Which of these techniques interests y…
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Which of these techniques interests you the most?
- How to use a vacuum bag for veneering
- How to use a European-style sliding tablesaw
- Marquetry
- Green-wood furniture-making
- Air-drying lumber
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A good series of articles on basics of measurement, the use of guage blocks, calipers, etc., and some design theory on how to size members and joints.
From the threads I read here on knots, I know that many of the readers don't quite understand how to measure accurately, and make parts that are dimensionally the same.
How about a tribute to John Brown who recently passed away. Hire Drew Langsner or Brian Boggs, or some other charimaker like Elia Bizzarri etc. to do a multi-issue serial article taking us through the construction of a rustic windsor in detail. It could address way sto get around not having green wood, and it is a project that doesn't require a lathe and teaches all sorts of useful techniques. You do side articles on making a shave horse, rivving green logs, etc.
I would like to know more about effecient strategies for lengthy, or complicated glue ups.
Also tips for keeping things square and aligned when gluing up such assemblies.
Webby
Webby,I agree, no matter how much (or how little) experience I have...those glue sessions can really make my hands sweat! EVERYTHING FIT FINE DURING THE DRY FIT!!!!!
I'm sorry, when things move on me I get frantic.Steve
Although I voted for marquetry, vacuum bag veneering and air-drying and proper storage of lumber are of almost equal interest.
But, I also like Jigs-n-Fixture's suggestion about measuring. Starrett wants a fortune for a 4' micrometer. ;-)
Personally I would like to see luthiers revisited with modern methods and equipment- perhaps Taylor guitars and then a single person shop as well. Instrument making is not as esoteric and specialized that it would not interest a wide variety of FWW readers. That last time it was visited by FWW was way back in the early days of the magazine.
David,
Thanks for asking the Knotheads what they would like to read about in FWW. It is not only a nice thing to do for business, but this forum is a good place to get interesting ideas on fine woodworking. Unfortunately, the good ideas are sprinkled in among some strange ones. Fortunately, a good editor can weed out much of the lunatic fringe ideas. There have been a few long threads on the question of interesting content for FWW in the future. I'd suggest you comb through those threads.
I have been getting FWW for a number of years, but I was unaware of the "Good ol days" of B&W copy that so many say was great. So I have been looking at old copies of FWW. I do see some differences. Obviously the newer issues are much more slickly packaged. That is neither a compliment or a slur, but just something I noticed.
I noticed that back in the old days, there seemed to be more of an edginess, and a MUCH wider unwritten definition of what constitutes fine woodworking. I carve a lot of bowls out of green wood with power tools. FWW used to have articles, and publish books on Swedish carving techniques. Willie and Jogge Sundqvist's stuff have become classics and are now VERY EXPENSIVE.
My suggestion is that the entire editorial staff of FWW take a week to have a retreat entitled "Redifining Fine Woodworking". I suggest that the staff start scouring ALL OF WOODWORK for interesting stuff, regardless of whether it would have fit in the magazine in 2007.
Look at some of the gunstocks that have been being made lately. There is some wonderful stuff out there. How about an article in this area. What I mean is not a "how to make a gunstock", but a review of some of the great stuff being made.
What about bowl makers? There are turners and carvers doing stuff which is WONDERFUL. Look up Steve Schmeck on the Internet.
What about green woodworking in general? What is going on out there that is really cool?
What about an article on "one of a kinds" that are thought provoking, and not just curiosities. There have been a few cars whose bodies are made of wood in high tech ways. There are some tables which swirl out from small to big.
Kintaro Yazawa is a real innovator. An article a year on his work would not be enough. What about an article on Patrick Edwards' work, which is astounding.
I understand FWW's need to bring in new subscribers so there is a need for articles for newbies. I expect more of this because FWW wants to stay in business. HOWEVER, there is an "out of the box" way of doing this which SURPRISES PEOPLE. I like to be surprised by a magazine. Here is a way you can handle the newbies. Come up with a complete syllabus of what a newbie should know. Today's editors would then pick out some of those topics and then write articles. I would do something different. Why not just give the best reference you can find on each of those topics. There is no need to write another article on how to make dovetail joints. Why not just find the best of those articles in the past, and give a reference to it.
In the language of computers, make a list of pointers to great articles rather than rewriting the articles.
I hope you have found this useful and entertaining. That is what I want out of FWW. I want to find it both useful and entertaining. I want to be surprised. I hope I gave you a few surprises. The reader doesn't have to agree with the surprises. The goodness of surprises are that they make us think. I want to be challenged by FWW. I want FWW to make me wonder how they expanded the size of the box that FWW travels in.
Have fun,
Thanks for asking.
Mel
How about Patrick
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I voted green wood furniture making. I hope that that isn't referring to rustic work.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
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I voted for How to use a European-style sliding tablesaw.
Not that I would ever be able to afford one but I would like to know more about them.
I have very limited space and even less money, so am interested in making a shoulder plane like the Veritas 042. Any help along those line would be helpful.
Eventually, I will get the necessary equipment for veneering. I have a press to do some simple stuff and have had some success.
Thanks
On vaccum bag veneering I would like to see coverage for people who already have a vaccum pump and don't need to purchase a whole system. How to purchase or make bags and related information. Thanks
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