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Work BenchFall 1976, 2.50
WHEN YOU BUILDAN M&S CLOCK .Delmhorst Models J-l, J-2Pocket-SizePortableWood Moisture TestersOne of theea siest testinstrumentsto usefactual ob servation inplace ofguesswork,blind risks. Is the DIFFERENCE!y"drawNewknives are made exclusively for W.C.S. in U.s.A. They are hard ened to ow exacting specifications. The drawknives have a 8"d cutting edge of High Carbon Steel, and are offered in 6 ;:ABCoEFs147R-Jigger - Rightw'XS147L-Jigger-Left148 -12" Radius Hollowshave149-5" Radius Hollowshave150-lnshave or Coopers Knife151 - 2Yz" di. Scorp - I 0.50 ea.Set of 6 for 54.00 P.P.,C.P.P.Straight drawknives available 2" - 14". We have in stock finequality tools - carving tools from 1/16" to 3"; vises;books;and supplies. New catalog No. E-9 available for 50 cents.Wood farvers SUpplU3112 W. 28th St.MINNEAPOLlS, M N. 55416Carrying caseis standard.NEW 32-PAGE COLORCATALOG shows 19authentic antiquereplica floor, wall &mantel clocks pi us thefine woods & importedmovements neededto build them. SEND 1for catalog & 1 of thefollowing plans tobuild: Grandfather 0Grandmother 0School 0 or Steeple 0clock. SEND 3.50 forcatalog & all 4 plans.CATALOG ALONE SO Write today!MASON & SULLIVANCOMPANYDept. FW96,Osterville, Ma.Direct reading. imple, quick operation.Solid state circuitry. Stable calibration.Standardbatteries. Weighs only 12ounces, complete with pin-type elec trodes mounted on instrument. Availablein two ranges: Model J-1, 6% to 30%;Model J-2. 5% to 15% wood moisture9VMINI-SIZEDit is, but it will do a com pletely versatile job. In addition to thetwo integral e l e ctrodes, a s e r i e s ofspecial purpose external electrodes isavailable, easily connected with a specialadapter. These provide for all manner oftests - from thin veneer to lumber,heavy timber, and non-destructive shelland core tests02655SHAVE HOOKSThis set of beautifully made scrapersare designed for fiat, convex and con cave surfaces, and for corners or tightspots. The tempered steel blades, heavyshanks, and the polished beechwoodbandIes make these a valuable additionto any woodworker's bench. Overalllength 61's".09DIO-EW09Dll-EW09D21-EWo9D31-EW 6.85SetIndividuallyRound & Point 2.502.50TriangleCombination 2.50Mc/JS. Res. add 5% Sales TaxBEECHWOOD SPOKESHAVEBUILD THIS WOODEN TOY STEAM TRAIN. This is a fine wooden toy reproduction of a nineteenthcentury steam train. An order for the woodworkingdrawings brings you plans for the locomotive plus sevencars: tender, freight car, flat car, passenger car, gon dola, crane car and caboose. This is a handsome sturdytoy and an easy project. Our catalog of wooden toyideas and toy building supplies is included free withyour train plan order. Catalog alone is 50c. 3.50Builtppd.LO!J-e-(Cal. Res. add 21 c Sales Tx)Toys & Crafts3517 Camby Rd.P.O. Box 769, Dept.FA-9, Antioch, Calif. 94509ofThe spokeshave preferred by generationswoodworkers,with varnished beechwood body, and 50mm (2") blade. Thetapered tangs of the blade pass through the body for afriction fit and fine adjustment. Overall length is IOY2". 12.1512E21-CHAll P"ices PostpaidCatalog 50 . Free with order.W@DCRAFTDept. FW 96 313 Montvale Ave.WOBURN, MASS. 01801
FallC ONTENTS4510131416Editor and PublisherPaul RomanContributing EditorsTage FridR. Bruce HoadleyAlastair A. StairRobert SutterAssociate EditorJohn KelseyAssistant EditorRosanne SomersonEditorial AssistantRuth DobsevageAdvertising ManagerJanice A. RomanSubscription ManagerCarole E . AndoArt ConsultantJohn KaneAdvertising ConsultantGranville M . FillmoreCover: Vise from cabinetmaker's workbench de·With this single ·screw guide·scribed on pageless vise, work can be held deeply and down tothe floor. This type 0/ vise can also hold irregu·larly shaped objects m ore readdy, as clampingboard is/ree to move with the shape 0/ the ewsLettersBooksAuthorsCabinetmaker / Writer by JohnCabinetmaker's NotebookWater and WoodHidden BedsKelsey: A pioneer still going strongby James Krenov: Thoughts on woodworkingby R . Bruce Hoadley: The problems of a difficult pairby David Landen: Two ways to get more sleeping spaceExotic Woodsby Bo b Stocksdale: Observations of a master turner33Veneer by LeeS. Jacobs: The commercial facts of life35Tackling Carving37Market Talk384046by Robert 1. Butler: No need for a 'carving set 'by Robert Sutter: There's a new generation of buyersAbstract Sculptures from Found WoodWorkbenchby Tage Frid: A professional design for holding the workOrnamental Turning50Heat Treating53Mosaic Rosettes54Shaped Tambours565760by Theodore Gochenourby John Kelsey: An intricate , exacting pastimeby Gordon S. Harrison: Making yout own toolsby A. Thomas Walsh: Making a basic guitar elementBuckeye Carvingsby Mark Sfirri: Some design considerationsby Rudolf Schubert: Highlights of a summer showHardwood Sources:A first listing for the craftsmanOf Bugs and ThingsFine Woodworking is published quarterly, March, June, September and December, by TheTaunton Press, Inc., Newtown, CT 06470, Telephone (203) 426·8171. Second·c1ass postagepaid at Newtown, CT 06470 and additional mailing offices. Copyright 1976 by TheTaunton Press, Inc. No reptoduction without permission of The Taunton Press, Inc.Subscription rates: United States and possessions, 8.00 for one year, 15.00 for two years;foreign rate, 9.00 for one year. Single copy 2.50. Postmaster: Send notice of undeliveredcopies on form 3547 to: The Taunton Press, PO Box 355, Newtown, CT 06470. Forwardingand return postage guaranteed. Please address all subscription, editorial and advertisingcorrespondence to The Taunton Press, PO Box 355, Newtown, CT 06470.3
NEWSBiennial Design Book DueFine Woodworking will publish in the spring of 1977 itsfirst Biennial Design Book, a photographic compilation of300 to 500 pieces of fine woodwork . Emphasis will be on bothdesign and craftsmanship , and the book will represent thestate of the art of fine woodworking today. It should serve asboth a record and a source of inspiration.Amateur and professional woodworkers are invited to enterphotographs of the best pieces they have done during 1 9 7 5and 1 976. A panel o f woodworkers and designers will choosethe 300- 500 best, the number to be determined by the overallquality of the entries .Any type of work is eligible-furniture, objects large andsmall , sculpture and carving , toys, cabinetry and chairs,musical instruments, marquetry pictures, even boats,airplanes, and architectural woodwork, as long as the primarymaterial is wood . There are no restrictions on technique.Although each piece must be of original design, a designerand a craftsman may submit a joint entry . Period furnituremay be " after the style of" or derived from antiques .Reproductions of existing pieces, museum drawings or booksare not eligible.The Biennial Design Book will be sold through bookstoresfor 5 , but Fine Woodworking subscribers will be able toobtain it for 4 postpaid.The key to a viable entry will be a good 8 x 10 black andwhite photograph of reproducible quality. The backgroundmust be plain, but grass , sand, or the like is acceptable. Colorslides will be accepted for judging as long as entrants areprepared to provide black and white photographs on request.Entry deadline will be January 3 1 , 1 977. Along with thephotograph, entries must include name or function of piece,type of wood, overall dimensions, and price (if for sale) . Thisinformation will be published, along with identification ofthe woodworker . There are no entry blanks as such. Mailentries to Biennial Design Book Editor, Fine Woodworking,Box 3 5 5 , Newtown , CT 06470. If you want your materialreturned , send a stamped self-addressed envelope .EAIAMeeting SetThe Early American Industries Association will meet October7-9 at the Farm Museum of Landis Valley near Lancaster, Pa.The EAIA is a group of 2 ,000 people interested in antiquetools and processes . The most recent issue of EAIA 's quarterlyChronicle discusses the bucksaw and the sawbuck, the datingof old anvils and how they were made, the Morris plane, andthe circular chamfering plane. EAIA also publishes a Shavingsnewsletter and maintains a mail-order book service andlibrary for members. It has two categories of membership :subscription at 8 a year, and active at 14 . Only activemembers may attend the semi-annual meetings which featurelectures , demonstrations and tool exchanges . Membershipinformation may be had from John Watson, Office of StateHistory, Building 8, Rotterdam Industrial Park, Schenectady,NY 1 2 306 .Their Oak; 36.Our Oak; 25.The only difference is 11 bucks.Our hardwoods are not cheap, just cheaper.And we offer a wider selection of hardwoods.Veneers thru lumber. We have the old familyfavorites like maple, cherry and mahogany plusthe exotics like bubinga, padouk and cocoabola.Send for our free catalog . Illustrated withwood veneers, it lists all our hardwoods, all ourpre,cut lumber sizes and explains how we willcut your lumber order to your specificationsif you prefer.Mail the coupon, or come down and see us.We can make a difference in how much youpay for hardwood .4---- ,.---J0--.- lY!;.:a. ' :::: IIII&.1WOOD & SUPPLY Co.39 West 19 Street, New York, NY10011Please send me a free copy of your hardw(xxl cmalog.NameAJJre s----- -----CityStilte-ZipIIIIII.1
LEStanley Names Student WinnersTwenty winners o f the eleventh annual Stanley ToolsScholarship Contest included Joseph D. Escobar, 1 5 , ofSaratoga, Calif. , whose Italian provincial desk design (above)earned him a 1 ,000 grand prize in the 9th and 1 0th gradedivision . The 1 1 th and 12th grade grand prize winner wasJames M . Bush, 18, from Winchester, Ky . , who built acannonball bed .To enter the contest, students must submit plans, a list ofmaterials and a photo of the project. Cost of wood may notexceed 1 00 . Plans of the winning projects are reproduced byStanley and sent out to all the schools in the country.TTERSI have just received the Summer 1 976 issue of FineWoodworking. I haven't commented on this before because Ifigured the thing would have to shake down a bit first. Nowthat a trend seems to be discernible, I have a few comments.To begin with, I am happy to see the article on QueenAnne in the current issue, and especially the diagram " BadQueen Anne" on page 4 2 . While some may say these arematters of taste , yet it is generally agreed there are somethings which are good taste, some bad , some debatable.It seems to me that most of the readers of your magazineare probably pretty good woodworkers to begin with, andsome of them outstanding. This being the case, it seems thatmaybe the focus of your policy should be on matters of designand form , rather than on techniques of construction .For instance, it is all too evident that there are a lot ofcraftsmen who are fine woodworkers indeed, but they seem tolack knowledge of the esthetics of woodworking. Estheticssimply means that not only must a piece not be topheavy , itmust not look topheavy . Take Volume 1 , No. 1 , page 1 5that desk is a fine piece of workmanship , but if you rest yourelbows on the extended leaf, you will probably have thewhole desk in your lap. It may well be that it has been loadedwith lead or something to prevent this, but it still looksunstable, and therefore, I think, esthetically wrong. The samething can be said of the hickory wine locker on page 47 ofVolume 1 , No . 2 . On the other hand, the marquetry clock onpage 1 5 of this same issue has no problem of stability-it isjust hideous , that's all . A lot of fine workmanship andpatience gone to produce something that even Grand RapidsYou Don't Need Expensive Industrial Equipment!It Takes Fine Tools101-00 PreCision Work Every TimeWith IICA SWISS Stationary Power Tooisl10" Cabinetmaker's Saw.INCAFeatures include: Exclusiveprecision mitre guide with dropstop for accurate repeat cuts.Rip fence guide rails dovetailed into top.Permanent powertak e o ff for p r o fessional 3-jaw,c a p a c i tychuck; precision,full function mor tise table; longhole b o ring;do wel drilling;sanding attach ments.to produce fine wood work, whether youmake your own furniture, carve, sculpt,do occasional repairs, or are a cabinet maker. Garrett Wade offers you "a beau tiful and extensive line of imported handtools" and "the most complete selection"of workbenches in the U.S.March,illechanics,1976.)Y2"(PopularGarrett Wade tools let you do better,easier, safer work. Bencbes, carvingtools, steel and wood planes, mallets,Arkansas sharpening stones, cbisels, mea suring and marking tools, mitre boxes,saws, clamps, vises, hundreds of acces sories, books-The Yankee Wood Crafts man Catalog is packed with exciting giftideas, information for beginnerexpert.Do tbe best work you're capable of get professional results every time, witbtbese five INCA SWISS precision macbiDes:Modelmaker's Table Saw; ] 0 "Cabinetmaker's Table Saw; 80/8" JOinter;10" Jointer and Automatic Feed Thicknesser!Planer CombmahoD;Bandsaw.Aval'lable now for tbe f'irSt t'Ime m tbe U.S.from Garrett Wade!6Vs"""rIY FOR FREE 48·PAGE FUI.1.·SEND TODAMA UALCATALOG/WOODCRAFTCOLORGarrett Wade Company, Inc., Dept.3FW,302 Fifth Avenue, New York 1000]I0II 0Yes, I want a FREE Garrett WadeCatalog.I'm in a hurry; send it by first classmail. I enclose ] .00 for postage andIbandling.INameII Address\ ity.IIIIIIIndustrialqua lity. designed andpriced fortbe borne craftsman. Two year warranty!Send for your INCAdescriptive catalog, today!Garrett Wade Company, Inc., Dept. 4FW,302 Fiftb Avenue, New York 10001Please send me tbe INCA SWISS precision stationary power tool catalog and pricelist. I enclose 1 for first class postage and bandling.Please send me tb 48-page full-color Yankee Wood Craftsman manual/catalog ofGarrett Wade quahty band tools and workbencbes. I enclose 1 for first class postageIIIIIII00.IIIII 0 Please send me BOTH catalogs. I enclose l.SO-saving me SO -for first classpostage
WHEN YOU BUILD AN M&S CLOCK . Wood Pocket-Size Delmhorst Moisture Models Portable J-l, Testers J-2 One of the Is the DIFFERENCE! ea i est test instruments
