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Readers of our magazine know that we enthusiastically embrace both power- and hand-tool techniques. We’ve found that the best-quality modern-day work tends to involve both hand and machine processes. So we set out to design a T-shirt that celebrates this sentiment. And, with the assistance of a half-gallon of Starbucks, this is what we came up with.
On the front of the T-shirt is Contributing Editor Troy Sexton using a router to cut the pin sockets using his now-legendary “$19.99 Dovetail Jig.” If you’ve read Troy’s stories over the years, you know that the guy loves his power tools. He has a one-man, six-table-saw shop. Accompanying Troy’s image is the phrase: “Popular Woodworking: The magazine for the Normite…¦”
And then on the back of the shirt is Contributing Editor Adam Cherubini, outfitted in his 18th-century woodworking garb. Adam, the author of our very popular “Arts & Mysteries” column, has used a table saw only once in his life. His shop is filled with traditional tools, which he uses almost exclusively to build furniture. Below Adam’s picture is “…¦and for those outside the norm.”
By the way, we did ask Troy and Adam for their permission to use their photos on this T-shirt. And though their ways of working wood are vastly different, they both responded to our request with exactly the same word: “Hilarious.”
The new 100-percent white cotton T-shirt is available from our store run by CafePress for $19.99. All proceeds benefit our purchasing more coffee so we can dream up more T-shirts.
