Way off base
The dimensions for the base of the Chimney Advent Calendar (Dec/Jan 2023) were incorrectly duplicated from the mantel dimensions. The correct dimensions for its base should be 3/4 × 6 × 14”. The base dimensions can also be customized to fit your own mantel or display space, as long as the tree and chimney are spaced and oriented so the tree doesn’t interfere with pulling the dowel pins out of the chimney side.
Correct dimensions
Reader-friendly
This torture device you have produced is not designed to be read by anyone over 20 years old. The infinitesimally small type and horrid contrast make it a painful process to attempt to read. The ads, of course, are clearly printed.
Peter Chast, via email
Fine and fair
The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association is accepting national and international entries for the 40th Annual Design in Wood Competition at the San Diego County Fair. The event will run from June 7 to July 4, 2023, with 23 categories including contemporary furniture, clocks, scrollsaw fretwork, veneering, and several carving and turning categories. More than $20,000 in prizes will be awarded, including a $1,000 best in show prize. Entries will be accepted through April 29, and more information can be found at sdfwa.org.
2022 Best New Entrant, Allan Price. Gazing Tiger
Monkeying around
I enjoyed WoodSense (Oct/Nov 2022) on monkeypod. It brought back memories of my time in the Navy in 1970 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. As a newly married couple, my wife and I, living on base, needed furniture, and the hobby shop on base sold monkeypod. We made a coffee table, a 3-legged end table, and a small cribbage board. We used these tables for many years and then gave them to my in-laws. They used them at a vacation home for many more years. We still have the cribbage board.
Ken Erickson
West Richland, WA
Refreshing tip
When I try to read an article online, I’m prompted to sign in. I click on the login page, sign in with my subscriber credentials, then go back to the article, only to see the same request to sign in. What gives?
Jolene MacDougal, via email
Woodcraft Magazine staff replies:
After signing in and clicking back to the article, refresh your browser to complete the login. Usually, that’s done by clicking a circular arrow near the navigation bar. Happy reading!
Stoolcraft Magazine?
What’s with all the stools lately? You’ve had articles on a camp stool (June/July 2022) and a four-legged stool (Aug/Sep 2022). The most recent issue had another stool, and a tip about leveling stools!
Theodore Laurence
Erin, TX
