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I would like to have this book! Sign me up.

I could use this DVD! I want it!

I would love to win this book. It looks very interesting.

Now I can have every issue from the beginning to the very latest and greatest of Fine Woodworking. Some of the older articles I would like to read, but for the life of me, just can't seem to find them, even at the public library. To have every issue right at my fingertips would be incredible and just "plane" COOL! Plus, even if I don't win, you guys knocked fifty bucks off the regular price, which I can afford right now, but let's face it, it would be better to get it for free. Hope I win. Paul

This looks like a very informative and educational set of videos from Hendrik Varju that Fine Woodworking is giving away. I am in the process of buying a bandsaw right now and these videos would sure help me out. Shoot, with these videos, I might buy an old, rusty, saw cheap and refurbish it to like new. Plus, it's free if I win, can't beat that! Put my name in the hat.

I'm still wondering why Sawstop uses aluminum brakes instead of plastic ones which the company said it would use when the technology was still being developed. The brakes that are being used now damage the blade, and if you have a $100 Forrest blade on the saw, it adds up fast. Plus the cost of replacing the cartridge isn't cheap either. Granted, it's still cheaper than a hospital bill, but if you use all of the approved safety gear, like push sticks, featherboards, and, most importantly, common sense, you wouldn't need this technology. I agree with ncosman, who stated that schools should use these saws, because the kids are easily distracted and not always paying attention to the job at hand.
I don't think that other manufacturers should have to pay Gass for the licensing of this technology; if he were really trying to reduce injuries as his only goal, he would let the technology end up in public domain where anybody could use it, and he wouldn't benefit from it. He is still making money from the sales of his tablesaws, and a lot of it, last I checked. But then again, all lawyers think the same; they will benefit from somebody else's injuries

Shave at work with a belt sander? Now I can sleep in an extra half hour!

Purrs like a kitten, but scratches like a lion!

Most expensive shaver I ever bought, but man, what a close shave! Lasts all month, too!

Now that's what I call multitasking: sanding wood and shaving face at the same time! Those office workers ain't got nuthin' on me.

I can't wait to see the cabinet when it's done, especially the marks from the scrub plane. It's looking cool so far. Paul

What, I gotta make two more planes??!!?? And I gotta give them away??!!?? C'mon, man!!

I'm done with the grooves, are you still fiddling with that camera? Take the picture already!! What? You did? Oh.

This book would be sure nice to have, since I have trouble sharpening chisels and such. Put my name in the hat, please. Thanks. Paul

I, for one, would like to see pictures of these projects the readers submitted for the contest, if they have them. The flying roasting spit piqued my interest; where do you vent the smoke in an airplane that is at 30,000 feet altitude? And the bed, well let's just say it is interesting for the story behind it. Paul

Since all of this mess is happening right now, there are other companies developing flesh sensing technology to be retrofitted onto existing tablesaws. Go to www.whirlwindtools.com and take a look. What's nice about this tech is that it can be used on just about any tablesaw in the marketplace now, it won't damge the blade so you have to buy a new one and a new cartridge, and it would probably be a lot cheaper than buying a Saw Stop. I just hope that with all of Gass' patents on the tech, he won't claim patent infringement on this new tech and have them shut down.

I have another book by Ernie Conover that is filled with a lot of valuable information. Ernie does a great job writing books. And with this one, it would be nice to learn how to make tools and a lathe. I hope I win this book! Paul

This book looks like it would have a lot of valuable information on how to set up a shop. Not only about tools and such, but about which is the most durable flooring, the brightest lighting, the best dust collection and everything else to set up the perfect shop. I hope I win this book!

As to how the golden 1/4 sphere is made, I'm guessing half of a sphere was turned like a bowl on the lathe,cut in half, and then gold leaf was applied.

I thought I saw the plans for the chair and table in some other magazine, and sure enough, that magazine is sitting right on the table. I also enjoy reading that same magazine. By the way, since you made the furniture out of mahogany, you can keep them outside if you wanted to, since mahogany is an outdoors wood.