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In late
July,WOODo
magazine sent its
top craftsmen and designers to compete
in
the
popular
cable
reality
show
Warehouse Warriors on DIY-The
Do
It Yourself Network. T\e
WOOD
crew
and their opponent from another maga-
zine were challenged to design and build
an armoire in eight
hours using
only
the
materials
on
hand. Did
you get
that?
Eight hours!
Who
won? You'll have to
tune
in
to find out.
Trust
us, the
quality,
creativity, and craftsmanship of the
entries will blow
you
away. Here are
the
episode's
broadcast times for the net-
work's fall lineup:
DATE T|ME
(EST)
October 14
(premier)
9:00
p.m.
12:00
a.m.
October 19 10:00
p.m.
1:00
a.m.
November 20
9:00
p.m.
12:00
a.m.
WOOD magazine's team,(from left in red
shirts) Jeff
Mertz,
Chuck
Hedtund,
and
Kevin
Boyle
pose proudly,
along
with DIY
carpenter Jay
Baker, before the armoire they
designed and built
in
just
eight
hours while
competing on
TV's Warehouse Waniors.
Arnrrsing
obsenrations
frorn a rrroodrrrorlring rookie
November 24 10:00
p.m.
1:00 a.m.
Whether
you've
been working with wood
for
a short time or a lifetime, it's hard to
forget
the rush of excitement derivedfrom
your
early
dnys
in the
shop.
Here's how
Scott Spencer, a newcomer to the craft,
humorously expressed his
feelings
about
his hobby while
participating
in the
G eneral W o o dw orking
fo
rum at
www.woodonline.com:
IMy
shop
is too
small.
f
My
"rookief'
season
might last
a
couple more
years.
I I
don't
have
enough tools.
I Deck-building tolerances
and furniture-
building tolerances aren't the same.
I I filled
a
garbage.
can
with
sawdust!
IThe
square
from
the
"$1
store" isn't.
I Friends
and
neighbors won't notice the
41 flaws in
a
project.
I Having ten fingers is a blessing.
I
I
don't
have
enough clamps.
I
lt looks
so easy when Norm does it.
I"Square" is not a
given.
I
Measure twice
and take 3 or
4 nibble
cuts
until
you
build up
your
confidence.
I I hate tear-out.
I
Biscuits
are
your
best
friends.
ISawdust is everywhere.
IYou
"nuts"
who
spent
hundreds for
a
dust collector....well,
you
aren't...
I Because I have
a
tablesaw, my
neighbors think I
do
plumbing
too.
I Every step takes three times longer
than
I
thought it
would.
IThe
WOOD
Talk
forums
are cool.
lStaining and
topcoating
a
project
is
fun
for
about
30
minutes.
I lt takes at least
3
hours to stain and
topcoat a
project.
lTossing
scrapwood
is hard to
do.
f The
guys
who took woodshop in
school were smarter than I thought.
lGiving the kids a dollar to sweep up
the sawdust only works twice.
I Kickback
is
as dangerous as everyone
says
it is.
I Every new
project
justifies
a new tool.
IMy
lawn
doesn't
look
as
nice
as
it
used
to,
and
I
don't care.
I
I
stare at
my
creations for hours.
I I'm lovin every minute
of
it!
-Scott
Spencer,
Rochester, New York
Continued
on
page
8
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November 2002