Hands On
MAR/APRIL 2002
Volume 45 /  Issue 2
Archives

IN THIS ISSUE
Contest Winners
• First, Second and Third Place Winning Projects
Project Articles
• The Garden Bench
• Wren and Blue Jay Bird Houses
• Tapered Planter Box

DEPARTMENTS
• Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
 
Academy Notes
Finishing Touches - Pt.4 Applying a Synthetic Finish
 
Service Pointers
Disc Sander
 
Safety Tips
Ladder Safety

What's New
Hands-On Timeless Classics Now Available on CD ROM

EDUCATION
• Find A Shopsmith Woodworking Academy Near You
• National Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH

ONLINE CATALOGS
• Online Accessory Catalog
• Request Printed Accessory Catalog
• Online Replacement Parts Catalog

MARK V INFORMATION
• Find A Shopsmith
MARK V Demo Near You

• Request MARK V Information Package

LINKS
• Links Worth Visiting
• Free Woodworking Tips

FEEDBACK
Contacting Shopsmith

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Shopsmith, Inc.
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Feature Articles and Neat Stuff
You’ll Find Inside

Bench

The Garden Bench
 
A traditional, English style Garden Bench with mortise-and-tenon joinery.
 
Build this beautiful, classic style Garden Bench yourself for a fraction of what you'd pay for it at retail.

Blue Jay Bird HouseWren Bird HouseThe Wren and Blue Jay Bird Houses
 
Two easy-to-build Bird Houses for your favorite feathered friends

Here are two great projects you could easily craft in a single weekend. They're great woodworking “starter” projects for teenagers, too!

Tapered Planter Box

The Tapered Planter Box
 
This attractive Planter Box is sure to be a “fast-mover” at Spring & Summer craft fairs and flea markets.
 
Build a variety of sizes for indoor or outdoor use -- to appeal to a broad range of customers.


Weekend Project Contest Winners!
Be sure to check out the First, Second and Third Place winners of the Weekend Project Contest.