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Edward Bans/ey
Ay/JUNE 1979,
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 The Austin Hardwoods
Franchising Progra" ...
A PROGRESS REPORT
Last spring Austin Hardwoods announced a concept that would revolutionize the hardwood
industry-
applications. This exceeded our expectations. Our plan was and is to treat each fran­
chise individually, with a great deal of time and attention. We are adhering to our original
plan and marketing one franchise every two months. Franchises have been sold and some are
in operation. One franchisee informed us that he is doing so well that he is tripling his ware­
house space and expects to recoup his investment in one year.
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All over the country awareness of the beauty, prestige, and value of hardwoods is on the upswing. No company in the
world is in a better position to develop this market than Austin Hardwoods. This is a stimulating and glamorous business.
It is also a very profitable business. Until now, however, it has been a somewhat "closed" industry to the average person.
Good sawmills both here and abroad are very reluctant to sell to newcomers. Under our newly developed plan, unique to
the
industry, you will benefit from being
associated with the already established "Austin Hardwoods"
name, experience and
contacts. We have developed a proven success formula in our company-owned stores which will enable you to successfully
combine volume commercial sales with profitable retail sales to woodworkers.
38%.
The rate for the same period with fran­
3%.
Yet, under a franchise agreement you are your own boss. Further, our projections indicate your investment
should be recovered within the first
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18-24
months. Investments will vary depending on market conditions of the location,
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$50,000
range. Franchise premiums are presently
$15,000.0.
A very large population area will, of course,
require more inventory than a small one.
but will be in the
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You gain the benefits of expensively acquired years of weeks, indoctrinating you in every aspect of the busi-
knowedge.
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You benefit from continuing guidance.
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You commence your business with a nationally known
ness.
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You are eqUipped with sales tools and administrative name.
procedures proven for maximum results.
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You are trained at our Dallas and Austin stores for
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You receive benefits of "interplay" between family stores.
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California applicants, please note that your state has very comprehensive disclosure laws. We are presently attempt­
ing to comply but this is an extremely time consuming process. Califonia applicants should expect a minimum of
2
year
(2)
Although franchises have been awarded on the East Coast and Midwest, priority will be given to qualified applicants
for the following locations: (a) Oklahoma City, (b) Tulsa, (c) New Orleans, (d) Little Rock. We do not want to discourage
applicants in other areas but only to emphasize our "priority" areas.
time lag before being awarded a franchise.
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Applicants with
a suitable building or with the ability
to build or buy a facility
will be given priority in any location
over those who prefer
a lease arrangement. Please note,
however, that this is not a
mandatory qualification.
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The tremendous volume generated by this program prevents us from a quick follow-up. Your patience will be appre­
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Other details are too numerous to list. This is a tremendous opportunity to make money either as an owner/operator or as an
investor. If you happen to love dealing in fine wods, all the better. Please let us hear from you.
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P.O. Box 3096
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Autin, Texas 78764
The Revolution has Be
gun
After running a single ad
in the spring edition of Fine Woodworking,
we have received over
400
With a franchise arrangement you will have a constant supply of both the inventory and the guidance to be successful.
Statistics show the failure rate of all businesses within one year of opening as
chises is
To sum up, this is what we offer the ambitious person who desires his own business in this exciting industry:
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You benefit from our success formula.
(6)
You receive beefits of volume buying.
A
few additional clarifications-
 Publisher
Paul Roman
Editor
John Kelsey
A rt Director
Roger Barnes
Contnbuting Editors
Tage Frid
R. Bru
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: Hoadley
Simo
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Watts
Consulting Editors
George Frank, A. W. Marlow
Lelon Traylor
Methods 0/ Work Editor
Jim Richey
AssistJnt Editors
Laura
Cehanowicz
Ruth Dobsevage
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MAy/JUNE
1979,
NUMBER
16
DEPARTMENTS
4
Letters
14
Methods of Work
20
Questions
&
Answers
26
Books
31
Events
3
4
Adventures In Woodworking: The miraculous staircase
36
The Woodcraft Scene by Maurice Hope-Thompson
Correspondents
John Makepeace, Alan Marks
Roseanne Somerson, Richard Starr
Colin Tipping, Stanley N. Wellborn
Production
JoAnn Muir, Manager
Deborah Fillion, Art Assistant
Barbara Hannah, Darkroom
Nancy Knapp, Typesetting
Jean Melita, Paste-up
Associate Publisher
Janice A. Roman
ARICLES
38
Edward Barnsley by Harold Lowenstein
45
Locking the Joint by Ian J. Kirby
48
Harvesting Green Wood by Dale Nish
52
Shop-Built Vacuum Press by Donald C. Bjorkman
58
Five �ore Chairs: One View by Robert DeFuccio
62
Hollow Turnings by John David Ellsworth
67
The History and PraClice of Marquetry by William C. Bader
68
Silas Kopf's Marquetry
69
Before the Finish by Don Newell
72
Workbench by Donald lloyd McKinley
76
Circular Stairway by Laszlo Gigacz
79
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81
82
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84
Advertising Manager
Vivian Dorman
Advertising Consultant
Granville M. Fillmore
Marketing Representative
John Grudzien
Subscnptions
Carole E. Ando, Manager
Glo
ria Carson, Dorothy Dreher
Marie Johnson, Cathy
,
Kach
Nancy Schoch, Kathy Springer
Mafroom
Viney Merrill, Manager
Robert Bruschi
Business Manager
I
rene A faras
Secretay to the Publisher
Lois Beck
Three Stairways by Andrew Willner
Spiral Staircase by Simon Watts
Bruce Hoadley: Black light makes some woods glow
Editor's Notebook: Magazine Business
California Symposium by Alan Marks
The Machinist
Cover: Jubzlee wnling cabinet, de signed by
Edward Bansley of Froxfied, England, and
made in his workshops fo r the 25th anniver­
sary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation
(1977).
The wood is English walnut, a
lighter, warmer brown than the Amen'can
specie's with more vanety in its color. The
lame-fig ured panels are book-ma
tched
from cotch wood. More about
Bansle
y
and
this cabinet on page
38.
Cover
photos:
Harold Lowenstein.
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I was interested in Rick Silberman's letter ("You get what you
pay fo r,"Jan. '79) and until recently would have said Amen.
After ighting with a medium-priced power saw, jointer and
sander fo r years, I decided to invest in the reputed top-of-the­
line equipment. So out went Sears and in came all new
Powermatic tools. I've now got the same old problems in cast
iron, instead of die castings. The saw didn't tilt to 45°, be­
cause the trunnion hit the cabinet and table, the fence is
warped, the blade isn't parallel to the table at 45° and 90°,
etc., etc. Oh yes, the manufacturer is sympathetic and the
dealer hopes I'll go away, in vain I might add.
My most satisfactory tool is a 40-year-old Yates-American
lathe I've refurbished to a smooth-running, versatile unit. My
advice to purchasers is to look for the old gear and plan on re­
working it, then you'll get something for your money. If you
cannot buy the old pieces, save yourself some headaches and
money and buy new with the resignation the tools will be un­
satisfactory until you rebuild them.
I would like to see a column devoted to tools for wood­
working. You cover the area of the material we use, now we
need a no-holds-barred, from-the-user section. For example,
it's getting fairly common that many are buying used metal­
working tools for woodworking. The accuracy left in a worn­
out metalworking tool will far exceed any current crop of new
woodworking tools and give accuracy far beyond the stability
of our favorite material. ...
-Lawrence Churchfl, Mayvfle, Wis.
the wood he refers to is not mesquite, nor does mesquite have
the alternate name for ironwood. His wood could only be des­
ert ironwood
(Olneya tesota).
Mesquite is an entirely diffe r­
ent species, though related
(Prosopis juilora).
Mesquite is
relatively light in color, and lighter in weight than ironwood.
Also it is much easier to saw.
The area Horn refers to has many dead ironwood snags ....
Ironwood will stand frosts, but not a heavy freeze. It is ob­
vious that this desert area at one time years ago suffered a
hard freeze which killed the majority of the ironwoods.
As to the carvings he attributes to Navajo Indians, very pos­
sibly they were the work of the Seri tribe from Nonhwest
Mexico. The Navajos may do some carving, though I have
never seen any. But we have seen hundreds of Seri carv­
ings-aIl made of ironwood ....
-Ron Brown, Prescott,
Anz.
...They are really two distinct species: Desert Ironwood and
mesquite, with the latter being divided into two subspecies,
the straight bean and the screw bean ....So if anyone cuts the
green, hand-staining mesquite and expects it to harden into
ironwood I'm afraid he will be disappointed. Both woods are
beautiful and mesquite has the quaint quality of being
worked up from a new planed surface to a rather blah grey
tone. Expose the finished surface to a hot California sun for
three or four days and it darkens to the most beautiful black
walnut color you've ever seen. Ironwood, on the other hand,
deies the plane but when worked to a smooth finish has a
dark chocolate inish with fine gold lecks....As a substitute
for ebony, ironwood has life and lustre to its surface in con-
I am a bit surprised you published "Stalking Mesquite,"
(March '79) by Stanley T. Horn without checking....First,
READ IT AND REAP
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