11Apr2008

ZAGAT New York City Shopping 2008 (Zagatsurvey New York City Shopping)
$15.95
ZAGAT New York City Shopping 2008
http://www.amazon.com/ZAGAT-York-City-Shopping-Zagatsurvey/dp/1570069603/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230573007&sr=8-1

This is an insulting guide for shopping in New York City! I am sending it to Zagat to recycle. Where is Zagat's wonderful Marketplace guide? I hoped to be able to give this guide as gifts for the holidays. It is not easy to use and has no useful selection of places to find information for items one may want to find. At this point I am only left with Gerry Frank's Where to Find It, Buy It, etc.

G. Morandiere
NY, NY

WOODWORKING...in action!!! DVD video Magazine issue 11 Apr 2008
$19.95
Issue 11 begins with North Bennet Street School graduate John Hartcorn demonstrating a safe and exact way to cut bridle joints, one of the hallmarks of his immaculate contemporary furniture, on the tablesaw and mortiser. Marc Adams returns for an intriguing look at bending plywood for veneering using the kerf-cut method; easier than you might think once you understand the structure of the material. For a close look at how things used to be made, and why, Inside Story focuses on a pair of nineteenth-century chests: potentially rewarding projects for many tyro woodworkers, especially those with simpler shops. You might think that oarmaking was another age-old handcraft, but as Steve Kaulback of Adirondack Guide Boat fame shows us, using routers with simple jigs can guarantee the handmade look without sacrificing speed or accuracy. How to cope without endangered materials, such as exotic pernambuco and elephant ivory, is the subject of the elegant expos��� by Sue Lipkins of stringed-instrument bowmaking. Be sure to check out the exquisite miniature planes! The regular departments feature nationally known finisher Bob Flexner sharing some tips and tricks for producing ultra smooth finishes, and a Gallery department look at some work by Jo Roessler and his magnificent Easthampton Massachusetts shop located in a restored movie theater.