Letters From MARK V Owners



	*From Our Owner's*
	MAR/APR 2005 Volume 48/Issue 2 *IN THIS ISSUE* Project Articles • The Sheltered Swing • Turn-Of-The-Century Medicine Cabinet • Puzzle Power *DEPARTMENTS* • Ask Smitty • Owner’s Gallery • Letters from Owners Academy Notes Basic Joinery - The Mortise-And-Tenon Service Pointers MARK V Work Table and Carriage Woodworking Technologies Stepped Dowels Safety Safety Lessons I've Learned What's New Rip Scale Upgrade Kit, Cabinets, & Lift-Assist *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 Copyright 2005. Shopsmith, Inc. All Rights Reserved
				Real Letters from Shopsmith Power Tool Owners
				Retired Florida man just can't say enough about a lifetime of great woodworking with THREE Shopsmith woodworking systems! Gerald W. Pipher of Seminole, FL writes . . . ”I recently watched one of your Shopsmith demonstrations on TV and was hoping they might mention that you have a web site, but they made no mention of it. But, I did a search on the web and to my great pleasure, there it was, and it's a wonderful website. I am a 77 year old man who has owned three different Shopsmith products, starting shortly after I got out of the service, following WWII. My first was a 10-ER model, followed by a SawSmith (an early Shopsmith radial arm saw) and finally, a MARK V. I was very satisfied with them and spent many very pleasurable hours working with them over he years until I had to finally give it up because of health problems. I sold the ER years ago and know that it's still being used. I passed the SawSmith along to my son and the MARK V along to my son-in-law, who now also enjoys it very much. You may wonder while I'm still interested in Shopsmith. It's because I miss my shop . . . and my Shopsmiths . . . and often just like to sit and meditate on those good old days. When I found your excellent web site . . . I'm sure that I'll be visiting often, just to bring back more memories of old times. At first, I was surprised that you hadn't changed the MARK V much over the years. But then, I got to thinking . . . why would you make any major changes when it was already the machine, and there wasn't too much you could do to improve on it?” A Shopsmith woodworker since 1956, California man builds a lifetime of great projects and great fun! Glen Finch of Sacramento, CA writes . . . “After graduating from high school in 1956, I bought my first Shopsmith from a friend. It was a used model 10-ER and prior to our wedding in 1959, I used it to build a bedroom set, night stands, coffee table and end tables for our new home. Many more items were also built with it over the years until I sold it in 1978. I replaced it with a new MARK V (Model 500) and built many projects with it, too, until I upgraded it to a Model 510 in 1986. Over the last few years, I have added all of the accessories, which allows me a full woodworking shop. Most of the accessories are on separate stands for ease of use. Some of the larger projects I have built in the last few years include a china hutch, a rocking horse for the grandchildren, two cradles and a drop-leaf table. This year, I built an entertainment center and a lighted curio cabinet out of red oak for my wife's Precious Moments collection. Thanks for building such a dependable piece of equipment . . . which has been almost trouble-free, considering the number of hours I have used it!"