VOL. 15 ~NOTESFROMTHESHOP ————SNO.91 “Woodsmith BUILD YOUR OWN TOOL a SMALL Naas ata TILED Ce)iias TABLE OPEN MORTISE JOINERYNo. 91 February, 1994 EDITOR'S COLUMN (PUBLISHING SERVICES Ace. Beto: Gordon Capp ®t Grephic Ari: oer tl Wane raphe Art Cert Go ‘CORPORATE SERVICES Corts: fobinS itive Ant: Lien Te ‘ Becerp: hake Geel =P Mr Cal Gers oe Sere Myr Jpee awe © Blt, Po, Cod ‘Dus Mc te Apple, Spee Linda Mor ‘ow eAdinin Ann Cey Scot, Julaahe Re- (er Jeane ease» Bull lan Nex ea ‘WOODSMITH MAIL ORDER Merkin Di: abe Murry At Ub Cyc sca Fulilinent Mgrs ake Wiese * Calg Pro Nor: Hob faker Pro Supplied ones ‘Trek Str Setlanes cer Crea Ress ‘CUSTOMER SERVICE ‘Sep: Sonic Eos Cat Ser Reps: Jester Mar- thy. lor Jobson. Sara Koon, Ac Washo Aa Hagen Kas Ares Tar Ae SUIPFING DEPARTMENT Sig Jey Caron ® Fite: Cia Seeds, Dente MeV. Chick Carson, shia aes ‘WOODSMITIE STORE Menage: Dave taron *Aaiont Menage Poot Schondare Sola Saf Weedell Stns. Dome: Bazerevoe Ofer Mavager ie Edvarie Reecenre listeners EeeENey Sawdust ‘rom time to time subscribers drop by ‘our shop to see what new projects ‘we've been working on. They also want to ‘see the projects that have appeared in past issues of Woodemith. Especially the ones ‘they've built (or are planning to bull). “This often leads toan interesting discus. ‘sion about changes they've made to a pro- Ject to t their needs But sometimes they ‘want to know why our projects look alittle bit different than their versions. In the articles in Wondsmith Ltr to talk bout some of the smaller details in the projects. But it seems there are always ‘Some things that just don’t get mentioned, 1 got to thinking about some of these smaller details recently and decided to wnite them down. (See the article called “Working Notes” on page 22) W's sort of the untold story bchind the projects you seein Woeddsmith, NEWFEATURES. You might notice a few ‘ew things in this issue. First ofall, we've changed the typelace (print style) were using for the words in the drawings. (We refer to these wordsas “callouts.”) The old ‘typeface for the calouts seemed to be a lit the difficult to read, So we've selected a typeface that | think is easieron the eyes. (its called Frutiger.) We're also using it for captions under drawings, Try using this issue in your ‘Shop and let me know wht you think. eames. Pm ako setting aide a page to highlight «peocicaljig bulk by a reader, pee one using it is an- ther. So we'll always include some infor- ma epee eee ‘you've designed a jig you find useful, send usa description an, if possible, pic: ‘tures. (For more information, see page 25.) ‘And dont worry — we don't expeet you to be a professional writer or artist. Just jot down your ideas, we'll take it from there. TALKING SHOP, The last new thing isn’t really new at al. fa popular old depart ‘ent we havea' festured in over a year, “Talking Shop.” But it's changed a little. In each issve we'll organize it around ‘one of two areas that woodworkers want to know more about: finishing, safety, new. oducts, and wood, And, of course there wil offer be space for an intresting ques tion from a reader and a practical answer from our shop. If you've got any questions, ‘send them to “Talking Shop,” Woodsmith, 2200 Grand Ave., Des Moines, 1A 50312. NEWPACES. We're starting 1991 with 2 few new faces as well. Tammy Aldini has Vecome all-time cusiomer service repre sentative. And Cynthia Kerman hasjoined ‘our mail order staff as a receptionist. Carol Quijawo is our new production ‘manager. She has the task of making sure wwe are on schedule and the issue is printed on time. No problem. Right, Carol? STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION ‘eqared by 9 USC.) rove ohana econ bearer dg ‘en ‘ca ‘TSesoue dirs etre ote es aw am ted 05 sae Ses ee 1 Fe tn a or