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   Redstickslim | Jan 29, 2016 02:32pm | #1

   I really like your new feature, favorite piece of furniture, this week. Discussion of what elements of a piece of furniture make it fine and unique is outstanding! I greatly enjoy all of the podcast but this new kind of discussion indicates to me why your magazine is titled "Fine Woodworking". I hope you continue this in all the subsequent podcasts - thanks.

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   user-4800563 | Jan 30, 2016 11:23am | #2

   This can be a tricky topic because inevitably it not only invites praise and shared appreciation, but also how do we deal with elements which we are less keen on without hurting somebody's feelings, they might become discouraged and not pick up a woodworking tool again, or become bitter etc. Yet we need to be honest if we are to keep moving upwards. There are great classics in music, design, art, etc which are praised by the masses. Great furniture designers like Sheraton, and Mackintosh so obviously understood proportion which can be hard to achieve without a natural or hard learned gift, but there will be less popular works by these heros. I remember when the Ford Sierra car was first brought out, I thought it was horrible, but I got used to it and sometimes the new design is just a shock to the system because it breaks new ground, and I am more likely now to question design elements of some older car designs. Now to the point which I am hesitant to mention....did Garrett Hack make the right decision to use turned, or at least the particular design of turned legs in his side table from issue 104? It is possibly just a matter of personal opinion. We are all different after all.

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   BillRue | Jan 30, 2016 11:37am | #3

   While I still really like the Favorite Tools segment, the Favorite Furniture segment is an excellent alternative. Thanks for adding it and I really appreciate your including the pics of both the furniture and the techniques segment. I'm looking forward to further discussions on furniture design. BTW, I've been a subscriber since almost the start of FWW and two of my favorite pieces going all the back are actually fairly recent additions - Mike's Hay Rake Table (#226) and his Low Dresser (#248).

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   BillRue | Jan 30, 2016 11:52am | #4

   I'm with user-4800563. Love Garrett Hack's sidetable, but not crazy about the turned legs.

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   Merritt1 | Jan 31, 2016 04:11pm | #5

   My shop is in the upper story of an 1850 timber frame barn. It is in more or less two sections, one of which slopes 5 inches in 11 feet, and the other section is roughly level. I feel your pain . . .

   Merritt

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   Feierst4 | Feb 07, 2016 11:24am | #6

   Wow! That was super cool tho hear my question on the show! Thank you gentlemen very much for your ideas. I have always liked that you share several different ideas from your many experiences in your responses. It gives each listener a different way to tackle their situations. Keep up the awesome work.

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   MKenney | Feb 08, 2016 07:21pm | #7

   user-4800563:

   To answer your question. Yes, Garrett did make the right decision to use turned legs.

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   Trocket | Feb 16, 2016 03:58am | #8

   Agreed, the new favorite furniture is a nice segment.

   Mike, Matt, when answering the question on a larger tool vs better small tool, you both indicated you are tempted to swap out your Grizzly 17" and 19" bandsaws for the well reviewed Laguna 1412. Why? Can you elaborate any further? No difference in resaw height, and it would seem you don't need the extra throat width, but otherwise the saws are pretty comparable. Why the desire to change? Are the ceramic guides on the Laguna that much different? Other thoughts?

   Thanks, enjoying the show!