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Weight Kgs. floor stan S380] ence cuting ji Carriage £15 UK Mainland \ \ Vin Vin >. \Improve your techniques 2 Learn how to make a useful, miniature Parthenon rack ‘The experts give you tips on caring for your tools Routers on test 78 We recommend the best router for advanced work WIN A tin of WD40 - 45, ENTER Crossword - 24 ‘SEND Hint and Tips ~ 30 = 0225 442244 Nick Gibbs ~ Editor David Coultas ~ Advertsing ‘Alison Duller~ Publisher ‘= 0458 74011 Subscriptions / Back Issues CONTEN Good Woodworking, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, Avon BAT 2BW. Telephone 0225 442244 12 Make a magazine rack Recreate this exclusive design by Edward Hopkins for yourself 46 Use this plate rack to stack your crockery Make this decorative, useful plate rack in 10 simple steps 45 Fighting rust in the workshop Send in your suggestions and you could win a tin of WD40, 57 Drill bits and pieces Get to know which drill does what, plus how to store them 70 Know how much timber you need Back to basics on estimating the amount of timber required for woodworking projects 90 Burnishing with lacquers Alastair MeNeill explains how to geta high gloss pol PST 26 Make your own angle dri 9 jig Master the complexities of angle joints when making chairs 34 The updated tea towel rack A slight variation on a Georgian tea towel rack gives you a simple, modern design 40 Variations of napkin rings Our experts show you how to make them, plus your chance to be creative 22 Letters All your ideas and tips shared and the chance to win a crossword competition 30 Woodworl its and Ss Where to find the best hints and tips for all your woodworking queries 37 Good Woodworking Index: Issues 7-12 Find out what was where and when with our index for issues seven to 12, 60 Woodworking Answers Difficulty with your routing? Furnishing a workshop? Our experts have the answers 84 Workshop Sale The page to look fora quick sale or pick up a bargain longer. Ever since | Upgraded my workbench afew years 2g0 have wondered wy on earth the endvoe is postoned onthe ret ofthe bench vas the fstsuch voe {downed ard got fantastcaly cverexcited about holding work between the dogs. Subsequenity Fv found tttobe aright pan. Tre vice getsin the way when using my bench, hook and, ted for space, hardy ever use my bench vice. Most of the explnatons ve ben gen fortis ayo have rwoked traction, so fanyone can ge me some better reasons fd love to hear them. nother problem |sufer isrust. My workshops buried under an ancient cottage and ke so ‘many woodnotkers, ‘condensation i ry constant enemy, your tocls are rustfee then you wort eed to tuto (ur feature on watery workshoos. But then agan you probably ‘ead have ap worth enlerng in our contest. Nick Gibbs. ae re. | ae A 9/EE finds more notes | | S NS on a Sandvik saw AFTER experimenting News editor Claire McCullough reports ‘on the world of woodworking today Living museum for Tube wood | Classic London Underground benches are saved | to become contemporary furniture in France Pyrenean t nian eee INTERNATIONAL FROM New York to Somerset was Bonne Kl fom Americ, woodturers made ther way to Her specialty es in smal the Loughborough College of Art tunings, producing tems on 2 and Design to demonstrate ther minature woodturing lathe Skill and exit their work which she uses to introduce ‘Among the 10 internationally chien to turing in schools ‘renowned woodtumners atthe around the USA, [AWGB (Assocation of ‘Aso from the States was Woodturers of Great Britain) Ges Gilson, known for fis vessel minder of Railway Ket cesta second retatye 1 Untargraon ents has heh angi or stay 4 Good WoodworkingRocker wins award A STUDENTS lan chair of ‘unusual and gu stor ting ata fun tion ths sumer student Robin am cha ich as selected forthe kncvalve Award at Bucks Colege Wycombe, Predominately of laminated mahogany and beech the Cam Chav is 2 length recing rocker. “The chars designed tobe ced in large numbers on a rol router. Indeed the use of computers played an nega atin the design as well as manufacture ofthe chair rally Robin irtendes yee 1 provide bath king and state modes, y rotating the cam sides, ar he realised i cal sides are permanenty fied for rocking Robin was obliged to design and produce furtize to a set cut management costings, Juction budgeting and ache selection, brief, including drawings, pecficatons and p part of fs course. He present detaled plan aufacturng ut so thatthe wer furniture coud be made n Kev Parsoe wo taught at the economic aueties. He worked High Wycombe eo Forest stewards plan future TWO MALOR steps are beng taken tis auturnn engthening w ever since. The General owards a wider understanding of sustamabl Assembly in Toronto, Canada was ts frst ofc forest management and better timber vsage. event, giving ita patform to introduce the idea o ineatly October an umbrela group of timber forest stewardship to a wider audience exoerts had ther frst oficial meting, Canada, Rt the same conference in Boston 0 discuss realistic pans for orest stewardship became clear that woodworkers. werd around the world. And in November an exibition cd nat know what they coud do pens inthe USA of work by selected Joting ranfoests. Good Woodworking Eitr, woodnarkers, challenged to make atleast one Nek Gibbs suggested a chalenge, asking those ce tha in some way promates the use of woodworkers, journalists, architects, toolmakers istanabl timber and tmber merchants pesent te make or do one he Forest Stewardship Counc was launched tng to promote sustanable forest harvesting ee years ago ata ranforest conference in The rest at the rode Island ston, USA ts aem was 0 brn erwronmetal groups 0 that 2 stan 3 management the corfusion, thas been bul ould be found tothe eth Stem. Among: da Leech (who has ogetier the f Desi certed dea o furniture designer and aut are Lu WOODTURNERS UNITE foxms fished with sprayed lacquers. Responding to demand from the delegates eran one speci design workshop and focuses onthe theme: "The more practical a person inthe technical ats ard knowledge, the greater the range of express! From this side ofthe Atlante hailed shan Liam ONel, a fara face, kno a much for ‘ming jokes a5 forthe turning, offi famous bows But the most experienced tuner was probably Bil Jones wha tas been tuning forthe last 53 yeas and comes from a dynasty of tuners omg back 150 years As wel as 35 lathe demonstrators the 160 delegates that attended were treated to shde shows, a gallery of he presenters work, trade Stands ffom Axminster Power Toals and Ashley isles. There was arate witha fourjn chuck as fest prize, won by GGeotrey Brandon. An aucton of bonls raised £149 for Sue Ryder Homes. ‘The next AWGB seminar isin 1995, Contact Len Grantrem, 1 Duncan Cou, North Berwick, East Lottian H139 4 for deta a Peon! pom ere ert oriented ere or eye Lon Sc) Harods, Kristie, London, ‘SWI Exton of exeatenl lure by Heer Fredericks, many ‘eves tng rom he 1803 ary Lot care, ‘Open Men. Tues, Sat 10.6; Wed, ‘im 12-6 Admsion| hot £10, double £18 {plus compimortary catalogue). Por et 1324 Christchurch Craft Society {Toth 27t November Trefcter rove Hat Con Etenange,bemch dn eexbon of 2 ade range of rat and he Spoor toby teh ert (Gristnas presets. (pen 9.15.5 dal (not Sundays, losing a dpm on the tast day ‘dmision toe, © 0473 725971 Christmas Craft Fair [ath lathfovember Grea Hal Uwverstyo Bing, patto, Bring. ferent, carpark (Open Friday 11.30, Sat/Sun 913055 = 0562 777014 or O21 445 3967 Robert Sorby Clinics and Demonstrations, ‘tr27th November veouesord season of cls a Gomonstatons aroun the couéy. forthe nooaune ard woodearer teen out prbins, tases tectiges are posi asthe, Iter usted ce. Ramision tee. Fr more details Contact Tony Welker t Rober, Sorby Lid, Aol Road, Shel, StOPA'= 0742 554231 Courses trom start to finish Frem 25th Ocoborto 22nd November Feng cousesin Basic iooanorkng Skis. Fartre Design Sra Perch Pls and Func Frisre oe open to resre, fem Ahebegnes tothe DY erbusast To he boing deste For more information contact Karen Morey, Short Course Unie London Guildhall University, £84 ioorgste, London EC2M ‘65g. 071 420 1430 Christmas Cratt Fair 2oth-21st November fs Cre Hal Uretsiy of Warwok Cover Baran roestents ‘Open 90'S.» 0562 777014 ‘The Woodearver's Cratt 18th November = Let January Cts Coun Gey 3, Perle Road ston, London IUSBY Se extn oc igs fetes aon aay 9 0 Mo the 17h cary toy, oki at Bris tadton of wodearma rand houses, charches, the striae ard te hr, Open Tues Sat 11-6, Sun 26, ‘eed Non. Admission fee. Sri 278 7700 Founders of Modern Cratt 15th November Cats Come a Peston Road, ‘ago, Landon NISB. Ache on Eaworé sary, trea Sd cutstanng exponent ofthe At ‘ho Cats tadton by Benet iret, Levarine Research Fat, Unity of St Ares at National Musou ot Scotang pus ‘he opportunity vst be cas ‘Counc Galery bere ‘Open 6,307.30. Admission 350.207: 278 7700, Woodturning by John Hume 15th November - ara Oacember Daa Library Caley, Boot Stet Dad Kent Kerk ts & branes, ‘pen Bo, Tues, Thurs 9.306; Wed 9.90:1; F930: Sat 91305, Romistion tee. 0308 378 728 Jo Hnnes wl be sowing his wrk ota Novonter aaa te of Desambor November 1993 1ssve 13.8Phil Davy opens ; and tests them for | ie afar wich you mocnt on be Stout eee YOU have odo your wondwark he garage and hate eH Be cam when you ave ised yo row how fistatrg canbe ohn spec. berth atone ends o robe wih along cron a Werknat Pat days heat rep se ja Boner have ‘rosice 3 hen lu bench Bat Seupnes to overcame hse ode Hae of wel set th hoes bench ealy bot os conette oor and Bk or bk nah vse gies 9 work sz of 12001 (7A by Béomen 6 When aed storage a Bech Lint Good Woodworking rwerd, the Fence remaining rotades by onty ‘305mm (120 ‘ou need to allow hal a day for assembiy. t took me tree hous, but 1d have problems fing ito the conerete for Swoie Fischer | — A fungs ae supplied, and those for bolting the fet all sheared off This isnot a problem withthe fangs, but be prepared f you have particularly hard concrete. The flor should be’as fat as possible, though there is about 12mm (in) to pay wit onthe font eg height asters. Ts compensates for ireguartes. You need an impact cil, 10mm masonry bit and spirit level for proper assembly. A socket set would make ife easier than anormal spanner. Aough managed to ut the bench together on my own, an ‘extra pair of hands woud have been usetu ‘The instructions could be clearer, adi found myself wondering where one or two ofthe pars were ‘Supposed to go. Because ofthe layout the manual was easy to ignore safety and operat instructons and go straight tothe assembly deta, AS a resut | early caught my fngers in the plywood top when unfolding the bench. Once securely bolted in pace the IF YOU make toys, rng suitable ‘wooden wheels canbe acu. ‘strokan router cuter makers Carb- Tool have solved the problem with ‘wo new cutters. With a 12mm Cin) shank, two sizes ae now avaiable, vwth Amen (fn) and 60m (2) ddameters respecte. “They are designed to be rn at 1o mare than 10,000%pm, preferably ina pila dri. | tied the smaller size ina vatable speed router atts lowest setng. Too fasta speed buns the citer andthe wood. ‘pila del ves more control to the fee rate than a plunge router Bath sides ofa wheel canbe cu you ine up the hole accurately. The c side of the planer. It does. ble and not flapping about. With safety twist bit leaves a 6mm (Kin) hole, bench unfolds withthe aid of gas springs. Ouring assembly a pai of bots lock the springs in pace, but | found these sicut to remove. “The work surface is 25m (In| beech veneered ly. ile for a Record V178 vce (an extra at $18), ths is wellfrished. Beneath the top ae tree lone, and two shor, steel ool ays. These remain lve whatever the pasion ofthe bench, ‘When nthe closed postion a safety catch at each end prevents the bench dropping forward accidentally. Homever, these are weak and one Broke as | was ureippng i. Bower ae moroung these and hopetuly {tes vl no longer be a probem. ‘The other moan have thatthe two ply sections were not completely evel vith each oter in the open Boston, Maybe tis was a Friday afternoon made ‘The Bonzer HiSpec bench very sturdy use and wil support up to 100k Definitely worth investigating you need more than a Workmate Pete Martin[eee OD MCE ay AEM eat ta [ACONTOUR, or protle gauge isthe sot of tol that es ‘round inthe bottom of your toolbox and rarely sees the Keht ‘of day. However, when ab crops up where you do need ‘one, ft canbe invaluable. | remember buying metal ne wth thin prongs when they frst appeared years ago, end “cover some of ts shortoomings. t seemed to be ate Sif and rusted after being leftin a. darp workshop. was, limited in length to and tended to buckle. More recently contour gauges have been made of plastic, overcoming the rust problem. Tigear have troduced two new plastic gauges from Takvan. The smal one has 2 ‘working lent of 127m (5, the larger version 257mm {Qin The tines have a siding length of 75men (Si. Uke (ther contour gauges, you can lock wo of ese gauges {ogeter. By unscrewing a block on one end the exoosed fongue and pins ar inserted into the end ofthe second unt. ‘The two gauges ar then screwed together. |Nound the pis 2 NEW PRODUC THE COMPACT Drafters small technical drawing board you want to rode quick, reasonably accurate NEW FROM Ryob isthe SC160 fretsan, or scrll saw as tends to be caled across the Pond Made in Tawar, thas a tat dept of 406mm (16in ard a cutng capacity of Sime (in. tsa single speed, paalel arm mach. Fast impressions are of sturdiness and weight. Quite hey to move about the workshop, weighs 21.64g. Both the base and table ae ait ton, andthe arms are enclosed by alumiium covers, The Lsaped table is larger than on most fetsaws and has a ground fish Release a front locking knob allows you to tit the table to any angle between O° ard 45°. An ardustable zero stoo screw means you can set the tale to gve precise Gus at 90° clear protractor scale takes the guesswark cut of choosing the right ange “he citar steel able inert is very tight Rado use a hammer fand black of woed when replacing Site changing the blade. With the fable tite o 45", cating timber ‘hiker than about 16mm (sn ules the back ofthe ned down device. The simple answer is to remove the holddown assombiy. Ths, howove, would be a pai if you oly needed to make a sngle beveled cut. tmeons usng an Alen Key onthe coun, ‘nike some fretsaws the holdlown did not work loose soon after switching onthe mactine.Abrass cust spout fied and conects toa pump onthe uooer am. The reciprocal acton of the arm pum enough air through a tube and down tothe spout. This elective at keeping the st ofthe pene ine you are Roping to See as you cut The poner switch s positoned at the font right of the saw, ust uae the lable es fay easy to reach and canbe locked off by removing a past tab. You an use both pinned and plamvend blades, As with most ‘too be cn prevented me anne ie ht se, and portable. The fockng them together fly. Tis coud fgg beer acts asthe oad and soonbetectfed ty sapongcfithe —Cortanso raung ead Fle ot t ds ofthe pins. Amann wat Soo one afer me cared to 9 ‘aoacy of arn (20 possible forthe rte ofthe too! PUM a er retsans, inserting a ped type fs much easier than a panend, Unike some saws you canot poston the bade for a 00° cut to the table ‘Apa® of blocks ae provided for clamping plainend blades, One ofthe thee Allen keys supple s used fr tightening. found necessary to hold the blocks ia vce fo gel ercuh grip Blade tensoning is done by rotating a knob atthe back of the machine. This ' unde the frame and found i awkward to reach he hldlown s easy acuste for height ‘tached t the too of the same columns a hinged, Clear plastic guard. you decide to use the saw wth this Moped up out ofthe way ft stays put and does not ‘op dawn when you ae concentrating hard. A pup on wen to gauges are inked together. Storage of contour gauges is 3 problem, but magnets on the body of the gauge mean can be stored on sfeel tool rack or the side ofa cabinet ‘They 2 ved in place and one worked Joose. Reguing twas easy enough, and rot much f ‘pe about. These ae handy tols that Soul not deteriorate even f they are leftin te toobox for months on ed. protractor scale. Plastic patel arms ik everthing to the binder. With pencils, paper, eraser and sharpener, the Compact Drafter is use for quick scale ‘rang, But nt professional standards. ‘The table on the Ryobi can be tited sy with the locking lever at the front and the ‘witch is easy to reach (above]. The plastic guard does ‘ot drop down When raized and in tse (right) to ofthe upper arm conects toa tube and blows dust ‘nay from te cuting ine The Ryobi struggled lite cuting Steven (in) softwood, although the cuts were square. you are iooking fo a fretsaw the Ryo is worth considering, but iis only a Sngle speed mactine, Issue 137Deed POLYETHYLENE glyco! otherse known {as PEG) has been used by turers for Some tene so tht they can use wet Sood without years of seasonng. TWO ] PEG kts are avaiable, rom Jota Body's and Crat Supls, Both suppters stock Sold PEG and ready maxed PEG. We used ‘ne of each type to soe how they fared dssohed n Pot water. cut Smal oeces } on green wood straight from the orchard of wood, 100 125mm (4-5 long and up land be hedgerow to 75mm (Sin) diameter from the The John Body's Workshop kt is_ hedgerow, part tuned them and put in } tre largest eluding Ske of sel PEG them the BEG, keeping Beem submaged } and costing £46.88ic. VAT. The Craft with battens let ifr eght weeks. } Sones Kits smaller, and has a ready ‘ | ied 50 per cert salto oft” Conelusions The treated wood was removed from the Costs £17 05ie NAT ‘As ro mstructons were supped by solution i each case and wiped of | boday's for mixing the PEG, 'used the excess PEG. | tacked the wood indoors | catalogue, You Break the sol! wax into and allowed t to dry fora week. Paty | peces wh the ad of anol knife and 2 turned tems were then remounted onthe ‘malt This snot an easy process. You Screw chuck and tuned to Mal shape butte wax lumps into the 30ite Container and add hot water, together with the two packets of preservative. {ook sx dys forthe PEG to dssohe complete using the ene contents of the ht Into tes soliton | put sx 38mm (sia cies, 50mm (2nd long, of freshly Cut apple wood, sutabe for tt ul, and other 100mm (de diameter apple } sices, 25mm (in long, two party tumed, spate birch goblets, and 2 numberof party turned musivooms, an eggs and chisel handles The wood was let inthe solution for fet weeks, hich s probably longer | What is PEG and how does it work? . than reaied, but no harm wil result String resuary,the specie gravty was checked wit the hydrometer, whichis feeclcatoateel With the Craft Supplies Kt you place the liquid soliton in a plastic contaner trot supplied), then athe preservative Treated wood is easy to tum wth tle ‘no dust produced @ 4 good, smooth cut can be producec wth ite sanding, but abrasives clog © Fisting was dsapporting, 01,05, celulose sanding sealer a melamine al gave 3 mat fish andthe wood felt way {© Some items were lft in sunight on a very at day, ul no cracks appeared the bark stayed on, Polyethylene cols rot the panacea for al Seasoning problems, and Jn Pobethyene Glycol sahara, colourless wax ich is harmless and pertecty safe to us. contact with urseasoned wood (ad in solution it replaces the water within the pores ofthe wood wih PEG, The PEG is drawn into the wood by a natural | process, osmoss, and the water is drawn out it the solution. natural Seasoning water's ost rom the wood and ts oss wil cause nernal stresses that an procace cracks. With te use of PEG ese stresses ave substantial recuced a the PEG is allowed to set nthe pores ands sealed within, stabiting the wood Such wood has the added borus that tur mare smoothly as the PEG acts as 2 lubnicant and reduces friction set up by coarse, dry open eran Bodeys explain that there is no Substute for experimenting with PEG. | dot ry dense bmbers tke hall and hawthorn 2s they ae to dense to respond. tis unl tat the PEG wai enetrate more than 25mm (Lin rom the sides and ate more fram the ends at most woods, therefore large tems reed tobe pattumed frst. Smal tems, such as appl for ight pus, work we ‘and | was impcessed with the resus on Spated beech. The ready-prepared qua is by far the easiest to use (an is vata rom both suplers). The Craft Supplies kt was large enough fra frst ty, and Joba Bods offer a simlar one ata sla Brice. The soon can be used over and ‘ver again, wth caret use of he hydrometer, which makes PEG. enamel. your timber is free and the Soldton used tits exausted the ‘method wil have been cost effective i ‘ry even smal pieces takes tme and an be disappointing they crack up ‘Anyone contemplating use PEG ought 1 by Pabick Spielmer's book Working Green Wood wih PEG. lan Wikie | @TOOLING FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT,» Tiadgsteesls ose aA }@ OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE: moons THE "DIAMOND" HEAVY-DUTY FRET SAW One of the world's finest saws ‘The new range of machines with HP motors & variable speeds. Takes any blade trom 4" 12" iong. Cuts in any direction across table. Orbial action ap biade change. From ad" max cut to the finest venoers. British made Guaranteed 5 years AFIS SMODELS grtg AF24 SAE for ilustrated brochure 2p. WOODWARD, Dep Powe Too Specialists 6 The Narrows, Hinckley, Leics. 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He his local people heard of his talents and offered him restoration work Richard Green was Baking at Bucks College, High Wycombe. I. subsequently taught broodwork in Sri Lanka 2 he = classic | magazine rack he Archbishop of + sale model but for his back issues of Good equal pleasure in Woodworking them. All the par ailable small to prevent them over his floor. Th made inal shapes and sizes forthe next 250 years. Some are complex, with a drawer while others | rate music stands, as ginal purp hold musi ‘whole fame be slid under a piano. Another style of Canterbury contained cutlery and supper trays and could bl mortices into which they fit Unless you want to clean up sometimes incorporating a ing handle walnut oe omething tothe I n Athens. Its not, o Good Woodworkingi, nee) een cee PasspUECT thenon rack For cutting the ee eee ey Cd Pv er eters utd Porn) For mortices og eae the frames, They erry ee eos pees rs {640 comers in the mortices or fon the tenons this sort of repetition requires batch production. You need to be able to cut every joint quickly and with consistency A bandsaw of any size will cut the tenons. Arrange your fences and stops so that he length and position of the cut is automatic, but be careful that you do not block he exit for the wastewood. Small though these pieces are hey can stl jam and pi across the room hitting anything, including you By far the best saw to use for cutting the shoulders of tenons isa radial arm saw, cutting the tenon shoulder and capital detail at a stroke Failing that try a mitre saw again with stops set wherever you ean fx them to ensure uniformity of cut. The cheeks ofthe tenons are best Tewwould Jargon Busting 1 np at oa sae ‘erga dean Sipe tear when lect 0 be worth constructing a jig for use with a tenon saw if you have no other ‘option (see p48) The same thinking lies behind the morticing. We used a morticing, machine for {nfallibly accurate litle holes. If you do not have the use of one you will have to clean the UE eR UL Cn Te a] to bette ay cence Brrr a not have a router table board fist, and then c off the thin moulded ced roe or bearing. The fence oa Pooper Prone aed Pore mortices by hand, Preliminary work is to drill most of the waste away a drill stand ora plunging router. You could make a jig which locates in the holes as you go. Moulding Strips The rest ofthe bul Ley ae recto ton plinth Entered ook couple Cepresriing the rock pile of th Anmpolalfiet a teeaks down into simple strips shaped with standard ute Caters. I's, however, worth fences and guards when working on thin strips with careful sanding, Aim high though because these ‘corners are very visible and will set the tone ofthe piece. Cut all the strips ‘overlength before moulding toallow for hiccups in the machining. The trick with mouldings is to build them up from thin stock, This ives the impression of a deep moulding, In the case of the Canterbury trips are built above the pron (A and B), The lowest section carries the Roman ‘ogee profile (Cand D) screwed under the floor (B) the ogee strip tothe base because it wll aquaplane all wer the place The compromise is to measure and mark the fin intended position of the strip ‘moulded but overlength) under the floor, Cramp it on Jry. Drill pilot holes in both ‘components enlarging the hole in the strip to become a clearance hole for the shank fof the screw. Mark the exact point the mitres must Intersect. Remove the strip nd matk and cut the mitre! Apply gle and replace the strip. Begin screwing the pieces together, keeping an The best tool for cutting mitres at the comers of mouldings isa mitr guillotine but these are expensive and rare, Mitre sats (GW 1:18) are excellent for the home workshop. Some diserepancy on these corners is almost inevitable The smaller stip (Fand eye on the comers and the G)is moulded with an ovolo cutter and glued above the riginal marks, tighteniny with cramps when correc. This first strip is the most swkward. The second is see moulding and uj against the floor. Whilst the volo snuggles into the right cramped dry with its frst place easily, the ogee will mitre already cut. Trim the not You cannot apply glue mitre as necessary for an and then cramp and screw exact fit, then mark and cu Th uns nthe gible ods as eta tthe ica. ou can itor ut ho recess wih roster and tomate using aldo unr the baseplate o wha btlan-cutar aa stand eat nthe frame set lp a haves marc 4 Good Woodworking Te upper sis are scaleped log the betom i, with rd cut at of the op edge. Vve gat a lt of mera to tal thfran compeerts ready bore assent the rack The ua sles ae dove nts to gable cds, with using ut othe dds. The ower ame has 2 ear otthe other end. Repeat the fixing procedure. Progress round the frame, taking special care that you do not cut 100 much off the last one The apron (A and B) isa small mitred strip shaped by bandsaw and spokes and glued up under the ogee strip (Cand D). The joint is, reinforced with glue blocks, Nothing more than this is needed if the joints are close ‘The last detail, requiring, special consideration, is the Circle in each gable end (HD. Thisis visually necessary to improve the plain ends and to introduce another classical ‘motif. It is however tricky to cut and there are only two satisfactory methods. ‘A flat circular rebate can be produced with a router cutter of almost any size which has bottom cutters You might attempt it freehand, in which case the larger the cutter diameter the better, but you'd have a ‘much greater chance of success witha ig. Usea guide bush, with a wider Circle eut from a piece of MDF as your template The other method relies ‘on rooting around for a large profile cutter which can ‘accomplish the cut in one move. Richard mounted the cutter in his pillar drill. If the speed is fast enough there is no reason why this should not work although itis a fearsome operation which needs caution PROJEt Parthenon ra Fon lefon ‘eran an eas ‘Ste nto sen 26 of th artery ee Som for te reed io oor Sector meagan oor waste, cramping it to the drill table and keeping digits well away, Do this ist before jointing and shaping the rest Of the gable. Unorthodox. procedures have hidden risks and it isa shame to waste ‘work with the last touch, Prepare the timber. The Parthenon is made from 15mm and 16mm (iin and ‘in) stock. Either obtain 18mm (iin) sawn timber oF thicker boards which you can deep saw. If planing tears the wood, make sure that thisOJECT arthenon rack can be hidden on the circular rebate in the gable underside or the inside of the ends. Mark out the finished RUM] structure. Prepare pillar stuff shape and cut to size, planing (K) in long strips, and cut the to the line. Apply the bead to a theloweredge of the gable Aa : ana the same den: a table router Mork and cutthecurved SSUES MATERIAL QTY LENGTH WOTH TIKNS A arches along the lower rents Dee, goa POTEET | the smal flecking which is apparent on crown cut timber. ; ir” Finish them with a drum Caer reer ry ; 3 SURO and adc a marbletke quality, This figuring ' so pronounced : z AE MORTIIM h3 pane ic more commony known a5 the sides () having marked ogee Lacewood im 1Sqmm it roma handy painttin. Tog widea mortice and the the exact sizeof the lowe Mark batend cut the ‘wood will break up. frame, and screw together ._, lerwod 2 wm Sam 1 pints on the corners ofthe exCut the pillars(K) to ‘am Below, sacing Hush top frame (Hand J)and the — Qjength. Cut the tenons, Wax the pillars and th Efoor — Lacewood 4 nm 13pm bottom frame (Pand Q). The pcr = ae mee top comer involves a half pitlars toensure an accurate, you will never get at them dovetail whose upper line is but not overtight ft. You again this easily, Glue the parallel to the roof line. The should beable to assemble outer pillars to the base with lower frame has box corners eee ae ana inssembte he its tee gran ition Now for the Housings ntact on all four sides. Test apply glue tothe mortices of " eet Soom Bémm — Cut the housings in the theirs few and then mass the upper fame. Locate the produce the rest Apply the pillars starting from one end 1 Locenood some nm intowhich the dividers (L, M__Gecorative sav cuts t and tap the frames to de woes a and N) will fit-Test for size epresent the capita home the pills. with the dividers themselves Kp Lacewood 40 nm 130m 130m emember mn ae entice Assembling the Floor are scraped clean they will be Cutthe top edges of th dividers close to their 1 366mm 86mm — 13mm fractionally thinner. ‘Glue the floor components finished positions. Locate the rei sr together (E). The floor fits inner pillars into the lower Cut the dividers tolength up under the lower frame ieeieu tn and ep the op om 63am 1am Dut do not tim tei toed ite ivileraThe jot: FP ue geese rat ntaes : tn upper sides at this stage. Fit between the two and th ‘until the pillars are home Re te Bete Saas: | them tothe aman Markthe boerd themactves wil be die vei im" frame pits with covered by the ovolo stip Trim the top ofthe esciaem ee tae dividers fash with the ere a icra etatere coke A py lec tc eae ene fe eee bey ee cee elon ae CGWLE) Oleshawinh heduvin | dele bike peices loner Lew om Zam IGom anal copy themover tothe Check that tis square and. Work the ogee andthe ovok ame si 5 in other sides and divi flat, then glue up the top mouldings and fit them ere do) Fim Samm igen Mortice the components for frame butdo not ghie the suggested above sear Tr (A6n'— bothtopand boliom femes dividers. Foty pilarsis lot tthe apron, gi tolakethepillam Wesel tomemenble none gro together, wi rlnforci rae ha eee eer an 8mm (Kan) hollow chisel insert the inner pillars ata block (0). Clean up and wax ml bit but 6mm (in) would do. later stage. Trim the floor tothe entire outside. 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Fy ith the choice feet Wressistisn ems Fou might worder why you need a hand drill? Up until afew ‘years ago the argument against using the electric drill was perhaps stronger than itis today. You had to consider weight ofthe drill, the flex getting in the way, availability ‘of power points, and noise levels With the advent of cordless tools, many of those problems vanished. So is there now even less scope for drilling by hand? Obviously you can use a hand drill which is also known as a Wwheelbrace anywhere the piece of wood, without the need of an abundant supply of electricity This is also the advantage of cordless tools, but you still have to have a power point handy for recharging the batteries. ‘A cheap cordless drill will cost you anything from £40 fora low For driling very fine holes use @ panel pin ina hand dill. By snipping off the head with pliers you can easily insert the pin in the chuck. A pane pin is stronger than the equivalent size of ‘ist. tis also far cheaper to replace. voltage model. A hand drill casts alittle as £11.50, so price is something else to weigh up. Electric or Human Power? Tend to use a hand drill in the workshop more than the powered alternative. I's quicker than getting out the case and fiddling with a chuck key. For drilling The hand drill proves its worth in the workshop despite hot competition from electric power drills. Phil Davy and lan Wilkie put them to the test What we looked for in a hand drill Woodwork tutor lan Wike and techricaleitor Phi Davy based the tests on hand dis using the folowing seven pons: {© How easy isto tighten the chuck? Most o the cls donot need key, but two havea keyed chuck. you flo tighten the jaws propery the bit wil come adrift when you dil There i nothing more frustrating than a smal bit snapping off inthe woo. (© Wen using the ful depth of a twist bt does the hand rotatng the gear ‘hee foul onthe work surface? Can the same hand catch the top handle? (© How eectue are the handles? Most dls have a sde steading hande, but is this big enough and is it necessary? @ the turnng action smooth and quel? There should not be too much backash between the gears (© What ate the gear ratos tke? This wil determine how fast he bit Tevoles. For most obs we found the faster the better 1s itnecessary to buy a double pinion dior wil a single one do the {o®? A double pion tool nl probably be stronger, but for occasional work the extra cost may nat be juste. (© What about weigh? A heay il meas less pressure, but can become thing if dong fe Work, or even using overea. with an overenthusiastic drill Aslong as you keep your bits sharp, it should not be necessary to apply too much pressure with a hand dil. If drilling hardwood a power drill will admittedly make life a litle bit easier. When using bits as small as Imm (in) the hand drill is essential. Let the weight of the tool drive the bit into the wood. In contrast the weight and power of an electric drill can snap thin bits. Ifyou happen to be a nocturnal woodworker noise from power-tools is. holes loss than 8mm Cin) diameter, [often find there is more control with a hand drill than with an electric or cordless one. There is however a strong argument for saying that you can achieve greater control with a cordless dil. Those with variable speed, ‘which you can feather with the trigger allow remarkable delicacy, freeing one hand for holding a screw oF even guiding the bit. You do need to watch your fing When working on musical instruments, fine furniture or other delicate items you major snnot afford to take problem. Even if you sks using a live in the powerdril. I's Shetlands the 80 easy to spoil delicate work by drilling too deepD-TOOL TEST d drills sheep may not appreciate the iim okasbeiiie del lac oh leet Breast Drill & Using a hand dali the sophisticated bon Bointion to so many problems, es pay capacity is the ee So ae dil Designed to be held against Toles I?you do need to dillarge fhe chest for va pressure, Mo diameter holes with minimum dniling speeds are possible, The ois hen ry owing brace. Cheap SMS Ube on here ofthe cresareaailerm aout fame lag ons ot par Pinions and Opinions Mba heterste pt All the drills in the test work on the the higher of the two speeds, very fame principle: A geared wheelie eet ceae Totate'by hand and engages with "Wily ese gears nd { cogwheel,or pinion. The pinion _ballbearngs, there no chance fe mount! on aspindle, nds. gust geting n, Wa rotates the chuck atthe end act of 10mm (kn), te Keyed The spindle revolves ina frame, ata chk is e951 which may be cast ron, malleable Breast oils ar also avaiable iron or steel. Most of the drills have from Stanley, C.K, and Draper, Berns ich prtly ences the rs. This reduces the amount of Bost und dirt getting i are faitly casy to keep clean, The CK 2450 and Stanley 03.105 Bath of these drills have just a tools have open frames that do not single cogwheel situated near the shroud the gears atall. Although bottom of the frame. This is called there is more chance of the teeth the driving pinion, and takes the getting gummed up with dir, they drive from the gear wheel, Tools Steel stem with two Cast allay fra starter kit iy thumbnail Davy Value for money Overall Wilkie Value for money Overall 0 Good Woodworking ‘The professional Stanley 748A has @ chuck capacity of 13mm (in) but is much more expensive. ie) Cane ontact: ‘with just one cogwheel are called single pinion dls The other drills are double ppinion. A second, idle pinion at the top acts as a guide for the gear ‘wheel. Italso gives extra support and helps the gear wheel to rotate more smoothly. Tf you own a power drill and only need a hand version for ‘occasional use, a single pinion will probably do, The CK 2450 and Stanley 03.105, as single pinion drills are lighter than most. Teas surprising to find that manufacturers paint the gear wheel ‘on some drills, This obviously’ inhibits rust, but it does make the mechanism stiffer. Plastic or Wood Handles? The handle that drives the gear wheel is either plastic or hardwood, with beech popular for such fittings. I prefer wooden handles because I'm a litle bit traditional, but [can’t think of many rational reasons for favouring wood, The pressure handle a the top of the drill may ‘also be plastic or wood, and again there is little between them, ‘A third steadying handle is fited to the side of most drills. On feo Contact 0758 701070 0758701070 __0758 701070 0742 725262 0703 266355 Manufacturer Ck Tools CK Tools CK Tools Paramo Tools Draper Tools RP (ine. VAT) 11.45 £17.70 £17.70 £16.04 £12.31 Weight 270gm 517gm 572gm 510gm 276gm Bit capacity ‘mm (xin) ‘8mm (in) 8mm (in) ‘Bm (in) 8mm in) Construction Cast aluminium, open Double pinion with Cast alloy breast Double pinion cast Plastic pistol grip single pinion gears. cast aluminium gears. plate and frame, with aluminium gears. body with bt storage. sme with steel stem. Double Plastic top, side and Steel cranked arm plastic handles, side handle, Top and_pinion cast gears. turing handles. Cast_ with plastic handle No side handle turning handles plastic Plastic side handles alloy frame Phil Davy ‘lightweight, simple This is quite a noisy A very comfortable comfortable top The unusual design is ood Woodworking tool with comfortable dil. The turning tool for horizontal handle but the side more comfortable for Technical Editor top handle. Limited action could berlin, but also fine one is rather small. horizontal use than capacty- using a smoother. Top handle for vertical work. Quite a noisy turing vertical. Quiet and 6mm (xin) bt was is comfortable but The side handle. movement. light, but the plastic a struggle side one rather small_could be larger casing is vulnerable fan Wikio This is a small, welt More substantial Awelkmade breast Although this dril Easy to hold, the gear Woodworking course tutor ‘made drill Only than the 2450, the dil Although it performs reasonably ratio is low making ood Woodworking suitable for ight crank handle swept performs wellit is wellitfeels rather the overall speed Contributing Editor work, a good choice too close tothe top small or the taskit lightweight. An too siow for general for ayaungster's one and damaged was designed for, average tool that is. use. Enclosed gears and therefore limited well made make it attractive