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This revolutionary invention, the Para/ok Tab/e Saw Fence
makes culling at least seven times more accurate than any
other fence... much faster... and is super simple to operate.
Tlmewss.
'we spent hcu<s In the shoP ligh1ing with our rip lerlCe
and usually losing. Fnally we ,etired ~ 10 a come, and
fesortedloa 1',6" and pair ol~. Alleast n was
accurate. Bur crude and slow. We remember the test cuts.
measuring front. blade and resr•.. rappO->g II> get everylhing
In place, only 10 repeal n again 101 tile next cut"
We sel out to solve the problem.
O<x ideas lead to tile lrMlotioo oI1he Pa,alok Fence, It
ltd< three years to perfect n. Ncm if I, perle¢1 and acc....ale.
How accurate? Accmate In lhousaods aIleSl cots 10 .002"
0( less. This Pa'alOk Fence saves lime and matefials and
fhal speIs mt>'IlljI. We CilI il the I7lOtI6Y macIli'l9.
In tile two years we\le been marl<ellng the Paralok Fence
nationwide. we haYenlla1<ed 10 one customer ..no dOeSnl
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How it wolb.
The Paralol< fence works on the same prn;iple as a
<k"al1ing table. &.per stroog a.crall cable (51'64", 49 strand)
runs In a closeclloop around 6 precision QlOOXId ban bearing
pulley:llocau)d undemealh the rails. The aircraft cable is
9fIIl!\!lOO b'I the fence In boIh the Imnl sod rear. MoYe the
Iron! and 1.$l" and the baCk goes 1/64 ~
Singlellallded operation. Uft up the handle and slide tho
!encfl down the railil with one hand. Use the CQI'l'lbirIatioo of
the tape I1'lOI¥lIed 00 rile l'onI rail and the verNe' cursor
nexllo the narde 10 sel the !encfl atlnteMls 011164", 'lbu1
march righ1 \hIwgh your culling list without havi'lg 10 step
the molOI'.
8'Jft1 the 11Mam IWlIod<. lM::I t>el1y locks. each wilh
750 jlOI¥ds clamplog pressure, ~IIY led< lhe
fence to the fronl and rear rails wilOOUllQ.lOOZ"'Illhe rails
IOQelher. No dstorlion althe lear. no kickbacks we to
tMnding the material.
Owners tell us.
1'rn 8 believer. lite had lhe Paralolc 00 100" 8 waek noN
Mel we won' part company, The action is smooth. the
pataJlehass is absOOl~ dead 00. sod ~ lc)::ks with a
commitmant to pulpose that should be an inspirali(ln
to us ar G. 8 JBa Baket. R6t:kn0nd. Oregon , P\:Isl Office Box 736
Better Homes and Gardens.
WOODTHE MAGAZINE FOR HOME WOODWORKERS
'The Fence Is Incredtll\t accurate... II has cuI the tme 01
any saw worl< by a measuraable amount .. I WISh we had
gottan this fence aboullool" \'98lS ago." BiI /tvl9!lIe. shoo
~, V<oI!lI' CIlbi1eI & T'ill. Ridg8cteSl. Ca~. AutusI1986.Vol. 3, No. HI5Slle No. 12
MORIlealures.
Editorial/Art Stalf
Tha Pal"a'* is easy to instal. laking aboul I V. hours or
Editor LARRY CLAYTON
less. (It can alSO ba rTlCU1Iad w~h an avxllia'y Iance,JTha
Paralol< is easy 10 rerncwt tor cross..:ulS. II giyes you long Managing E(l;tor DAN KAERCHER
inleed and 0UI1eed tor bailer conlrol. Tha Jence Is aN<aYS Art Director C. L. GAnKE
perlecUy parallel. even wtlan baing nasal tor lhe nexl cut Design E<litor JAMES R. DOWNING
Tha ~ aUT'lini'nOOllinisll is lOugh, wear 'eslstan\
81>i:l1ool<S g'eal, Because 01 such asmoolh finisll, malerial Features Editor PETER J. STEPHANO
~ righl through. How-lO Editor MARLEN KEMMET
FilS almost all table saws. Project Builder JAMES E. BOELLING
The Paralok fits RocIrMJl-Delta I'\:olermatic, General, Grachic Des~ner PERRY A, McFARLIN
~8tN.sgrean,
man. and mosl OIhers,
W1l/l<er·liHner, Oiler, .lei. S8als Crafts· Administrative Assistant DARLENE REYNOLDS
The if'J¥lortant drnenslon is the depIh 011'0\"" table saw Technical Consultants: GEORGE GRANSETH Prod\ICt
f,om bonito l8a'. Then seIecllrom rails In si>: sizes: 4'. S', Testing; VERNON U. WARD Collectible 10015;
6'.6'8',8',811". Thai is gross leoglh. 'bJdecide how rnlICh PAUL L. McCLURE Wood Tecl1no1ogy
you wanllO the nghl and lell oIlhe blade.
Standing behind our lence. Ed;torial Director DORIS M. EBY
Publishing Director AOOLPH AUERBACHER
we're so c:onridenl )OJl ba more than pleased we oIle'
a 1M:! ~ oorrWl/yoo palts end labor tor delecl1Ye material
Edltori.1 SelVlces
or wor'o<manship And. ;f l'}Iil8 r(lI salisfied with 1'0\""
ExeclJtive Director DUANE L. GREGG
Paralol<. send II b9ck in 30 diiys tor a fu" re1und.
For more Inlormalion. Director, Editorial Research C. RAY OEATON
GMa us a toll free caY. we'll anSWl!< all)' CllJ8Stions and Adminisuative Editor ROSE ANDERSON
direcl you to yoo.K nea'QSt dealer (Dealer inQuiries inviIad,)
Publlsher JERRY KAPLAN
If we don' have a dealer near you vel. you can place 'fOOl
order d'recl, New York Advertising Manater MARK S. HART
we f9Jre the Pa'alok Fence makes aboullen million Promotion/Research Director THOMAS J. TROLAND
existing lances ctlsolele. And lhe leal bonus is thaI is pays Ortlllalion Director WILLIAM HUMMEL
tor itself - {JJicI<. Production Director DALE SCHENKELBERG
Paralok-
Qulntec Marketing
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Groop President JAMES A. AUTRY
Groop Vice Preside!1ts
~,Oregon 97132
Editorial Director DORIS M. EBY
Call1{(1(l-423·9!l11 Publishin\l Director ADOLPH AUERBACHER
Oreoon & Alaska call 5031!'>38·1875 eoIlect
Corporate CHlc8n
Chairman 01 tile Board E. T. MEREDITH III
President ROBERT A. BURNETT
Executive Vice President-Corporate Services
JACK O. REHM
Group Presidents: Ma\laline JAMES A. AUTRY; Broad·
All c.bles .nd pulley$.re fully shielded. casting W. C. McREYNOLDS; Real Estate ALLEN L.
SABBAG; Boo~ FRED STINES
Vice Presidents: Corporate Retations DONALD L.
ARNOLD; General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
THOMAS G. FISHER; Product Development NEIL
KUEHNL; Corporate I'Iannin\l HERB SCHULTE; Finance
WIWAM H. STHAW; Administrative Services GERALD
D. THORNTON
Secretary BErn CAMPBELL MADDEN
Treasurer MICHAEL A. SELL
Controller LARRY D. HARTSOOK
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WOOD PROFILE

WITHTHEU!E BEECH, BEAUTIFUL, BOUNTIFUL, BENDABLE

AND BARELY KNOWN
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OUTFEEO ROLLERS This plentiful, cabinet-quality hardwood works like hard maple and bends like
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::<:1$239.00 a table saw first, but in Ray's narrow sbop, a radial

arm makes sense; 2) a router; 3) router table; 4) sta-
tionary sander (belt or disk); 5) jointer; 6) band saw;
7) drill press; 8) lathe (optional); and 9) scroll saw

•
(again, optional).
Remember that YOUI' choices depend on )'Our partic-
ular woodworking interests, skill level, shop space,
1pc: ',-·1" ~,.oo
"PC \,-·r ,99.00
and-last, but not least-budget. We're sure these
lpe 8I<>dpOInIdrm... 1H~ IlUfIl'JYlI"'ffNCII choices will stir up some response-so let's hear from
..,;,;.--"';;;;-"'-"';.......:;.:..j 2.· IIc>mMhop '95.00 $2" Com~lol 2'l$.oo
you readers on this subject. We'll share )'Our choices
.0· _ ,99,00 6T Com clol 321.00

~
52" _ 249.00 9'" Co olol moo in an upcoming issue.
CAll. fOR OTHlIIlllMm1 PlIOOUCTI
_0.... • JI•.OO

IlHeO'SNtW$lNI
I''''... Nollllunlllool,'"·l"- IIIGH IlOYITMl JIGS
TIME OUT FOR SAFETY
hI,l.JlW,5lI 2.9.00 mst. 12" '","augh _ I I Jig We applaud WOOD Magazine for a most interesting
2'- 1lIr<>ugh _ I I Jig
ColI 10< 110 DiSCOUNTS _ I~'" article, "Time Out for Kids," in the April, 1986 issue.
Dt2U-U ,r Mol! "'tllnd.lt>I<>ugh
110-'' '0' 11"
Hf+CO _ ,""." 10_..
012*2' 2." Ho~ While the article covered the "creativity principles" for
McIklta'1 N_ 'IOf1ble epHd COfCl.... clr1U
youngsters rather well, it also illustrated two unsafe
7.2 ¥OIl. ~ RPM practices when using hand tools. The photo on p. 67
3 rwur cllorge, COITIfl wtIh cha,g9t of Jim Woodruff and his grandchildren illustrates the
~. CORDLESS
Mdi #60700W
DRILL, VARIABLE wrong type of hammer to drive nails.... Peen ham-
SPEED, REVERSIBLE
Ust'UO Introductory sale 69.00 MOlle, 607DOW mers are designed and intended for other purposes.
Equally as important is the wearing of safety goggles
,irC'OU"M ~
S1ldel2 WOVI whenever using hand tools. This safety precaution
_1Ient10r Orillflfeue. ..' applies to the tool user, the instructor, and other
$01••9.00
, , •
bystanders.
-Rich~rd C. Byrne, Executive DircclOr,
!land lbols Institute, 'P.Irrytown, N.Y.
We appreciate the safety remiuders very much, Richard!

JUST WONDERING....
As an ardent reader of your publication, I notice you've
used various wood types in the title of your magaZine
on the cover since Issue No.3. I'd like to compare my
identification list with that of your staff. Can yOli
please supply me with a list?
-R. S. Goldman, St. louis, Mo.
We turned Mr. Goldman's leiter over to WOOD Maga-

-... -.......
zine Art Director Lee Gatzke for reply. (Lee chooses the
...
_ n."
U ...
woods that appear on our covers, based in part on the
- >I."
_-~
colors in the cover photo.) Fortunately, Lee's good at
record-keeping. Here's the list: Issue No.3, Car-
pathian elm burl; No.4, walnut burl; No.5, mahog-
any,' No.6, cberry; No.7, red oak,' NO.8, pecan lum-
ber; No.9, pecan veneer; No. 10, walnut burl,· No. lJ,
ash veneer; this issue, Ponderosa pine. •

12 WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986

 QUALITYAND AffORDABILlTY
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Rescue a hinge low-cost grinder
In woodworking, as in life, no onc
knows it all. But through experi-
ence, we all discover-or smmble
onto-hetter, safer, fasler, or easier
ways to do things. When we devise
interesting tips or techniques, we'll
share them with you in this column.
And when you send us your
favorites, we'll pay you S25 for each
submission we publish. No shop tips
can be rClUrned. Mail your lips to;
Shop Tips
Better Homes and Gardens tll The cost of a new grinder keeps
WOOD Magazine many woodworkers from purchasing
Locust at 17th this practical tool.
Des Moines, fA 50336 TIP: Save a few dollars and pick up
a used washer or dryer motor from
an appliance repair service or salvage
yard. (Try to find a mOtor with two
shafts.) Mount the motor to a stand
or a wood base, add an electrical
switch, and attach a work arbor
(available at hardware stores) to each
shaft. You can reverse the wiring on
most motors to create your own
grinder or buffer.
-Harley Re/sal, Decorah, Iowa

Film canister How to "bag"

an unpleasant task

"Nutty" idea for plugging

caulking tubes

Forstner bits cost .too much to leave

them unprotected in toolboxes. Yet
you can', store them the way you
can other drill bits because their
shape is too awkward.
TIP: Plastic 35 rom film canisters
make inexpensive protectors for
Forslner bits up to IYa" diameter.
(They're free, too.) Slip the shafl
through a hole cut in the canisler lid
and store as shown. In addition, the
lid makes a good depth gauge. Use
masking tape on the canister to iden-
tify the bit diameter. You can pro-
tect router and specially bits with
the same technique.
-Eddie Tomlinson, Alcolu,
Each time you grab a partially used
tube of caulk or adhesive, the con·
tents has hardened in the nozzle.
TIP: Large electrical wire nuts with
soft "skirts" are ideal for temporarily
sealing caulk and adhesive tubes.
Avoid using hard plastic wire nuts
that may weaken in the solvents used
to make adhesive; blue or gray 3M
wire nuts are suitable.
s.c. -Ron Steelman, SI. Paul, MimI.

14
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Foley-BelJaw I figured up the money / soved. It wos ellough o YES. pI~tlU u"d m~ II" FREE BooMrr --'"':-,
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I NAME

"'DDR£SSi_~~~ ~_ ~
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the most useful shop tool any craftsman could own.
We use one every day in the Workbench model shop,
and couldn't get along WithOllt it."
JAY HEDDEN - Editor WORKBENCH Ma azine I liiiii'::iiiiiiiilliiii~"~'~TE~4iii".ii
CITY'
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lAND OURS)
Conlfnllell from page 14
"Thckful" way to clean
face shields
Irritating fine sawdust and dust
accumulates on face shields and
reduces visibility.
TIP: Inexpensive lack cloths wipe
a shield clean in a hurry. Tack
cloths will not create slatic and
attract more dusl-a frequent com-
plaint about some wiping cloths.
Keep a tack cloth around Ihe shop
just for Ihis task.
-[x)na/(/ Cbrlstianson, Green Bay. Wis.
Special sanding blocks
Homemade sanding blocks tend to
wear out quickly and may nor do
a clean job in corners. There's got
to be a better way.
TIP: Use the same sanding belts
you use on your belt sander to do
the job. CUi W' or 1II material
equal to the width and onc·half the
total length of the belt. If neces-
sary, insert a shim or wedge to
tighten the belt. Use the same
·block to quickly change grits of
sandpaper.
-001/8 Lodlll, Brooklyll Cel/ler, Millll.
16
Time's up!
Block of wood
Most of us forget to note the time
when projects are glued and
clamped. Too often, the clamps are
removed before the glue has set.
TIP: Afler you apply the clamps,
glue twO scraps of wood IOgether
and jot down Ihe time. When Ihe
undamped scraps are set, the
clamped wood also will be set.
-From tbe WOOD Sbop
Nonsmashing success
Ouch! No matter how many times
your dril/-press table has crashed
to the floor, it will happen again.
Will your knee or toes be in the
path next time?
TIP: Prevent the next accident
from happening. An incxpensive
3" muffler clamp filS around mOSI
drill-press columns. Clamp it as a
safety support about 2" above the
base so you can still handle large
projects without worrying.
-jobn SokoIOl!lcb, New Oxford, Pa.
Hooked on safety
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Homemade wire hook
A safety-conscious UJoodworker
always unplugs power tools, but
power cords on the floor can be
stepped on and damaged.
TIP: Form a hook from e1eClrical
wire, wrap the wire around the
cord, and hang the cord from some
convenient spot on Ihe tool. (P.S.,
you'll find that Ihe plug is easier to
reach this way, 100.)
-Tholl/asE. Chaffill.jr., Missloll I'lejo, Calif
The dry touch
Natural oils in your hands tend to
rub off OlltO unfinished wood. The
result is unsightly, telltale flaws
that appear only after you apply
stain or finish.
TIP: Rub your hands vigorollsly
with sawdusl from your table saw
or belt sander before you handle
the stock. The sawdust will draw
out excess oil from )'our pores and
make finishing neater. •
-Lflrr)' Her/aU', Norlh SrvallZey, N.II.
'Il:OOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
 tile . - WOODWORKERS_
Look al tne part,al hSI 01 prO)&<:IS

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on our lalilou, ,.sue, II" Oy no
means a complete Ir,t. bul se""
ua Simple 10lhowyouwearea
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Wooworker u'O)ec .. Ind .'IrClel. The... are

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ARTICLES
• Th. Batlu 01 St.lm e.nd-lng • Joinl., Knn. Sitting Gauge
• Your Flr.t seiling Show • Common.. n•• Tool Malnl.n.nu
• Woodturnlng: D.....oplng The O..lgn • Th•••1 Ot Mothior_of·P.... Inlly
• Tip. lor Succe..tul Han<!cut 0 .......1111. • Plclure F'lme.
• Impr....-tng The Oualily 01 Rouled Edg. . • Ou.t Collo-cUOIl Syllem
• Sletlona,y Power Tooll • S.m Maloof. Flnl.h
• S.ltlng Jointer Knln. • The Flnl.hlng Room
• C.,c"" Con.lluction • Rourer FI.lure Oltlgn
• The W.dged Th,ough Tenon • Shop SII.lr
• The 5(;••pI' • Woodworldng •••oc/lOllonl

PROJECTS
• Sm.1I Che"y Drop.L. .f Table • 8and Sawn 80u.
• O...... t.1I CIoc~. • ~.ri.b1e Jig Fo. CUlling Tapere
• A P1.nIlUon Duk • H.pplewhU. End T.Ol••
• The Blnh 01 • W".le C,.dle • Ch+Pge~I. LOwbor
• High Bachd sellf. • Outeh CupOoard
• Bench·CoU.. T.ble • Tradltfonal C"e.l
• Flrepl.Ce BenCh • Lap O••k
• O.~ W••h SIan<! • Walnul Fool Siool
• Small TIfI.Top T.ble • Ell Te"y Pilfer .nd Sc,oll ClOCk
• O,y Sln~ Hutch • Tenoning Jfg

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os p"nled O""'S"e<l (9- • 12-) on heavier Ihan ulual paper. II 01 a -collectors lype-
puOhcaloon you Wtll wanllo keep for years tOCO",". Suo","oe tOday fo' only $12,00 per
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 PERSIMMON :eonecrs learned to harvest the
fruit of Kmerica's only ebony, per-
The hole-in-one ebony simmon, after fall's first frost. Before
that puckered pioneers then, the small pinkish-red "possum
apples" possess enough tannic add
to pucker impatient pickers unlil
Christmas.
Of the more than 200 species of
trees and shrubs that claim member-
ship in the ebony family, persimmon
(D;ospyros virgin/ana) and Texas
persimmon (Diospyros lextma) are
the only twO you'll find in North
America. The Texas species confines
itself there, while the other is (ar-
ranging. Often ClUed possumwood
because of this animal's :utraCiion 10
the fruit, the common persimmon
grows 211 the my from southern
New York to Florida, west to TCX25,
and venlures into northern Missouri.
As in the pioneer pasl, folks still
gather and usc persimmons. The
year's first frigid snap sends the tree's
leaves tumbling, bUI sweetens the
18
remaining small, globular fruil. Semi-
sweet and edible right off the tree,
persimmons become the fruity ingre-
dient in jams, jellies, breads, and
cookies.
Normally a small- to medium-sized
tree no higher [han 60-75', [he per-
simmon has wood much like ilS
dark, tropical cousins. The small
core of heartwood varies from black
10 dark brown with a nearly while
sapwood that is close-grained and
Strong. The sapwood takes a high
polish and is a favorite for treenwa~
made locally whe~ it grows, as well
as long-lasting shuules for looms in
the textile industry.
II's on Ihe golf course, however,
that persimmon really shines. Here,
pros and divOlers alike praise pre-
mium drivers' heads made from per-
simmon sapwood, which neither
splits nor splinters upon impact. •
PhOlogl1lph: Hopkins Associates
llIostr:uion; Jim Stcl"t~nson
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1?ll6
 Long·lasting flexible finisher
This lough, synthetic wood finishing
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500-grit sandpaper and #00 steel
wooL Use it 10 smooth bare wood,
rub in oil finishes, and dc-nib
between coats-when you're
through, you can rinse Out Ihe pad
and tuck it away for your next
project. l\vo other versions arc
available, 100: a stripping pad for
chemically removing paint or varnish
and a metal-finishing pad. 3M Wood
Finishing Pad, under 51.50 in hard-
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L Continued
This epoxy follows your
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AdaplabililY is the key to this epoxy.
By varying the proportion of resin to
hardener, you create a custom mix
ranging from I: 1 (for a joint lhat has
lO "give" a Iiule bit) to 2:1 (for rigid
strength). The adhesive is specially
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or acidic woods sueh as leak. G2
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A compass you can count on

Milled from solid steel, this first-
class 8" pencil compass should last
We're KeepingTheFlameBuming. long enough to serve the next
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Here's a multifunction:ll tool th:lt's
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head-co level, duplic:lte :lngles,
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Build Your Own Antique Telephone large circles (up co 9Y2'). The blade
Dakota Woodworks is the country's largest manufact.urer of antique serves :lS :l rule and straightedge;
reproduction oak telephones. Now our authentic reproductions are available in the T-he:ld, with its plumb :lnd
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The nexi time you're ripping long
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license reads "Beginner," "Inter-
mediate;' or "Expert," you're
bound to have a few questions
about your favorite hobby. We
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SEEING RED UNDER AN
OLD FINISH
Q. While stripping an old dining
table, I discovered what appears to
be a red-dye finish. How can I
remove the dye?
-John P. Paimn~r. Sacramento, Calif.
A. This is a tough one 10 answer,
because Ihe dye may have thor-
oughly impregnated the wood. You'll
have to do a Iinle experimenting.
First, Iry a different brand or type of
slripper than the one you've already
used. Or, sand a lillie deeper Ihan
you normally would, being careful
nOt 10 sand through thin veneer or
damage the edges. If you're still see-
ing red, you might Ify bleaching the
color OUI of the wood.
The one remaining solution is to
hide the red by using a brown or
umber stain; a finish wilh no red in
it will tend to neulralize Ihe
unwanted color.
TIPS ON SPRAYING
POLYURETHANE
Q. I am using lacquer to finislJ
my projects but would /ike to try
spraying polyurethane with my com-
pressor. Can you advise me?
-R. H. Jollnson, MillweSI Cit)'. Okla.
A. First, check the label for any
direclions regarding safely precau-
tions, dilUling, and spraying. For
open spraying on large surfaces, use
30-35 psi with an open pauern
releasing a moderate amount of poly-
urethane. For tight, inside spaces,
reduce the pressure, and tighten the
pattern with more polyurethane.
We suggest Ihree coals. Afler
applying a diluled sealer coal, sand
wilh 220-grit sandpaper (or
OOOO-grade sleel wool on irregular
surfaces). Follow up with an un-
diluted second coat, and sand Iighlly
with 320 grit. Finish wilh an
undiluted lOp coat.

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BAND-SAW BURN MARKS may simply have been :l bad batch,
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3-1/2" Maple Snake< Pegs $20.001100 _
1·3/4" Mini Shaket Pegs 7.001100_
011',
".
Perhaps you exceeded the glue's 3-318" KitCl'lfIn Mug Pegs 20,001100_
Q. I would like to klloW what open lime-never let it stan to set 2·7/16" Tie Rack ~s (NEW) 7.001100 _
Bean Pot Candle C~ 17,00/100_
causes burn marks on the wood I before you clolOlp Ihe joinl. Remem- Bran Phd Candle Cup Insan 3,00125 _

cut on my band saw. Cbanging ber, too, that many glues should not LOW PRICES
blades hasn't helped. be used below 60° F. Finally, did

A.
-\Valler RI'llafC'.tik. I't:rlh Amboy. N.J.

You're probably trying to cut

100 light a ""dius wilh 100 wide ~
you thin the glue? You should never
thin glue unless instructions arc
provided on the label.
!1!@!-ijl
Mop" Toy WMeio with 1/4 holas
I • 318 Map", Toy Wheels S6.MlJI00_
1·1/407/16 8.5O{100_
blade. Use the chart, below, to 1·1120112 10.001100_
determine the right blade for the SMOOTH SANDING 1·3/4.9116
2. 518
14.001100_
17.MlJI00_
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Pickle Ba"al·Toy Cargo
4.50/100_
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tion-if you're working with dense Lfttle Man Ul0t'7
SmolcaSlacks 2-314" Tall 4.8OJ12
woods such as ebony, maple, or rose- Q. Help! After culling fancy scroll
wood-your feed rate may be too designs with my band saw, bow do I
slow, allowing the blade to overheat get rid of tbe rollgb blade 1'uarks in
and bllrn the wood. areas wltb as little as jjU clearance?
0/.« blade O/,~. blade I've tried a sandpaper-covered
1:y."
•
'min. radius 'h' m1fl. radius 'I." blade
l' • min. radius dowel in my electric drill, bllt 3/4" Full ROUnd Ball. S8.00I100 _
1" FUll Round Blllls 10.001100 _
tbere's not enough power and tbe Gtado A LSfllll Hen Eggs 35.001100 _
NU1Ctacket • Whha Bitch 3,OOIEach _
dowel isn't stable enough.
-M3ri~ Kinstj'. Bridgeport. Texas FAST SERVICE

A. You may be overdoing it by

expecting a power 1001 10 do the job. 1\ --- ---
Finish-sanding of inlricate shapes is
best done by hand, and one solution 318" Map", Bun"". $2.151100 _
2.251100 _
may already be at your fingertips: an 1~:: ~~'-o~~~~ns 2,2OJ100 _
'I.' blade "'. blade emery board. If an emery board 1·1/2" Maple Spr,dles 9,00/100 _
1·112" Oak Spindles 12.001100 _
Ito" min. radius o/e" blade Yo"mill. radius ClockmaJ<et'. Flnial 1.5OIEach _
'" min. radius won't fit (or is the wrong shape), use
double-stick tape 10 hold sandpaper
10 tiny, odd-shaped wood scraps or
WHY JOINTS POP WOSE old jigsa'V blades (f1atlcn the teeth
with a hammer firs!). 114" 0 36" EIltch Dowel. $4.25125
3/8" • 36" BitCh Dowels
Q. Can you tell me why glue 1/2" 0 36" Bitch OCM'els
6,50125
10,50125
joints pop lOose on a project /ike a 3/8"
112"
0 36" Oak [»we1s
0 36" Oak Oowal.
5.50110
8,00/10
tabletop? 314" 0 36" Oak Dowels 15,00/10

-Ho"'ard Bushnell, Roadhouse, 1Il. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

A. We could write an entire article
in response to this question,
Howard. But here's a basic checklist
to help you pinpoint the culpril.
1) Was the wood dry and stable to
begin with? Remember thai changes
in humidity levels also can cause
Slress as joints swell and cOnlract.
2) Did you join the boards properly? do a lot of fine-detail work-is a set
Mating edges should be perfectly
matched.
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Riffler rasps
A more expensive 0plion-but one
that might be just the ticket if you
J2PAG[l.CAT...OO
of riffler rasps (shown above). ovtR lOG NEW 1T'E1IS
~1HAl. TOTAL
They're designed for wood carving I' 011 p"REE 'MTil ORDEAl

3) Were both sides finished equally? and sculpting and are available in MC OR VISA [. CNEC~ ENClOSED [l
You're asking for trouble later if you many grades and shapes from m:lil- ACCOUNT.
apply five coats 10 one side and order woodworkjng suppliers. One EOf'lAES
none to the other. supplier offering several riffler sets is NAME

4) Is gluing the problem? Your glue Woodcraft (41 AII:lmic Ave., P,o. Box SHIP 10
CITYiSlAHil"
may have exceeqed its shelf life, or it 4000, Woburn, MA 01888).
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HOW TO HEAD
OFF WORKSHOP
MISTAKES
It'S a shame when your sense of
satisfaction with a completed project
gets spoiled by obvious flaws in
workmanship-flaws that you could
have a.voided. Here are eight plan·
ning tips that will help you avoid
trip-ups.
I Draw it out, Your plans don't
have to be good enough to satisfy an
engineer-rough drawings will do-
but you definitely need them in
some form. Chances are, if you can't
figure it out on paper, you won't fare
any better in the shop.
2 Buy more than you need, not
less. Don't procrastinate and think
you can always return later for that
extra board or can of stain. The
next sbipmem of walnut may be a
shade lighter, and that. particular
stain may be gone. Trying to match
later always causes problems.
3 Measure twice and cut once,
It's an adage that merits repeating-
often. The few seconds it takes to
check a measurement can be well
spent when you consider the time it
takes to find a board long enough to
replace the one you cut just a hair
tOO short.
4 Make 'em fit tight. Loose jointS
mean wobbly furniture. lest-cut
joints and dadoes on scrap first. It's
much easier to readjust a shelf dado
for a shallower cut than to rebuild
half a bookcase due to a CUI made
too wide or deep.
S Dry-clamp first, When you
have someone yelling in the back-
ground to "Gel it done and in the
living room," time can seem more
important than quality. But gluing
and clamping a frame together only
to find that one misfit piece throws
the whole cabinet out of square is
much worse.
6 Sand till you're dead tired,
and then sand some more, The
best·built project is no better than
the finish. A hastily sanded surface
always tells on you. Left-behind
scratches never fail to reappear when
you apply finish.
7 Know your finish and take
your time, You're almost there-
sturdy jointS and perfectly sanded
surfaces. Now comes the finale. Slart
with a dust-free shop, and use qual-
it}' brushes and finishes. Good fin-
ishes require soft brushes, well
stirred (not shaken) varnishes, and
light sanding or steel-wooling
between coats.
8 Slooowww dowwwnnn. Last,
but definitely not the least importanl
of our tips is to take your time.
Remember that what takes 20 hours
to build may be around your house
for 20 years. The pleasure you
derive from viewing the project after
it leaves your shop depends on the
time you spent working on it in
your shop. •

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here's a plentiful,
T cabinet-quality hard-
wood-pretty as yeUow
birch, strong as hard
maple, and pliable as ash.
But hardly anyone uses it!
American beech grows
over nearly half the nation,
yet it Stems you only hear
aboul it from the brewery
th:u touts "beechwood-
aged" beer. (Beech, as it
turns oul, imparts no t1Ste
of its own [0 the brew.)
Long ago, however,
English craftsmen turned a
European variety of beech
to make legs for Windsor
chairs. Even the ancient
Greeks and Romans
worked beech into tables,
chairs, and chests.
In Ihis country, beech
lags behind other woods in
popularity because it l:lkes
careful handling during
seasoning 10 avoid check-
ing, warping, shrinking,
and discoloration. To
avoid the processing
expense, beech logs are
sold for paper pulp or
made into c101hespins.
Some beech is used in
the furnilure industry for
framing and bentwood
parts. In the cabinet shop,
it's made into moldings.
Wood Identification
You'll find beech in every
hemisphere, yet only one
species grows in the U.S.,
Fagus grandifolia. Loosely
transl:ued, fagus means "to
eat," referring to its edible
nuts, while grandifolia
means "large-leaved."
Beech trees often grow
in pure sands in lower ele-
vations from Maine south
to nonhern Florida and
west to Wisconsin and
TCX2S. In prime condi-
tions, trees may tower to
120' and approach 4' in
diameter. A slow grower,
beech is a surviver, living
I1"()OD MAGA7.INF. AUGUST 19M
AUGUST ~@J
BEECH
beautiful, bountiful,
bendable •.. and
barely known
• For toys, it resists splimer-
up to 300 and 400 years.
You can spot beech by
its smooth, skinlike, silver-
gray bark, here and there
disfigured by dark blotches
and SClrs.
Beech wood resembles
yellow birch, but with a
tinl of red in Ihe darker
brown heartwood and a
hint of pink in the lighler
sapwood. The grain is
fine, with telliale, tiny
pores. Count on beech to
19.'
Beech sapwood
be hard, strong, and
heavy-it weighs about 45
Ibs. per cubic fOOl dry.
Working properties
Think of beech as working
like hard m2ple and bend-
ing like ash. It doesn't
yield easily to hand tools,
but il machines well.
Screws and n2ils hold
tighl in beech's close grain.
Gluing presents no prob-
lems, either. The wood
readily ukes sUin and.
sands 10 a smooth finish.
Beech does have a pecu-
li2rity, however. BeUiUse
of the heanwood and sap-
wood's m2rkedly differenl
expansion and contraction
rates, you wouldn't mix
the twO in the same proj-
ect. If you did, you could
end up with separated
joims or uneven surfaces
in Ihe finished piece.
Uses in woodworking
Beech represems one of a
handful of woops that
could be classified as "all-
purpose" for interior usc.
It fills Ihe bill for frame
construction as well as
finished surfaces, and it
bends when sleamed.
Made into drawers,
beech exhibits the unique
propeny of becoming
slicker as it rubs against
olher wood members.
In woodmrning, beech
excels in objects with deli-
U1le stems, such as goblels.
ing and chipping, and has
no toxic properties (keep
that quality in mind for
bowls and cutting boards,
too). Beech also resists
wear when wet.
Cost and availability
Although beech may be
abundant in the forest, you
won't find it everywhere at
retail, especially br from
its source. The large sup-
pliers that carry beech
charge less for it than the
more popular hard maple
or yellow birch.
Beech boards may be as
wide as 12- and range up
to 16' long. While beech
sometimes becomes veneer,
due to lack of demand
you'll seldom find it used
as the face on hardwood
plywood. •
lllu$tr.ulon: SIeve Schindler
27
 Lending aHelRing Hand
:j\1 \\ :
-

Above. To introduce a new project de-

sign, Don builds a prototype and draws
up plans. Here, at the group t2ble, stu-
dents discuss the construction of the
train they'll build.

Rlgbt. Making unflolshed o2k and W21·

nut toys comes quickly to Homebound
Training students. After training, the =
disabled produce them at home.

28 'C'OOO WAGAZlNE AUGUST 1986

Don Mostrom, sculptor-turned-woodworker,
helps the disabled build skills and confidence
Don Mostrom isn't the type of per-
son 10 lake a bow. He would never
teU you lh:n he made more than a
small contribution to helping some-
one fccl good aoom himself again.
BUI as a woodworking instructor in a
program for the disabled, Don can·
tributes skill, patience, and a quiet
understanding 10 those who need to
reaffirm their sense of self-worth.
For six years, Don has taught
woodworking in the Homebound
Training Program sponsored by the
Easter Seal Society of Iowa and the
Iowa Department of Social Services.
The progr:im's goal: To teach unem-
ploy;tble, physiC2l1y disabled Iowans
the skills to ffi.kc crafts for resale.
The benefits of the program extend
rar beyond thai, however, for the
instructor as well as his students.
A WORKSHOP OF PROMISE
"In today's world, where it seems
there's such :I 'do this for me' aui-
tude, Homebound Training is a nice
little oasis," Don explains. "Those
people do something for someone
else. And, the students do a lot for
me-inside."
In the Easter Seal workshop, Don
instrUCtS his classes of six to eight
students in the usc of the table saw,
band saw, drill press, lathe, and
router. They make toys, doll furni-
ture, birdhouses and feeders, whirli-
gigs, jewelr)' boxes, and other
WOOf) M~GAZINF. AUGlJ~T 1986
projects. After this first round of
tr2ining, Don's students return home
and set up shop with a full comple-
ment of the tools they've learned to
use-paid for by the Iowa Easter Seal
Society and the stale, if students
can't afford them.
"The projects aren't complex,"
I)on says from his desk in lhe corner
of the workshop, "but they sell. I
teach two four-week sessions. The
first gives a good foundation in how
to make things thaI have sales appeal
but don't take a lot of time."
During a year's hiatus, students
produce items at home and sell [hem
through the Easter Se:1.I Society's
craftshop in the headquarters at As a youngster in nonhern Minne-
Camp Sunnyside, near Des Moines. SO(;l, Don Mostrom, now 40. had the
With the aid of the Iowa Elks Associ- best playground in the world-
ation, the craftshop markets Stu- hundreds of acres of timber. From
dents' wares without charge. The thaI stockpile, he made lots of tOrs.
aspiring woodworkers can also sell and unknowingl)' prepared for a
on their own if they choose. career in wood.
During the second tr2ining session, After Vietnam, where Don served
Don expands returning students' as a U.S. Army medic, he studit.-d fine
knowledge and skills with projects ans at Drake Unh·er.;ity. While earn-
that focus specifically on roUler and ing his MFA degree in sculpture, Don
lathe work, as well as finishing developed a keen interest in wood-
methods. At graduation, they add working. Now he designs and builds
these new tools to their home custom furniture, restores antiques.
workshop. and fine-tunes Ihe Des Moines home
According to Don, students place he shares with his wife, Etta, and
great importance on making projects daughter. Berklcigh. For two
that aClUally sell, but tht,1' receive months each )'ear, I)on shares his
something more important than skills with the disabled in a unique
money-quality of life. rehabilitation program.
Continued
29
 Lending aHelP-ing Hand
NO DISABILITIES THAT
CAN'T BE OVERCOME
Don realizes he has an advantage
that many teachers don't: His stu·
dents arc highly motivated. ''They
come early for class and want 10 stay
.fler ii's over. I C\'en have 10 throw
them OUI at lunchtimd" Don says.
This leacher doesn't dwell on indi-
vidu21 disabilities. There's a prc\'2.i1-
iog "can do" spirit in this workshop.
Don looks at his job this way: "I
deal with people, first and foremost.
I lake my students, whoever they arc,
however they arc, as Ihey arc."
But Don sometimes has to deal
with mental attitudes as well as phys-
ical disabilities.
A farmer in his early fifties had his
active life restricted by paralysis and
a wheelchair. In the workshop, Don
30
saw dejection and hopelessness, and
sensed the man's rescntmenl.
"He wouldn', 2ccepl what had
happened, and he felt useless. Slow·
ly, he discovered th:u he really could
do something," Don recalls. "Then,
he accepted his condition and decid-
ed to do something. From then on,
there was no stopping him. He
made our toys, designed his own,
went home to set up shop, and I
never saw him in a class again. He's
still up in nonhern Iowa somewhere
selling toys.
Carpenter Larry Sytsma (shown in
photo, below) suffered a stroke that
left his right arm almost useless.
Despite this, Larry was determined to
learn all the woodworking skills he
could-as fast and well as anyone
else in the class.
Above. Boring toy wheels 00 the drill
p~ss was a chalknge for 12rry Sytsma
of Tracy, Iowa. A stroke forced him to
adapt one-handed operation.
Rigbt. Secood-session student Bob
Lechlenburg of 12wler, Iowa, bas a dis-
abling back injury. With Don's help, he
learns c1ock-C2se construction.
Some techniques posed particular
problems, such as boring on the drill
press. So Don taught him how to
clamp workpieces down for one·
handed machining.
"Don had more patience than I
did," Larry says. "I eventually gOt
rid of lots of the clamps and was
able to use my arm more, even as a
dead weight. But I wouldn't have
started doing that if Don hadn't gOt-
ten me going."
Don sees that his students receive
what they need to get [heir job
done-special jigs, fixtures, or simply
personal attention. Yet, he's never
overbearing.
"The more they do on their own,
the beller off they'll be when they
leave here," Don States. "They need
the freedom to make miS12kes. If
they do, we can find out what went
wrong and correct it."
Homebound Training offers disabled
Iowans far more than ''occupational
therapy," says Fred j. Kelly, the pro-
gram's director. "Tbat label fails to
capture the wonderful feeling of self-
worth students experience," be says.
If you'd /ike derails on Homebound
Traitling. write: The Iowa Easter
Seal Society, Camp Sunnyside, P.O.
Box 4002, Des Moines, IA 50333.
~OOD MAGAZINH AUGUST 19116
DON MOSTROM
ON HIS OWN
During Homebound Training ses-
sions, Don has Iinle lime for his
own work because of preparation for
his classes. But after a session rolls
by, he returns to his shop for com-
missioned work and drop-in busi-
ness, such as 3miquc furniture repair.
At home, Don seems as much phi-
losopher as woodworker when he
speaks of his own work. "Rather
than force my ideas on a piece of
wood, I look at iI, then come up
with an idea. I guess thai reflects
my sculptor's background," Don says,
his eyes twinkling behind wire-
rimmed glasses.
One of Dan's ideas became the
"box-wilh-a-hole:' right A piece of
koa with a large knotty area missing
inspired him. Many woodworkers
would only have used the clear
wood, but Don saw something more, Above. Don's walnut settee Is rooted In
Wlndsor·chalr design. He made lite
and the "hole" became pari of the haemst from laminated, y." strips., and
finely Cr2fled box. Inlaid IIl2pk numerals at random.
") like my original work to catch
your aUention, draw you in for a 16ft. Made of toa, willt walnut 00 the
lOp and cocobolo spUncs, Don's 6 x 6 x. H
closer look, then surprise you wilh 00_ immediately draws attendOD. He
de12i!s," Don explains. used the "defect" as pan of the design.
De12i1s also catch your eye in
Dan's walnut senee, top.
The numerals on the backrest and "When I can see that a project selects the wood as well as the style.
leg stlnle you and intrigue you at isn't coming together as I planned, This craftsman doesn't have a
the same time. Don cut them from I've learned to 'jury by band saw.' If favorite wood. Instead, he's more
hard maple with a jeweler's saw. To I can't do something to save it, I'll intrigued by the figure and color in
shape the inset area in the walnut, make it into something else, even if particular boards than by any specif·
Don fitted a tiny router base to a it's BTUs for the woodstove," he says ic species. And he usually chooses
modeler's Malo-Tool, then cleaned up with a grin. the durability of Walco Danish oil
the cutS with a carver's gouge. Sometimes, Don turns his design for a rubbed-on finish.
This artist's trained eye is apparent talent to tools or fixtures that make a
not only in his custom-made pieces, woodworking operation simpler. As BALANCING TWO CAREERS
but in his antique repair, too. "look- an example, he designed a shop- lWo woodworking shops, each toul·
ing at sculptural form over the years made thickness sander that appeared ly different. lWo challenges, com·
makes it relatively easy for me to in WOOD {Oct. 1985, p. 48}. A slid- pletely dissimilar. Don Mostrom, the
copy an old turned leg, for instance," ing fixture for doing cutoff work on teacher. Don Mostrom, the sculptor·
he explains. "I also find I'm pretty the table saw was another. Don turned-woodworker. How does he
good at matching old finishes-so found that it worked well at home, balance his two worlds?
they don't look too new." 50 he introduced it to his workshop "I view my time at home, in the
for the disabled as well. workshop behind the house, as a
FINDING A DIFFERENT The occasional client who gives time to grow professionally by trying
CHALLENGE IN DESIGN Don some design freedom for a new techniques, ncw designs," Don
JUSt as in his teaching, each custom made-to-order piece gets a bargain. says. "In my 'other' shop, I get JUSt
piece represents a unique challenge, Don commits himself totally to the as involved with my students and
as individual students do. Don rel- work, and the result shows it. Such their progress. It works OUI well." •
ishes both, even when his own work commissions don't come along every Produced by !'tIer J. SlCphano
sometimes proves frustrating. day, but when they do, Don usually Phowgl1lpm, !'tIT}' Slrusc:. Jim Kasc:ouw

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~i~~ PRECISION
SCROLLSAW
For about $120 (not in-
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jigsaw that supplies the
power) you can assem-
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saw. The parallel-arm
design gives you perfect
cuts in even the most
intricate patterns!
LAMINATING AND
FORMING THE
FRAME PARTS
The oak frame features
open mortise and tenon
joints. Oak dowels further
lock the joints in position,
giving the frame added
strength.
I Using ¥.i" oak stock, rip the frame
pieces A through H co 3W' wide.
(Pieces arc cut ~" over width and
trimmed to finished width after glu-
ing.) Crosscut B, C, E, and H to
finished length and A, D, F, and G to
finished length plus 2".
2 Glue and clamp B between the
two A's, as shown in the drawing,
right, with the top of 8 14" from
the top end of the two A's. You'll
trim the A's to finished length later.
3 Repeat the glue-up procedure for
the bottom rail (C, D), sandwiching
o b.etween the two C pieces, as
showp. and dimensioned in the draw-
ing, right. Using the same technique,
glue up the two cross members (E, F)
and the twO front legs (G, H).
4 Scrape the dried glue from the
frame members. With the straightest
edge of each against the table-saw
fence, rip all the frame members to
3~" wide. Move the fence, and rip
the opposite edge of each to a 3/1
finished width. (You could also joint
the first edge, rip the opposite edge
~" oversize, and then joint the
sawed edge to obtain the 3" finished
Width.)
5 Mark both A's 3" from the bottom
of Band 13%" from the top of B,
32
DESIGN NOTES
We fell in love with this idea the first
lime we laid eyes on it. Now thai
we've built and tested several
prototypes, we're even more
convinced Ihat thi~ project
would be an excellent addition
10 any home shop.
Please note that cutting different
thicknesses and types of wood
varies the load on the saw. That's
why we call for an electronic jigsaw
10 power this tool. Electronic
models "sense" Ihe load and keep
the motor and speed constant, much
like the cruise comrol function on
many cars. The jigsaw must be capa-
ble of reducing the speed 10 500
strokes per minUle.
We used an AEG model BSPE60,
but similar electronic models also
will work (refer to the buymanship
article and chart on jigsaws in the
June, 1985 issue of WOOD, p. 32).
-James Downing
Design Editor
and crosscut the A's 10 finished GLUING UP THE
length. Mark and cut a 1Y2" radius BACK LEG
on the lOp end of the rear leg (A, B).
6 Mark the location of the twO arm-
mounting holes on the rear leg
where dimensioned in the Side-View
Drawing, right. With -a drill press
and a Y2" brad-poim bit, drill the
arm-mounting holes (USing the drill
press ensures that the holes are Only one clamp
square with the face of A). Before ShoWn for clarity.
'*
drilling, insert a piece of /I scrap
into the slot between the two A's and '''''''-''-
underneath it to prevent chip-out.
7 Cut the bottom rail (C, D), cross
members (E, F), and fronl legs (G, H)
to finished length.
S Altach a dado blade to your table
or radial-arm saw, and crosscut a W'
dado W' deep in the center of the
lower cross member where shown in Trirrl to linished
length later.
the Exploded-View Drawing, top
right. Now, cut a 3*" dado W' deep
across the lOp edge of the upper
cross member.
9 Glue and clamp the rear leg to (Only one clamp
the bottom rail. Glue and clamp shown for clarity.)
both cross members to both front
legs. Check both assemblies for
square, loosen the clamps, and
resquare if necessary.
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
 CUTTING DIAGRAM

A-H 6 Pieces-%x3'hx96" Oak

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V4" round-over 3/4x5%x48" Oak

except on top

REAR LEG
~
Parts K and N are resawn from %" stock.
%.. round-over
-4'1s"
Bill of Mat~rials
~

3%" dado 0/4" deep FInished Size'

Port 1-:""i"':"'-T"'------1 Material Cly.
ft8x3" F.H. wood screw T IW L
for attaching 'l'
'6'
I-A~"+":'-+.J;;--1-=-+----I--l
%H 3" 48%" oak 2
(counterbore a 'h" hole
%" deep and center a B' 3/4" 3" 321j4" oak
o/l5" pilot hole in it). C· %" 3" 213/.!" oak 2
O' o/.t 3" 25%" oak 1
%" round·over
E' %" 3" 12" oak 4
BOTTOM RAil I _1" hole F" 3" 18" 2

'iB" pilot hole -.:>,,,~

I" 1" dowel G" II" 3" 36" 0" 4
%" dado ! ~2V4" long
%" deep H" 3" 30" 0" 2
I
%" 3¥." 27" oak
Open mortise and tenon 9" 35" oak 2
(laminated)
K' %" 'iB" 23" walnut

3" 32%" oak 4

N' 1j4" 3" 3" walnut 22
O' %" 1" 2%" oak 2
P' 3'4" 1" P'," oak
Orill a 'iB" hole r;;-If-:":-:-~'---+~'':-'+'::::--:--~-1
'--C=;:~f(in frame to store a 3/.!" diam. 31/4" dowel
::I a blade·c1amp r::-,---''-=:,-..L=---'-==_...L-'-J
I
wrench. 'Parts marked with an • are cut larger ini-
II Iially, then trimmed to tinished size. Please
read the instructions before culling.
I
Coil jigsaw cord,
\ -Power switch
'l
Supplies: I!6x11/.!" flathead wood screws,
ft8xly'" flathead wood screws, 118x1'h"
\ and loop through
a screw eye.
4'"
\
i
\
\
flathead wood screws, 118xW4" flathead
WOOd screws, ft8x3" flathead wood screws,

I
36"

\, !,I roundhead machine screws with nutslflat

washers/lock washers for allaching jigsaw
fa part I (size depends upon the jigsaw you
I SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW
use), %" dowel, %" oak dowel, 1" oak
dowel, %x9" drill rod, 'A!x3!4x10" steel bar,
\ 3Jiex1" machine screw with flat washer and
1%" \ self-locking nut, 6_%" push caps,
I 2-%x2" clevis pins with clips, 1-6%"
--L
3" L. _; d turnbuckle eye with eye, 3-rubber feet,
1_1" radiator hose clamp, jigsaw blade
with coarse teeth, 2" scraw e e

Continued
, WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986 33
PRECISION SCROLL SAW
10 Drill a I" hole centered on each
frame joint where indicated in the \h~ pilot hole
Front-View and Side-View DraWings
on p. 33. Cui five 1" oak dowels %~ pilot hole
2%" long and glue them into the ~-

holes you just drilled. When the - - l O P RAIL-u) 2~.

glue dries, belt-sand the dowels •
flush. Mark a I ~ /I radius on the five
joint corners. Then, using a band
saw, CUI the corners to shape. Sand
out any saw marks.

ASSEMBLING THE FRAME

I Cut the lOp rail (I) to size. Then, %~ pilol hole wilh v.. . counterbore Y. u deep for PP1'~"9~",,:::-_-..
with a band saw or jigsaw, cut two
notches ¥til wide and 3" long in onc
cnd of I where dimensioned in the
Top-Rail Drawing. (We cut ours on
the band saw, using the fence to
keep the cuts straight.)
2 Also, mark the location of the 23"~----'--
2W' hole on the lOp rail where
shown in the Thp-Rail Drawing,
right. Using a hole saw, cut the hole
1t
0/."
3"
•
(you CQuid also drill a hole large
enough for your blade and cut the
hole to shape with a jigsaw). Now, f----------35"---------i
position the jigsaw under the lOp rail
and mark the location of the jigsaw-
moulUing holes. (The location and
size of the jigsaw-mounting holes
depends on the model of jigsaw you
will use.) Drill the mounting holes
through the lOp rail.
3 Rout a %" round-over along the ,"
sides of the top rail, except for the 3"
front 2~" where it will fit in the 5"
~ R=1W
dado in the tOp cross member. Rout
the edges of the 2 ~" hole.
4 Dry-clamp the frame members
L," TABLE SUPPORT L

together. Drill and countersink W'

pilOt holes in the top rail and into 4V2 u 6" 4%U
the back leg where shown in the
Pans-View Drawing, top right, and 15"
Exploded-View Drawing, p. 33.
5 Drill two %" holes *" deep in
the bo{{om cross member opposite Cut %" off this end to a length of 32 on upper arm only.
U

the dado you cut earlier (sec the

V notch on lower arm only.
Exploded-View Drawing). Then drill
~" pilot holes centered in the *" This hole In lower arm onl
holes you JUSt drilled. %U holes for bushings
6 Glue and clamp the entire frame
assembly together, checking for
square. Install #8xl*" screws
through the bottom cross member (E, %" 6u _
F) into the bottom rail (0) where f---~----32%"------'---__I
shown in the Exploded-View Draw-
ing. Cut two %" dowels 1¥J6" long,

34 IliOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986

 CLAMPING
THE TABLE
and glue them in place over the
screws. When ·(he glue dries, belt-
sand the dowels flush and all the
joints smooth.
7 Drive a #8x IYz" screw through
each side of the top rail into the
back leg and through the lOp rail
imo the tOp cross member.
S Rout a ¥8" round-over on all edges
of the leg assemblies except where
noted on the Exploded-View Draw-
ing. Sand a slight round-over on the
inside edges of both A's.
TIME FOR THE TABLE
I Rip six pieces of ~" oak to 3%1/
wide and crosscut to 36". Then glue
and edge-join three pieces to form
onc table half 0); repeat for the
other half. From *" walnut siock,
rip and crosscut a strip %x26" long
for the contrasting cemer strip (K).
2 Glue and clamp the table halves
and center strip togelher, with the
center Strip flush with one·end of
the two table halves. Clamp strips of
scrap hardwood stock across the
table assembly to keep it flat (see the
drawing, above).
3 Lay oul and mark the shape of
the table and the location of the
mounting holes where shown in the
Pans-View Drawing of the table. CUI
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
Table shape shown
with dotted lines.
. ~,~ Waxed paper
under boards
to prevent
sticking.
slightly outside the lable outline
with a jigsaw or band saw, then sand
to the line for the finished shape.
Cut the alignment notch to shape in
the front end of the table where
shown in the Finger Notch Drawing,
above right. When fitted with the
dowel laler, the dowel will keep the
surfaces of the table halves flush
over the years.
4 Rout a round-over or bead along
the edges of the table. Do not roUi
the notch where the lable meets the
rear leg. _ strong as possible, the middle wal-
5 Align and fasten a doweling jig to
the front end of the table al the
finger notch. Drill a W' hole ~"
deep in the alignment notch. Cut a
Yi" dowc1to IX" long and insert it
in the hole.
6 Use a drill press with a X" bit to
counterbore the mounting screw
holes W' deep where previously
marked on the lable. Drill Ys" pilot
holes centered in Ihe X" holes you
jusl drilled.
7 Using Ihe Parts·View Drawing as a
guide, lay oul and CUI the table sup-
port (L) 10 shape. Rout all but the
top and bOllom edges of the table
support using a X" round-over bit.
Screw the table 10 the support, and
glue X" plugs ¥t6" long over the
FINGER NOTCH
%" round·over
screws. When the glue dries, sand
the dowels flush, then dr·y-c1amp the
table assembly 10 the frame. (You'll
attach the table permanently after
the arms are fitted.)
CONSTRUCTING THE
ARM ASSEMBLIES
Note: You'l/ need W' oak and wal-
nut to construct the arms. You can
resaw your own or special order it.
We have listed one source in the
Buying Guide. To make the anns as
nut strip of each ann is made up of
several walnut pieces. . The grain of
the walnut pieces runs perpendicu-
lar to the grain of the oak pieces.
For added strength to the arms, we
used a slow-set epoxy to laminate
the walnut pieces between the oak
pieces.
I From X" Stock, rip and crosscut
the oak arm members (M) to size
plus Y/' in width and length. Cut
the walnut pieces (N) 10 size plus W'
in length. Epoxy and clamp the wal-
nut pieces between two oak pieces
sandwich fashion, making sure that
the end walnut piece is at least 1%"
in from Ihe ends of the oak pieces to
form a l~"-Iong open mortise.
Continued
35
PRECISION SCROLL SAW
Repeal this process for the other
Y." open mortise ~%" clevis clip ARM ASSEMBLY
arm, (If the oak ·pieces are slightly 1Yz" deep

f-
warped," laminate them so that they ....-%" push cap
bow in opposite directions to avoid %" clevis pin~~ ,. Yit hole for bushing
further warping.) (cut off excess Grain on ®
piece runs
2 Measure and mark the shape of length) perpendicular to @ pieces.
both arms and the location of the
holes where indicated in the Pans-
&N"/
~
Turnbuckle ~I " h I
oe
3/ie" self-locking nut
\
View Drawing of M. Cut the arms to V." open mortise r UPPER ARM
716
o/,e" flat washer

7
shape on a band saw, then sand the 1","
I:
deep __~:"l"'- S'w k'" Y /0/,6" hole
if"
edges smooth. -%" hole for <?" 3/isx1" AQ(~Blade holder
3 Label onc arm "upper" and cross- clevis pin _~'<:'" machine screw_ ~ 'W
cut W' from the front end. Cut a %" hole for bushing",. '--'7
1" long kerf ., 1%" rabbet !AI" deep
lY2"-long rabbet ¥S" deep in the from «I / for saw Cut V notch later to ensure
end of the upper arm where shown -- '\ blade that the scroll-saw blade
in the Arm-Assembly Drawing to -%" drill rod 2%" long is perpendicular to the
table when the arms
house the blade holder. (We used a ---v are in the lowest
table saw and miter gauge and made %" I 0 OIl-Impregnated bronze bUShi~' position.
several passes to Cut the Mt -deep
rabbet.) %" push cap-/ LOWER ARM LINKAGE
4 With a Y2" brad-point bit mounted 0---,,, radiator hose clamp
in your drill press, drill twO bushing
holes in the lower arm and one in
the upper arm where previously LOWER-ARM LINKAGE ./_ L
marked. Switch to a *" brad-point ~ /)/o/X 'Is" pilot hole countersunk
bit, and dr.ill a clevis-pin hole in #6x1V." F.H./"........... 2%" . ,..-; 1"
each arm.
S WitQ a fine-toothed handsaw, cut
Bore %" hole 0/." deep ~ .......-:.. /f
after assembly. / %" to.
a thin kerf 1" long in the front end
of the lower arm to accommodate
the scroll-saw blade.
6 Following the sequences in the
"'
®
-t;",hi0
oil-impregnated
9

drawing, ·below right, bend, cut, and

drill the holder from a 10" length
of ~ x *" steel bar. Clamp the blade
holder in place on the upper arm,
and drill a :X6" hole through the
Cut a thin kerf 2" long for jigsaw blade.
'~
#~x11/" F.H.
holder and arm where shown in the
Arm-Assembly Drawing. Bolt the
blade holder to the arm ·with a through both pieces at one time
BLADE HOLDER (FULL SIZE)
:X6 x}" machine screw. ensures that the holes will line up.)
4 Cut Q to 3~" from W' dowel I-- %" 0/16" hole
MAKING THE LINKAGE
I Rip a piece of ¥.i" oak to lit, and
stock. Glue Q into the ¥.i" hole in P
where shown in the Lower Arm
--
Step 6 Trim to length.
crosscut it to 12". Cut the lower-arm Linkage Drawing. Drill the pilOt
linkage parts (0, P) {Q length from holes, and install the screws. Step 5 Bend 95°.
the 12" piece. 5 Cut a thin kerf 2" long in the end
BOITOM :.
2 Glue the parts (0, P) tOgether of Q. (We laid the linkage assembly
VIEW
where shown in the Lower-Arm link- 10, PI flat on the band saw table, and
age Drawing. Clamp the parts in a then cui the kerf.)
small handscrcw, and drill a ¥.i" hole
¥.i" deep, centered in the end of P. FINAL ASSEMBLY AND SETUP Step 2 Saw Step 3
3 Reposition the assembly in the I Carefully press-fit the %" bronze kerl for blade. Drill 3As" hole.
handscrew, and drill the :4" bushing bushings (see the Buying Guide for
holes through both O's with a brad- purchasing details) into the W' holes Step 4 Bend 45~

point bit. (We placed a ¥.i" piece of in the rear leg, both arms, and the
scrap between the two O's to prevent lower-arm linkage. (We gClllly
chip-out. Drilling completely pushed the bushings in as far as we

36
could by hand. Then, we placed 2
SCr.rp of wood on the protruding end
of e1ch bushing and lighdy tapped it
in the rest of the way with a mallet.
Do not strike the bushing directly
because you could easily bend it out
of shape.)
2 Cut the drill rod and clevis pins
to the lengths given in the Arm-
Assembly Drawing. (We used drill
rod because it is made to higher
to!er.rnces than ordinary steel rod
and causes less wear on the bush-
ings.) Grind or file the CUI ends of
each rod smooth.
3 Assemble the scroll saw, inserting
the ~- drill rods, turnbuckle, and
clevis pins where shown in the Ann-
Assembly Drawing. Attach the link-
age to the lower arm. Position the
table assembly 0, K) on the base. Do
not install the push caps yet.
4 Bolt an electronic jigsaw to the
bottom of the top rail so Ihat the
blade mounted in the jigsaw will fit
straight into the kerf in linkage
dowel Q.
5 Slip a I" radiator-hose clamp onto
the linkage dowel. Extend the jigsaw
b12de to its maximum and insen the
blade into the saw kerf in Q. Adjust
the linkage on the jigsaw blade so
that the lower arm de1rs the bottom
of the table bottom by at least ~".
Drop the hose clamp to the bottom
of the dowel and tighten the clamp
to hold the jigsaw blade firmly in
the kerf in the dowel.
6 Fasten a blade clamp to each end
of a scroll-saw blade with a melric
blade·c1amp wrench (see the Buying
Guide for ordering details for both
the blade clamps and the wrench).
(To mount the blade in the blade
damps without bending, we first
finger-tightcoed the blade into the
damps. Then, we mounted the
blade-damps assembly in a wood-
worker's vise and finished tightening
the blade-clamp screws with the
metric-clamp wrench.)
7 Move the arms to the full "down"
position, and fit the upper blade
clamp into the blade holder on the
upper arm. Slide the lower blade
clamp into the kerf in the lower arm
until the scroll·saw blade is perfectly
square with the table. Mark the loea-
lI'OOD WAGAZlNE AUGUSI' 1986
tion of the lower blade clamp
V notch. The location of the notch
is critical to keep the blade square
with the table. Disassemble and
remove the lower urn. Finally, cut a
V-shaped notch ¥,,- deep on the bot-
10m side of the lower arm to house
the lower blade clamp.
S Reanach the lower arm to the
scroll-saw assembly.
9 Slip the lower blade clamp and
the scroll-saw blade (with the teeth
pointing down) through the kerf and
into the V notch in the lower arm.
Position the upper blade clamp into
the kerf in the blade holder fastened
to the upper ann.
10 Apply tension to the blade by
turning the turnbuckle at the rear of
the arm assembly. You'll want to
tighten the blade until it "twangs"
when plucked. Beware of overtight-
ening the blade via the turnbuckle
and placing undue stress on the arm
assemblies. Go easy.
II Adjust the position of the table
assembly (I, J, K) so that the scroll·
saw blade is centered in the groove
between the table halves. Now,
screw the table assembly to the
frame's top cross member and secure
the table to the rt:ar leg with
#8xl'~! screws (see the Exploded-
View Drawing).
12 With the jigsaw set at its slowest
speed, briefly switch it on to ensure
that everything runs smoothly. If the
bottom arm strikes the bottom of the
table, loosen the hose clamp and
slide the jigsaw blade deeper into the
kerf in Q, then retighten the clamp
and retest.
13 Disassemble the arms and link-
age. Mask the bushings with tape to
protect them from the finish. Finish-
sand the entire scroll saw, then apply
several coats of polyurethane, rub-
bing with s[eel wool between coats.
14 Reassemble the saw and attach
the push caps on the ends of the
drill rods. Attach the power switch
and the rubber feet to the scroll saw
where shown in the From-View
Drawing. Remount the jigsaw ontO
the bOllom of the top rail, and plug
it into the power switch. Attach a
2" screw eye to the bottom of the
top rail, and loop the excess jigsaw
cord through it. Drill a ~- hole in
the frame to house the blade-clamp
wrench. Plug the cord from the
power switch into an outlet.
USING THE SCROLL SAW
To get used to the saw, set the jigsaw
at its slowest setting. As a general
rule, cut thin stock at slower settings
and thick stock at faster scttings.
Do nOt exceed half the maximum
speed of the jigsaw. Experiment
with different speeds and thicknesses
of woods to find out what works
best for you. You will need to hold
the workpiece firmly on the ~ble
when cutting-thert:'s a slight ten-
dency for the work to jump up and
down with the blade. (See the
December, 1985 issue of WOOD,
p. 54, for more infonnation on scroll
saws and how they work.)
BUYING GUIDE
.Jigsaw. We used an AEG e1ec·
tconic, 300-3200 SPM model. Cata-
log no. AEBSPEGO, $127.95. Trend-
lines, 375 Beacham St., Chelsea, MA
02150 (800/343-3248).
• Precut bronze bushings. 9-~­
diameter) x *-
(inside diameter) x l4- (outside
length. Oil-impreg·
nated. Stock no. P38-6, SI.67 each.
Standard Bearings, P.O. Box 823,
Des Moines, IA 50304
(5 15n65-5 261 ).
.Blade clamps, 0.7·mm slot blade
clamps, SIO/pair. 3-mm wrench for
blade clamps screw, 75 cems.
Pebeco saw blades, #1 thru #9,
M/dozen. AMI Ltd., P.O. Box 312,
Newcastle, DE 19720
(3021322-2226).
.Power-tool switch. Pull on/push
off, stoek no. #9HTl3632. 124.99
from sears. CaU your local sears
store.
• Thin stock. %- red oak Stoek,
514 x 36" strip, stock no. W4057,
$7.95. %" walnut stock, 5Y2x36"
strip, stock no. W4657, 59.66.
Craftsman Wood Service Company,
1735 W. Cortland Ct., Addison, II.
60101 (312/629-3100). •
Producc:d by Itbrlc:n Kc:mmel
Projc:ct Dc:sign: bnd31l Foshc:c:
Photognphs: Jim K2KQulU
Illuslralioos: bndall Foshc:e; Bill hun
37
 TOP CARVERS'
PROVEN TECHNIQUES

-
Basswood, pine, and tupelo-
they're all great carving woods
that take the finest detail. But
when it comes to fancy figure
or appealing hue, these woods
rate as plain-Jane. That's why
knowing carvers master color-
ing and finishing techniques
that are tailored (0 their carving
style and the lackluster wood.

I.'
o a woodcarver, the most impon31l1
T reason for applying a finish is 10
highlight the details lovingly cut inlo
the wood. Here, you'\I find out how
three top carvers finish their work.
Each uses a finishing method mated to
his carving technique-read on and
adapt their ideas in your own workshop.

38
Del Smith
Realism with solid color
In his OtiS, Oregon, workshop, Del
Smith, left, has crafted full-sized
decorative wildfowl since he lOok an
early retirement 12 years ago. His
work, featured up and down the
West Coast, sells for $300 1O 55,000,
and the demand keeps Del busy. In
his carvings, Del opts for basswood
because it carves easily and because
it soaks up paint',better than the pine
he once carved in. For the opaque,
solid color that imitates plumage on
his subjects, Del chooses acrylics
purchased at art supply stores.
Del obtains rich, often bright,
nalural shades. Yet his painting
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
retains a soft, feathcrlike appearance
that doesn't build up in thickness
and obscure the detail he has carved
in. To get that, Del developed a spe-
cial "wei-an-wei" painting technique
that allows him CO blend colors right
on the carving without artificially
distinct and unnatural lines.
Unlike oils, which take a long time
to set up, acrylics dry quickly, mak-
ing them difficult CO blend unless
Ihey are thinned. "I thin the paint
way down with water until if
becomes a weak, lightly colored
wash. 'Wet-an-wet' means I put
another coat of color down before
the previous one dries. How many
coats I put on depends on the color,
the detail underneath, and the grain
of the wood," Del tells us. "On end
grain, which absorbs and holds
color, I might only have to usc four
coats. On other areas there may be
eight to 12 in order to achieve the
same overall color."
Del prefers painting on unprimed,
unsealed wood because it draws in
the paint for a more subdued effect.
Sealed wood (coated with a sanding
sealer, for instance) gives paint a
brighter lone, which in his work,
translates to unnatural.
"I paint with only a few different
sizes of round, sable-hair brushes-a
no. 6, no. 4, and a no. 2 for details,
which 1 dry-brush on. That means
paint straight out of the tube, no
water. For large, same-color wash
areas, I turn to a yz" flat brush," Del
adds. ':And, 1 keep a blow-dryer
handy to speed up the drying
process."
Because Del's painted wildfowl
carvings aren't meant to be handled,
he doesn't worry about a final pro-
tective coat.
Continued
Left. For wildfowl carvings such as this
lesser yellow· legged sandpiper, Del paints
on layers of Ihinned acrylics. This lech-
nique gives his birds a natural iook
Wilhout covering carved·in deuH.
39
 EM!I.OUS
FINISHEs
Harley and Norma Refsal
Muted colors enhance a rugged carving style
In Ibrlcy Rcfsal's experienced hands,
basswood becomes rural immigrant
figures and caricnures of folks
engaged in outdoor SpOrlS or hob-
bies (sec "Scandinavian-Style Figure
Carving," WOOD, April 1985, p. 70).
The distinctive carvings prove popu-
lar at ethnic festivals and art shows
throughout the Midwcsl.
Harley, who's a full-lime college
instructor and adviser. w;mts his
carvings painted-but just enough so
Ihal the wood grain remains evident. Above. Norma docs most of Ihe figure
Muted colors couple wilh his nat painting In Ihe Refsal shop.
cuts 10 emphasize rugged origins. IUlom End grain absorbs color, as on this
"\'I:'e use acrylics bcouse. when figure'S shoulder. But Harley considers il
(pinned, they perform as softly an accent technique. NOte how the gnin
sho...s through the thinned paint.
colored Slain. And. you can paint
the piece in one sitting," Harley says.
arma, Harley's wife, docs most
of the 2etual painting, and brushes
the thinned colors directly on the
unsandcd wood. "I mainly usc the
primary colors or ttrth tones: cad-
mium red, yellow ocher, forest
grecn, and brown umber," Norma
commCnlS, "Good sYnlhCtic brushes
work exceptionally well. [like (0
pail){ with Y..'~ and l{.'~wide, fl:u
chisel brushes. The squared edges
make it easy to bring one color right
up against another. I do usc a no.
000 pointed brush for details, and an
old, beat-up one just to dry-brush
cxtn. color on a nose, for instance."
After the painl has thoroughly
dried, Norma puts on a special oil
finish JUSt right for Harley's figures.
"We use boiled linseed oil with a lit-
lie umber oil paint added to produce
a wurn, anlique look on the carv-
ing," she says. On Harley's "Wooden
Bird Carver," righI, rou can see how
Ihe slightly darkened oil deepens
detail and makes a "shadow:'

f,uet. With ils shup, angular lines, Ihis carv·

Ing by !Iartey Rc:fsaI needs only Ihe hlnl of
color. Thlnned acrylics. followw by darkened
011, do Ihe Irick. • ......

40

Phil Odden
Dramatizing natural grain
Relief carving on pl2qucs and furni-
ture (ealUres imric~l.Ie underculs,
flowing lines, and patterns. The
carving goes both wilh and against
the grain. Wood-colored stains
enhance these crafled-in details as
they darken end-grain areas and
seule in deep cuts.
Phil Odden and Else Bigton,
furni(Ure-
decorate the fur- reason for using water-mixed dyes
niture they make and stains, however: They perform
better on basswood, pine, Olnd birch.
of basswood,
pine, and occa- "On uncarved areas, the wood fibers
sionally birch. seem to wander in direction Olnd take
When one of the st:ilin differently. With W:ilter-
their pieces, mixed dyes and stains, we COln blt:nd
such OlS the kubbes/of (log chair) these differences more easily."
shown at left, reaches the finishing When applying coloring stain, Phil
stage, they first "paint" the nOll- works from the bOllom of the piece
carved, sanded areas by nooding to the top with a sponge. "The
them with cold water. This tech- entire piece must be evenly <;o<lted,
nique is ohen used by other wood- with no overlapping or there will be
workers in finishing to raise the tiny, dark streOlks:' he says.

a'~1', makers and

carvers fr~m
Barronett,
Wisconsin,
hair-like wood fibers. Then, resand-
ing smooths the surface.
"For staining, we like to usc
products that don't gi\'e off noxious
After the stain has dried, Phil goes
over high spots in the carving with
240- to 320-grit sOlndpaper. "This
creates an additional color contrast
I -I choose suins fumes, such as aniline dyes made with the depth of the carvings,"

rj
(0 intenSify from organic compounds Olnd com- notCS Phil. "Because waLer-mixed
their Scandi- mercial water-base stains," says Phil. stains and dyes don't penetrate wood
navian-sl)·Je "Of course, you can mix anilines as deeply as oil-base products, we
acaOlhu5 carv· with alcohol or turpentine, but we COln sand some off."
ing. The mix with water." Aniline dyes, long At their shop, Phil and Else prefer
inlenwining used in Europe for staining, now can using penetrating oil finishes. Oil
plant mOtifs be ordered here from major mail- gives their furniture a soft-looking,
of the acan- order woodworking suppliers. low-luster finish, but one that stands
thus style Phil h:lS another equally important up to abuse. When it dries, oil OlCIU-
ally hardens in the ou.ter wood so
AI/olli". Hewn (rom the: trunk of a b..sswood lOp. Now Wisconsin·based, Phil learned to
that it can be knocked and banged.
trc~, thl5 'mllbel/ol was carved in high relief cant In Norway.
by Phil Odden. lie and Else Blgton usc water- Belo/II For highlights, some orthe sUln In nat Spots can be touched up without
base stains and dyes to give the wood warmth. areas l.s .sanded off. Oil protects the work. complcte refinishing.

Final finishing pointers

'Always keep in mind that an
improperly applied or unwisely
chosen finish could ruin a nicdy
carved piece. Here are some tips:
• Experiment with a finish on scrap-
wood first.
• Keep fine brushes in shape (liter-
ally) by cll-aning them thoroughly
after use, then dipping them in
soapy water. Form pointed tips
with your fingers and as the soap
dries the)"11 retain the shape. (Be
sure to rinse soap Out before use.)
• Don't o\'crfinish. Solid colors
build up and can obscure detail..
Photog11l.phs: Ron C.ooper. Jim Kascouw. Chip
Pctcrson. Del Smllh. Petcr J. Stephano
Produced bl': Peter J. Slcphano: Harler J. Rdn!

41
Need a lift? Then delight a special youngster with this toddler·
sized tow truck. It maneuvers playroom byways with ease and
takes lots of abuse, just like the big ones. (We know because
2 Yi-year·old Justin road·tested ours right here in the WOOD
Shop.) Best of all, each tow truck comes with a full, 5·year,
5,OOO-smile warranty.

Note: If your tow truck wfll be used outdoors, we recommend a slow-set

epoxy adhesive. Otherwise, use woodworker's glue. Either way, be sure to
epoxy the steering wheel to the steering dOMI.

BUILDING THE CHASSIS

I i...:I.y OUl :md cut the chassis base
(A) and boom support (B) to shape
using the Parts-View Drawing of each
as a guide. Cut the notch in B with
a band saw or jigsaw. (Do not drill
the ¥.i" holes in A or B yet.)
2 Rout a ~" round-over on the tOp
and bottom edges of the tail end of
the chassis where shown in the
Chassis-Assembly Drawing, be/ow.
Glue and clamp B OlUO A, keeping
the front ends flush.
3 To make the axle housings (C, D),
rip a 30"·long piece of *"
oak to 2".
Then, crosscut the board in half,
leaving twO boards just under IS"
long. Cut or rout a loS:" groove loS:"
deep, centered down the length of
one face of one of the boards. Now,
cut one C and one 0 from each 15"
board to the lengths listed in the Bill
of Materials.
4 Glue and clamp the two C's
together and the two D's together,
with the grooves facing out and the
edges nush.
5 Measure and mark the location of
the rear·axle housing (C) on the bot·
tom of the chassis base (A) where
dimensioned in the Pans-View Draw·

CHASSIS ASSEMBLY ,Round·over

'%- round-over
on top and bottom

Continu.ed
'tiQOD MAGATJNE AUGUST 19E16 43
 11"
'7",.·-----°1
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5%"
L !
l1j2" I---:l:--~ ri
r 3/." hole
Rear-axle housing
i
CHASSIS BASE ® © location
%" round-over on this end only

r '·-::-r-
i"·rl
9
%·-

~I :~J:': 0 ["
It 9" 4%"
. -~6" diameter
I 0 l-d----
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t BOOM SUPPORT ® 1------%· L= ---
TOP VIEW -

v." round-over
on inside edge only #8xl1l." F.H. Screw eye

v." round-over,
lop and bottom
f
0
"h018 1Al" braided nylon

%z" pilot "-. ./

::::-.:.~A
hole ....v../,
® ! ."/ -"8" hook
PLUG DETAIL I '7
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no round-over

Round-over stops here.

44 WOOO M"'GAZJN~ AUGUST 1986

CUTTING DIAGRAM

N
/1[\\\1 \
! , I \61 '-_) -' \ N

ing of A, opposite page. Clamp the

housing 10 the base (the housing
should protrude Ys" beyond each
side of the base). Drill pilot holes
through the base and into the hous-
ing, remove the clamps, and glue
and screw C to the bottom of A.
6 Draw diagonal lines on the top of
the front axle housing (0) to locate
its cemer. Bore a W' hole I" deep at
the marked center poim in the lOp
of 0 for the steering dowel. Using
Bill of Materials
the Parts-View Drawings of A and B
Finished Size'
,,,' T W L
Material Qty.
as a guide, mark the location of the
steering dowel hole, and bore a *"
¥,- r hole through the A-B assembly.
A 27%" pine 1
7 Cut the W' hardwood steering
B 0/,- llh" 21- "k 1 dowel 10 lenglh (Il~"). Then, hand-
C' 1%" ,. 71f6" "k
(laminated)
1
Ye" saw kerfs %I" deep, If." apart
%- hole for mounting headlight
sand a round-over on one end of the
dowel 10 simulate a horn button.
D' lv,,' ,- 5%"
0,"
(laminated)
1
S Epoxy the steering dowel imo the
from-axle housing (0), making sure
E l\" 1'/:0" ,- "k 1 that it's perpendicular to the hous-
F Yo- 5\\- ,,- pine 1
ing. Rub paraffin on the bottom 2"
of steering dowel and in the %" hole
r r
G
H
'h"
Yo- ¥.- 1%"
pine
pine ,
1 in the A-B assembly (the paraffin
makes turning easier).
I Yo- r 4J/ 4 " pine 1 9 With a hacksaw, cut the from and
r rear axles to length from ~" steel
J
K
%"
'h" 6:y,."
9*"
2831_"
pine
pine ,
1
rod, where dimensioned in the

L ~- 4Y2" ,- pine , Chassis-Assembly Drawing.

10 Attach a friclion cap to one end
M 'h" 4%" B- pine 1 of each axle. Now, slide a ball-
N ~- 21J4" ,. pine , bearing tire, two ~" flat washers,
,- anOlher tire, and the Olher friction

,
0 2%" pine
~.
3,4" 6" diam. pine
a ~. 2'h" dlam. pine
'Pans marked with a • are cui larger initially,
then trimmed to brllst\ed Size. Please read the
instructions before culling.
Supplies: laxl" flathead WOOd screws,
N8xl!f." flathead wood screws, #8x2" Ilat-
head wood screws, 3;"" dowel stock (oak or
birch), 2-1'4" flat washers, 4-2" mending
plates wllh predrilled holes and screws (Stan-
ley catalog no. CD995-R-2"j, lh" colter pin
1'!4" long, 4-'12" flat washers, 4-%" friction
caps, 4-1Y.xS" bali-bearing rubber tires,
'hx20" steel rod (for axles), VB" braided nylon
(for taN rope), 1" Shook, l-small ('10) screw
eye, paraffin, wood putty, sanding sealer, oil·
based exterior enamel paint-flat black and
gloss yellow
\'i'OOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
1 cap onto each axle. Position each
I axle assembly in ils housing with a
2
washer and wheel at each end. Drill
pilot holes and screw two mending
plates 10 the bottom of each housing
to secure the axle assemblies. With
the truck carcass on its side, usc a
mallei 10 drive the friction caps
tighter onto the ends of the axles.
This eliminates excessive play
between Ihe rubber tiRS and the
axle housings.
II Referring to the appropriate
Pans-View Drawing, mark !he shape
of the steering-stop bloc!' (E) on a
piece of ~" oak, and the s:lape of
the boom (F) on a piece of '*" pine.
Continlled
45
For maximum strength, layout the
boom with the grain running the
length of the piece where shown in
the Culting Diagram, p. 45. Cut
both pieces to shape (doll't forget to
cut the nocch in the boom).
12 Insert the steering assembly
through the hole in the A-B assem-
bly, placing*" flat washers above
and below the housing. Glue and
screw the steering stop block (E) to
the bottom of the chassis base as
shown in phOtO A, bottom right.
(We positioned the stop block ~"
away from the back edge of the front
steering housing.)
13 Flip the chassis upright. Then,
clamp a handscrew to the front tire
to keep the chassis from rolling
around. Drill a ~V' hole above the
top washer to accept a couer pin as
shown in photo B, far right,
14 Glue the boom (F) in the notch
in the chassis assembly.
FASTENING THE GRILLE
AND FIREWALL TO
THE CHASSIS
I Using the Parts-Vkw Drawing of
the grille (G) as a guide, layout and
cut the grille to shape. Cut J{s"-wide
kerfs J{s" deep in the grille front to
simulate a real grille. (Using a table
saw and the rip fence, we Cllt the
middle kerf first. Then, we moved
the fence ~" away from the blade
and cut a kerf on each side of the
first, and so on.) Drill two Yo" holes
where located on the drawing for the
headlights that you will mount laler.
2 Cut twO cleats (H) to size. Drill a
pilot hole through one, and screw it
to the bottom of A, flush with the
fronl. You will usc the other cleat
later to install the firewall (I). Now,
glue and clamp the grille (G) to the
front of the chassis, flush and square
with the bOllom of the cleat.
3 Use the Parts-View Drawing of the
firewall (I) to mark and cut its shape
on a piece of *" pine. Mark the
position where the seat will be
mounted against the firewall later, as
dimensioned in the drawing. Posi-
tion the firewall directly behind the
grille, and check that the top profiles
of both are the same. Sand as neces-
sary to match the profiles.
46
4 Drill a pilot hole in the remaining
cleat (H), and glue and screw it to
the backside of the firewall (I). Glue
and screw the firewall and cleat to
the chassis assembly. (Before mount-
ing the firewall, we used a straight
piece of wood to check thai the side
edges of the grille, firewall, and sides
df the chassis all lined up for flush-
mounting of the side pands later.)
ADDING THE SEAT, SIDE
PANELS, SPLASH GUARDS,
AND HOOD
Note: For a satin-smooth paint job,
we used %" wood plugs over all
exposed screws. See the Plug Detail
on the Exploded-View.Drawing for
drilltng dimensions.
1 Cut the seat 0) to size as dimen-
sioned in the Bill of Materials. Posi-
tion it in the notch in the boom (F)
and against Ihe firewall where
marked. Drill pilot and plug holes,
then glue and screw the seat to the
boom. Glue and toe-screw the seat
to the firewall, as shown in the
photo C, opposite page.
2 Using the Side-View Drawing as a
guide, layout the shape of one side
panel (K) on ~"pine. Cut the panel
10 shape with a band saw or jigsaw
(take care when cutling the rear
wheel well-you will usc the remain-
ing cutout for the splash guard ILl).
Using the first panel as a template.
mark and cut anOther panel and
splash guard to shape.
3 Rout a %" round-over on the
edges of each side panel, where
shown in the Exploded-View Draw-
ing. Stop the round-over where the
side panels meet the hood, where
Ihe front bumper covers the side
panels, and at the' wheel wells.
4 Rout a W' round-over on Ihe
inside edge of each splash guard (L),
leaving the bottom edges square.
Glue and clamp the splash guards
flush with the chassis (A), cemered
over Ihe rear axle.
S Clamp the side panels against the
chassis frame (make sure they are
flush with the front of the grille and
flush with the top of the scat).
Remove the clamps, and spread glue
on the mating areas of the side
panels and chassis frame. Reclamp
the side panels in position on Ihe
chassis frame. Drill pilot and plug
holes, and screw the side panels to
the chassis frame.
6 Cut the hood top (M) 10 size. Drill
pilot and plug holes, and glue and
screw the hood lOp to the lOp of the
grille and firewall. Then, cut the
hood side panels (N) to size, bevel,
ripping the edges at 45 o. (The
beveled edges will protrude over. the
side panels and hood-y,ou'll plane
and sand these flush later.) Drill
\l'OOD MMiAZINE AUGUST 1986
pilOl and plug holes, and then glue
and screw the hood side panels to
the grille and firewall as shown in
photo D, below.
7 Using a block plane, plane the
prOiruding edges of the hood side
panels almost flush with the side
panels (K) and hood top (M). Now,
sand the hood panels flush.
8 Rout a ~" round-over along the
from edge of the hood, hood side
panels, and side panels, again stop-
ping where you will attach the
bumper later.
9 Cut %" pine plugs with a plug
cutter, or cut lengths of %" dowel.
Plug all the serew holes, and sand
the plugs flush.
I 0 Fill all gaps with wood puuy
and finish·sand the chassis assembly.
(We usually finish-sand just before
we apply the finish, but it's easier in
this instance to sand before allaching
the bumper.)
NOW FOR THE FRONT
BUMPER, STEERING
WHEEL, AND HEADLIGHTS
I Cut the front bumper (0) to size.
Rout a ~" round-over along its front
edges and finish-sand. Drill pilot
and plug holes, and glue and strew
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
the bumper to the front of the grille,
with the bottom edge of both being
flush. Plug the holes and sand the
plugs smooth.
2 Using a compass, mark the
6" -diameter steering wheel (P) and
cut it to shape. Drill a*" hole
through the center of the steering
wheel (use the same center point
yOll used to mark the circle). Sand
out the saw marks along the outside
edge of the steering wheel, and rout
a ~" round-over along the top and
bottom edges. Finish-sand the steer-
ing wheel.
3 Using a hole saw or circle cutter,
cut two 2}4"-diameter headlights (Q).
Glue a IY/' length of W' dowel stock
into the center hole in each head-
light, keeping one end of the dowel
flush with the front surface of the
headlights. After the glue dries,
chuck the dowel into your drill
press. lhrn the drill press on, and
sand a round"over on the front edge
of each headlight.
GETTING READY
FOR THE ROAD
I Remove the tirefaxle assemblies
from the housings (C, D), and
remove the steering dowel/front axle
housing from the chassis.
Note: Paint the tow truck the 'easy
way," or spend a little more time,
mone;\ and paint for the "deluxe
treatment." Either way, use an
exterior oil-based enamel paini for
a durable, long-wearing finish.
• The easy way. Apply a coat of
sanding sealer 10 all the wood parts
(including the steering wheel and
headlights). Follow with two coats
of exterior enamel.
• The deluxe paint job. We
stained wood-grained areas on each
side panel (see the opening photo).
Then, after letting the stain dry
thoroughly, we applied a coat of
sanding scaler to the entire trUCk,
steering wheel, and headlights. After
the sanding sealer dried, we masked
off everything except the undercarri-
age and bumper, and sprny-painted
them black. We also painted the
steering wheel and steering dowell
front axle housing (both are unat-
tached) black. (When you paint the
steering dowel, mask off Ihe SpOI
where the steering whet! will be
mounted. \'fhen painting the steer-
ing wheel, fill the W' hole with
paper to keep paim out and to
ensure good adhesion to the steering
dowel later.)
Later, we masked off the undercar·
riage, the previously stained area on
the side panels, and the bumper.
Then, we sprny-painted the body yel-
low and the headlights white. Final-
ly, we fast-talked an artist friend into
doing a little custom lettering.
3 After the paint has dried, reattach
the axles 10 C and D using the
mending plates. Place a flat washer
onto the steering dowel. Insert the
steering dowel through the chassis
assembly (A-B), add another flat
washer, and push the dowel on
through the hole in the hood. Insert
a cotter pin into the hole in the
steering dowel, and flange its end to
lock the steering dowel to the chassis.
4 Glue the headlights in place in
the ~" holes in the front of the
grille. Turn the truck on its side, and
glue the steering wheel onto the
steering dowel (this keeps the steer-
ing wheel in place and prevents
epoxy from dripping onto the body).
5 Twist a screw eye into the end of
the boom. Tie a short length of
nylon cord to the screw eye, and
attach an "S" hook 10 the other end
of the cord. Using a pliers, force the
end of the '·S" hook closed on the
nylon cord.
BUYING GUIDE
eEpoxy kit. Kit includes 750 ml
Gust under a quart) of resin and
hardener, gloves, measuring cups, stir
sticks, and product information.
$20.95 from Headland International,
Inc., 2020-124th Ave. N.E., Suite
C-102, Bellevue, WA 98005. or call
206/885-0622.
.%" plug cutle,: Plugs :lfC cham-
fered for easy inserting. Catalog no.
M431O, SIO.50. The Woodworkers
SlOre, 21801 Industrial Boulevard,
Rogers, MN 55374. Or call
6121428-2199 to order. •
Produced by: M~rlcn Kcmmc!
PrujCCI Dcsign: Kim Downing
Photographs: Bob C~lmcr; Jim KlISCoutas
47
II
A GUIDE TO THE PRESERVATION OF
OLD HAND TOOLS
Complete with Particulars Regarding the Cleaning
and Replacement of Sundry Tool Parts
Wherein We Offer Our Method for the Clarification
of Linseed Oil as a Protective Finish
OTHER VALUABLE INSTRUCTION INCLUDED AS WELL
hey sure don't. make tools like this anymore." you
T mu~ as you lum the old jack plane in your hands.
ThouS2nd.s of planing passes have smoothed its
wooden sole. Years of grime obscure the wood's once-
satin finish. The IOle be2rs the crinkles of old age, and
rust clings to the metal. Decades ago the tool was a
be2uliful thing-can it lx again?
The answer is "yes," if you keep in mind twO preserva-
tion guidelines of antique tool collectors and dealers:
I. Make it reversible. Whatever you do 10 clean and
repair i. 1001, it shouldn't be permanent.
2. Less is best. The less you do to a tool, the more it
retains its value. Old tools'shOuld look old.
Whatever that tool happens to be-a' plane, saw, ax,
drill brace, or spokeshave-yoll warn only to preserve its
character and value. . duplicate the process, and any cover-up or lOuch-up yOll
WASH AWAY THE DIRT AND DUST OF TIME
Removing years of accumulated grime can be a chore,
but it's the only way to get a good look at the tool.
:rhen, you'll see what else needs to be done in its
reconditioning.
Give the tool a genen.1 cleaning with a cloth damp-
ened with mild liquid dishW2shing soap and warm water.
Prevent scratching or marring an aged surface by using
only a soft-bristled toothbrush to clean out cn.cks and
crevices. Go easy on the scrubbing.
Once you've w:lShed the tool, "rinse" it with a cloth
moistened with clean water. l.t:t the tool dry thoroughly
before proceeding (you can speed up the drying process
by wiping with a cloth dampened with denatured alcohol).
REMOVE AND CLEAN METAL PARTS, IF YOU CAN
Don't even try to remove metal parts from your tool if it
looks like you may nOt be able to loosen them. It's
beuer to clean them "as is" rather than risk damage.
II
48
Sometimes, a sprayed-on burst of penetrating oil,
allowed to work on the metal overnight, will do wonders
(as on the moving parts of a brace, for insunce).
To clean rust from ferrous menl, rub the pan vigor-
ously with steel wool-the finer the steel wool the
better. Don't usc oil or any polishing lubricant.
12yers of rusty scale call for some light chipping with
a dull chisel or dental picks. Be careful not to "dig" too
deep and remove any of the underlying base metal. And
fight the temptation to grind ruSt off with a wire wheel
or sand with abrasives-you'll grind off too much.
Some metal parts may have a black or colored finish.
On old tools that's called japanning, so·named for thc
Japanese technique of building up layers of lacquer. l.t:ave
it alone. Only a few master restOfCrs have been able to
try won't match.
Don't be over-7.calous, either, in scrubbing or cleaning
parts made of bn.ss, bronze, or silver. They add to the
value of the tool and can be easily damaged. Usually, a
hand-rubbing of these parts with an appropriate polish
will renew their luster.
Uft off paint splatters and spots with the tip of a dull
knife. Stubborn ones might require a dab with a couon
swab saturated in paint remover. Let it soak in, then lift
off. Should thcre be any built-up greasc on your tool,
paint remover also acts as a degreaser. But be stingy-
excessive paint remover might leave permanent spots,
especially on Japanning.
DON'T OVERWORK OLD WOOD
Wooden parts on old tools usually reflect years of use. At
the same time, the wood has gained a character you
don't want to lose:. The warm, natural patina of levels,
o.bine! scrapers, saw handles, plane stocks and the like
took time to develop. You don't want to remove it.
'MJOD MA(,A.ZlNE AUGUST 1986
 HOW TO RENEW AN OLD TOOL
First, wash the entire tool with soap anti water.
Soften paint spots with remover and lift olf
Rub away rust with sleef wool.
Oil cleaned metal parts.
Take off paint
splatters as you did from
(he metal paris, even with the
aid of paint remover. Any resulting
lighter-colored areas will be evened up in the cleaning.
Use a fine steel-wool pad moistened with mineral
spirits or turpentine to restore wood. Never sand. And
leave checks, splits, cracks, and other imperfections
;tlone-Ihcy're valuable signs of age. On some lools,
especially planes, you'll find a maker's mark or brand
name impressed in the wood. Usc a toothbrush gently to
make it more visible, if necessary.
BE FUSSY ABOUT REPLACING PARTS
Beware! Old-tool reconditioncrs tend to make the most
mista,kes when it comes to repairing or replacing paris.
To preserve the tool's val!Je, replace any screws, -blades,
handles, and other damaged components with parts from
the same period. Where do you get them? Collectors
advise scrounging up a "parts" tool of the same type and
vintage at a flea market, auction, or tool swap.' Of
course, many antique tool dealers carry spare parts, but
you'll pay. a premium. You r;an al.so check with other
tool collectors 'through the associations listed in the box.
Newsh;tters pf:oduced by these groups always carry
'.'wanted" or "for sale or trade" notices,
If and wh.en you do 'repiace' p.aru, keep the originals in
a bag tagged with the' contents. Should you cver want to
sell your tOOl, ·the buyer. might want all originai paris,' no
matter what condition they happen to be in.
Yo'ur tool could 3,lso requjre rep~i.r,-such as gluing a
broken handle. For such mends, use a water-soluble
white glue, ncver an epoxy. Keep in. mind that someone
. in the future may want .to lake it 'apart (epoxy is
per.manent)..
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
Wipe wood witb
steel woot and
turpentlne-
don't sand!
WinthCSlcr fort pbne, ca. 1920
Don't re/inisb-coat witb boiled linseed oil or wax.
PRESERVE, DON'T REFINISH YOUR TOOL
You can use a reconditioned tool and still keep it looking
good by doing what the experts do. They apply clari-
fied, boiled linseed oil to the wood parts in scveral coats,
letting the oil dry in between (see p. 82). A final
rubbing with a soft cloth produces a sheen. A paste wax
containing camuba also does the trick. Just rub il in,
then buff, as with oil.
Never shine up wooden parts with a household polish
intended for paneling or furniture. These products oftcn
contain silicone, which penetrates the grain and can't be
removed or recoated with another finish. And poly-
urethane finishes aren't recommended because they tend
to look artificial.
Metal parts require a coating of oil to prcvent rust. Use
a lightweight machine oil, such as sewing-machine oil,
and apply it lightly. Don't use spray-on oils-they're too
volatile and evaporate quickly.
For lools you'll only want to display, borrow a tip
from museum curators. They use a special wax that seals
the wood and metal parts to prevent deterioration. After
application, Ihe wax remains slightly tacky to the touch.
You can order one brand, Renaissance Wax, through
mail-order woodworking supply houses.
OLD·TOOL COLLECTORS' CLUBS
. Want 10 collect, or simply need advice? These groups can
help you out:
.Mid-West Tool Collectors Assoc., 3325 Culloden Way,
Birmingham, AL 35243
.Southwest Tool Collectors Assoc., 27126 Glencreek,
Huffman, TX 77336
• Mid-Allantic Tool Collectors Assoc., 5406 Pinetop Circle,
Raleigh, NC 27612
Continued on page 82 II
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CraftsmanShiP has endured-
at least among woodworkers. From
a trio of jewelry boxes to a baker's
rack, this issue's featured projects
show that some of the most tradi-
tional designs can also prove the
most appealing.
SIMPLY SPALTED
Peter j. Stephatlo, 45
Des Moines, Iowa
Writer/Editor
WOOD re:lden know Pete as OUf
Features Editor, who's freque",ly on
the road ferreting oul articles. We
wanted 10 show you that Pete some-
times shows up in the workshop,
too. Here's the pleasing result of a
few hours' work one Saturda)'.
Pete orne across some spaltcd
maple in the woods on onc of his
trips, and, back in the shop, made it
into these unique jewelry boxes.
Each measures about 2 tall and up
N
A CEDAR CHEST YOU'LL
NEVER SEE IN A STORE
Barry Cbampag,ze, 38
Baton Rouge, Ul.
Hospital building manager
Baton Rouge furniture stores can't
couo! on Barry-he furnishes his
home with his own work. This
49*)( 24)( 18*" cedar-lined chest is
the latest of his creations.
Barry shopped, peeked, and
poked to find wood that satisfied
finall)' chose*..
him as to grain and color. He
Appalachian red
oak for the top, decorative door
fronts, and drawers. He made the
front, sides, and back from W' oak
plywood, and used *'' Iauan ply-
wood for the bonom.
We didn't receive a photo of the stain colors, this craftsman mixed
inside, but Barry tells us he beveled four different tints until he got just
the edges of ~ If arom'llic red cedar. the right tone. Barry topped his
Then, using contact cement, he project with three coats of poly-
applied it in a parquet pattern. urethane. Nice job, Barry-want to
Never content with off-the-shelf go into production?

to 3 y/; N in diameter. He cut them to

their slightly pyramidal shape on the To highlight the spalted grJin pat-
band saw by tilting the table about terns, Pete spra}'ed the boxes with
10°, The marblelike pattern on the three coats of Deft, using steel wool
topS shows exaclly what you'd sec between coats. A final coat of Bri-
on the end-grnin of a spalted log. wax brought up the shine. "The
After slicing off the tops for lids, grain pattern is so unusual, everyone
PCtC hollowed out the bases to .'14" asks what wood I used," Pete S:IYS.
deep with a Forstner boring bit in "Best of all, it was free."
overlapping cuts. Then he fitted thc
tOpS with tiny pegs, which he
inserted into thicker sections of the
boxes' walls to act as pivoting
hinges. The tOps swing aside to
reveal their contents.
"If you control the depth of the
bilS, the bottoms will be smoolh,"
Pete says. "On the inside \Wlls,
however, I had to sand with a drum
sander:'

50 'flX>I) /olAGA.7JSE AUGUST 1986

 TURNED 'TO A TURN'
Glenn Straub, 12
Bowmansville, Pa.
Artist and craftsman
You might say that Glenn turns his
segmented vases "10 a turn." And
once you know his background,
there's no doubt about il. Preci-
sion, 10 within thousandths of an
inch, sets the standard he
brought to woodworking from
years of toolmaking.
Glenn's penchant for aecumcy
makes all the difference in the
tight fit of the "windows" of this
vase. He made these segments of
bird's-cyc maple and framed them
in rosewood for high (OlUms!. He
also used rosewood in the neck to
give some zip to the plain maple
featured in the rest of his 6X:"-high
and 4" ·diameter piece.
For uniform grain all around,
Glenn used barrel (stave) construc-
tion, and had to cut the sides of
each section to exactly 22YJo. He
glued up all the pieces with epoxy,
holding them in place with a nylon
cord until the glue dried. Then, he
turned Ihe segmented vessel to
shape on a lathe.
For a super-smooth, super-
luslrous finish, Glenn's sanding
progressed 10 400-grit welfdry
paper. He followed that wilh poly-
urethane and a coat of carnu!>a
wax. It's clear that Glen isn't any
slouch at finishing, either!

DOWEL-JOINED PIE RACK joints to fit Ihe subassemblies together.

Edward M. Zadjura, 35
Bowie, /ltd.
Federal auditor
As a Christmas present for his wife, Ed
built this solid red oak reproduction of
an old-time baker's rack 10 replace an
aged metal one that had st:rved the
family for years. "It was my first
furniture-Iype project," Ed informs us.
And it's all joined with dowels!
Ed used a 529.95 doweling jig, which
he found he could coum on to self-
center perfectly, 10 make precise holes in
his boards for edge-joining. He dowcl-
joined all his boards for width first-in
6' lengths. Then, he crosscut the wide
stock for the rack's lower back, sides,
and shelves. Again, he used all dowel
When you have a good thing going, you
might as well stick with il.
The completed rack stands 72" high by
25" wide and IS" deep. Since his wife
uses it to display her cookbooks as well
as antique kitchen tools and jars, Ed
gauged the height of the shelves to store
them wilhout cramming.
To hold up in a high-traffic kilchen, Ed
finished his project in polyurethane satin
over a pine stain. While it looks new
and shiny now, he hopes it gains more
character over the ycars from the inevita-
ble bumps and bangs. "It should grow
beHer with agc. And wilh our daughter
and her dog constantly in the lraffic pat-
tern, aging could occur quickly," Ed
notes wryl)'. •

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 I
At long last. )'Cu can
buy a saw that does
exactly what you it to
do-make pictu~ cuts
with the flip of ~ h.

This Ryobi 1'5·251U is the only 10" miter saw

that cuts through a 2 x 4 on edge at ", ",

52

e aren't ready to say
S CUTS-AT ANY ANGLE
W that no shop should
be without one of
these specialized cutting
tools. But if you do much
work with small trim pieces
and moldings, you really
ought to investigate a power
miter saw. This compact
machine performs its single
task with precision and ease.
For this report, we asked
manufacturers to let us try
for ourselves power miter
saws with interesting design
features and options. Here's
what we learned-a guide to
help you in making the best
decision about a power miter
saw for your shop.
HAND MITER BOXES
VS. POWER UNITS
Suggested retail prices of ION and
under power miter saws 512ft at
about $145 and top out at 5400. We
think that price n.oge makes them "-
good buy for any woodworker who
does a 101 of mitering-especially
when you consider that discounts of
30-40 percent are not uncommon.
Sure, a fine hand miler box can cut
precise angles wilh fairly smooth,
clean rt-sults. But to get the micro-
fine angle 3djustmcnts that ensure a
great fit, you need a guillminc-style
mitering shear. The costs: from
5250 to 5400 for :1 really accur'Jte
hand miter box, and anmher 5250
for the hand shear.
There are other :l1tern:uives to
power miter saws as well. You can
crosscut angles and bevels on a table
S3W, or make the same cuts C\'en
faster on a radial-arm saw. But, es-
pecially if you don't have the room
or the budget for a r'Jdial arm, you
can't beat the power miter saw for
accuracy and safe operation.
'COO{) MAGA1JNE AlIGUST 1986
SUPER ACCURATE
GUARDS, SAFETY WITHOUT OBSTRUCfING VISIBILITY
A guard on any tool has a difficuh
job. It must help keep the oJX'ra-
tor from accidentally getting in
the p:nh of the moving blade, yet
not obstruct the line of view.
Hitachi and Ryobi approach the
dilemma with a rear-hinged plastic
blade guard that raises inside the
metal top guard. It isn't safe to raise
such a guard by hand to line up your
blade 3nd cut. However, the rear-
hinge system swings the front of the
guard up and out of the way before
the blade hits the wood, making it
easier to line ·up a cut.
Mak(ta improved its guard system
dramatically in the new LSIOOO.
Although the old guard afforded a
high degree of safety, it made seeing
the blade to line up a cut almost
impossible. The new guard is a total The rear-hinged guard on the Hitachi
reversal of the old two-piece, from- C IOFA lifts out of the line of vision
hinged version. The spring-loaded, before. the blade makes contact.
center-mounted hinge system on the
outside of the metal guard gives this
saw a more compact look and feel.
Maklta's new guard system lets you safe-
A thumb-hold molded into the top
ly ralK the guard without accidentally
allows you to lift the guard with one turning on the machine.
hand, freeing the other hand to
move the workpiece to line up the
cut. Safety isn't compromised
because you can't have your hand on
the switch or the safety lock while
you raise the guard. When you're
ready to cut, simply drop the guard
and saw 2way.
A final vari2tion worth nOling is
the Black & Decker 9425. It features
2n automatic, all-met:l1 wraparound
guard system. As you pull the saw
down,· the guard swings Out, up, and
around the blade inside the upper
guard housing. With the saw fully
raised, a safety catch holds it in
place and the guard completely sur-
rounds the edge of the blade until
you push the release to lower the
saw for a cut. This system gives you
completely open viewing of the
blade for CUlling and still shields you
from the blade when not cutting.
Continued
53
POWER MITER SAWS
CUT-THROUGH TABLE DESIGNS
led by the original RockwelllOella
(now Delta) 34-010. the first power
miter saws featured a paniclcboard,
cUI-through table. The table gradu-
ally deteriorated through use, requir·
ing periodic replaccmcllI.
Then, about a decade ago, Makita
rcvolUlionized power miter ~aw
design with its all-melal rotating
table. The single. preformed slot
guaranteed consistent accuracy with
a permanent table.
Several manufacturers h2ve.even
gone one step (:trlher with a cui·
through plastic insert in the bl:.tde
slot. The Makita LSIOOO, the Hitachi
C IOFA, the new Della 34-080, and
the Black & Decker models all utilize
this design to assure th;n the blade
will fit snugly through the table slot.
This eliminates much of the potential
for ballam chip-OUI, the one advan-
tage of the particleboard table design
Delta Introduced the 34-010 in 1967. It is Note the cut-through plastic slot of this
(when you repeatedly make the same the only saw that stili has a cut-through Hluchl C 10 FA. This design feature
angle of cut-not various. angles). particleboard uble, ensures you a tight blade fit.

BRAKES, OOCKS, AND HANDLES

The surest motor hold-down for storage
or transport is the rdb.ble pUShpin,
shown on this Delu :H·OIO.
Sevenl saws offer either a manual
or an electric brake. The manual
versions work by pressing a plunger
:lgainst the blade (Black & Decker)
or against the drive mechanism
(Delta and Scars). Electric models
reverse Ihe power field briefly after
you take your finger off the trigger
and force the motor to stop quickly.
Although it's morc expensive, we
prefer the electric sysu.'m-il causes
less wear on paris.
Arm bold-downs come in three
styles. Delt:l.. Black & Decker, and
Ryobi usc a pushpin th:u locks the
joint between the upper and lower
suppon arms. Makita locks the same
joint, but uses a flip lever against a
cast-in stop. While Hitachi
redesigned its 15 N saw to usc a push-
pin, the C IOFA ION saw still has a
cumbersome chain that bolts to the
base and attaches to a hook on the
mOtor housing. 1b us. this is one of
Ihe few things we don't like about
this otherwise high·quality machine.
When it comes to arbor-shafl
locks, American firms should take
nOte of their Japanese counterparts.
You can change blades on Hitachi,
Ryabi, or Makita models with JUSt a
wrench for the hub nut and your
thumb to push the locking button.
The saws without this feature require
an easily lost wrench and a large hex
key, just like a radial-arm saw.
The biggesl difference between
Japanese and American saws lies in
the handle design. Except for the
Black & Decker 9425, American
saws have the familiar D-handle
found on hand circular saws, While
this design is comforuble for grip-
ping, it's best suitcd to pushing for-
W2rd. not pulling down (as you must
do with a power-miter saw).
Japanese handlcs. on the other
hand, resemble the ~traighl handles
of Dozuki saws. Instead of pulling
down with your fingers, this design
lets you use your wrist. The result:
better comrol and less fatigue.

54

You can fit wide crowns on cabinets
with this B & D 9425,
This unique· compound-miter saw
from Sears combines a radial ann and
turntable design.
THE STUFF BASES AND
TABLES ARE MADE OF
Here, the object is to keep Ihe tool
lightweight without sacrificing size.
Tables and bases on most power
miler saws are either casl iron or
casl aluminum. One consumer saw,
the Black & Decker 9425, has a
plastic base, and the largest 10"
saw, the Hitachi C ·IOFA, has a 13"
cast nickel-steel turntable, The lat-
ter is 3" 10 4" larger than other
turntables, and the base is almost
2" longer than several other
models. The increased size gives
the C tOFA a slight advantage in
terms of keeping the workpiece
slable. Yet, i"ts cast aluminum holds
weight down to just 44 lbs.
Makita's new LSIOOO features a
cast-iron base, table, and lower-arm
suppon. Even though Makila's old
2400BW had a cast-aluminum turn-
lable, Ihe new version-at 40 lbs.-
is IS Ibs. lighter.
Perhaps the most interesting base
system is that of the brand-new
Delta 34-080 whh its cxtension-
table capability. (Sec phOlo and
description, p. 57.)
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
COMPOUND-MITER SAWS, AIMING AT THE CONSUMER
The three consumer compound miter
saws on Ihe markel offer a useful
VOlriation on slandard power miter
saw design.
At 5145, the Black & Decker 9425
is Ihe first miter saw designed specif-
ically for'the low-end consumer
markel. (Nole: The Sears 23355 is
basically the same saw.) Like most
power-milcr saws, the 9425 uses
chop-saw (i.e., plunge-cUll aClion 10
achieve beveled angles. It's a great
idea, bm the low price means
minimal aluminum castings and a
plaslic base and fence. The result: a
shakier CUI than we like.
The Sears 2374 radial-miler saw is
harder 10 categorize. Were it not for
its small size, we'd have a hard time
classifying the 2374 as a true miler
saw. Wbile il does have the single
support arm system and turnt;lblc of
the chop-sl)'lc saws, plllI-lhroug~ .
BLADES, GO WITH CARBIDE
Power miler saws can cut extremely
accurate anglcs, but wilhol!( the righl
blade you mighl as well be using a
chainsaw. The blades that come
with mOSI of Ihese saws have simple
chisel-lOmh tips Ihal hack rather
than shear. Our advice is to toss the
faclOry blade and replace il wilh a
carbide blade of 60 or more teeth, or
a high-qualily steel hollow-ground
blade. With Ihe price of sharpening
gOing up -and Ihal of carbide coming
down, we recommend Ihe laller
approach.
Several carbide blades are suilable
for power miler saws. One thai we
consider outslanding is Ihe Freud
1.U85M. Freud engineered this blade
for one purpose only: smoolh-as-
glass, almosl splinter-free CroSSClIl-
ting in miler and radial-arm saws.
(This blade is not intended 10 rip.)
The 80 lerlh are steeply alternate-
beveled carbide, brazed 10 a Teflon-
coaled body. Although Ihe leeth
arcn'l flush in configuration, Ihey
leave ani)' .007" clearance between
the edge of the cut and the blade
bod)'. This makes Ihe 1.U85M CUI
cutling ~ction m~kes il more like a
full-sized radial arm.
The radial-arm design makes this
saw unique. Inside the massive top
cover arc twO chromed steel parallel
rods. The saw head slides on nylon
slecvcs over these rods. For com-
pound cillting, the elllirt saw sup-
port·arm and column pivot left.
Bmh Ihe Black & Decker and Scars
compound-miler saws have many
fine features. We like the comfort-
able fed of the horizontal handle
and parlability (al 17 lbs.) of Ihe
Black & Decker. The lightweight
base and lllfmablc and the finger-
conlrol dick stopS are pluses of the
Sears radial-arm model.
Unfortunately, these saws have
mucb more play in the ph'ot systems
than we like to see. It's a concession
made, we assume, to mail\tain a low
consumer price.
Freud LU85M carbide blade
like a hollow-ground blade, leaving a
highly polished surface.
One caution ahoU! the LU85M:
The blade comes with sharpening
instructions that must be followed
exactly. T.'lke the instrUClions wilh
you {O your sharpening service when
it's time to touch up lhe tips. And
make sure the sharpener uses db-
mond stones al leaSI as fine as 320
grit. The LU85M is priced :II SIlO
for the 10" b1:lde and also comes in
8",9", 12", and 14" sizes.
Conlill11ed
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POWER MITER SAWS
COMPARING POWER
AND BLADE SIZE
In many 100]5, power delivered by
the motor and drive train help you
decide which model is right for
you. Miler saws are an exception.
Each of the saws available has
enough power to handle the size of
cut they make. Commercial ION
and larger saws range from the
IO-amp motor of the Black &
Decker 1703 10 the 15-amp
Hitachis. Lower-powered saws also
have smaller-diameter blades Ihal
require less power to do the job.
AClUally, blade size is morc of a
factor when you arc purchasing a
miter saw. Obviously, a bigger
blade means morc capacity. Check
the chart on p. 57 and you'll find
that blades for chop-style miter
saws (which includes everything
but the Sears 7Y.z" 2374 radial arm)
range from the 8~" consumtr
models to the king-sized Hitachi
C 15FA at 15".
The standard blade is 10", which
we think handles just about any-
thing a home woodworker would
walll to tackle with one of these
saws. However, if you have a 9"
table saw, you might want the ad-
vantage of being able to illlerchange
blades with the 9" Delta or Black
& Decker model.
Hitachi at 15" and Ryobi and
Makila (both 14") arc lhe only saws
larger lhan 10". Essentially these
saws arc idenlical to 10" versions,
but are beefed up to accommodate
larger blades. Their advalllage lies
in cutting capacities of almost 2"
more width and height than their
smaller cousins. Unfortunately for
the checkbook, their prices arc sub·
stantially higher as well.
CUTTING, TAKE IT EASY AND AVOID CHIPPING
It's easy to make the mistake of cut-
ting too fast with a chop-style miter
saw. The simple pull-down, plunge-
cutting action lets you zip through
your work, especially smaller pieces
such as moldings. However, this
results in chipping at the back and
bottom of the workpiece at best and
56
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CAPACITY, HOW MUCH CAN A SAW REALLY HANDLE?
With the right blade, a miter saw can
cut wood (both solid and veneers),
dimension lumber, and moldings. It
also can handle bmss, copper, alumi-
num,' and plastics. The width and
height of these materials, though,
depends on several factors.
If you look at the chart on page
57, you'll find the capacity of each
saw listed as "height x width."
These dimensions represent the
maximum-sized block of material
that the saw can Cut. But there's
more to it than that. For example,
the .Ryobi TS-25IY has a listed capac-
ity of 3YBx3%" at 45°. Yet, the saw
will cut completely through a heighl
SCREW CLAMPS AND SUCH,
• Screw clamptl, available on sever-
al saws, were a nice bm awkward
idea that juS! didn't work well when
you (ried 10 manage some unwieldy
piece on the saw. Makita has solved
the problem with a handy quick·
release screw clamp. The device
works like a fast-release bench vise.
By turning lhe screw a quarter·turn
clockwise or counterclockwise, you
engage and release the threads. The
clamp slides in and out when it's
loose, and tightens down with a
twist of the wrist.
• Dustbags on most models clip or
slide on the dust-exhaust chule, aim-
ing ·straight back. When you waUl to
mouUl the saw up against a wall,
you either have to cemove the bag or
bend the wire brace. The exception
is Makita, which cleverly lUcked its
dustbag behind the mblOr. Despite
their potential awkwardness, we
think duslbags are worth it.
a blOW-Up with splinters flying at
worst. Ease up and cut in one
steady motion for beller results and
safer operation.
When it comes to avoiding chip-
ping, we found one fence design to
be outstanding. All power miter
saws except the Makita LSIOOO have
of 3%"-if the piece is only I~"
thick. (This makes the T5-251U the
only 10" saw that will cut a 2x4 on
edge in one stroke.)
Other saws also have quirks when
it comes to capacity. The Delta
34-010 will miter the very cnd of a
boa"rd I" wide and 3*" tall-but
only if the rest of the piece hangs
off to the left. On some saws,
mounting a ~" or W' aUXiliary fence
permits you to cut through a 2x4.
While power miter saws have
limited capacity, remember what
they're used for. Almost any mold-
ing and other fitted pieces in your
projects are well within their mnge.
Maklta miter saws feature thls handy-to-
use qulck.release vise.
• Short·bed extensions are a fca-
ture of Hitachi and Ryobi saws.
These U-bars extend the suppOrt off
the end of the table by 6" either
way. The extra support doesn't
amount 10 all that much. but it can
come in handy in some instances.
a fairly wide gap between fence
halves that allow the blade to move.
Makita added plastic plates that move
as the table rotates to close the open-
ing to less than ~". It's a real plus
when you cut very small or short
pieces that might be torn to splinters
or ripped from your hand.
WOOl) MAGAZIN~ AUGUST 1986
 COMPARING POWER MITER SAWS
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THE NEW SAW ON THE BWCK

We hate to talk about a tool that's
not available to us to tryout. How-
ever, the Delta 34-080 motorized
miter box sounds too good to ignore.
At the time of this writing, the
saw still is a month away from being
in production, but it should be avail-
able in retail outlets by the time this
issue of WOOD reaches you.
The 34-080 has a solid %" arbor
rr==========~=====~'il
shaft that runs completely under the
motor. By separating the two bear-
ings with the length of the motOr,
the blade arbor operates more like a
table·saw arbor assembly. This fea-
ture should increase the stability and
lengthen the life of the arbor.
Another point of difference is the
belt-drive system. All miter saws
except the two Deltas use an all-gear
The new Delta 34·080 with its
unique extension-table system.
Photo courtesy Odt~
Intcrn~Uon~1 M~chlncry Corp.
drive. Delta opted for a shOrt,
toothed liming belt. In the 34-010
you had 10 remove the blade, guard,
and other pans 10 gCt at the belt.
The new system mountS the beh
opposite the blade. All you have lO
do 10 replace it is remove four
screws and the motor and cover.
The most interesting feature of the
34·080 is the base system. The cast-
aluminum saw housing, support arm,
and 12" lurntable (with cUl-through
plastic insert) mount in a most inge-
nious cast-iron base. The casting is
formed so thai you can drop it over
two 2x4's and, with standard-sized
lumber, make your own extension
tables of any length.
If this saw delivers on its promises,
you really should take a look. •

57
These days, few woodworkers
have the know-how, the
equipment, the time, or the
inclination to turn hardwood
logs into stable stock that's
ready for woodworking. But
that doesn't stop most of us
from occasionally wondering
just how it's done.
Last winter, Features Editor
Peter Stephano headed north
to find out for himself-and
us, too-exactly what happens
in a high-volume hardwood
sawmill. Here's what he
learned at the Brunkow Hard-
woo.d Corporation sawmill in
Bay City, Wisconsin-a mill
that prod.nces more than 5
million board feet of red oak,
ash, walnut, cherry, and other
graded, cabinet-quality lum-
ber each year.

W herever hardwood grows,

you'l1 see sawmills. Wiscon-
sin alone has more than SOD! Some
mills are small, two-man operations.
Even smaller mobile mills travel to,
the logging operation or woodlot for
on-site sawing. These smaller mills,
however, can't produce in quantity
the high-quality, graded hardwood
lumber demanded by the furniture
and cabinet industries-and by you,
the home woodworker. Instead,
they focus on railroad cross ties,
pallets, barrel staves, box boards,
posts, lath, and common lumber.
There's a big difference between
"plain-sawing" logs for such com-
mon lumber and wood products and
"grade-sawing" logs for boards
graded to National Hardwood lum-
ber Association (NHLA) standards
(see box on grading, p. 61). The
sawmills set up to do it, like
Brunkow's, are referred to in the
58
hardwood industry as grade mills.
An ordinary mill runs a log repeat-
edly through its saw from one side
to the other, the way you'd slice a
potato lengthwise for French fries.
The boards come off just as they
were in the log-knots in the middle
and all. That's plain-sawing at its
Simplest. Grade-sawing adds an
important step: The logs are visually
scanned, then rotated before they go
to the blade in order to arrange
defects on the boards' edges, where
they can later be trimmed off, as
shown in the photo, above. This
takes skill, specialized equipment,
and an investment in the hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
That's why, for a grade mill to
make money, the workers function as
a team to keep the process going in
high gear. There's little wasted
wood. From bark to sawdust, all the
log contributes to gross sales.
THE FOREST, WHERE
QUALITY BOARDS BEGIN
Sawmills consider the forests sur-
rounding them as their standing
inventory because it's impractical to
haul logs long distances. Brunkow's
mill-set amid the rolling hardwood
forests bordering the Mississippi
River-draws on timber from Slate
forests and private lands. When
prime hardwood comes up for bid
by the state, Brunkow's is there. Or,
Brunkow log buyers appraise private
timber and make an offer (see "Tim-
ber Cruising," WOOD, June 1986, pp.
50-53).
Sawmill manager Pam Herbst, 31,
oversees the mill operation. A
trained forester, she can spot quality
boards-to-be in standing timber as
weB as in the mill. Pam knows that
if the trees marked for cutting aren't
properly felled, potentially high-
grade lumber will be lost. "If the
Continued on page 60
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986

TOp. In less than a minute, the huge,
swirling sawblade slices up a red oak log
into I Y8" thick lumber. If the blade
broke loose, it would travel at 110 mph!
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
MILL
Every industry has its own
vocabulary-words for things, jobs,
and actions that seem. "just right."
In logging and lumbering the terms
are particularly colorful.
Buck: To cut a fallen tree into
• manageable lengths.
Bunk bed: The bottotTi-most
. layer of logs on a logging truck.
Cant: The rectangular, center
portion of a log left after sawing.
May be sold for railroad ties.
Choker: A cable or wire rope
looped around a log or logs to
drag them out of the woods.
Cut: The logging operation
where trees are felled. A cutter is
a chain saw operator.
Hog: A machine used to grind
scrapwood from the sawmill into
chips for other uses, such as
particleboard.
Hot-logging: To haul fresh-cut
logs directly to the sawmill for
immediate use.
Jacketboard: One of the first
four outer slabs cut from a log at
the sawmill. Sold as firewood or
chipped into particles.
Knot bumper: A logger who
cuts branches from the log.
Live rolls: Powered rollers used
to move logs to the saw.
Scale: The measure of the
volume of wood in a log, in. board
feet. Also the surface measure
(SM) of a board in square feet.
Shake: A grain separation
between growth rings; a split.
Rated as a defect in hardwood-
lumber grading.
Sidehill load: An uneven load of
logs on a trailer with larger logs
placed to one side.
Wane: Bark, or any nonusable
Above. Three logs at a time, the hauler defect except knots on the edge
loads up his truck for thetosawmill. •.•;.~"or end of a boa:cd:."....,.."j__~~r
To Be
get a well-balanced load the stakes,
his first layer must be five logs across.
"
59
THE OL' SAWMILL
cutler in the logging operation takes
the trec down too low, for instance,
we've wasted length," Pam says.
Downed trees then have to be
lOpped and limbed with a chain saw.
After thai, it's up to the skidder
operator to move the logs to the
landing, a loading area by the road.
With a choker cable pulled tight
around the butts, or ends, of the
logs, the skidder drags them from
the forest in threes and fours. In
winter, the packed and frozen
ground offers little resistance to the
telephone-pole-like lengths. The
powerful skidder, looking like a com-
bination tractor/tank, has no trouble
dragging its payload of 6 to 10 tons
over the terrain.
Al the landing, another chain saw-
wielding cutter bucks, or saws, the
long logs to lengths from 8'9" to 9',
These sizes fit the mill's equipmenl,
which was converted from a tie-
sawing operation.
"The culler has to think aboUl
long, clear lengths," Pam nOtes as
she points to the freshly cut logs.
"Saw cuts s.tiould be made through
limb scars and other defects' so
they'll be at the ends of the logs."
Just as the cutter has to carefully
divvy up the long logs into shorter
ones, the hauler must carefully lay
up his load onto his truck's trailer.
His truck has a hydraulically operat-
ed, crane-like boom with tee~h that
resembles the jaws of a clam. With
the "clam," the hauler can pick up
three logs at a time-like so many
matches-and swing them onto the
trailer bed until he has a full load of
about 35 logs.
DOWN THE DECK
TO THE DEBARKER
At the mill, the forklift operator
takes charge of the newly delivered
logs. Manuevering his giant machine
from inside its cab, the operator
picks up seven or eight logs at a
time. He either stacks them in the
vast mill yard for future sawing or
starts them on their way through the
mill by dumping them directly onto
the powered rollers of the elevated
deck located just ahead of the noisy,
chattering debarker.
60
In a minute or less, the debarker
operator skins off a log's thick coat
by mechanically rolling it against the
machine's gnawing teeth, shown in
photo, right.
Naked and marred from its maul-
ing, each log passes from the debar-
ker to the inbound deck. Where
they once rode crosswise on the
conveyor, the logs now stretch
lengthwise down the roller in order
to more easily enter the mill. While
logs move to the saw carriage, their
bark goes a different direction-up a
chute for bagging as landscape bark.
As a log enters the building,
mechanical kickers boot it off its
headlong path and send it in a new
direction-to either the saw on Line
No. 1 or the one on Line No.2.
Bunching up now side to side and
resembling ribs of corduroy, the logs
await the sawyer's nudge of a button
to move them forward one at a time
OntO the saw carriage.
HOW THE SAWYER
MAKES GRADE
In the saw carriage, the journey of
the raw material in-the-round halts
momentarily. The sawyer scans the
log for visible defects that will deter-
mine his vital first cut (see the illus-
tration on the next page). Using the
mechanical arms on the carriagc to
turn the log over and over in inspec-
tion, he decides on position and
steel dogs lock it in place.
If the sawyer scts the log correctly
the first time, he'll slice off the
widest and clearest boards with the
first few passes through the saw.
Then, he'll turn the log three more
times, repeating the cUlting
sequence.
The sawing happens in an instant.
Once he visualizes his first CUI, the
sawyer sends the log to the 56",
carbide-toothed blade incredibly fast.
Zzzinnggg. The first jacketboard falls
free of the log. The carriage shoots
back. Again. Again. Dogs turn the
log for more slices. Down again.
Zzzinnggg.
In less time than it takes to
describe, the sawyer reduces· the log Top. Acrid dust and chips fill the air as
logs pass through the debarker. The
to a pile of boards that each, in turn, sawyer can now see defects clearly. Bark
move on down the line. chips get bagged for landscaping.
'if001) MAGAZINE AlJ(lU~'T 1986
 SAWING FOR GRADE
How to get the most
out of a log
Cuts 3-5
By "reading" the surface of a log
before sawing, then turning it on
the carriage before subsequent
passes, the sawyer obtains the
maximum yield of graded boards.
The drawing, above, shows you
how the sawyer might slice up a
log into I" stock.
Cuts 1-2 remove a jacketboard
and a Select board, then the log is
turned for sawing cuts 3-5, 6-7,
and 8-9 in order. Higher-graded
WHAT GRADES MEAN TO YOU
Native hardwood lumber, such as
that you buy from a retailer for
use in your shop, meets different
quality levels as specified in the
grades formulated by the National
Hardwood Lumber Association
(NHLA). While you'll find hard-
wood in thicknesses from %" to
2 ': the basis for grading is not
thickness, but rather the number
and size of defect-free portions,
called deor cuttings, a board will
yield. Here's what it takes for a
board to meet grade:
FAS (First and Seconds). The
best and most expensive grade.
Used for large furniture
Above. Ikpladng the 56" blade ~qu{res projects requiring large,
two men. Tim Hohmann, left, the fIX-
it':lll millwright, helps Brad Olsen, a
S:lwyer, move the blade to Line No.2.
'1'000 WtGA7JNE AUGUST 1986
LEGEND
Jacketboards = D
FAS~D
0
Selects ~
No.1 Common = 0
Can' ~D
boards come from the log's outer
wood. Deeper into the log, the
boards sawn have more knots. All
lines on the drawing define the
size of the boards when sawn and
edged, and the color code desig-
nates grade.
After the boards come off, the
rectangular-shaped com of heart-
wood is sold to other mills for
further sawing or is marketed as
railroad ties.
dear faces. Boards must be 6" or I
wider, 8' or longer. Yields 83%
percent clear stock on both sides.
Selects. Useful for furniture or
projects where only one side will
show because one side is graded
FAS, the other No. I Common.
Boards have to be -4" or wider,
6'01' longer. Yields 83% percent
clear cuttings, but only on FAS
side of board.
No. I Common. Price differ-
ence between this and higher
grades significant enough to often
make up for lower yield of dear
stock. Boards must be 3" or
wider, -4' or longer. Yields 66%
percent clear cuttings.
- Continued
6.
THE OL' SAWMILL

REMOVING DEFECTS, THE Above. To remove wane from grade-

JOB OF THE EDGERMAN sawn boards, Robert Miller, the edger-
man, adjusts the width between his rip
)acketboards and other trim from the saws. Much of the red oak he's edging
saw go directly to the grinder for will be graded First and Seconds.
Above. By slicing off any waste on the
chipping into the raw material for
ends, trimmennanJay Carlson upgrades
particleboard. Boards for grading arc piece of lumber. However, the boards. He cuts most of them to 8'6" to
channeled down a belled conveyor edgerman may see that by ripping allow for checking during seasoning.
10 the edgerman. off more wane, he'll get a clearer, but
In slicing the log, the sawyer has narrower, board that might grade as
made boards wilh most defects faIl- valuable FAS (sec illustration, below).
ing 10 the edges. Now, the edgcrman The edgcrman's decision is aided
decides how he will edge the boards. by a special overhead light. Two
He either "rips for grade" or "rips long rods mounted under a reflector,
for scale," . shown in photo, above, cast twin
For instance: A board roughly 8" shadow lines on the board before
wide may have some knots, spots of him. With a variable control, the
bark, and other irregularities. In the edgerman either widens or narrows
indus.try, these imperfections are the space between the lines to visual-
called wane. In edging, he can rip ize his cuts. Once decided, he sets
that board wide, leaving on much of the distance between the rip saws by
the w.me. That means there'll be turning a wheel, feeds in the board,
more board feet, or scale, in that and never sees it again.
Above. Grading
stick in hand, lum-
A LITTLE LESS WANE, IF YOU PLEASE! ber grader Jerry
Scott marks each
No.2 Common If this entire board was edged newly sawn board
full width, it would be graded for quality and
surface measure.
No. I Common. Ripped on
the broken lines, however, the Right. Mill mana-
" ger Pam Herbst
excess waste, or wane, is
removed and the lower portion checks thickness.
An extra \Is" on a
becomes an FAS board, the upper year's production
W80e a No.2 Common. Value is increased would be like
by :'lS much as 25 percent. throwing away
66,000 board feet!

62 WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986


DEALING WITH ENDS,
THE TRIMMERMAN
Rough-sawn, edged boards are passed
down to the (timmerman, who
directs their cutofr to length. In the
Brunkow mill, most of the hardwood
lumber sawn ends up 8'6" long. This
length meets the minimum specifica-
tions for FAS stock (8') ;lInd allows
for some loss on the ends due to
splitting and checking in seasoning.
When longer or shorter boards
come by on the conveyor, the trim-
merman deftly adjusts their position
to meet his blades, shown in photo,
above. The [cimmerman, like the
cdgerman before him, also has the
opportunity to raise the pOIemial
gl'2de of the lumber p:using by. BUI,
he must decide in seconds.
Board ends have defectS, too. If
the trimmerman can eliminale them
wilhout losing scale, there's a chance
that the now-dearer board will be
graded higher.
From the double saws of the trim-
merman, scrapwood follows the
chute for panic1eboard. The edged
and trimmed boards head for final
judgment under the eyes, rule, and
crayon of the grader.
WOOl) MloGA7JNE AUGUST 1986
QUALITY IN THE
GRADER'S EYE
Hardwood grading takes years of
praClice. Keen eyesight and an
understanding of the extensive NHLA
grading rules are essential to do the
job quickly. Hardwood graders
demand lOp pay, and few mills can
afford to keep them on the payroll
unless they arc kept busy all the
time. Pam doesn't have a lunlber
grader at Bay City, but she can bor-
rowone.
In Brunkow's other sawmill, 2S
miles south at Nelson, Wisconsin,
jerr}' Scan is one of the twO full-
lime lumber graders. When the milt
has down-time, jerry often travels to
do Pam's grading on Site, rather than
waiting to grade the lumber when
it's shipped down for kiln-drying.
jerry's eyes have scanned many a
board. In 12 years at the mill, he's
worked nearly (:very job. Now, in a
glance, he's able to pass judgement
on hardwood.
Walking over the boards as the)'
come off the line, jerry carries a
scaling stick in one hand and a long,
thin pole fitted with a marking
crayon in the other. The scene
reminds you of cross-country skiing,
but on a blanket of wood rather than
snow. Jerry rarely looks up as he
inspeds lhe bo2rds at his feet and
assigns them a grade.
In just a few seconds' time, jerr)':
.measures length and width for a
surface measurement (SM) in square
feet with his.sealing stick.
.pictures the number of Ix 12~
clear cuttings on the board, then
totals them.
.checks his findings against NHLA
specifications, which he has commit-
ted to memory. E2ch hardwood
grade (FAS, Selects, No. I Common,
etc.) specifies the minimum number
of clear cunings boards must contain
to meet that grade.
• assigns the board a grade with a
code letter, marks the leuer with the
crayon directly on the board, and
records the SM and grade in his tally
sheet for totalling.
Sometimes, Jerry suspects he can
raise the grade of a board if he has a
look at its other face. He nips the
board over with the hook on the
end of his scaling stick. His hunch
confirmed, he'll mark and tally it.
''I'll alwa}'S try to up the grade,"
says Jerry, "even if that means more
ripping or trimming to make it."
SEASONING,
SUNSHINE AND STEAM
Insiders call it "mill bright"-freshly
sawn lumber stf'Jight from the mill.
It's also green, with'a moisture con·
tent of 70 percent or more. Gelling
it down to the acceptable 9 percent
takes two steps, and lOts of lime.
At Bay City, Pam directs the
arrangement of the pallets containing
tb.e suckered, mill-bright wood on
the hilltop so that prevailing winds
whistle through the stacks, whisking
away water. In time-about 90 days
for red oak-the sun will draw its
share of moisture, too, and turn the
boards a shade darker.
Once air-dried down to 2S percent
moisture content, the boards will be
trucked to the kiln at Nelson.
Fired by sawdust, an abundant by-
product of the mill, lhe furnace
produces heat that fans circulate
through, over, and under lhe wood
in the 160,OOO-board-foot-eapacity,
two-sedion kiln. Temperatures
gradually rise from 90° to 180° dur-
ing the 8-day kiln-drying.
When the wood reaches 6 percent
moisture, the drying process must be
briefly reversed. "To condition the
boards for sawing and working by
the ultimate user, we illlroduce
steam," says Pam. "This pushes
moisture content back to 9 percent."
Following a pass through the 36H
abrasive planer, the graded hardwood
reaches shipment stage, ready for
delivery to the furniture manufac,
turer or lumber retailer. Months
could have p2SSCd since it was first
touched by a chain saw in the woods.
Down at the mill, other logs are
on deck, awaiting tbe skilled team-
work of the yardman, the debarker,
the sawyers, the cdgerman, the trim-
merman, and all the others who
daily "saw for grade.".
Pnxluw1 bl' !'tIer J. Slephano
Phomgraphs: .Iopkins ASSOCiales
IIlUSlratiOns: Jim SIC\'C'IISOII
"63
YOU GET EXTRA SUPPORT PLUS We took a Sears 10" table saw
A ROUTER TABLE WITH THESE with a 20x27" work surface
and expanded ir to nearly five

DOUBLE-DUTY times the surface area!

TABLE-SAW
EXTENSIONS
Most projects-and shops,
for that matter-center on
the table saw. To make your table saw
an even more versatile workshop hub,
we designed two extensions to
increase the work surface. Half of one
extension is hinged to drop down out
of the way when not in use. We also
built in a router table as part of the
other extension to make double use of
the work surface and table-saw fence.

Note: These extensions fit a Sears 10" table

saw; dimensions may vary for your particular
saw. ALm, some models such as tbe Delta
(formerly Rockwell) 9" contractors' saw may
require an extra hole or recess on the boltom of
the back extension for the motor when tilted in
the full 45 c position.

START BY CONSTRUCTING THE EXTENSIONS

I (Before you begin, remove any
factory-made metal extensions from
your lable saw.) Leave the rip-fence
rails in place. On a half sheet of */1
AA or AB plywood, measure and
mark the layout of the main exten-
sion (A) and the side extension (B),
where shown and dimensioned in
the Cutting Diagram. (Remember to
mark'" cutout for the blade guard on
the main extension.) CUt the tWO
extensions (A, B) to size and shape
(you will cut the main extension (A]
into two pieces later).
2 Trace the outline of both exten-
sions Onto the balance sheet. (The
balance sheet stabilizes the exten-
sions and reduces the chances of
warpage. If balance sheet is difficult
to locate in your area, usc laminate
on the bottom side of the exten-
sions.) Then, score and snap the
balance sheet Yz" oversized. Using
comact cement, apply the balance
sheet to the bottom of bOlh exten-
sions. With a router and a flush-trim
bit, trim the balance sheet flush with
all edges.
J From solid birch stock, rip and
crosscut the banding strips (C-K) to
size plus )/1 in length. Glue and nail
strips C, 0, and E to the sides of the
main extension, and both F's to the
sides of the side extension, where
shown in the Cutaway Drawing.
After the glue dries, scrape off excess
glue, then plane or scrape the sur-
faces flush, being careful not to
round-over the edges. Then, use a
backsaw to trim the ends of the
banding strips flush with the ends of
the plywood. Apply the remaining
banding strips (G-K) in the same
manner. Be sure to avoid nailing
into strips I and J where you will rip
*
extension A into twO pieces later.
4 Use a compass to mark /I radii
on all outside corners of the exten-
sions, where shown in the Top-View
Drawing. Cut the corners to shape
and sand them smooth.
S Make a couple of marks l3r.i"
from the 48/1 side of the main exten-
sion to locate the hinge line. Using
the marks as a gUide, rip the exten-
sion in two. You will reattach the
long, straight outside piece with a
continuous hinge later.
6 Lay the extensions on the lami-
nate and trace their outlines. CUI

64 WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986

 Plastic laminate
Rout oul a %~-deep recess for router base.

Guide bar ~~~~~~:~~~~::~~®;~G~"~;d:':b:a;;:r

~
c:=:=:?D
0
@©
Flatten end of conduit and iJ~/~:::;~~~/
Drop lea," -r-
4d finish nail
screw to underside of extension Conduit brace for leaf
with 1I10x%W sheet metal screws.
Cut upper end at a 50 0
Miter-gauge slo\ extension angle, and the lower end at
55°.
45° chamfer onCDandQ)
10 allow leaf to fold down 1'hx48" continuous hinge
lastened to extensions with
%H conduit braces for extensionO:::'-"~-4'-cI-~ /#6x 31." F.H. brass wood

Flallen the last 1%" 01 the %,H """'"

conduit and bolt to table legs.-----J~L
Note: Use balance sheet on
bottom of all plywood.

';"'\\"b)1
If." flat washer
DROP-LEAF
BRACE DETAIL
Level drop leal by adjusting
length of conduit brace.
Position the nut on the outside to support the conduit.

Bill of Materials
Finished Size·
Port Material Qty.
T W L

A" V." 34%" 46 '/2" plywood 1

B 0/." 16" 251/2" pl,...,oo 1
C' 0/." tW 46'h H
birch 1
the laminate W' oversized and apply
O' 0/." 11/2" 27" birch 1 it to the top of the three extension
E' %" 1%" 170/." birch 1 pieces with contact cement. (Refer
F' 3/." tlfz" 251jz H birch 2 :1 i® to "Applying Plastic I.aminates" on
p. 30 of the April, 1986 issue of
G' 3/." 1Yz" "," birch 1 I i Blade guard WOOD for more information on
W %" 1lfz" 8%" birch 1 I
I cutout
19'h"
working with laminates.) Again,
I' 3/." 11,7" 36" birch 1 ~ :uy using a router and a flush-trim bit,
rout the laminate flush. File a slight
J' %" 1'h" '5" birch 1
K' %" 11/2" 171/2" birch 2 f i l® chamfer along the top edge of the

·Parts marked with a • are cut larger inI-
tially, then trimmed to linished size.
Please read the instructions before
cutting.
Supplies: 4x4' balance sheet, 4x4'
plastic laminate, contact cement, 4d lin·
ish nails, 2-10' lengths 01 Y2" conduit,
1'/2x48" continuous hinge with /#6x%"
flathead brass wood screws, 4-broom·
stick holders, /#10XY2" sheet-metal
(! \ 1"
three laminate pieces to dull the
sharp edge.
7 Chamfer the mating ends of band·
Co ing strips I and J whcre shown in the
Cutaway Drawing so that you will be
able to fold down the drop-leaf por-
tion of the main extension. (We
f--'5 used a combination square to mark
%x48x48" Plywood
the 45 angles on the banding strips.
0

Note: Although the plastic laminate

screws. 2-Y4 xlY4" bolts with Ilat wash·
ers/lock washers/nuts, oil or polyure-
thane linish, 4-lag screws and washers
WOOl) MAGAZINE AUGUST 19H6
and balance sheet are cut slightly Then we cut the chamfers with a
hand saw and sanded the edges
larger than the plywood, the cut-
ting diagram would be similar. smooth.)
Cotltfnued
65
TABLE-SAW EXTENSIONS
1 - - - - - - - - - - - 36" - - - - - - - - - - - - j
TOP VIEW

I
.. 22" ---------1
Jr--,r----------...,f-...,-------------------!-T-'with a 2Ox2r cast-iron lop
Sears Craftsman 10" table saw

® ®
21" Rout or dado-cut miler-gauge slots
slightly wider and deeper than
existing miler-gauge slots.

(,
II
:1:>
T~ 12"
3%"L
1-
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19W

Drill 1,4" holes in corners before

guard cutout.

I Hinge ine
I
I
I
I
I 1-+----17y,"'---~-l
48"
I
I
®
I
I
'I,"

f:;
I
I /""- -.... 1'h" hole

+r if'\
I \
I \
I +
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LJ LJ \ Countersink \ I
screw hole
,
, /
I

Broomstick holders used for attaching

to store leaf braces rouler.
(on boUom side)

27" 13W

Aip-fence guide rail

V4" space with hinge insta(led

j
rgUide
Lag screw to bolt
rail }o extension

66 IJ:UOD MA()AZINf. AUGUST WHo

PREPARING THE EXTENSIONS
FOR MOUNTING
I Apply masking tape to the sides
and back of Ihe lOp surface of the
S2W t2blc, where shown in the Mark-
ing the Mounting Holes Drawing,
Step I, below. (We used masking
tape because it makes a better mark-
ing surface.) Then, use a square to
Ir.lnsfer the location of the center of
each hole 10 lhe masking tape.
MARKING THE
MOUNTING
HOLES
Step 1 Transfer the centerline eX the hole to
the masking tape.
Step 2 With the extension against the saw
table. transfer the mark.
Step 3 With a square, extend the line down
the edge of the extension.
Step" Measure. the distance from the top
of the saw table to the centerline of
the existing hole. Transfer that
dimension to the table 8J1:1ension.
2 Temporarily clamp the right half
of the main extension to your saw
table, using a helper 10 hold the
extension in pOSition. Apply tape to
the adjoining surface of the exten·
sian and continue the lines onto the
extension (Step 2 in drawing). Fol·
low Steps 3 and 4 to finish marking
the mounting-hole locations.
3 Using the Top·View Drawing as a
gUide, mark the position of the
miter-gauge slot extensions and the
blade-guard cutout. The slots should
extend onto the ma:ll extension
where shown in the drawing.
4 Using the method just described
for the main extension. clamp the
side extension to the saw and mark
the mounting holes. Now, uncl2mp
both extensions from the saw.
S Drill ~6" holes through the edge
of the extensions where marked.
Using a nat-bottomed bit, drill I"
holes 14" deep in the bottom of each
extension, centered on the ~6" holes
just drilled (sec the How to Att:tch
the Extension Drawing, top right).
6 Cut the slots where marked in the
main extension, making them slightl)'
wider 2nd deeper than the existing
miter-g:tuge slots in rour saw t2blc.
(We cut ours "On a table S2W using a
dado set and chipped some of the
laminate. Avoid this by using a
carbide·tipped straight· bit in your
router to make the cuts. Clamp a
straight board to the extension as a
fence when routing the slots.) Drill
~ .. holes through the extension at
the end of each SIOl, backing the
holes with scrap to pfC\'ent chip-oul.
(The holes help eliminate sawdust
pileup in the sIOls.)
7 Screw the continuous hinge to
both sections of the main extension,
making sure the ends 2nd top sur-
faces of e2ch are flush.
8 Place the side extension, laminate-
side down on a work surface. Locate
and mark the center poim of the
router-base recess where shown in
the Top-View Drawing. Drill a ~"
hole at this point. ROllt a *"-deep
recess to house the router base. Flip
the extension right-side up and drill
a I~" hole with a hole saw, using
the lIB" hole as a center point.
9 To mount the router to the bot·
10m of the extension, first remove
the plastic base from the router.
Place the roUler imo the router
recess. Then, mark and drill the
router-mounting holes (the ones used
to attach the plastic subbase). Coun-
tersink the mounting holes from the
top side to recess the router-
mounting screws slightly below the
top of the surface. (The location and
size of the screws may vary depend·
ing on your particular router.)
10 S2nd the edges of both exten-
sions smooth and apply finish to the
exposed banding.
MOUNTING AND BRACING
THE EXTENSIONS
I Bolt the side extension to the saw
table, checking that the surf"ces 2re
nush. (We clamped a straight piece
of scrap "cross the saw t:tble and
over lhe extension to true the twO
surfaces. We also used slightly
smaller nuts and bolts than those
used with the original extensions.
This allows for minor adjustmems
when trueing the surfaces.)
2 Bolt the extension to the rip-fence
guide rails. (We drilled pilot holes
and used lag screws to boh the rails
to the extensions. We 21so pl2ced
washers between the front guide rail
and side extension.)
3 Bolt the m2in extension to the
saw [able (be careful nOt 10 put 2 101
of weight on it until rou brace it
up). t.leasure the length of conduit
m'eded for the two back braces. Cut
the conduit to length.
4 Using a vise or mallet, nallen the
tOp and the bottom l~" of C'ach of
the back braces. Drill a ~6" hole
through the lOp nauened end and a
~" hole through the bottom. Making
sure rhe extension rests level with
the saw table, position one of the
brotces under the back extension.
Bend the flallened ends to fit against
one of the legs and the inside edge
of I. Drill a hole through the leg,
and bolt the braee to the leg, where
shown in the Cutaway Drawing.
Screw the top of the brace to the
underside of the extension. Repeat
for the other back brace.
S The drop-leaf braces sit flush
against the inside edge of banding
piece C. li.lrn one of the nuts and
bolts around on the leg assembly,
where shown in the Drop-Leaf Brace
Detail. The bottom of each brace
sits on the exposed nut on the leg.
Cut the top and bottom of the side
braces at an angle for a flush fit
against the piece the)' will mate
with. Position the braces on the
nuts and under the hinged extension.
6 AU2ch broomstick holders to the
bottom of the leaf to store the braces
when the leaf is folded down. •
Proj«t Design: Jarncs Boc:lling; ibrKbll FosI\e(:
Pholognph: Jim 1Usl:outaS
llIUSI13liOnS: RaIKbIl~; Bill 7..;r;un
67

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT PROJECT TO TACKLE IN JUST AN EVENING
OAK BREAKFAST
Four-hour project
You can also use this clas-
sic serving tray for supper
by the TV, appetizers at a
party, or desserts on the
patio. Box joints and dura-
ble oak team up to make
this project as tough as it
is eye-pleasing.
Note: You'll need some %" oak for
this project. You can resaw your
own, or order. See the Buying
Guide for our source.
BUILDING THE JIG
I Build the box-joint jig by first cut~
ling the plywood to size for the
fence, and the pine for the stop
block to the dimensions shown in
the Box-Joint Jig Drawing. Glue and
clamp the two pine pieces 10 make
the StOp block shown in the drawing
at right.
2 Unplug your table saw. Remove
the table insert and tidee its outline
on a piece of %" hardboard. (Some
saws require a thicker insert; Simply
plane thicker stock if yours does.
The top of the insert should sit flush
with the surface of the saw table.)
Cut and sand the edges until the
insert fits snugly in the recess,
3 Mount a dado blade or dado·blade
set to your table saw, and set it to
cut %" wide. Position the insert in
the saw-table recess, and clamp a
piece of scrap 2 x 4 across, but not
directly over, the center of the insert.
Plug the saw in and start the motor.
Raise the rotating blade so that it
cuts through the insert to a cutting
height of %", Turn the saw off, and
lower the blade back to a cutting
height of ¥B". Remove the 2x4.
4 Clamp the jig fence securely to
the miter gauge and square the
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5 QUICK 'H' EASY'
miter gauge and jig fence wilh the
dado blade. Run the jig fence across
the dado blade to cut the first kerf,
Remove the jig fence from the miter
gauge, measure over exactly %", and
mark the position of the second
kerf, where shown in the Box-Joint
Jig Drawing. (If your dado cuts a
fr'Jction narrower or wider than %",
adjusi the size of the gap
accordingly.)
5 Refasten the jig fence to the miter
gauge. Raise the blade to Yz" above
the surface of the saw table, and cut
the second kerf exactly where
marked. Cut the guide pin to size
and glue it in the first kerf. Remove
any excess glue.
CUTTING THE BOX JOINTS
I Rip and crosscut the two tray
sides (A) to 2%x24" and the two
tray ends (B) to 3~6X 12" from Yz"
oak stock. (The extra width allows
for final trimming later.)
BOX·JOINT JIG
1'14·
Stop block.--l.--""
l/."x %"high' x 1%" lon,,~f!''C~~VJ:-
guide pin positioned 2':
In kerf cuI first
...
. .:,....
. '.
Note: Test·ctll box joillts ill scrap
material/he same tbickness as /be
tray sides and ends befm'e you Cltt
tbe ends of A and B.
2 To cut the first notch, clamp one
of the tray sides (A) to the box-joint
jig with the left edge of A perfectly
in line with Ihe left edge of the kerf,
as shown in the Slep 1 Drawing,
below rigbt, (We used a stop block
as shown to ensure thai the edge of
the side piece remained square with
Ihe saw table when we made the
first Ctl!.) Clamp Ihe stop in posi-
tion, clamp A to the jig, and cut
where shown in the drawing. (When
clamping A to the jig, make A sit
flush on the saw table, not the insert.
This will ensufC thaI the notches will
all be cut the same depth.)
3 Reposition A and the slap block
so that the notch rests on the guide
pin, as shown in the Slep 2 Drawing.
Make the second cut. Continue to
repOSition part A and the stop block,
Miter gauge
.,
•>
\l;"OOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 1986
PROJECTS
OR TWO? WE'VE Gar 'EM!

TRAY
making .the cuts as shown in
photo A, below rigbt.
4 Flip A end over end, and
cut the notches. Keep the
edge thaI will eventually be
the bollom edge of the tray
2gainsl the stop block
when cutting the opposite
end. This way, you wind up with a
notch on the bottom edge of each
end where shown in the Step 2
Drawing. Cut the box joints on the
ends of the second A.
5 To make the first finger, position Drawing. Make the second cut, and
B tightly against the guide pin where
continue repositioning and CUlling.
shown in the Step 3 Drawing. Clamp
Flip the piece end over end and CUI
the stop block in position and make
the other end of each 8, taking cart
the first cut.
to keep the boltom edge of 8 against
6 Reposition B and the StOp block
the SlOp block.
so thaI the notch sits on the guide
pin where shown in the Step 4
ASSEMBLING THE TRAY
I Using double-faced 12p<; attach
the two end pieces (8) together,
keeping the bottom and side edges
flush. 12y out and mark the handle
shape and opening on one, where
shown in the End-View Drawing.

2 Using a band saw or jigsaw, cut

slightly outside the handle outline.
Mount a 2Y2" sanding drum in a drill
press. Atl2ch a fence and a StOp

..... .... block to your drill-press table, as

shown in photo 8. Sand the conove

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,
'ln'
_
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cut ~notch
),~

StrwldIe k8rf on pin.

Continued
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QUICK 'N' EASY PROJEm
313A6~ (before final trimming)
Bill of Materials
Finished Size'
p,"
T W L
A' ~' 1%" ,,'
24'
"
C
~'
%"
3%"
'" ""
lW.. 23\\' oak pIywd. (G2S) 1
D' Yo"
*' 23\\'
110/'-
,,'""
" y.'
*'
'Parts marked with an • are cuI larger initially, then
trimmed kl finished size. Please read the inSlru<:1ions
betore cutting.
Supplies: stain, poIyure1l\ane, r<XXXl steel \W:IOI.
double·lacad tape, paste wax
edges smooth, being careful not 10
burn the wood. (The fence and SlOp
block help keep the sanding uniform
on all radii.) You can also use the
front roller on a belt sander to sand
the radii smooth.
3 Usc a drill press with a I" bit to
drill a hole at each cnd of the handle
slm, backing the handle with scrap
to prevent chip-oul. Usc a jigsaw or
scroll saw to remove Ihe slOck left
between Ihe two holes. Sand the
inside edges of the slots smooth.
4 Separate the two end pieces and
scrape off any lapc residue. Using a
Me" round-over bit (see the Buying
Guide for details), rout both inside
edges of the handle slots, (If you
don't have a %" round-over bit,
hand-sand a slight round-over.)
FINAL STEPS BEFORE SERVING
I Dry-fit the ends and sides
together, and mark the finished
width on the top edge of the sides
against the finished shape of the
ends. Disassemble the pieces, then
rip the sides to width according to
your marks. Sand the parts smooth.
70
ENO VIEW
lY4~ (measured after pins are cut)
24"
Malerial Illy
2
2
2
2
1A.~ round-over,
inside and out
2 Glue and damp the sides and
ends togelher, checking for square.
Use a damp ng to remove glue
squeeze-oul from the inside of the
corners. To ensure that Ihe tny will
sit flat, place waxed paper under the
glued box jOints, and damp Ihe Iny
fnme 10 a flat surface. (We used a
small brush to "paint" the glue into
the notches. Then we damped the
tray frame 10 our saw table 10 keep
the frame perfectly flat as the glue
dried.)
] Rout a %" rabbet Yz" deep along
the inside of the bOllom edge of the
tray using a router with a %" rabbet~
ing bit. (We made IWO passes using
a table-mounted roUler, raising the
bit for the second pass 10 achieve
the Yz" depth needed.) Usc a sharp
chisel to square out the rabbets in
each of the four corners.
4 CUI the boltom panel (C) 10 size
from ~" oak plywood. Check the fit
of the panel in the rabbet in the tray
frame, and trim if necessary.
5 From~" oak stOCk, rip enough
~ x %" strips to yield Ihe bottom
panel stops (D, E). Miter-cut the
panel stops 10 finished length. With
the bottom panel in place, glue
and clamp the slaps in place. Wipe
off glue squeele-out wilh a damp rag,
6 When the glue dries, finish-sand
the tray, Be careful when sanding
Ihe box-jointed corners not to burn
Ihe exposed end grain. Hand-sand
Ihe handle opening until il is smooth
10 the lOuch. Then sand a very
slight round·over on all edges to
break the sharp edges. Apply stain,
followed by two coats of poly-
urethane, For added prolection and
a satiny feel, apply paste wax.
BUYING GUIDE
• Oak. Yz" slOck, SI3.61 for
5Y:zx48" piece. Stock no. W4074.
Craftsman Wood Service Company,
1735 W. Cortland Ct., Addison, IL
60101. Or, order by phone:
312/629-3100.
• Router bits. %" rabbeting bit, W'
shank. Catalog no. TF32100, 522.10,
%" round-over bit, ~" shank. Cata-
log no. TF34104. 522.45, Trendlines,
375 Beacham St., Chelsea, MA
02150. Call 800/343-3248 to order.
Projtet fksigo: David Ashe ror The Workshop
Blueprim Compaoy
l'hotographs: Hopkios Associates
llIuslratioru;: R:mdall Foshee:. Bill bun
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 19116

They're almost
too easy to be true. You
simply make the hardboard
template. fit your table-
mounted router with a
flush trim-bit. and rout
away. With our template,
you can mass-produce two,
20. or 200 tie racks.
START WITH THE TEMPLATE
I Using a compass, draw a 9" circle
(4}S;" radius) on a piece of ~" hard-
board. Draw a line through the
center point of the circle. Using the
centerline juSt marked and the
Hardboard-Template Drawing as a
guide, transfer the shape of the tie-
rack template to the hardboard
where shown on the drawing. (After
marking the centerline, we used a
square to make lines perpendicular
to it for the closet-pole opening and
the tie slots.)
2 Drill}S;" holes through the hard-
board where marked. Using a scroll
or band saw, cut the hardboard tem-
plate to shape.
3 Sand the edges of the template
smooth. (Don't rush! The quality of
each tie rack depends on how
smooth you make the template.)
ROUTING THE TIE RACK
Note: The three·ply, %" Baltic birch
plywood we used for the racks is
strong lightweight, and routs well
with a minimum of Chipping.
WOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 19H6
2 TIER RACK One and one-half hour project
I
Rotate the template and blank ,'~_=--------.--.-
counterclockwise when %"
routing.
, . -----r~--J-+.V2ff 711.N
3;.t
,,," , ¥.."
HARDBOARD
- TEMPLATE ~I~'I)=~~W'
'" Centerline
Drill '/z" holes /
to start tie slots.,./
"-
'- "- ---
--",//
I Cut the plywood slightly larger through the stock until the pilot of
than the template, being sure to keep the bit comes in contact with the
the face grain running horiwntally template. Rotate the template and
across the blank. blank counterclockwise, keeping the
2 Using double-faced tape, stick the pilot of the bit against the template.
hardboard template to the Baltic S Separate the tie rack from the
birch blank. template and sand the routed edges
3 Fit your table-mounted router smooth. (We hand-sanded the edges
with a ~" flush-trim bit. Raise the with 220· and 320-grit sandpaper to
bit above the surface of the router prevent snagging any ties.) Apply a
table, so that the pilot rides on the minimum of twO coats of poly-
blank where shown in the Routing urethane finish.
Drawing, below.
4 Start the router and, beginning at
the edge of the blank, push the bit BUYING GUIDE
eFlush-trim bit. )4" shank, Wi
ROUTING THE BLANK cuning edge, 1}S;" overall length.
'I. flum trim bit
N Catalog no. TF66100, $6.60. Trend-
lines, 375 Beacham Street, Chelsea,
Yo" hardboard template MA 02150, or phone 800/343-3248
.'.....
. :-. 't .. ...,. to order.
• <' •
.".". :"'.'-'.'
e ~" Baltic birch plywood. Five
IOxlO" squares for SIO ppd. Trim-
, craft Aero, Inc., P.O. Box 27, Lyons,
%ff Bailie birch WI 53148. Or call 414n63-3036.
~ I iil p/ywOOd blank
ProjCCI Design: Rand~ll Foshee
!
I I, Ph01ogr.lph: Jim K:tscouus
I ' lIlustr:Uions: Bill 7..aun; Randall Foshee
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 QUICK 'N' EAS'! PROJECT$

SANDPAPER
3 STORAGE
Two-hour project
BIN
Keep sheets of varying grits at your finger-
tips with this handy bin. Quick-grip shelf
cutouts, angled shelves, and a paper-tearing
device mean less fumbling and faster finishing.

Grind or cut lh" off one

end of hacksaw blade.
Mount blade with teeth
'h2~ above top surface
of the box. (Two blades
Bill of Materials required; only one shown.)

Flnlahed Size
Po. Material Qly.
T W L
2
A
B
II"
3/,~
10"
10"
13%"
12'!."
pi""'"
2
j
pi""'" 1t4XV2" panhead SCfew

C '0" 10" 12:Y;s" hardbOard 7

0
E
II"
'I.~
""
¥.
13Vz"
13W
hardboard
birch
1

2
II"
F
G
1(."
1(."
0/.
¥.
""
10"
bi.ch
bi.ch
2
2
Supplies: 84)( liz" panhead screws. 'S)(%"
roundhead blass v.ood SCI8WS, 'h" brads,
2-10%" hackSaw blades, paint. oil finish,
wood putty

I To build the box, cut the ply-
wood frame parts (A, B), the hard-
board shelves (C), and the hardboard
back (0) to the sizes indicated in the
Bill of Materials. Mark and cut the
cutouts in the front of each shelf,
rounding the corners where shown.
2 Measure, mark, and cut the
dadoes and rabbets in the sides (A)
where dimensioned in the drawing.
(To cut the dadoes for the shelves,
we first aligned our radial-arm saw
blade with the 5 0 -angled lines that
we just marked. 10 dado the left
side, angle the blade left of center,
and for cutting the right side, angle
the blade right of center. You could
cut the dadoes on your table saw
with a miter gauge fined with an
auxiliary fence.) Glue, clamp, and
nail the box assembly together.
3 Sand the box. Then pai", or fin-
ish it to match your shop cabinets.
4 Miter-cut the facing strips (E, F) to
length, finish-sand, and attach them
to the box with glue and brads. Set
the brads and fill the holes.
5 To make the paper-tearing device,
first grind the two hacksaw blades to
lO" in length. Then, drill a ¥J6" hole
in the ground end and one in the
center of each blade (the blade
comes with the third hole pre-
drilled). Drill pilot holes and screw
a blade to each side of the box.
6 Cut the tearing guides (G) to size,
finish-sand, and attach them to the
top of the box where indicated. (The
right guide is 5Y/' from the right
edge of the box, and the left guide is
4Y2" from the left edgc.) When the
guides <Irc mounted where shown,
you can halvc and quarter a standard
sheet of sandpaper 10 fit most palm-
grip sanders. Appl)' an oil finish to
the facing strips.
TEARING SANDPAPER TO SIZE
Position a full sheet of sandpaper
with thc short (9") side against the
right-hand guide. Holding the picce
firmly against the guide, slowly tear
the paper by pulling it down across
the hacksaw blade. NoW, position
the resulting half with the short side
against the left-hand guide and tear it
in half on the other blade.
t'rojCCl Design: ~brlcn Kemmel
Phmograph: Hob C~lmcf
JlIl1SIr:uioll: R<lndall Foshcl': Bill Zalln

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 PARROT
Three-hour project
Whenever you can build one project and end up
with three, THAT'S GOOD. These hirds of a differ-
ent feather make great little gifts, and you can bet
they'll get plenty of use, too.
I Edge-join enough wood Strips for 7 Position the pans on a scrap
two 4* x6*- laminations to form of~· plywood or other thin
the bottom two layers shown in the stock and 2g:J.in trace the Out-
dr:lwing. Or, simply use a single lines of the three parrots.
piece of a different type of wood for Remove the p2rtS 2nd cut the
e2ch of the three layers. (Don't be p2tterns on the backing slightly
afn.id to try your own combin:uion smaller than Ihe traced outlines to
of woods and veneers.) hide the sides of the backing.
2 After the glue has dried, remove S Place woodworker's glue or
the clamps and plane or reS2W all epoxy on the backing and lay the
three layers 10 *,If. Temporarily join p2rtS into position. If using wood-
the three byers atop each other with worker's glue, weight the pans with
several thin beads of hot-melt adhe- a (bt he2vy object such as your
sive or double-stick tape. wife's iron. (We used epoxy, which
3 Using carbon paper, transfer the doesn't require clamping.)
Full-Sized Paltcrn OntO the lOp board. 9 After the glue dries, round-over
Then cut out the parts with a scroll the edges of the backing by sanding
saw or a band saw with a fine- !O make it even less visible.
toothed blade. 10 Rub in an oil finish and epoxy a
4 Separate and intermix the parts 10 magnet to the back of each parrot.
obtain the desired color combina- Projecl lXsign; K;iren ~nd AuguSl Caryl
tions for each of the three parrots. I'hOlogr.lphs: Bob C~lmcr FULL·SIZED
Sand the backs of the parts smooth, lIluSlr.llions: Bill 7..;lun, Kim Downing
PAITERN
removing any tape gllm or hot·melt
adhesive. (We sanded the backs by
hand, using 150-grit paper mounted
on a sanding block.)
5 Round·over the from edges of the
parts on a belt sander or sanding
drum. Be sure !O wear a dust mask
and rubber finger pads (sold at office
supply Slores). Sand e2eh front edge
just to the back edge (further sand·
ing creates voids between the parts
T..k
".
when gluing the parrol together). ".
Sand-shape the tOp of e2ch piece
completely to elimin2te nat surfaces.
".
6 Finish-sand the parts. ""e sat
down and pl2ced a p2lm·grip sander
between our knees. Then we started
the under and rolled the parts from
side to side. Finally, we hand-sanded
each part to obtain a smooth surface.)

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 QUICK 'N' EA$'I PROJEC1$

Ii IS
'\
\
Note-. Use the full .
,:agce 76 for ease i;;,:ed pattern all Sand or rout a .
on edges and' slight round-over

*mostx 6%anyx 9"hardeach . (OfWe (fyout.

ut two piece
used maple ~
clear stock t

to trans~lef the0.)
2 Use carbo - or softwood will'd ul
full-sized bunny n paper
p
;6d hole locationsau~rn, detail lines
to one of the 5 own on page '
(h~ twO pieces maple pieces. Stick
[Q

~Ith dOUble_face:~lher, face to face

g ue (remember to :pc or hot-melt '
\;~ ///

on the outside) If eep the pattern .C!l and usc'It to sand .

;~; a bead nca~ th/~: use hot melt \ become sligh<' , until the holes
8A I yarger
maple pieces gcs of one of'
5
~~e glue outside ~f~~ careful to keep Carcfull
~art, and ~~~v~h~htwo pieces
PP y the finish
thhe bookends and d of your choice to
~cn, stick the (w ~ outline Sand or rout as' e tape. t em dry before owels, and let
with the edges fl 0 plcces together on all outside ed light round-over hand-rubbed
. assembling
ours" ('"
we
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road crosses a river. Look
opstream. With luck, you'll
spot the ruins of an old, water-
powered mill.
There, in days long past, stood the

watch; A wooden machine that har-

nessed energy from the river and
directed it to spin a millstone for
pulverizing grain or pull a saw blade
to make planks from timber.
Few wood craflsmen f:lced the
Herculean challenges of perhaps the
most pragmatic tradesman of early
America-the millwright. Simply
moving the huge limbers, a single
onc of which would outweigh a
brace of oxen, called for extraordi·
nary ingenuity. Despite the immense
size of the timbers needed for the
huge waterwheel, axle, and gears,
the joints between them had to be
perfect, with no play at aiL
To appreCiate me millwright's task,
lei'S journey to the America of 1700.

A stout heart of oak-the axle

A mill could do nothing without its
waterwheel, and the waterwheel
nothing without its axle. The axle,
the mill's real hearl, had 10 support
the 4-ton dead load of the wheel and
the force of the rushing water as well.
Only heart of white oak would do
By Roy Underhill
Master housewright at ColOflial
Williamsburg and host ofthe popu-
lar PBS series The Woodwright's
Shop, Underblll is also an author
and lecturer.
for grinding or s:lwlng power, the mlll used huge ge:lfS driven by the river. This
mill still sUnds :It Phlllipsburg M:lnor, Upper Mills, North 12rrytown, N.Y.
WATER AND PIT WHEEL for the all-important :l.xle-2' in
ASSEMBLY diamctcr, 18' long. One could plam
The millwright made the WlIterwhec:l and
a field of corn and see it come up in
pit wheel by lap·lolntlng three limbers the time il look to hew such a tim-
(A,. B, C) for each component inside the ber. A man could see his children
oak axle.
h:llf-grown before it was seasoned.
%c The timber had to be extraordinarily
Stout because it served twO purposes.
Unlike the familiar role of the car-
riage axle, the axle of a w:uerwheel
also acted as its hub. To :lccomplish
this dual purpose, millwrights long
ago developed a unique joint. By
imerlocking three long timbers inside
the huge axle, they made an extra-
ordinarily strong, six-spoked wheel
(see drawing, left).
Where the timbers crossed at their
midpoim, the millwright cut lap
joims. This enabled him to join the
timbers within e1ongate<l mortises
CUI entirely through the massive axle.
Continued
79
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Water rushing through the sluice turns the waterwheel. The pit wheel on the same axle matches the waterwheel's
turns. Its cog teeth mesh with the vertical lantern gear to transmit power to the horizontal gear ror grinding.
Completed, the assembly produced
six spokes that could never slip.
The millwright cut the lap joint in
the timber spokes with common car-
penter's tools. BU[ the mortise
through 2' of white oak required a
heavy mortising chisel with a
lY.J"-wide, 19"-long shaft weighing
3~ Ibs. A powerful swing of a hefty
mallet, repeated over and over again,
drove it through the oak.
Cogging up the pit wheel
In all but the simplest mills, the mill-
wright would make the gears that
the rushing power captured by the
waterwheel. This called for super
precision, for where the waterwheel
needed only to mesh with the
accommodating river, the cog-laden
gears inside Ihe mill represented
wood running against wood in an
endless search for flaws.
The millwright directed most of
his considerable skill to the all-
important pit wheel, the main driv-
ing gear that transmitted power from
the waterwheel. For everyone of its
revolutions, the pit wheel lUrned the
companion lamern gear six times.
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Mounted inside the mil! on the
waterwheel axle, the oak stock used
[0 make the pit wheel turned as if on
a lathe. As it lUrned, the millwright
scribed the centerline for the mor-
tises that would house the replace-
able beech, maple, or applewood cog
teeth. Then he paced off their exact
locations around the gear's circum-
ference with a pair of dividers.
Boring and chopping the mortises
could take days, but there was no
rushing. The 100 tapering shanks of
the cogs, their tooth ends rough
blocks, had 10 fit perfectly into their
mortises. Should one later come
loose, the resulting shock of the join-
ing gear's jump could break out the
rest of the teeth before the frantic
miller could Stop the wheel.
Shaping proper gear teeth
Only when all the cogs had been
sledgehammered in around the pit
wheel could the millwright shape
them into proper gear teeth.
With a scribing tool fastened to
the stationary timber of the mill
itself, this maker of massive gears
marked on the oversized cog blocks
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the cxtent of the path they would
travel. Their length now deter-
mined, the blocks were sawn off.
Then, the limits of p~ecision were
expanded. The millwright paced off
the 100th spacing around the cogs,
setting and reSCUing his dividers
until they ended at the precise point
where they began. Sometimes the
adjustment was so fine th'1-t it could
only be made by filing away part of
one of the divider points.
When the intervals were finally
even, Ihe millwright pared away the
tough wood to shape the teeth on
the cogs. All had to be identical in
shape and spacing, for if one stood
OUI it would wear unevenly, and get
worse, not better, wilh time.
When a tooth was out of stcp, the
miscalculation could be plainly heard
from the running mill as it recited
the craftsman's faults with every
turn. Only the unremitting care and
diligence of the capable' millwright
could bring the even rumble of gears
and wheels meshing that was music
to a miller's ear. •
Pholograph: Sk-ep)' Hollo,,' ReSlorations
lIluslralions: Jim SICI'enSOn
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quc.'Stions. You'll find the answers on
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ish 10 it. copies of 17th, 18th, 19th & early ductions at Factory-direct
o Fact 0 Fiction 20th cenlury pulls prlcesl Door, window and
cabinet hardware; lighting
2 Wood shrinks equally in all and bathroom fixtures; and
directions as it dries. gifts in brass, oak, porcelain,
D Fact 0 Fiction and wrought Iron. 48-page
J All woods floal. color catalog $2.00.
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Millers Falls, MA Ol.J49
4 Wood dowels are round.
o Fact 0 Fiction Mfrs. of Cabinet &. Furniture

S F2St-growing tree! make better

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the slow-growing species.
Hardware for Homes &. Antiques.
Send $2.00 for a analogue.
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6 All hardwoods are hard.
I Clocks! '" II
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8 Branches rise higher off the
ground 2S a tree grows.
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I Buy the Best :
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9 The water in green wood makes
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it stronger than dry wood. I (WrrH THIS AD)
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10 Heavier woods will shrink and I INInger end FREE HANDS!
2 fin Size p.nltnS fer I Add 25(: ea. lor seccnd hands. I
swell less than less rigid light-
weight woods.
Qrysler SMa. &Gr.'" Shipping & Ha"dI~ $2.00 per order. I
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10 Sp.t. WlIHb· Phil
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Catalog 786 - 50 pages
01 clock movements,
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DANISH OIL FINISH
You'll be amazed at how easy
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with Watco Danish Oil. Watco
gives wood that nalural hand·
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durability. And because Watco
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for furniture, antiques, panel·
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.:..::1 blocks, cutting boards, and
I Facl. Most all woods change
color after exposure to light and
air, even with a finish. Walnut,
for inst2nce, bleaches to a yel-
low color.
.1 Ficlion. Flat-sawn wood can
shrink nearly twice as much in
width as in thickness, and in
lenglh, hardly at all.
J Fiction. Only wood with a
specific gravity less than that of
water (1.0) will float. Lignum
vitae, at 1.2, for instance, sinks.
4 Fictiotl. Because of the way the
wood shrinks, dowels are actu-
ally slightly oval, rather th:m
round.

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children's toys. Choose from
8 beautiful finishes ... Natural, S Ficlion. Slow-growing trees
have more annual rings per
and Medium, Dark, and Black
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2131870-4781 Golden Oak, Fruitwood, and for machining and shaping.
English Oak colors. 6 Fiction. Balsa, which you can
carve with your fingernail, is a
hardwood.
7 Fact. Air in its cell structure
makes wood 15 limes better at
"War Injuries left me insulating than concrete and 32
b.dly h.ndlcepped, but
now I'm. fln.nc.al S\.ICcen times better than steel.
as a Locksmith, thanks to
ur training. Besides. the
~rk IS fascinating. If I can
8 Fiction. Branches never gel any
do it anybody can."- higher off the ground than
Glen Johnson. Larned, Kan. where they first appeared be-
cause a tree grows from the top,

~~~I, Be a LOc'i<SM"i"r'iI.
nOt the bottom up.
9 Fiction. Strength increases with
dryness, but flexibility
If you enloy fixing things, you're a "natural" enable you to get your share of this always- decreases.
to make hundreds of EXTRA DOLLARS a profitable business, Hundreds we've trained
year in the fnclnatlng business of Lock· are doing It. So can YOU. Ficlion. Lightweight woods
sm.thlng. Rising crime has IncreaHcl de-
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COUECT CASH PROFITS AlMOST AT ONCEl business. Ideal for retirement-good jobs, too. II allows moisture to travel.
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for itself, but you C1n truSt the herhage. It evolved
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Not anxious 10 recruil amateur members, the guilds sug-
gested a new org:mization, and the Society was born."
Thanks 10 the link with the two professional organi·
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knowledge and experiencc of professionals-without
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the exposure to a different view of woodworking, and ~ 10· CARBIDE TIPPED BLADES ~
our resourccs and publicatjons," answers Phillips.
Society activity centers in a Georgian-style building in s- Teeth LOll Hiller'.
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London. It houses a library, information service,

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antique woodworking tools, and exhibitions of mem- ~
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with both metric and standard U.S. measurements, costs
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tool catalog, and course offerings. •
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'" 1411 Assembly Street
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I ConSlruction starts with the

counterweight itself (see the sketch,
SMALL below)_ Thread a coupling and a
plug onto one end of a 10" length of

ENGINE l%"-diamcter galvanized pipe. Then

fill the pipe with wet sand or old
nuts and washers. (You may have to

REPAIR!
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increase or reducc lhe amount of fill
later, depending on the weight of
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you every step of the way.
lhan the table.)
No doubt abouIIL .• as a small engine pro. you can cash
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that's just for labor. A simple lune-up earns as much as of {he nylon rope through this hole,
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and accessories will add even more \0 llle profits,
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- the rope to prevent it from unrJvcl-
ing. ThreOid the plllg into Ihe
coupling.
2. The coullIcrwcight slides up :md
down inside a length of r -diameter
PVC pipe. How you mount this
guide pipe varies with the drill-press
lype. We mounted ours to our
tabletop drill-press Slalld using just
twO V-bolts.
If you have a noor·model drill
press, you'll need to make IWO
spacer blocks out of 1. scrap stock
If
10 separate the pipe from the poSI.
(See Ihe sketch, bollam righi, for
how this setup looks.) If it's (:vcr
'1.·20
INtChine screw
%. wood blOCke cut to ftt
diarTlll8l' of drill-press
column and PVC pipe
'C'OOD MIoGAZlNE AUGUST 1986
Have a problem with
necessary to lower the drill press
table beyond these br.lckclS, simply
your subscription?
\'Ik want to solve it to your complete
satisfaction, and we want to do it fast.
Please write to: Robert Austin, BetleT
HOl'I'le' and G~ WOOD, P.O. Box
loosen the clamps and lower the
10628, Des Moines, Iowa 50336.
guide pipe.
You can help us by attaching your maga.
J The pulley plays an important line labd here, or copy your name and
pan in the s0100lh oper.nion of an)' address as it appeal! on your label. Send
counterweight S}'Slem. We mounted this along with your conespondence.
a pullc)' on the back of the drill·
press Glsting. To do this. drill a
Ix.... -diameter hole in the center of
thread. Mount a *..
the casting, and tap it for a ~"-20
pulley with a
~"-20x I"-Iong machine screw and
nut (sec sketch).
If you do not have a tap. you can
drill the hole as described abo\'c.
then usc a %"-di2mcterx '''.Iong self-
tapping screw.
Some drill presses have a motor
mount adjustment screw to which
you can mount a pulley. As with the
gUide pipe, deo.·clop the beSt solution
for )'Our drill press.
4 To attach the ~ .. n)'lon rope to
the table, you'll need 10 first drill 2
fJr." -diameter hole through one end
of a piece of %" bar stock. Locate a
Yz" hole on the other end of the Moving?
strip by removing the table damping
boh on the back of the table and Simply attach the mailing label from this
slidfng the stock into the sial. Mark magazine and write in your new address
the location of the hole on the below. (Please allow 4-8 weeks.)
stock, then remove it and drill the Your New Address Goes Here
hole.
Reinstall the damping bolt, with
the stock in the sial. (If the strip is
Apt. #
too thick, the table will not clamp
securely. You may have to griml the
stock 10 thin it down.) Connect a
¥i~" chain coupler (quick-link) to the St.t.
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the bench top (directly over the PVC Canadian or foreign postage.
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6 To hook up the system, put the
For Fast Service...
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Next, thread the rope through the Also, address changes are handled more
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casting. FinalJy, raise the table as far need to reach us quickly the following
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partner in precision woodwork-
ing offers acomplete line of
equipment from Germany at
competitive prices. Elektra
Beckum USA Corp. $2.00.
4. Beautiful wood finishing with
Watco Danish oil wood finish.
Full-color "How to Beautifully
Finish Wood" booklet enables
anyone to create professional
finishes the first time. Outlasts
surtace coats three to one. Eight
colors. Eliminates pre-staining.
Free.
8. Catalog containing hundreds
of patterns for woodworkers!
Choose outdoor proiflcts, chil-
dren's toys, furniture, whirli-
gigs, planters, clocks, rocking
horses and much more. Plus
(Ilany pages of books, hard-
ware, parts, tools, supplies.
$.25 for postage, please.
12. Renovator's Supply,
America's Nurnher One source
lor eleganl, old-style reproduc-
tions at factory-direct prices! 48
colorful pages of door, window
and cabinet hardware; lighting
and bathroom fixtures; and gifts
forthe home in brass, oak, por·
celain and wrought iron. $2.00.
13. Quartz clock movements.
Our 60-page catalog features a
large selection of movements
and afull line of clock-making
supplies and accessories. Thou-
sands of ultra-thin pendulum
and chime movements always
in stock. Most orders shipped
within 48 hours. Precision
Movement. Catalog free.
Furniture
Designs,
Inc.
17. Wonderland for woodwork-
ers! Illustrations and descrip-
tions of over 180 full-size plans
of fine, museum-quality furni-
ture. Includes cradles, roll-top
desk, tables, chairs, buffets,
chests, gun cabinets, poker
table, children's furniture, rock-
ing horse, spinning wheels and
more. Catalog $2.00-refundable
with first plan order.
21. 116-page catalog offers the
finest in cabinet-grade hard·
woods, veneers, woodworKing
tools and accessories, hard-to-
find hardware, inlays, kits, cane,
moulding, wood finishes,
books, plans and more. Your
best source book and reference
guide for woodworkers and re-
storers. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Prompt deliveries. $1.00.
14. Catalog of wooden toy pat-
terns, hardwood turnings, com-
plete kits; also patterns plus
turnings kits and woodworking
books. Seven full-sized patterns
$5 each; four or more for only
$4 each. Package of eight
spoked wheels $5.95. Catalog
free with order. Catalog alone
$1.50. Toy Designs.
18. Woodworkers catalog. More
than a catalog-it's one of the
best sources for quality wood-
working tools. You'll find every-
thing from bit braces to wood
borers, from saws to sharpen-
ing stones. Every product is
sold satisfaction guaranteed.
Catalog is free. Woodcraft Sup-
ply Corp.
22. Best country furniture plans.
Our catalog features designs
from country pie safe to mini-
barn. We have also included
various specialty products for
the home workshopper. Send
$1.00 for our latest catalog, de-
ducted from your first plans or-
der. Hammermark Associates.
15. The Van Dyke's Restorers
Catalog offers wholesale tools
and supplies for upholstery,
antique restoration and related
trades. Includes wood products,
carvings, caning supplies, brass
fixtures, Aladdin lamps, lamp
parts and more, $1.00.
19. Horton Brasses catalog
shows over 500 items of au-
thentic reproduction hardware
from the 1700s and on into this
century. These are superior re-
productions of Chippendale,
Hepplewhite, Queen Anne,
Sheraton, Victorian and early
1900s brass furniture hardware.
Catalog $2.00.
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23. Woodworks offers low prices
and fast service on hundreds of
beautifully turned birch, walnut,
oak and cherry wood parts. Our
32-page catalog also includes
hard-to-find hardware'and cut-
ting tools. Send $1.00 for cat-
alog, bonus coupon and our
special "get acquainted" offer.
16. 50th Anniversary Cane &
Basket Supply Catalog includes
hundreds of items used by hob-
byists interested in basketry,
caning and rushing. Many pro-
ducts in the 20-page catalog
show all sizes available, so
selection is quick and easy.
$1.00 refundable with first order.
20. Workshop Blueprint's pro-
ject plans for woodworkers.
Professionally designed projects
include furniture, playthings and
accessories, storage sheds and
gazebos. Plans use readily
available materials and standard
sizes of lumber. Instructions are
clear and concise. Send $2.00
for our catalog (refundable with
order) and get started!
24. A1986 Pitsco Catalog can
be yours! "Neat stuff!" The most
frequently heard comment about
our products. Peg ... is only one
of approximately 3,500 items in
our catalog. $4.00.
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25. Wooden parts and turnings
in bulk lots including gloved
dowel~, spindles, toy "head-
lights," wheels, eggs and train
smokestacks. Items can be
combined for the best price.
25¢,
26. Cas-Ker's 55-page catalog
shows over 25 different varieties
of Quartz clock movements.
Features movements made in
Japan by the world's largest
producer of Qllartz timepieces.
Also included are dials, hands,
numerals and accessories.
Most orders are shipped within
one day of receipt. $1.50 .
27. INyndham Woods is asup-
plier of the highest quality dom-
estic and exotic lumber and ven-
eer. Our specialties are: flitch-
cut lumber (wide boards cut
from the same tree), unusually
figured and colored veneers,
thick domestic veneers and thin
lumber. $1.00.
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28. Nyle Corporation, the only
US manufacturer of small de-
humidification lumber dryers of-
fers an "Introduction to Dehu-
midification Lumber Drying."
Nyle brings years of building
large dry kiln systems to anew
line of dryers for 300-10,000
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tools, etC.-ali hardened and
tempered to hold akeen edge
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Adjustable at intervals of 1/64
inch. Send for more informa-
31. 256 pages of power and
hand tools from leading manu-
facturers like Milwaukee, Hit-
achi, Porter-Cable, Bosch,
Ryobi and many more can be
fo~nd in Tool City's 1986 cata-
log. Examples of our low prices
can be found in our advertise.
ment in this issue. For catalog
32. Dakota Woodworks is the
country's largest manufacturer
of antique reproduction wooden
telephones. Kits in two skill
levels: one with plans and hard-
ware, one with pre-cut oak cab-
inetry and hardware. Both in-
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should have a specific storage place. open·stand table saws. It is a massive precision
Chisels and plane irons are also less tool. The complete package includes the saw, a
steel combination blade, miter-gauge, stand and
likely to have their cutting edges motor. INe have added a FREE adjustable dado
damaged if properly stored. Tools, and table insert to give you added flexibility.
like people, need a home (and you Our price includes freight to anywhere in the 48
thought they didn't have feelings). states.
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heartening-It's expensive when Buy-and use-those 33·4105 Delta 10" Contractor's 5aw with FREE
you consider the cost of replac-
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bench brushes, brooms, dust pans,
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cement, or buying a new drHl bit and more expensive items, such as a
for the onc lost in the sawdust. dust-collection system. And what's \\Oodworker!>
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Messes thrive on workbenches. Don't plastic pullout drawers. These are
leave a (001 out after you've used it. great for storing wood screws and BUILD YOUR DWN GRANDFATHER CLOCK
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the next phase of the project, but easier to qUickly locate small items
the few seconds it takes to relurn a when you need them.
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_Solid 3/4" hard-
woods: black
walnut, cherry, oak
anything away-be it a scrap of the particles before they have a _ Heirloom quality
unused sandpaper or a sliver of wal- chance to become airborne. Dust in - F8C\ory direct prices
_ Solid brass West
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much. Boxes and boxes of scrap- breathing conditions, it can also movements
_Money back
wood are not only a nuisance and a settle in motors and bearings and guarantee
_ Prompt shipment
fire hazard, they can literally become shonen their lives. A high-powered -No woodworking
stumbling blocks. Be ruthlessly prac- vacuum cleaner can make clean-up experience
necessary
tical: Will you really ever lise that bearable and even fun. Placing WRITE FOR
scrap for a project? If not, give it vacuum-hose adapters on your sta- FREE COLOR
the heave-ho. tionary tools also helps to eliminate CATALOG
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 Information
You can get useful ideas and product
information by mail. Use the coupon in
this section to order your choice of liter-
ature listed below.
SCROLL SAW AND LATHE INFORMATION
More Ihan 20 pages of informalion, including full·
color photos, on HEGNER precision scroll sews,
HEGNER lalhes, and HEGNER duplicators. Find
oul why these machines are considered state or
the erl, and what 10, look for when shopping for
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WOODWORKING PROFESSIONALS ONLY -
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$1.00. Circle NO.3.
OVER 400 WOODWORKING DESIGNS-We now
offer thirty·one packets of blueprint plans and full-
size patterns With both the home and commercial
craftsman in mind, Enjoy making toys, games, chil-
dren's items, whirligigs, folk art, plaques, magazine
racks, shelves, kitchen and household items, bird·
houses, plant stands, and more. Simple enough for
the beginner, fun and profitable for the pro. Send
for illustrated brochure plus sample pallern. AC-
CENTS IN PINE. $2.00. Circle No. 12.
THE AMERICAN WOODWORKER MAGAZINE-
offers p'o!ects on beginning, intermediate, and ad·
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plans for jigs and li~tures for your shop. A one year
subscription is only $ I 2.00 (onslde U,S.). Send for
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TOOL CATALOG - Available from Anglo Ameri·
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WOODWORKERS' PLANS AND SUPPLIES -
Wood projects are simplilied with the high quality
plans, specialty hardware and other supplies of-
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lamps, chests, and other furniture. Movements, di-
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WOOD ENTHUSIASTS - Our catalog Is loaded
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veneers, inlays, marquetry patterns and kits, game
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DISCOVER VENEER - Artistry In Veneers' do·it-
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THE FIRST LINE IN JIG SAW- BOSCH - Bosch
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Wholesale prices. Send for literature. AVIATION
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EVERYTHING FOR THE WOODWORKER - Ma-
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shaker pegs. Price of catalog IS refundable with
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115,
WOODWORKING EQUIPMENT - More than 75
pages filled with woodworking machinery, portable
power tools, and supplies. Detailed Information on
all types of equipment for professional and home
shop needs, Powermatic, Rockwell, Hitachi. Ma·
klta, and more. BRATTON MACHINERY AND SUP·
PLY,INC. $4.50. CirCle No. 750.
CANE AND BASKET SUPPLIES - Every item
used in caning and basketry Is pictured In Ihls new
catalog for hobbyists and others interested in can·
lng, rushing, etc., for either fun or profit. CANE &
BASKET SUPPLY CO. $1.00. Circle No. 230.
CARBIDE TIPPED ROUTER BITS AND SHAPER
CUTTERS - Over 200 router bits and shaper cut·
ters displayed in catalog featuring 6 piece cabinet
sets. 3 piece Y2 In.shank router bit panel raising
system, and 3 wing industrial shaper cutlers. Shap·
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with bu!lhings. Rouler bits oUered in;4 in. and Y2 In.
shank. CASCAOE PRECISION TOOL CO. $' .00.
Circle No. 245.
CLOCK MOVEMENTS CATALOG - The 55·page
catalog conlains over fifteen different quartz ciock
movements. including pendulum, strike, and chime
movements. Also shown are dials, hands. numer-
als, and accessories. It features movements made
in Japan by the world's largest producer of quartz
timepieces. CAS-KER CO. $ 1.00. Circle No. 250.
NO MORE COFfEE CAN CATCHALLS - An end
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bench organizers come empty or full of the most
needed woodworking or toy making parts. Con-
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bins and adjustable dividers. Also illustrated In our
beautiful color catalog are hundreds of plans, kits,
parts, and supplies for toy, wood, and furniture pro-
Jects. CHERRY TREE TOYS, INC. $1.00. Circle No.
258.
MAKE WOODEN CLAMPS AND SAVE 60% - Kits
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clamps. Acme threaded steel rods, components,
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projects. CHERRY TREE TOYS, INC. $1.00. CirCle
No, 259.
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For novice to experienced woodworkers. Bulk
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Circle No. 280.
WOODWORKERS TOOLS AND MATERJALS -
116-page catalog offers fine hardwoods. veneers.
inlays, picture molding, wood finishes, carving
blocks, cabinet hardware, and cane. Specialty
woodworking tools, shop equipment, plans, in·
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SON INC. $1,00. Circle No. 270_
LOOKING FOR PIERCED TIN? COME TO THE
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panels ready to mstall in kitchen cabinets, cup·
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150 patterns - or all the materials you need to
create-it'yourself, Tin. zinc, copper, brass, kits,
TO ORDER THESE BOOKLETS, USE COUPON ON PAGE 99
lanterns. furniture plans, and morel Artistry in
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272.
WOODWORKERSI HELP CELEBRATE OUR
55TH YEAR Of SERVICE - Send for our new 148-
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hardwood veneers, toois. moldings, trim, marque-
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clock kits, and hard·to·find hardware. 4,OOO·plus
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WOODWORKERS FULL-LINE CATALOG - 152
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Compiete full·line catalog. CRAFTWOODS. $3.00.
CirCle No. 285.
INDUSTRIAL QUALITY CUTTING TOOLS - DML
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Four information·filled brochures detail carbide·
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explains applications, photos show tool configura·
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No. 303.
INDUSTRIAL QUALITY CUTTING TOOLS -
Three large, colorful wall posters keep DML's huge
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easy reference. Separate posters for saw blades,
shap'er heads (with diagrams of each CUI), and rout-
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capabilities, and sizes. DML, INC, $3.00, Circle No.
304.
ANTIQUE REPRODUCTION WOODEN TELE·
PHONES - Dakota Wood works Is the country's
largest manufacturer of antique reproduchon
wooden telephones. Kits available in two skill lev·
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oak cabinefry and hardware. All hardware IS solid
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WORKS. $2,00. Circle No. 308.
DELTA MACHINERY CATALOG FOR BUILDING
TRADES AND HOME SHOPS - a source for quali.
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TREMENDOUS SAVINGS - on finest quality
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ENT. $1.00. Circle No. 350,
MULTI·PURPOSE HOME WOODWORKJNG SYS-
TEM - The Emco Starl-2000 is a table saw, band
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deliveted prices. Available 10 you are over 21 spe·
cies 01 imported as well as domestic: hardwoods,
softwoods, lurning5, shCH'I" veneers. All our lum-
ber is kiln dried. As school shop suppliers lor 3.
)'elrs, we know our lumber. It is lop-grade. Send
today and receive your BONUS GIFT: 4 new lurrH'
ture designs. EDUCATIONAL LUMBER CO.• 11'lC.
52.00. Circle No. 420.
MACASSAR EBONY - Prolessionals agree Il'a
one of the world's hardest, (aresl, and most beauti.
ful woods. Macassar is coveted by woodworkers,
artlSI$, turners, ilnd connoisseurs for ils marbelike
beauty and durability. We have Ihe largest com-
mercial selection of dimenllonal stocks in the U.S.,
from 1 10 8 inches thick and trom 4 to 20 Inches
wide In random lengths to 9 II. These are Virtually
unavailable elsewhere at any price. As a direCllm.
porler, we offer the lowest prices anywhere with no
minimum orders. Send today lor a complele de-
scriplion, Inventory and price list (relundable with
filst order). ART EISENBRAND, INC. $1.00. Circlll
No. 430.
STATIONARY POWER MACHINES - Available
from Eleklra Beckum U.S.A. Corp. - advanced
tech~y woodworking stationary power mao
chinell With the unique Unimex Motor interchange-
able concepl. For complete inlormalion on JointerI
Planer. Bandsaw. Oust Exlractor, Spindlel
Moulder. Lalhe and ('.ombt Saw send for our cata-
log. ELEKTRA BECKUM U.S.A. CORP. 51.00. Cit·
clfl No. 440.
DO-IT-YOURSELF GRANDFATHER CLOCK KITS
- Direcf Irom world's largeSl manufacturer of
randlalher clock kits. Prices starting at under
I280 Including Wesf German Westminsfer chiming
movement. Choose Irom black walnut. cherrr., and
oak. Olher quality heirloom kits also ayallable.
Send lor brochure. EMPEROR CLOCK CO. 50c.
Clrcle No. 450.
JAPANESE WOODWORKING TOOLS - A line
IJ8leCllon, including chisels and gouges, sharpen·
iog slones, saws. marking looill. h.atchets, knives
and garden tools. Irom S(H'Tle of Japan's molt re·
spected small toolmakerll. Send for catalog. FINE
TOOL SHOPS. Free. Circle No. 495.
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RIPSTRATE SAVES FINGERS - lor table saw
and radial arm saw UhfS. Broc:tMJre describes the
RIPSTRATE and sl'lows I'Iow it gives stlaighter
cuts. speeds. Ihe work, prevents kickbacks. Ind
keeps hands aWly Irom the blade. FISHER HILL
PRODUCTS. 25e. Circle No. 530.
EXCELLENCE IN SHARPENING EQUIPMENT-
This two-eolor, 56· page catalog from Foley·Belsaw
Co. provides inlormllion on its complete line of
equipment used lor shlrpening home, garden, and
ll'ldustrial shop saws and tools. Each machine is
fully Illustrated. complete specs and pricing infor·
malion ale provided. FOLEY·BELSAW CO. Flee.
Circle No. 550.
BEAT INFLATION AND HIGH LUMBERYARD
PRICES- Tum trees into valuable lumber wilh the
world·famous ONE·MAN PORTABLE SAWMILL.
Goes right to the treell - lurns out smooth. lruecut
lumber every lime. No crew needed ... no eXpeI'l.
enee necessary. Send lor booklet FOLEY·BEL·
SAW CO. Free. Circle No. 551.
FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO FOLEY·BELSAW
NEWS BULLETION - For a fimited time Foley'-
Belsaw will be giving IWly I l-year subscription to
their 64-pa\le color publicltlon. This publicltion In·
cludes stones and shop lips on all types of wood·
working, tool sh.alpenlOg, upholstery, engine Ie·
pair, and locksmithing. "The magazine, which is
published SIX times a year, inclUdes many 1lpec:;lat
offers on Foley·Belsaw equipment. FOLEY·BEL-
SAW CO. Free. Circle No. 552.
CUTTING TOOLS - Freud provides the fioestln
Ilandtools and carbide cut1lng tools. From Chisels
and plarles to saw blades and rouler bits. All this
and more. Send for catalog. FREUD. St.OO. Circle
No. 560.
FULL·SIZE FURNITURE PLANS CATALOG -il-
lustrates and describeS over 180 plans lor makinp
furniture of quality found in museums and line furnl'
tUle stores. Plans include rolltop desk. cradles, dlf!·
ing tables, chairs, bullets, chests, gun cabinets,
poker table, chIldren's furmture, Ioc:king hOlse,
spinning wheets, Ind more. Bill of mafenals ex-
ploded drawings auist the woodworker. FURNI-
TURE DESIGN. tNC. 52.00. CIrcle No. 585.
TO ORDER TliESE ElOOKlETS, USE COUf'OH ON PAGE IlII
1985·86 MASTER CATALOG - contains 228
pages of the finest in woodworking hand tools, ma-
chinery. and finishing suppties plus over 125
books. Of particular nole is lhe selection of Japa-
nelJ8 tools. The lormal is all four-color. GARRETT
WADE CO. $3.00. Circle No. 600.
BEAUTIFUL WIPE·ON WOOD FINISHING -is ex-
plained in a booklet from a pioneer in wipe-on fin-
ishes since 1928. Wood finishes that ploduce a
beautilul hand·rubbed finiSh wilhout messy
brushes or spraying. Specially lormulated finiShes
thai simply wipe-on with prolessional results every-
time - iuaranteedl Unlike conventional finishes
these wil never yellow, crack, or craze and they dry
dustlree without runs. These finishes will bring out
the natural beauty of the wood and neyer needs
waxing. Send loday for your wood finishing guide
'''r.roducts catalog. GENERAL FINISHES. 25c.
Cire e No. 830.
PEG-1000 WHOLESALE - Polyethylene gtycol
green wood sfabilizer, 10 Ibs. $19.00 plus $3.20
shipping. Send 101' acklitionalinlormaflon. GENER·
AL FINISHES. 25c, Circle No. 631.
EASY DOES IT - with HTC'S power toolaccnso-
ries. Discover many unique items. desi9ned only
with you, the dedicated woodworker, If! mlf!d. Make
)'Qur machinery salar, increase the working area of
your shop and accomplish nearly impossible tasks
easily. quickly. accurately. Full·line catalog and
pnce list. HTC PRODUCTS. INC. Flee. Circle No.
705.
COUNTRY FURNITURE PLANS - Our catalog
features 14 designs - from counlfy pie safe to
mini·barn. Also included are various products lor
the home workshopper. Send lor our latesl calalog.
Price of catalog deducted lrom your first order.
HAMMEAMARK ASSOCIATES. 51.00. Circle No.
710.
BRASS FURNITURE HARDWARE - This 36·page
catalog shows ovel 500 items of authentic: repro-
duction hardware Irom the 1700's and on into thiS
century. Th.s fine quality hardware is a must lor Ihe
lurnlfure craltsman working on a new project, or
the refinisher who needs replacemant hlrdware.
HOATON BRASSES. $2.00. Circle No. 750.
'WOOD WoGAZINE AUGUST 1986
NEW 1986 CATALOG OF SHAPER CUTTER PAT·
TERNS - For the corwenienee 0' the distributor
andlof end-user, L.A.H. Enterprises, Inc. has dupli-
cated in actual size, 600 diUo"nl shaper culler
paUarn! in an easy-to-,ead catalog. This catalog is
e~cellenl for quick relerence and lunelions as a
guide lor the many culler del,il' used in the cabi·
net making and furniture manufacturing industries.
Catalog5 include a rel.il poe8 list. L A. HUBERT
SAW. $2.00. Circle No. 765.
IF YOU ARE INHRSTED IN FINE WOODWORK-
ING - you will not lind bellef machinef)' than lhat
sold by J.P. Humrrey ltd. For example, we have lO-
In. general tablesaws (2 HP, magnetic swilch. Ie·
ver·lock lence) available at S1,295 FOB New York.
Send 101 brochure. J. PHILIP HUMFREY LTD.
S 1.00. Circle No. 110.
START SMALL BUSINESS WITH NEW SCROLL
SAW - The Excalibur precision scroll saw from
Canada can turn your workshop InlO a profit center.
Maka 10)lS and puzzles, do intricate marquetry work
or detailed cabinet work with these "operator
Iriendly" machines. Hund,eds sold in the U.S. al-
ready. Save. buy direct, from $495. up. Complete
proje<:'lallerns and plans aYailable. Send for bfo·
chuf8. . PHILIP HUMFREY LTD. S 1.00. Circle No.
771.
BUY YOUR SANDING BELTS DIRECT FROM THE
MANUFACTURER _ Industna! Abfulyes is the
company lhat gives you $I. Iree belts with every
dozen Ofdered. But, sanding bellS .18 nol lhe only
produCI we have 10 offer. In ou, catalog youwin lind
many lpecialty ilems nol readily available in you,
ha'dware stOfe. Plice of cal.loo relunded with li'SI
or08l.INDUSTRIALABRASIV~SCO. 51.00. Orcle
No. 780.
fashioned lawn sWing, ji9saw proiects lor children,
and more. MASTERCRAFT PLANS WEST. $1.00.
Circle No. I Z 16.
WOODWORKING BOOKS AT DISCOUNT
PRICES - Most complele liShng 01 bookl 10'
woodwo,kers. Each book is d,scounled "om 10 to
25% ofl the cover price. There is absoluloly no
shiPfl,ng and handling chlfge. Woodworking, carv·
ing, lu,n,ng, project book, by authOfs such IS
Krenov, Frid. Spielman, Nillh, Tangerman, and
Hoadley are listed along with many hard-to·hnd ti.
tles, MANNY'S WOOOWORKER'S PLACE. $2.00.
Circle No. IZI7.
WOODWORKER'S SPECIALTIES _ 48-page cat-
alog of plans and hard·to·flnd haHlware IOf the
woodworker. SISSS hardw8lo, screws, co'k prod·
ucts. wood turnings, caOiSler liners, c'ock move·
menlS, picture frame supplies, lamp parts. and
more. MEISEL HARDWARE SPECIALTIES. $1,00,
Circ/o No. 7220,
TIPS ON WOOD FINISHING _ A comprehensive,
30·page booklet includes numerous tips thaI save
time and trouble ror do·it·yourseUers. Inrormation
ranges Irom small repairs to restoring the 1l00sh 01 a
priceless antique. Also Included is a Chart showing
Ihe lull range 01 colors aYaiiable. The name 01 your
neareSl deater is p,ovided. MINWAX CO., INC.
Free. Circle No. 1240.
GERMAN STEEL TOOL CATALOG - 24 pages
packed with tinest quality tools manulactured in
Ge,many. InclUded are Ihousands or unusual and
hard-to·lind chisels. gouges. parting lools. eiC. _
all hardened and lempered to hole a keen er;lge and
!Ilye a lilehme 01 dependable service. FRANI( MIT·
TERMEtEA.INC. Free. Circle No. 1250.
WOOD CARVING - YOU can obtain inform"llOflon
learning woodcarving by sending for our literature.
Tile offer includes SIImple copy 01 The ",.11fJ1 Uag·
azme and two lesson sheels on carving. NATION.
AL CARVERS MUSEUM. S1.00. CIrcle No. 1300.
WOODWORKING TOOL CATALOGS - R.A. Ness
&. Co.. Ihe Woodworkers Emporium. offers a 2·year
subscription, a lotal 01 eight huge sale catalogs.
Thousands or industrial qualily items - machinery,
hand tools, portable electric tools, and supplies-
are leatured al super sale p,ices. The fee Is rofund·
able with purchase. R. A, NESS &. CO.. the Wood·
workers Emporium. $4.00. Clfcle No. 1370.
BANOSAW OWNERS - A new tool is now av"it·
able so you can make or repair any length bandsaw
blade in minutes. Our splicer enables c,aUsmen to
make up any tenglh blade Irom ~onomlc.1 coil
blade stock quickly and easily. Three models are
currently available to accomodate blade Wldlhs

THE CUSHION CONTOUR SANDER - is a new

concept in pneumatic drum sanding. Sanding
sleevas are slid over an air bag (inflated wifh a
hand lire pump) on an arbor to mount it bel ween
centers on a wood lathe. Drum eflectively fakes on
proliles. curves. and bevels practically eliminating
lIat spots and challer marks. INDUSTRIAL.ABRA-
SIVES CO. Free. Circle No. 781.

PROFESSIONAL SAFETY PRODUCTS - A com·

plele calalog 01 personal p,otective devices and
work clotl'ling available al discounled prices. Plod·
uctl include eye and ear protection, gloves. boots.
hall. apronl, WOIk clothing, and fT1OIe. Every p,od·
uct ill $Old sallsfachon guaranteed. KENCO SAFE·
TY PRODUCTS. 25c. Cit'cle No. 1023.

AFFORDABLE INDUSTRIAL QUALITY SANDING

MACHINERY - ConveyOf·fed lingle and du.al·
drum Il'Iickness sanderl available In lour SIzes, 12,
18. 24. and 36 inches. Virtually eliminates hand DML's RacJj-AII'& Mter-AIlCut the push and puBofoverfeed,
sanding and Imp.oves quality. precision, and linish
01 your work at the same time, Plus many other Everyone has experienced
products to make you more productive. Illustrated the problem with ordinary
catalog and b,ochures. KUSTER WooDWORK- radial arm saw and power
ERS,INC. SOc. Circle No. 1080. miter box blades, They
FROM CURVES TO CORNERS, KUSTER'S OS- begIn to feed faster than
CILLATING VERTICAL SPINDLE SANDER GETS they can cuI. So you fight
YOUR WORK INTO SHAPE _ Industrial quality the machinery, Your finIsh
and utility priced to iii tile small to medium shop.
Easy to use with exclusive st'eighl shank splOdles gets ragged. Maybe your
and separate oscillation and rotation mOlors. Large motor bogs dcmn, and you
non·marring lable hils IOf total control 01 WOfk poli· risk damage to your saw.

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lion, Illustrated brochure and calalog. KUSTER
WOOOWORKERS.INC. SOC. CIrcle No. 1081. Radf.-A11 is a breaklhf'OUljl Miter.AJl, with its meticu-
In carbide tipped radial arm lously calcuIatad hook c0n-
FREE LITERATURE - New brochure showing al1
moiS/lJIe meters and accenories for moisture me·
saN .....-..ogy. figuration, is another rEl'oIl>
DML
lers such as interchangeable electrodes and
plobel and cables IOf lO_kiln mDIS1ure moni1Ofln9.
Cornpleteline of moislu'e melers incklde: Pocket.
SIze Mini-Logno wilh LEO readoul 6"4·20"4. MlOi
Logno E 6"4·36"4, ana~ or digi"l display meters
4"4-30"4. 60"4 and a d,gital mOisture meter with
engineeIed tK'IOk angle
reduCeS CMri:led; its unique
kloIh grm maRls lor a
lutionary development in
saN blade design. TIpped
with C4 grade carbide,
specifICally engineered to
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built·in compensation 10' differenl wood tempera·
enter the material at exactly
the right angle, Miter-All
I line 01 CVlting 100II, III our and 1Tlll11eI:
lure., L1GNOMAT USA, LTD. Free. Circle No. DML, Inc. DellI, W
t130. reduces tear-oul. You get a I 1350 S, 15th Street
PRODUCTION QUALITY CARBIDE TIPPED
clean finished cutIn any I louIsville, KY 40210
species of wood. Maximum
ROUTER BITS - MLCS LId. oUers a full line of New large 3/0" long by .160 thick
efficiency from your equip- I
proleuiona! produclion quahty carbide lipped rout·
er bits at 50·70% lower than relail prices. We sell
premium C4 carbide on all DML
b.... ment And Iongef blade life. I ~-=,------;;-=,
through the maTI and only di'e<:tto crallsmen. Send
today 10' informalion. MLCS LTD, Free. Circle No.
rz,o.
smocth cut through any kind
of wood. So you get a
comfortable feed fIcw and a
Radf.-A1I, for trim, cutoff,
general purpose and hand
feed mitering operations on
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WOODWORKING PLANS - Catalog 01 lull·sizo
Plans prinled on heavy PilPor lor toys, gillS, novel.
fine finished cut fM!J(\j time, radial arm saws. And Miter- I=~--­
'ftlu need fewer rE9TdS.
loes, action Windmills, shelvel, birdhooses. garden
IU'Muro, Dutch WIndmIll, lawn Ofnamenls, old- And ~ don't f9't the
All, for cutting picture I """""
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A Finish Sander ..• A Thickness Sender
Y"" aon "M u.iI hitlh-tol....nCll m.ehine for Ii,ht dimen·
,;on,n, .. woell .. 1he flnHt nnw _.Ir..Becn.utotlr."
power-fed at' uniform nile, you'll.chieverulllll hn~
.ibl. to duplk.uo with hand method. orhnd.held .. ncI.
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Dim.n.ionl ",mal" uaet ... "0 mo", low IPOt.,
wlVH or cnlM ,...,In mlrlto!
Improves Results!
UI. Ih. Woodmlltt'r 10 dlmcnlion Ind tinllh.und
cabiMI piecH, ","awn "lOCk, pa.nelinll. Irra"dfath.r
dockl, 10)", tabiOlOJII, knOH. bII.l., cralehH.•"d much,
much morel You'lIooo" lind 11'1 o""o(lh.,,,onvaluabl.
tool. in you••hopl
3O·Day FREE Trlall
Send tor Co"'P~ Fo.cto.!S... how)'<lu cln u_Ih. Wood-
mo.~r Drum S.ndH In )'00'0""" .hop t'or30d.,. Ollm·
plHol, withoul riok! EM' term..
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from'" 10 1lli in. The tool comes complete wilh
detailed inSlruthOns and supplies. We also calry
OLSON bandsaw stock al reasonable prices. Send
lor ~tef!lll,lre. NEW MILFORD SPECIALTIES CO.
SOc.C«cIeNo.I315.
PERSONAL BRANDING IRONS - Brochl,lre de'
scnbes branding irons Ihat enable YOl,l 10 pl,ll your
name on you work quickly and easily. Made espe·
clally for brsndlflg wood. Ihey are available with 1,
2. or 3 lines 0'
copy or wilh your logo. Changeable
dale also available. NOVA TOOL CO. $1 ,00. Circle
No. '380.
LUMBER ORYING- NyleCorp., Ihe lalgeslmanu·
laclurer in Ihe United Stales 0'
dehumidification
Ory Kiln Systems. ollers/n/roduction /0 Dehumldili-
calIOn Lumber Drying. NYLE CORP. Free. Circle
No. 1390.
U-PAGE PROBLEM SOLVER CATALOG - Over
700 woodworking ilems. Aulhentlcally reproduced
furnilure pulls, knobs, locks, caslers, lable sl'des.
hinges, WpporlS, latches, catches, bed hardware.
veneer. ctulir cane. boolIs. and much mare. Satis-
lacllon ~",'anleed. PAXTON HARDWARE lTD.
$3.50. Circle No. 1480.
PEG - Turns green wood IntO beauillul projects liS
seen on page 46 of February 1986 ,swe 01 Wood.
Suppbes and catalogs of other items lor the home
woodworker. Pnce 0'
catalog relundable with lirst
order. PITSCO. $4.00. CIrcle No. 1490.
OUARTZ CLOCK MOVEMENTS - Our GO-page
catalog leatures a large selec1ion or movements.
hands. dial., bezels. numerals. weather IfIstru-
ments. print5. as well as a lull·line of clock mak,ng
supplies. Thousands 0' utlra-thln pendulum and
ch,me movements on stock al all lImes. Most orders
shipped Wllh", 48 hours_ PRECISION MOVE-
MENTS. Free. Circle ND. 1555.
THE REVOLUTIONARY P.ARALOK TABLE SAW
FENCE - makes CUlling atleaSI seven I,mes male
accl,llale and much rasler. Single·handed opela·
Hon workS on Ihe same prinCiple as a dralling lable.
lence is always parallel to blade. Adjustable al in.
lervals 0' 1/6~ in. Send lor more inlormation. OUIN·
TEe MARKETING. SI.OO. Circle No. 1585.
• IUI:K&IEICIII.
S'/o" 9425. List $179 Now $108
9" 7715, List $234 Now $138
10" 1718. List $229 Now S138
10" 1703. List $260 Now Sl58
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10" LS1000. List $348
8'1," 2708, List $336
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to" Cl0FA, List $419
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TOOLS ON SALE - A div,slOl'l of $even Corners
Ace Hardware Inc. offers a comprehensive catalog
lealuring over 190 pages 0' lhe most competillve
pnces in the industry. 11 you're looking lor savings
and lasl delivery on over 1.800 ilems, requesl our
catalog. This calalog offers one of Ihe mosl com·
plete selecllons 01 power 1001$ available anywhere
'rom Ihe most respecled manuraclurers in the in_
dl,lSlry: Milwal,lkee. Makila, Porter·Cable. Black &
Decker, Freud, Bosch. Della, and many more. SEV-
EN CORNERS ACE HARDWARE INC. Free. Circle
No. 1670.
LETTER LAYOUT GUIDES - Brochure conlaining
complete inrormation about a new product of spe·
clal lnleresl to scroll sawers, carvers, and wood
sign makers. A leltering guide to laYOl,lllarge leuers
and numbers to be Cl,ll in wood or other materials.
Made Irom a durable plastic material ror years of
l,lse. Price of brochl,lre 's refundable with first order.
SEYCO SALES CO. $3.00. Circle No. 1710.
LAMINATED SOUTHERN PINE TABLE TOP -
Make your own woodworker's bench. Send for in-
'ormalion. SOUTHERN PINE. Free. C"cle No.
1140.
PORTABLE SAWMILL SYSTEM - You can har-
vest you. own wood wllh the Sperber Sawmill. No
need 'or heavy equlpmenl. Cut lumber 10 size
where 'I 'ails. Many of our customer. have paid-oil
Ihelf fTlIll WIth one weekend'. cutllng - or less.
Send today lor brochure package and Slarl milling
your own wood. SPERBER TOOL WORKS. $1.00.
(;,rcte No. 1743.
SYSTEMS IN JOINERY - New 25·page illuSlraled
calalog leatl,lnng many l,lse. or the joinl·matic and
mtroduction of olher high qualtly machmes. fix·
lures. and cl,l\llng loolslhal make many Of the more
dirricull tasks in woodworking essler. STRONG
TOOL DESIGN. $2.00. CIrcle No. 1745.
CABINET MAKERS' TOOLS AND SUPPLIES -
New 224·page calalog of line hand and power
10015 'or cablnel makers or Seriol,ls woodworkers.
Also fealured are three secMns on hardwa'e. sup·
plies, and Cl,lUing lools. This calalog takes lhe mys·
lery oul 01 uSing European hardware. A must re'er·
ence ror lhe woodworker. THE SOURCE. 53.00.
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TIMBERS COUNTRY STORE - Catalog lealures
hundredS 01 woodworking supplies, toy pallerns.
lumilure pallem., tool use and instruction book•.
woodWOfking pallern books, hardwood toy and 'ur·
niture parts plus many l'Ia'd to 'ind tools and shop
supplies. TIMBERS COUNTRY STORE. Free. Crr.
cle No. 1820.
ATTENTION WOODWORKERS - Learn how you
can allord a qualily 24 In. scroll saw thai you build
Irom a kit. Also ask how, wilh Ihe WHEEL· RIGHT,
you can mass· produce wooden wheels by using
your drill press. THE TOOL COMPANY. $1.00. Cir-
cle No. '840.
TOYMAKERS SUPPLIES - Catalog 0' over lOa
lull·size wOOden lOy pallems - classic to conlem-
porary designs rlom Packard Le Baron to Stream·
lined Irain arid moon machine. Easy 10 folloW, fully
illl,lslraled pallerns which appeal to all ages. Hard·
wood wheels. ahaker pegs. ules. etc., in stOCk.
Accessory kils of patletn and IUtni...gs available.
TOY DESIGNS. $1.50. Circle No. 1860.
CLASSIC CARS AND TRUCKS - Flyer 0'
seven
full·size wDOclen loy palletns of early 19OO's molor
vehtcles - 1912 While Gas Truck, 1929 Chrysler
lmpenal, 192. Dodge oelivery Van, 1931 Packard
Le Baron. 1915 Peirce Arrow. 1926 Gramtulm
BrOlhers Truck, and 1929 Chevy TruCk. Easy to
follow instruclion., pictorial assembly views and
complele Slock list. Two loch spoked wheels avail-
able to comp~ment lhese desfgns. TOY DESIGNS.
"Oc. Circlll No. 186'.
TOYMAKER'S SUPPLY COMPANY - has your
best bulk price on ql,lality wooden lay parts and lay
pla ... s. Over 50 lumlngs 10 make your lays pro'es·
Slonal looking. Send lor catalog. TOY'-4AKER'S
SUPPLY CO. Free. Circle No. 1863.
WOOD TOY PATTERNS - Pallerns for all ages
including childrens' pallerns and executive loys.
New catalog has many new patterns to choose
Irom includinl! parIs and l"heels. Send lor new cal-
aloo and receive a COl,lpon lor free wheels and axle
pegs, TOYS ANO JOYS. $1.00. Circle No. 1865.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RESTORING AN·
TlQUES -Ihis I 12·page calalog packed wilh un·
usual, hard·lo·lind items Is JUSI for you. Included
are hundreds of essential items lor antique reslore·
lion locluding lop quality bran reproduction hard·
....are. 011 lamps and acceuories. numerous wood
component repair parts and kits, caning and bas-
ketry supplies, everything needed lor wood relil"l-
istling, reilled tools, books. and. complete line 01
upholstery equipment and supplies. All al whole.
N.le prices. Send for this informative catalog. VAN
DYKE' SUPPLY CO. $1.00. Circle No. 1970.
SOLID WOOD CLOCK KITS - Full-color catalog
of beautiful, easy-lo-make clocks. Grandfather,
mantel. and wall clocks. All 50lill wood wilh solid
brass pt8·llSsembled mQvement•. All parts hand·
cuI for perlect assembly even by beginners. VI·
KING CLOCK CO. SO~. Circ!eNo. 1980.
WOOOCARVING TOOLS - WhitHers and carvers
- Warren Tool Co. oilers a catslog 'or you lUll Of
whlUiing and carving hand/power tools, books.
slones, wood, and supplies. Since 1927, the linest
in WOOdcal~ers lools. WARREN TOOL CO., INC.
60'. Circle No. 2020.
BEAUTIFUL WOOD FINISHING - wilh Walco
Danish Oil Wood Finish. Full·color Hew 10 Beauti-
fulfyFinish Wood booklet enables anyone tocreale
proleuional finishes lhe first time WIth all types 01
wood. One a~lication 01 Watco Wood Finish
salls, primes. Iinishes. hardens. protecls, beauti·
lies. penetrates deeply into the wood; outlasts sur-
lace COlts three to one. Eight attractive Oanish Oil
coIots now available. Eliminates pre·staining.
WATCO·DENNISCORP. free. CircIBNo. 2025.
WOOD FINISHING SUPPLIES - A 35·page cata·
log 01 evetythiOSl needed '1)1' finishing wood. F,om
stilppefs, abrasIves, slains. shellacs. varnish, lac-
quer, oil 'lnishes, solvents, ttllnners, rubbin9 medl·
urns. books. brushes, touch-up Items, respirators,
tack rags, to \lold lea! and gilding supplies. The first
S pages 0' thiS catalog are devoled to helpful in'or-
mation on how to use these materials. WOOD FIN.
ISHING SUPPLY CO., INC. $2.50. Circle No. 2062.
WOODWORKERS CATALOG - More than a cala-
log - it's one 0' the best sources lor quality wood·
working tools. You'll 'iocl everything from bit braces
to wood borers. 'rom saws 10 sharpening stones.
Every product is sold satls'actlon guaranteed.
WOOOCRAFT SUPPLY CORP. Free Circle No.
2070.
bevels and chamlers. Optional sanding allachment
quickly converts unit to one or the finest drum
nnders available. 30·day "ee trial ... easy terms.
Send 'or information kit. WooDMASTER TOOLS,
INC. Free. Circle No. 2083.
WOODWORKER SUPPLIES - Thirty·year>()ld
company olfers a very interesting line 01 unique
supplies. Most items are hand ilfustrated in this
112·page. well organized, lulI·color e.latog. In-
cluded are veneers, hardwoods. wood parts, spe·
cially hardware. flKniture lrim, 'inistles, books,
plans, etc. THE WOODWORKERS' STOAE. $1.00.
Circle No. 2120.
WOODWORKERS SUPPLY - Oilers high quality
tools snd supplies for skilled, amateur, and profes-
sional woodworkers. Our complete catalog in·
cludes machinery, hand tools, plans. fOuter bits,
shaper cuners, wood specialities, and more. For
your two year subscription send to WOODWORK·
ERS SUPPLY OF NEW MEXICO. $2.00. Circle No.
2.25.
WOODWORKING ASSOCIATION OF NORTH
AMERICA - First International association for
woodworkers. Bene'its include our quarterly maga-
zine InterM/lonal Woodworking, speeials Irom se-
lecled manufaclurerS. group health and Ille insur·
ance, access to the Woodworking netWOlk.
WOODWORKING ASSOC. Of' NORTH AMERICA.
SOC. Circle No. 2127.
QUALITY AMERICAN-MADE WOOD TURNINGS
- such as shaker pegs, spindles, t<ry Wheels, to)'
parts, crall items, and dowel rods on birch, oak,
walnut, aocl cherry. Send for complete 32-page cat·
alog. WooDWORKS. $1.00. Circle No. 2'30.
WOOD WORLD CATALOG - Send ,1)1' your cata·
log on lumber, veneer, hand and power tools, with
help'ul hinls on how to use youltools and materials
10 their best advanta1e. Send for complete color
catalog. WOOD WOR D. $2.50. Circle No. 2.40.
WOODWORKING MACHINERY CATALOG _
Workbench Tool Co. is now ollerlng the Powerma·
tic 26 spindle shaper, 3 hp.. 1 ph., VI to ~ In.
dies, reversing switch 10ronlyS 1625 FOB. Sen for
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catalog. WORKBENCH TOOL CO. $2.00. Circle
No. 2'45.
PROJECT PLANS FOR WOODWORKERS _ Pro-
'enionaUy designed projects include furniture.
laYlhings. and accessories. to more comptex pro-
r.
ects such as storagoa sheds and ga:zeoos. These
plans are designed using readily available matari.
als. keeping in mind standard sizes 0' lumber. In·
structions are clear and concise. and oee.Bionally
include tips that will make your job easier. Some
prans have a cut-out materials list to taka with you
to tha lumber)lard. All plans are current, and we are
constanlly adding 10 OIK line. Order our catalog
now and gel startedl THE WORKSHOP BLUE·
PRINT CO. $2.00. Circ1eNo. 2150.
EXOTIC HARDWOODS - Wyoclham Woods offers
the finest exotic hardwoods. precision cut and dri-
ed to our specifications at a modern European mill.
As a direct Importer we can offer substantial sa~­
Ings on such tine woods as padouk, mahogsny,
shedua. doussie, zebrawood, and many others, as
well as domestic species and veneers. For the best
wood at the besl prices, send 'or our catalog.
WYNDHAM WOOOS, INC. $1.00 (Re'undable with
order). Circle No.2 1M.
WOODWORKING POWER TOOLS AND MACHIN·
ERY - A selection of fUll-line e.talogs from lead-
Ing manulacturers 'aaturing complete specifica-
tions and accassory listinp'S; discount price lists
Included. THE XYLOPHILE S CO. $2.50. Circle No.
2170.
DOOR SHOP' MANUAL AND CATALOG - The
35-page Door Shop· manual is clearly wrillen and
beautlfully illustrated with over 156 detailed draw-
Ings covering the complete proeess olltoor build·
ing. Each section covers proper methods and axact
set-ups for the 'outer table, including how to recog-
nize and correct for errors. There are sections cov·
aring design, lumber selactlon, measurin~, panel
raising, rail and stile lilting, guides, clamping, glu-
Ing, and finishing. This Is Ihe mOSI comprehensive
manual out today. When you purchase the Door
Shop· manual lor $5.00 you also recle~e a 32·page
router bil and shaper cuner catalog free. $5.00 re-
bated with purchase of our Door Shop· or Panel
Raiser· bits. ZAC PRODUCTS INC. S5.00. Circle
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THE JAPAN WOODWORKER'S 1986 CATALOG

- is loaded with the best tools rou e.n get your
hands on. In our catalog )IOU wil lind a complete
Information E~5::~~N~A~~~;t,
P.O. BOX 2051
1986

selection 01 Japanese lools 'or Ihe woodcarver.
e.rpenter, and e.binet maker. Send 'or e.lalog
plus supplements lor next two )leals. WOODLIN~­
THE JAPAN WOODWORKER. $l.SO. Circle No.
2075.
POWER·FEED DRUM SANDER - Use the Wood·
master Model 1200 to dimension Ind finish·sand
cabinet pieces, resawn stock. psnellng, grandfa-
ther clocks, toys, table tops, knees, burls. crotch.
es, and much more. Choose from 12-in. and 26-ln.
models complete with motor and stand. 30 day free
trial ... easy terms. Send 'or Information kit.
WOODMASTER TOOLS. Free. Circle No. 2080.
WORTH WRmNG FOR CLINTON, IA 52732
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• Enclose cash, cheek, money ordel" 10 addresa above
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service chargoa (no stampsflOfelgn) • Coupon expires August 11, 19a7
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HIGH PRECISION SCROLL SAW - Ttle sturdy,

new Woodmaster Modet1600 gives you all the 'ea·
lIKes lound In more expensive machines including
big, 16-in. throat capacity, 2·ln. cutting depth, a
generous, oversJ:z:ed wor1ltabte, ball·bearing dri-
ve •.. and much morel Send 11)1' complete lacts.
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motor, stand, dust collector, rip fence, scrOll saw 85 SOt 285 $3.00 585 $2.00 1011 SOC: 1143 $1.00 2120 $1.00
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PLANER/MOLDER/JOINTERISANDER - This Name (pee$eprW) _
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variable speed, power 'eed tool converts low-cost
lumber into valuable linished sloek. Turns out pet- "'-------------- ..
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'Il'OOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 19l16 99
 TIMBER MONOGRAPHS,
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU
REALLY GET
When would you pay $130 for
three "books" that lotal less than
300 pages? Answer: When 120 of
those pages boast real, 3*xSY.z"
veneer samples of some of the preui-
est wood you've ever s~n.
Palut:tn Publishing has assembled a
classy, three-vOlume, ring-bound SCI,
called Timber Monographs, which
descrilxs 120 wood sp«ies from
around the world. The books Iell
you all you need 10 know aboul C2ch
species 10 use it in woodworking-
.·.CELTA
THE BIG NAME FROM THE LITTLE GARAGE IN MILWAUKEE
Young machinists Herbert E.
'PJutz and William Peters found
buslling posl·World War I Milwau·
kee perfeci for a new industry-
home power tools.
Working spare time in a one·car grew to 250 employees.
garage on N. Fifth Street, ther
designed a water-cooled dental
lray and a micromeler that in
1919 !:lunched the Delta Specialty World War 11, the company
Company. Then, the partners
chaned a new course.
Before the 1920s, most wood-
working machinery had been
large, heavy. and expensi\·e. Tautz Rockwell Power Tool.
wanted to design and sell afford·
able. compaci home woodworking
equipment. BUI Pelers had had
enough, and lefl Ihe business in
1923. Delta's first woodworking
tool-a hand-operaled, bcnchtop
scroll saw that sold for 520-
100
FACTS, FACES & FABLES
OF INTEREST TO HOME WOODWORKERS
Tiny timber managers. Don't Stcp on
those little ants on your next hike in the
woods! English scientists believe that
wood ants help ttees by cOlling insects
that cat leaves. Insects Ihat lunch on
leaves can reduce a tree's foliage by 10
percent, reducing timber production by
30 percen!.
then wows you with :I sample. One
hundred-thirty dollars is a subsl",ntial
oUllay, bUi if you're really into
wood-what Ihe heck!
For a fref: brochure describing
them, write: PaIJltan Publishing
Corp., lHpt. W, 144·/9 75th Ave.,
Flushing, NY 11367.
emerged in the mid·1920s.
Tautz then added the f1muli-
Shop-a circular saw, lathe, and
scroll saw combined-'lnd a line
of Homecraft tools. His firm u.
r'·~'."
In the 1940's, Delta was pur-
chased by Ihe forerunner of
Rockwell International. After
relocated to larger facililies
in Ohio and Mississippi. A
few rears later, Delta offi·
cially changed its name to
Now, 67 ye.rs after its found-
ing, Ihe company is Delta again.
As a subsidiary of Pentair, Inc.,
Delta International Machinery
Corp. headquaners in Pinsburgh,
employs 1,500 people in three
countries, and sells 450 machines. •
AROUND THE NATION
We want 10 hear from you! Ilems must
be received a minimum of five months
prior to publication date. (For example,
llY&fl1S lor !he December issue must
reach us by July 1). Sorry, only items of
regional and national interest can be c0n-
SIdered lor incluslon.
Tenth Annual American Crafts
Festival, July 5-6
Lincoln center, New York, N.Y. Juned
show and sale of handcrafted work,
including carvings and other wood ilems.
Ann Arbor Art Fair, July 23-26
Downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. America's
first and foremost art and craft fair. About
1,000 exhibitors In sidewalk booths
throughout the downtown area. Many
woodworkers.
40th Annual Pacific Northwest Arts
& Crafts Fair, July 25-27
Bellevue Square, Bellevue, Wash. One of
the oldest and largest crafts falrs in North·
west. All media, lots of wooeIworlIers.
International Decoy Contest,
Aug, 15-17
River ceoter, Davenport, Iowa_ Juned
show and sale of wild fowl eatvings, paint·
ings, and prints. SponSOfed by Affiliated
WOOd C8rwrs.
International Wood Collectors
Society Annual Meeting, Aug. 17-22
Christian Athletes Conference Center,
Roachdale, Ind. Exhibit of exotic and
unusual nalive wood items made by mem-
bers. Outdoor seminar on spa/led wood.
Collector's WOOd auction. Open to public.
Lodging limited. Contact William Perkins,
Chairman, RR 12 Box 345. Roachdale, IN
461n. Phone 3t71522·1592.
All-American s~c·
cus story: Delta
began In this one·
car garage on Mil·
waukee's N. firth
Sireet.
10 '\\'orld war II,
Delta palrlOllally
urged woochrorken
to po5tpooe buying
their power toOls.
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