Issue Number 135
October 2007
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Pencilling a Bowl
Making a Beading Tool
Computer Caddy
Laminated Guitar Stand
Water Dragon
Scrollsawn Australiana - 3
Country Mailbox
Table of Contents
Features
Cutting Australian Hardwoods on Small Bandsaws
Henry Bros have developed
a number of special blades specifically for cutting hardwoods on small professional
and hobbyist bandsaws.
Carving
Knives, Chisels and Gouges
Professional quality carving handtools are
still available from some stores and they make a big difference to your carving
efforts.
Proserpine
Turnout 2006
by Neil Scobie
Timber
to Your Door
A new service offers Australian cabinet hardwoods delivered
to anywhere in Australia.
Club
Drumbeat
Eltham & District Woodworkers Inc (VIC) 20th Anniversary and
Henley Depot Woodworkers.
Sharpening
Turnscrews
by Lindsay G Collins
Tree
Change Opportunity in NSW Highlands
After 21 years Kangaroo Valley Wood
Crafts is up for sale.
Lidwig
Clamps & MagJigs
by Jason Burgmann
Gallery
The wooden replicas by Bob Baillie.
Tracy
Gumm's Journey from IT to Woodworking
by Saskia Rotunno
Carba-Tec
Sydney
A great place to spend an hour or three.
USER
REPORT:
Festool KAPEX Sliding Compound Mitre Saw
by Stuart Duffy
This machine will change your attitude to SCMSs.
USER
REPORT:
PG Mini Motor Tool
by William Prolov
The Fine Woodworking Competition, Sydney 2007
Australian Wildlife Heritage Chess Set
USER
REPORT:
Woodcut Bowl Gouge with Replaceable Tip
by Brendan Stemp
USER
REPORT:
Dust Bee Gone Mask
by Carol Rix
Melbourne
Show Guide
Full guide to the Timber & Working with Wood Show in Melbourne,
12-14 October.
USER
REPORT:
Wizard Metal Detector Wands
by Alan Bailey
Turnfest
2007
by Neil Scobie
USER
REPORT:
Renrut Sanding Block
by Adam Baker
Projects
Pencilling
a Bowl
by Alan Logan
Lola
Kerlin from the Caloundra Woodworking Club finds a new use for pencils.
Making
a Beading Tool
by George Hatfield, Associate Editor
Having
formed the bench grinder wheel for this task last issue, George now shapes the
beading tool to any diameter you require.
Using
the VERMEC Chuck Drives
by Glenn Roberts
Turn large work from
rough blank to finished form without having to remove the scroll chuck from your
lathe.
Computer
Caddy
by Alan Burke
Another woodworking project for the modern
age, this one gets your CPU off the floor and mobile so that you change connections
with ease.
Laminated
Guitar Stand
by Don Phillips
If you've never used laminated
work before, this is a simple project to try your hand at.
Water
Dragon
by Carolyn McCully
This fantasy image can be burnt with
or without the background, depending on your skill level and time.
Scrollsawn
Australiana - 3
by Wolfgang Böttcher
The Homestead - the final
panel and the only one with a manmade structure.
Country
Mailbox
by Heinz Haselroither
This attractive and practical
wooden design offers an alternative to the usual country mailbox and a use for
flooring offcuts.
Other Features
New Products
Book
Reviews
French Polishing
by BN Beechey
The Boy Mechanic
Makes Toys
by The Editors of Popular Mechanics
Cabinet
Maker’s Reference
by Jeffrey Piontkowski
The Art of Segmented Wood
Turning - A Step-by-Step Guide
by Malcolm Tibbetts
The Ultimate
Band Saw Box Book
by Donna LaChance Menke