Issue Number 125
February 2006
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Eliminating the Bowl Catch
Needle Box
Making a Carved Seat Bar Stool
Making a Mountain Dulcimer
Carving
Wozza the Wombat
Saved from the Waste Bin
Scroll-Sawn Kookaburra
Table of Contents
Features
Chris Woolcock — Master Rocking Horse Maker
In a working life that
has progressed from teaching to toy-making to rocking horses, Chris now celebrates
having completed his 5000th horse.
Holding
the Work on the Lathe
Acquiring a collection of chucks, faceplates, centres
and other holding devices for your lathe can be as important as expanding your
selection of turning tools.
Profile
— Terry Scott
by Neil Scobie
Terry is both an acclaimed NZ
turner and President of the South Auckland Woodturners Guild.
Woodworking
with Children — 3-5 Year Olds
by Ian Broinowski
This is an
exciting age for children and with appropriate preparation and supervision you
can start your children or grandchildren on their first woodworking projects.
The
Future in Furniture
To promote its wood trade courses, Lidcombe TAFE (Sydney)
held an exhibition in October 2005.
Surfaces
Some of the furniture pieces in the Australian School of Fine Wood’s exhibition
of students’ work in Fremantle WA.
In
the Workshop
by Paul Gregson (Assoc. Editor)
Patches on Naval
Sculptures, Pipe Clamps and an Old Chair.
Learning
to Carve
In Sydney’s western suburbs, Fouard Ibrahim passes his craft
onto a new (and old) generation.
Jottings
from a Woodturning Seminar
An overview of the Blue Mountains International
Woodturning Symposium held in October 2005.
Club
Drumbeat
Ipswich Woodcrafts Club Inc gives cancer the boot and Toowoomba
& District Woodworkers Inc holds another successful Golden Gouge Competition.
Gallery
Norm Wilson’s turning.
2005 Australian Woodturning Exhibition
Eliminating
the Bowl Catch
by Mike Darlow
A change in approach can prevent
this catch.
The
Bespoke Woodcarver
by Gloria Banting
A series of events led
to Kevin Banting carving the masters for the spokes to the Royal Gold Coach Britannia.
Georges
Corner
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
Alan Thomas’ church
clocks.
USER
REPORT
Zinsser Spray Shellac
by Paul Gregson
Fast-drying
spray-on shellac has a myriad of applications in the workshop.
Projects
Needle
Box
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
A useful project for
the novice to intermediate turner, this small box is a good way to use up your
offcuts.
Making
a Carved Seat Bar Stool
by Neil Scobie
A follow-on project
from last issue’s three-legged stool, this carved seat bar stool is both comfortable
to use and attractive.
Carving
Wozza the Wombat
by Maricha Oxley
This incised multi-media
carving is a simple exercise to enable beginners to develop their skill with the
V-tool.
Making
a Mountain Dulcimer
by Jack Bentley
Relatively simple to make
and play, the mountain dulcimer is an ideal choice for the first time musical
instrument maker.
Making
Chairs that Work (3)
More recent trends in chair design — some successful,
some not so!
How
to Carve the Klinging Koalas
by Maricha Oxley
A photo guide
to some of the carving techniques used to form the Klinging Koalas.
Saved
from the Waste Bin
by Clive Price
Paper knives, letter openers
and corn cob holders from offcuts.
Scroll-Sawn
Kookaburra
by Wolfgang Böttcher
A request from friends led
to the design of this scrollsaw project.
Other Features
New Products
Good
Ideas & Short Cuts
Wing Nuts and Custom Sanding
Drums
Book
Reviews
Art of Chainsaw Carving
by Jessie Groeschen
Woodtunring
Wizadry Revised Edition
by David Springett
Making Classic Chairs
by Ron Clarkson
The Little Book of Whittling
by Chris Lubkemann
Furniture
Restoration: A professional at work
by John Lloyd
DVD
Reviews
Turning Wood with Richard Raffan
by Richard Raffan
Turning
Boxes with Richard Raffan
by Richard Raffan
Turning Projects with
Richard Raffan
by Richard Raffan
Mastering the Mitre Saw Part 1
by Gary Katz
Mastering the Mitre Saw Part 2
by Gary Katz