Letters From MARK V Owners



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	SEPT/OCT 2005 Volume 48/Issue 5 IN THIS ISSUE Project Articles • The 9-Drawer Tabletop Storage Chest • The Flying Tiger Toy Airplane • Verticle Paper Towel Holder and Bread-Shaped Cutting & Cheese Boards *DEPARTMENTS* • Ask Smitty • Owner’s Gallery • Letters from Owners Academy Notes Disc Sanding Tips Service Pointers Jointer Service Pointers What's New Shopsmith Router Arm *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 Here at Shopsmith, our mailbox is constantly stuffed with great letters from Shopsmith Power Tool Owners, talking about how they use their tools and what they think about them. Here are some excerpts from just a few of the thousands of letters we’ve received from the members of our Shopsmith Family of satisfied owners throughout the years. We hope you’ll enjoy reading them as much as we have.
				Husband & wife team build house with MARK V ! Len Cranford of Florance, MT. writes . . . “My wife Yvonne and I built our own home with a Shopsmith MARK V. It took us 100 days for the exterior, which included all the foundation work except backhoeing and pouring the cement. I cut 350 1 x 4's in just two afternoons. We saved 50% of the construction cost (plus interest) by building our own home. Am I an advanced woodworker? Nope! I'm 31 and the last time I had any formal (woodworking) training was when I took wood shop in high school.” Practice helps woodworker build his skills Robert Baker of Veedersburg, IN writes... “With great apprehension, I purchased a Shopsmith MARK V. This apprehension was not with the quality of the machine, but with my own ability to use it, since I classified myself as a novice. Since then, I've made a mountain of sawdust and several projects that are useful and attractive. Although I still consider myself a novice, I can see my skills improve with every project and am more willing to attempt more ambitious projects. I know there are many potential woodworkers like myself who have a constant inner conflict between the dream of having a workshop and the fear of their ability will not equal the MARK V's. I can tell these people from experience that their skills will develop with each project they build.” MARK V changes wife's life ! Barbara Sutherland of Lake Charlotte, Nova Scotia writes... “I'd like to tell you how your company has changed my life. Recently, my husband announced that he was going to buy a MARK V. Well, I was not amused. Here was a man with little or no woodworking experience who was intent on purchasing what appeared to me to be a complex machine. I fought the idea tooth-and-nail. All to no avail! He knew what he wanted and sure enough, he got it. I waited for him to admit the error of his ways. Imagine my surprise when just eight weeks after getting the machine, he produced gifts for everyone in the family! I was proven wrong. Now, this was a new experience for me…which is why I say the MARK V has changed my life. Never before have I been wrong. How could you do this to me? He's since gone on to build a greenhouse, toys, even furniture. It's all just too much for me…but thanks, anyway.” Air Force man “loves his MARK V” G. B. Jackson of Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. writes . . . “Please add this letter to the thousands of pounds of mail you must receive every month, singing the praises of the Shopsmith MARK V. I can't begin to tell you how happy I am with my MARK V! This is the only product I've ever purchased that was actually understated by the salesman. To the user, it becomes very obvious that a great deal of research and development went into it. I can sum up my feelings about the MARK V and Shopsmith, Inc. in a short statement…I LOVE it! Thanks again for maintaining the fine level of professionalism among your staff…the super after-the-sale service…the highest quality merchandise…and the friendliest telephone assistance in the World!" Compact versatility of MARK V convinces man to get his own D.L. Novak of Rolling Meadows, IL writes... “In the early 50's when I was fresh out of high school, I saw an ad for the Shopsmith MARK V. Some years later, I was visiting a friend who owned a small home in the suburbs. He told me that he had a complete woodworking shop in his 12' x 16' basement. I found it hard to believe that he had this in such a small house, but after seeing it for myself and getting a three demonstration on what the MARK V could do, I new this was the machine for me! It was a long time before I could own a MARK V but now, my evenings are filled with the fun and new adventure of woodworking and don't know how I got along without the MARK V for so many years. It's not only what you say it is…its much, much more. I'm now look forward to many years of woodworking enjoyment -- thanks to all the people at Shopsmith, Inc.” Limited space almost keeps man from money-making woodworking business Joseph M. of Burnham, PA writes... “Because of limited space, I wasn't sure if I should become involved in woodworking. Nevertheless, I bought a Shopsmith MARK V and a Jointer in 1982. Excited to get started, I only lacked one thing -- a project. Well, as fate would have it, a friend called about a project he had in mind -- a cabinet for his guitar amplifier. Now, I had my first project. I selected red oak for the case and cane webbing for the speaker grille. This increased interest in my designs got me started in my own business. I put together an information packet and soon, orders began pouring in. Today, my business is operated out of my 11' x 13' shop and I often wonder what I would be doing if I hadn't bought my MARK V. Thanks for offering a fine woodworking system that has allowed me to expand my own abilities.” Man remodels home with MARK V Pam Ahlers of McCook, NE writes... “Soon after we started remodeling our 80-year-old house, we purchased a Shopsmith MARK V. My husband Don opened up an unfinished attic and turned it into two bedrooms, a den and a bath. He then built a winding oak staircase to reach this new area, remodeled the other rooms in the house, added on a building, built a redwood deck and an oak bay window. The MARK V is the best investment we've ever made !”