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Written by Johnny {J W} Morlan
Friday, 23 December 2005
* "Besides paying federal, state, county, city, social security, medicare, property and sales taxes, I create, handcraft and sell a little merchandise too!" Johnny W Morlan * "Customers are quite a treasure, we serve them with... |
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Written by Linda Correli
Friday, 23 December 2005
No issue is more disturbing and debatable for those concerned with college education than the issue of real value of college degrees. The tendency towards escalating cost of tuition fees made many people wonder whether a genuine payoff and... |
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Written by Linda Correli
Friday, 23 December 2005
"And once earned, a college degree is forever, as the payoff from higher education can never be erased, broken, or laid off."
It was estimated by the US Census Bureau that a bachelor degree holder earns approximately $2.1 million... |
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Written by Linda Correli
Friday, 23 December 2005
For the contemporary world with its diverse range of technologies and a myriad of challenging opportunities, the issue of importance of literacy in the sense of ability to read still remains one of the most pertinent and burning ones. The scale and... |
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Written by Johnny {J W} Morlan
Thursday, 15 December 2005
Welcome I started this column because of my desire to share my woodworking experiences and to teach and help people become better woodworkers. I have more than 20 years of experience working with wood and have worked more than 500 different... |
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Written by Johnny {J W} Morlan
Thursday, 15 December 2005
Overall Box Construction TechniqueAndiroba Gold Banded Jewelry Box. Dimensions Are 19 1/2" L x 11 1/4" D x 5 1/4" H. The Box & Lift Out Tray Bottoms Are Lined With Red Velvet. Middle Panal Has Ruby Red Cathedral Stained Glass... |
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Written by Johnny {J W} Morlan
Thursday, 15 December 2005
I place each species of wood into one of four wood movement categories, they are minute, small, average and great. Woods should be glued {laminated} whether edge to edge, face to face or edge to face only to other woods within the movement... |
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Written by Johnny {J W} Morlan
Thursday, 15 December 2005
Exotic wood even in the raw is an investment. Once correctly worked and created into an object the investment will multiply many times in the years and decades to come. This is why it is essential to know and understand wood movement between the... |
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Written by Johnny {J W} Morlan
Thursday, 15 December 2005
The art medium of woodworking differs from all other art mediums in numerous ways. In this day and age, the woodworker has to be environmentally conscientious because in today's society the rainforests and the depletion of trees is a major... |
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Written by Johnny {J W} Morlan
Thursday, 15 December 2005
In this article I will not go into explaining the rules of grading hardwood or softwood lumber as they are very complicated and lengthy. I will list the grades that are sold, the dimensions that are available and the ways retailers price and sell... |
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We all know how important a good education is. Not only for our children, but for ourselves as well. From Elementary to High School, College to the workplace, we are constantly learning new things.
