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I made something like this. Built the box then cut the top off at angle and put hinges on to keep the dust out. Made a inventory of what was in each box.
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joedw00 wrote:I made something like this.
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Nice! Great way to use your scrap.

joedw00 wrote:I made something like this. Built the box then cut the top off at angle and put hinges on to keep the dust out. Made a inventory of what was in each box.
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Thanks a good idea, any chance you can give us more detail? It looked like the sides were 1/2" PW with 3/4" on the ends?

berry wrote:Thanks a good idea, any chance you can give us more detail? It looked like the sides were 1/2" PW with 3/4" on the ends?

Based on that photo, I'd guess that's more like 3/8" on the sides.

Here is a couple of pictures of mine. I got a lot of magizines from estate sales. I need to make a couple more. They will hold around 28 magazines if you pack them in. Here is a PDF of where I got the idea. [ATTACH]19453[/ATTACH]

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So out of curiosity, how many times do folks go back and dig an older copy and read it again or look something up? I know I'm not very good at this...I tend to hold on to them forever "just because"...my hope is that the archive DVDs would make searching and retrieving needed articles and info easier but I'd like to confirm with someone who has one that they are complete and useful enough to plunk down $100-$150.

I have the Woodsmith, Fine Woodworking and ShopNotes DVDs. As far as I can tell they all include the complete magazine. Very easy to search for a topic across all issues. If I need a specific article or portion, I print it to take it into my shop for reference. So far the Wood magazine DVD is a little to expensive for my wallet, but it certainly would be a great addition to the "magazine" collection.
Dick

P.S. My hardcopy magazines have been gifted to my oldest son. Their storage is now his problem!

dickg1 wrote:I have the Woodsmith, Fine Woodworking and ShopNotes DVDs. As far as I can tell they all include the complete magazine. Very easy to search for a topic across all issues. If I need a specific article or portion, I print it to take it into my shop for reference. So far the Wood magazine DVD is a little to expensive for my wallet, but it certainly would be a great addition to the "magazine" collection.
Dick

P.S. My hardcopy magazines have been gifted to my oldest son. Their storage is now his problem!

I've been doing the same thing with National Geographic, Model Railroader, and Fine Woodworking. I'll probably do the same with Woodsmith and ShopNotes next year. The updates aren't all that expensive. I also have all the Hands On CDs as well.

BPR

dgale wrote:So out of curiosity, how many times do folks go back and dig an older copy and read it again or look something up? I know I'm not very good at this...I tend to hold on to them forever "just because"...my hope is that the archive DVDs would make searching and retrieving needed articles and info easier but I'd like to confirm with someone who has one that they are complete and useful enough to plunk down $100-$150.

I suppose I go back for specific information 8-10 times a year. Sometimes for a specific project and sometimes for a specific tip or info. This year I wanted to find a jig saw puzzle I could make for kids. I searched Wood Magazine index and found one and then had to dig out the issue. I also looked up info on no-mortise hinges for a project. And sometimes when I'm not on a project dictated by the family or specific needs - I like to browse old issues for inspiration.

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Speaking of these compendium DVDs, has anyone actually bought one of these before? ... I've often wondered if they really contain each issue cover to cover or if they just have the articles etc. and some of the pages that are more advertising related etc. are left out? I often enjoy the little stuff in between all the articles as much as the articles themselves...just curious how complete the DVDs really are?

I broke down and bought the Shop Notes and Woodsmith DVDs. I didn't really mind the hours searching thru the old hard copies looking for a certain item, because there's so much useful info to RE-read, revive old ideas for new projects, see if I had actually put to use some of things I had "learned" years ago, etc.
But it just takes so much time. And I burned myself a couply times looking and looking and not finding, only to later find that THAT issue had fallen behind the computer desk who knows how long ago...

So I got the DVDs. And I love them! They are absolutely complete, come up in .pdf, print as good as new (or better) if you want, search in a jiffy, yada yada. You can do whatever you want with em, moreso than the originals. Example: wanna make a few quick boxes for Christmas gifts, search "boxes", maybe narrow it down to "gift box", "jewelry box", whatever. Say you get 13 hits. Click on each cover and Save As .pdf in a directory "gift box". Now you have that search available any time again. Open one, go to the article, maybe there's a page or two has neat ideas for a technique or few, hit "Print" (for that page or whatever). Done.
This is for those issues you either don't have or cant find. Otherwise the search alone (and I just thought- can I save the search results? I dunno) points you to the issues, and it is Fast.

Another point about the DVD- when the new current year is done, for another $5 (no shipping) you buy another updated DVD that has Everything up to date. Cheap for the convenience.

I'm now searching FineWoodworking Online (as a member- I think it is free) for a particular jewelry box from years ago. FW is much harder to search in hardcopy than WS or SN- too hard for a short time like now, making me consider buying their Index DVD too. But frankly I get very tired of all the advertising, which accounts for a major part of the mag. I do ever onct in awhile like to browse the ads in there, but not every issue, especially when I'm looking for a particular piece. {Ironically tho, an old ad pops up that makes me glad they are in there- like the ShopSmith ad I recently found in a very very old FW.]\}

And in WS and SN of course there are zero ads.

Bottom line: I LOVE the WS and SN dvds.