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SPECIAL LATHE PROJECT:
=AdjustablePlaner Jig Using Lathe Scrapers
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DonaldB. Peschke
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Tim
Robertson
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Bryan Nelson
ART omEoron
Cary
Christensen
s
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"Why don't you
guys
at ShqNootes
feature more turning projects and
techniquesfor the lathe?"
Well, to be perfectly honest, I don't
have that much experience working on
a lathe. So up to now, I've been just a bit
hesitant to tackle a lathe project.
However, Bryan (our assistant editor),
is pretty good on a lathe. In fact, he's
turned several projects recently that
have really caught my interest. But they
either look too complicated. Or they
require
too many different turningtools.
"Okav.
if
vou were
holds rings and pieces of jewelry. And
usually the box has a lid so you can
hide your treasures inside."
That's when the light bulb .finally lit.
A ring box sounded exactly like the
type of project we were looking for.
TWO
TOOLS.
AS it turns out, it was
far easier to turn a ring box than I ever
imagined. In fact, the base of the box
and the lid can be turned with two
basic tools: a scraper and a partingtool
(See page
10
for tips on using a scraper.)
FINISH.
Not only that, you can
accomplish the entire project (from
initial shaving to
a
little.
H~~~
the final applica-
one simple project in tion of the finish)
an issue, what would
somefun. And let the
whileit,s
it be?" I asked.
i
L
~~~t
fly.
lathe. (We've also
"How about a small included an article
hand mirror that slips into a lady's about finishingon a lathe, see page
28.)
purse?" he said. So we decided to give
shaving~
JAM
caucrcs.
But there is one thing
The mirror was simple enough. We ring box. It has to do with turning the
,
turned a basic disk, scooved out a bottom of the box.
shallow recess, and glued in the mirror.
But there was still something about it
that wasn't quite right.
So we showed the mirror to Jeanne
(our receptionist). She said, "The
biggest problem with that mirror is it
will get all scratched up in a woman's
purse. How about adding a cover?"
That sounded like a great idea. And
it didn't take us long to turn a cover
for the mirror. But when we put the
two pieces together, they resembled a
hamburger bun more than a mirror.
Fortunately, the project was about to
take a "turn" for the better.
RING BOX.
Jeanne took one look at
the mirror and said, "It's too big for
my purse, but you could make a nice
ring box out of it."
"So just what is aring box?" I asked.
"You know, it's a small box that
that might stump you when turning
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you've scooped out the insides of
the box. But if the box is hollowed out
like a pumpkin, how do you remount it
on the lathe? The solution is a simple
''jam" chuck turned
from
a block of
wood. (For more on this, see page 29.)
EXPERIMENT.
AS
YOU
Can see, I'm
excited about these ring boxes. They
provide a great opportunity to experi-
ment with different types of wood. In
fact, we used several pieces of highly
figured wood we've been saving for
just the right project, refer to page 12.
Regardless of the type of wood you
use, don't be afraid to experiment a
little with the basic shape. Just a
subtle change can have a dramatic
effect in the appearance of the box.
So have some fun with this project.
And let the shavings
fly.
0
ne question
I
often get asked is,
Kurt
Sehultz
rENmnl~~us~~~ons
Roger
Reiland
Mark
Higdon
",
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going to include just
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it a try.
The problem is the bottom is turned
am
Contents
Techniques
Lathe Scrapers
10
A simple bur. That's the secret to getting crisp, clean
cuts with a scraper when turning a project on the lathe.
Logs toLumber
24
There may be a great source of inexpensive lumber in
your own backyard. Here's one woodworkerk story
Finishing on a Lathe
28
The best time to apply a finish to a turning project is
before you take it off the lathe. We show you how
Making a Jam Chuck
29
You don't need a special chuck to mount a project to the
lathe. Just fit it onto a 'yam" chuck that you turn from scrap.
Ring Boxes
page
12
Projects
Adjustable Planer Jig
6
A
unique tilting table lets you bevel a workpiece safely
and accurately using
a
portable thickness planer:
Turned King Boxes
12
Three simple ring boxes that can be turned from start to
finish with just a scraper and
a
parting tool.
Drill Press Stand
16
This roll-around stand for your benchtop drill press
features three pull-out trays to he$ organize all your
Drill
Press
stand
page
16
drill bits and accessories.
Drill Press Table
&
Fence
22
Turn your drill press into a real woodworking tool with
this simple table and adjustable fence.
Departments
Readers' Tips
4
Our readers offer thelr own shop-tested t~ps
Shop solutions
30
Handy tlps and
techniques
from our own shop
sources
31
Logs To Lumber
page
2h
Hardware,
supplies,
and mall order sources
3
Readers' Tips
Shop-Made Faceplate
the lathe
without taking it off the faceplate.
That way, if the movement of
the wood distorts the shape of
the bowl, I don't have to worry
about remounting
it
on a face-
plate (and getting
it
perfectly
centered). Instead, I just thread
the faceolate back on the lathe
versions. Each one
is
a 3"-dia.disk
(MDF) with a counterbore to
accept a nut, see drawing. (Justbe
sure the threads on the nut match
those of the spindle on the lathe.)
The nut is held in place with
epoxy.
To
help the epoxy "grab,"
I
fled shallow grooves in the nut,
see detail. And
a
shortring of
PVC
pipe forms a dam to keep the
epoxy &om running out, see Fig. 1.
Finally,
drill
mounting holes in
the faceolate and true uo the face
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and turn the bowl
to
final shape. and edg;! on the lathe, sleFig.
2.
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(LONG) RING
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But rather
than
buy new face-
Douglas
Bmier
plates,
I
make my own shopmade
Marlinton,
West
Virginia
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MOUNTING
HOLE
Drill "Holster"
Here's a handy way to store
your electric drill
-
a "holster"
that hangs on a pegboard rack.
The holster is a scrap of "two-
by" material with two openings
cut in it. The
drill
chuck fits in a
large hole. And the power cord
slips into a keyhole-shaped
notch, see drawing.
By installing two L-hooks in
the back edge, you can hang the
holster securely on the pegboard.
Dick
Grate
Palo Alto, Calzfornia
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L-HOOK
DRILL CHUCK
HOLE FOR
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CHUCK KEY
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TO ACCEPT
POWER CORD
Yem
CHAMFER
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ShopNotes
No.
38
.When turning a number of small
bowls on the lathe,
I
use a sepa-
rate faceplate for each one.
This
lets me turn each bowl to rough
shape and remove it hm
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Dowel Storage
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Like many woodworkers, I
keep several different size
dowels on hand. To provide easy
access to the one I need, I made
a simple storage rack.
0.
The rack consists of three
pleces of
PVC
pipe that "stairstep"
up in height (lo",
22",
and
34"
in
my case), see photo.
If
a dowel is
too short to stick out the top of a
pipe, it's still visible through a
"window"
in
front.
When cutting this window (I
used a bandsaw),
it's
a good idea
to
clampthe pipe to a scrap to keep
it from rolling, see Figs.
1
and la.
To
complete the rack, just glue
the pipes together with
PVC
cement and add an end cap in the
bottom of each one, see Fig.
2.
Screwing the center pipe to a
wall stud holds the rack
in
place.
Norman Crowfoot
Fueson, Arizona
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