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September 1978
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NEW FROM mE TAUNTON PRESS ...
Make a Ch
air from a Tree
This introduction to working green
wood acquaints you with the subtle
sophistication of a chair held together
by an interlocking mortise-and-tenon
joint that takes advantage of the
shrinking action of wood as it dries .
Author John D. Alexander, Jr. takes
you step-by-step through selecting
and fe lling a tree, splitting out the
parts of a chair, shaping them with
hand tools on a shaving horse you
build yourself, assembling the parts
into a chair and weaving a bark seat.
The result is a graceful yet sturdy and
durable post and rung chair. The
book, which contains 175 photo­
graphs and 75 drawings, presents a
description of chairmaking clear
enough fo r a novice, yet detailed
enough to inform even the veteran
craftsman. A book to read and beneit
fr om even if you don't make a chair.
Make a Chair from a Tree:
An Introduction to
Working Green Wood
by John D. Alexander, Jr.
9 x 9 inches
128 pages,
sotcover
$8.00
postpaid.
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An invaluable reference source,
this book contains 50 detailed ar­
ticles on woodworking techniques
written by 34 expert craftsmen.
Selected from the first seven
issues of
Fine Woodworking
magazine, these timeless articles
provide information rarely fo und
in standard woodworking books.
Indexed, with 394 photographs
and 181 drawings.
If you love ine woodworking,
you'll treasure this superb collec­
tion of the best designs in wood
by present-day craftsmen. The
600 photographs are the pick of
8000 sent to the editors of
Fine
Woodworking,
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credibly varied work being done
today. From antique interpreta­
tions to ultramodern fantasies,
innovation abounds throughout.
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4 Letters
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Answers
34 Addenda, Errata
22 Books
28 Questions
37 Events
38 The Woodcraft Scene
by Bud Kronenberg: Community workshop
83 Bruce Hoadley:
Knife checks in veneer
86 Editor's Notebook:
Tenons, planes and presidential desks
ARICLES
6
Holding the Work
by John D. Alexander, Jr. : Shaving horse , low bench
4
9
Scandinavian Styles
by Per Mollerup: Krenov, Danish cabinetmakers
52 Tambours by
Alphonse Mattia: Precise cuts make slats run smoothly
58 Stains, Dyes and Pigments by
George Frank : Wood should be readable
60 Spindle Turning
by Peter Child : Roughing-down and coving gouges
4
Cleaving Wood
by Drew Langsner: Froe fo llows long fibers
68 Whetstones
by William G. Wing: How novaculite is quarried and inished
Cover: iting desk,
designed by Charles
Sumner Greene and
buzlt by John and
Peter Hal, fo r the
Robert R. Blacker
house, Los An
g
eles,
1907. Photo, left,
shows leather boss
that protects table
suace when wnting
lap is open. Greene
and his bother Heny
were among Amer­
ica 's leading adher­
ents of the Arts and
Crafts phzlosophy in­
sp ired by the wn'tings
of John Ruskin and
Wzliam MOls. An
analyszs of the Greene
brothers' fu niture,
by Alan Marks,
begins on page 40.
70 Sharpening:
A sampling of techniques and tips
74 Cockleshell
by Franklin H. Gottshall: Giant carving gives cupboard class
76 Dust-Collection System
by Doyle Johnson : Setup keeps home shop clean
7
9
Sanding
by Ben Green: The basic tools and techniques
82 Used Machinery by
David Landen : Where to start looking
88 Wooden Wagon
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In the last two issues of
Fine Woodworking
diferent people
have related alternate ways of obtaining wood besides buy­
ing, such as from crates fo r motorcycles and plate glass com­
ing from Japan. I also have a way of obtaining wood that I
would like to pass on to your readers. Living within easy
traveling distance of the beach in northern California, I can
the wood into which a length of hose from the boiler can be
inserted, or a short length of pipe over which the hose can be
slipped. When only one end of a long piece of wood is to be
bent, that end is put in the box and rags packed around the
opening to hold in the steam.
Wood boxes have the advantage over metal in that they
hold the heat better and do not cause the steam to condense
as soon. They are also easier to fa bricate to the shape and size
most suitable. I have used both solid wood and plywood with
good success.
Since boat-building is often done in an open shed, the
boiler can be heated with a charcoal burner, which can be
placed near the work, resulting in a short steam hose. A char­
coal burner should never be used in a closed location because
it generates carbon monoxide.
-Howard C. Lawrence, Chey Hzll, NJ.
get small redwood logs (8 in. in diameter and 2 ft . to
3
ft .
long) and saw them up into I-in. thick slabs on my table saw.
The wood is of course wet from the beach, but by standing
the lumber on end in a warm, dry room, I can air-dry the red­
wood in about three months with little or no warpage. The
only drawback is the sand and gravel that might get in the
wood when on the beach, but by careful picking and washing
the logs before sawing, this
can be eliminated.
Here is a photo of one of
the two cradles I have built
with redwood of the beach .
The cradle is of early
American style and is joined
together by small redwood
wedged dowels. The finish is
clear satin Deft.
In response to Henry Fisher's letter (Summer '78) regarding
the problems encountered while turning a bowl with birch
dowels inserted: His problem is, he is using dowels with the
end grain exposed instead of face-grain plugs, which would
cut easily, with no delection of the tool that causes chip­
ping ....
-Dawin S. Knight, Angwin, Cat!
-Chs Gutzeit, Sufen, NY.
I have been reading the correspondence resulting from your
articles on steam and heat bending of wood and am surprised
to find that no one mentioned the time-honored wood steam
box used by boat builders fo r the past few hundred years. The
long wooden box is built to accommodate whatever wood is
to be bent. One end is usually closed and the other has a cloth
curtain hanging over it. The closed end has either a hole in
We would like to take issue with David Adamusko on several
points in his article "Building Green" (Summer '78, pp.
68-69) . We too live in an area where green hardwoods are
readily and cheaply available from local mills and have had
experience in "building green."
While it is true that roughsawn lumber offers advantages in
some applications-for instance, rough 2x6 oak loor joists
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The blade is wedge shaped and is securely
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4" x 24" belt size
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Reversable/variable speed drill/
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sands cleanly with efficient dust
collector
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steel capacity
Double insulated (2600 RPM)
lever control to replace belts
1148 ft. per min. belt speed
·1.7 hp motor. 18.5 amps
Standard Equip.: set of 5 belts, cork
rubber plate, steel stand, dust bag.
Weighs only 3.5 Ibs.
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Standard Equip.: hip clip, Clip-on
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Router 3600B $168
·2% hp, 14 amp double insulated
heavy duty motor
Variable speed; 0-3100 strokes
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Full 1"stroke length
Adjustable plunge to 2%" max.
V2',%",.
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Built in saw dust blower
Two-way stopper block to allow
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Bevel cutting at 45° right or left
V2",
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Standard Equip.: 6 blades, universal
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Finishing Sander 9045 $83
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Weighs only 8.6 Ibs.
Vibration free operation
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1% hp motor
Standard Equip.: socket wrench,
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