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Toy parts 10
Game pa rts 14
Regular Features
Classified - Calendar 15
Noise How it affects you, your out- put and general well being
Sound
Noise and its effect •
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the pupil
We all value our ability to hear. nervousness, sleeplessness and heart palpitations
Sometimes shortcuts are made that fatique . These conditions can cause
endanger this inna te quality. I think
that we have all had experiences
so many problems besides a
redu ction in output. When you work
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adrenalln
where we had a very small amo unt with mach inery you have to be
of wood to cut with a saw or a short awa re of everything around you, and
fatique caused by noise exposure can secreti o n of adrenalin
length of wood to rout and it wasn't
increase your chances of eccidents. co rt ex hormone
felt that hearing protectors were
necessary. Sometimes the resu lt At first , workplace noise usually
affects the ability to hear high movements of th e stomach
from short exposures like this could
and intestines
be a temporary hearing loss cau sed frequency sounds . This mea ns that
by a tiring of the inner ear . After a even though a person can still hear
some no ise, spe ech or other sounds
muscl e react ion
rest period the hearing loss
disapp ears and normal hea ring is may be unclear or distorted . The
constriction of the
restored . The problem results from distortion is increased when there is
backgro und noises or ma ny people
blood vessels
continued exposures over a long
period of time, which prod uces talking. Hearing loss creates isolation
permanent da mage to the workings because of the inability to take part in Figure No . 1 Excessive noise ca n put stress on other
of the ear. Perma nen t hearing loss is so many nor mal activities. parts of the body such as those above .
a result of destruction of cells in the A hearing aid can help in some
inn er ear , whic h can never be cases when the re is da mage , but
replaced or rep aired . In addition to prevention is a more log ical Concentration: can it be
short exposures over a long period of approach to the problem of noise. achieved with a
time , damage can result from short There are many hearing protectors
exposure to very loud noises. on the market and you should
compressor in the room?
Exposu res to loud sounds affect choo se one that best suits your own room awa y from where you need
One of the most frustrating
other areas of the bod y besides the requ irements. There are many
ea rs. Lo ud sound quickens the pu lse companies that specialize in the sale sources of noise in the shop is the your conce ntration . If the
rate . increases blood pressure and of safety eq uipment and have a large compressor. The cycling of the compressor must be in the same
narrows the blood vessels. all of selection of hearing protectors for compressor can act as a surprise roo m as where there are
which causes an added strain upo n you to try on , since it seems tha t when you are doing detail work workers, a sound enclosure can
the heart . Noise ma y also put stress each person has a favorite . Different as in asse mbly using air operated be built. This can easily be do ne
on other parts of the body by ca using head and ear sizes along witli hai r
tools. Among the cures for by constructing a wooden box
the abnormal secretion of hormone s length can dictate which hearing
and tensin g of muscles. protector might be best suited for compressor noise would be to lined with sound absorbtlon tiles
A res ult of noise In certai n cases is you . place the co mpressor in an other or sound insulation board . The
box should be made easily
removeable for servicing the
casually hea rs of sound levels differe nt ball bearings).
The Nature of increasing a few decibels; this
compressor and there should be
ope nings to allow air to circulate .
should be regard ed as potentially In order to co ntrol sou nd , one
of Sound significant. must take advantage of the basic
A small door can be made in the
side so that you ca n check the oil
by Randall Anderson characteristics of acoustic energy . levels and belt tension or other
The production of so und can As previously ment ioned , so und maintenance that must be done
Hearing, one of the five com e from various sources in a is a pressure or e nergy variance often.
senses , is the percept ion of woodworking shop . Th e most that expands through an elastic
sound . Sound by defi nition is a com mo n sources are rotating field. As the energy expands in
pre ssure variance traveling machine ry i.e ., saws, planers, volume the power level must
through an elastic med ia . For the joiners, etc. Typically the primary drop . Henc e , with increasing
woodworker , so und then is frequen cy will be some multipl e distance the sound level drops.
energy (in the form of discrete of the shaft RPM. For example, a To be rigorou s, the intensity
pressure waves) created by his two-fluted cutter rotating at 4000 dec rease s with the square of the
tools and conducted by air RPM will , whe n impacting a distan ce , e .g., doubling the
throughout his environme nt. piece of wood , produce a distance from a so und source
primary sound frequ ency of 133 reduces the intensity by four .
The common terms used to cps. Likewise a 20 ,000 RPM Three times the distance reduces
describe sound are frequency two-fluted rou ter will produce a the inte nsity by nine . Reducing
(e. g. cycles/ seco nd). and po wer higher pitched sound of 66 6 cps. sound by distan ce is not always
intensity (decibels) . Frequ enc y The so und generation is practical due to physical
describes the rapid ity that an complicated because each constraints, altho ugh place men t
eve nt occurs. It can be expressed machi ne is com posed of many
in cycles per second (cps) or per variables (such as Vvbelts and Conr 'd. on page 14
minute (cpm). To the human
Finished, som e wou ld give a
ear, increasing frequency is week's pa y to own It
perceived to hav e increasing IT EM FREQUENCY ITEM DEaBELS
Find out how to duplica te virtually
pitch . The second term , decibe l, thunder 20 -40 qJS whisper 5 DB anything in wood w ith a
is a unit of intensity of sound . speec h 130 qJS residen ce 35-55 DB
Acoustic power is logarithmic, hearing 15 qJS • 15,000 qJ S radi o 40-70 DB
whereby , doubling the power police whistle 80 DB send $1.00 fo r brochu re today.
increases the decibel level by Dupll-Carverrw
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roughly three . So that when one Ustlng of oommon occurances and resulting sound measurements 4004 W. torn Street
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The solution to noise
can be maintenance
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Light double walls provide good transmission loss
stud
Two ligh t walls separated by an ai r gap provide good transmission loss (TL). With t he addition of
mo re air sp ace it is increased as with the additio n of so un d absorbtlon ma te rial .
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problem of excessive sound would
be to look at the walls of your sho p .
You want the surfaces of the inside
of your shop to absorb as much noise
as possible with the least cost.
space ,
11 your shop is enclosed with
sheetrock , you can place I " fUrring
strips on the wall and Install sound
The least expensive wall covering insulation board ove r the fUrring
would be sound Insulation board strips. This would Increase the
which comes in 4' x 8' panels. These absorbtion over just placing the
can be placed over existing walls, sound board directly over the
and I have found that they do a good sheetrock because of the dea d air
job in the reduction of sound . Sound space . The variations on this are
abso rbing tiles. twelve Inches square almost unlimited, only determined
or larger, are easy to install, do a by the amount of sound absorbtion
better job than sound insulation you want , and the time and money
board but are a bit more costly. 11 you you want to invest. Some other
want more sound absorbtion than examples of wall construction are
The placement of a tool in respect to walls is important as to the either of these two materials, there given in Figure No.2,
vibration radiated from that tool. A tool placed on a wall INo. 1), will
create the least vibration becau se of only one radiating surface. Example
No.2 creates more vibration beca use it rests on two surfaces and the worst MAINTENANCE Conl 'dfrompage4
placemen t of all is in a corner (No.3), because of three radiating surfaces. no tem pta tion to run the tool that you will have them on hand
The problem is that many times we don't have a choice where to locate a for you r lubrication routine. Th e
until the spa re part arrives .
tool, but if location isn't important (as with a compressor). choose the least
a mo unt of radiating surfaces as a mo unting location . The other asp ect of con cept of a lubrication ro utine is
mainten ance is lubrication . a very simple thought, but one
Inadequate lubrication can cause that is so hard to put into
severe grinding noises and is practice . There are many excuses
solved by following an for not checking your tools for
established lubrication routine . It proper lubrication, but if you
would be best to look over the would view librication as a
instruction sheets to see exactly pro tection of the investment in
which lubricants the yo ur tools, it might make this job
manufacturer recommends so a little easier.
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would be to minimize the cavities by filling the fWe- BUIlt Toys. Inc,
empty space with a rubber plate which reduces the . , ~~ Department PW
pumping action and the noise. . --,;, ~ Ta hoe City , CA 95730 Te lephone 916-58J· 1555
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Community Service :
Goodwill's Contract Shop & Its Service to Woodworkers
Goodwi ll.. . images of big yellow. bo xes?
Thoughts of year e nd deductions? Probably
thes e two concept ions are most prominent in
people's minds , but there is a serv ice that the
Santa Clara County Goodwill provides that can --
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be a boon to the beleaguered woodworker.
I recently went on a tour of Goodwill's
140,000 sq . ft. facility with their wood co ntract •
manager John Blair. Although the woodshop
section represents o nly a small portion of the
entire building, they have fi t a completely
equipped sho p into a sec tion of it. Their wood
shop is put to good use by their work force,
which is the only reason for the existence of
goodwill . Contained therein are people that
either themselves. or others , had given up on
and received the label of being socially
ha ndicap ped . John Blair explained that the
hand icaps range from being a high school
dropout to e motional problems or a language
barr ier. It was a surprise to me that no physically
handica pped persons work in the co ntract
sho p, but this is ca used by problem s with
liability insurance. O ne basic goal of the entire
Goodwill progr am is to instill the ability to better
oneself. An example of this is a story of a ma n
who had over two years of experience. but was
still very fearful of interaction with others. the work . He supplied Goodwill with the legs (above left to rir/lt) Pete Qmdel...la and
Within six month s of working in the con tract shipped from Los Angeles and the tops fro m shop foreman Eugene Cosby check the final
shop he had overco me this fear, a nd had gone North Ca rolina . Goodwill received these finishing of an oa k table. Below are two
out and received a number of co ntracts on his pieces. sa nde d and rebu ilt so me of them , examp les of sound -absorblng partitions that
G>od wl/l manufact ures and distributes to
own . Instead of being offe nde d at him for taking stained and applied the finish and did the final many Santa O ara offices.
away work , they were glad because their assembly. After this process was complete they
objective had been accomplished. John admits were to ld the destination . then they were
to being a father, counselor and instructor to the packaged and shipped to the purchaser . As a
people working in the contract shop . Of course, gauge of satisfication, this particular concern
there are some tense moments because of the has now on order one hundred more tables
diversity of the people work ing at Goodwill . together with one hundred chairs . Of course , if
Nevertheless, when they leave , they usually your needs are on an either smaller or larger
leave as friends, thankful for the opportunity, scale, these can be accommodated . There is a
and go on the ir own into the mark etplace . waiting list for people to work in this Goodwill
Goodwill's contract shop handles numerous shop, so needs on the larger end can easily be
woodworking and upholstery tasks . What is of met.
concern here , is the ir service to small The man beh ind all this is John Blair, who
woodworkers who can use Goodwill to increase came to Goodwill after twenty years in New
the capacity of their business. They are open to York. Besides managing the contract
any ideas that you might have regarding the department at Goodwill, he also teaches
fabrication of wooden products . For example, courses in refinishing and upholstery at a San
you might have a mock-up of a fi nished product J ose valley junior co llege . He and Bill ............._.".
that you feel will sell but for one reaso n or Lippimeir, the contract salesman, are the two
another you don't want to manufacture it with experience in this department. Under
yourself. You would come to them with the John's guiding hands, contracts with Ford
idea , and they would assist you with the design. Areospace and IBM are handled as well as the
and help with any problems that may be woodworking services. The ultimate in John's
encountered. The next step would be the goals is only to create enough revenue to assist
making of a mock -up model. during which they in the support of the en tire Goodwill facility. By
would be suggesting revisions that would either the tra ining of these peop le . the burden is eased
improve the product or improve the way it is in the support tha t society must give. One ne w
ma nufactured. Most importa ntly, they work idea on the horizon is a co mplete line of
with yo u thro ugho ut to keep yo u abreast of bath room accessories that will be sold through
what exactly is developing. Throu gh these first their res ale sho ps. They ha ve so ld othe r things
two procedures they woul d come up with a that they have produced through their resale
lime study and be able to give you an accu rate sho ps suc h as bunk beds and canoes, so the re is
quote . If the quote is acceptable, production really no limitation to what they can produce .
can be started with the arrival of the raw There are many geneal woodworking shops
materials. which either can be supplied by you that have specific problems that might be aided
or Goodwill. They will do the whole package by Goodwill's services . Small shops sometimes
from initial mock-up to the shipping of the have the fear of hiring employees. as the cost of
finished item or anything in between . social security and workman 's compensation is
An example of what Goodwill can do is a high and there is no guarantee that the workers
recent work orde r for one hundred drop-leaf will be concerned with the same things that the
oak tables. An individ ua l came to them with the
design already finalized and wanted them to do Conl'd. on page 14
Pacific
Woodwor~r's Special Section:
Wood Parts
The general nature of wood parts is sometimes misunderstood as to as the major selling force, many The attaching of a porcelain knob to
is having someo ne else doing the their abilityto create satisfaction with oversights can be solved. In this case , a short waste end of a dowel that
major production for you. therefore the consumer. The power to dress wood plugs would have commanded would lit into the hole drilled for the
freeing your time for a more up and create a more saleable item is a higher price. or if the price stayed shaker peg . cou ld expand your line
profitable business. One can one of the main reasons that all the same. they would ha ve sold even more . In this area, creativity
purchase anything from a ha ndful of woodwo rkers sho uld look very hard much faster. I know of no person who can do wonders without increasing
screwhole plugs to completed chairs. at wood parts. As an example of this. in comparing two pieces would have your basic production of mirrors.
One major advantage of wood part s I viewed a beautiful line of bathroom picked the one without the screwhole This type of expansion of products
is that they can open so man y new accessories at a home show in Los plugs. For a cost per piece of mere would be benelicial no matter how
avenues of produ cts. that the Angeles. A complete array of towel penn ies, this manufa cturer could they are sold . If you have a
individual wood shop cou ld never bars. toilet pap er holders and other have increased his business showroom . the greater variation
hope to compete with. Shaker pegs. accessories all showed meticulous considerably. There is way too much would please a larger percentage of
woode n toy parts. or table legs are all preparation in the design and competition to blindly go along and customers. If you ha ve a sales
examples of produ cts that if you manufacture . but one thing about the not look for improvements that can representative, he might be willing to
purchased the machinery to produc e line cried out to be solved. The easily be accomplished . show your produ cts to more stores
these. would cost thousands of company that had produced this line In another area wood parts because of the greater potent ial for
dollars. Of course . problems such as of bathroom products had simply represent a different view as a sales. Finally, if you do custom work .
quality con trol. lost time due to poo r drilled the app ropriate holes in the solution to problems . Since man y you can broaden your appeal to
grade wood and operator mistakes correct spots to hold the screw of the different wood parts can be different types of customers.
would still plague you . In the purchaser's choice . T hat choice was purchased in small quantities. you
purchase of wood parts you give left up to the cons umer. which can try something o ut with a very The important thing is to become
these problems back to the interpreted. means that a brass modest investment. Suppose yo u awa re of the num erou s item s that are
manufacturer and he directly has to screw would look nice but anything have a line of wood en framed manufactured . Write to the
deal with them . Yo ur ability to return arou nd the house would have to do . mirrors. some plain and some with compa nies listed in this section .
defective item s rem ains true in most The simple chan ge in manufacturing brass coa t hooks . With the While looking through thier catalogs
cases an d either looking ove r of drilling a larger hole and supplying introd uction of companion pieces you will come up with so man y ideas
previous sales or projected ones, the buyer with a pa ir of oak with shaker pegs yo u would widen of yo ur own . and how you can
orders can be placed well ahead of screwhole plugs would have elevated your base of customer satisfaction. slightly change yo ur products that
the production schedul e. these produ cts to a higher level. In This type of expansion of your line you can't help but to improve the
The inherent bea uty of wood parts pre-thinking of the finished product can be carried out In various ways. quality of your woodwork .
KNOBS
Possibly, knobs are the wood
part with the greatest diversity .
There are more types and styles
of knobs in different woods than
any other object. Square, round
and ba ll type knobs are the most
commonly available, but there
are many other types . Concave-
top knobs as well as a round
knobs carved with different
designs , are some examples of
fancy wooden knobs. Knobs
have many applications in the
SPINDLES manufacturing of furniture .
Different sized knobs are often
Th e most common spindles and railings, which have been used on one piece of furniture as
are illustrated abov e and are ver y pleasing and this same a way of bringing together the
ava ilable in different lengths theme can be incorporated into whole piece . Bathroom and
ranging from 1 1/2" to 2 1/2". other items. kitchen cabinets, cannister sets,
The most common use of these The tendon diameter usually is desks, boxes and fi nials (used
sma ll spindles is in galley railing, either 1/4" or 3/8" and can vary with hanger screws) are the most
which was originally used as a depending on the size of the common applications of knobs in
plate railing on shelv es and tables spindle. On certain spindles the woodworking . Most of the
on boats. It is still used in this top and the bottom tendon size wooden knobs are only available
manner , but it is finding may be different, but this is to in birch, but as interest increases custom fabrication . Wood-
increased applications in other simplify the use of a very thin top in wooden products , more knobs workers desire the pulls to follow
areas . They can be used in built- railing. The material that spindles are being produced in different the lines of the piece, and have
in accessories in recreational are made from can vary , but it is types of wood (most notably pulls made to order. In reg-
veh icles and vans , as well as usually maple or birch . Longer oak) . ular stoc k drawer pulls, there
decorative items in the house. In spindles are ava ilable in 48" - 72" are good selectio ns of wood
the ma rketplace, there have been lengths , and are used in handrail Dra wer pulls are one area of types and styles as well as
toilet tank covers using spindles ap plications. knobs where the re is mu ch combinations of wood and brass .
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- FINIALS
COUNTERSI NKS Finials are similar in looks to bedpost to a pure decorative
spindles except that they have a . finishing touch . A Shaker peg is
If yo u use screwho le butt ons correct size hole for the plug . This
tendon only at the bottom with the most com mon form of fi nial,
and plugs, it would be wise to is all do ne in one operation which
the top being fini shed . Th eir uses but othe rs have so me limited
purchase a countersink . A produces a very accurate hole for
are different from spindl es . application s in woodworking.
co untersink is a combination both the screw and the plug . If
ranging from topping a standing
metal drill bit that bores the yo u use just one size of screw in
correct size hole in both pieces for most of your operations, you will
the shank and thread of screws , only have to buy one
countersinks for the head of the countersink.
screw and then creates the
TOY PARTS
Toymakers face the manufacturer. Most of the
common problem of having to creativity goes into the body.
produce numerous small parts with its curves and angles, and
with relative precision . If you combined with stock toy parts
make all the parts yourself it can make for a very saleable
will always be a constant battle item .
to keep up production as well
as quality. The option that Imagination and knowledge
most toymakers take is buying of basic woodworking skills are
the smaller parts that require the two necessities in People and smokestacks are toys just as a smokestack adds to
precision and making the toymaking . But eve n if you small turned items that often find a train . Smokestacks vary in their
larger parts themselves. lack one of these this shouldn't their way into wheeled toys . styles and sizes while each
stop you from trying it out. for Figures of people sitting in a car manufacturer usually offers one
Generally, toymakers that there are many companies that or bus. adds much to the finished type of people .
produce wheeled good s ma ke supply pallerns for toys and of
the body by using stacked course, there are many books
lamination and CUlling with a on basic woodworking . In the
bandsaw. The other parts of months to come, Pacific
Toy Parts-
the toy snch as wheels , Woodworker will have artides
people, axles and headlights, on toymaking with an Miscellaneous
are purchased from a wood emphasis o n profitability and There are some regular wood very quick . One important item
parts distributor or ease of manufacturing. parts that double as toy parts. to look for when choosing whom
Dowe ls are often used in puzzles to order from , is the scope of
and on lumber trucks as the load . products carried by each
Screwhole buttons make company . Most wood parts
interesting headlights as well as companies offer combinable
adding finished decorative quantity discounts, but if you
touches to many toys. only want one or two styles , you
Toy Parts: have to order in large volumes to
What is available? You don't have to have a get the quantity discount. If you
tremendous volume to order can order all the parts from one
direct from many woods parts company, you can often
manufacturers . Often the combine 1000 pieces of five
minimum orders are between different items and receive the
$25 .00 and $50.00, and with five thou sand item price on each
stock items their service can be one .
Wheels
Directory of
Wheeled goods cover a wide manufacturers offer a carved
range of products. Fire engines. spoke -looking wheel along with Wood Parts Manufacturers:
cars , trains, and trucks are but a other variation s .
small portion of the wheeled Brown Wood Products Company Forste r Manufacturing Co mpa ny
goods being made by toymakers The dimensions of wheels vary 213 Northfield Road Wilton , ME 04294
today. Unless you are making a because of their use in different Northfield, 111.60093
dowels
one-of-a-kind toy, mass produced sized toys . Diameters range from all wood parts lind accessories
wheels are what most toymakers 7/8" to 3" and widths range from
Maine Dowel Co rp.
choose . 1/4" to over 1 1/8" . The axle Schweitzer Enterprise s Farmi ngton , ME 04938
holes in the wheels are either 805 Traction Avenue
The two basic styles are round 1/4" , 3/8" , or 112" . Most Los Angeles, CA 90013 dowels
edges and flat edges . Round wheels are made from eastern all wood parts and accessories
edge wheels are the most hardwoods but some of the larger Love-Built To y & Cra fts
common , but flat edg e wheels diameter sizes are made from P.O. Box 5459
Relian ce Impo rt Tah oe QIy, CA 95730
find many applications. Some pine. P.O. Box 84
Gardena, CA 90247 toy parts
legs
Axle Pegs
Axle pegs (or pins) are what Countersinks:
Sparta Spoke Factory
many toymakers use to position P.O . Box 240
W.L Fuller. Inc.
whee ls to the bodies. Although Sparta, TN 38583
7 Cypress Street
this is more expensive than using custom made wood parts Warwick . RI 02888
dowels , for many the finished
product is more pleasing with the
addition of a hub. Axle pegs are This list is not meant to be all-irclusive but merely representative of
made form hardwood and come the many wood parts manufacturers.
in the sa me sizes as the wheel
holes.
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Third Annual UC Berkeley Wood Conference
Coo 'L 'rom ... ge I
various woodturnings, which he has done surroundings can dictate the direction of the jigsaw. in addition to examples of their large
on huge machinery of his own design , as a finished piece . tool and supplies inventory . Other
base , and then through processes of exhibitors were International Woodworking
sectioning and som etime s reassembly, John Bellingham 's hour concentrated on Equipment Corporation with their multi-
creates majestic yet simplistic art forms. grants for woodworkers. For many of the purpose machine . Woodline Tool & Supply
Hearing Stephen talk, wood becomes much people attending, this wasn 't a subject of Company whom carries quality
more than it ever has been . Wood is used to great interest, but it is revelant to certa in woodworking materials and Everitt & Ray
express thoughts , it shou ld be looked at ; woodworkers. Grants are a way for some Incorp orated with the ir line of adhesives.
sometimes simply and sometimes in a more woodworkers to try radical things or new abrasives, air tools and supplies. Along with
complex way, but it should be looked at in ideas. The projected o utlook is for a the co mmercial displays were some
order to feel what can be do ne with it (I reduction of total grant money, but still , dem onstrations by woodworkers, the onl y
apo logize for mentioni ng Ste phen Hogbin's there remains large amo unts available for one of which I had a chance to see was the
work without any representative pictures or grants. Japanese Carpentry prese ntation by
drawings. I will try to rectify that soon and I Makoto lrnai. This demonstration was
strongly recommend trying to see his work The favorite of the aud ience seemed to be crowde d all afternoon , as the majestic joints
or if you can , try to hear him in person .. . Clay Axlerod , who talked abu t tax ben efits were being created in front of everyone .
editor). for the self-empl oyed wood worker. His laid-
back style and his direct , hon est answers The con ference only attracted 200
Sat urday eve ning contained a long slide see med to interest the crowd more than any people, which was upse tting for me beca use
show on the historical aspects of other speaker. After his talk, he was of the qu ality an d diversity of the speakers
woodworking by J ohn Kelsey, Editor of de luged with questions and more questions and the mini-trade show . I enjoyed the
Fine Woodworking. He has amassed quite a from the audience . week end , talked to many peop le and was
lot of interesting examples of woodworking, forced to think about wood in man y
from the very far out to the exquisite . All eight speakers were quite good . Of different ways , but was still dishe artened
Explored were sa mples of West Coast co urse , som e talked on subjects that were because of the many woodworkers that
woodworking , with its flair for the original, more interesting to the peop le that cou ld have benefi ted from this weekend .
to East Coast woodwork which seems based attende d, but as a rule there was something With ove r four million reside nts within a n
in tradition . Underly ing the hu ndred s of here for every woodworker . From my own hour of the UC Campus, on e would think
slides and explanations was the diversity of personal poll of the people tha t attend ed, that more than 200 people would have
woodworki ng. There will always be room the favorite part of the weekend was the found interest in this conference . It could
for well designed and executed products as mini-trade show . Shop smlth was have been the $55.00 per person entry fee ,
there has been in the past. Seeing the dem onst rating the man y aspects and which no doubt can be justified but can it be
history of woodworking co mpressed into featur es of its tool , and the re was usua lly und erstood? This is not meant to be a
three hours has an awing effect of what has quite a large crowd around whenever the damning of the promoters, who seemed to
been accomplished , but at the same time chips were fl ying. David Keller, who try hard to make things go smoothly both
acts as encourageme nt of what can be done manufacturers his own large do vetail before and dur ing the conferen ce , but
in the present. te mplates, demonstrated the use of them on ultimate responsibility has to be theirs.
Sunday afternoon . The se are majestic, and
Other speakers were : if you desire something more than just the
Bill Clark , of Paso Robles Carbide , run-of-the-mill dovetails, write to him for I hope in the future years of the
discussing carbide tipped bits and blades . more information . Shasta Hardware of San conference , all parts of the woodworking
Francisco displayed the T-Square Saw trade can work together to make this an
Sara Jaffe , whose talk centered around Fence System from Biesemeyer Tools along event that more woodworkers from the
the coordination of environment and with a Pecco edge sander and other supplies greater Bay Area can enjoy . With more
furniture (or article of woodwork). How a that they carry . promotion , which the qual ified speakers
piece fits into the projected location can be deserve , and a realistic entry fee, the Wood
an indicator of how it is recei ved by the Sacramento Machinery Company Conference of 1982 can attract its just
client. The more thought that goes into the showed the Multicut-2, a beautiful precision audience .
Lifelong Learning
Everitt & Ray. Inc.
Universit y Extension
1760 Timothy Drive
University of California
San Leandro, CA 94577
Berkeley, CA 94720
Paso Robles Carbide, Inc. Information o n the University's
731-C Paso Robles Street Extension program. in which are Eugene Licardo (arms showing), of Shasta Hardware
Paso Robles, CA 93446 some woodworking courses. and Supply demonstrates the Blesemeyer T-Square
Saw Fence System.
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Photos from the Berkeley Wood
Conference: (clockwise from top to
bottom) David Keller with his large
dovetail templates. Darryl Pettersen
(with tie) talking to customers at the
Everitt & Ray booth. Dave Marshall
In action at the Shopsmith demo
and the Pacco Edge Sander that was
exhibited by Shasta Hardware &
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Supply.
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Problem Solver:
The Milwaukee Electric Chain Saw
If you have ever thought about tool feels very positive with a
the use of a chain saw in yo ur quiet and smooth transmission of
shop , but ha ven 't liked the power.
dang ers of gasoline mod els, an
electric chain saw cou ld solve Charlie Cobb , a woodworker
your problems . in Santa Rosa , uses a Milwaukee
Chain Saw in the furniture and
Many woodworkers who work architectural designs that he
on large architectural pieces, art produces for clients. Most of the
compositions, or free-form work that Charlie does is custom
furniture have found that using a fabrication using koa and he has
chain saw can save them much been using the chain saw for
tedious cutting work . The about nine months. The chain
advantages of an electric chain saw is used to rough out the basic
saw are instant starting in any design and then numerous
temperature , reduced sanding steps are done to
maintenance, no time wasted in complete each project. The
the mixing and filling of fuel , no hasse l of having to use different
exhaust fumes and none of the saws with different blades is done
dangers inherent when away with, which frees time to
flammable materials are present. concentrate on the actual work .
The only major drawback is that
you 'are tied into a power so urce He has done three major
by a n electrical cord, but this is a pieces, including the bannister he
small price to pay for all the is currently working on, without
adva ntages. the need to sharpen the chain.
The glued lamination that Charlie
One of the finest electric ch ain uses in his work dulls the chain
saws on the market is the faster but there aren't the normal
Milwaukee Chain Saw. It shares chai n saw hazard s of cutting into
all the advantages men tioned dirt, rocks, or hard ware in the
above, together with excellent trees .
Milwaukee quality construction .
- -T....e motor Is rate d at 15 amps Every shop does not have the
and has ampl e power for sawing need for an electric chain saw,
through hardwoods. The but there are some specialized
Milwaukee Chain Saw is one of woodworking tasks that would be
the on ly electric chain saws that greatly simplified by the use of
offers the choice of a 16" or 20" one . If you don' t want the
bar length. Flush cuts can easily negative side-effects of a gasoline Charlie Cobb demonstrates on an almost completed bannister how he
used the Milwaukee chain saw to get the desired angular effect.
be made as there is no housing or powered chain saw , yet yo u
bolt overhang. The saw feels very desire this type of cutting ability,
good to hold , as the handles are the Milwaukee Electric Chain
located with well thought- out Sa w wo uld be a good tool to Toy Patterns and Toy Parts catalog available from Love-Built
placement. While run ning, the investigate . Toys & Crafts
If you are just starting out prod ucing there are sections for teachers and how
toys or il making toys has been a major they can use toymaking and
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you can find much needed information as descriptions of simple tools and their
in the Love-Built catalog. proper use .
Love-Built Toys & Crafts was started Looking over their patterns available
in 1972; in 1980 alone they sold over is quite exciting , even for someone who
ten million toy parts and patterns. They has never made a toy in their life. They
have achieved this success through even have some patterns included free,
service and the diversity of the products so if the urge strikes you after reading
that they offer. They are one of the their catalog to make some toys, you
largest distributors of wooden toy parts, can.
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with the knowledge that these are toymaker, a woodworker who is
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Volts - 120 or 240 professional, they can find the parts that addition of toys, or just wondering what
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