Letters from Shopsmith MARK V Owners Page 2



		*ISSUE ARCHIVES*

	*NOV/ DEC 2001* Volume 44 / Issue 6 IN THIS ISSUE Project Articles • Rocking Horse • Child's Chalkboard • Wine Rack and Desktop Bookshelf *DEPARTMENTS* • Ask Smitty • Owner’s Gallery • Letters from Owners Academy Notes Finishing Touches - Pt.2 Applying an Oil Finish Service Pointers MARK V (Worktable & Carriage) Troubleshooting Safety Tips Using Extension Cords What's New Pro-Fence System Router Table *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 2001. Shopsmith, Inc. All Rights Reserved


	From Our Owner’s


	Real Letters from Shopsmith Power Tool Owners

Shopsmith Fundamentals course a memorable experience for Maryland man

Marshall W. of Cumberland, MD writes . . .

“The Shopsmith Fundamentals course and sawdust session I recently completed was a most worthwhile experience for me. Your instructor's thorough knowledge of Shopsmith's line, together with his courtesy and intelligent responses about applications were most helpful. This well-managed operation and excellent staffing made for a pleasant visit, indeed.

Your instructor's technical skill, tools & products mastery, excellent design sense and respect for wood are standards that his teaching skills make students want to meet. He is articulate, good-humored, well-informed and dedicated to developing essential student skills. He makes sure he understands each student's present capacity and uses a wide range of teaching techniques to further strengths and overcome weaknesses.”

Shopsmith is The Tool That Makes People Happy!

Robert Axelson of Golden Gate, FL writes...

“In 1978, I watched a demonstration of the Shopsmith MARK V in a mall in Southern California and was so impressed, I purchased one as a gift for my father. He loves it! Over the years, he has happily created hundreds of wood articles for the house, gifts for everybody he loves and toys for his grandchildren. He's proud of everything he makes and everyone is happy to receive hand-crafted gifts from him.

I wish to extend my gratitude and appreciation to everyone at Shopsmith, Inc. for creating, developing and maintaining the Shopsmith...the tool that makes people happy!”

48-year-old MARK V just keeps going and going!

Joe Swoboda of Plainwell, MI writes...

“I was 18 years old in the Summer of 1953 when I purchased my Shopsmith MARK V in Petoskey, Michigan. My first woodshop was a converted ice house on our Northern Michigan farm. I still have the Shopsmith and with the exception of the years 1956 - 1959 when I didn't have room for it, this machine has been in regular use to this day.

It would be impossible for me to list all of the projects completed using this machine. Two sets of kitchen cabinets, a complete bedroom suite, an oak dining table with room for all 14 of us, stereo cabinets, church furniture, a hammered dulcimer and a 1/12 scale model of a 1929 Rumley Oil Pull Tractor are just a few.

The amazing thing about the Shopsmith is, that like the Energizer Bunny, it just keeps going and going. I feel fortunate to have had a woodworking shop all this time and never regretted buying my Shopsmith 48 years ago.”

Man lifts spirits with visit to Shopsmith website

Gerald Pipher of Seminole, FL writes...

“I'm a 77-year-old man who has owned three different Shopsmith products starting shortly after I got out of the service after WWII. My first was your 10ER Model. The next was your SawSmith, and the last was the MARK V. I was very satisfied with all of them and I spent many pleasurable hours working with them over the years until I finally had to give it up because of my age and other related health problems.

I sold the ER years ago and I know it's still being used. I passed on the SawSmith to my son....and four years ago, the MARK V was passed on to my son-in-law, who enjoys it very much. You may wonder why I am still interested in Shopsmith. It's because I miss my shop and my Shopsmiths, and I often just sit and meditate on the good old days.

When I found your excellent website, I spent about an hour just looking at all the wonderful accessories that you've added to date, and I'm sure I'll be visiting your site often...just to bring back more memories of old times. At first, I was surprised that you hadn't changed the basic MARK V much over the years. Then I got to thinking...why should you make major changes when it was already the perfect machine and there wasn't too much you could do to improve on it?”

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