Issue Number 121
June 2005
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Surface Texturing - Part
2
Candlestick with a Difference
Hi-Fi Tower - Part 1
La Maja
Scrollsaw Swirl
Aluminium & Hot-Melt Glue
Make a Wonderful Combination
Long Hole Boring
Table of Contents
Features
Profile - Kevin Banting
by Buddy Smith
Kevin has been carving
people from wood for the last five years, but his beautiful pieces are the result
of a life-long fascination with sculpting.
The
Forest and Heritage Centre Geeveston TAS
by Neil Scobie
Vintage
woodworking machinery, forestry display, a production woodturner in action and
Tasmanian timber furniture and products, all under one roof.
A
Tale of Two Feet
by Art Burrows
Two chairs, similar feet, yet
their designers lived thousands of years apart.
20th
Anniversary Competition
20 prizes to be won by 20 readers.
Best
of Show, Auckland 2005
Winning entries at the Timber & Working with Wood
Show.
Club
Drumbeat
The Tardis Lives!
Blackall Range Woodcrafters Guild
rescue their old style phone box.
Going
with the Grain
by Julie Hinchcliffe
For the Thompsons, farm
forestry is money in the bank - their bank.
1985-2005
A Generation of Woodworkers
Over the last two decades woodworking in Australia
and New Zealand has seen many changes.
Brisbane
& Sydney Timber and Working With Wood Shows
Guides for both Shows including
main attractions and exhibitor lists.
USER
REPORT
Easy Riser Drill Table Conversion Kit
by Neil Scobie
This
simple device from Terry Gosschalk, inventor of the WASP, makes any drill press
much easier to adjust.
USER
REPORT
Vermec Ultimate Deep Hollowing Set
by Carol Rix
The
hollowing set builds on previous designs, creating a set of tools that are easier
to use and require less physical effort.
USER
REPORT
Xtreme Xtension Router Bit Holder
by Les Miller
An
innovative device which enables router bits to be installed above the table top
into table-mounted 1/2" routers.
George's
Corner
The J C Campbell Craft School
This live-in folk school in North
Carolina USA provides students with an opportunity to learn almost any craft in
an intensive week-long course.
Projects
Surface
Texturing - Part 2
by Glen Roberts
You don't have to be able
to draw to use a pyrography tool for exciting texturing techniques.
Candlestick
with a Difference
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
Laminated
sections and a scalloped base make for an unusual design.
Hi-Fi
Tower - Part 1
by A Barrington
This modern design makes a feature
of your hi-tech equipment instead of hiding it behind doors.
La
Maja
by Maricha Oxley
A carving based on the painting of La
Maja Desnuda by Spanish Master, Franciso Jose de Goya.
Scrollsaw
Swirl
by Alan Bullin
The swirling design for this pot stand
is simple to make but challenging to perfect.
Templates
& Patterns
by Lindsay G Collins
Gallery
Jim Scott's interest in woodworking has led to a workshop filled with
custom-made machines.
Aluminium
& Hot-Melt Glue Make a Wonderful Combination
by Jim McCarter
The
excellent bond between wood and aluminium created by hot-melt glue provided the
solution to turning a composite Crucifix base.
Long
Hole Boring
by Mike Darlow
Forming a long hole through a lamp
stand or other item can be challenging. Mike looks at the options and his experiences
with different methods.
Other Features
New Products
Good
Ideas & Short Cuts
Corner Cutter for the Bandsaw,
Joiner's Pencil Sharpener
Book
Reviews
Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Period Furniture Details
by Lonnie Bird
Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Sharpening
by Thomas Lie-Nielsen
Carving Spoons
by Shirley Adler
Treasure
Chests
by Lon Schleining
Wood Finishing Fixes
by Michael
Dresdner