Bandsaw Wheel Alignment
Three different ways to aUgn bandsaw wheels Loosen frame bolts and realign frame. Check the wheel to tee if they're twisted out of alignment by holding a pair of winding ticks up to the wheels. Get a helper to ight down on the wheels from above to look for unv twist. to check it. When the wheel no longer stops with the same point at the bottom, you're as close to balanced as you need to get. Align the wheels-Adjusting the alignment is tricky because the alignment is influenced by the blade...
When Tom Whalley planned the workshop for his familys new suburban home he
Tom Whalley had just been put in charge of managing records at his Army base in Germany when he realized there was a major problem Nothing was in order. He soon fixed that. I got a couple of privates in there and I told them, 'Men, we're going to dump out every record onto the floor, and then we're going to sort them out and arrange them. And we're going to spend all night doing it.' And so, the military was introduced to quite possibly woodworking's quintessential organization man. Years...
For Vest Kbiults
For joinery cuts, use a saw blade that leaves as smooth a surface as possible. You have several good choices. Hollow-ground planer blades top make an extremely smooth cut. However, they require more projection than other blades the teeth must completely clear the work as you cut, or the blade will burn the wood For this reason, they don't work well on radial arm saws. Carbide-tipped combination blades bottom with 40 teeth or more are smooth-cutting, require minimal projection, and can be used...
Radial Arm Saw Support Table
The radial arm saw is the perfect tool for cutting long pieces of stock to manage able lengths. But the problem is, the tables on most radial arm saws are too short. It becomes a real balancing act to cut a 2-foot length from an 8-foot board. To solve this problem. I replaced the particleboard table that came on my saw with a new, longer table. Besides, the old table had gotten pretty chewed up over the years. SOLID-CORK DOOR. I found the perfect replacement table at the local home center. It's...
Restoring Antiques
I recently had the opportunity to restore an antique mirror frame that, despite some superficial damage, was in pretty good condition. It consisted of a central mirror measuring 45 in. high by 24 in. wide, with a pair of mirrored folding wings on each side. These wings were only about one-half as high as the central mirror. The most obvious problem was the finish. At some point in its history, the original finish had been covered with a clear coating. Unfortunately, however, the effort left...
This spacesaving work center offers both storage and security plus its own
This compact storage case and workbench was designed to fold down in a garage, but it would work just as well in a basement workshop or utility room. The beauty of this project is its versatility. It's perfect for the craftsperson or model-maker in your family. It also makes a great potting bench for a gardener. Or it can be set up in your shop for wood carving or as a sanding or finishing station. fold-down. To take up minimal space wherever it's used, the work center mounts up out of the way...
A Flair For The Informal
A side chair made in 1891. before he left London for the Cotswolds. reveals Ernest Gimson's affinity for the straightforward. because of competition from cheaper and more decorated furniture made in city faetones. The influence of country furniture meshed well with Morns' appeal for plain, hcaw furniture. Such simplicity marks much of the work Gimson and the Barnsleys and other English designers produced, but it did not result in the sameness that characterizes much of Amencan Arts and Crafts...
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Seatofthepants Veneer Press
If you don't happen to have a dedicated veneer press or a vacuum-bag veneering outfit, you can still get the job done with common clamps, cauls platens made of plywood or other man-made board and wooden beams, as long as you follow two simple principles Use enough clamps to provide adequate pressure, and distribute the clamping pressure as evenly as possible. I don't know any hard-and-fast formulas for predicting pressure distribution, but I generally try to build caul thickness roughly equal...
Golden Oak Finish
Golden Oak is a low-luster, open-pore finish I produce with one stain and one glaze. This finish brings out the best qualities of oak by reproducing the timeless look of rich, aged shellac. I learned about Golden Oak when I first started finishing down in South Florida. At the time, it was wildly popular among the many transplanted Northerners who had grown weary of the dark, sophisticated woodwork of their sunless New York City digs. You can use either lacquer or varnish for your sealer and...
Cordovan Mahogany Finish
For an elegant Old-World look on mahogany, this high-gloss, filled-pore finish is just the ticket. Cordovan Mahogany involves a stain, a pore filler, dry brushing and one or two glaze coats. The secret Is the yellow ground stain that makes an otherwise dark and foreboding finish glow with inner highlights, even on rather unexciting wood. STEP 1 Ground stain your wood with a light yellow dye stain. 8TEP 2 Dry brush some character into the wood with some VanDyke brown, adding cathedrals, ribbons...
Beading
There's one more set of trim to add the decorative beading that softens the transition between the flat section at the top of the legs and the tapered lower section. rout dadoes. The beading fits in shallow dadoes cut near the top of each leg, refer to Fig. 11.1 routed these dadoes on the router table, see Fig. 7. You could use a table saw, but the chance of chipout is reduced if you use a router and you'll get a cleaner cut . To locate the dadoes, start by positioning the fence on your router...
Routing Dowels
I tried making dowels out of oak. ash, cherry, soft maple, poplar, walnut.and mahogany. All these woods run through the dowel-making fixture without a hitch, so long as the blank is straight-grained. Any twists, dips, or waves lead to chip-out and splintering. Examine your stock carefully, and l e selective for best results. 1. Cut the dowel blanks. Check the dowel chart for the specs of the dowel you want. Rip a test blank to the dimensions specified for the desired dowel diameter. Now check...
Wallmounted Panel Press
Turn five pipe clamps into a space-saving and efficient center for panel glue-ups with this handy wall-mounted press. The process of edge-gluing boards into larger panels can be a struggle with ordinary pipe clamps. Unless you are using some kind of support system, the clamps are prone to tipping over or slipping out of position, and uneven clamping pressure can lead to panel distortions. Clamped-up and curing panels then take up precious bench space, or create obstacles while drying around the...
Construction 1
of the table's wooden pans, exccpt the edge banding and the dowels for the T-nut inserts, arc plywood. 1 used cabinet-grade birch plywood throughout. Just run down the Cutting List, cutting the pans to the sizes specified. I have found it useful to make the pans that will he layered together a little oversized, so 1 can square and smooth the edges and square the resulting blanks in the process on the table saw. The sizes specified arc the finished sizes. 2. Glue up the sides, tabletop, and...
Play It Safe
Woodworking can be dangerous. Safety equipment such as guards, hold-downs, goggles, dust masks and hearing protection can greatly reduce your risk of injury. But even the best guard won't make up for poor judgment. Use common sense and caution in the workshop. If a procedure feels dangerous, don't try it, no matter how many other folks work that way. Figure out an alternative that feels safe. Your safety is your responsibility. 33 E. Minor St Emma in. FA 18098 Phone lt 610 967-5171 FAX 610...
Freehand Guard
A freehand guard and a starting pin are a must for routing curved profiles, such as this arch-topped door panel. Dust collection isn't perfect, but it keeps the bit area clear. Assemble the base parts B, C and D with glue and screws. Then build the hood parts E through H, N, P and W . Slip the hood over the base and glue the two 1 4-in. guide dowels Into the base. The winged bolts allow you to adjust the height of the hood. Drill two 1 4-in. holes at the back of the base for the hold-down...
Router Base Plate For Cutting Circles
To cut the round shelves for the Fern Stand and to make the ring bending jig for the Hall Tree, 1 replaced the base plate on my router with a larger shop-built base. The new base plate acts as a trammel attachment for cutting and routing circles. BASE PLATE. I used a piece of W Plexiglas or you could use Masonite for the new base. To cut circles for the projects in this issue, the new base needs to be extra long. To make the base plate large enough for the ring on the Hall Tree, cut the...
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Now It Can Stand Alone
When we built the bench-top router table shown in Woodsmith No. 20 , I thought it would be a helpful little addition to the shop. I was wrong. This router table has become almost indispensible. In fact, we've used it on almost every project we've built for the last three issues. Okay, I'll stop the sales pitch. But I wanted to mention all of this for a reason. Once the router table was in operation for a while, we found that we were using it more and for longer periods than a router by itself....
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Just Finishing
Fade to black. Ebonizing treatments have different effects on different woods. Woods from top to bottom are soft maple, oak and cherry. Treatments from left to right are vinegar and rust, black dye gt black pigment stain and India ink. Ebonizing, or blackening, wood can be used to great effect in a variety of projects. Black accents often created to simulate expensive ebony wood create points of visual interest as your eye travels across a piccc of furniture. Entirely cbonizcd furniture is...
Crosscut Trivets
While it may look like 14 separate sticks have been glued together in a grid pattern to form these trivets, the truth is you can cut the whole trivet in one part from a single piece of wood. There's no gluing or assembly involved just a little milling on the router tabic. Thanks to the 'woven' design, these trivets effectively disperse heat to protect tables and countertops from hot dishes. They make unique gifts, and you can build them in a snap from any hardwood species you like. OVERALL SIZE...
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Mortised Lid Stay
To support the lid of the jewelry box, I used a solid brass lid stay that is mortised into one end of the box. There's nothing too difficult about cutting this mortise. It's really just a matter of taking the time to make the proper setup. TEST PIECE. I started by laying out the mortise on a test piece cut to the same length and thickness as the end of the box, see Figs. 1 and la. Shop Note Although the directions that come with the lid stay say V2, I laid out the mortise 5 s from the back of...
Gsing a Woodburner
The woodburner can be hard to control for the novice at woodburning. Inlaying a part is often an easier option. The larger the surface area to be burned, the harder it is to burn evenly. A large, round area like the pupil can be especially challenging to burn evenly. Burning a nostril is a much easier task we would use the woodburner over inlaying for a part that small. We find it best to use a knifelike burning tip to do any detail. The sharp edge cuts through the grain, and the side works...
Front And Back
Next, work can begin on the front B and back C panels. Again, these panels are edge-glued from 4 4 stock, and planed to a uniform thickness. cut to size. The length of both panels is the same 35Vs , but the width varies ' dadoes, vis deep on inside face of both end panels edge glue two end panels from 4 4 stock ll l il ll router table fence since a drawer fits under the front panel B . First, cut the back panel C to a width of 17, see Fig. 3. Next, cut the front panel B 6Vh less in width than...
Finding Good Wood
A big burl roay make a log m tiikss to a conmerdal sawyer but produce mag fkent grain patterns for the craft n. Note the weft-stkfcered lumber in the background. A big burl roay make a log m tiikss to a conmerdal sawyer but produce mag fkent grain patterns for the craft n. Note the weft-stkfcered lumber in the background. In a nutshell, logs are where you find trees. If you ask yourself where trees go when they die, you're well on your way to finding logs. In an urban location, you can find...
Bow and Bells
row more depth just from the coloration of the wood. If vou choose to use gradated wood for the bells, put the lighter portion on the top side of all the parts. It's amazing how much more depth your project will have. Before vou glue your pattern parts onto wood with lighter shades, always check both sides of the board to see how ieep the lighter shade goes. It's always sad to sand off -ne light part see photo 2.2 . If there is some unique grain pattern on the wood I like to put it somewhere on...
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Drill Press Angle Gauge
Drilling angled holes on a drill press is a straightforward matter if your drill press table tilts. If your table doesn't tilt, see the Shop Note below. But even if the table can be tilted, you may have a problem setting the table at just the right angle. When we were building the Shop Stool for this issue see page 18 , we needed to drill holes at an exact angle. Otherwise all the drilled parts wouldn't line up for assembly. But I've never been comfortable relying on the angle indicator that's...
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O Laminate the bases together First, rip and crosscut the four base pieces to size, according to the Cutting List dimensions on page 128. Glue pairs of base pieces together to form two 1 2-in.-thick bases. Round over the top edges of each base assembly Ease one end and two edges around the top face of each base assembly with a router and 1 4-in. roundover bit. Bore the ballast holes in the bases optional . Lay out the locations of the ballast holes on the liases, following the Bases drawing on...
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Advanced Adirondack Chair Stepbystep
PHOTO A Make templates for the arms and legs, trace the parts onto blanks for the workpieces and cut the parts with a jig saw. PHOTO A Make templates for the arms and legs, trace the parts onto blanks for the workpieces and cut the parts with a jig saw. Cut pairs of blanks to length for the arms, front legs and back legs as specified on the Cutting List, page 16. Refer to the drawings on page 17 to construct full-sized templates for the arms, front legs and back legs. Stiff cardboard will work...
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12-volt impact driver 6980FWDE, 12-volt drill, 6217D, 249 14.4-volt impact driver 6935FDWDE, 14.4-volt drill, 6237D, 269. A complete recipe for making beautiful cathedral raised-panel doors. American Woodworker NOVEMBER 2004 53 First, cut all the frame pieces see Sizing a Door, page 61 . For a good-looking, stable door, make the frame from straight-grained wood. Next, on your router table, set up the end-grain cutter for machining die rail ends. Cutting end grain before long grain helps prevent...
Routing Spindles
Turning a perfectly tapered spindle on a lathe takes time. And turning identical spindles takes even more time. I figure it would take me a full day to turn the eighteen identical spindles needed for the Shaker Bench shown on page 22 . Instead, I built a jig that uses an electric hand drill and a router with a core box bit to turn duplicate spindles in a very short time. It took me about seven minutes to turn a Vg-dia. dowel into a spindle shaped like a tapered candle stick. With very little...
Futon Hardware Groove Template
Rout the grooves deep with a W-dia. straight bit and V Q.D. _ rjt bujW ig NOTE Template should be flush with leg and tight against bottom surface of arm Rout the grooves. To align the template, damp it In place so it's tight against the arm and flush with the back edge of the leg. Barrel Nuts. The first step is to drill 7 m-dia. Bolt holes. After drilling holes In the legs, holes for the barrel nuts. For accuracy, I did drill matching VS-dia. holes in the stretchers this on the drill press with...
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Modular Bookcase
Classic looks, functionality, and plenty of custom options make this bookcase at home in any setting. I've built a lot of bookcases, usually designed for a specific room or space. The problem with this approach comes when you move or rearrange your home they often look out of place in the new location. This time, 1 wanted something flexible enough to complement any room in the house. Thaf s the beauty of this bookcase you can customize it for any space. The modular design allows you to build a...
Fit the Joint
Try fitting each breadboard end onto the tabletop. Chances are that it won't go without force, and that's fine. It's better that the fit be a bit too tight than too loose at this point. If it's too loose, you can shim the tenons with glued-on veneer. Don't strike the end piece with a hammer if the fit is that tight, you'll have a very hard time getting the piece off. Typically, the tenons must be shaved a bit thinner. The best way to figure out how much to take off, and where, is by using a...
Personal protection
Your safety gear should be comfortable, easy to put on and take off and must not impede the production, otherwise it will ust be left on the shelf. A minimum requirement for protecting your eyes should be a pair of goggles that also give some protection at the sides. A full face shield gives better face protection but can mist up. which restricts visibility. A simple dust mask can be very effective, but make sure it fits well and that there are no leakage points. Avoid heavy or bulky masks,...
Drawer Fronts From A Single Board
Pencil in the pulls. Position the front panel on the glued-up case to lay out the pull locations. Separate the fronts. With the pulls installed, cut the applied drawer fronts free, one at a time. Front alignment. Clue the fronts to the drawers so edges align and spacing is even. wood bottom. Each finished drawer should be Vl6 in. narrower than the width of the opening and Vfc in. shallower than the boxs inside depth. Reinforce the mitercd drawer corners with keys. Then cut a Vs-in.-wide by...
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Valve Scraper Burnisher Clear Edge Plexiglas
Instead of buying a hardened steel burnisher to draw and form the cutting burr on cabinet scrapers, I use an old automobile engine valve. I get all the valves I need from a local mechanic just for asking. To make this valve burnisher easier to use, I added a small handle that's cut from a piece of 1 -diameter dowel. After cutting the small length of dowel, drill a hole in the end of it. Then push it over the end of the valve stem to serve as a handle. When using the burnisher, grab the dowel...