Issue Number 136
December 2007
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Collector'’s Cabinet
Inlaid Key Box
Pine Fruit Bowl with Pewter
Ring
Chip Carved Hearth Stool
Make Your Own Ultimate Router
Table
Magnolia Flower - Pyrography
Scrollsawn Sailing Ship
Table of Contents
Features
Ratchet Bowl Holder Saves Time
Annual Australian Wood Design Exhibition 2007
Rocky's
Planes
Since his cabinetmaking apprenticeship, Rocky has had an interest
in handplanes and now his collection is nearing 200.
Fairfield
High School NSW
HSC students' work for the 2007 HSC, Industrial Technology
- Timber.
XYLO
Exhibition of pieces by the 2007 students at the Sturt School for Wood,
Mittagong NSW.
Club
Drumbeat
Bega District Woodcraft Association (NSW), Hills Woodworkers
(SA) and the Canterbury Men's Shed (NSW).
Woodworking
Questions & Answers
by Paul Gregson (Associate Editor)
Lighten Old
Timber.
Mulwaree
HSC Goulburn NSW
HSC students' work for the 2007 HSC, Industrial Technology
- Timber.
Tormek
T-7 Tool Sharpening System
by Adam Barkin
The latest version
of the Tormek Sharpening System offers more features to enable you to sharpen
almost any tool to a professional standard every time.
Woodturning
Design
by George Hatfield (Associate Editor)
Design is partly
a matter of personal taste, but if you want others to admire what you have turned,
George offers a number of principles and rules to guide your work.
Gallery
Brian's Chinese Lanterns, McLaren's trio of grandfather clocks and Hamilton's
wooden metalworking.
FEIN Multimaster Giveaway
Fein
MultiMaster 250Q
by Barry Wilson
This may look like a detail
sander, but how many tools will plunge cut a hole into a skirting, flush with
the floor? Read Barry's review for more information on the amazing versatility
of the FEIN MultiMaster.
Treasures
In Timber 2007
The 25th Annual Exhibition by the Woodcraft Guild ACT Inc.
George's
Corner
by George Hatfield (Associate Editor)
Chalk and Cheese - a
pair of knobs illustrate the importance of good design to the beholder, even if
they are not trained in design.
Projects
Collector's
Cabinet - 1
by Allen Barrett
Display your collectables or memorabilia
in this attractive Tasmanian Myrtle cabinet.
Inlaid
Key Box
by Don Phillips
This modern design for a handy key
box for the home or workshop incorporates a simple inlay pattern.
Pine
Fruit Bowl with Pewter Ring
by John Swinkels
John embellishes
this practical bowl with scorched rings and a cast pewter insert.
Chip
Carved Hearth Stool
by W A Lane
Bill sets out to make his own
15th Century Norman Gothic Hearth Stool, based on the carving patterns found in
Wayne Barton’s chip carving books.
Make
Your Own Ultimate Router Table
by Geoff Birtles
Geoff explains
the features of his 'work in progress', his ultimate router table, to encourage
others to have a go at developing their own versions of this versatile workshop
machine.
Magnolia
Flower - Pyrography
by Carolyn McCully
This flora project shows
you how to adapt designs from your own photographs and the effect of combining
pyrography with colour to create the final image.
Scrollsawn
Sailing Ship
by Wolfgang Bottcher
This fun design is a break
from Wolfgang's recent Australian patterns and should have a wide appeal to children
and anyone with a nautical interest.
Other Features
New Products
Book
Reviews
Hand Tool Essentials
from the Editors of Popular Woodworking
Magazine
Old School Workshop Accessories
by Chris Gleason
The
Built-Up Ship Model
by Charles G Davis
Build Your Own Treehouse
A Practical Guide
by Maurice Barkley
Chip Carving Design
& Pattern Sourcebook
by Wayne Barton