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Wood grain in cover logo type this issue

WOOD PROFILE

OUTFEED ROLLERS
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RUSTIC REDWOOD SIGNS


Ever try routing a sign free-hand? Come on, give it a tryit's not that hard. Dave Jordan shares secrets gleaned from
II years of sign cutting. We've also included a nrst-time
project to start you out.

MOBILE MACHINE

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CRAFTSMAN CLOSE-UP

AND INCREASE FLOOR SPACE


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ISSUE NO. 15

YELLOW POPLAR, WILLING TO WORK, PLEASANT


TO PAINT, AND YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE
Thrncd, carved, molded, painted - this wood can be found in everything
from caskets to pianos.

WITHTHE~L

beech

FEBRUARY 1987

folds down neatly

($

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SHOP-TESTED TECHNIQUES

CUTTING CURVES - AND MUCH MORE


Curves, yes - but did you know that cutting circles, arcs,
chamfers, and duplicates can be done just as easily on the
band saw? Our 7 shop-tested techniques show you how to
do them.

PLANER STAND WITH


ROLLERS
raises plener to
proper worl<lng height
provldesmachinemobility
Ilvelold Increase In
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_ storage Is a sn:,:,

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WE KNOW YOU CAN BUILD


THE BLOCK.NOW, CAN
YOU SOLVE THE PUZZLE?
Challenge your friends to see how fast they can piece this
band-sawn block puzzle back together again.

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THE 'BIG APPLE' BANK


Colorful and inviting - here's a bank that youngsters
will shine up to in a hurry. This easy-tomake project
not only encourages thrift, it serves as a cheerylooking child's room accessory. Bct you don't build
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ROLLERTABLE
Rook Solid SUPDerl
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Discover HTe's many unique


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OUT THERE FOR YOU
If there's a band saw on your wish list, yOU'll want to
know about throat capaCity, cutting height, bladc
guards, and other important features. Our tool experts
talk about these and more.

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

ROUTER STRAIGHTEDGE,
IT lIIAKES DADOES AND
EDGE:JOINTING A SNAP

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Simple to make, easy to use, and best of all, it


takes up hardly any room in the shop. So don't
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SHAKERS

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Spice up someone's table setting with these palmsized mahogany and walnut shakers. The special
tenon technique makes it easy to turn them on

Mspls Toy WI>M.. wi1h 1/4 holes


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Many woodworkers take great pride in building with wood they've seasoned themselves. So can you - and save 50 percent or morc, for your
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1/2" M~ Butlons
3/8" x 2' Dowel Pins
\.,/2" MIIPIe Splndles
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Show off a treasured piece of handiwork


or valued heirloom on this attractive oak

quilt rack.

KITCHEN CANISTER

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& BRASS SCOOP


Make one, or half-a-dozen - we
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SPICE CABINET

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Its country charm will earn this holder a place


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WOOD MAGAZINE

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WOOD

This versatile machine makes


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- greallor making IOYS. Jewelry,


pozzles, frelwor1t, etc. The blade Is
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needed. Thousands 01 satislled customers


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Editor LARRY CLAYTON
Managing Editor CIWlLES E. SOMMERS
Ar1 Oisecl:or C. L. BAnKE
Design Editor JAMES R. DOWN'NG
Features Editor PETEII J. STEPHANO
Howb Editor lWlLEN KEMMer
8u)'manship1Techniques EditDf JIM WRrn
Projecl: Builder JAMES E. BOEWNG
GIapllic Deslgner PERRY A. McfARUN
Administrative A$SlS~nt DARlENE REYNOLOS
Bu~ness OffiCe C1erlr REBECCA REMPE

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Testing; VERNON U. WARD CoHectible Tools;
PAUL L. McCLURE WOOd Technology

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Promotion/Research Director THOMAS R. TROLAND
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KEEP SAFElY FOREMOST IN MIND!


In thc October issue of WOOD, a reader suggested
using shampoo bottles to store tung oil, Please
remind others that transferring such materials from
their original containers removes critically important
safety considerations designed into the package and
label. Each year thousands of children arc poisoned
by chemicals they find in their home. Proper containers are the first step in preventing such acci. dents, Having label information, such as ingredients
and firstaid instructions, can be very critical in
treating a poisoning victim.
Richard Drew, Durham, N.C_

Thanks for reminding us about the safety aspects Of


that suggestion, Richard. We work hard to prevent
accidents with our power tools. We also need to
safeguard against accidents with the hazardous
materials used in the shop, It might be a good
idea if we all doublecheck our storage facility
Although it may be safe enough for us, we should
realize there may be visitors, particularly exploring
grandkids and others, who are not aware of the
potential hazards. A surprising number Ofproducts
commonly used in a shop have potentially hazardous ingredients. To determine which ones, check the
labels. Look for k~ signal words such as "acid",
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a product presents. lfyou're still in doubt about a
product, ask your dealer.

WHEN TO STICKER DRY WOOD


Regarding your reply to the question on how to sep
arate stacked boards on page 90 of the June, 1986
issue: The U.S, Department of Agriculture'S Forest
Products Utilization Technical Report #6 recommends
stickers be placed directly above each other. If not,
sags will develop in the boards where weight bears
on unsupported areas,
Robert E. Jacques, Carlisle, Pa.

Robert, your letter prompted us to call the experts


at the Us. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison,
Wit Th~ told us you can safely stack dried lumber
wtthout stickers as long as tt stays dry. In fact,
many commercial factories solid-stack dry WO()([,
without stickers, when they know tt will be used
within a reasonably short time. A~ many woodworkers routinely solid-stack wood in their shoPs.
But green lumber must be stickered, and as you
point out, with the stickers placed directly above
each other to eliminate any possibilities of the
boards warping. For other details on drying lumber.
read the article, Air-Drying Green Wood, starting on
page 64 in this issue,

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WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

PLANES

to any thickness...

MOLDS Popular Patterns

Just Mall Coupon

You can rip, plane and mold...


All with Automatic Power Feed!
From the Day II Arrives tile plancrl'Vi.ll make ffild s."lVC you
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all popular patterns. Other operators are making cases for


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onto - better, safer, faster, or easier
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Des Moines, IA 50336

BORROWED FROM THE


FAMILY SEWING KIT
Ripping various widths of material on a radial arm saw requires
a lot of setup time. How can you
speed things uP?
TIP: With the radial arm blade set
for ripping, turn on the saw, lower
the blade, and cut a VI6"-deep
groove in the tabletop. Then pull
the blade slowly toward and then
away from you to create a dishedout groove.
Glue a paper or cloth tape measure to the bottom of the groove.
When you're ready to rip, set the
blade so that it just clears the
scale. Now you don't need to raise
and lower the blade each time you
set up to rip a different width of
material.

Frcd Schwcnd, Mira Lorna, Calli.

WHOOPS! OUR MISTAKE


We found an error in one of the
shop tips on page 14 of our last
issue (December, 1986). The tip,
from Robert A. Grace, St. Joseph,
Mich., shows how you can tell if
you're drilling level with spade
bits. You slip a washer over the
drill bit shaft. If the washer neither
climbs up nor walks down the
shaft, you arc holding the bit level,
as shown in the drawing below. In
the last issue, we ran the drawing
sideways, with the bit pointing
down If you saw this drawing,
you might have wondered how we
made the washer defy the law of
gravity! The draWing below should
clarify things.
-

TIP: Call a strap clamp to the rescue. Glue and assemble the project
at the workbench. First secure it
with a strap clamp and then beef
up the clamping process with pipe
clamps, as shown.
-

From thc WOOD shop

From thc WOOD shop

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SLIPSLIDING AWAY
NO MORE
Small workpieces can be hard to
clamp or fasten to the workbench
for sanding or planing.
TIP: Use double-faced tape to
secure strips of used sanding belts
- the coarser, the better - to
your workbench top. The sandpaper helps keep pieces of wood
stationary while you safely sand or
plane them. This trick works especially well if you need both hands
to operate the tool.
-

DO THE CLAMPING
lWOSTEP
Unless you have help, struggling
with pipe clamps to clamp a
mitered box or frame for glueing
can be tough.

THE ELIMINATOR
Vibrating metal power-tool bases,
stands, and cabinets create a lot
Of noise pollution in the shop.
TIP: Here's how you can cut out
a lot of that noise permanently in
short order. Disassemble the stand
or base and apply a bead of a good,
low-shrinkage construction adhesive - Franklin's Premium 5661 is
one brand - anywhere metal parts
touch. When it's reassembled, you
should notice quite a substamial
reduction in noise when the
machine runs.
-

Robert M. Vaughan, Roanokc, Va.

From the WOOD shop

Conlinued on page 20

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FEBRUARY 1987

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Here at WOOD, we're always looking for products that make life
in the woodshop a bit easier, or make a project a bit nicer. When
you find a product that really works for you, you tell your
friends, right? That's the purpose of this column. We don't always
feature the latest products on the market, but ones we think you,
as a woodworker, will be interested in. And we test aU of them to
make sure they meet our standards of performance: we hope
they'll meet your requirements, tool

Woodworker-friendly calculators
In a world of calculalOrs that operate on
the decimal system,
these two speak woodworker's language fractions.
The mechanically
operated Fractron Calculator works like a
circular slide rule; it
quickly and easily adds
and subtracts fractions,
giving its answer to the nearest V64".
To add with it, you just insert a
pencil or pen point into the hole
next to the first fraction in the equation, and rotate the dial clockwise
until it stops. Repeat the process for
each fraction you want to add. To
subtract a fraction, you Simply
reverse the direction of rotation.
The Construction Master e1ectconic pocket calculator quickly
solves practically any problem
involving fractional dimensions.
With it, you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide, in feet, inches,
and fractions (to 1/6 4 "), as well

The new portable sawmill


from Delta.
Now you can make boards
from your own logs (up to 23"
in diameter). 'Ib your dimensions. Right where your tree is
felled.
Instead oftaking your tree
to a sawmill, why not take
your sawmill to the tree. And
eliminate a lot ofheavy
hauling.
The Lumber Company
weighs 165 pounds. It rides
the log. All you do is guide it.

The narrowkerfband saw


blade produces more useable
lumber, with 80% less waste
than chainsaw or circular
blade mills.
""You can mill hun-

No more waiting: lbis glue drles fast

dreds ofboard-feet of
dimensioned wood

in a day's time. __oliiil

At that rate
you can pay for your
Lumber Company
pretty quickly.

Th find out
more about The
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COnV8flS 10 vertical
band saw lor ripping.
pany, or to get a (slsndoptional)
video cassette
demonstration, call toll-free:
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as in decimal values.
The Construction
Master also does the
following calculations:
Converts displayed
measurements directly
to or from the following formats: feet-inchfractions, decimal feet,
inches, yards, meters.
Instantly calculates
area and volume (both
square and cubic measurements).
Calculates angles (pitch, run, rise,
slope). Also calculates board feetl
dollar costs.
The Construction Master comes
with two replaceable button-cell
batteries, vinyl carrying case, user's
manual, and a one-year warranty.
Leather case optional. Fractron CaLculator, 19.00 postpaid from
Graphic Systems, P.O. Box 881,
Melville, NY 11747. Construction
Master Dimensional Calculator
193.45 postpaid from Calculated
Industries, 2010 N. Tustin Ave.,
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You're turning a bowl on the lathe


and run into a crack, loose knot, or
soft area. With Hot StujJ instant gluc
and Hot Shot glue accelerator, yOll
can make repairs and get back to
turning within a few minutes. No
more long "down times" associated
with slower-drying epoxy and conventional wood glues.
A water-thin cyanoacrylate adhesivc, Hot Shot penetrates hairline cracks,
making a complete
bond. Adding a squirt
or two of Hot StujJ
accelerator makes the
glue set hard in less
than a minutc. The

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firm also offers Hot StujJSpecial 'r,


a syrupconsistency glue for filling
small gaps, holes, and voids. The
spray-on accelerator works with
both types. Hot Stuff Adhesive
(Original) IGLOO, 2 oz. bottle,
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IG200, 2 oz bottle, $9.75 postpaid;
Hot Shot Accelerator IGJOO, 3 oz
bottle, 13.95 postpaid. Available
from WOOdcraft
Supply Corp., 41
Atlantic Ave., P.O.
Box 4000, Woburn,
MA 01888 or Craft
Supplies U.S.A, 1644
S. Stale St., Provo, UT
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Contfnl!d on page 28
WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

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Foolproof square for perfect setups

A "fine" saw, any way you


cut it

There aren't many truly revolutionary "bench


mark layout tools, especially one as accurate as
this newly patented electronic precision square.
But we found Square It amazingly simple to use
for determining precise 900 and 45 0 angles on
tools requiring these seUings. With it you can
square up table saws, drill presses, radial arm saws,
jointers, disk sanders, hand planes, and more. To
usc, just place this device against the adjoining
metal surfaces to be squared, such as the saw blade
and table, and adjust the tool until the device's
small krypton bulb lights up.
The manufacturer guarantees an accuracy of 5/m.ooo of an inch. But to
give you a better idea of how accurate this instrument is, after using the tool
to set a 45 0 angle on our table saw (sec photo above) and the light came
on, we pressed down on a corner of the saw table with one finger. This
caused enough table deflection to make the light go off again!
Square It comes with an illustrated, comprehensive manual with excellent
detailed instructions for squaringup over 15 stationary machines and hand
tools. We tested the prototype model, shown in the photo above. The
production model, which should be available by the time you get this issue,
will have a dark-colored case with obscure, translucent plastic sides (not
transparent, as shown here), and a krypton light bulb. It takes two replaceable
alkaline batteries (included). Square-It, S76.50 postpaidfrom ZAC Products
Inc., 34 Renwick Street, New York, NY 10013.

This adjustable jeweler's saw uses


scroll-saw blades up to 6" in length
to make the fine kerfs required for
intricate projects. You can rotate the
blade 3600 in the saw frame to cut
in any direction; twisting the
wooden handle adjusts blade tension (it works like a coping saw).
But use a light touch with this saw
- we found that the thinner-sized
blades break easily. Adjustable
jeweler's saw No. 250.. Great Neck
Saw Manufacturers; available
nationwide through hardware
stores and home centers. We paid
$8.95 retail for ours.

Continl/ed on page 30

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A Link with the Past


Built in 1963, the Bluenose II is the last of the Tall Schooners.
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pered hardboard,
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The Shape
of Pride
'0

Total Shop Multi-purpose Tool

What con

compoTe 10 the

sense of pride you feel when you


corelully shape a piece of wood
inlo a timeless treasure? Toto1
Shop understands thatleelinq
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Compore Totol Shop with
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The Total Shop molor produces
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Shopsmilhe machine and can be


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FEBRUARY

Koyenta-ka-ab-tas, the
fOT

1987

YELLOW
POPLAR
Willing to work, pleasant

nondaga Indians of
New York called it

"white tree,"

~m ~ J

the

wood's pale color. Fur-

ther south, tribes found


the tree's size perfect for
long canoes and its soft
wood easily worked with
their crude tools.
Colonists came and
feasted on the strongly
flavored honey made by
bees from the abundant
nectar in the white tree's
flowers. The new settlers
worked the wood, too into furniture, interior
trim, baskets, and boxes.

to paint, and you can't


beat the pricel

tree yellow poplar, for


the wood's resemblance
to stock they had known.
Today, yellow poplar
rates as the mOSt valuable
hardwood in the eastern
U.S. In variety of uses, no
other tree can match it.
Yellow poplar can be

YeUow poplar heartwood

found in construction

Wood identification
Yellow poplar, or tulip
tree, has a magnolia heritage but a pedigree
shared by no other spe
cies in the U.S. Liriodendron tulipifera grows
only in the eastern part
of the nation, yet its origins trace back to geological remains in Europe
and Asia.
You'll find yellow poplar growing singly among
other hardwoods and
WOOD MAGAZINE

Working properties
Yellow poplar has suffi
cient strength for most
shop projects, and outranks many hardwoods
in stability, stiffness, and
resistance to wear. It
works easily with hand
tools, and has excellent
gluing, nailing, and sanding qualities.
Because of its lackluster appearance, yellow
poplar doesn't lend itself
to clear finishes or stain.
It does, however, accept
paint readily.

They named the welcome

lumber, moldings, plywood cores, as:tions in


pianos and organs,
matches, food containers,
papcr, woodenware, caskets, and even pool
tables. You may find it
just as versatile in your
workshop, with similar
characteristics of higher
priced woods.

Grain is straight, nor


mally featureless, and of
medium texture. Light for
a hardwood, yellow pop
lar weighs about 26
pounds per cubic foot
dry, compared to red
oak's 45 pounds.

YeUow poplar streaked


heartwood

pines from the Mississippi


River to the Atlanhc
ocean. The northern limits are central New York;
the southern terminus in
northern Florida. Rich
soil in the Ohio River Val
ley and the southern
Appalachians produce the
largest trees, with many
yellow poplars attaining
1SO' in height and
girths to 10'. On these
specimens, you often
don't spot a branch for
the first 80'!
. Mature trees have
thick, light orangebrown
bark with many fissures,
and frequent burls.
Youngsters have bark

fEBRUARY 1987

that's thin and smooth.


If you can't distinguish
yellow poplar by its bark,
look to the leaves. Wider
than they are long, the
leaves resemble saddles.
When you see yellow
poplar sapwood, you'll
understand why Indians
named it for its lack of
color. Only a slight
creamy tone makes it a
bit less white than holly.
Heartwood, on the other
hand, may be nearly a
canary yellow with hnges
of green - hence "yel10w poplar. OccasionaJly,
heartwood has dramatic
streaks of gray, blue, and
dark purple.
M

Uses in
woodworking
Manufacturers find many
ways to use yellow pop.
lar, and you will, too.
The straight grain and
softness suit carvers.
Woodturners find yellow
poplar makes wonderful
bowls that imP.arLno
taste and have no odor.
You can easily work the
wood into toys, furniture,
moldings, and case goods.

Cost and availability


Abundant on the East
Coast, yellow poplar
becomes less available
farther west. Where sold,
you can usually find
veneer as well as lumber.
Boards range up to 20"
wide, 16: long, and in
thicknesses of 3" or more.
Cost may be as low as
S1 per board foot near
where it grows.
Illustrations: Steve Schindler

35

Dave Jordan's
Specialty...

RUS,.IC
REDWOOD

Gil

At Lake of the Ozarks, Dave Jordan crafts them


freehand, and tells you how it's done
Rembrandt. That's why Lori does
most of the painting on their redwood Signs. Bue give Dave a routcr
and you'll see pure artistry. Among
the craftsmen that call themselves
"redwood cutters", Dave has proven
by his products that he ranks among
the best.

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

n his "Rustic Redwood Signs"


shop, Dave zips through red-

wood boards, cedar boards, and


oak recipe-box lids 12 hours a day
from latc May to September. In a
busy month (as it is most of the

summer) he'll go through 7,000


board feet of redwood alone! And

the routing is all done freehand.


Name a name and Dave's probably
cut it into wood. Last names, first
names, pets names, boats names,
business names - he's made them
all. And quickly.
"A Pantograph or anyl.hing else
for routing lettering just plain
slows you down. With those things

you can't make a sign as fast, or as


personally handcrafted, as you

can freehand," Dave explains.


Fast, yes! nUl dangerous? "About
the only thing lO worry about is
getting dust or wood chips in your
eyes. No one would have trouble
holding a router back," he says.

PRACTICE, THEN PRACTICE


SOME MORE
Freehand routing does take lots of
practice, though. And while Dave
is accomplished now, he practiced
plenty at first.

He got started making signs quite


by accident. Someone SlOpped by
his home and asked if he could
make one for them.
"1 didn't know how, but said I
would. That night 1made it with
a router, a round-point bit, and a
pine board. The guy liked it. Right
then I went out and bought some
redwood and practiced every night
until r thought my signs looked
good enough to sell. I won't sell
anything if I'm not proud of it."
Since then, Dave has added
routed-in scenes, landscapes, buildings, flowers, hearts, cows, pigs, and
horses to his Signs. But Dave draws
the Hne at pets like a dog or a cat
"A woman asked me once if I
could put a likeness of her dog on
her sign. I said 'Sure, bring me a
photograph.' She did and I painted
Spot on the sign for an extra S1.50.
I didn't think i[ looked bad, but to
her it just wasn't her dog. I asked
her, 'What do you want for S1.50,
a color portrait?' So I refuse to
do dogs or cats. They're too personal. You can't, no matter how
much you try, paint pets to the
owner's satisfaction."
With a paintbrush, Dave is no

Dave maneuvers his router through


a board like a snake through prairie grass. In learning to do so, he's
picked up a few tricks of the trade.
The first, using the right wood.
Dave goes right 1O the lumberyard
to select his -%"-thick, knotfree,
clearheart-grade redwood. Even
beyond that, he's finicky. "The
closer and tighter the grain, the
better it works for free-handing,"
advises Dave. "I test mine by running my finger across it If the nail
bumps over the tiny ridges, you
know the router will do the same
thing. Sometimes you can turn the
board over and rout, but if you
can't, don't use it"
The minor amounts (compared
to redwood) of Tennessee red
cedar and white oak he uses pose
other problems with no easy solu
tions. The cedar naturally has knots,
which he routes around; the oak
he battles through because it's just
plain tough.
Dave has also reversed the handles on his over-thecounter, I-hp.,
Hitachi plunge router. This lowers
its center of gravity and makes
it easier to control from a low,
tabletop working position. He
also removed the subbase for
COlli fill/cd

ntil we met Dave Jordan, 40


(that's him at left), we really
U
hadn't given sign making much
thought. But with his freehand
routing technique he turns Ollt
such great looking signs that we
had to learn just how he does it.
With Lori, his wife and partner,
and son, Sean, Dave lives at Lake
Ozark, Missouri - a popular vacaWOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

lion spot. From their shop they scll


signs co tourists as souvenirs of an
Ozark visil. During the off-season
the Jordans travel to shopping
malls to market their signs.
Dave made the switch from
crafting kitchen accessories to
routing redwood about II years
ago, and now, as you'll learn, he's
a master at it.

37

RUS'IIC REDWOOD SlaMS

TOP left. A dust attachment made from an upholstery Dank


connects Dave's router to his shop vacuum. Otherwise, dust
and chips would hinder his vision.

Below left. Dave uses the penciled-on letters as a guide. He


calculates spacing as he goes, t1I1s in with a design.
Top right. Black paint, left in the routed letters after sanding,
makes them srand out against the background.
Above. lori paints the scenes most people like on their signs
with acrylics. Then, Dave sprays on two coats or tough
exterior polyurethane varnish.

a clearer view of the routing path.


To eliminate dust problems, Dave

jury-rigged a collection system.


He mounted an upholstery nozzle
from a household carpet vacuum
to the back of his routcr so that he
can connect it with a hose to his

shop vacuum.
Dave prefers to use 1/2" carbide
tipped, V-groove chamfering bits
(which only stay sharp about a
month) for most of his lettering.
RealI}' large signs call for the wider
letters cut by a 4 bit.
What about clamps?
only
get in the way," Dave says. To keep
the stock from slipping he glued
down a 12 x 30" piece of industrial
sanding belt to his workbench top.
The rOulcr's weight, plus the coarse
abrasive grit biting the wood, keep
the stock rock stilL

'"'"cy

38

HOW DAVE ROUTS HIS SIGNS


If Dave followed his instincts, all
his signs would end up reading
backward. lbat's because he has
dyslexia - the tendency to reverse
letters and words. ~For the first few
years we were in business, Lori
had to doublecheck all spelling
because I could cut a name backward as fast as forward. Names stiD
look better to me backward," he
muses. So to be safe, Dave takes
the name to be routed right off
an order form Lori filled out.
In marking the letters down on
the board with a grease pencil,
Da,re doesn't measure, calculate
exact spacing, or use any kind of
ruler or layout device. IJke his
routing, he frcchands thc lettering,
too, never planning to follow the
lines anyway. They serve only to

guide. "If I end up with too much


space on either side after the rout
ing, I'll fudge with the design for
balance," he says. ~I like to use as
much of the board as possible so
the letters will be large and readable. That usually works to be
about threefourths of it."
With the letters penciled on, Dave
sets the router's cutting depth to the
top of the bit's Vshape, and explains:
"Most beginners think that the
shallowcr you cut, the better for
freehanding. But you can't control
shallow cuts. You have to cut deep.
This gives the bit morc wood to cut,
causes drag, and allows you more
control."
The rOuter screeches as Dave
begins to cut. He guides it down
the straights and through the curves
of the serolly, Old Englishstyle letWOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

tees that he favors as fast and fearless


as a Grand Prix racing driver.
His forearms resting on the workbench, Dave's wrists and little fingers direct the routing. The plunges,
the lifts, are barely visible as the
router moves across the sign board.
Twelve letters take him less than
two minutes!
Dave doesn't make many mis
tak~, and he never goes back to
correct one. "I'd rather leave that
little nick. Fixing it makes a thicker
letter that looks worse than the mis
take. Just keep the flow going."

ADDING THE FINISHING


TOUCHES
To highlight thc routed letters,
Dave sprays the signboard with
flat-black, oilbase enamel, then
dries the paint in front of a fan,
In five minutes, the sign's ready
for sanding. and Dave moves it to
the sanding bench. The board fits
between the two wood strips he's
fastened to the bench in the shape
of a framing square. Like a parking brake, the SU'ips keep the
board from being moved by the
belt sander.
Dave guides the belt sander
lightly over the sign. He removes
black paint from aU areas except the
routed letters, the edges, and cuts
that form part of the landscape Lori
will paint on in acrylics.
In the sales area of the shop, Lori
divides her time between taking
orders, painting, and collecting
money for the signs. She often seems
to do all these jobs at once- talk
ing to customers as she dabs on
green, then bluc, and tending the
register with a wet paint brush in
hand. Yet, the shapes emerge: trees,
a pond, a country cottage. The
theme the customer has chosen
highlights and supports the letters,
making the sign a one-of-akind, per
sonali7.ed artwork.
1\1/0 coats of dear, exterior-type
polyurethane varnish to withstand
the elements, and the sign is ready
for the customer to take home and
hang. Dave stands behind his product, too. "Satisfaction guaranteed or
your money back." But returns are
negligible. Dave likes to say that
his rustic redwood signs "will go
through anything but a divorce."
WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

TO FREEHAND ROUTING
TRY THIS
COUNTRY-STYLE SIGN
FOR A FIRST-TIME
PROJECT
Note: You'll need a .J/.-x3J/..-x 17 1/ / '
clearbeart redwood board for the
sign (and several scrap pieces to
practice on), a Ib" Vgroove cham
fering bit for your router, safety
glasses, enough coarse sandpaper
to serve as a nonskid pad, flat
black spray enamel paint, blue
acrylic paint, and clear exterior
polyurethane varnish,

I GETTING STARTED
Start by fastening coarse sandpaper
(coated side up) to your workbench
with doublefaced tape or adhesive.
Use enough paper to cover an area
at least the size of your sign board.
[f you can, do as Dave Jordan does
and reverse the handles on your
router so your grip will be closer to
the workpiece. Next, remove the
subbase to better view the bit.

2 SAWING THE STOCK AND


DRAWING THE LEITERS
On your band saw, or with a jigsaw,
cut the jagged "teeth" on both ends
of the stock. Draw on the leners and
the hearts with a grease pencil.

] ROUTING VERTICALS
Adjust the bit in the coUet so it cuts
a furrow the depth of the entire "V",
Don your safety glasses, and starting
at the left side of the sign blank, cut
all the vertical lines ftrst. Work from
the top edge of the sign down by
pulling the router toward you.
Make the oblong cuts at the tops
and bottoms of vertical lines by tilting your router slightly from one
side to the other. Don't lift the bit
out of its path and drop it back
down while making these cuts or
you'll cut extra width you can't correct. To make rounded letters, cut in
one continuous move.

Rout all vertical lines Ont.

4 ROUTING ACROSS
Cut the horizontal lines from right
to left, lifting the router out of the
groove just as it Intersects with the
vertical line.

5 MAKING IT RUSTIC
With your bit set to the same depth
used for the letters, make random,
irregular chamfering cuts along the
edges of the top and bottom, and
along the "teeth" sawn on the ends.
Next, adjust your bit to a 1/16"
cutting depth and rout the outline of
the hearts at the ends of the sign.

6 PAINTING AND FINISHING


Spray black paint into the routed
letters, the heart shapes, and on the
sign's edges. Let paint dry, then sand
with BOgrit sandpaper, leaving the
black in the letters and heart outlines, and traces of it on the edges
of the board. Paint the hearts, let
dry, then coat the sign twice with
polyurethane varnish.
ProJecl Design: Oa\c Jordan
Photognphs: Richard Mansur
Produced and wriltcn by Pctcr J. Stc:phaoo

39

CUTTING CUIIV_SWhen you need to cut simple curves in flat stock, you
head for the band saw, right?
But it's a shame to limit such
a versatile machine to that
one simple task. In fact, the
band saw does a wider variety of cutting chores than
any other saw in our shop.
On the following pages, we
share our versions of seven
band-sawing techniques you
can use to start - or add toyour collection. They're
simple and inexpensive, and
help expand the usefulness
of this machine considerably.

HOW TO MAKE
STRAIGHT CUTS
Ever try making long, straight cuts
using the rip fence on your band
saw? If your results came out like
ours, you were probably disap.
pointed. The reason: Band saws use
thin, narrow, flexible blades great for cutting curves, but poor
performers on the straightaways.
Most bandsaw blades, we found,
want to wander a bit off me cut

line, no matter how accurately we


set the fencc. (The large band saws
used for resawing lumber Iresaws I
are a different breed - they usc
blades 2" or wider.)

Enter, the pivot block


Rather than tr)' to make our band
saw cut straight with a rip fence,
we use a pointed pivot block and
maneuver the stock to keep the
blade on the cut line_ A simple
solution and it works great!
Actually, we prefer to do most
of our ripping and resawing on
the table saw becausc the rigid,
circular blade makes a straighter,
cleaner cut. We've made a special
table-saw jig to help resaw wide
boards, featured in the anicle, How
To Resaw Safely, in the October,
1985 issue of WOOD.

40

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

&liD MUCH MOII_


How to make
the pivot block
We use two slightly different kinds
of pivOt blocks - one for ripping
and one for resawing, as shown in
the photos. The piVOl used for ripping (photo A) also works for cut
ting parallel curves, UJhoto C).
Make the block the same height
as !.he thickness of the stock you're
ripping, or the width of stock
you're resawing. Notice that the
resawing pivOl block we used in
photo B was made for wider stock
than the walnut board being
rcsawed. In this case, !.he block
worked fine, but ideally you should
lower the saw's blade guides as
close to the top of the work as
possible for maximum blade support. For help in making a pivot
block, see the drawing below.

Note: When making the pivot


block, be sure the pivot point
(front edge) mid base form a precise 900 angle, as shown in the
drawing. below left. Otherwise, the
pivol poinl won1 be square 10 Ibe
blade when you square the saw
lable and clamp Ihe block to it

Using the block


First, select the widcst blade your
saw will handle, because the wider
the blade, the straighter the cut.
Square the table with the saw
blade. Then, mark the cut line on
the stock and position the mark
against the saw blade. Clamp the
pivot block to the saw table and

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against the stock. Adjust the block


so the blade cuts to the outside
cdge of the mark. Be sure to align
the block's pivot point with the
cutting edge of the blade.

Note: When marking a piece for


cutting, allow cm additional I/S"
thickness for planing or jointing
to final dimensions.
With the block clamped in position, testrun a piece of SCr.lp
wood through the saw to get the
feel of the procedure and to make
sure the cut will be accurate. [f
you're resawing, the stock must be
vertically squarc to the blade, or
the resawn pieces will be tapered
across their width. With the pivot
block square to the blade and the
stock square to the pivot block,
you should not have a problem.
Feed the stock slowly into the
saw, using one hand to guide the
tr.liling end as necessary to keep
the blade on the cutting line. Use
your other hand to hold the stock
firmly against me pivot block.
Once you get the hang of it, you'll
make straight cuts every time.

HOW TO CUT
PRECISE PARALLEL
CURVES
You can also use the pivot block to
make curved parallel cuts. In use,
it does essentially the same thing
as for straight cuts: It maintains a
uniform distance between the edgc
of the piece and the cutting line.
To curve stock with it, layout
and mark the first curve cut on the
stock, then cut it freehand on the
band saw. Sand the cut to remove
any rough spots.
Next, set a pencil compass or
dividers to the desired width and
mark the second (parallel) curve
on the stock, using the first curve
as a guide. Align the saw blade
with the mark for the second
curve and cut about I" into it.
Thrn off the saw and clamp the
pivot block to the table, against the
curved edge already cut. For accur.lcy, make sure the pivot point
aligns with the cutting edge of the
saw blade.
C:uide the board slowly through
the saw with one hand while holding the board against the pivot
block with the other. 1\Irn the
stock as needed to keep the cut
ting edge at a right angle to the
piVOt (photo C).
With the piVOt block, you'll find
the second curved cut will be
easier to make and will more accur.ltely duplicate the first curve than
if attempted freehand.

PIVOT BLOCK

""'""'" from
blade to edge
01 saw table
Continul
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MAGAZtNE FEBRUARY 1987

41

CUTTING CURYU-AND MUCH _ E


QUICK CHAMFERS
ON A "BACKWARDS"
FENCE
If you usually cut chamfers on the
band saw with the rip fence posi(joned on the downhill side of the
stock, the notched-fence setup in
the photo at right may look back-

wards at first glance. But look


again! With this fence you can cut
the same size chamfer on any
straiglu edge of any size or shape
piece without having to reset the
fence for each cut. So you can
chamfer rectangles, octagons,
triangles, and similar geometric
shapes (not curved pieces).

How to make the fence


From a squared piece of swck, cut
the fence slightly longer than the

CUTIING CIRCLES
WITH HELP
FROM OUR TABLE
EXTENSION
Cutting circles - especially tabletop-sized ones - always challenges
us. But the sturdy band-saw table
extension shown here makes the
job unbelievably easy and cuts
perfect circles every time.
The secret lies in the four ballbearing casters inset into the table
extension. They allow large, heavy
pieces of stock to spin around the
extension's pivot point almost
effortlessly.

at right. Draw a centerline on the


table extension perpendicular to
the fronl edge of the saw blade.
Determine the radius (1/2 the
diameter) of the circle you want
to cut. Then, transfer this measurement to the table extension by
measuring out from the saw blade
along the centerline of the exten-

Building the table


If you build the extension to the

dimensions shown in the drawing


at right, the maximum radius you
can cut will be 19" plus the distance between the blade and the
front edge of your saw's table (7"
on our saw, including thickness of
angle brackets). With our setup we
can cut circles up to 52" in diameter. You may extend the table
extension length in order [0 cut
larger circles with it.

How to use the


extension table
AUach the table extension to your
saw table as shown in the drawing
42

sian, as shown in the photo above.


This point will be the pivot for the
circle you'll be cutting. Drill a
small hole into the table extension
at that point and insert a small finish nail upside down. Let about lilt
of the point protrude.
From the material you're using
for the circle, cut a square sheet 2"
larger than the diameter of the circle you want. Then cut a I"-square
notch at the center of one side to
admit the saw blade.
On the boUom side of the piece,
draw a centerline from the cen

terpoint of the notch you cut to


the opposite side of the piece.
Position the piece on the table
with the saw blade flush against
the back of the notch. Now, lower
the workpiece onto the cable
extension. Line it up so the pro
truding nail aligns with the centerline marked on the bouom side
of the piece. If necessary, tap the
workpiece to drive the pivot nail
inw it, firmly enough so the piece
will be stable when rotated.
Start the saw and slowly rotate
the workpiece to cut out the circle. On large circles, we use a portable jigsaw to remove the outside
waste pieces w keep them from
flopping or breaking off.
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FEBRUARY 1987

width of youe saw table. Cut out a


notch in the center of onc edge
equal in depth (Q the fence height,

CHAMFER FENCE

.-

Width of chamfer

/~
I ----. _.... ~

as shown in the drawing at left.


For example, if you're using 2"thick stock for the fence, cut a
notch 2" deep. With the fence, you
can cut chamfers any width up to
2", depending on how you set it

>

;:::;.:::;:.

Don't worry about notch width just cut it wide enough for the saw

blade, with some clearance for


sideways adjustment of the fence.

How to set up the fence

Depth of
notch equals

First, tilt the saw table to 45.


Then, from the point where the
front side of the saw blade
intersects the plane of the table
wp (Point A in the draWing at
left, measure back up the table

height of fence.

Distance AS equals desired width of chamfer.


H

'hP hole counterbored

V."x1

ff

'/~P

deep

EXTENSION TABLE FOR CIRCLE CUTTING

",

hex boll

(epoxy inlo POSiliOn).~


, "
\

the desired width of the chamfer.


Set the front edge of the fence at
this point (8). In other words, the
distance AB equals the width of
the chamfer you will cut.
Now, with the fence sct at the
desired distance, square it w the
saw table, and clamp it in position.
If necessary, raise the blade guide
assembly enough to clear the top
of the fence.
As a precaution, test thc chamfer
width on a piece of'scrap wood,
then make any needed adjustments
to thc fence. Precise adjustments
can be cumbersome to make with
the table tilted at 45, with gravity working against you. (f possible,
havc a helper do the clamping
while you hold the fence in the
correct position.

f~\

centerline
circle cutting

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socket on
bollom side, centered 3"
from lron"1 edge.

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Countersink 0/,,( hole into
angle. Drill and tap a hole
inlo saw table for screw.

t}

Note: Use Acme Casler No. 662A-O/.; available from Dunn & Company, 531 E. lsi St.,
P.O. Box 1353. Des Moines, IA 50309.

lo-24x1" FH.

machine screws
Slot for blade changing

~xtend 1/,,: above


table top.

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Contfnlled

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

43

CUTTING CURYES-AIIDMUCH_I!
ANIFIYWAY
TO CUT
PRECISE ARCS
long, smooth, flowing arcs are generally difficult (0 layout and cut
accurately on the band saw. You'll

find them a snap, though, with his


useful accessory for the saw extension table described on the previous pages. For lack of a better
name, we call our device an arc

trammel
Note in the drawing at right,
that the trammel hefUl itself measures only 12" long, so it won't
take up much s(Qrage space in
your shop. With it, you can quickly

and easily cut arcs in boards up to


16" long. lfyou want to cut arcs in
longer boards, you ~n attach a
backer strip to the trammel head
with two screws, to support the
long workpiece.

COMPOUND SAWING
TECHNIQUE FOR
3-D CUTOUTS
By sawing on two adjacent sides
of the same piece, you can make
three-dimensional cutouts quickly
and easily on a band saw. 1)rpica1
applications include carving blocks,
cabriole chair legs, and toy boat
hulls such as the one we show
being cut- in the photos at right
You can either make paper patterns as we did, or simply draw
thc patterns on the workpiece.

STACKING UP YOUR
DUCKS FOR
MULTIPLE CUTOUTS
Here's an easy way to make duplicate ducks and any other multiple
cuts on your band saw - just
stack the pieces.
To keep the stack from shifting
whilc Cutting, stick the pieces
together with doublefaced cloth
tapc. We found this tape holds bcttcr than doublefaced paper tape
and readily comes off the wood.
Whcn cutting, use the widest
blade possible for the curves to
be cut (see the blade size chart)'

How to make the trammel

draw a centerline on your saw's


extension table. (Makc surc you

align the centcrlinc with the cutting edge of the saw blade.)
Mark the centerline on the arc
trammel head: To do this, attach
the trammel point to the trammel
beam, against the trammel head.
Mark a line across the trammel
head that aligns with the pivot
point on the trammel point, as
shown in thc drawing at right.
To cut arcs in pieces longcr than
the trammel head, first cut a backer strip about 3" longer than the
piece you're cutting. Attach the
backer strip to the trammel head.
Mark the centerpoint of the
stock to be cut and align it with
the centerline marked on the trammel head. To set the radius of the
are, measure back from the saw
blade the desired distance and
mark the pivot point on the centerline of thc extension table, as
shown in the photo on page 42.

If you need to remove the pattern after cutting, use artist's spray
mount adhesive to affix the pattern
to the workpiece. Available at art
supply stores, this adhesive allows
you to remove the pattern easily,
without leaving adhesive residue
on the wood surface. (If you complete the cut on all four sides, the
patterns end up being attached to
the waste wood.)
Cut a square or rectangular
piece of stock to rough dimensions. Attach the patterns to two

adjacent sides of thc workpiece.


(Note how we did it for the boat
hull as shown in photo J.)
Cut out one side of the profLIe
(photo J). Then tack the waste
piece or pieces back in place with
small nails or brads and cut out the
adjoining profile (photo 2). Nail
into waste wood where the nails
won't be hit by the saw blade.
When you complete the second
cutout, thc waste pieces will fall
away, and voila!, you have now cut
out a double profile.

Cut the trammel beam to a length


that equals the distance from the
band saw blade to the end of your
table extension, minus the width
of the trammel head. For other
dimensions, refer to the drawing

at right.
The arc trammel -pivots on a
metal trammel point that clamps
to the trammel beam. See photo at
right. The farthcr back you attach
the trammel point on thc beam,
the larger the radius of the arc you
can cut. You can buy trammel
points at most hardware stores and
through most mail-order woodworking suppliers.

How to use

the arc trammel


If you haven't already done so,

TANGENTIAL __
_" RELIEF CUTS./
.

:v." blade
:v" blade
1:v." min. radius 'AI" 11'1.... radius

'AI" blade
1'h" min. radius

"

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RADIAL
RELIEF CUTS

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Y." b1ade:y."
:v." min. radius 1" min. radius

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'AI" blade
Y." min. radius

FEBRUARY 1987

Align centerline

on

piece being

CUI with trarnmel-head ceotrile

Half-lap
beam InlO head

Oftsellrammel head centerline


to align with pivot of trammel point.
centerline on saw table extension

Now position one end of the

workpiece against the saw blade at


the point where you want to start

the cut. Clamp the trammel point


to the trammel beam at the pivot
point marked on the extension

table; then push the point into


the table to act as a pivOt.
To cut the arc, steady the trammel point very firmly in the pivot
hole with one hand while pivoting
the stock slowly through the saw

with the other hand, as shown in


the photo(above left).
Additional Tip: You can extend
the height of the backer strip /0

stack-cut duplicate parts. See the


stack-cutting procedure below.

To cut sharp curves with a wide


blade, first make a series of relief
cuts as shown on the drawings at
left, or drill fUming holes as shown
in the photo al left. Relid cuts
allow the waste wood to break
away as you cut so the blade
doesn't get trapped in a tight
curve; turning holes allow room
for the blade when stock rotates.
When making large cutouts, plan
the route of the cut in advance so
the piece clears the back column
of the saw as you work..
By Jim Barrell and James R. Downing
Pholographs: Bob Calmer
1lIU5tnl.ti0n5: Bill bun
\1'OOD MAGAZINE

fEBRUARY 1987

WeKnow
TouCan
Build
the Block

Test your family's and friend's


ingenuity again and again
with this laminated-puzzle
block. And when displayed,
you'll also have an unusual
conversational piece to
admire.
MAKING AND eDITING
THE LAMINATION

I Cut two %" oak pieces (A), two


:Y.i" walnut pieces (B), and one 112"
cherry piece (C) to the sizes listed
in the Bill of Materials. (You can usc
other scraps you have at hand to
form the lamination.)
2 Glue and clamp the pieces to
gether in the configuration shown in

Keep the puzzle pieces in


the block as shown above,
or display them on dowels
as shown at rl&1Jt.

the Band-Saw Pattern on the opposite page, keeping the edges flush.
3 Scrape off any excess glue. and
sand the block smooth. Also, sand a
Slight round-over on all edges.
4 Using carbon paper, transfer the
full-sized Band-Saw Pattern onto
two pieces of paper measuring
3LJ2X4" each. Apply spray adhesive
to the back of the paper patterns and
stick them onto [WO adjoining sides
of the laminated block.
S Drill a Ill' hole where shown
on the panern. Drill completely
through the block, backing with
stock to prevent chip-out. Thlrn the
block to the other pattern, and drill
the second 1/4" hole completely
through the block. (These holes
provide a turn-around point for the
band-saw blade when cutting the
patterns in the next seep.)
6 Using a 1/11" blade, saw the pattern
on one side of the block. Now,
tape the block so the cut parts remain in position in the block. Then,
rotate the block and cut the second
pattern.
7 Remove the patterns and tape
from the block and block pieces.
Remove the parts from the block
and sand all sharp edges and cut
surfaces on the pieces smooth.

READYING FOR DISPLAY

I If you wish to display the puzzle


pieces above the block as we do in
the photo, drill seven 114" holes in
the top of the block where shown in
the draWing at right (draw diagonals

46

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

from corner to corner to locate the


center hole).
2 Cut me 114" dowels to the lengths
and quantity specified in the Supplies listing. Sand a slight taper on
the ends of each dowel for easy
insertion into the holes in the top of
the block.
3 Position a 114" dowel in each of
the 114" holes in the top of the block.
Place the longest dowel in the center; the rest can be arranged in any
order you wish.
4 Drill a W' hole SIt deep in each
puzzle piece for mounting on the
dowels. (One at a time, we would
hold a block piece on top of a dowel
and decide on the best position to
drill the hole. Also, drill these holes
only on the surfaces CUt with the
band saw so they will not be visible
when you assemble the block.)
S Finish as desired. (We applied
two coats of spray-on polyuq:thane
varnish. The aerosol applicator
makes it easier to cover all surfaces
of the odd-shaped parts.).
Bill of Materials

Finished Size

".

...

3'h"

3\4"

","
"

0/,'

3'h"

Material QIy.
2
2
1

oak

walnut

cherry

Supplies: Paper for pattern, carbon paper,


spray adhesive, finish, V." dowel stems:
one each at 2W, 6", and T', two each at
3'12" and 5"

Now,

CanYou

Solve
thePuzzlet
BANDSAW PATTERN (Full Size)

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to find the center.

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FULLSIZED PATTERN
Transfer heavy lines to
the laminated stock.

Sand a slight round-over


on the stem.

WOOl) MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

What better way to teach your


youngsters t1uifty habits than
with their very own apple savings ~ where they can see
the pennies piling up. You can
build the bank with just a band
saw and router, and you may
not need to travel any further than your scrap box for
the materials.

I Cut two pieces of ..- slock to


7x 8" (we used clear birch). Glue and
clamp the two pieces together face
to face to make a I V2--thick blank.
Later, after the glue dries, remove
the clamps. Crosscm or plane the
bouom edge of the blank to obtain a
perfectly flat base.
2 Using carbon paper, transfer the
fullsized apple and stem patterns to
the laminated stock (don't forget the
outline of the apple caviry).
3 Fit your band saw with a VII" blade,
and cut the outside outline of the
apple and stem to shape. Remove
the stem and cut the apple cavit}'
to shape. Sand the cut edges of
both pieces smooth to remove all
saw marks.
4 Rout a l/_t rabbet V8" deep along
the inside edge of the apple where
shown in the drawing. (If you use a
different size rabbeting bit, keep the
V8" depth the same, and adjust the
size of the acrylic to fit the rabbeted
opening.) Repeat the rabbeting procedure on the other face of the apple.
S Rout a V;,t" round-over along the
outside edges of the apple, stopping
short of the coin slot where shown
on the drawing. Sand a slight roundover along the edges of the Stem, and
finish-sand the pieces.

6 Again using carbon paper, transfer

8 Apply a coat of sanding sealer to

the full-sized acrylic pattern onto a


piece of paper. Stick two pieces of
5x 5" acrylic together with doublefaced tape. Spray adhesive on the
back of the pattern, and then stick it
to the acrylic. Cut the acrylic to
shape using the band saw and Vf!"
blade. Now, separate the two pieces
of acrylic. Test-fit each in the rabbet,
and sand the edges of the acrylic if
necessary for a good fit.
7 Position an acrylic piece in each
rabbet. Now, drill and countersink
three 3J~2" shank holes through the
acrylic and JUSt into the wood. Switch
to a V16" bit and drill a V.l'-deep pilot
hole in the center of each ~2" hole.

the apple body and stem. Lightly


hand-sand, and then paint the apple
red and the stem green. To hold the
pieces while painting, drill vl holes
in the bouom of each apple part and
twO in a piece of plywood scrap.
Mount each apple piece on an 8"
length of 1/.." dowel stock; then spray
with a coat of gloss enamel.
(We stuck the dowel "handles" in
the holes in the plywood until the
paint dried, and later applied a
second coat.)
9 Fasten each acrylic panel in position in the II.." rabbet, on front and
back, with three #2X3J8" flathead
brass wood screws.

BUYING GUIDE
eRabbeting bit. W' flute length,
W-diam. shank, catalog no. RB414,
525.50. Woodcraft Tools USA,
PO. Box 60906, Sacramento, CA
95860,0' call 916/363-9428..
ProfCCI Daign' Tom Lewis
Pholograph, Hopkins Associates
lIIustralion: Greg RolxrlS

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

49

FINDING ONE
THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU
ANATOMY OF A
BAND SAW
Large or small, twowheel or ~e
wheel, all band saws work essential

ly the same way. A long, flexible,


weldedsteel blade travels on
wheels supponed by a rigid frame.
Most two-wheel saws have separate
wheel bousings with removable
covers so you can change blades.
Most three-wheelers, and a few
two-wheelers, such as the Inca 340
pictured at left. have a one-piece
housing for wheels and blade.
The motor drives one of the
wheels (drive wheel), either direct
ly off the mOlor shaft (direct drive)
or by means of a belt and pulley
system (belt drive).
You adjust the other wheel to
control blade tension and tracking
with tensioning and wheel lilt
knobs or handles.
Blade guide assemblies located
above and beneath me saw table
brace and stabilize the Oexible
blade as you saw. Each adjustable
assembly has a guide block on
either side of the blade to prevent
sideways movement, and a ball
bearing roller guide behind the
blade to prevent backward move
ment as you feed the stock into
the blade. You can raise or lower
the upper guide assembly (along
with the front blade guard) to ac
commodate stock of different

From intricate scrollwork to resawing timbers, today's band


saws can do an amazing number of cutting chores. But with
all the sizes, designs, features, and options available, choosing just the right one can be tough. We've taken a close look
at 11 different saws - each under our $1,000 retail price
cutoff - to help you choose a band saw that will do what you
want it to.

HOW MUCH BAND SAW DO YOU NEED?


The anSwer to this question
depends almost entirely on what
kind of work you want to do with
the saw. Any machine will cut an
occasional curve in a picce of I"
stock, for example. But what if you
want to cut thick carving blocks,
large panels, or intricate curves,
resaw wide boards, or any number
of other tasks? Then, a band saw's
throat capacity, cUl/ing depth, and
blade-size adaptability become
important factors in your choice.

The larger the throat,


the wider the cut
The widest cut you can make on
a band saw equals thc distance
between the bladc and saw frame
(column), or its throat capacily.
Of thc saws we looked at, the
Woodmastcr .500 has the largest

thickn~.

On most band saws, the table lilts


45" to the right (as you face the
blade teeth); some also till up to
10" to the left. A removable tbroat
plate or table insert covers the
hole or slot where the blade passes
through the table.
The photo at left shows the work
ings of a typical two-wheeler (the
Inca 340). For an inside view of a
threewheeler, see the Delta 16"
band saw (model 28560) picwred
on page ;2.

At 24'12", the WOodmasler Model SOO has


the deepest throat capacity of aU saws wc
reviewed. Above, we're U5lng it to 5Ca1Iop
thc cdgc of a 2'-wide pancl. Optional
table extendcrs made It a oncman job.

throat capacity (24Y2"), perfect for


working with large sheet matcrials
(see photo below left ).

Cutting depth, Most saws


have more than enough
The saw's culling depth, measured
from the table to the upper guide
assembly (at its highest position),
determines the maximum thickness
of wood you can CUL Cuning
heights range from 3"" or 4"" on the
smallcst models, to over 71/2"" on
the largest ones. The Delta, AMT,
andJet 14"" cwowheel saws have
optional riser blocks to extend thc
cuuing height to about 11:'. On the
saws we looked at, power and cutting depth are well matched.

More blade sizes mean


greater versatility
Simply put, saws that accept a
wide range of blade sizes can make
a broad range of curs, marc accurately, than ones that take only a
few. Most band saws handle blades
from 'Ie"" to 4" wide - sufficient
for most of the cuning jobs you'd
normally want to do on a band
saw. For the most accuratc cuts,
alW2y5 use the widest possible
blade that can saw for the radius of
the curvc you'll be cutting. A chart
on page 44 shows the minimum
radius of the curves you can cut
with varioussize blades.
1 you plan to do resawing on
the band saw, you may want a saw
that takes blades 11/2" or wider,
such as the Grizzley G 1131, SCars
2439, and Royobi BS50N (see
photo page 52). The Royobi is
ConI/tilled

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FEBRUARY 1987

51

HANDSAWS Finding one that's right for you


actually a resawing machine
designed to take narrower band
saw blades. However, its table
doesn't tilL
At the narrow end of the blade

spectrum, the Inca 340 (see photo


right) has an optional blade guide
assembly that takes a very thin,
1/'6" blade. It can do much of the

work of a scroll saw, except inside


cuts. But unlike a scroll saw, which
can only cut stock lip to 2" thick,
the Inca does intricate cutting in
s[Qck up to 6" thick. This opens up
exciting possibilities if you're interested in unique scrollwork projects.

A.bove: lnea solved the pUZzle of Otting a


'I,t"wide blade in a band saw. A special
grooved roller gUide replaces the stan
dard roller bearing. Right: The Royobl
as-SON comes equlppe'd with 11 2"-wide
blade to accuralely resaw boards up to T
wide; takes blades down 10 '/~.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SIZE SAW FOR YOUR SHOP


First, decide whether you want a

benchlOp model or a larger stationary machine. If you're shon on


shop space, as many of us are, yOll
may prefer a compact benchtop
unit. Many of the less expensive
benchtop band saws tend to be
lightweight "hobbyist" machines.
But these under S2OO" units will
give adequate results if you limit
them to light, occasional use. But
don't expect them to perform like
the more expensive saws.
If you want a small, bench-top
saw that performs like a pro, we
suggest you look at the Inca 340,
Royobi BS-SON" and the SCars
2439. They're heavy-duty saws in a
small package.
If you want a more powerful saw
with larger capacity, you'll need
to go with a stationary machine.
These usually require stands,
though you may be able to mount
the smaller units on a bench.
With the exception of the Wood
master 500, the stationary saws we
looked at take up about the same
amount offloor space, give or take
a few square feet. However, the
amount of shop space you devote
to your saw may depend more on
the type of work you'll be doing
on it than the physical dimensions
of the saw. For instance, big saws
such as the Woodmaster 500 and
Grizzley G 1131, need ample space
around them, if you plan on using

52

Delta 16- band saw shows typical threewheel construction, which allows morc
throat depth than two-wbeel saws. You

can lower blade speed for cuning ferrous


mecals by removing puUey and running
a smaU~r bell dlrectly of[ motor arbor.

them for the large jobs they're


designed to handle. SCe the chart
on page 55 for overall dimensions.

throat capacity in relationship to


the overall size and weight of the
saw. However, the three-wheelers
have somewhat of a reputation
for breaking blades more frequently than the twowheelers.
Also, you'll find that the three
wheel saws usually take longer to
adjust to get the blade tracking
correctly.

Two- And Three-Wheel Saws:


which is better?
This depends on the tradeoff you
want to make - more throat
capacity or longer blade life. The
three-wheel design offers a greater

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A QUALITY SAW

Mini Max precision-balances their castiron band sawwheels by drilling holes In


the roo. We found thls saw runs smoother than all the others we trIed.

Motors: The driving force

Frame -

All stationary saws and most


bench-top units use induction
motors. Several of the smaller
bench top units use universal
motors. Generally, the small size,
high rpm, and limited brush life of
universal motors make them more
suitable for portable power tools
than for larger machines.
Most of the saws we looked at
have lotally enclosed, fan-cooled
(TEFe) molors. These motors hold
up longer in a shop environment
than motors with ventilated housings. If you buy a band saw without a motor, we suggest you equip
it with a TEFC motor.
On the saws we looked at,
motors ranged from V, to 2lf2 hpj
In all cases, we found the motors
weU matched to the saw's physical
cutting capacities.

Think of the band saw's frame as its


backbone - it has to support the
two or three spinning wheels
placed under tension by the blade.
If the blade flexes or warps the
frame, your cuts will suffer. To
check frame rigidity, grasp a side of
the table with one hand and push
against the side of the top wheel
cover with the other.
Band saws have frames of cast
iron, cast aluminum, or steel.
These materials make rigid frames
if they're thick enough and the
frame itself has a rigid design.
On cast-iron and cast-aluminum
frames, a ribbed design provides
greater rigidity with minimal warp,
and keeps weight down.

Wheels: The key to smooth,


vibration-free operation

Sturdy trunnions provide solid support


for the heavy cast-iron table on the
Grizzley 18~ saw. TIlting this saw's table ls
casler than you may think.

Most band saws use cast-iron or


cast-aluminum wheels; some of the
benchtop units have plastic wheels.
Wheels may be wheels, but the
heavier cast-icon wheels develop
more momentum than aluminum
ones, and this helps keep the blade
from bogging down when cutting.
Also, saws with heavy, wellbalanced wheels run more smoothly, with less noise and vibration.

Wheel housings

Small table extension attaches to front or


eIther side of table on AMY 14~ saw. Thls
saw also has optional riser block to extend cutting height to 12".

These are usually stamped (sheet)


steel or high-impact plastic. One
exception: the castaluminum housing on the Inca, which forms part
of the frame. On other saws, the
housing attaches to the frame and
does not add to its rigidity.
If you expect to be changing
blades frequently, check to see
how easily you can remove and
replace the housing covers. You'll
find some fasteners easier to work
than others. Also make sure the
covers attach squarely and snugly
against the housing - a loose
wheel housing adds to vibration
and noise when operating the saw.

check rigidity

Tables: Are they easy to tilt?


Most band saw tables tilt 45 to
the right; some also tilt up to 10
to the left. The Royobi's table
doesn't tilt because it's primarily
a resaw.
Check for smooth operation
when tilting the table, and make
sure the locking knobs on the
trunnions hold the table firmly at
any angle without having to apply
too much pressure to them. We
particularly liked the smooth operation of the heavy cast-iron table
on the Grizzley, shown in the
photo left. Its yoke-and-cradle
trunnion design provides solid
support for the table and positive
locking.
Also check that the throat plate
fits snugly and sits flush with the
table surface. You don't want the
work snagging on it while sawing
or having the blade cut into it. We
prefer plastic throat plates to metal
ones because they're less likely to
damage the blades should they hit it.
As saw tables go, those on band
saws are relatively small - typi
cally 12"_14" square. For most band
saw work, you won't need a table
much larger than this. If you do,
some band-saw manufacturers olIer
table extensions (see chart on
page 55 ).
Continued

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

53

BAND SAWS Finding one that's right for you

Here uc 10 of the 11 saws we tried out: 1. Elckua Beckum


Model BAS 315/4 (12"), 2. AMT Model 4112 (14"), 3. Grizzley
ModdGl131 (18), 4. Inca Model 340 (10'/2''), S. Royobl Model
ftS.SON (9'1.").

6. Mini Max Professional 32, Model P 32 (12"), 1. Delta


Motorized Band Saw (three wheel) Model 28-560 (16"), 8.
Delta Model 28243 (14"), 9. SkU Model 3104 (10"). 10. Delta
Motorized Band Saw Model 28160 (10-).

OTHER DESIGN FEATURES TO CONSIDER


Blade adjustments
Band saws have more blade adjustments than any other saw you'U
own. So, if you anticipate changing
blades frequently, you'll appreciate
having these mechanisms conveniently located and as easy to oper-

ate as possible.
Blade tension and tracking
adjustments have large knobs
or levers proluding through the
wheel housing. You shouldn't have
to apply a 10[ of muscle to turn
them - just make sure they
operate smoothly and easily.
Saws with built-in blade-tension
indicators help take the guesswork
out of tensioning the blade. We
like those with scales indicating
correct tension for the blade
width, such as the one used on the
Delta saws. Saws without tension
indicators require some trialanderror adjusting until you get used
to the saw.
Blade guide assemblies should
be easy to get to for adjustment. In
some cases you have to remove
the throat plate to gain access to
the lower guide assembly.

54

A.bove: MicroadJustmenL!l on Della 14"

saw provide precision control on roller


guIdes and gulde-assernbly carriage.
Rt&bt: Removable switch toggle prevents
accidental starting of saw - a good fe.l.
lure when young folks visit your shop.

On mOSt saws, you'll need a


wrench to adjust the guide blocks.
We: like the knurled knobs on the
Inca's guide-block adjustments
because they allow you to adjust
the gUide blocks easily by hand without a wrench (sec photo on
page 50). We also like microadjustment knobs for the ballbearing roller guides and guide
assembly carriage, like those
shown in the photO above. They
allow you to -finetune" the guides.

Switches, Safety first


We like to have a switch within
easy reach from the saw operator's
position. Then, if you have to turn
off the saw in a hurry, such as
when a blade breaks, you can do
it. Also, you shouldn't have to
reach across the saw to turn it off.
Some of the Delta saws and the
SkH 3 104 have removable switch
toggles SO you can lock the switch
in the OFF position when the saw's
not in use (see photo above).
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FEBRUARY 1987

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saws, the saw itself wiIJ not make a
straight cut as accurately as a table
saw, miter saw, or radial arm saw.
However, you can get a reasonably
straight cut on a band saw by using
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resawing, such as the Royobi
BS50N, do require" an accurate
fence.
Actually, we prefer to do our
resawing on the table saw, with the
help of our homemade jig. Sec the
October, 1985 issue of WOOD
(pgs. 44-47), for details.

include circlccuUlng auachments,


dept:h stops (for cutting mortise
and tcnon joints), belt-sanding
auachments, work.lights, attachments for dust collectors, table
extensions, and roller supports for
working with large stock. The
chart above lists some of these.
You'll also find some nifty accessories you can make for your band
saw on pages 4045 in this issue.

Accessories add versatility

Produced with George: Gransclh


PhoIographs: Bob Calmer

Optional band saw accessories

55

.OUT ST.AIGMT.DG.
Makes dadoes and edge-jointing a snap

If you have ever put off

building a project 'because


it called for extra-long or
tough-to-do dadoes, wait

no more. Here comes our


router straightedge to the

rescue. You can make it in


a few hours for under $10.
And with it. you can just as
easily rout one or a dozen
dadoes, stopped or not. Plus.
edge-jointing with your

router- also becomes a snap.


So throw on your shop
apron and safety glasses and
let's head for the workshop!
ASSEMBLING THE FENCE
Note: The JinislJed width of the
base (A) will depeltd upon tlJe

size Of the plastic subbase ofyour


router and the size Of straight bit
used. As stated in the directions,
we cui our base extra wide and
tben trimmed it /0 jinished width
later with a 3/4" straight bil.
I From 1(2" plywood (we used
9-ply Baltic birch), rip ;and crosscut the base (A) and guide (0) to
the sizcs listcd in thc 8ill of Materials. Keep the front edge of the
guide perfectly straight, joint if
necessary. When using later, the
router slides along this edge and
transfers any imperfections to
the workpiece.
2 Cut or rout a If"" rabbet 1/""
deep along one cdge of the guide
piece. When using. this rabbet acts
as 3. sawdust notch.
1 To layout the YIC>" holcs on the
base. draw a line the length of the
base 2" from what will be the back
edgc where shown in the drawing.
Now, using a compass or dividers
sct at 2". step 00' and mark the hole
locations on the basco Clamp a
fence to your drill press and drill
16" holes through the plywood
base where marked. Back the piece
with scrap to prevent chip-out.

56

4 Countersink every YIC>" hole on


the bottom side of the base to pre
vent the screwheads from scratch
ing the piece being dadoed later.
S Glue and clamp the guide piece
to the base with the back edges
and ends flush. Remove ;tny glue
squeezc-out from the sawdust
notch beforc it dries. Sand the
assembly smooth.
6 To trim the base to finished
width. mount the straight bit you
will usc most often for routing
dadoes (we used a y.'" bit) in your
router. Clamp the base and gUide
assembly on the edge of your
workbench. and rout '/-4" into the
plywood base (A). Check that the
sc.cond cut won't hit your work
bench. adjust the bit depth to cut
:lll the way through, and finish
ro.uting through the base.

MAKING THE STOPS

I Cut a piece of the same If;!"


material used for the base and
guide to 4x 10". Using the Stop
Drawing :It rigbl as a guide. layout
the stOp (C) outline and slot loca
tion onto the blank where shown
in the photo below. Repeat for the
other stop.
2 Drill a 1/.." hole at each end of
each marked slot.
1 Fit a W' straighl bit i.n your
tablemounted rOllter. Now, clamp
a fence to the router table so the
cenler of the straight bit is Vz"
from the inside edge of the fence.

Position the stop blank against


the fence with the router bit protruding through onc of the v.ol"
holes in the blank. Holding the
blank firmly against the fence with
one band, start the router with the
other, and rout from hole to hole
to form thc slot as shown in the
photo lower Ie/I. (In addition to
using the l/-l~ holes as stop pointS,
we also clamped a stop to the
router table as shown in the
photo.) Re(X.'at this step to rout the
slot in the second stop.
S Cut or rout a '/8" rabbet '/8"
deep along each end of the stop
blank (see the Stop Drawing for
location) to a<."t as sawdust notches.
Cut the stops to shape from the
blank with a b:lOd saw or scroll saw.
Sand both pieces smooth.
6 Apply the finish to the stops,
base, and guide. Applying a small
amount of paraffin to the tOp surface of the base helps the router
slide more easil)'. Attach the stops
to the straightedge with -Y16"
Oath<"'ad machine screws, washers.
and wing nuts.

PUTTING THE STRAIGHT


EDGE TO WORK
Start by laying out the location
of the dadoes or stopped dadoes
needed on the workpiece, and
set the straight hit to the needed
depth. With the router turned off.
position it on the base, check the
position of the Straight bit against
the markl..'d dado, and damp the
straight<.'dge in position. If you plan
on cutting dadoc..'S with the same
straight bit u.sed in Stl..'P 6, position
the front edge of the base dir<."Ctly
on the inside line marking the
dado. If using a larger or smaller
hit, you will need to adjust the
position of [he straightedge accordingly. Holding the router firmly
against the guide, start the router,
and move it into the wood and
along the guide to cut the dado.
Move the rOlller in the direction
noted by the arrow on the
Exploded-View Drawing.
\'('(X)[) MA(iAZINE

FEBRUARY 19H-

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For stopped dadoes, determine


the length of the dado nceded,

position the stops, and tighten the


wing nuts to hold the Stops (0 the
base. Position the straightedge on
the workpiece and damp it in
position. Hold the rauler subbase
against the guide but at a slight
angle SO the bit docs not contact
the piece to be routed. Start and
WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 198-

rabbet 'AI" deep

lower the router to gently ~plunge


the bit into the workpiece. Push
the router from one stop to the
other to rout the SlOpped dado. If
available, a plunge routcr works
great for stopped dadoes.
If you don't have a jointer and
need to edge-joint irregular
boards, remove the stops and
damp the front edge of the

Qry.

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48~

plywood

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48"

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4"

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A'
0/,," hole countersunk on bottom side

Flnl ed Size"
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Material
1
W
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'ParlS marked with an are cui larger


inllially; then trimmed 10 finished size.
Please read !he inslfUCtions before CUlling.
Supplies: 2 - 'lIX 10/.' flathead machine
screws with flat washers and wing nuts,
polyurethane vamish, paraffin

straightedge to the board being


straightened so a minimum of V16"
of the irregular edge protrudes the
entire length of the board. Using a

straiglu bit, fout the irregular edge


of the board straighL.
Project Design:Jamcs R. DO'wning;)im Boelling
Pholographs: Jim Kz>coutaS
Illustrations: Kim [)oo,\ning; Bill bun

57

TRAVELING IN SlYLE
Gregory Thomas. 33
ManiloWOC, Wis.

Apprentice commercial electrician


Though he's a diehard Chevy man,
Greg couldn't resist restoring this
Ford ~woodie~ wagon, a 1930
Model A owned by friends.
Three hundred and flfty houes
later, the woodie was ready to take
first place at auto shows. Her value

rose significantly, too - with offers


of over 120,000.
Greg used another woodie to
copy body and framing patterns,
and he chose the same wood species used by Ford in the original
woodics: maple framing with birch
plywood panels and birch strips
across the top. l-1oorboards arc
white oak. All wood parts were
glued and screwed together and
the framing bolts to the chassis.
Valspar gloss plastic coat gives the
wood protection and a high shine.
With the woodie behind him, this
c~aftsman is content to build an
occasional dashboard - leaving
more time for his '32 Chevy coupe.

58

A CUSTOM ROLLTOP
FOR DAD
Scott Ke//er, 25
Arlington, Va
Cabinetmaker
Scott only recently became a
cabinetmaker. His woodworking,
though, goes back to the days
when he tagged along to work
with his bricklayer father and
hclpcd~ the carpenters.
It turns out that Scott~ father
did himself a favor by bringing
Scon along: This solid cherry rolltop desk was a gift from his son,
who put 160 hours inlO it. WithOUl
plans, SCott Simply measured
anolher rolltop for basic dimensions. Then, he made a practical
adjustment to lhe measurements.
While the model measured
45x47x30~, Scott made his only
28" deep so that it could be moved
through interior doorways. To
make the mortise-andtenonjointed, 200-plus-lb. desk even

more manageable,
he built the top as a separate unit.
And, he added a surprise: When
the top roUs up, a switch depresses
to turn on the desk light inside.
SCott applied a light coat of
golden oak stain to pick up the
grain. He finished the desk with
seven coats of polyurethane.
A weUthought-oUl plan, ScoW
WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

A CHALLENGE MATCH
Sean McClure, /4

Orem, Utah
Student
Sean likes a challenge. He describes
the chessboard he made of ebony
and satinwood squares as his "first
challenging project, after yo-yos

TO SUBMIT
YOUR PROJECTS ...

A RICH LOOK
Rich Go/timan, 34
St Louis, Ala

Structural engineer
Rich both buiJds and designs.
He and his wife searched in vain
for a colfee table that "looked
somewhat Danish modern, yet
was rustic enough that it didn't
say 'don't touch me,''' Rich
recalls. Together, they designed
lhis fluid lined, butcher-block-style
table measuring 60" long, 23" Wide.
and 16" and 12" high.
For an eye-catching effect.
Rich ahcrnatcd the grain of while
pine strips (top grain, then edge

grain). He stained the table walnut


WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 19R7

and birdhouses." Because Scan


plays tournament chess, me board
fit his game plan perfectly.
Scan's woodworking imerest
comes naturally: His father is Paul
McClure, wood technology consul
tam for WOOD Magazine. Dad
helped Scan some, but only
because the table saw was off
limits. Young McClure did the
rest, and he told us precisely how.
Sean even routed a V-groove
between the squares, but says the
moldings were the hardest:
~First, I routed the edges of a
purplcheart board with Bosch's
1/2" classical bit. When I ripped the
edges olf, there were my moldings.
Then, I made a rabbet in the back
of the moldings, mitered the ends,
and glued them to the board. After
I put the purpleheart on, I made
the ebony moldings exactly the
same way, only I used Bosch's I/:i
cove bit. They wem on the same
way. too. To fill the cove in the
ebony, I cut a strip of primavera
veneer and glued it in."
Scan finished his board with
three coats of clear Deft. We only
hope his chess game cominues to
match his shop skills!.

and, sanding with wet


or dry paper between coalS,
applied satin-finish polyurethane.
Joints are .y.tx... longue-and
groove. For loadbearing strength,
mis structural engineer used
H8x I V:.t wood screws placed at
90 angles from each other.

Send a 35mm color slide (no


prints, please), with the project
as the focal poim and a simple
background - no people.
Include a capsule description materials. special joinery, finish.
and dimensions, for example.
WOOD will pay 825 for pub
Iished projects. Slides cannot be
returned unless you enclose a self
addressed. stamped eme1ope.
Project Showcase

Better Homes and

Gardens~

WOOD Magazine

Locust al 17th
Des Moines, lA 50336

59

MAKE 'EM
IN A DASH Ii

SHAK
Spice up somebody's table
setting with these palmsized mahogany and walnut
shakers. They're nice to look
at, nice to handle, and you
can tufn them out qUicker
than a wink.

I Rip and crosscut pans At at and


C to the size listed in the Bill of
Materials. For part B you need Vs"
walnut stock. You can either rcsaw
and sand thicker material to I/S "
or special-order (see the Buying
Guide for our source).

2 Using the Side.view Drawing as


a reference, glue and damp the
walnut and mahogany pieces into
60

(We equal-size stacks, keeping the

edges flush. We alternated the


grain direction of each layer, as
shown in the Side-View Drawing,
for stabilicy and eye appeal.
3 After the glue has dried, scrape
elf the excess. Find the center
point on the tOp of each lamination by marking diagonals from
corner to corner. (Although it's not
essential, we used a band saw to
cut the laminations to rough shape
prior to turning them.)
4 Mount one of the walnut and
mahogany laminations on the lathe
with the walnut against the tailstock. (We mounted each lamination between centers, as shown in
the photo on the opposite page.)

Using a large gouge, round-down


the laminated block to the largest
cylinder size possible. (We started
with a sharp gouge to ensure a
good cut and minimal chipping.)
6 Bore a ..," hole through a piece
of ..," scrap material (this board
will serve as a mounting block
later when the holes are being
drilled in the shakers). Now, lay
out the tenon (walnut end of the
block) and turn it down to 4 H
diameter with a parting tool.
Check the diameter with a pair of
outside calipers as you turn it
down. At just a hair over 4", stop
the lathe, slide the tailstock and
turned stock away from the live
center, and check the fit of the
WOOD MAGAZINE.

FEBRUARY 1987

Tenon, cut off after driUing~ _ _


spice and cork cavity
I
-,
,
I

3-

'
:

~~~'r:f5~~~y,.~

holes
%- hole

2 1A- deep
Edge

grain
M, ' .."

.~

SIDE

"0 Cork

VIEW

E""

grain

..... .' ..
,

'

.. -

:.' ...f

llh"' hole
e"' deep

HOLE PATTERN
Sail

Pepper

,..1 ~,

,'

.....,

''fi
R=JA."'

.~,

811101_18
For Two Shakers

aile

..... I-:T",=W=-,-,l--1 - .

Qty.

Honduras

'Y..

3'14

3'14

B
C

~"'

3V....
3Vi'

3'14
3'14"'

"""""'"
walnut
walnut

4
2

SUppliM: polyurethane, two #10 corks


lhal taper from ,"' to :v." (available al most
hobby stores and some hardware stores)

tenon in the 4 u hole )'ou bored


in the mounting block. Turn until

the tenon fits snugly in the hole.


7 Using a pk''Cc of cardboard or

hardboard and the Side-View Draw-

ing as a reference, outline the profile of the finished shakers on it.

Cut the profile template to shape.


S Thrn the stock down to about
1/16- over size, Slopping the lathe
periodically and checking the shape
with the template as shown in photo
above. (We marked lines on the
template to corrcspond with the
walnut stripes in the shaker for a
more accurate contour.) Finishsand

the shaker to size.

Remove the shaker from the lathe


and fit the tenon in the l' hole in

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEIlRUARY 1987

the mounting block. Center and


clamp the shaker and mounting
block to the drill press (see pholO
above). Using a 111z1< flatbottomed
bit (we used a Forstner), bore a
recess .ve"' deep in the nearly completed shaker. Without moving the
shaker and mounting block, change
to a Ve"' flat-bottomed bit and drill to
a dcpthof2V2"'.
10 Remove the shaker from the
mounting block and drill press, saw
olf the tenon, and sand the top end
to shape. (When cutting the tcnon
olfthe end, we left on about Ve"' of
the tenon, and then sanded the top
to shape.)
1.1 Repeat steps 4 through 10 to
fasbion the other shaker.

12 Layout the hole pattern on the


top of each shaker and drill 1/16"
holes (see the HolePattern Drawing'
for help with this).
13 Apply several coats of finish,
being careful not to clog the holes.
(We finished ours with polyurethane to minimize the difference in
color berwcen cnd and edge grain.)
BUYING GUIDE
I/e"' walnut. l/eX 5V2x lB". $3.36,

catalog no. W4601. Craftsman


Wood Service, 1735 W. Cortland Ct.,
Addison, It 60 101
(312/629,3100).
ProJCCI

Design: Jamcs R. Downing

PhOlographs: Hopkins Associates

lIluslralion5: Bill Zaun

61

Want to sell your work? For fun and profit, try a ...

CRAFTS FAIRI
any woodworkers
M
finance their favorite
pastime, as well as travel, by
selling at crafts fairs. If that's
something you've been
dream.ing about, here's the
information you need to
get started.
Compared to all other ways of seIling, crafts fairs give you an opportunity to sell a lot of yOUf work at onc
time for full price. When you lheow
in the extras - like travel and having fun meeting other craftspeople
and viewing their work - it's easy
to see why crafts fairs have become

so popular.
Selling direct at crafts fairs also
means meeting the public, and discovering first-hand what mey think
of yOUf products - boill the good
aspects and the bad. "l1lcre will be
plenty of work involved too, in
packing, transporting, unloading, SClting up, selling, and tcaring down.
For all this, those who regularly sell
at crafts fairs will tell you there's no
guarantec of success. YCt, cach year
thousands of woodworkers and
other craftspeople find crafts fairs
just the ticket for selling their work,
and they have fun, too.

CRAFTS FAIRS OF ALL SIZES

HOW TO SELECT A CRAFTS

Club and church bazaars represent


the smallest and simplest type of
crafts faie. At the other end lie the
giant, three- and four-day-long
events frequently held in posh mctropolitan convention centers, In
between fall the majority - the
one- and two-day fairs usually held
outdoors in summer, with anywhcre
from 2S to maybe SOO exhibiting
craftspeople.
More and more shopping malls
host fairs on weekends. (For sources
that list these and other fairs, sec
the box at ttJe end of this article.)
All crafts fairs fall into onc of twO
categories:juried or non-juried. A
juried fair has judges who review.
slides of your work and either
accept or reject it for entry based
on their criteria for crnftsmanship,
originality, and suitability for that
particular fair. You need to submit
entries to juried fairs months in
advance, c0!11plete with a S10 to
525 non-refundable jury fcc.
Most non-juried fairs operatc on a
first-come, first-served basis. Occasionally they'll set limits on the
number of craftspeople seHing any
one media (wood, ceramics. prints,
watercolors, or weaving).

FAIR TO ATTEND

Buslness cards passed


out at crafts fairs can
lead to. future sales.

62

Because crafts fairs not only differ in


size, location, and attendance, but
also in management, amount of promotion, and type of clientele, there's
no well-defined, tried-and-true technique for picking a fair where sales
will be good. Experienced exhibitors, however, such as David
DiZinno. of WellingtOn, Ohio, have
developed working guidelines that
help increase their chances of sales
success.
DaVid, who for 18 years has
traveled to as many as 3S crafts fairs
a year selling his wood mosaics, prefers to attend juried fairs. -These
fairs emphasize quality,- he says.
-And if the fair isn't held in a cultural wasteland, the buyers come
expecting to pay for it. Serious buyers usually want to see and talk to
the artist or craftsperson who made
the work. Size makes little difference. You can still make good
money at a small crafts fair. It's the
people attending that count,"
Over the years, David says he has
learned to spot the types of people
who'll likely buy his work. "Thc)'
look well-dressed, and typically ask
intelligent questions."
Woodturner Cleat Christiansen,
from Ogdcn, Utah, sells at 16 fairs a
year from coast to coast. In the 4lf:l
years he's bcen attending fairs, he's
also come to limit himself to only
juried fairs. "If you're going to travel
any distance at all, you might as well
go where the mone)' is," he advises.
Even juried fairs prove chancey,
though, since you can't count on
being Mjuricd in" from one year to
the next. But, as Frank Garvelink.,
a Marcellus, Michigan woodworker
says: "Crafts fairs are like the stock
markel; you learn to run with the
blue chips.- In his 12 years of marketing band-sawn baskets, he has
sold at up to 30 crafts fairs a year.
WOOD MAGAZtNE

FEBRUARY 1987

Although juried fairs seem to be


preferred by many craftspeople,
don't Jet that stop you from trying
a nOn-juried fair. One, or several,
might work for you.
Even with this advice under your
bch, there are still hundreds of
juricd, and many nonjuricd, fairs
to pick from. So where do you turn
next? To fellow craftspeople and artists who regularly make their way
around the crafts fair "circuit."
Word-of-mouth recommendations
from folks who have been to a good
fair even helps out the pros.
"I talk to all kinds of crafts- men
and women - painters, jewelers,
potters. Anyone who docs work
in the same class or level as mine
can tell me what I might expect
at an untried fair,R David tells
us. ~I might get to opinions,
then take the consensus."
The monthly magazine, Sunshine
Artists U.S.A, lists hundreds of fairs
by state (see source box at end of
article) and provides additional
information on entry fees, types of
work featured, and where to write.
It also ratcs recent fairs, tells what
sold best, and gives pertinent comWOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

ments of interest to exhibitors. The


woodworkers we talked to rely on
this reference to supplement their
other information.
They also agree with these guidelines to use in selecting a crafts fair:
Crafts fairs associated with celebrations and festivals often draw fun
seekers rather than buyers.
Check a fair's pedigree. Local arts
and crafts councils, civic organizations, or culturally related groups
usually sponsor quality shows with
a buying crowd.
Shopping mall crafts fairs can
bring in lots of traffic, but the hours
(typically 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.) can be
grueling. And, these fairs are usually
held in the olf-buying months of
April and October, rather than during the summer or around major
gift-giving holidays such as Mother's
Day or Christmas.
Oneday fairs can be profitable,
but you might as well choose a
longer fair to make it worthwhile.
Look for longevity. FirsHime fairs
may be a gamble if you don't know
the area's buying potential.

Check out the economic climate


where the fair will be held. A local
industry layoff, for example, could
mean less moncy for spending.
After you've done your homework, try visiting a few of the crafts
fairs you'd like to enter in the
future. You'll get a feci for the buying atmosphere, and actually see
what's selling at the time. "Even
then," remarks Cleat, ~you won't
know for sure that your things will
sell until you do the show."

Drying green wood with


pile up with the lumber.
from wood stock you've

'c'dey yOUf own stock? Why


not? Many woodworkers do

and so can you.


lt you harvest the wood and saw
it yourself, all you'U have invested
will be your time, labor, and
pocket change -

providing you

already own the equipment.


You'll save at least 50 percent
over the retail price of good, kilndried hardwood by buying green
logs and having them custom-sawed
at a mill for 15 to 30 cenLS a board
foot. Even if you purchase green,
fresh-sawed boards from the mill
(at about 50 cents per board foot
more), you'll come out ahead. And
if you're patient, undersland the
principles, and adhere to timetested technique, you'll have lOpquality wood for your projects.
Some craftsmen swear air-dried
stock works better, and looks
richer in color when made up,
than the kiln-dried variety.

GREENWOOD,HOWWET IT IS
Depending on the species, the

,'/i'~

"\I

moisture content of green wood


normally ranges from 40 percent
in heartwood to as much as 70
percent in sapwood. Once a tree
has been felled, the wood starts
drying out, and continues drying
until its moisture content balances
with the relative humidity of the
air surrounding it. At this stage,
we call it "seasoned."
But even seasoned wood, like a
sponge, can absorb or lose mois
ture. Depending on the specics,
this may take a few days or a few
weeks. A finish simply slows the
process down. While you'll never
completely prevent wood from
changing itS moisture content, you
can control to some degree how
much it fluctuatcs.
You want to dry the wood to a
moisture content equal to the aver
age relative humidity of the place
where it will eventually be used.
In mOSt cases, that'll be inside
your home.
WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

Mother Nature's help alone takes time and effort, but your rewards
Besides saving a bundle, you'll take extra pride in projects made
processed yourself.
For most of us in the U.S., that
means seasoned wood should have

Start with check-free wood.

tem, it remains as stable as any

End grain dries 10 times faster


than other surfaces, so expect
some checking on board ends. You
can minimize loss to checking by
cutting off any checked ends
before drying, then coating the
newly exposed wood with a scaler.
Use aluminum paint, roofing
cement, or a commercial sealant
such as Mobilicer-M or Sealtite 60,
available from woodworking supply dealers. Or, you may do what
sawmills do - leave about 3" extra
length on each end of the board
for trimming later.

other stock you've worked, provided it won't be subjected to

Don't try to dry boards wider


than 12". Wide boards cup more

extreme dryness or wetness.

than narrow boards because wood


shrinks more in width than length.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN DRYING,


TIPS FOR SOUND, SEASONED
STOCK

Allow for shrinkage and stir


facing, If you don't plan to seal

a working moisture content of

about eight or nine perccnr: in


very humid areas slightly higher;
in dry parts of the country, slightly lower. You can call the nearest
National Weather Service office for

average relative humidiry where


you live. If your home is hllmidirycontrolled, contact your local heating and cooling dealer for this
information.

When naturally seasoned wood


reaches the desired moisture con-

Green wood shrinks as it dries.

the ends, rough-saw the boards at


least VaN thicker and Wider, and 6"
or so longer.

A. TRIM

To make smaller but unsawed pieces


(calledjlitcbes) from a log section,
Orst trim away the bark from the
sides, and, if you want, square them
up (A). Next, quarter the log with two
cuts (B), Then, split out"with the pith
(shaded area in C),

HOW TO TELL DRY WOOD

Relying entirely on the old adage


~one year of drying time per inch
of thickness~ to gauge dryness may
HANDLING THICK STOCK
work for some very thick wood,
Thick, short carving blocks, bowl
and for some people in some
blanks for wood turning, slabs, and
places. But you'll need more accuchunks from short sections of log
racy for quality, airdried stock. In
many cases, that ~one year~ might
pose special problems if air-drying
because they are thick.
actually be too long a time.
For best results with these, split
According to guidelines estabthem out from the section of log
lished by the U.S. Forest Service's
and cm om the pith (central core
Forest Products Laboratory, in
of the log), as shown above right.
Madison, Wis., you can air-dry
1ben, either seal all sides to slow
many hardwoods outdoors to 15down the moisture loss, or wrap
20 percent moisture content in 45
the piece tightly in a double-layer
60 days. That's in sunny, temperate.
of newspaper and tape all seams
not tOO humid, weather - late
(the newspaper slowly wicks away
spring to early summer and late
moisture). Place the scaled or
summer to midfall if you go by
Select on(y straight-grained
wrapped wood in a warm, dry area
the seasons.
boards with minimal defects.
where air can circulate around it
To lower the moisture content
Boards with knots and sap pockets
(on stickers or across rafters), and
below 15 percent, you have to
tend to check and warp more than
move the wood to a heated room
weigh it periodically. When it stops
clear, defect-free lumber. Figured
losing weight, the wood has dried.
approximating the humidity and
wood, with uneven grain patterns,
The time it takes varies with the
temperature of where you plan to
will check more than unfigured
wood, the thickness, and the
use it. For this final drying, the
wood.
method, of course, but a 2' -long,
wood must be restackcd with
Stock IN to 2" thick air-dries
6"-thick chunk of basswood
stickers just as it was outside.
best. Thinner boards warp when
To know what's happening,
wrapped in newspaper may dry in
stacked; thicker ones dry [00
experts recommend you check
a month. Unwrapped, sealed wood
slowly
and
months
or_
more.
your
content
___
___
_unevenly.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ may
_ _take
_ _three
___
___
_____
_ _wood's
_ _ _moisture
____
_ Contillued
That's a fact you can't escape; but
you can control the rate. Stress
from too rapid moisture loss
causes wood movement that pro
duces cracks, checks, and warpage.
To prevent such problems you
slow down the drying process,
but not so much that the wood
becomes susceptible to moiSlUre
related fungi growth that will stain,
mold, and lead to decay.
The key: properly locating and
carefully building the stack. On the
following pages you'll learn the
right way to lay up your lumber.
But even before you start, there
are some things you can do to
ensure good results.

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

65

AIR-DRYIIiG GREEII WOOD


all through the drying process
with a moisture meter. Or, you
can use the

"oven-dry~ method

explained below.

MEASURING MOISTURE
CONTENT WITH THE
OVENDRY METHOD
Select a sample board, representa-

HOW HUMIDITY AFFECTS


DRY WOOD
It may take as long as two weeks,
but dry wood will always balance
its moisture coment with the relative humidity, as shown in the
graph, above right. Scientists call
this phenomenon equilibrium
moisture content (EMC).

tive of the thickness and rypc 9


wood you're drying, from close to

the middle of yOUT lumber stack.


From it, crosscut a I"-wide piece
about 2" from one end. Avoid knots
or other defects. Weigh the tcst
piece and rccord its weight. Place
the piece in an oven set at 215F.
and check it periodically until it no

longer loses weight (usually about


24 hours).
Subtract the sample's weight
after oven-drying from its initial
weight to find the weight of the lost
moisture. 1ben, divide the moisture weight by the oven-dry weight
(0 find the percentage of moisture
content your wood has at that stage.
Here's an example: A piece of
wood weighs 10 ozs. before drying
and 8 ozs. after. The 2-oz. difference represents the weight of the
lost moisture. Dividing 2 by 8 gives
you .25, or 25 percent moisture
coment.
You can use the sample board to
cut test pieces from throughout the
air-drying process. When the wood
reaches the moisture content you
need, it's ready to work.

But don't stop yet. Dry wood,


unless it's stored with care, can reabsorb a lot of the moisture you've
already removed. After air-drying
outdoors, don't move the wood into
a high-humidity basement, for example. Remember, the temperature and
humidity of the room where you
store it should be about the samc as
where you'll use the wood.
Whcrever possible, store lumber
flat to avoid warping from its own
weight. If you can't, kcep the boards
as near vertical as possible in an
upright rack to avoid bowing.
If you have roorn for flat storage,
sticker tht:; boards to allow air cieculation under and through them.

66

HOW HUMIDITY
AFFECTS DAY WOOD
36
32

o 24
~20

i,
2

001020304050 60 70 80 90 100
PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY

SEASONING SECRETS,
THEY'RE IN THE STACK
Seasoning green wood may be
extra work, but worth it. The traditional way calls for stacking the
pile care.uHy, separating each
board from the one above and
below it with I x I" wood strips
called stickers. The boards must
also be separated from their neighbors in each layer by a I" air space.
Many !=onsider a 4xB' pile
ideal size because a sheet of plywood can be used for protection
on top. Stability of the stack governs how high you build it.
Where you site the stack, how
you lay down the boards, and the
way you protect them, become just
as critical as drying time.

Choosing a site
Furniture and cabinet stock should
dry slowly to minimize defects.
That's why you need to select a
pile site before you bring the wood
home - so you can sticker and
stack the wood immediately.
Avoid damp, boggy areas, overhanging lrces that drop leaves and
twigs, and the sunniest spot in the
yard. Face one end of the pile into
the prevailing wind.

If you can build the pile inside


an open barn or shed, the wind
and weather won't be problems.
But in an enclosed space, such as
a garage or attic, you may need
to install a fan to circulate air.

Build a solid foundation


Our lumber pile, illustrated right,
has a typical foundation for a
4x8' stack built up to 6' high.
To keep ground moisture from
infiltrating thc lower layers, first
put down some polyethylene
sheeting or asphalt roofing felt. On
top of the moisture barricr, set
concrete blocks to support the two
long 4 x 6" beams called mudsil/s.
Together, the mudsills and concrete blocks keep the bolsters and
bottom boards of the pile at least
l' off the ground, away from any
possible water or mud damage.
To avoid any bowing and warping an uneven pile might cause,
the 4 x 4" bolsters, or crosspieces,
must be level with each other and
an equal distance apart. Use a long,
straight board or a mason's line to
check alignment, and shim to level
if necessary. (Note: Your pile can
have a slight downhill slope.)

Sticker and stack with care


Have enough stickers on hand to
support all your lumber. For each
layer in a 4x8' pile, you'll need
at least five stickers - one ovcr
every bolster, if you set them on
24" centers, and onc on each end.
If your boards sag a bit, reshuffle
the pile and narrow lip the bolsters
to 16" ccnters. Careful, though, too
many stickers impede airflow.
Always use clean, dry hardwood
for your stickers. It's best to make
them from the same species of wood
you're drying. Otherwise, use birch,
maple, poplar, white oak, or willow.
Woods such as walnut and rcd oak
tend to stain dissimilar woods.
To start the stacking, center your
first layer of stickers directly on
the bolsters, as shown. Next, lay
down a layer of low-grade lumber
to help shield the good wood from
ground moisture. Now you can
stack the rcst of your boards, keepWOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

GREENWOOD
STACKED
FOR
AIR-DRYING

Thicker boards
4 x4" bolsters

on 24" centers

Roofing felt or_.::::::,....;~~oiil~~rd


plastic sheeting

",",lO..;>'4 x6" mudsills

lxlX48"dry
I'Iardwood stickers

on 24" centers
over bolsters

HOW LONG GREEN WOOD


TAKES TO DRY
Drying days listed for the more
popular hardwoods arc minimum
spring and summer days to arrive at
a wood moisture content of 20
percent in 2"-thick stock.
DAYS TO
HARDWOOD

DRY

Birch, yellow

75

Bultcrnut

60

Cherry

72

llickory

62

Maple, hard

55

Oak, red

78

Oak, while

85

Walnut, black

75

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

iog the stickers aligned and allowiog about 1" of space between each
board in a layer. Make certain all
boards in the same layer arc the

same thickness.
Since thick boards tend to check
or warp if dried too quickly, place
them in the lower third of the pile.
There, they'll dry more slowly.

Protect your drying wood


Top off the pile with a layer of
lower-grade lumber, then cover it
with plywood - stickered, of
course. This protects your good
boards from direct sunlight, rain,
and snow. A stack in an area
exposed to sunshine most of the
day may need to have the sides
shaded with light canvas or other
woven material that "breathes."
Use bricks, cement blocks, or
stones to weight the pile and keep
the cover in place.

Maintaining the stack


Providing you've taken all the precautions in stock preparation, sitiog and building the foundation,
and laying up the boards, there'll
be little to do except keep debris
clear while you're waiting. You'll
also need to keep your eye out for
"wild~ boards that in warping, may
throw the pile out of kilter. If that
happens, remove the outlaw board
and restack.
Check the drying rate Visually.
Look for excessive checking or
warp, which means wood is drying
too qUickly and needs more proteclion from wind and sun. Spotting the dark stains of mold and
fungus indicates too slow drying,
and calls for opening up the pile to
more sun and wind.
Wrilten by Jim Barren and Peter J. Stephano
PholOgraph: PClcr J. Stephano
illustrations: Jim Stevenson

67

Quilt Rack
CRAFT A

~CUHTR.Y

CLASSIC

Cold drafts snaked


through homes like
clouds through a moun
taIn pus. And when the
logs In the old wood
Siove died down to mete
embers in the wee hours
of the morning, one
didn't want to have to
venture too far across a
cold fioor for an extra
quUt or feather tick.
There was no handler
place to store that
needed warmth than on
a quill rack next to
the bed.

Share the beauty of treasured


handiwork or a hand-roe-down
heirloom on this distinctive
quilt rack. Practical and
attractive, it fits nicely into
most home decors.

68

FORMING THE END SECTIONS


I To form the arches (A), cut two
pieces of 15/16" oak - often called
% (Six-quarter) stock - 9" wide by
141/2" long. (We edge-joined narrower
stock to make the 9" Width.)
2 Using double-faced lape, stick the
two arch blanks together face to face.
Run the bottom edge of the arches
over a joimer umit the two arc flush.
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':':~,-:~,-: : : : :;: : ;: : ;: : ;~ '~":dowel

%" dowel 2" long

28" long

B
%' round-over
on both sides

9'h"
1'k"
0/," hole o/,e" deep,
centered 'rom side to side

%" hole
1 '1,1" deep

%" roundover

0/11" shank hole

Cutting Diagram

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1'Y,ex5'hx48" Oak

%" hole
1V'I" deep

'/8" pilot hole

Bill of Materials

Part
A"
B
C"

Finished Slze*
T
W
l
10/,1"

B'h"

10/11"

2"
4"

10/11"

13."

,,"
""

Malerlal QIy. Part

oak
oak
oak

2
4

'Parts marked with an are cut larger


Initially; then trimmed to finished size.
Please read the Instructions before
cutting.

3 Orawa 1" grid measuring 9x 14"


on a piece of paper. Layout the
shape of the arch on the grid,
using the Arch Grid on page 70 as
a guide. To do this, mark the points
where the arch outline crosscs
each grid line. Then, draw a line
to connect the points.
Mark the center points for the
1" dowels (E) onto the grid. Apply

D
E
F

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1!fis"

2"

27"
28"

oak

1" diarn.

oak dowel

." diam.

28"

oak dowel

No round-over

%" roundover

Supplies: doublefaced tape, paper for


grid paUerns. spray adhesive, 1" brads,
sixteen %x2" dowel pins, stain, finish

spray adhesive to the back of the


grid, and stick it to the arches.
Position the grid so the bottom
edge aligns with the bottom edge
of the arch blanks.
4 With a scratch awl, indent the
wood at each dowel center point
on the face of the pattern. You'll
use these points to locate and drill
the 1" dowel holes later.

5 Cut the arches to shape (cut the


top scrap in one piece and save it
for use in clamping the end sections together later). With the
arches taped together, sand all
contoured edges flush with a drum
sander. Remove the paper pattern
and separate the two pieces.
6 Cut four pieces of I VI 6" oak to
2 x 19" for the uprights (B). Now.

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Contf"l1ed

69

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ARCH GRID

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screw and plug hole -

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locating dowel hole

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using me full-sized drawing at left,


layout the V4" radii and dowelhole reference lines on each end
of the uprights. Cut and drum-sand
the uprights to shape. Using the
dimensions on the Exploded-View
DraWing, mark the dowel-hole
center points for each :V4" dowel
on the inside face of two of the
uprights. Keep these two marked
uprights together to assemble in
the first end section later.
7 Using the same techniques as
described in steps 2 through 5 and
the grid draWing at left as a guide,
layout, cut, and drum-sand the
two bases (C) to shape.

and the bottom of each base as


straight edges to clamp against.)
Labeling the mating pieces at each
joint also helps speed up assembling each end section later.
2 Unclamp the end sections. Then,
using a doweling jig, drill a pair of
a" holes 1 VI 6" deep where marked
at each joint.
3 Cut sixteen a" dowels 2" long.
Now, glue, dowel, and clamp each
end section together.
4 Sand each end section smoom.
Rout a :Va" round-over along all
edges except the feet of the bases
where shown on the ExplodedView Drawing.

ASSEMBLING THE
END SECTIONS

ASSEMBLING THE
QUILT RACK

I Dry-clamp each end section


together. As shown in the photo
below, transfer the dowel-hole reference lines from the ends of each
upright onto their mating arch and
base pieces. (We used the scrap
cutout from the top of each arch

I Cut the two cross members (D)


to size. Next, cut three 1" dowels
(E) and two 3/4" dowels (F) to
finished length (28"). If you have
trouble finding oak dowels in your
area, see our Buying Guide for a
mail-order source.
2 Rout a 1f4" ogee along the top
edges of both cross members.
3 Snip the head end off a 1" brad,
and chuck the brad into your
drill. Using the brad as a bit, drill
'/,t-deep holes (one in each of the
two uprights and three in one of
the arches) on the center points
marked earlier.
Snip the ends off five similarsized brads so the brads arc %"
TRANSFERRING THE DOWEL
CENTER POINTS

Dowel-hole
reference lines

Brad with head clipped off,


pointed end up

long. Insen a brad in each hole


you just drilled. Place the second
end section inside face down on
top of the other end section. Align
the bottom and side edges. Press
the two end sections together to
transfer the dowel-hole center
pOint locations as shown in the
drawing lower left.
4 Separate the end sections and
remove the brads. Finally, drill a I"
hole 9/16" deep for each I" dowel
(E) and 4" holes 9/16" deep for
each 314" dowel (F) using the brad
holes and indentations in each end
section as guides.
5 Dry-clamp the quilt rack
together with the dowels and cross
members in position (note on the
grid drawing that the top edge of
the cross members aligns flush
with the top edge of each base).
Now, using the hole sizes shown
on the Exploded-View Drawing,
drill plug, shank, and pilot holes
through each base (C) and into the
ends of each cross member.
6 Glue and clamp the rack with
all cross members and dowels in
place between the end sections.
Remove any excess glue after a
tough skin forms. Fasten the
cross members to the bases with
#lOx2 l/l' flathead wood screws.
7 Plane a thicker piece of oak to
9/16" thick. Cut :Va" plugs 9/16" long
from the oak. Plug the screw holes
and sand the plugs flush.

FINISHING UP

I Finish-sand and apply the stain


and finish. (We applied a walnut
stain and polyurethane.)
BUYING GUIDE
Oak dowels. 1"-diameter dowel
36" long, &2.30 each (3 needed).
:Vii-diameter dowel 36" long, 51.90
each (2 needed). Plus 52.50 handling. Woodworks, 4013-A Clay
Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76117, or
call 817/281-4447.

Dowel center point

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FEBRUARY 1987

Projeci Design: Wes Gard


Photographs: Hopkins Associates;
Jim Kascoutas; Bob Calmer
llIustralions: Kim Downing; Bill laun

71

Kitchen Canisters
CRAFT A

~~~~fa

The mill was a common gathering point


in the fall. Farmers
from far and wide
would come to have
part of their wheat
harvest ground Into

Oour. Hauled home in


IOO-pound sacks. a
small amount of the
flour was placed In a
kitchen canister for

convenience.

In Grandma's house the kitch-

en canisters sat at arm's length


from the stove, brimming full
of the ingredients she used in
her daily cooking. These oak
canisters will convey the same
functionality and charm in
your kitchen. And as a bonus,
we've thrown in an easy-tomake brass scoop. See page 75.

Note: The instructions e:>.plain how

BUILDING THE CANISTER

to make one canister; and the Bill of


Materials gives the number of pieces
required for one canister. Decide on
bow many canisters you want, ami
then cut and make as many parts tiS
necessary. If making more tban one,
we suggest you cut all Identical pieces
at the same time to ensure uniformity

I Cut the canister back (A) to size.


Using the Canister-Back Drawing above
as a guide, Jay out the radiused top
edge, cut it to shape, and sand smooth.
2 Fit your router with a Ys" cove bit,
and rout the front top edge of the
canister back where shown in the
Exploded-View Drawing.
3 Cut the sides (B) to the size listed
in the Bill of Materials. Then, mark and
angle-cut each as follows: measure up
5 7/8" from the front bottom edge of one
side, and make a mark.. Now, draw a
line from the mark across the grain to

and save time.

72

CANISTER BACK

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Bill of Materials
For One Canister

a"cove

15" bevel on

lOW

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..

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. ,

J-~"":

0/."

7Y2"

lOW

0/."

C'

0/."

7'12"

"

5%"

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6%"
1'/."

71;2"

f'

:v." deep

a"
V." plug
deephole
centered on
~"shank hole

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bottom

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fEBRUARY 1987

,,'

Cutting Diagram
F

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7'12"
7'h."
40/."
6lf."

oak
oak
oak
oak
oak
oak
oak
oak
oak
oak
oak
oak

O~,

,
,
,
2

,
2
2

,
,
2

For One Canister

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6 Cut the bottom (D) to the size


listed in the Bill of Materials. Then,
cut or rout a Ye" rabbet :t/' deep
along each edge.
7 Dryc1amp the parts together to
check the fit. The bottom should fit
a bit loose to allow for expansion,
especially across the grain. Check
the beveled top edge of the from
against the angled top edge of the
sides; sand or trim flush if necessary.
Remove the clamps. Now, glue and
clamp the canister together. Do not
glue the bottom (D) in the rabbet, it
~floats" freely,

'"

K'

%x9V.x48" Oak

_________________

"

7W

Matenal

'Parts marked with an are cut larger initially; then trimmed to finished size. Please
read the instructions before cutting.
Supp11e8: #8x1 'I." flathead wood screws,
V8x4 11/'6)(.60/'6" antique glass panel (available at stained glass stores), one %" brad
for use as a drill bit, W brads, polyurethane, saladbowl finish

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the top back corner. Align your radial


arm saw blade with the marked line,
and make your Cllt. You can also
make the cut using a table saw and
miter gauge. Repeat for the other
canister side.
4 Cm the canister from (C) to size
plus W' in length. Tilt your saw
blade 15 from vertical, and bevelcut the top edge of the front to
finished length (5 7/11").
5 Cut or rout a %" dado Ye" deep
~%" from the bottom edge of each
side piece where shown on the
Exploded-View Drawing.

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back edge
hinge
support

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1/6'1" pilot hole

Size

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8 Cm the hinge support (E) to size


plus W' in width. Then, bevel-rip
one edge at 15 to a finished width
of 1Vi'. (For safety, we cut one long
length for all the hinge supports;
then bevel-ripped one edge of the
length, and finally cut the pieces to
finished length.)
9 Position and dry-clamp the hinge
support to the canister. Now, drill
the plug, shank, and pilot holes
through the hinge support and into
the sides (B) as dimensioned on the
Exploded-View Drawing. Glue and
screw the hinge support in place.
Contfnued

73

10
5/16"

Plane a piece of scrap oak to


thick Cut 3/8" oak plugs from

the piece, and glue and insert them


in the plug holes. Later, sand the
plugs flush and the canister smooth.

FORMING AND FITTING


THE TRIM

I CUt aJ.ld shape the base molding


(F, G). (We cut an oak piece
3/4 x I x 27" for each canister, and
then planed it down to W'thick.)
Rout a 3/S" cove along one edge of
the long picce. Mitcrcut the front
(F) and sidcs (G) to length.
2 Glue and clamp the molding
pieces to the base of the canistcr.
Remove any excess gluc after a
tough skin has formed. Later, sand
the molding smooth. (To sand thc
coves, wc wrapped sandpaper
around a Ys" dowel.)
ADDING THE LID
Note: To form a tighter seal
between the canister top and lid,
we applied felt tape to the lid.

Applying jelt to the bottom edge


of the lid raises it 1116' above the
hinge support (E). To compensate,
plane the lid pieces (H, l,j) to ////(;".

3 Cut or roU[ a Ys" rabbet 112"


deep along the inside edges of
the lid pieces.
4 MiteHU[ the parts (H, I, J) to the
finished length listed in the Bill of
Materials. Remove the. paper pattern
from the lid front. (We used this
front as a template to mark the
other fronts.)
5 Spread glue on the mating surfaces of the lid pieces, and band
clamp them together, checking
for square.
6 Resaw the stops (K, L) to 1!4"
thick. Now, rip these to 3/S " wide
and mitercUl the parts t9 finished
length. (For safety and ease in handling, we CU[ long strips to thickness
and width on the band saw, and then
miter-cut the long pieces to length.)
FINISHING AND
FINAL ASSEMBLY

I Finish-sand thc canister and lid,


sanding a very slight round-over on
all sharp edges.
2 Have glass cut to size for each
canister lid (see the Buying Guide
for the size and our source).

3 Snip the head off a :Y,l" brad,


chuck it in your hand drill, and usc
it as a bit to drill pilot holes in the
stops (K, L).
4 Position the glass in the rabbet.
Nail the stops in position with 1/2"
brads and a light hammer (9 or 10
ounccs) as shown in the photo
below left. Sct thc brads. (Note in
the photo, that we taped a picce of
thin cardboard to the glass. This
protects the glass when nailing and
setting the brads.)
5 Apply the finish of your choice.
(We stained our canisters first, and
then applied polyurethane on the
exterior and a salad-bowl finish on
the inside.)
6 Apply self-adhesive felt tape to
the underside of the lid sides and
frOnt. Also, adhere a strip of the felt
tape along the back edge of the lid
whcre shown in the drawing below.
See the Buying Guide for our source
of felt tape.
7 Finally, slide the lid assembly
firmly against the hinge support (E),
drill pilot holes, and screw the
hinges in position.

I To form the lid sides (1-1) and


back (I) cut a piece of 314" oak to
Ix22" long. Cut another piece (0
1Vlx7 l/2" for the contoured rront
0). Now, plane, joim, or resaw both
pieces to

1 VI6".

2 Using carbon paper, transfer the


full-sized Lid-Front Panern below to

a piece of paper. Use spray adhesive


to stick the pattern to the lid from,
and cut the contoured edge to

shape (do not cut the ends yet).


Sand the front edge smooth.

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LID FRONT (Full Size)

45

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BrassScoop
Top offyour canister set with 2 Cut a piece of V2" dowel stock to
our oak and brass scoop. Not 4" long for the scoop handle (N).
a round-over on one end. (We
only does it complement the Sand
sanded the round-over [Q shape on a
canisters, it's super-handy belt sander.)
for removing those vital 3 Glue the dowel handle in the
hole in the scoop back. Later, scrape
cooking ingredients.
MAKING THE SCOOP
I Plane or rcsaw a scrap of oak to
V2" thick. Mark a 2Y2"-diametcr circle on the liz" scrap. Cut the disk to
shape for the scoop back (M). Drill
a 112" hole through the center point
and sand the disk smooth.
'hx2'h"-diameler oak disk

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I:

Round-over el'ld
~ -~.%2" pilot hole '12" deep--:"~f97

-A

#6xW R.H. brass/-r(


wood screw (4 needed)

.010" brass

Bill 01 Malet'Ial.
For

2W diam.

Finished Size

Wdiam.

BUYING GUIDE

Scoop

...

I
I

,.

Material QIy
oak

oak dowel

SUpplies: Paper for pattem, c81bon paper,


spray adhssive, W dowel stock, .01D"
brass (available at hobby shops), 16x W

brass wood screws, finish

BRASS SCOOP (Full Size)

off any excess glue, finish-sand, and


apply the finish.
4 Using carbon paper, transfer the
full-sized scoop pattern and hole
locations to paper, and cut the paper
to shape with a scissors. Apply spray
adhesive [Q the paper pattern, and
stick it to a piece of 4 x 5" .010"thick brass (most hobby stores sell
thin brass sheets).
5 Cut the brass to shape with a
scissors, and sand or file the cm
edge smooth.
6 With the pattern still on the
brass, drill the four 9/64" holes.
Remove the paper pattern.
7 Roll the brass around a l6-ounce
pop bottle to preform it. Now, posi
tion the rounded brass on the scoop
back, and drill a 3/.'2" pilot hole V2"
deep into the scoop back. Fasten
the brass to the scoop back with a
#6x Vi' brass wood screw. Keeping
the brass tight against the scoop
back, start at one side and work
your way around the disk drilling
holes and fastening the brass.
Glass. Hand-blown full antique
glass, 1/8X 4 l l/16X6YI6", 85.50 each,
or a set of four for S13 (both prices
include shipping and handling). "lbe
Stained Glass Store, 3617 Ingerson
Ave., Des Moines, lA 50312, or call

; 1;/27948;;.
Hinges. CataJog no. D3018, 90
cents per pair. The Woodworkers'
Store, 21801 Industrial Blvd.,
Rogers, MN 55374, or call
612/428-2199 to order.
Felt tape. 1/./' width, catalog no.
D1715, 35 cents per foot (28"
needed per canister). The Wood
workers' Store, address above.
ProJcn Design, Dave Ashe
Photographs: Hopkins Associates;
Jim Kaseoutas
Illustrations, Kim Downing; Bill bun

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75

CRAFT A

CCUHTR"
CLASSl~

It all came down to


convenience. Spices
were used in almost
every dish and needed
to be close at hand.
Time spent rummaging through the cupboard for a pinch of
basil or teaspoon of
cinnamon was time
wasted. The ingre.
dients needed to be
easily accessible and
orderly displayed for
the qUick finding of
just the right one. The
spice cabinet became
the perfect solution.

76

Most spice racks do an adequate


job of keeping herbs and other
flavorings at the ready. But this
project doesn't stop there. It
offers a bank of drawers and
several shelves for storing your
spices and displaying your favorite kitchenware. The antique
glass doors and porcelain drawer knobs also add a fitting
design accent to the quaint
lines of the spice cabinet.

FIRST, CONSTRUCT THE CASE


I Cut the case sides (A), inner
shelves (D), and lower shelf (C) to
the sizes listed in the Bill of Materials
plus V16" in width.
2 Using the dimensions on the

Exploded-View Drawing, locate the


four dadoes on the side pieces and
cut 3/8" dadoes tt deep. Now, Cll( a
8" rabbet %" deep along the ends of

each shelf. (We test-cut a rabbet in a


piece of scrap and checked its fit in
the dadoed sides first.)
3 Cut or rour a 1/4" rabbet %" deep
along the back inside edge of each side
piece. (We cut our rabbets with a
table saw. If you go this route,
mount an auxiliary-wood fence to
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FEBRUARY 1987

board to act as a fence and used a


.V4" straight bit to rout the stopped
dadoes as shown in photo B.)
Finally, chisel the rounded ends

of the dadoes square.


7 Cue the dividers (D) co size.
Then, dry-clamp the case together
to check the fit of all joints.
Remove the clamps and sand all
the pieces smooth. Next, glue and
clamp the pans cogether checking
for square as shown in photo C.
AJso, remember to keep the
shelves flush wieh ehe inside edge
of ehe rabbet on the back edge of
the sides. Remove any excess glue.

NOW, ADD THE TOP, TRIM,


CLEAT, AND BACK

GRID FOR HALF OF TRIM

Each square

= '/2~

Centerline

your rip fence and a dado blade set


to cut Mil wide to the saw arbor.)
Measure and position the outside
edge of the dado blade

1/4 "

from

the outside edge of the wooden


fence. Start the saw and raise the
blade %" above the surface of the
saw table and into the wood fence.
Cut the rabbet as shown in photo A.
4 Joint, plane, or saw 1/16" off the
front edge of sides and shelves to
remove any chipping that may
have occurred when you cut the

dadoes and rabbets.

Using double-faced tapc, stick

the sides together face to face,


making sure to align the dadoes
and rabbet. Set your compass at 3"

and lay am the radius on the lower


from corner of the sides where
shown in the Exploded-View
Drawing. Cut the radius to shape,
sand smooth, separate the pieces,
and remove the tape.
6 Layout and cut :Y4"wide
slOppt:!i dadoes V.{ deep into the
bottiiin side of the lOp shcJf and
the top side of the center shelf
where shown in the ExplodedView DraWing. Cm or rout the
stopped dadoes to size. (After
marking the location of the dadoes,
we clamped the two shelves
lOgether with the f('ont edge of
one butting the front edge of the
other. Then, we clamped a straight

I Cut the cop of the case (E) [Q


size. Then, rip and crosscut a piece
of 4" oak to I lllx22 V2" for the
top trim (F). On a piece of paper
draw a Ill" grid. Using the Trim
Grid at left as a guide, mark the
points where the trim omline
crosses each grid line. Connect the
points to complete the pattern.
Apply spray adhesive to the back
of the pattern and stick it on the
trim piece. Cut the trim piece lO
shape and remove the pattern.
2 Cut the cleat (G) co size. 'Illen,
cout a 1i4" round-over along the lOp
(E) and cleat where shown in the
Exploded-View Drawing.
Drill two mounting holes in the
cleat. (The size and spacing of
these depends on how yOll hang
the spice shelf. Use flathead wood
scr<..ows if you can locate wall studs;
lOggle bolts if you can't.)
3 Finishsand the top of the case,
the trim piece, and the cleat. Dryclamp the top to the case with the
back edges flush and a Y4" overhang at both ends. Measure in I W'
from the ends of the top (where
shown on the ExplodedView
DraWing), and drill plug, Sh,lOk,
and pilot holes to the sizes listed
on the drawing. Glue and screw
the lOp to the case. Add oak plugs
and sand the surface smooth.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Continued
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77

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I
r-#8X1W F.H.

RABBET DETAIL

'AI" screw hole butlon


#8xlV' F.H.
'12" hole '12" deep with a
pilot hole In the middle
Space holes to hit wall
studs if possible.
'/4" round-over

22'12"

Magnetic catch
0/4" white porcelain knob

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'12" rabbet 'Va" deep


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7'" oak
6%- oak

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22'h" oak

5.' 2n'o- oak


2:y.- 214' oak
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w.' 24' oak
1',4- 22'12" oak
21' oak
21W 221h oak plywood

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Supplies: double-laced lape, #ex'I."


F.H. wood screws, /117x;Y.-w1renalls, '!2"
brads, '!2" screw hole bUllons, spray
adhesive, stain, polyurethane, salad bowl
finish

Cutting Diagram

.x7V.x96" Oak

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door centered on opening, scribe
vertical hinge k:lcation ~nes.

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Step 3 Center hinge on

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V.1C48x48" Oak Plywood

marks, top flush with


Iront edge. Mark screw
c:enler1, drill pilot holes,
and laslen each leal.

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Glue and cia mp the cleat (G)


to the bottom s ide of the top (E)
where shown 0 n the ExplodedView Drawing.
5 Glue and cIamp the trim piece
(F) to the top, flush with the back
edge of the top and centered from
side to side.
6 Cut the back (H) to size from
W'oak plyw000. Check its fit in
the rabbeted 0 pening in the back
of the case and set it aside for now.

NEXT, BUILD THE DOORS

I For the door frames, cut four


strips of !Vi' 0 ak I x 16" long. Now,
rout or cut a 1/2" rabbet Va" deep
along one edge of each piece
where shown 0 n the Rabbet Detail
accompanying the ExplodedView
Drawing. Then, miter-cut the door
tops and bouo ms (I) and sides 0)
to finished lengtho
2 Glue and cIamp each door frame
together with b and clamps, checking for square. uter, scrape off the
excess glue.
3 To make the stops (K, L) from
:Y.l oak stOCk, r esaw long stripS to
Vi' thickness, cut to 8" wide, and
then miter-cut the stops to length.
4 Snip the head olf a I" brad.
Chuck the brad in your drill, and
use it as a bit to drill two pilot
holes through e ach SlOp (K, L).
5 Using the three-step drawing at
left as a guide, attach the hinges to
the doors and then to the cabinet
sides. Hang the doors.
6 Drill a 16" h ole 9/16" deep in
each divider (0 ) to accept the
magnetic catches. Insert one in
each hole. CIose the doors aJmost
completely, and mark where the
magnetic catch makes contact with
the back of each door. Remove the
doors, and then drill a pilot hole
and drive a ma ting screw for each
magnetic catch.
7 To mount th e porcelain knobs,
measure up 3J8" from the bottom
of each door an d drill a 7/6 4" pilot
hole Ih~ deep f,or each knob.
(Instead of usin g the machine
screw that com es with the knobs,
we substituted a #8x I I/i' round
head wood serew in its place.)
Continued on page 85

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRU~Y

1987

79

Paper Towe]
CRAFT A

~CUHTR:Y

CLASSIC

Before the introducw


tlon of the fancy hardware and fasteners we
enjoy today, the early
furniture makers had
to rely on devices fashioned from wood.
When building trestle tables, the Shakers
developed the wedge
key to secure the
cross member to the
base ends. Tapped into place, the wedge
key secured the joint.
Tapped back out, it
allowed the table
base to be quickly
disassembled for ease
in moving.

Finally, a paper-towel holder


you don't have to hide under
the kitchen sink! In fact,
you'll want to mount it in a
prominent spot to show off
the intriguing wedge-key
joint that secures the towel
roller in p13ce.

80

START WITH THE


END PIECES

I Rip and crosscut

[Wo pieces of 3/4 "

oak to 7 1/4" wide by 8V2" long. Then,


using double-faced tape, stick the

two oak pieces together face to


face with the edges flush. Using the

drawing of the end piece (A) on


the next page as a guide, layout the
shape and hole location on one of
the cnd pieces.

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FEBRUARY 1987

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Supplies: 1~ oak dowel, 'I." oak dowel,


doublefaced lape, paraffin, #8xl~ f1alhead wood screws, #8x 1W' flathead
wood SCfews, stain, finish, toggle bolts

2 Cut the two notches in the tapedtogether end pieces using a table

saw and miter gauge.


3 Drill a 1" hole through the pieces,
backing the bottom piece with scrap
to prevent chip-out. Using the End
Drawing as a guide, layout the
recess for the wedge key on onc
end piece and the pin on the other.
Stick the end pieces to your workbench top with double-faced tape.

END

4 To form the wedge-key and


dowel-pin slots, start by fitting your
router with a a"-core box bit set
to cut to a depth of 3116". Attach an
edge guide to your router base, and
position the inside edge of the guide
exactly 3 vl' from the center of the
bit. As shown in the photo above,
rout a 2 3d'-long slot for the wedge
key on one of the end pieces. Flip
the end pieces over, retape to the

workbench, and rout a I V2"-long


recess centered over the 1II hole
for the W' dowel pin.
S Cut the end pieces to shape with
a band saw or jigsaw; then sand the
contoured edges smooth. Separate
the two pieces and remove the
doublefaced tape.
6 Cut a I"-diameter dowel to 14 112"
long. For a smooth fit of the dowel
through the I" hole in each cnd

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FEBRUARY 1987

81

to a 'l'6.t bit, and drill :Vi' deep into


each end piece, centered in each of
the %2" holes.
2 Remove the clamps. Measure in
2" from each end of the back rail,
and drill and countersink two
mounting holes. Glue and screw
the rails and end pieces together.
Remove any glue after it forms a
tough skin.
J Rout a '1.l round-over along the
front and side top edges of the shelf.
Center the shelf on the base assembly with the back edges flush, and
clamp in position. Drill the screw
and plug holes - same size as those
used to attach the rails - through
the shelf and into the end pieces.
Finally, screw the shelf to the
base assembly.
4 Plug all the screw holes and sand
the project smooth.
S Insert the dowel through the end
pieces, and center it in the assembly.
Using the earHer cut slots as guides,
mark the location of the pin and
wedge-key hole locations on the

piece, sand the inside of each hole


larger. (We made the drum sander
shown in the photo below.) You can
make one by cutting a 4"-long kerf
in one end of a 7" length of Va"
dowel. Cut a piece of sandpaper to
4x4", insert one end of the sand
paper into the 4" kerf, and wrap the
sandpaper counterclockwise around
the dowel. Secure the drum sander
in the drill chuck and sand the
inside of each 1" hole.

CUTIING llIE OlllER


PARTS AND ASSEMBLING
llIEHOLDER

I Cut the front apron rail (8), rear


rail (C), and shelf (D) to size (refer
to the Front-Apron Drawing to lay
out B). Clamp both rails to the end
pieces. TIlen, drill a" plug holes '12"
deep through the front and rear rails
where shown in the Exploded-View
Drawing. Now, drill a 5/32" shank
hole through the center of the Va"
plug holes until the driU bit makes
contact with the end piece. Switch

WEDGEKEY SLOT
AND WEDGE KEY (Full Size)

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dowel

- -

dowel. Remove the dowel, and drill


a Vi" hole through one end of the
dowel for the pin and another
'Ii' hole in the other end for the
wedge key.
6 Cut the wedge key (E) to size
using the full-sized draWing below
as a guide. With a sharp W' chisel,
form the tapered wedgekey slot in
the I" dowel to the shape shown
in the drawing.
7 Cut a '/.4" dowel to 1 1/2" long.
Center and glue it in the '1.l' pin
hole in the I" dowel.

FINISHING UP

I Remove the I" dowel from the


holder. Finish-sand the holder,
wedge key, and dowel. Stain and
finish as desired.
2 Using toggle bolts (for dr~all),
fasten the holder to the wall..
CountryCIassic Section
Produced by Marlen Kemmel
Graphic Design by Percy McFarlin
ProJecl Design: Dave Ashe
Pbotographs:Jim Kascoutas; Hopkins Associates
lUusttations: Kim Downing; Jim Stevenson

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I Cut one piece of l' oak to


2 iS/16X22" for the drawer fronts
(M), and two pieces of \12" oak to
2 15/16X35" for the sides (N). (We
planed ~/4" stock down to Vi' lhickness for the sides and backs).
2 Now, rout or cut a 1/4" rabbet 1/4"
deep along the bottom inside edge
of each of the three pieces,
3 Set a stop on your saw and cut the
fronts 37/16" long. Reposition the stop
and cut the sides to length, Cut a 1/2"
rabbet Va" deep along both ends of
each drawer front.
4 Cut lhe backs (0) and bottoms
(P) to finished size,
S Glue and clamp the drawers
together checking for square. Later,
remove the clamps and check the
fit of all drawers in the opening.
Sand if necessary,
6 To locate the drawer pulls, position all the drawers in the opening,
and then draw a line across the

fronts 1 1/2" up from the bottom


edge of the drawer fronts. Remove
the drawers, and drill a 7/64" pilot
hole for the pulls through each
front through the line and cen
tered from side to side.

BUYING GUIDE
Porcelain knobs. 4" diameter,
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Catalog no. E170 1, S1.1 0 each. The
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ADD THE FINISHING


TOUCHES

Magnetic catch. Catalog no.


D4185, 85 cents each (two

I Remove all the hardware


(except the magnetic catches just cover them with masking
tape). Then, apply stain to all the
pieces, being sure to Wipe on with
the grain. Later, apply several coats
of finish. (We applied two coats of
polyurethane varnish to the case,
doors, and drawer exteriors; two
coats of salad bowl finish to the
drawers' interiors,)
2 Glue and nail the back (H) in
position. Reattach the hinges and
knobs. Use the technique and
photo reference on page 74 of the
canister article to install the glass.
Hang both doors.

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the setup needn't be fancy, but it

should be clean, neat, and show


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If the fair happens to be away
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with friends or rdatives will enable
you to trim lhese.
If you decide on a juried fair,
make sure you submit professional
quality slides of your work. For

most of us, that means paying


about SI00 to a photographer (or
banering for his skills). Business
cards also help add to your professionalism. Dropping onc in the
wrapping with a purchased piece
may also result in later sales.

ADVICE FROM 11IE PROS


Cleat Christiansen has learned to
be a photographer, businessman,
traveler, salesman, and educator
<-because mOSt people don't
understand what woodturning is"),
to do crafts fairs.
Beginners, Cleat feels, should
look to fairs where the management gives them all the help they
can - in assigning space, parking,
advertising, and all aspects of the
show. "Find out how much they
do for you, and for your sales,"
he advises.
Frank Garvelink suggests that
first-time exhibitors try a show
close to home, to see if they like
il, because: "It's not for everyone."
David OiZinno knows you can
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crafts fair. "You have to take a little
bit of rejection, a little failure. So,
test the waters. Look for a fair with
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advertising."

WHERE TO FIND
WHERE THE FAIRS ARE
After you've asked all the questions
about which fairs might be good to
attend - read, read, read.

How to Sell at Arts and Crafts


Shows, by Kathleen O. and Robert
L Schultz, 1985, Sandune Press,
P.O. Box 58, Mosca, CO 81146,
110 postpaid_

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FEBRUARY 1987

Be Your Own Boss and Make


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Sunshine Artists U.s.A.,


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FL 327509697.
Also contact state travel departmems and state arts councils, care
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Selling your work at a crafts fair
means retail sales - and sales
tax. So, you'll need a state resale
tax number, available from your
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business. It allows you to buy
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Other often-used abrasives includc silicone carbide, flint,
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Bead: Glue applied in a linc; also
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Cove: A molding or shaped piece


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the face grain produced in quarter-sawn wood.

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Straight grain: Grain running
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Turning: The skill of using a
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rounded wood pieces, usually of
varying thickness, such as furniture legs and bowls. Also used
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Warp: A general term used to describe the deviations in the shape
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cups, twists, or a combination of
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FEBRUARY 1987

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1. Horton Brasses' catalog


shows over 500 items of authentic reproduction hardware
from the 17005 and on into this
century. These are superior reo
productions of Chippendale,
Hepplewhlte, Queen Anne,
Sheraton, Victorian and early
19005 brass furniture hardware.

Catalog $2.00.

2. Toy Designs' catalog of


wooden toy patterns, hardwood
turnings, complete kits; also
patterns plus turnings kits and
woodworking books. Seven
full-sized patterns $5 each; four
or more for only $4 each. Package of eight spoked wheels
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afull range of tools for the serious woodworker, from hand
tools and portable power tools
to woodworking machinery.
Includes many imported and
hard-to-find tools from the best
manufacturers at the most competitive prices. $2.00 (refundable with first order).

4. The two-speed Uberty 18


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7. Quartz clock movements.


Our 6Opage, full-color catalog
features alarge selection of
movements and afull line of
clock-making supplies and accessories. Thousands of ultrathin pendulum and chime movements always in stock. Most
orders shipped within 48 hours.
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8. This woodwor1<ers catalog is


more than acatalog-it's one of
the best sources for Quality
woodworking tools. You'll find
everything from bit braces to
wood borers, from saws to sharpening stones. Every product Is
sold satisfaction guaranteed.
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parts, kits and supplies for whirl
iglgs, loys, doll houses, swing
sets, classic aulOS, furniture
and crafts. Also parts (loys,
craft, game and furniture) in
maple, oak, walnut and cherry.
Bulk prices available. Catalog
SUbscription $1.00.

6. If you are making toys and


other Items for craft shows and
flea markets, don't overlook our
great selection of patterns for
rocking horses, pull toys, cars,
clocks and furniture. Specialty
supplies also available. Armor
Products catalog $1.00.

XYLOPHILE'S
9. Cabinetmakers' tools and
supplies. New 224-page catalog
of fine hand and power tools for
cabinet makers or serious woodworkers. Also featured are three
sections on hardware, supplies
and cutting tools. This catalog
takes the mystery out of using
European hardware. Amust
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10. Moisture-related problems,


such as shrinking, warping and
cracking, can ruin the most
beautiful wooden pieces ever
buill. Avoid wood moisture problems by checking the wood with
amoisture meter! The pocketsize Mini-ligno moisture meter
is for the serious hobbyist and
professional woodworker. Free
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11. 24-page color catalog from


the XyIophile's Company is full
of tool bargains from Ryobi,
Powermatic, Hitachi, Makita,
Minimax, Freud and many
others. Everything for your
shop. Professional Quality at
down-to-earth prices plus the
fast, courteous selVice you demand. $1.00.

12. A.A. Ness & Co., The Woodwor1<ers Emporium, offers a


two-year. eight-issue catalog
subscription. Thousands of industrial Quality items-machinery, hand tools, portable electric
tools and supplies featured at
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of fine, museum-quality furniture. Includes cradles, roll-top
desk, tables, chairs, buffets,
chests, gun cabinets, poker
table, children's furniture, rocking horse, spinning wheels and
more. Catalog $2.oo-refundabte
with first plan order.

14. Tool catalog. Available from


Eleklra Beckum U.S.A. Corp. are
advanced technology woodworking stationary power machines with the unique Unimex
Motor interchangeable concept.
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plans for woodworkers. Professionally designed projects include furniture, playthings and
accessories, storage sheds and
gazebos. Plans use readily available materials and standard
sizes of lumber. Instructions are
clear and concise. Send $2.00
for our catalog (refundable with
order) and get started!

16. Executive wood toysllf you


want more in the line of wood
toys, let Toys and Joys offer you
aline of detailed patterns for
classic cars, trucks, trains, etc.
We also carry acomplete line of
wood toy parts. Ask about our
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offers 116 pages of 150 kinds of
veneers, 250 sizes of cabinet
grade hardwoods, specialty
woodworking tools and accessories. Hard-to-find hardware,
inlays, mOUldings, cane, wood
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heavy-duty woodworking
machinery and accessories that
are of high quality. The low
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enable acraftsman to equip a
complete shop for afraction of
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Catalog $1.00.

19. Discover the world's oldest


hobby! Build fine Quality
wooden ship models from easyto-assemble kits. Described are
true-to-scale replicas with
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A54-page color catalog from
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20. Woodworker's supplies


catalog! Hundreds of handtools,
patterns, veneers, hardwoods,
turning and carving stOCk, wood
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and DMl's new Radi-AII combination-grind saw. Part numbers,
diameters, bores, tooth numbers and plate/kerf measurements are included. $1.00.
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catalog features more than
2,500 items accompanied by
valuable reference material on
proper tool usage. This premium line of products includes
hand tools, finishing supplies,
clamps, shop accessories,
woodworking books and
Japanese tools. PtIwer tools
include INCA Swiss woodworking machinery and German
lathes. $4.00.

23. Kuster Woodworkers'


catalog features affordable, quality products: UltraSandOS Heavy
Duty Thickness sanders;
DynaSandOSThickness Sander
Kits; SandAidSl Abrasive Belt &
Sleeve Press for making your
own sander befts and sleeves;
quality hand tools; abrasives
and supplies. Several exciting
new products will debut in 1987,
so get on our mailing list today.

24. Classic Hardware Catalog Is


adesign guide for craftsmen.
Forty full-color pages of the
finest imported and domestic
brass furniture hardware. Wide
selection of standard and specialty hinges including plano,
butler's tray, rule joint, rat-tall
and European cabinet hinges.
Every item shown full size enabling you to see how your project will look when finished.
$1.00.

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25. Full-color 64page catalog


carries the finest tools for the
serious woodworker, including
Western and Japanese hand
tools, finishing supplies and
portable power tools by AEG
and Ryobl. Also, unique items
such as workbenches made of
African teak, small-scale tools
forthe miniaturist, handmade
turn-oHhe-century tools and
inflatable drum sanders for portable power tools. Rent ahow-to
video for $10 amonth. Fine Tool
Shops Catalog Free.

26. Meisel Hardware Specialties'


all new 48-page catalog is the
source for hard-to-find woodworkers' specialty hardware and
project plans. Included are new
toy truck plans, doll furniture
plans and new country projects.
Toy makers' parts include regular wood Wheels, wood truck
tires with treads, wood wheels
with rubber tires and many decals for toy trucks and airplanes.
Other items include stenciling
s,",pplies, jewelry box hardware,
Shaker pegs, antique toy restoration parts and plans for homemade power disc sanders. Many
prices are discounted 40%.
$1.00.

27. Patterns by Design Group.


Hundreds of interesting, useful
and fun items to create for personal use or profitable sale. Our
1987 catalog contains plans for
toys, games, plaques, puzzles,
bird houses, planters, furniture
and much, much morel All Design Group patterns are professional, Msame-size" blueprints.
No enlarging or reducing is
necessary. Simply trace outline
of item onto wood and create!
Full money-back guarantee.
Wholesale and bulk prices available on request. Fully illustrated
catalog $1.00.

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28. Over 500 woodworking designsl Create gifts, toys, whirligigs, folk art, bird houses and
feeders, magazine racks,
shelves, children's items,
kitchen and household accessories plus much morel Simple
enough for the beginner, fun
and profitable for the pro.
Brochure plus sample pattern
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29. Freud, manufacturer of the
finest in hand tools and carbide
tools, makes these two catalogs
available to you. They feature a
large selection of quality chisels,
carving tools, turning tools,
planes, as well as carbide saw
blades, router bits and shaper
heads. Send for your catalogs
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Get the Square it and Door Shop
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31. Warren Tool Company's


Wood-carver's Catalog features
the finest quality whittling and
carving hand and power tools,
books, sharpening stones, wood
and supplies. Warren Tool has
become acommon name in the
wood carving world because we
take pride in selling only the
finest professional tools. Remember our motto: "Warren
Tools give you the edge." Send
$.60 for catalog #5.

32. Tool City catalog is408


pages; the most complete mail
order tool catalog. Priced to
save you money in all categories. All types of power and hand
tools at discount prices. $2.50.

35. Wyndham Woods is asupplier of the highest quality domestic and exotic lumber and veneer. Our specialties are: flitchcut lumber (wide boards cut
from the same tree), unusually
figured and colored veneers,
thick domestic veneers and thin
lumber. $1.00.

36. Quality handcrafted clocks.


Made by grandfathers in solid
walnut, cherry or oak. Kits,
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West German movements.
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33. Miniature Antique Transport


Plan Catalog. Criss-Cross Creations' newest catalog features
vehicle plans designed for the
serious scale woodworker. 1849
Concord Coach can be built in
1~ scale using our full-size cutting patterns, photos, exploded
assembly and instructions.
Many other vehicles available.
Catalog brochure $1.00.
WOOD MAGAZINE

34. Over 200 router bits and


shape cutters displayed in
catalog featuring six-piece
cabinet sets, three-piece 1/2 in.
shank router bit panel raising
system and three-wing industrial shaper cutters. Shaper cutters
available in 112 in. through 1-V4
in. bore with bushings. Router
bits offe(ed In % in. and 112 in.
shank. Catalog $1.00.

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easy-la-follow plans or design
your own 1001 with our parts
and accessories. Brochure and
complete information $1.00.
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byists! This 160-page wholesale
catalog is loaded with unique,
hard-to-find items! Includes
hundreds of essential antique
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accessories, wood parts, caning, basketry, upholstery and art
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Catalog is acomprehensive collection of tools and accessories
for you. Select from the best
quality tools in the business at a
price only avolume supplier
can provide. Power tools, hand
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WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

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WHOLESALING FOCUSES ON PRODUCTION


When you do most of the work and the retailer
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it seems like you don't get much of the gravy. But,
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and the money, to retail your offerings in quantity,
wholesale selling becomes more sensible.
Wholesaling also enables you to move lots of your
handmade merchandise to a variety of outlets retail stores, gift shops, and gift catalog companies to name a few. And after you've delivered the order
and have been paid, your worries are over. But to
wholesale successfully, you'll have to brush up on
your business savvy r~garding purchase orders,
credit, returns, fulfillment, and shipping. Products
that you can make quickly in quantity probably
adapt best to wholesale.
104

WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

"War Injuries left me


badly handicaPped. but
now I'm a financial success
as a Locksmith. t~anks to
our training. Bes,des, the
~ork Is fasclnatlng:.lf I can
do it anybody can. Glen Johnson, larned. Kan.

SHARE WORK AND PROFIT


WITH CONSIGNMENT
Compared to wholesaling, with
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portion of your product's final
selling price - usually 60-80 percent, depending on the shop. But
because the shop assumes the

selling overhead, responsibility


for moving your merchandise,
and collection of any sales tax,
you don't get paid until after youe
work has been sold. You trade
delayed payment for their investment in the business.
Even the IRS considers the

products you have out on consignment yours until they're sold.


So, you do have some responsibilities. You must keep track of how
mucb of your work is where.

You're also expected to pick up


old merchandise that didn't sell
and deliver new. That's why it
makes sense to consign your
work only to shops within a
reasonable travel distance.
Written agreements for consignment sales (the law in some
states) protect you and your
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to you for merchandise sold, and
how often you have to replenish
the store's stock. Some consignment outle[s, especially galleries,
may limit you as [0 where else
you can sell your work and how
much you can sell it for. These
restrictions should always be
made clear in the contract
Consignmem selling works for
most handcrafted i[ems, btl[ it's
extra-appealing if you make
higher priced furnirure, case
goods, or unique, one-ofa-kind
creations [00 fragile or expensive
to ship very far.

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WOODWORKINQ l'AOfESSIOMALS ONLY - Now ......


50" o n ~ . 10"'" on CJgerllintl_tll Hoof? B~UIlng
.... went', finnI ptoducllon quaIty unIverNI ~.

~~du'~uu::::.c~:"'C~

Thou..... IOld all_1M -'0. Now ... ~ In ~


ca through AWL Send tor bloc........ ANI lTD. 11.00. CIir<:M
No....
"MOREOU INDUSTR1EI-IKTRODOCINQ MINI ..... Xs.nd lor _ compIetl ~ Il\Ild'llnety cataloll.
also I.-turing Andr_ MadIIny, " -....lIc., Freud, 1.
....'" 0"*1. Full .... 01 Uoble ..... joiner., pIJI......, lIMp............. lalhn. ,*,,-1 c:oIlt<:tOrt. b I I _ .-.r1ical
~ H'" 0\'tKhUd 'OUI..... drill ptH.... combIf\lI1Ion
....chiM cut 011
, Woka ......., ,IG- W. ~
,.;zel kom .....11 10
lI" lor .~ your wooctworkinlI ......
Send lor elIbloll. ANDREOO INDUSTRIES. 12.00. Citele

....

THE fiRST LINE IN JIG SAW - BOSCH - BolCh givft


proftu!oNlII. Hl.cllon of 1OP-O!......1lne lIll"'WI II w.n
I I an lmc>r
IKIIon 01 bl'cIe. Wl'iOl...,- prIe...
Send lor jilf..l
AVIATION INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY. &Oe.
CiIc'-Na. 12.

MULTIPURPOSE HOME WOODWORKING snTEM - TM


Ernco Stlltmoo I t.tH ..w. band ..w. ITIO\,lldlng m.
ctllne .nd disc ..nde' ..., you ClIn ch.ngs opII.tlon. In
"' ttl.n 30 .KOftd. 0nI big 21'tfl. ItIQtor dGi' II '11. Wilh
opllon.1 .ccIlQtIl. you c.n do wood tu,nlnll. mortl.lnll.
hoOtlzont.1 dtlllini' .od mots. Se..., 'or 1000"color Inlorm
tion. EMCO' US . Frll. (;Nc" No. 3~.
STATIONARY POWER MACHINES _Av.lI.bll 'rOm Elek
t.. BKkum U.S.A. Corp. - Ictv'lI(:.d IKtlnology wood
working .1I110n.ry pow., m.ctlln. . wUh the unique Unlm.~
Motor Intl,ctl.ng. .ble concepl. For com pi". Inlorm.tlon
on JoInle,/PI.ne,. a.nd ..... Ou.. E~lr.ctor. Spindle/
Moulder. L.thl .ndCOmbl SIW ..nd 'o,ou'C.,.IOll, ELEKTRA BECKUM U.S.A. CORP. 1'.00. ClfCls No. 39,
INCA MACHINERY INFORMATION-Complltl In!o'tIlIlion on thl I.moul IIns or Inc. Swill woodworklnll m._
ctlinel. Oelillned lor p'KI.lon work by thmlll '0 medium
sized c.blnel .hop. U..d by tllou..nd. 01 IIobblll nd
prot.lllon.I. T,bl. IIW. b.nd..,.,I.loItl1f/pl.net., dull
COIlKlor. r.di.l.,m ..W. GARRETT WADE CO. F,". Cit
No. 44,

c,.

POWER TOOLS FOR WOOOWORKINQ - Sold lor 40


ye.... PI.n. & kill 0' m.l.1 p.rtl 10 build lIurely POWI< lool.
thlt I," lor YI"., 5.yr. w.rr.nly on p.rll. Kill & pIInl S31111 BII. Simphtlld l1ap-by-IItlll pIInl WittlluM sizld Pltllfn.
lor wood ball m.y III Ofc\efld IIPlr,'lIy. P.rt. & . _ . _
fie. sold 1ndivIduI11y. $Ind 'Of dlscnpllvto bfoclluf. &
pricu. GILllON MFG. INC. 11.00. CiIT:Ie No. 47.
BEST VALUE IN WOOD LAmES-Wood turning No. nevI< ~ sllil< tNon Willl till 14" mutti1PHd wood 1.!hI
lrom Gr"1 PlaIn Ptldllon duplicalor II .tllldl'd sqouipo
tnIfll CI.llton con.uuetlon
tlbilily ItId 1OngI1I1
in; MMcI & IIirnWItll oribr.tiorl. S
')'110<
II'I'lOOltI _ I . 45 elIy in-IhoIl 1tIII. EIlY \lrm. 1V1iI.
1blI. GREAT PLAINS MACHINERY CO.. INC. 11.00. CirdII
No.. 4'.
BEST VALUES IN WOOD PLANERs-&ov. bill with 1M bill
cap.,;:ity 15"ll8" pis.... from G,. .I P\ainI.. The MYing.lr"",
~

,ough-eut ~ Ind

lidnll & finlshInlIln your own

.nop'Will PlY Jor tllII ttIIChinIln no \ifni! CUI iron COIlIINC

60n .......... lil.1imI 01 MMcI. 45 daY 1n1hop trial Eny


.........vMlbll. GREAT PLAINS ...ACHINERY CO. INC.
11.00. CirdII No. 49.

""If

HOUSE OF TOOLS. LTD._Wt...n ClNldI. most oomMleclion 01 quaIiIy loon & tMChInIty. o-IM 111125
VI.... _ COftIPIIlY 1\11 bKomIlynotI'(f!IOUI withlUPlriOt
quIIity ~ tooII & tMChInIty. Contact ... 10< ...,
Of your rlqUir_.. or -.d lor _ ..... p8ir at CltalogI.
HOUse 01' TOOLS. LTD. 12.00. CirdllNo.. 50.

WOOD MAGA2JNE

FEBRUARY 1987

IF YOU ARE IHTRSTED IN FINE WOODWORKING _ you


will not 1m better tnlChinety \hili ""11OId by J.P. Humlrey
Lid. For example
No... H.In.
I ..blIIIWI C2 HP.
fI\IlJfIIllc .witch.
er-lock 1 _ .vaillbllit 11.295 Foe
NIw YorI<. Send lor brochu... J. f>t4IUP HU"'FREY LTD.
11.00. CirdII No. 51.

r......

prJ......

Wood FinlIh 11.1..


linillle.. Nlrde.... prOlK".
bou~llIs. penett.t. . dHp/y iIlIo thl wood; out!llt. 1IIt_
to _ . EIlIhI .tuscw. Dmah Oil oolOI.
lIinlng. WATCD-OENNIS
now .vllllbll. EIItnl...,. .
CORP. FrH. CitdI No.. 270.

1_ _II \hi. .

AIIlIERIC""'MADE WOOOWORKII+G EQUIPMENT _ The


RBI H.... 1inI at preciliorllCfoll ....... rnoOIII If"'" 12 10
2tI 1nchH. U,*"" PltenI penoclinolI cam tenIlonln; tyallm
IlIoWI quIcIl tIII!Mll of bill"" when doInlIlnIlde CIJII. RBI
IinI 01 woodplsners. modelI 40fI 'nrI !!I1.2; _
50 'tNtI
expIr\Ince In tulding wood t/l;ckneu pIItIIQ couplId with
Pllltltl quicl< chInge arttlrhlld, 10 dow lUI and IUY
o;:/IIngIovIr 10 molO8r or 1IndIr. ttIIll. !hi RBI !hi bill
" ..... on thI rnatUl lodsy. 3O-4Iy ~ GuIf....I. . at
SeIbIIC\ion. RB INDUSTRIES. INC. F.... C;ds No. IS.
SUNHILL OFFERS TOP OF THE LINE IIIlIPORTED IIlIAC"INE~or thllIIiouI DIY and pIO!IIIIoneI wooctworIler. 0....
01 aUl\ionlly _ l o o n II
and __
vicId by _
50 IUthorizIl<f de...... KtOM thI U.s. SInd
10< informItion. SUNHILL ENTERPRISES. 11.00. CirdII No.

lui'"

"*'

".

IIlIOULDER-PLANERS FROIlll WILLlAMS .. HUSSE'l'Mould. pIInI. and 1dllI. convert from rnoulde< 10 ~ In
.... \hIII2 minut... The W-l ..... II ."ailIbIIln ~ model.
10< tfIItIUaI. powe<ln llid. or _
In IIIdJ000lIId. The
unb pili'll 10 . . .lin. IlmoII Mnded !lnlIh, produea doll
houIIlO f;IOWn .aid moulIllngI. ,ailed ~ .nrI \'irtuaIIy.t!)' WpI PIOfiII. Cuat"'" ktoh'II lilIble up 10 1" '"'dI
.nd
depch 01 prolie. RI.Illlled
1ftIdI. dwlndIbII.
and \I..,sportIblI. Compl... with .turdy mov.&ll mnrl.
SInd .... CllIlog. WILUAMS & HUSSEY. 11.00. Circ No..

*..

"-

WOODWORKING MACHINERY CATALOG - W~nch


ToolCo. Is nowoffeling!hl Powe< 1ic UIP!ndllIhaper.
3 lip. 1 ph.. \\ 10 "" in. spindl... , 1I'$lno IWiICh 'or onl'l'
$1625 FOB. Send 'or CSIlIOli. WORKBE~CH TOOL CO.
$2.00. CircJtt No. 95.
IS THIS THE WORLD'S BEST JOINER-PLANER? _ WI
think 10 and Invite yOllIO I.ke clo... Iookl WnIM. . new
F5-35 Joinerpl.tlIf combine. IndUl\lIlI q\IIllty wllll ,n .1
lorellbfl ptlcI tNoI will .ppesl to proll.lionelnd .ma
tllNrI,kl. THE XYLOPHILES CO. $1.00. Cilcll No. 97.

HAND TOOLS
FINE HAND TOOLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD--Our
11181 hand lool c.talOli luture. 1001. hom tM Otllnt. G,esl
Brillln. Glrmany. & rlghl her. In tile U.S,A. SI18CI !'om 11'1'
beat qu.1111 1001. . . a prlel only. volufl\l .uppll.r c.n
provldl. HI LER HARDWARE, 11.00. elrc,. No. 720.
PERSONAL BRANDING IRONS - Ilrochure c1e.crlbl'
br.ndlnlll,on.lhat enable YO'oIIO pul yO'oIr n.ml on ~ou ..o,k
quickly .nd u.lly. Mada e.pecl.lly tor b,.ndlnll"ood, 'hly
are .vailable ,.,itlll. 2, or 3 line. 01 copy or ..lltI you' 10110.
CIl.n~.bl. dala alao .v.lI.bla. NOVA TOOL CO. 11.00.
CIrcle No. 760.
THE JAPAN WoOOWORKER'S lUI CATALOG - I.
IoIded Wilh the bell 1001. yO'ol c.n gil your hind. on. In OIl'
c.t.IOlII'O" Will .ind , complel. . .lectlon of J.p.ne.. lool.
lor tile woodc.rvet. ClI,penllll, ..., c.binel m.kl<. Send lor
ClIIIIOli pluuwlemenllior nellt two ,..r. WOODLlNE
THE JAP"N WOODWORKER. 11.&0. Citcle No. 19(1.

STAINS/FINISHES
BEAUTIFUL WIPE-DN WOOD FINISliING -Is npllln4Kl
in. booldI1lrom. ~ In wipI-on linllllelllncllQ2t.
Wood IlniIhn IhIt Ploduea bIIufilul NondrubbId Iinlah
withOut me"f btulllel or 1PI''f'lnolI. SpKlIlly lormullled
linill'lel!No' ..... pIy Wipe-on with P'O1loNo1 , ....... every'
timl _ lllIlf..,teedl Unlike COIlVetl1ion1l IlrIIIM' 1!1114 will
fle\Ier yllllow. crICk. or etCI.nd they dtydLIIllrll wltllouI
ru...... TheM IinisI>II _ brinlI out !hi ...1.....1lII...ty 0Ith1
wood lAd ........ .....0. w&ldng. SInd lodly lor your wood
mlhing auide and Ploduct. ClIllloO. GENERAL FINISHES.
251. CittJ. No. 225

PoIyettw\ll'llm;':

PEG_l000 WI+OLESALE WN"


. SInd
lor IdditionIIlnlormalion. GENERAL FINISHE .25. CitdI

wood slabiIiz.... 10 1bI. $111.00 plus 1:1.20 I


Ha.225.

BEAUTIFUL WOOD FINISHING _ Willl W.tco DItliIh Oil


Wood Fonilh. F..-..coIor How to ~ FrtWIt Wood
booldet anableI ~ 10 CtlII. PloIl'IIionIIlinIsIlU thI
IItIl \in'Ie _
. . \'fPIS 01 wood. 0nI1PPliClI1ion 01 W.lCO

TOORDER Tl-ESE IlOOKLETS, USE COlIfIOHON PAGE: 1011

PI...

PLANS
OVER 500 WOODWORKING DESIGNS - W. now ot!II
1I*ty..... PIcket. at bIuIprin1 plan. ItId ~1i%I PItt...",.
wilIl bolllthl hotnIlAd COITIl'f*ciII et.""-n In mItId- EnloY rnIklng 10'fI, lIIftlI. c:NIdI .II...... wtIirtilIiol. loll ....
~. ~ ,1d<I.
kIIchen IIil 'houMhold
It-. bltclholrMl, plant .tandI. lAd tnOII. $impII -.ah
lot thI bIlIinner. lutI and proIiIIblI f... thI Plo. SInd kw
anUIIII! bIochutl plus IImpiI plttem. "cceNTS IN
PINE. $2.00. CitdlNo. 310.

.....

WOOOWORKERS' PLANS AND SUPPUES -

W~

hIIotw:: --~._--lAd other ~ offetll! by ~. Productl.

0 - 100 plInIlf....1iIable 10< JnIklnlI toys. deIb, dod<s.


poof tebIn, limps. chlltl.1nd other' 1umituIe.

"'_1..

dials. rnoldinoI. omamsnll. and lIalotwltl llso 1V1iIIblI.


AAMOA PRObUCTS. 11.00. CirdII No. 315.

CATALOG OF PLANS AND KITS - A MlIcIion 0I1unclionII projK1.. u....... gitI. ItId dIcotlW. piIcn 'or _
or
o/fiC:<I. IncludId ..l . MndpllfllOf>OlMll. super bunk bIdI.
mlnlat..... _SCOty oulhoull. birthday~.ItId many
_ I . 511_ III IfHwlletI In tllIIlIIue. BALLART DE
SiGN. 11.00. (Rel\lndlobll) CirdII No. 320.
'LANS AND PATTERNS -

Tl'IlIIe'~

MIection 01 pis",.

1ncIudI.....nll..... deIlgn loom. IfII'Itling wheel. clockl.


doll houIII .nd 1utni1Ul aadlel. Ioys. .lpNobell. bIId
hou.... w. .
cedI< CM.I. lAd muctl mots.
CRAFT PLANS CO. SOC. CiIT:Ie No. 325.

tllerv_.

PATTERNS BY DESIGN GROUP -

Hund'idl olln18r. .t

Ina. lI"'uf .nd tun II...,. 10 ete.1f lor peraonsl u... or Plofit

.ble MI. OuIll117 C.l.1og contlfn. pI.n.lor toy.. ga......


pllqull. punl... b1'dhou.... pl.nterl. Illtnilutl ..., much
_.1 All c.s1gn G,OIIp PllIettll Ifl ptoleslllon.l. "urn.
liz." b1utlf)tlnll. No ...I.rglng or 'edudtlll I. nec....ry.
SimotY ttiCI 011111... olU.m onto wood.nd C'IlII8! SlIned
In 1\117. c.lllIn GrOlljl till IoId llIoulind. 01 Pll1e<n. to
t!'>OUMnd.ol ..tilfied cu.lomer. PtlceI.rt It $1.00. all
Pltle,n. coml wlltl 'ull money.b.ck gu".nlle. W1lof81111 .nd bulk ptk: "a .v.llable on ,equa'l. FUII~ 1I1u.tr.t
Id CIl.IOlI. DESIGN GROUP. $1,00. Citcle No. 340.
CEOARLlNED HOPE CHEST PUNS-Build till. h&lrloom
qu.llty Ch." u.ln9! OIIr compla,e planl and In.lructlon.
Ttll Chell ule. 11,1. and ..II con.truction wllh Ir.ditlon.1
..lledpan.ll, Thl o,llIln.1 prize wInning Ch811 I. buill 01
n.tur.1 pln. bul c.n .1.0 be buill wllh tI"dwood. SlInlllo,
Inlo,mllion .hell. FINELINE CREATIVE DESIGNS. 11.00.
Circll No. 342.
PUNS AND PATTERNS FOR WOODWORKERS - Naw
uniqui woodworking pl.nl.nd panama. select PaUlIInl lor
wood.n 'oYI or novalty decorilion. The pl.n. Ifa tUlly
lliullr.ted wlttl 11ll\lbylll1p InlllUCllonl and photo. SInd
tOf. b'OChurl lods~, FUNWOOD CRAFTS & TOYS. 11.00.
Circle No. 343.
FULLSlZE FURNITURE PLANS CATALOG - lIIu.lll1e.
.nd c1eKtibl. 0'IIf 180 plln.lor making tutnll...... 01 qu.lj[~
IOUnd In mu.... m nd tine tutl'lilu,e lIore. PI.n. Include
rolltop de.k. etldle dining litH ch..... bulll\l. CMII.
lIun CIbl"" pokdl IIbl. childlen. lurnilu".ocklng
horn. splNling whHl. and _ Bill of m.tlllili. IIxplodIII d,.Wing. IIIl.t 1M woodwort<er. FURNITURE DESIGNS. INC. $2.00. CircII No. 345.
COUNTRY FURNITURE PLANS-Oul Cltalog 1. .lur 24
dlllgn. _ Irom COUllII)' ",,"r.IO mini-bl,n.. Nao Included
... v.riou. Ploduclllor tile home wort<lhoppeI. Sind tor
_ 111111 c.taJoo. POcI 01 ClIlllog deductllli flom ~ IItlI
Ofc\ef. HA......ElfMARK "SSOCIATES. 11.00. CitdI No.

,,.

WOODWORIUNQ PLANS - ClUlIog 01 lull-Itt. plana


printld on IlNvy PIper lor \OyI, g;ttI. tlOIfIItie ICtion
windmill. ...........
~,den ... nll....., Duldl
wlndmI. I.wn OfNltnlfll.. okf.l.1hloned IIwn IWitlolf. jigIIw
lor dliIdr..... ItId _e. IotASTERCRAFT PLANS
WEST. 1\.00 CrelunOld _
tnl 0IdII). Circ No.. 390.

PI_"

blIdhou....

HUNOREDS OF FREE PLAN5-TombIr. WoodproIIcI DI'K\OIY II dIIcribeod In thiI ClIIIog of woodwor\ling PItt.
1 _ Till dirKCOty guides you 10 768 pIanI. 250 + ...
....iIIble 1,... Also 1. .1....1d Ife hundlldI 01 ~Itt. plInI
lor 1f\IlqI.II' modeIn turnitull. Pltio 1umi1ut toys. rocklnfl
hor.... wtIirIigigI. offics lumiturl. limps. dock plIn....
tlIUIicaI blnb. plus many inslruclion & pettltn boob. Pt..
rNutn qlllliIy wood 1'IfI' .t COInp(IUlwe prien COIfIPlII.

107

lhla II.... CII,IOll. TIt.lBERSIlJ,KE TAHOE,INC. '1.00.


e/eND.441,

elr.

TO'l'MAKERS SUPPLIES _ catalog 01 over lOll ""11~z.


woodlln loy P11llema - clinic 10 eonlamporwy <!e'llgnl
'.om Pacl<.I,d La 8aron 10 SUmIiMd train and moon .....
c....... Euy.o lollow, tully ilIu.l.altid P11lt.,... whk:h appeIll
10 . . I0Il". Harltwood ~ (plein 01' spolted), -......
~ ...........tt:. In llOd<. ~1IOfY kl1s of PIItl.... and
~ It\Id-*. TOY DESIGNS. S1.50. Cin;Ie No.. 4&$.
WOOOWORIUNG/CRAFT SUPPLIES & BOOKS - 8fo.
chwl 01 complet. kit. & woodworking booI<a. RNdy '0
Mmtlle wood kits 101' ~ da$sic eara. Illrd'",*1, bof,~ It. . . IfI>C:b, wood d ...... & fI'IOftI. Model
........ I/wII 'Nly ~ band mowed. R. . ~ 10
finIatl COlIIOUrlMI wood Itdcty bHq \IIIIltllllan eyn & . . -..
able ~ Duck & ahofebifd <lecop & wooOon fruil INdy 10
palnl. TOY DESIGNS. $1.00. Citc~ No.. tiM

PROJECT PLANS FOR WooOWORKERS _ P,olllillionlll

proleclt

Iy dtollgned

aorr..

Inc:kldtl .....nllu. playtlllngl,

and Ie-

c..
to mOl'i compl,. proleCII.\lCh Ullo<.gl "'fila
and lIu.bol. Thnl planl .'. cln11lned uaing ,.,dlly Iv.lI.
.bl. mlle,I"I, keeplngln mind ,'.ndl,d al.es ollumbl',
Inl'rucHona
cilia< and conel.., Ind occnlonally Includ.
lIPI lhlt 11I m.kl you. Job ...1. Some plMI h.v cuI
out m.t I.11 11., to ,.k. with you to 'h. lumbe. yd. All
Pllnl". CUfn' nd w. . . . conll.nlly .ddlng to OUr 11M,
o.dIf our c.t.1og now .nd~' 11.,,1Id1 THE WORKSHOP
BLUEPt'lINT CO. 12.00. CircII No. 485.

.'1;1

LUMBER
WOODWORKERS! HElJ' CELEBR"'TE OUR 5STH YEAR
OF SERVICE - send 'or out _
14S-9ag1 Ct"lMIan
1185 ClIIIog. '2 lIiItiH of dIcIcI I\IIdwoodi 1,45-1- 1ft, 10
....... !tllcl<nIM. F
/lafdwood - . tooII. molding..
mIfqUItry inIIys. uphollt"".nd "mp supplieI, liniIh
IS. clocl< kit...nd hlfdlO-find hoIofdw.... '.OOO-e>NlIIMll
'or ~ projlct.. CRAFTSMAN WOOO SERVICE CO.
I' .00. Circle NQ. 520.

tri"'.

EdLco - WE KNOW OUR LUMBER - Educelionll Lum


bI' ComPlny II pIe.1Id '0 oU.. you our MW c.tllo9,
I"Cklld wilh exCillenl buy, dlllv..1Id price. "'v.llibl. 10
you ... ov.r 21 .peel. . 0' Imporlild . . w.1I .. dom. .'lc
h..dwood., IOttwoodl. lurnlnghort., veneefl. All our
lumb.r I. kiln dried. AI .chool Ihop .upplle.. lor 35 yllfl,
WI know ou. lumber. I'll 'Opgr.dI. &.nd 'oday and rlCllv'
your BONUS GIFT: rMw 'u.nlluf' d..lgnl. EDUCAnONAL
LUMBEt'l CO.. Inc. 12.00. Circle No. 530.
.....CASSAR EBONY - Prol. .alonIl. 'or" 11'. cne 01 lhe
WOfkl'l hardl.l. flr. .l.nd _ I be.ulllul woodl. lIl.c. .
..... Ie ~1Id by woodwo<ll......11.1 I...........nd connolIMurIlor itI merbIlikl bNuty.nd dufIbilily. W. hlv.
lIlI "'0111 commerclll IIlIction 01 dimeii'ltionII .lock. In
lIlI U.S. Ir_ 1 10 8 IndIn lhIck end '""" to 20 IndIn
wIOIo In random IIngu. 10 I ft. T1'IeM .... Wtudy ..........
ablIlIUwh. II any prioI...... dirllCt lmpor\If. _ 011..
lIlIloweit prices .nyWhere wlth no minimum ordln. send
lOdIy to< coonpII.. dllctlpllon, InIntory end pfIcI lilt
lreI\IndIlbIIl with ,"I or_). ART EISENBRAHO. INC.
I UIO. CircII No. 535.
THIIII

LUIiBER-~oUnateIY20

apeclnof thlnlumbl<.

clrlld. T.. nlng~.send lor


priclllIl. HAROWOODS OF ILUNOIS. 501:. Cirr:IfI No. 545.

wIdthIvIfYUPIO~.i.KIln

THE BEST LUMBER T THE RIGHT PRICE-l.ocItld In


clo.. proKimlly 10
0/ lhe moll kiI.1 growing flng'l lor
Rid O'k. Penn.ytv.n1. g..de Chen)'. H.rd M.ple. A.h.
POIlI....nd Olh... hlrdwoodl, we c.n .upplY your need.
wl,h Ih. hlghe.t Qu.llty h..dwood. Our e'pe<lence In herd
wood purch. .lng and our d.dlc.lIon 10 k.eplng our OVlr
h. .d low I. youl gu
nt. . 01 low prle... No minimum or
d.... R.tall .nd whol
le. Send 'or price 1I.t. NORTH
EASTERN HARDWOODS. soc. Ckclf No. 563.
LUIIBER DRYING - HyI. Corp.. 'Ile IIf~' manuf.ctur...
In till Unllild S"'II"I 01 dehumidification
Kiln Sy.t_.
oll... InIrDduc/ion 10 C1ehlHrrIdiNc4/iofl utnber ~
NYLE COftP. Frll. CiTcII No. 5&5.

GENERAL WOODWORKING
CATALOGS
TOOL CATALOG _ "'vlillbll '""" Anglo AmIfIcIn EnIIf
p/I_. lIlI world 1 . _ RICOd MwpIu Tool CeUlIollI...
Illfing lhellnnl woodCf.1\ino tooItI ....III.bIII. send to< CI",
loll .nd prIc. ht. ANGLO AMERICAN ENTERPRISES
~P. $2.00. CimI No. 803.
FINE WOODS "'ND WOODWORKER'8 SUPPLIES -Con
.t.nlln.. t75th Annlv.....ly C.t.1og oller. 118
m.ny In lull COIOf. 01 150 kInd. OIv'rMOfl. oyer 250 liz 01
c.bln" hlrdwood. Inl.y mouldlngl. br... c.blnet hlrd
wire. cen. Specl.lty woodwOfklng '001 wood 'Inl.hea.
pl.n.' book. Serving th. woodwOfker .Ince '812. AL
BERT CONSTANTINE AND SON. INC. 11.00. CIrcle No.

PI,,'.

",.

AN I.. PREsSIVE RANGE OF FINE WOOOWORKIIIIO


TOOLS _ et .lfordlbl. prlcl " displ.ylKlln the Fine Tool
~ c'''IoO. E1ch yew If}' ffIItIY _
product
, In
1rOducId. SoriIt fICIn! 1IdditlonI1ncludI. a.-tt.
k worff
bInch wide r."lII 0/ woodworftIno ~ ailIbill lor
rtont 11110.00 per mo.,' good Mltc:tion 01 AmericIn hIfd..
woodI. ~tic aanding dnImI. ItICl hind ICIrOId tools
""'" In ....... send lor ClUIIog. FINE TOOl.. SHOl>s. Fr...
CiTcII No. 650.

108

WOOOWORKING TOOLC ...T... LOG_Complll. loa'P'g,


c.t.lo9 ot hlrdlorlnd h.nd woodworking tool. W. h.......
Ilock 01 0'0'''' 300 boOI< tlll. . .nd c.rry the My/Old Engll.h
woodturnlng 1I11ll. A'-<IInY.ntor\ld ... wood linlII>II of ."
poulbll ducfiplionl .nd carYlng tooII unequeilld .ny.
whtr. In Ittt Unilld SlItIL SInd lo6Iy 'or ~ tickllt 10
woodwork.... hIa........ You 100. CIfl be turninll OUI CIUIlitY
woodwo<l<. FROG TOOL COL. LTO. $1.00. CiTcII No. '53.

--_._--""

.ra. rule. IIW. Ief.wdrlv,I,. IfIOke III........ wflnchl


.nd ...heltwfight'a II.m. Over 2.000 Alu.lI.tlon. Flflllldi
tlon. 230 P'\III. II.U In. plllIfblck. Ubflf)l 01
"8.50055. Now Ie It'll time 10 IdInlity .nd prIc. all 0' y<JIUf
old lool. .lull OM lind could plY !Of thla ...... book. m.ny
~rntI ovitt WINOWILL PUBLISHING CO.ll . oo. CIrcIt No.
IlPO.

eonar...

.....1111 TOOLS C...T...LOG-I .....7 mut.. woodwotl<lna


tooII ClIIIog. F" lint oIlIlI bnlland tooiI, power IOOIa

book. inclI.dfId: 212

All
Iour<olof. Loti 01 \tcl'lniCIllnfotll'lllion. GARRETT WADE
CO. 1-t.1IO. Circle No. 855.
much I'I'IOR. I-lUf>drIda 01

H"'RDWARE C"'T"'LOG-A unIQue CI"1og 01 lIlIYIfy fin.


III In clI.s;c..... dillon.llO!ld tw... cablnet hardw.... jtJl 01
IltitIIII or No. AmIrican mltllll.clur 00ubII , a l 5
. ....
""ndl knoblCUlclltoo at.ndard '1fII<'/I1ty
.
bO. hentw'le. br
_ _ I. c,,'or I.tc",", CI'C .
lock.nd mor. G RREn WADE CO. $1.00. CirchI No.

'5'.
WOODWORKING MACHINERV C...T...LDG -

Juat Irrlved
_ t 168 fullcolor c.lIlog Of Qu.lIly Imported m.chlnery.nd
toolt low Pllc... GRIZZLY IMPORTS, INC. F.... Clre/.
No. 660.
PLANERS- HII'o')" ctuly 15.8 In. pllnefl wtth 2 ~.IifIlll'
phQ. motOfL Other woodworklngequiprnenl ., low, low
prIc. S<tnd lor liSlI color ClUlIoll. GRIZZLV IMPORTS.
INC. FrH.CircJINo. H'.
DUST COLLECTORS - to< Ittt ...... /medium .... """".
CIpIblI 01 hItIdfinolIlrorn 1 10 3 machinIIl. II lIlI ...,.,. lime.
PrIctd within lIlI home Ihop budgIIt. "fI\ CIPablt of ......
cling CIbintt Ihopwork. Oltttt woOdwo<klno IftIChInIry lAd
lOOiI- Iow~. send lor CI!Ik>g. GRI1ZLY IMPORTS.
INC. Frll. CircJlNo. 6U.
THE 1117 HlLU.R H"'RDWARE C"'T"'LOG-ia. compr.hIf'llllvl collection 0/ lools a -..oriel lor you. SIIIICt
If_ lIlI bell quelity i0oi. In lIlI t>uIlMu II price only
'f'OIume auppller Cln provldt. POWIf 1001 ""nd tool.. CUI
..... blade a 1CCll1OriI. 2. PIQ9I. 0VIf 2.0tool.1 HILL
ER HAROWARE. $1.00. CIrcIt No. 875.
WOODWORKING TOOLS1 _.....CHfNERV SUPPLIESW. S. Jenh a Son.new lllU+ p.ge lOu'cebookll p.cklld
wllh. lull I.nge Of 1001. fOf the . .fIou. woodworl<er. from
h.nd 1001. to por..bl. power '001. 10 woodwOfklng m.chln
try. Inclucle. m.nylmporled .nd hard 10 rind tool trom the
bill m.nulaclur....tth. molt competitive prIe... SInd for
c.t.lo9. w. S. JENKS' SON. 12.00 (r.lund.bl. with IIrlt
ord... j. Citcle No. ,ll.
WOOOWORKING TOOL C"'TALOGS - R
N... a co.
the Woodwo<ll.... Emporium. oftera. 2.ye 1llb1Cripllon,
totIl 01 liglll hulII ..II c."lo9'. ThouIand. of Indualrill
quIIily itImI _ ....cl'llntlY. hand looI ponablI IIIcIrlc
toola, .ndJUPPliH-If.,..fUftcllllUPlf .... pr\cft,. The
I. . II retundlbll W'IItl purd\a.... R. A. NESS a CO., lIlI
Wooclwort<Ita Emporium. 1-t.00. Cirt:II No. lIOO.
WOOOWORKERS C"'T... LOG - MorIII\In. CI!Ilog _ iI'l
OM 01 lIlI bill _ell 10< qullity woodworking 100II.
You" find I"IfYlI*llI If_ bit twlClllO wood bor.... IfOlll
_ 1 0 II>Ir1>INna .loneI. E....., IItOclUct IIIOkl ..flal.c-

tIonguaranllitd. WbooCRAFT SUf>PLYCORP. Fill Cirt:II


No.

SHOP ACCESSORIES

pagel.

'55.

KITS
DOITYDURSELF GR ... NOFATHER CLOCK KITS _ 01
rec, from world.I ..geal m.....f.ctu'erolll.. ndf.th" clock
ItJt. Pllc.....rtlng ., undlr 1210 Including Welt G..m.n
Wntmlnlle. chiming mo...emenl. Choose from bl.ck w.l
nul. cherrynd oak. Ctht< "",.ll'y hIIr100m lilt110 .....11.
ble. Send !Of Clt.log.. EMPEROR ClOCK CO. 11.00. CIt
cllNo.I03O.

......tMmbIed

DU"'Lm CLOCK KITS "'ND PLANS - HInd....dI .nd


of CIf.lully MlIctIld ~ in. dttn'y. oak. or
walnut with beYIlId 01..... Of build 1r0fll "_Itch" utlng
out dllIilId ~ .nillf\m piIcn. ChoIce 01 QIIlIlity _ _
I'I'IItltl. E.tIbIiIhId In lOtI. KUEMPL QiIIolE CLOCK
WOfIKS. :12.00. Circle No. '050.
WOOOEIII SHIP ..OOELS - ~ Ittt wortcr. hobbY buildina finI-clUII/ly, . .toric woodin IJhip modIIl. 0.
tcrlbIcfI I I ."....IO-it. tCllI.1IOliCU. 1il1Ilil<. in ......, dltIlI.

A ~-plIlII color CI"IollIntroduct. You 10 thla 1.ldNoling


hobby. MODEL EXPO, INC. 11.00 (Rl!\.lnded wfth liral or
dIt). Cltcle No. 1080.
lOUD WOOO CLOCK KITS - Full<Olor CI"100 01 be.utilul
y'o-tnIk. clock. AM aoIId wood with IOIId br...
pr.
mbled mo....mentl. All pi'" h.nd cuI lor P<IrlItCI
....mbly. even by blglnne... VIKING CLOCK CO. SOc. eif
cl' ND. '090.

PUBLICATIONS
WH'"T "'RE YOUR OLD TOOl.8 WORTH? - N.w llI"'tral
IKI Collector'. Guidi gNn ",ory and CUff....t 61.... end
IUCtlOfI pricellor lIlIllf"oductI 01 S!aInIIy. BaileY. Ol. .totl.
K....Kutter. Slflll"l, Simmon&. Wincheller. anttf doz_ 01
...... kAOWl'l brlndamadllr_ 18010 10 1010. .luIt. flwol
Ittt _
5.000 11_ deIcribId ItICl prIcId: IIdHt, enviII.
. _ . twtcel. dtiIIII. ~ . dividIrt, .............
hitchita, knivII. IIlh11, ........ ~ plumb ~. rout
TO OROER THESE 9OOKlTS. USE cotJf'ON ON PAGE 1011

RIPSTR TE SAVEl ~INOERS -lor tIbII ..... end rldlll


Brodv. dIacribeIlttt RtPSTFlATE _

10m

anow. ' - II g/Yft .1I.lghl.. cuta, IPIIfIa, 1111 work. , . .

.......... klckblcb. .nd kHPI hindi _If If_ 1111 blIdI.


FISHER HIU PRODUCTS. :25 Clfr:1e No. 1235.

EASY DOES IT _wllh HTC'S POW" looI_IIOriI. 011_


m.ny unklul 1IIfI\I, d9llgnlld only wilh you. Ih. dlldi
Cllild woodworkll. In mind. M.ke your m.chln....,. III...
Increa.. Ihe wOfklng
0/ your ahop .nd .ccompllih
nearlylmpo..lbl.lnh
lIy. qulckt\ccu t.ly. Fulllln.
cll.tOll.nd prlc.II... HTC PRDDUC S. INC. 11.00. Circle
No. 1245.
CLASSIC WORKBENCH-Thl.I ap.c........r. d..am.
A...mbilld a knock.d down In mlnul.'. B. .utllully dI
algnId workbench I. m.dI 0/ D.nIah RIKI BlKh willi
Iinaaed oiIlln1ah. Othtr IlItur.. Includl buill..... PfICiIion
.t", apindIe " ' " & dog. send lor 1I111'1ur. LAGUN...
TOOLS. 11.00. CircJI No. '249.
DRUII SURFACEITHtcKNESS SANDER _ _ rldial
.." ..... ICCIIIOfY provlding inI~. ap.tcI IIYlng
1UfI_/tltldntu unding cepabiIiIy. Product IlIllnI If>.
ducII: Ifta\lltl .\tICtImInta 10 II . . . . _
1ft, landing
width, aanding dr\Im wfth . . . . . , . . t u ' - end ...1CUUm
duIt collItCtion. send to< InfOfll\llion. PRFORt.lAX PRODUCTS.It.oo. OircIINo. 1253.
CREATE ...IIIY HOLLW CYLINDRICAL SHAPE _ wfth ~ 1ft,
w \h;ctne... U ll'l. dlImet... Ring M
eull per!1ICt
ring. in .ny wood. .ny .ngllny tlJ;
t.ck lIlI ringnd
crN'e.ny cylindrical .hIpI. J",I lII__ atnd. a 1101.1'1
on IIlI Ring Mut... er.... ""'chlKl ..... of I..",. Choo..
Ifom 2 modIl. 1 an.cM. to Shop.mith Merlo: V. RING
Circl. No. '26$.
MASTER. INC. Fr
PROFESSION ...L S NOINO EQUIP.. ENT - S.ndRIII.
Bruah Head lind. moulding nd Intrlc." carving. without
loalng detlll or .hape 01 the p..1. Pneumllic drum glv. .
quick .nd e.c.II....1 rIlUU, on conloured .h.PIId plfll. E...
erylhlng wo ..II II Indultrlll "",.lIly. SInd lor bfochu".
SAND-RITE. Fr... Citcle No. 1275
THE PERFECT 8I!T-tlP _ $el 01 aIx I.. ~ .ngl 15'.18'.22.5'.30'. '5" end 00'. with .ttlC!tlnll baflor ..I
ting mi.... & bIVIl on rldlll 10m ...... A prlCillOn cut I'YIfY
tlmI. M.tny _ I n IIlIIhop or home. Con.ln,N;\tcl 01 d.....
bill pte.lie; wilt not clamlfll blIdI. A """,I lor ......., Il\o(l.
PII....' pending. S<tnd to< liter.M. ROSERT S. SMITH.
INC. 11.00. Ci'i:It ND. 1211.
FREE; HOW TO .....VE TI.. E AND .....nRI...L - Worlt wlttt
COf<MloIClItlCl control. SHOPHELPER &.1.1)' Guldn PfoYIdt atabllity. 10 1lIlp..,.,..... binding. ct>att end kick
bid. WIIh en 11. p&lr of hands '""" SHOPHEU'ER you
can hold worff Ilrmly on tIblI _
rldial "'WI. a!IIPIn.
bind .........nd otht<. ComcIlt.. Inlorll\ltion Ir_ Wl;ST.
ERN COMMERCIAL PROOUCTS. Fr... Circle No. lno.

ROUTER BITS AND SAWBLADES


C",RBIDE TIPPED ROUTER BITS "'ND 8H",PER CUT.
TERS _ Ov.. 200 roul" blta.nd .h'llIf cull.r. dllpl.yed
In c.t.log f. .'uring 8 plec. c.blnet "'I. 3 oltc. 'fllln.hlnk
rout bll p.nll ratalng Iyllem.nd 3 -..Ing lndu.trl.t .""per
CUll
Shaper cun. . . .v.W.bl. In 'fll In. Ihrough 11lI In.
bore with bu.hlng. Roulll bi... offlfld In III In. ItICl 'fll In.
alii... CASCADE PRECISION TOOL CO. $1.00. CitCllNo.
1315.
CUTTING TOOLS _ F.1Ud pr<Mdn Ittt finiIIlln handtool.
ItICl eatbiclI eu'linO fOOlI.. From chlIIIIend pIInn to ... w
blIdIIend rout.. bitt..... IttII .nd mor Send tor CltIlotI.

FREUD.It.OO. Circle No. ,UI.

PRODUCTIOIII QU... UTY C...RBIOE TIPPED ROUTER


BITS - MLCS LId. off... a lui lint 01 prolIuloMI productlOfI QU8Iity CIftlIdIIicIoIId roul. biI150-10'110 IowIr than
rlltlil prien. W. Mll'l!wOUQh lIlI .... ~ .nd onl'y dirllCt 10
cr.1tamen. SInd todIy lor InlotlllltlOfl. MLCS l TO. F....
CIfcJe No. 1350.

HARDWARE/WOOD PARTS
SPECI"'LTV WOODEN PARTS - Hundrad. 0' 'urned
wooden p..l. In m.pl bIrCh. oak. cherry. w.lnu' nd col.
or. for lOy 'urnllur. g.m.nd craU. Includlld If.
Sh.k" peg muo pegl. g.1I11fY apindl9l. wlllll .111.
bill flnl.r.mokeltack plug bulton. (1I09Il. PIll'.
Clrgo. tim. plec knob hlndle c.ndl. Cupl, "001
leg. Bulk pricll.v.MIblt. SInd 'or colo< CllaJog tubKrip.
tiOf'l. CHERRY TREE TOYS. INC. S1.00. Cltele No. "'5.
BR"'SS FURIllITURE HARDW"'RE- TIli. ~ CltlloO
Ihowa _
500 I t _ 01 IUtItentic reproducUon
!rom lIlIl1OO.1fId onlnlO thla ctn!UfY. ThIa ... quelity
hanlw... it a must lor !hi twnitur. craltlmln worlIlno on
_ P/Oiect. or !hi .1finIIhlIr who needs r_ _ fhar6WIr. HORTON BRASSES. 12.00. Cin:II No. '430.

-hltdw.l.

WOODM ....G....Z1NE

FEBRU....Ry 1981

WOODWORKER'S SPECIALTIES __ ~ep.~ catalog or

pllna and hl/dIOllnd h,rdw... 10< woodwork..... Dollnl


of WOOd loy plenl " Icceuor.'. 11\C1udl"ll wood ...!>eel.,
fandels & *"1. Alto wood lurnln9t. bI... h.,dwlf., can
l,t.. 1Ine<I, .tencil -.uppIln, " wood cutout. MEISEL
HAROWARE SPECiAlTIES. $1.00. Cif$No.

'.55.

lOYYAKER'S SUPPLY CQMPANY_..... ~ belt bulk


priee on quality wooden " " parle and lOy' pia..... av. SO
twnlnga to make you! toys 1lfO/1ionIIl looking. Send lor
calalog. TOYMAKER'SSlJP'PLY CO. F.... t::irr*NtJ. 1475.

WOOD TOY "ATTRMS - Pin..... lOt" ages Including


child<
~ll..,. and ~ toya, New ca'-lo9 ~.
j)OItl...,. to <;hooU 'rom Including parts and
'A'hHl1. Send lor new catalog and fee..... I coupon lor fJH
......... and ...1e ~ TOy$ ANO JOYS. $1.00. CkcJe No.

Ina'"

,....

QUALITY AMERICAN-MADE WOOD TURNINGS - SUCh


.. ,hak., peg., apIndles, lOy
, lOY PII\I, e.an II......
and dow" rode In birch, oak, llntlt, Ind eh....,.. Send ror
complet. 32PIgll calalog. WOODWORKS. $1.00. Ci:~
No. 1490.

INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
START SMALL BUSINESS WITH NEW SCROLL SAWThe hcalibuf Pleclslon H:tOII sa'" 110m CtInt1dl CIOn tum
you! ~ Into prolil cent.... r.lf,k. tor- PId puuJet.,
do irI!riI;.&tl ...... quetry.. _
or detelled l;e~ wort< with
lIMN Moperltor triIondIy'. INlc:lllnH. H.......n I06d in thI
U.S. a1fndy. SlIwl. buy direct. If_ S<l1l5. up. CompIlI"
PfOIeet pett..... end pIetql .......... Send 10< btodu'.. J
No. 1/555.
PHILIP HUMFREY LTD. $1.00.

am.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION-l..Hm how 10 prolil u an


Independerlt contIeclO< 0< ..... thouNncIt ~ your
own home._wiUl NAI.I_home Irelnlntl in Building Cofu;Ir\lC:.
lion. 10 lenon. pIut over 100 preclk:el tland ..on ploojeel.
cower the 1111 tpKtrum 01 CotIIINelicm-I.om litl M1llCtlon
to .~teriot IlnWling & I.ndsceplng. Send 101 caUllog. NRI.
$1.00. Cite,," No. IUS.

OO-IT-VOURSELF BUILDING
SUPPLIES
CUPOLA AND BRIDGE - Conti". 01 design. 10< 22 loot
bridge., coveted btidll". 3tI cupol... and 101M hilIOf}' !II
cll. CompIlIte p1.n. . . . . .bkII01 "cll delign. SUN DEiSIGNS.$1.115.aw.ND.181O.
GAZEBOS "'ND OTHER GARDEN STRUCTURES - The
mollt c:ompt~ t;:OIIectlon 01 gNebo deIig... found
anywher. 10<Se,. Includes S5gNebo de$Igna from III. 10 30
11.. 13 .!tOn'Itl<..... 1 1Itbor I. bird I...... and birdnouN dIIlgnJ. Ha'lIIinI-9lIftI 012 bird leeden end \ ol _
_ I popuJet Till,,,,, g.a>1bo. CompIlIte CotIIttuetlon plan.
can be ordtttd lor all 93 deIig.... SUN DESIGNS. Sl.115.
aw.No. 1411.

Cat.1og you orill lind m.n,.pecIII1111.m. not re.dily av.lI.


abilin 1O\IIIIardw". lIor. p~ 01 catalog refundlld willi
Iltit ord... INDUSTRIAL ABAASIVES CO. SLOO. Circle ND.

'.15.

at.

THE CUSHION CONTOUR SANDER _II


CotICeplln
pneumatlc dfum III'ldlng. Sanclinll
IIld over .n
air bill (\t>11a11ld wiUl hand tit. pump) on an atbof 10 mount
it b I ' - CIflIer. on wood lIlIII. Drum .~ I"'"
on prolilla. CUVII. end ~ PfICticallY ......ting lIet
-'I -.d ctlatlet matI<I. INOOSTRIAl ABRASIVES CO.

F.... Cin:JI ND.

f.n.

FREE L1TER...TURE - New btoellut.1IIow'ing II ttl<Jb1ln


~.,.1Ild ICCIIIOrin 10< moll,," met.... 1Udl lnler
cllanglallla lIlIcIfodei and probes .nd CIbla. IOf In-ltiln
moIl1.... monllotintl. Co<nplIfI Iina 01 mcli
1M'.... IncluOr. Pock.t1iu Minl-lJlIno ";tll LEO
doo.tIl%20%.
1oI1n1 Uono E 1l%3tI.......Iog o<d1gllal display met." .%.
30%, 10.. nd a diglt.1 moI.t"" ....,.. willi bullt.1n com.
pen..tIon lor dilf...nl 'MOOd tamPlltatur.l. L1GNaMAT
USA, LTD. fl... Cirele No. 111'9.
"ERLE ADJUSTABLE CORNER CL.....P _ Quick & . . .y
10 II". Fully adlu.teble '.om 2~" to 38.38 In. Perlecl 10'
cllmplng plctufl framel, catlin.... O' anytiling Illat qul...
110' corne. clamping. TIla 1.4,.1. CI.mp I. c..t aluminum &
It.1l conl\tuction" ltUllndu.t.1a1 9Uallly 1001. S.nd loday
10< InlormlHon. MLCS LTD. F'H. Ci:1e ND. 2006.
PERFECT EOOE..JOINING EVERYTI"E _ "Duo-Clamp"
hol<lI your boItd. 11.1 ""'I" ~o<m_Ylltlltm pr...
lIIfalO ......... out ceI.gl.....
totally imf>ollibla.
The nNCl lor 1Url_ pia.... II ell
ted; a IigIlI bIIt
IIf\doer IinlIIlII your job. Patentllpplllld 101. Ealily u . - .
b*1 end unconditionally guatllltMd. Mildot 01 .turdy maple. SInd lor Information. MARK PRODUCTS. 25c. CiII

... _.

WOOD C",RVING - You can obUIin Inlormatlon on .....


ing ~ by -.dina 10< our 1iI tw. The off IndudH "rnpMo COflY ol The 1J~ M~.nd two Iauon
1hMt. on c.IIfVing. NATIONAL CARVERS MUSEUM. $1.00.
Cin;laNo.202I.
BANDSAW OWNERS _ A "'''' lcolla now .vallallla so you
un maka or '81laif any lengtll bandaaw b111d. in mlnu'...
Out splicer Itlabl csalllfMn to make up any Iengtll tIIada
horn economical coli blad. lIock qllk:kly.nd . .,111. Tllre.
model..., cuttenfly avallabl, to accomodat. bl.de ",10;11111
I.om " 10 ' " In. Tlla tool coma. complele witll delall.d
In.ltuctlonl eflll .upplln. We also catty OLSON band..",
lIk at ,,"on.blll p.lcIIl. SllfIll 10. lIler.Ma. NEW MIL
FOAD SPECIALTIES CO. SOc. C/:/e No. 2025.
LETTER LAYOUT GUIDES - B.tIure contalnlng com
pl." lntOlmatlon.bout a "'''' producl ollJ)llClallnletI 10
1Cf01l ........ Cltverl. and wood Ilgn mak........ IIIItering

gulcl.lo lal'Oullarg. lall....nd numbl.. to bI cui In "'ood


01 01118< mallltial. Mad. hom a dureble pllltic matatfal lor

y.... 01 oJ..,. Prlc. 01 btI1..... 11 fltfundable wiUl 11"1 OIdtt.


SEYCO SALES CO. $3.00. CiIN ND. 2051.
BACKY...RD STRUCTURES -

Contain. <IoIlonI 10< 21

.ully elill......' '10<1llI1heOI. 5 cabanal. 13 animal .....

'*"

fItI, 3 bam 13 QatbI08 ~ 3 1tu6oI. end """


1 plans In bOoIt. 61 dIIlg... in all, 10< whIdl P!MI un

bI o<dIt!. f . . color. SUN DESIGNS. sa.OS.

"".

IF YOU "'RE INTERESTED IN RESTOfIING ANnotJES_


llliI IflO.pIll'II ClUIIoIl pecked ";Ul ut'lUIUIl, I!atdto-Iind
It
II lull lor rou. 'ncluded III Ilundf..n ol _1iaI
It
101 antique .1IItOt.tlon Indudlflg top quality bta.. '1productlon lII.dw.... oil tampI a<Id ~ _ o u e
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WOODWORKING FACTS, FACES, & FABLES


HARDWOODS CAN BE HOT STUFF
Wherever hardwoods grow in
plentiful supply. people who
rely on wood heat value them
as much for fuel as woodworking stock. When the weather
turns brisk, 811.1s become more
important than board feet. (One
British Thermal Unit, or STIl,

WOOD TO WET
YOURWHISUE
Pioneer woodsmen on the American
frontier used the inner bark of the
slippery elm to quench their thirst

equals the amoum of energy


needed to raise the temperature
of a pound of water onc degree
Fahrenheit.) And some favorite
hardwoods for woodworking
rank as super fuel.
Measured in millions of 8rus

when no water was handy. They


peeled it from the tree and chewed it

per cord, here's how some of

like gum.

these favorites stack up:

HARDWOOD
(One Cord)

BTU.
(Millions)

Hickory

31

White oak, pecan

28

Red oak, hard maple

27

Ash

25

Elm, sycamore

21

Yellow poplar

18

Aspen, basswood

16

Except for ponderosa pine,


which rates a relatively high 22,
softwoods average about 16.

TALK ABOUT A TURNING!


For Des Moinesbased architectural
woodturner Mark Knudsen, who
routinely turns large items such as
POSts and columns for buildings, it
was the biggest bowl ever mounted
on his lathe. Built up of Honduras
mahogany segments bandsawn to
rough shape, the "blank" measured
54" in diameter, was nearly 3' deep,
and weighed 550 Ibs. Not surprisingly, he needed a chain hoist to lift it in
place on the faceplate!
Thirty hours later, over 300
Ibs. of mahogany shavings lay on
Mark's workshop floor. The newly
turned bowl was 29" deep, with 1Ye".
thick sides.
Mark's turning work was finished,
but there was still more to do with
the huge, mahogany bowl. It was
freighted to a St. Petersburg, Fla.

THE WOODWRIGHTS SHOP Colonial Williamsburg's master


housewright, Roy Underhill,
whose "Old Hand Ways" articles
often appear in these pages, can
tinues romancing us with stories
about the skil1s of yesteryear. If
you enjoy Roy's articles, we sug
gest you check your local pro

110

hotel, where a cabinetmaker halved


it like a melon and used the curved
pieces to top a pair of china cabi
nets in the refurbished grand ban
quet room.
Reflecting on his experience, Mark
says he had only two problems: The
sides of the bowl actually moved in
and out - kind of flapped - as I was
turning it. That made it difficult to
keep my gouge against lhe wood.
And, because I had to slow the lathe
down to 65 rpm's, the shavings didn't
follow lhe bowl around and drop out
the bottom when I was working in
side - they gOt to the top, then
rained down on my head!"
Mark Knudsen uses a .y.,., long.handled
gouge 10 shear away mahogany from the
largest bowl he has ever IUrncd in his
shop - sq- in dIameterl

CONTINUED
gram guide for his new PBS
television series called "The
Woodwright's Shop." Much of the
new version's content comes
from Roy's recently released,
third book, Tbe Woodwrigbt's
Workbook, published by the Uni
versity of North Carolina Press.

Photograph, M2rlen Kcmmet

IT ALL ADDS UP
The value of a red oak tree increases
about 37 times from when it's bought
on the stump for commercial use to
when it's sold retail as furniture.
WOOD MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 1987

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