Issue Number 115
June 2004
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Treasure Chest
Dolls' House Chair
Lighthouse on Rocks
Making a Simple Lissajous
Figure
Mitreing the Frame for a Small
Box
Designing and Building a Timber
Geodesic Cubby House
Table of Contents
Features
Diverse Woodturning Tools
Open the door to new forms of turning with
some of the many diverse and innovative woodturning tools available.
Cover
Story: Pursuing a Career in Woodworking
A career in woodworking can be
both rewarding and challenging. Australia's leading woodworkers and educators
talk about their experiences and offer advice to assist you in your career choice.
The
Ubiquitous Adze
by Art Burrows
The adze was probably the
most important tool in the Ancient Egyptian woodworker's tool basket.
Woodturning
Tools - What Should I Use? How Sharp Are Yours?
by Bruce Bell
Bruce answers two of the most common questions beginners ask about tools.
Teachers
Bench
by Les Miller
Choose the right joint for your next
woodworking project.
The
Ultimate in Decorated Wood
by Art Burrows
This collection
of remarkable reproductions will be a feature of the 2004 Sydney Timber and Working
With Wood Show.
Sydney
Timber & Working with Wood Show 2004
The 2004 Sydney Show will have something
for everyone and is one of the biggest this year.
George's
Corner
by George Hatfield
The debate over Mesquite has motivated
George to track some down and give it a turn.
The
Ultimate Workshop
Goodbye to the Dream Workshop - the Ultimate Workshop
2004 has arrived!
Woodturning
Tips
by George Hatfield
How to cut shoulders on between centre
turning.
How
Does Your Cutting Stack Up?
by Neil Schulz
Neil shows different
ways of cutting multiple layers with your scrollsaw.
User
Report:
Grip-Tite Guide
by Les Miller
User Report:
Jet JBOS-5 Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander
by
Neil Scobie
User
Report:
Nobex Octo Squares
by Les Miller
Projects
Treasure
Chest
by Stephen Jewell
Make an authentic pirate's treasure
chest for the kids from recycled timber.
Dolls'
House Chair
by Derek Thomas
A method for making a contoured
seat chair in 1:12 scale based on a design by George Nakashima.
Lighthouse
on Rocks
by Sue Walters
Use your wire nib or solid point
burner for this attractive step-by-step pyrography project.
Making
a Simple Lissajous Figure
by Bill Lane
Combine turning and
carving skills to make a familiar figure.
Mitreing
the Frame for a Small Box
by Peter Fogelman
Small box frames
simplified - just insert fillets of wood across the mitres.
Designing
and Building a Timber Geodesic Cubby House
by Rod Rayburn
Rod's new CAD program simplifies the design and construction of complex faceted
shapes.
Other Features
New Products
Book
Reviews
Wildlife Patterns - Birds
by Sue Walters
Making
Heirloom Boxes
by Peter Lloyd
The Marquetry Course
by
Jack Metcalfe & John Apps
Building The Perfect Tool Chest
by
Jim Stack