Issue Number 138
April 2008
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Scrollsawn Keepsake Box
Pendency Post
Coin Box
The Duck - Pyrography
Tea Caddy
Thrice the Vice
Bear Claws Salad Servers
A Woodturner's Crystal Set
Radio
Bearing Guides for Old Bandsaws
Lazy Susan with Garland Bead
Table of Contents
Features
Ken
Wraight - Masochistic Marvels
A look at the inspiration and drive behind
Ken's woodturning pieces which took out most of the major Awards at the last Australian
Woodturning Exhibition.
The
Lumber Bunker
Tired of travelling to Sydney for his woodworking supplies,
Steven Thomas opened his own store on NSW's Central Coast two years ago and it
has been expanding ever since.
SawStop
254mm Cabinet Saw
by Stuart Duffy
Proven in the USA and now
available in Australia and New Zealand, the patented safety device fitted to this
machine has already saved thousands of fingers.
Ideal
Tools' Festool Workshop
If you are going to sell a quality tool range,
you need a quality workshop/showroom - at least, that is the philosophy behind
Ideal Tool's new premises in Williamstown in Melbourne's inner suburbs.
Cynthia
Roger's 'Girl Bathing'
by Tom Williams
Through the work
of an associate, Cynthia's unfinished carvings are being completed.
On
Artistry
by Mike Darlow
In this essay on artistic ability as
applied to turning, Mike explores the direction of modern woodturning design.
Evolution
in Tool Design
by Berto Pandolfo UTS
As part of a research
project to look at making tool design more consumer friendly and less 'industrial',
Fourth Year Industrial Design students from the University of Technology Sydney
explore new concepts.
The
Stations of the Cross
by Frank Witcomber
An offer to carve
the Madonna and Child for the local church led to a two year labour of love for
Frank.
George's
Corner
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
Bill Heller's foldaway
benchtop.
Brisbane Timber & Working with Wood Show Guide
Gallery
Athol Dart's telephone bench.
Projects
Scrollsawn
Keepsake Box
by Theo Kampas
This attractive four-chamber trinket
box is fun to make, to own or to give to someone special. It can be scaled up
or down to suit different requirements.
Pendency
Post
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
George turns this full
height hanging post with room for hats, bags and everything else.
Coin
Box
by Allan Barrett
This wooden box with plenty of room for
a handful of coins makes an attractive alternative to an old tin in which to keep
one's loose change.
The
Duck - Pyrography
by Carolyn McCully
Derived from a photograph,
this project is an exercise in burning feathers and water ripples.
Tea
Caddy
by Don Phillips
This is a simple weekend project that's
useful in the kitchen. It's also a good beginner project for someone with a router
table.
Thrice
the Vice
by J Looker
Adding another vice to your bench so that
they work as a pair can open up a whole new range of options for your work.
Bear
Claws Salad Servers
by Alf Barnett
These handy wooden utensils,
cut on a bandsaw, will be a talking point at your next dinner or party.
A
Woodturner's Crystal Set Radio
by Aaron Ehrlich
This unusual
turning project revives memories of a time when not everything needed batteries.
Bearing
Guides for Old Bandsaws
by Peter Fogelman
Replacing the cast
iron blade guides on your bandsaw is a good idea, but as Peter explains, there
can be traps for the unwary.
Lazy
Susan with Garland Bead
by John Swinkels
A handy dining table
accessory provides the opportunity to experiment with beads and a 120 hole indexing
ring (though a 60 hole ring will suffice).
Other Features
New Products
Book
Reviews
1001 Tips for Woodworkers
by Percy Blandford
Chairmaking
& Design
by Jeff Miller
Spindle
Moulder Handbook
by Eric Stephenson
Bespoke
by
Betty Norbury
Segmented Wood Turning
by William Smith Bowers
Ultimate
Guide to the Router Table
by Bill Hylton
The Basics of Turning
Spirals
by Bill Bowers
Turning Humidors
by Dick
Sing
Home Theatres and Electronic Houses
by CEDIA & Tina
Skinner
DVD
Reviews
A Master Class in Acoustic Guitar Making Using Australian Timbers
Produced
by Thomas Lloyd Guitars
Razor Sharp
Produced by The Woodcarvers
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