Issue Number 143
February 2008
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Telephone Table with notepad
hatch and 'secret' drawer
Wooden Wheels
A Lizard Lidded Bowl
Wooden Egg Rack
A Fondue Set
Table of Contents
Features
Spin-a-Round
2008
by Ken Newton
Vaughan Richmond was Guest Turner at this
event.
Tales
from Torimba
by Gloria Banting
The quality and diversity of
entries in the Torimba Festival of the Forest were as remarkable as ever and the
2009 event should be even more memorable.
USER
Report: Scheppach hms 2600 ci Planer/Thicknesser
by Allen Barrett
Allen
found that this budget priced machine should earn its keep in any small workshop.
USER
Report: JET 16-32 Drum Sander
by Arnold Barkley
Arnold is surprised
at the impact his new Drum Sander has had upon his work.
Cessnock
Woodturners Open Day
by Joan M Perry
More than 100 members
and guests gathered to celebrate this Club's new workshop and the assistance of
those who made it possible.
Questions
& Answers
by Paul Gregson (Associate Editor)
This is the return
of a popular column in which professional woodworker, restorer and conservator,
Paul Gregson answers your queries.
Club
Drumbeat
by A Bendeli
Woodturn 2008 hosted by the Sydney Woodturners
Guild, featured demonstrations by Neil Scobie, Lois Green, Terry Baker and Tim
Skilton.
Hunter
United Woodworking Hobbies Expo
Your two page Guide to events and demonstrations
at the Hunter United Woodworking Hobbies Expo to be held in Newcastle (NSW) on
February 20-22.
Violin
by Buddy Smith
His lessons never taught him to how to play,
but Buddy's carving of a violin embodies the love they gave him for the instrument
and the music it can make.
Making
Music With What We Have Left
by Buddy Smith
Itzhak Perlman's
dramatic concert at the Lincoln Centre was the inspiration for Buddy's violin.
Sanding
Machines and power tools can take much of the drudgery out of sanding.
Wood
Wizz:
25 years on
Profile:
Gordon Pembridge
by Neil Scobie
Neil introduces a Kiwi woodturner
who delicately carves his 1mm thin-walled bowls.
Good
Ideas and Short Cuts
Interesting ideas you can apply in your workshop.
Gallery
USER
Report: Frontline Clamps
by Arnold Barkley
Advanced clamping
systems are rapidly replacing old style pipe clamps. A feature of this system
is that boards are made flat before being pressed together.
Sam
Maloof: Woodworking Icon
by Michael W Michelsen Jr
Others may
call him artist, master craftrsman or even icon, but Sam Maloof still prefers
to call himself a woodworker.
Projects
Turned Rocket
by Alan Jones
This motorised carousel-motion
Rocket makes an interesting turning project.
Telephone
Table with notepad hatch and 'secret' drawer
by Andrew Bass
Forced
to complete this project while on secondment overseas, Andrew takes us on a journey
that includes not just the construction of the table, but the process by which
he arrived at each element of its design.
Wooden
Wheels
by Alan Logan
Most woodworkers eventually have to make
wooden wheels. Alan shows us his favourite (and quickest) method.
A
Lizard Lidded Bowl
by Karen Blewden and Caroline McCully
Karen
and Caroline have teamed up again - this time to produce a shallow lidded bowl
decorated with delightful lizards.
Wooden
Egg Rack
by Don Phillips
This handy and easy-to-make Rack turns
the kitchen egg stock into an attractive display.
A
Fondue Set
by John Swinkels
John carefully details the making
of a Fondue Set that not only offers plenty of challenges to the woodturner but
would also be a worthwhile addition to any home.
Other Features
New Products
Book
Reviews
Ellsworth on Woodturning
by David Ellsworth
Emotions
in Wood
by Ann Brouwers
Shelves Cabinets & Bookcases
by
the Editors of Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking
Chairmaking Simplified
by Kerry Pierce
Woodturning Full Circle
by David
Springett
DVD
Reviews
Elliptical Turning — An Introduction
presented by
David Springett
The Scroll Saw — A Beginner’s Guide
with
John Burke