eLetter: A first look at our new shop!

The latest news from FineWoodworking.com - January 15th, 2022 [View in Browser]( [Fine Woodworking Logo]( [Subscribe]( Hello, {EMAIL}! [A first look at our new shop]( As many of you know, we’ve been slowly but surely moving into the new Fine Woodworking shop. It’s exciting to start with a bunch of new machines and a blank slate, but we quickly realized that excitement came with a whole lot of work. Laying out the new shop was not an easy task, and honestly, we didn’t get it right the first time around. We sketched everything out on paper and had the electrical wired up to match, but as soon as we put the machines in place, it became clear that what worked on paper didn’t work in practice. For the past month or so we’ve been tweaking the shop layout until everything felt right. The machinery is in the right places and now we just need to get the dust collection tidied up and permanent electrical moved to a few machines. It’s pretty exciting! Slowly but surely, it’s starting to feel like a real shop. While we’ve shared bits and pieces of the shop on social media, we thought it would be nice to have [Mike Pekovich]( give everyone an official tour. As you’ll see in this first look video, this is just the starting point, and there is a lot of work left to do. But from here on out, it’s the fun stuff! Also on FineWoodworking.com this week: Sometimes we are presented with posts that are far more interesting and educational than I would think. Adding a handle to a hammer–or hafting as it's called by some–seems like a straightforward and rather boring process, but [Karen McBride's post, "Hammers from the sea"]( proves me wrong on all accounts. I highly recommend reading it! Also, included in this eLetter is a [great article by the legendary Tage Frid]( that I recently stumbled upon. In it, he makes a simple salad server, but if you've been wanting to try out bent lamination and use up some scraps from your shop, this is a great read! -Ben Strano [Watch Now]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Hammers from the sea]( Karen McBride pays homage to her family's historical tugboat by crafting a stylish hammer from its anchor. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Hammers from the sea]( [Best photos for SketchUp]( When it comes to re-creating a design in SketchUp, perfect reference photos make all the difference. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Best photos for SketchUp]( [How to develop a furniture style]( Garrett Hack has a style all his own, and here he talks about where it began, how it developed, and where it might be going in the future. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [How to develop a furniture style]( [Workshop Tip: Template-rout your dog holes]( A simple template makes it easier to control the router when making dog holes for your bench. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Workshop Tip: Template-rout your dog holes]( [From the archive: Making Salad Servers]( Curved laminates for lifting the lettuce [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [From the archive: Making Salad Servers]( [2021 Fine Woodworking Magazine Archive]( In one amazingly easy-to-search resource — available as USB — you’ll enjoy 46 years of content from our award-winning magazine. That's all 293 issues of Fine Woodworking, starting with the first issue in 1975 and including all 2021 issues. [Shop]( [Michael Pekovich: The Ultimate Collection]( Included in this special USB flash drive are 2 video workshops and 3 project plans by Michael Pekovich that are featured in his bestselling book, The Why & How of Woodworking. [Shop]( [Fine Woodworking]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [BECOME A MEMBER]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [youtube]( [TAUNTON STORE]( | [ABOUT]( | [CUSTOMER SERVICE]( | [CONTACT]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( [COPYRIGHT]( | [TERMS OF USE]( | [ACCESSIBILITY]( | [CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS]( 63 South Main Street | Newtown, CT 06470 You received this message because you are a Taunton customer or have registered at Taunton.com. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. [Click here]( to unsubscribe or to update your email preferences.