should post them on our sister site, FineHomebuilding.com:
http://finehomebuilding.taunton.com/gallery

They also have a before-and-after home remodel challenge going on:
http://finehomebuilding.taunton.com/contest/before-and-after-home-remodels

The winner gets a DeWalt drill kit.
-Gina

Okay, I can probably go on like this forever--posting links to cool wooden/electronic stuff.

I just was forwareded another one:
http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2009/02/15-awesome-wooden-computers-slideshow.php?page=1

It's a slideshow of 15 wooden computers. -Gina

Hi Vetlover,

We don't have a top five or top ten list... it was hard enough just picking one, let alone ranking a whole collection! But we did post pix and comments about notable boxes:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/10986/cello-box-wins-tablesaw-prize

I hope that others will comment on that post to highlight other favorites.

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Beautiful! Thanks for posting.

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Nice, I definitely see the Doug Stowe influence!

What's it look like on the inside? What sort of joinery did you use? Did you just carve it all out of one solid piece?

Thanks! Gina, FineWoodworking.com

I just noticed this bubinga joystick for Playstation 3 in our gallery: http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/7904/bubinga-joystick

The maker blogged about it here:
http://kaytrimskustoms.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/introducing-the-artistic-series/

ArronNZ, post some more pictures! What does it look like inside?

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi All,

Thanks for alerting us to this problem. We're looking into it.

And to confirm, Fine Woodworking judges will determine the winnner of the contest.
(Read the contest rules here:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/7591/build-outside-the-box-official-contest-rules )

Also, tuuk is right, this entry doesn't seem to be posted in the contest gallery. Mr. Hall, please repost using this url:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/share/gallery?contest=44

Thanks, Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi Leescabinets1,

I'll forward your comment to Andy Rae.

Christian Becksvoort responded to a similar Letter to the Editor in the magazine a couple years ago. Read more on How to lay down a plane here:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Community/LettersDetail.aspx?id=26915

Sorry to hijack your discussion Tom!

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Not a comment on the book, but this reminds me that I read up on a cool trip that Langsner took last year. He taught a greenwood chairmaking class in Japan. I read about it on a blogger’s site: Masashi’s Woodworking Diary: http://japancraft.blogspot.com/2008/12/3-chair-class-3.html

Langsner also wrote about it here: http://www.countryworkshops.org/japanjournal.html

Sounds fun...

Gina
FineWoodworking.com

Hi TonyCz,

If people have additional questions, I'd contact the folks at Colorado State University. Their info is in the pdf link above and they have more background on all this:

Whitney Cranshaw (Whitney.Cranshaw@ColoState.EDU) or Ned Tisserat (Ned.Tisserat@ColoState.EDU), Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University.

Thanks for your interest,

Gina
FineWoodworking.com

Woodtrader,
Sorry to hear about your trouble.

Are you looking for the link to read about Mike Flaim's Massive Roubo workbench:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/7463/making-a-roubo-workbench-part-5

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Fantastic! I know that Matt Berger, of Getting Started in Woodworking fame, (http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/getting-started/) was going to make a wooden iPod case this weekend... I wonder how far he got...

Anyone else out there embedding technology in hardwood?

-Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi Randy,

Give me more background on your comment. Are you interested in posting a piece of advertising. If so, you can do it for free in our classifieds section: http://forums.taunton.com/fw-classifieds/messages.

Otherwise, about this post, it's just a note to let ppl know about books on the market. We don't have time to review all the books that cross our desks, but are trying to put up short blog posts with a bit of info about them. This way, woodworkers can post their reviews as comments if they wish.

For example, check out this post on The Woodwright's Guide... this is exactly why we publish these types of posts:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/6675/the-woodwrights-guide

And it's not really advertising for self promotion since this book was published a competitor, Fox Chapel, not our parent company the Taunton Press.

Anyway, thanks for the feedback...

Gina
FineWoodworking.com

jlroch: These are the rules: "The Contest is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (except Quebec), who are at least 18 years old. Contest void in Quebec, Puerto Rico and anywhere else where prohibited."

Hi QC Wood, that's fine to enter more than one box. Yes, that's fine to submit more than one photo of each box.

I think the max file size is 4 MB. It should say on the photo upload form.

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

boxguy, I'd try again, I don't see anything in our system. Sorry for the inconvenience. Gina, FineWoodworking.com

cooter12919, Thanks for posting the pictures of your box.

Could please create separate records for the cat condo and entertainment center.

Use this link so they don't go in the boxmaking contest:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/share

Thanks! Gina
FineWoodworking.com

It's my understanding that more than one is fine.

Also, if you've already posted a box in our gallery, it's okay to post it again for this challenge. We don't want to penalize people who already uploaded their work to our gallery.

Gina
FineWoodworking.com

What's it made out of?
Gina

Mr. Wolloff,

Thanks for posting the pictures of your gentelman's valet boxes.

Could create a separate record for the cradle pictures.

Use this link so the cradle doesn't go in the boxmaking contest:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/share

Thanks! Gina
FineWoodworking.com

Sorry about that, I meant to call you qcwood... -Gina

Joe Cool, You should enter this box in our new box making contest. Just reenter the photos/text you just submitted through this link:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/share/gallery?contest=44

It's okay to post twice, this will give you a chance to win a brand-new tablesaw.

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Joe Cool, You should enter this box in our new box making contest. Just reenter the photos/text you just submitted through this link:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/share/gallery?contest=44

It's okay to post twice, this will give you a chance to win a brand-new tablesaw.

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

I feel like this article just came out. When did you start building it? What are your plans for it now? Will it stay at your house our are you giving it away.

Thanks for sharing, Gina, Fine Woodworking.com

Fantastic. Nice pix too. Thanks for uploading. -Gina

Fantastic! How long have you been making period reproductions? Where'd you learn how to carve?
-Gina, FineWoodworking.com

You're right Ace_HoleInOne, this is an oldie (two years anyway!) We looked around but didn't readily find other valentine's posts in the woodworking blogosphere... anyone else find any? Share a link!

-Gina

Try this:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/FWNPDFfree/shaker_tall_clock.pdf

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Sorry about that. We're still working out the bugs on this new blogging platform. Until we fix the problem, I'd recommend copying the text of this post, and pasting it into a program like MS Word. Then printing. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Gina
FineWoodworking.com

Hi Folks,

If you want some more practical info, read how Schlebecker crafted the legs in a companion blog post:
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/2668/nice-legs-mitered-shaped-and-a-bridle-joint-too

Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Matt, you must visit this site: http://bacolicio.us/http://www.finewoodworking.com

hee, hee... Gina

Beautiful! -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Very nice. -Gina

Thanks for posting those links Larry. Many variations on a theme! -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Hi W3KJ, Did you see Rob Brown's article on the topic? http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Materials/MaterialsPDF.aspx?id=28537

It was published in FWW #191. Your suggestion about doing a video on the technique is a good one.

Thanks, Gina FineWoodworking.com

Looks like you put a lot of effort into the project! Gina

Ouch!

Beautiful box. Love the lid and the tiny splines in the insert... Gina

Beautiful!

Wow, you made five of these? Greg Paolini would be proud! -Gina

Love the box. Tell us how you made it. Do you have any pictures of the interior? -Gina

Beautiful chair, thanks for posting. -Gina

Thanks Serge. It's all Tom Begnal, he's a great teacher and I finished the project with all my fingers in tact. -Gina

Hi Kevin, Sorry, I have to make a shameless plug for one of our videos. You mention Horizon Wood Products and one of our editors, Anissa Kapsales, took a video tour of the place.

Check out the videos:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Materials/MaterialsArticle.aspx?id=30447

-Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Beautiful, I'd love to have one of those in my house. -Gina

Thanks for posting! Great to see what readers do with projects in the magazine.

Gina
FineWoodworking.com

Hilarious! Great story. -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Thanks for sharing pix of your work. Love your whale tale video (http://www.mastrowoodworking.com/video.htm). Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Thanks for posting pix of your work. Your bilingual blog is great too... -Gina, FineWoodworking.com

Love the sketch. :)