The story of a woodworker wanna be. (Eclectic Woodworking).It all started when we went out to dinner with friends. During the course of the evening, the topic of our antiquated kitchen came up. This happens often because my wife, Martha, constantly reminds me that she wants to completely remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. our kitchen. Well, that's not going to happen ... at least not in this economy. Our house in Charlotte was built in 1950 and is equipped with the original cabinets. Martha had frequently commented on wanting a better way to organize the stuff in our drawers. Upon further review, it was concluded that short of granting her wish and installing new cabinets, new drawers were in order. Fortunately for us, one of our friends, Marte Yerkins, was a cabinet manufacturer in a previous life. He previously helped us upgrade our kitchen by building and installing new shelves that slide out of the cabinets giving us better access to pots, pans and other utensils. Once again Marte stepped forward and offered to build the drawers that would better organize our "stuff." To my surprise, Martha would have nothing of it. She firmly stated her intention to build the drawers herself and asked Marte if he would be willing to guide her through the process. He agreed, thus beginning Martha's journey into cabinetmaking cab·i·net·mak·er n. An artisan specializing in making fine articles of wooden furniture. cab 101. While Marte advised her that the project could be completed in one day, it took six months for them to get their schedules coordinated for her crash course. Marte bought the materials in advance so all was ready when Martha showed up at his shop. You can tell the level of a person's passion for something by the number of tools he owns. Well, let me tell ya, Marte's got a boatload boat·load n. The number of passengers or the amount of cargo that a boat can hold. Noun 1. boatload - the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" and Martha got to work with them under Marte's expert tutelage TUTELAGE. State of guardianship; the condition of one who is subject to the control of a guardian. . Me? I got to watch, take pictures and pitch in when necessary. After briefing his student on the theory of the 32mm system of cabinet production and providing a step-by-step overview of the project, Professor Yerkins announced that it was time to get to work. Martha had a great time working with a table saw, an edgebander, a power nailer (her favorite) and much more. At the end of the day we had five new drawers. On the following day, Marte helped Martha install them. The accompanying pictures provide a brief glimpse of the project in action and the end result. Two happy woodworkers: teacher and student. And of course, one happy husband and the new drawers to fill with stuff. RELATED ARTICLE: INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH WOODWORKING HIGHLIGHTS www.iswonline.com ISW ISW Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen (Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units, University of Stuttgart, Germany) ISW Information Survivability Workshop Home Page Poll Results Don't underestimate the importance of a fresh-brewed cup of java. Nearly half the readers in the October ISW Home Page Poll indicated that their coffeemaker cof·fee·mak·er also coffee maker n. An apparatus used to brew coffee. is the most indispensable piece of equipment at their woodworking plant. Which machine could your shop least live without? Coffeemaker: 47.2% CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication Router: 13.9% Edgebander: 11.1% Panel Saws: 11.1% Moulder moul·der v. Chiefly British Variant of molder. moulder or US molder Verb to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay: : 9.7% Widebelt Sander: 6.9% November ISW Poll Question: What is your favorite feature on iswonline? Scroll To continuously move forward, backward or sideways through the text and images on screen or within a window. Scrolling implies continuous and smooth movement, a line, character or pixel at a time, as if the data were on a paper scroll being rolled behind the screen. See auto scroll. down the home page of www.iswonline.com to cast your vote. Start your FREE ISW Update E-mail Newsletter subscription at www.iswonline.com. |
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