NUMBER FOUR NOTES FROM THE SHOP. “WoodsmithTalking Shop ABOUT THs ISSUE ‘hoe are re things Fike to mention ‘Sat tis oe. Fira fhe pact ‘horn sere mace fom god, od No.2 {eenraction Pine I goto lumber yard ean Se wary hor eat, (Goually €or 6) that are almost clear fein with Ten, when bldg small. 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Aad Sev sis soe wha happen othe clor Bed ich ht oe {LOOKS ARENT EVERYTHING. “Looks age everything ot they are ‘ean hel." Tha pase ight apy ore a SRE Soeee eae Soe oe ere con caeaee pee a eae Saris ered Pe eae eee cc omecumarss Seemencetre Soe Seeker: oor Soe gene Soe Seem. eee eee eae ete piety Sen =e ae fh that’s enough about “looks”, hope sau eaioy the information, te NERF MAING: September 970 LETTERS {pe to ball bar stools, at Hide iafrmation. Used ther» or taal opt ce my del press to del te best the eerost ange: Can Jou provide the srewer? Dave Conrad ‘Sonbuey, PA ase, yor eter prompt me 12 arrone this sur a ide and add to ‘ages om angie ding. Pagen 10 ex 11 aL are yor Dear Wontar Teaioy Wondamith tremendously, Lam a ‘ery nave beginer ie the wooderat ‘rena, and one of my igus! problem it the cllecton of information and beaks tn the proper use of baie hand ar. tower to, ts well as ble ‘Pondmokingtchniaues. iste Falroack I Schneckvile, PA ‘The anncer to your needs Woo (orgie me had t yt) Bat thats ‘ally the reason I started Woods The bat book Te sen to for on per foal tecbntues ts De Crsnfors Complete Book Of Power Twos, Poplar Seirce/ Harper & Row $1898 Rd De Craiforoiremasierot ingen Ia book prove ‘wooDsarRouter Case A TAKE-ALONG CASE FOR ROUTER AND ACCESSORIES. Plan dil "Penna pce of ser the hits with 2 shanks Foe it with no Irs ad cise thers gare the tp af the 20a 1030 {ie forward, Ad Leos to bold the follet wrench, bushing and ater ‘Sachdt Tok theresa ac | Sitaaree {Rte the betom___ Box Building Basics _ — STEP-BY-STEP FOR A SIMPLE BOX 2 frend operated me de what order wre the Sith ofthe box thw {hen eet the aes tad nse srt [nee The proces fal Tiowe inthe drswings bet mereBox Of Drawers BASICS OF BUILDING DRAWERS ght show tne “Tne tromt and bask of ‘ides pace, ad a dad cut” fom the Botton esto ‘eset he ott of the dave peo bnitng thew rat. efor cttng the wood to hough the en to minke ure 3 rip ene Inset up cat strip pron fo the swith, Taio way Jou know ring clo, You never want to wet miter gate and the ‘ia tothe po ct off sera ‘tween the lade ad the fence so the incest. The sae procedure sued to Dettm te lent iP RANDE at Catt Dex Sane might calle cheap bat {let thik hat Jat ike the ehleage of bling wtaoat pending tof exra maney- That's why 1 mace the hanes thlcard holders ot of scrap wood { made the hanes by Then T ppt "The card kde were rape ripe prod wie {are eto the ‘ter af the strip, Onc ‘Gown the midi, and then cst ‘tere spaced to nectodate T Srswer from (An eae eth ‘maaking tape, ut that bot a8 Clamp Blick of wood lo the rip foes, | AOC @ ond foc 0 the “ijt the face (ath | fone 0 teres no donger ofthe mrad | between thi | arene) rom the bla Sie | tonching te Ble, Adjust the dada head | eae af he {he toad upto the blk and eat off | trent a A" rabbet on both ends | ada, ‘WoonssriRoll-Top Bread Box _|e AN EASY-TO-MAKE VERSION OF THE CLASSIC ROLL-TOPSa eee peters conor Seer eee areca ceeeaes tite eeee Fenner so the Be eS 18 halo 6) eaters ae ere Tporelebabl Soe Soon eee Soiree =) rare eee meee Serena eae dca ta ne CD. Nl you have to draw a second tof agen aber the tarbear il earve dow {heck ideo heb. The pet pint {or theve ares 2 down from Poist D 8205" back from ne CD. (Poin F) "Dra a rade af ste ne ants roar ar rm tee te. ‘Te rad for te ter ae ie eat 9 F tein arin ty the forma {Bronabine Whsevertha nent yom i eae Lt) raat fo ral ofthe inner re OS ews 13° gL rr iar. lak sap fdr ins from howe are the Bote line. The ‘nneting tne shoul be lca 2/8" Std 24° fam Plat C, and for the ele oe fm PoC ove the template. The ouside arc shoal be £9/¢ from bottom ot, Bi 100" ng This mensureme {aelodes Wat the front and 98° at ec of crap 1x1 or plywood td at et the fol of things. Sou attach the tmplate tothe lasde face of these pice, use 4 ftahng malls all through the template thesia Te 9 sl ‘arta (Tab, of ours, wil leave oles in the ide pee, fil them Iter Clean ot the groove wth ec of sapaper wrapped avund tal pie et wood, Sand ths grove smnth, you out want anything te hang up the tarmtour att oie. Cats A" deep groove in both siden. ‘Remeber, for the other side, the {Wena wil be ppd over, ace down ‘The drawingyat right show the sequence ol eating the tambour groove, te ‘oped de fer the fle back, ‘abet forthe back. pore saree ree Seco curiae meee 3 (ut pee ox back rg for We” pinot back Cut "deo for foe tock. (Te fos be done wih rte trated ow (abe) Sond algronee and ln hae, Place masking tape over the ares fate faces of den. top, and bata that {il be gid afer fing‘hsther ig Few ct the 12 clas of the i. (Make sre it ‘erpendicalar tothe rabbeted side (Bod noah I Pal the togetber) ingles fiat eames (valable start Siew ‘Ap lo (ond Prt ‘veneer roller (Dont hare a {he mile wo the oats edgs. Cont sd rad over the entire THE TAMBOUR TOP Asserbiog the tambo op regu ye. arbont sot a4 gen ea i thn aa tig ere ‘ty parallel) ‘all plow of sree be nthe back ‘gael ices) Pash the 18 tamtnars (top ade Ain) agnex the backstop. The tanbour have to he ght sroagh 0 20 ‘se il seep betwen ther, bat not ‘rey tb Hand pramae shoul be "oe tar cape ‘When pushing them tight, cond luc of sereen Bend placed against te ‘rent ede: Once ght pall the rate Nom juve ready to gu o the annas ‘The caavas | une wee tedium weit sunny ‘Cat the canvas 16° wide and 10" Tong. ‘Tieboed 6 ‘hfe o foo tamboars at ie a anean i place, and smooth I own eth fuller A raling pi wil work) Rel the Se Ba iat thing i rom this procedure etl te extra ood ace. ere ‘Shnd be about 1 of canvas eft ore ‘Theres your tama io FINISHING AND ASSEMBLY "Finiahing and assembling are not dane {he ual sequence. eset fieh ‘he lie srt and Oe ambours bore assembly. Do al the finish ‘edn ad tee yc i of he ‘ce together to make nae jou hae a (fod ft Toe tambour hoa ade eos ibe don orci "There re five cats of shale fnsh on theta bx (Five cats! That wl take forever Nope, trom besinning to ers ‘nly about 1 hours) Dilute “three [and eat” ele shel with denatured ‘Tost Toned 1/4 cap of abel to 2/38 ap alcabol The mintre Is about 30% ‘Sem, and die, ready to sand, in 1b or SY minoten Apply hy setae wth a quality brush, sping withthe grain asd Loin the ‘rash fly osded. Lett dry, then sand Tightly with grit soos eabide ‘Sndpper. (This wel ve you nish a Hewitt ats babys boom) After Tiinhing the ies, apply to cats of ‘rarin the tambnar grooves ‘ASSEMBLING THE BOX dad dele this bred bo ingater dling al te way arog the ‘ui fates and fling te bates with ‘ag Bot Tn havo second thoaghts ‘boat that ual ik owe the dowel flags showings but thi ene Tt Thin dowel Sirs would be beter. ‘Asya dril the hes ts on the ses sft the ett, working around the roves inthe front and back fe tthe ‘ide pico. ond 78" dowel pins hee "Te top is nine tote ide with" owe ple ‘Te hoes for Uwe ins ‘mast te placed oly 1/8" from the ater cg, he pina lg thre te (rove andthe canboar Won se ‘When you assemble everything You uve to hore fat [wid Pram Tisbond which has only a 6410 mioute ‘forking tine: Get the side alot i. ‘lacy, leaving therm separated fie {ou ca lipin the tambour tp and the {ase bck (din eloe te fale Back ‘lace, Ther realy no reed to beeause Cresco nher fri to a) ‘Whee the se, ottom, tambour, and faleoback aren pace lam ther ose Sd add the top. Then camp everything Se small lip ado, otter how's used i's worth Torr td lowe ic edu te bac for ek ‘balding ast to sid Ue tambour open {in los few times Have fon. MATERIALS LIST|e ‘Sam wih te top aver in ameter, | ‘woonsernAngle Drilling ° / THREE JIGS TO KEEP YOU ON COURSE Dring ole at an angle requis two ‘Bing wap to ensure that Bel it {pte the wd a he poe nae, and the proper be | would femne (ope Ur angling tend fot i a Forster bit ot «Staley Fer Be bi iat its have tendency fo wall and spade is “ater” too mach who entering te ‘tod at an ange) ‘Brad port ts (avaiable from Wonder aed Lenchtwag) ae ila {wit it eacept they have point at te ‘ter af the bit to gue ft oroud the ‘ele: Thee tit are tally svaiebe a3 sil an 17, creasing i 136, “Porter i eens, Werder are top of te line ite ned for ding {ac bottom holes and ererpping holes ‘Tae eralleat ameter Toe soem Ineyeasing fn Ve "Stanley Power Bore ba ar star vo ors bite except they ve an extra Tong bead pat to wuie the Bit. [ANGLE DRILLING 5108 “Th jigtbown at tp ilntended for use cn dil yee Thoagh man il press table i eting thom at xa the ‘Proper ange ear ben pele, “The base ard top are 1s pics of ‘plyooed thas arehings tone od (t ‘sel Stanley Hinge 29702" x 1) The top pee ets om str of wood exactly AE from the hsged er, Theo of strip shuld be Beveled at the sume Segre you want the top to sant (The table lo the Hastration shows the heght tthe siz for several commoaly tse ‘tnlon) Teo exra seats canbe fastened {othe tp wo suppart a ound work pace "The i shown in the mde wad in tandesn withthe (op ig allows you te Scare domes or turned les for ane Ging Fret ext Vegreare dome the ‘mile of Set stock. Then est 0 ‘Seton froma Oh end be used as the top be-downs. ‘The hod-dene are ‘eared inthe item with cringe Sots and wing nts (Counterbare the ‘cet ig en) farses suited for ase wih portable {ils and twist ite, ean be made Seager than shown and elamped to the ‘rorpiee rather tha ung serene 0Town my a dere have vt del the bes 1 ange, centered 1” from the ee txt off a eal ple oT TAPERING AND ORILING THE LEGS ling The wih staged neg into aT the cada of he woonssm think thie tod i anor thn Shop Stool HOW TO ANGLE THE LEGS AND FIT THE RUNGS ‘moaning the log 0 TAPERING AND FITTING THE AUNGS nes for the rags are dled at ‘fe alsin theeat_| wth the ad of the ashe crit ae ‘Separate the lege int tno pairs, asd sear them to prevent confusen. | ‘al four ex [aetlind Now, te to {nthe neat baton de. Bo Mark the “se” of the legs where the ected no ‘deren the Ing nthe J The scored eof range mont beat 296 ang from {he estes inert thor nah 90 ‘Sele the nt hole and revolve the leg cil he dowels parallel to the Ji a8 Shown bow "Toe neon set of rungs should be 9.9/8 long But pt the les in lac and tmearare tot ere Cut the west of ngs leg, ad taper the end Tid the tapering with an often fenpten bat extremly asf ep to {honey kre Hol with both ‘oe hand onthe handle and oe 08 the Bindery ed ach kes Sew Ee pulling the Unde tmeard yoo with oth, evn pl. “This ny sound ea lato hand work, tut oes very quik. But don go (rerbeard with she ie, ust eer the opto roogh sine. Then tae» fie and 8 ‘rip of sandpaper to smooth i oat L fro acme taper nd gl there {nto the set hottomScrap Wood Projects e SCRAP WOOD TOOL HOLDER ‘Leney bling oie and uty project Ike tl tol bolder The pt to god se the Serap wood [eat beat te tro ‘seay. and only tesa few minutes to ‘race nelle sie Thee thing aout he holder i ‘hat it Lape yosrofterned tole thin ‘as gras. sind prevents them fem aating around ies drawer "Phe bck nnd bottom are length of ck and the frat es est to. ‘desde what col you want to tare, and en cut Ue notches inthe front pc the toi. Moria et inthe back pws comfortable fo ang tora and ‘tie help stabilize the {as dled fies inthe top for sero dere. ‘The tal baler shows here was jst. aed and nalledtonuer bots sale Fit pojcs kets the ford the opportunity to pracie some fases TE you have the tie and the sin, eying dowel ito et er with Sores jtnts I 308 Soe fn big dea Bot fone oat te, you ca impress everyone by ‘Showing them tt even your simpler. fost hair employs fare} jeiney | ___HANG.IT AND TAKE-IT MOUNTING TECHNIQUE The technique shown at right is simple Yo inci, I yo ook only a iol ef the tute ce on pags youl eo that ued ton the back of tat case ‘nay To make this ang devin rip {tied aig ata 2 bevel Te bottom hall ‘9 the strip is then fastened to the wall | ‘rth anchor bats serens, or nal {op half ofthe strip is fastened tak of the box 3a might consider ung a 2 "Fate wd wp (hat the same thn the top ote aon the atom a the box to keep the bck of te i ‘her the bos s Mating o 2 wall the ‘evel atemaicaly loka the fe place and hols the x 2 ‘woonssri