Can some of you recommend a woodworkers notebook that I can keep out
in the shop to write down project notes, hints to myself in the future
when I make a mistake, project planners etc.. It has been a large
number of years since I was working in the shop and find myself making
mistakes I did years ago vs. recalling them.
I will likely make up my own book from ideas here. Will be using a
zippered leather 3 ring binder so to keep the dust out, make it water
resistant incase I want to travel to a store with it and it might be
raining, and include some photo pages to show past projects, page
inserts for inspiring photos of pieces I'd like to make or incorporate
portions into my pieces.
Perhaps a dream shopping list and a suggesting for Christmas/Birthday
presents.
Thanks
Alan
Lee Valley, Everyman's Journal. 11.95, 400 pages. Very nice looking
--
Young Carpenter
"Violin playing and Woodworking are similar, it takes plenty of money,
plenty of practice, and you usually make way more noise than intended"
"Alan W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Can some of you recommend a woodworkers notebook that I can keep out
> in the shop to write down project notes, hints to myself in the future
> when I make a mistake, project planners etc.. It has been a large
> number of years since I was working in the shop and find myself making
> mistakes I did years ago vs. recalling them.
>
> I will likely make up my own book from ideas here. Will be using a
> zippered leather 3 ring binder so to keep the dust out, make it water
> resistant incase I want to travel to a store with it and it might be
> raining, and include some photo pages to show past projects, page
> inserts for inspiring photos of pieces I'd like to make or incorporate
> portions into my pieces.
>
> Perhaps a dream shopping list and a suggesting for Christmas/Birthday
> presents.
>
> Thanks
>
> Alan
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Sounds like a rather nice project for the shop, a notebook in a wooden
binder. Pages (3-hole punched) held in with pinned dowels.
Alan W wrote:
> Can some of you recommend a woodworkers notebook that I can keep out
> in the shop to write down project notes, hints to myself in the future
> when I make a mistake, project planners etc.. It has been a large
> number of years since I was working in the shop and find myself making
> mistakes I did years ago vs. recalling them.
>
> I will likely make up my own book from ideas here. Will be using a
> zippered leather 3 ring binder so to keep the dust out, make it water
> resistant incase I want to travel to a store with it and it might be
> raining, and include some photo pages to show past projects, page
> inserts for inspiring photos of pieces I'd like to make or incorporate
> portions into my pieces.
>
> Perhaps a dream shopping list and a suggesting for Christmas/Birthday
> presents.
>
> Thanks
>
> Alan
I use a regular notebook, then just a quick pass with the blowgun on
it occasionally to remove the dust. I keep reference pages in
individual plastic holders with a hole in the corner to hang on a nail
in the wall.
On 18 Sep 2003 08:17:23 -0700, [email protected] (Alan W)
wrote:
>Can some of you recommend a woodworkers notebook that I can keep out
>in the shop to write down project notes, hints to myself in the future
>when I make a mistake, project planners etc.. It has been a large
>number of years since I was working in the shop and find myself making
>mistakes I did years ago vs. recalling them.
>
>I will likely make up my own book from ideas here. Will be using a
>zippered leather 3 ring binder so to keep the dust out, make it water
>resistant incase I want to travel to a store with it and it might be
>raining, and include some photo pages to show past projects, page
>inserts for inspiring photos of pieces I'd like to make or incorporate
>portions into my pieces.
>
>Perhaps a dream shopping list and a suggesting for Christmas/Birthday
>presents.
>
>Thanks
>
>Alan
On 18 Sep 2003 08:17:23 -0700, [email protected] (Alan W)
wrote:
>Can some of you recommend a woodworkers notebook
I have several.
A5 pocket notebook, for making drawings in museums. Artist's
sketchbook with good hot-pressed paper (smooth surface, unlike most
artist's sketchbooks), strong covers and a lay-flat wire binder. Also
travels with a small pencilcase containing a range of pencils (2H, B,
2B, brown crayon), a sharpener, rubber and a cloth (tailor's)
tapemeasure. No pens, because they worry curators. If you look like
you're used to doing it regularly, and you ask first, then it's
surprising how much you'll be allowed to open and measure up.
A4 artist's sketchbook for design sketches at home.
Workshop clipboard. Fold-over cover and a big spring clip. Usually
full of plain A4 printer paper.
Any useful workshop drawings, cutlists etc. get stapled or pinned into
a card folder with the project name on, then stored together in a
boxfile. Same for photocopied magazine plans & articles.