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Nick wrote:Where were you guys when I was actually getting royalties on these sales?

With all good wishes,

Nick, I found a new and revised edition of Woodworking Wisdom due out Nov. 2008 on Overstock.com. Any other books due out in the future?

This was covered in another thread recently.. I don't have the link but it's best you avoid this 'new' edition as Nick gets nothing out of it.. (among other things)

Nick wrote:Where were you guys when I was actually getting royalties on these sales?

With all good wishes,

When I was but a poor struggling parent with three little kids (children, not goats) I was busy scrimping the $$ get my garage/shop/hobby room constructed.

BPR

I was here, Nick but I didn't know you were writing books and I didn't know I wanted them. It's a shame but that's the way it is.

My SS 520 came with a whole library of Nick's books! I bought it at the Southern Living Home Show in Charlotte, NC during Feb. 2000.

I'm not complaining, and I ain't sendin em back:D

After retirement, and motorhoming through the U.S., I knew I wanted to get back into woodworking so looked around for some books. Wanted to get more info. on joint making, raised panels and furniture making. Found "Woodworking Wisdom" at a book store in a Barnes & Noble in Texas. Almost didn't look at it because of the photo of this young, smiling, good looking guy on the cover. I just knew he wasn't old enough to have perfected his craft. Also bought one by Andy Rae that same day. (Both of these books had printed testimonies to the author's qualifications, but Andy's had no photograph.)

However, the insides of "W. Wisdom" were full of various references to all kinds of joints, tools, techniques. One of the best things I noticed were the little blue windows throughout, that refered me to other parts of the book. I bought it at full price, and have never been sorry! Still didn't know who Nick was, but vaguely remembered his name from articles in magazines. I gained huge respect for Nick through my study of the book, and was pleasantly surprised when he appeared on the Shopsmith web site!

I had noticed a couple pictures or a Mark V in the book and those renewed my somewhat forgotten interest in Shopsmith. While traveling, I had run across a demo of a Mark V while traveling through Oregon (Puallup, I think). I'd always wanted to know more about that machine. This showed me that Shopsmiths were still available, but one just wouldn't fit in our motorhome, beside the MH was our only residence. When we settled in Texas, I had, brought my RAS (out of storage) from Montana and did quite a bit of cabinet work with it, with the help from "W. Wisdom".

Still had a SS price list from Oregon, now several years old, but I could find no advertising for Shopsmith and assumed they went back into oblivion. Didn't further pursue looking for one. Then, at a local home show - Shopsmith traveling demo, I caught the bug and got a start with Shopsmith. (had to convince my wife, this would be the only tool I'd ever need. She still reminds me of that when buying something like an OPR)

The book by Rae is nearly new looking still (except for the sawdust), while "Woodworking Wisdom" shows wear, notes and finger prints. I could part with some of my accumulated library of woodworking books, but "Woodworking Wisdom" is going to be in my estate's will along with the Shopsmith tools.

charlese wrote:.......... While traveling, I had run across a demo of a Mark V while traveling through Oregon (Puallup, I think). ............

Hi Chuck,
Including last year, SS has had a booth at the PUYALLUP (AKA The Western Washington) Fair, every year since I can remember. Always in September. That wood be in WA, not OR. That is not to say that you did not see it in Oregon, but there is no Puyallup in OR.

a1gutterman wrote:Hi Chuck,
Including last year, SS has had a booth at the PUYALLUP (AKA The Western Washington) Fair, every year since I can remember. Always in September. That wood be in WA, not OR. That is not to say that you did not see it in Oregon, but there is no Puyallup in OR.

About that time, after cris-crossing the country I was lucky to know we were in the Northwest. never did learn to spell Puyallup - just how to pronounce it. Guess I just spelled it the way it sounds. PHonics!

charlese wrote:About that time, after cris-crossing the country I was lucky to know we were in the Northwest. never did learn to spell Puyallup - just how to pronounce it. Guess I just spelled it the way it sounds. PHonics!

Don't feel bad, even IF us locals can spell it, most of us do not pronounce it right.

edit:An Puyallup native told me how to pronounce it: Pew-yall-up. Most people around here pronounce it just like you spelled it.

Back in Washington (got the right State this time) they told me to say "P.U.! allup". Since that was funny, I could remember how to say it, not how to spell it or what State it was in.