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November
1978,
No.
13
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Fine Woodworking TECHNIQUES, a
new book from the Taunton Press, re­
prints 50 comprehensive articles from
the irst seven issues of Fine W ood­
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timeless and invaluable reference
source for the serious woodworker's
library, containing information rarely
found in standard woodworking books.
The articles present a diverse array of
techniques used in the workshops of 34
expert craftsmen. 394 photographs and
180 fine drawings, as well as a compre­
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presentations in this 192-page volume.
You'll ind this book highly inform­
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marquetry and turning. The book
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Alastair A. Stair
1978,
Number
13
Consulting Editors
George Frank, A. W. Marlow
Assistant Editors
Laura Cehanowicz
Ruth Dobsevage
November
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34 Addenda, Errata
36 The Woodcraft Scene
by Diane Crocker: Making ends meet
39 Events
80 Tage Frid:
An apprenticeship in Denmark
82 Editor's Notebook:
Of oil finishes, clocks, meetings and machines
ARICLES
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Scientific Instruments of Wood
by Stanley N. Wellborn
43
Making a Microscope
by M.D. Zakariya
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armonious Craft
by Laura Cehanowicz: Fine instruments on display
45 The
48 Laminated Bowls
by Harry Irwin: Simple cuts produce complex curves
50 Preparation of Stock
by Ian Kirby: Obtaining a true face side
55 Tung Oil
by William D. Woods
56 Relief Carving
by Rick Butz: Traditional methods work best
60 Roll-Top Desks by
Alastair A. Stair: How King Louis hid his clutter
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Shaped Tambours by
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65 Of the Cylinder Desk and Book-Case by
Thomas Sheraton
66 Basic Machine Maintenance
by David Troe
70 Portfolio: A.W. Marlow:
Museum-quality furniture
72 End-Boring Jig by
Steve Voorheis: Drill press is more versatile
73 Scale Models
by Bob Trotman: Plywood mockup illuminates design
74 The Purpose of Making
by Stephen Hogbin
77 Lumber Grading
by William W. Rice: A guide for the perplexed
Cover: The irst steps in relief carving are
outlining the design with a -too, then wi­
dening the outline with a gouge of medium
sweep, as shown on our cover. This estab­
Izshes the level of the background and
makes oom fo r tn'mming the raisedportion
to a lean, vertical
edge. The carver then
lears the entire background before begin­
nin
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to model the design itsef With malet
andgouge, an adep t carver can outline, set
in and lear the waste in the time it takes
the novice to find hzj
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outer bits. The wood
is buttenut; dzscussion begins on page 56.
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George Frank's "Stains, Dyes and Pigments" (Sept. '78,
pp. 58-59) has stirred me to "rite you ..
I am 33, have been a working cabinetmaker for six years,
and am always striving for technical improvement, as well as
esthetic growth. I share the sentiment of cabinetmaker
Richard Scott Newman, who has remarked that for young
cabinetmakers woodworking knowledge is in a dark age, with
many of us isolated from the body of classical technical
knowledge, each having to rediscover techniques probably
common to the European line of knowledge. Especially poor
is our knowledge of finishing technique. It seems that the
only persons with good, extensive knowledge are the older
artisans in industry. Frank's remark on the lack of data from
American inish suppliers rang so true. I use the products of a
major firm on the East Coast, but haven't been able to gain
comprehensive product application data from them.
-Newell White, Rochester, . .
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line with the Uniplane table set to the proper angle. I notice
that the radial-arm saw set up on p. 73 of the Spring '78 issue
would result in making rip cuts with what is basically a cross­
cut mode ...perhaps not the best policy ....
-jack Freeman, Manhattan Beach, Cat!
With reference to "Making Chisels" (Summer '78, p. 18),
Lester Rishel gives misleading and erroneous information on
tempering a cutting
edge. The term "tempering" refers to
the removal of hardness from steel. Hardening is the process
by which steel is heated to a cherry-red color and quenched in
a liquid. In the hardened state, steel is brittle. The hardness
and brittleness are reduced by drawing the temper. The
hardened surface is partially polished to remove scale, then,
carefully reheated until the brightened surface indicates color
temperatures ranging from a light yellow to a deep blue. A
dark-straw color is appropriate for percussive tools such as
chisels. As soon as the proper color develops, the steel is
quenched in water to arrest the tempering procedure.
Annealing is the process by which steel is heated to a
cherry-red color and allowed to cool slowly. This process re­
moves the hardness and permits iling and / or drilling .
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-Joseph E. Brown, Sudbuy, Mass.
Thank you for the information on staved cones by Thomas
Webb in Spring '78, (p.75). I've been working on an oak
trombone and encountered the staved-cone problem when
gluing up wood for the bell. This was before I discovered your
article, so I had illed several pages with computation before I
had an answer for the bevel setting. After making the irst
two pieces I could see how far off this answer was, and
switched to the trial and error system with scrap wood before
proceeding. I went through the same computation with your
article and see that both methods agree. Would that I had
had your method sooner.
I have found the Rockwell Uniplane machine to be a valu­
able precision tool for work of this type. Staves can be rough­
sawn with band saw or circular saw setups, and then trued to a
For
a uller treatment
of
tempering and hardening,
EDITOR'S OTE:
see "Heat Treating" (Fall
'76,
pp. 50-52).
I enjoyed reading "Parsons Tables" by C. Edward Moore
(Summer '78, pp. 70-73). I have done rather a lot of veneer­
ing, especially with the problem veneers, burls, crotches and
other cantankerous sorts. I, too, like "the crispness of mitered
corners that meet exactly," and wanted to find a quicker, less
trial-and-error, less frustrating method when I faced 25 sets of
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