MAY/JUNE 2005
Volume 48/Issue 3

IN THIS ISSUE
Project Articles
• The English Flip-Top Chair-Table
• The Oval Magazine Rack
• Laminated Wooden Domino Set

DEPARTMENTS
• Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
 
Academy Notes
Joinery - Solving the Puzzle
 
Service Pointers
MARK V as a Table Saw

What's New
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

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ASK SMITTY!
Here are the questions . . .
and SMITTY’S answers for this issue!

Seeking non-toxic finishes
 
From Paul A. via email:
 
Could you please give me your recommendation for a finishing product to be applied to a cradle I'm making for my new grandson? My daughter is concerned about toxic finishes. have

If you're after a “natural” finish (not painted), I recommend using a Salad Bowl Finish such as item # 945402 in Shopsmith's on-line catalog...or a “Preserve-Oil” Finish such as item # 521246, also available in the on-line catalog.

The best glue?
 
From B.A. Cohen via email:
 
Went out the other day to buy some glue and found so many kinds and types that I couldn't make up my mind. They all sound good, but I need other opinions. Which glue do you consider to be the best all around wood glue?

For a great, inexpensive, general-purpose glue, it's tough to beat ordinary, yellow, Franklin TiteBond.

They also offer TiteBond III (which is water resistant -NOT waterproof) and TiteBond II Extend, which offers an extended "open time" so you have plenty of time to move your components around during assembly - before the glue sets-up completely.

If you need a waterproof glue for outdoor furniture and similar projects that are exposed to the weather, I'd use a polyurethane glue such as Gorilla Glue or an epoxy.

For an “immediate” grip, try wood Super-Glues or hot-melts.