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MARCH/ApRL 1982, No. 33, $3.00

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F INE W OODWORKING

Editor John Kelsey

Art Director Deborah Fillion

Associate Editor Rick Mastelli

Assistant Editors Paul Bertorelli

Roger Holmes

Copy Editor Jim Cummins

Art Assistant

MARCH/ApRL 1982, NUMBER 33

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Editonal Secretay Linda D. Whipkey

Contnbuting Editors Tage Frid

R. Bruce Hoadley

Richard Starr

Simon WattS

Consulting Editors George Frank

Ian). Kirby

A. W. Marlow

Methods of Work Jim Richey

DEPARTMENTS

42 Adventures in Woodworking

2 4

Letters

Methods of Work

Questions & Answers

Editor's Notebook

44 Events

57 Tool Lovers Get Together by Stanley We/bon

Dengelshtocks and witchets shine at PATINA

58 Bittner's Old Tool Jamboree by Norman Vandal

59 Designing for Machine Craft by Roger Holmes

Desmond Ryan's route to handsome boxes

66 Backgammon Board by John Boyland

Solid wood and geometry instead of veneer

68 The Appalachian Dulcimer by Bily . Best

How Warren May makes traditional instruments

71 Old Finishes by Robert D. Mussey

What put the shine on furnirure's Golden Age

76 The Scribed Joint by Morris J. Sheppard

Masking wood movement in molded frames

78 Trussed Log Bridge by Monroe Robinson

Scribed joints for strucrural strength

82 Woodlot Management by Irwin and Diane Post

Thinning and pruning for more valuable trees

Cover: Dave Sawyer leans on a foe to size a blank

for making into the leg of a post-and-rung chair.

Wood ready to work can be split, rather than

sawn, directly out of the log. Sawyer taught how

to bust chairs out of green wood last summer at

County Workshops in Marshal, N. C. Above, he

shows a student how to drawknfe a rung. For

more about how to work green woo, see p.

88 Air-Drying Lumber by Paul Bertore/i

Usable stock comes ftom a careully stickered stack

90 Shop-Built Panel Saw by Wiliam

. Nelson

Cutting plywood sheets down to size

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92 Twist Turning by En'c Schramm

Traditional method combines lathe and carving

94 A Mechanical Twist

95 A Portfolio of Spirals

96 Vietnamese Planes by Curtis Erpelding

Cong Huy Vo rums scrap into tools

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98 Current Work by Rick Maste/i

Iowa harvests a show of contemporary fancy

ls: Richard Mulligan. manager; Vivian

100 Mighty Fine Miter Box by John Marcoux

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ARICLES

50 Green Woodworking by Rick Maste/i

How I split and shaved a chair at Country Workshops

Dorman and Carole Weckesser, cordinators. Art: Roger Barnes,

executive

t director; Jeanne Criscola, Kathryn Olsen. Boks:

Laura Cehanowicz Tringali, editor; Lee Hov, associate

Letters

With regard to the headstock of Don Bjorkman's bowl

turning lathe in the Nov. issue of Fine Wo odworking (#31), I

fe el obliged

o ofer a suggestion that should improve the

last spring when I presented my grandson with a fu ll-size oper

ational hardwood runabout. ...Grandchildren provide a con

stant and compelling urge to move from the office desk to the

woodshop. -HerbertL. Eggleston}r. , Glendale, Cat!

quality of work produced on it. The two bearings as shown

are widely spaced, and with a slender arbor of only an inch or

so in diameter, this invites serious vibration problems .. ..

The accompanying sketch shows a simple but efective

. ..For the lathe tool-rest and tailstock hold-down bolts, it is

very convenient if the nuts which receive these bolts are re

cessed and epoxied into the block which slides under the ways ,

rather than being loose . In this way, all adjustments, clamp

ing, etc., can be done without the fr ustration ofgoing up from

below with a wrench. This is a minor point, but I find that

reducing the fr ustration-coefficient on any machine , es

pecially those which I make myself, is well worth the efort.

If possible, keep up the "make it yourself" articles on ma

chinery ; the satisfaction. as well as the monetary savings, is

part ofour hobby. -George H. Davis, Granby, Conn.

--- 8to12in. ideal -1

#1045or111141machine steel

blok

spindle design . This design can be altered to suit many

applications. The main points are that it ofers a fi rm

shoulder to seat against the fro nt bearing, the spindle has

plenty of beef to resist vibration, and the pulley location at

the extreme left end allows easier belt management. This also

removes the belt and pulley away from the left arm while

turning the back of a bowl, but of course a guard should still

be installed. I have shown a hole crossways the spindle to

receive a tapered drift pin with which to remove tooling hav

ing Morse tapers . A #2 MT should be the minimum size

because of the vibration problem . Incidentally, Bjorkman's

motor mount should have a locking device to eliminate belt

and motor bounce . -R. Pery Mercurio, Kingield, Me.

Am I the only woodworker who makes mistakes? I see article

after article in your fi ne magazine on how to do everything

right, but rarely if ever see any advice on what to do when

something goes wrong . What's the best way to patch a chip

ped dovetail ? What if you dent or chip or scratch a surface?

Cut a tenon too small? I'm not talking about restoration hints,

I mean rescue advice fo r mistakes made during construction.

Noone starts out perfectly. I admire the work inyour maga

zine but can hardly reproduce it . Yo u don't get to be that good

without making a lot of mistakes and learning tricks to correct

at least some of them . What secrets are your contributors

holding back?

-John Goodman, Wa shington, D.C.

Since sources ofsupply are obviously important to any wood

worker, I would like to share with your readers my experience

with John Harra Wo od & Supply Co .

During March of 1981, I ordered birch plywood , a marking

gauge and a pair of safety goggles. The total order was

$172.67. Subsequently, I received the goggles (the price of

which was $2) and a copy of my order fo rm indicating that the

marking gauge and plywood had been back ordered . In May, I

called to check on the �tatus of the order and was told that the

items were expected shortly and would be shipped promptly.

On August 1, since I had not received the goods, I wrote to

John Harra , cancelled the order and requested a refund . On

August 12, I had not received a reply to my letter, so I called

and wasadvised the the order had been shipped before my let

ter had been received. Since I had not yet received the order, I

assumed that the driver of the ox cart was still en route fro m

New Yo rk to Pittsburgh and decided to wait another month to

permit the journey to be completed . When I called Harra on

September 11, I was advised that the order had never been

shipped but that a refund check would be issued that day. Tw o

weeks later, on September 24, when the promised reund did

not arrive , I called again and was told that the orderwould be

shipped on October 2, but that if I wanted a reund I could

have the refund. My reply was that I didn't care which I re

ceived but that I wanted either the order or the reund.

As I am certain you have surmised by this time , I have not

yet received the plywood, the marking gauge nor the reund.

In effect, I have paid $172 fo r a $2 pair of safety goggles. ...

-Michael R. Stabzle,}r., Canegze, Pa.

Most of us have thrown together a skate-wheel coaster, a toy

box or a rocking horse fo r our own kids. Soft pine, nails, putry

and a coat of paint usually did the job. Everything is different

when you become a grandfather. First of all it is assumed and

expected that you have nothing to do but turn out toys,

games, puzzles and wagons fo r the new grandson or grand

daughter. Second , the quality of the product must improve by

several magnitudes.. ..

I have been a grandfather fo r two years . And it has been a

most enjoyable challenge to turn out wooden games and toys

for the grandson, using woods new to me like padauk, bu

binga, putumuju and tulipwood . The ultimate joy happened

EDITOR'S NOTE: When contacted by telephone on Jan. 7, Harra

claimed he had shipped the plywood to reader Stabile around

Sept.

o had asked his accountant to reund its price. Harra said he was sur

prised to learn that Stabile had received neither the plywood nor the

partial refund. He promised to reund the ull

$170 forthwith. Asked

why this order had languished from March until September, Harra

1..pillow

1l. He said he had not been able ro supply the marking gauge,

WOODWORKERS

WHO KNOW SAW

BLADES BUY FREUD.

HERE'S WHY.

equipment in huge pro

duction runs. At Freud's

industrial price these

premium blades are a

"best buy". Now you

can buy these same

clean cutting blades

from Woodworker's

Supply, Inc. at discount

prices.

The 3 things to look

for in a Carbide

Circular saw blade.

Tips. Carbide tungsten

tips are available in four

different grades and

many thicknesses. Most

other blade manufacturers

use softer, smaller carbide tips

because softer tips can be

brazed to the saw body by

hand. Really hard carbide must be

brazed by induction heating on sophis

ticated machinery. Freud takes the hardest

carbide, induction brazes it to the saw plate, and

hones it sharp with 40 grit diamond wheels. Freud's

blades start sharper and they stay sharp longer. Anoth-

er advantage-Freud uses carbide tips that are 50% larger than

most of their competitors'. Every time you have your blade sharpen

ed you grind away some of the carbide. Freud's larger carbide tips al

low for more sharpenings and a longer blade life.

Plate. The body of a premium blade is made from milled tool steel,

cheaper blades are made from stamped cold-rolled steel. After a

premium Freud blade is machined, it is heat treated twice and then

surface ground on both sides. Finally, each premium Freud blade is

hammered on automatic equipment to tension the blade and check

ed by hand for trueness. A properly tensioned blade, with its stresses

relieved, will stretch evenly at high running speeds while a cheaper

blade will distort and vibrate.

Price. We believe that premium blade is a better value. It will cut bet:

ter and lasts longer. Freud makes their blades on computer controlled

j ob.

Because no one blade can

make a perfect cut in all mat

erials and applications. Freud

blades are available in job-de

signed patterns. To eliminate some

of the confusion often encountered in

selecting a blade, we have performance rated

5 of our favorite blades. These are the blades

used by almost all of our professional customers.

the blades we recommend that you use.

Choosing the right

blade for the

The Three Blade Set every woodworker should own.

We have put together a package of three 10" blades every wood

worker should own. This set consists of a LU73M 6O-tooth crosscut

blade (also excellent for cutting fine plywood veneers). a LM72M

24-tooth rip blade for ripping hard and soft lumber. and a LU84M

50-tooth combination blade. You'II find that one of these blades is

the right blade for virtually any job. In most wood shops the LU73M

will go on the radial arm saw, and the LU84M on the table saw.

When it's time to rip. take off the combination blade and put on your

rip blade. the LM72M. These three blades list for 5208.58 and are of

fered separately on this sale for 5165.0. We are offering this 3 blade

package for 5149.00. Order today. Sale ends May 31, 19B2.

... ...

Rip Solid Rip Cross Cut Cross Cut Particle

Wood Plywood Wood Plywood Board

G+ G+ G+ G+

Plastic Genera.

Laminates Purpose Diameter Teeth List

Sale

LU73M

48 68.24 54.00

54 75.86 60.00

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10" 60 75.86 60.00

12" 72 107.95 86.00

14" 84 131.59 105.00

8" 48 74.61 59.00

General Cross Cutting

Excellent Value

LU82M

....

54 82.29 65.00

I I 1.45 89.00

& Veneers

LU78M

G G

NR NR

10" 60 82.29 65.00

12" 72 117.49 94.00

Wood

I. - . . .

10" 80

Chip Free Cutting

G G G G G

12"

96 134.16 107.00

Plastic laminates

LU84M

8" 40 68.12 54.00

9" 40 67.61 54.00

4 ATB Teeth & I Square

Tooth

LM72M

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10" 40 67.61 54.00

10" 50 70.96 56.00

12" 60 107.24 86.00

24 54.27 43.00

& Soft Woods

Thre Blade Set: LU73M-lOx0, LU84M-IOx50, LM72-IOx24

Excellent E

NR NR

12 and 14" blades have I" bore.

Hard

x1 G Fair F N! Rc

10"

9 and 10" blades have SIS" bore.

208.58 149.00

o Please send me the three 10" blade set NO.141-020 for

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Suppy

�orkers

SI49.0

Name

_______ _

o Please send me the following blades:

Ouantlty No. Size Price Total

( OF NEW MEXICO )

5604b Alameda N.E.

Albuquerque, N.M. 87113

Address

o Check 0 Mastercard 0 Visa

State

Zip

505-821-0500

52.50

Card Number

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Sub-Total

I understand that If I'm not completely

I may

Shipping

Expires

80-228.2028 Ext. 340

satisfied with my Freud blades.

14 days for a complete

TOTAL

Or call toll free

return them In

for charge card order.

refund.

Sale ends May 31, 1982.

PreCision Cross Cutting

I. .

Combination Blade

10" 24 61.76 49.00

Straight Line Rip

City

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