LE eee ee { t We tell you which to buy 4 @ CORDLESS DRILLS ip, 1) f the best of battery power A eee ry Mile zor a g oe O =) i Pata to U ‘ IN MINIATURE oes te tooeRe un CT Seem TEL. 0297 33656 FAX. 0297 35242 2 powerful IHP induction motor. lid cat anding rip fence I-round, excell: whether for home or light t The pplied with the original American cool blocks, APTC Swedish Stee! Bandsaw Blade, quality ball race bearings and an outstanding rip fence, all as standard equppmen value for mon Technical Specification Table size, ‘Table tilt, Cutting depih. Cutting width, ds Blade length Blade width min,Orc Line = 0458 273279 ‘7 0458 274011 Etope £445, — yarking, 30 Monmouth Stroot, Bath, Avon BAT 26. Telephone 0225 4 14 How to make an pantie coffee table rat Is for an oak table Best nay nt be g with windows or pulls with a difference on the lathe | 46 The finer points of miniature woodwork Learn how to set up and equip a workshop for woodworking ina smaller scale 52 The return of the rocking horse Find out what to look for in a second-hand horse, and how to restore i 68 Back to Basics on mortices and tenons Jeff Gorman writes a detailed account of this essential joint ig Touches on safety (SST eS 39 Workshop tidy {A unique portable shelf unit for holding those essential tools 40 Octagonal mug rack se contrasting timber to make a mug rack Sautianesite 40 Sellotape dispenser mare than £1500 on Use laminations to make a holder for sticky tape ‘many ofthe top tos 41 Slatted bath shelf Make yourself a book rack or sponge holder for the bath 42 Candle holder Tuma cand older like hurricane lamp, with a glass chimney He A= tiem teusutete trae acon oe one - bestest 30 Woodworking Hints and Tips Yet more of your top hints, that will save you time and money 61 Woodworking Answers (Our unique Supply Service, and experts solving your problems 45 Workshop Sale The page to look for a quick sale or pick up a bargainoodwaic:; News editor Claire McCullough reports on the world of woodworking today Fake mice sonmed oF etn are taken : to court Wy The bows values nits benty ttc os an a ha ASW founder ofthe family nibbing wih ther teeth as became the cel company, who Ged in 1958, he nibbled with his chisel WOODIS kel) totake’@ raking them contemplative court case when high quality began putting mice on \e mouse varies in size, feater part in the therapy when they holt the bow. furniture-makers caught a fu fe at the beginning of from Yin to 2in, and takes of people with disabilities ‘The success of the former employee seling fake the century. betveen sichours and 45 of terminliliness after a sounding bow, over ‘Mouseman'furnture bis greatgrandson, lan. minutes to carve depending _ special conference in conventional stringed The furniture of Robert Cartwright, sai: “The mouse on the proficiency and December (1993) when the instruments, is ts unique ompson Craftsmen pt onto the funiture when experience of the carver. ‘tuner, Tobias Kaye willbe form and beaut, soothing Geirguished by ts orghal ou great ganciate showing the potential of hs the hand and the eye. nouse trademark, is ma working in the roof of a Seah een aneeT Rates sounding bowls. The bowls, made out of nee ert "By playing the bow! a cherry, sycamore, ash and from solid, naturally church. One af the child may spontaneously maple, with boxwood pegs, easonied English Oak, a rattsmen working with him allover the country rumbled that inspite of al make sounds himself said are the main attraction ata Each mouse, usually found their efforts they were ‘as Tobias, creator ofthese special seminar in London, unring up aTeg, grinning on poor asa church mouse turned musical instruments, "The Sounding Bow in a cheeseboard or perched The mouse was seen as wiich have been compared Music Therapy on an armis a recognisable, a symbol of the nustry and with the celtic harp. Tobies wil run regular ndvidval creation of the 35. of Thompson, busy chewng Ther melodious, courses on the making of men involved nay atthe old oak, working intimate sound eps in te sounding bowls for Robert Thompson, ciety in the background counseling process of advanced woodtumers, ‘people with terminal ness beginning in January. version celebrated authors who You could win £250 by shared Jeremy Broun's writing articles on your lory when their books were version of woodworking among the best 200 UK history for The Tool and titles selected by the Trades History Societys Booksellers Association, competion which jeremy Broun's The elebrates their tenth Encyclopedia of birthday this year. Contact: Woodworking Techniques, Brian Read, 22 Windley will now be part of the rescent, Darley Abbey, Derby, or = 0322 662271 Up with the stars Paula Yates and Terry Waite Gr were among the many catalogue ‘Books for Giving! Making connections The winning entry ofthe Wood Trust tion was a selection Ss eee een 4 Good WoodworkingMusical magic on a smaller scale THE WORLD'S smallest fiddle shows that big is not necessarily beautiful. No larger than a matchstick, this exact replica ofa lifesize violin is a mere 37mm (L¥in) from end to end and took 70 hours for Swiss craftsman, Cornel Schneider, to construct With no bow ofits own, Hungarian dances trip from FOR the young and young.at heart the Briish Toymakers Guild Toyfair in January wil saturate children with toys and give the adults a chance to piay s of all shapes, sizes and colours, cartwheeing, jumping, or catepuitng up and down poles, ae al taking part, Automated wooden toys, clanking gears and turning cogs, puffins shooting up and down atthe the two strings with a minuscule instrument, bow 20 times bigger than the Made of varnished boxwood, this one year-old miniature violin comes in an ebony cease, decorated with gold leaf and lined with leather, but it falled to be soldat a recent auction, Toys for the young and old tum of ahandle, Keep ‘company with multayered jigsaw puzzes, string pets, dali’ houses, skitles and lots more Robert Nathan, the Guid Manager, said: “Good qualty traditional toys are still, popular. We have the market for young children up to seven, and also the over 25s. The middle group have defected tothe electronics, Al the toys, gifts and Perea bect otetardantal ee ae eter td 6X) _ WALKING & WORKING ‘STICKS Teo Fosse of small planters, which won Keith Mot, who runs a mobile mil, £600. The product, which had a design suitable for batch production will be exhibited with other entries at the Making Bridges conference in 1994 ‘Theo Fossel Theo Fossel, an expert in stick making, has died of cancer, aged 57. His book, Walking and Working Sticks (Apostle Press, £4.95, softback) discusses all aspect of sticks, from choosing wood miniatures are handmade b) aftspeople who are embers of the British Toymakers Guild. “January is traditional in the toy ind when toymakers bring their new ranges for t year, giving the trade th of Christmas to come, look and buy the new ideas,” said Mr Nathan, The firs fr all wallets, from pocket mone to credit cards. You can buy £1 badges or rocking thousands of A special admission rate is available, but only f readers of Good joodworking. Take 2 copy ofthis magazine and a family ticket is £3 instead of £5, and an adult boket is £2 instead of £3. The Toyfair ison 29th-31st January at Kensington New Town Hall, London W to choosing finishes. His work also includes a video, Stickmaking and Carving with Theo Fosse. He made and exhibited his work both here and on the other side of the Alanti, taking his lectures and sold his work. Fico promotion In festive spirit, Fisco, are offering ther retalers an extra three UniMlatic tape ‘measures in every 12 pack. Hopefully that means a tape discount at those stores for Us woodworkers. DIARY Future Stems Fath 24th January ‘The Baroean Cee Conservatory, Barbean, London E028 as. Dicer he az in fret orocurtecvology she tee of fest y graduates Hooke Park Colege set ec rool ound. Orch wi bea wie “are of ier besed procs ‘pen 8pm. Admission adults ‘0p, OnPsciren 50. Contact mathew Lewis» 0308 62 130. PP : Part ofthe Hooke Park exhibition is ‘ash and tainted beech stot aris Furniture Exhibition Taman danny Pe dos Expotont de Par, Porte fe Verales leo: Parte ce Sse ars nd ees on ta fom te Tradona este o {he Young ese tom he Ercpean Fun itetng, fo a ‘ruse gala evening oa modern ‘ture gen be award (pen 97pm Admission £18, Artisan ‘he Galery, The Vlog, Prestbury, Chesie A permanent exon of bork ead coneriorery {urnawesraors, comnts ‘hangg to presents cross-section ‘work by erator renowned frase ae ect eractes oF ‘heme cages Open day 10.305, Sun 26. tae = Bes aren, Figurenoad Carving 18th Novemor Leth January ‘Grats Cauel ley, 43, Porton Road, London I 96 Feurenead care by Noon Coches ac ack enead can be Seon tthe The Woedearers Can Spr of exhibition thre wi be ‘ve mete igh Wace Freed. pan Tues Sat 11.8, Sun2, ‘oeed Mon. Admission fee. ‘278 7700. 42 Days of Christmas 2rd December 8th January {he Scotts Goer, 16 Ouncas Steet Edebur 13 GHZ Core, ‘rath punted grave ieces ‘ped bythe ses and carves. Cad mals ie, ata fh roe ges at as brepurtsome oe Unsial rages ‘spay ad fo ae ‘pon Merri 106, Sat 10-4, ‘osed Sun. Admission Free. 031 958 1200. ‘The Mew Ashgate Gallory ‘Tih December tsth January ‘agen Yard, Lower Doma 3 Farnam, Srey, locks mors and bores by many cratspeope. (Open Tues Sat 10:5. Adissor (roe: # 0252713208 Moving Seutpture Tin December'2nd January 1 feck Wa, Haste, ‘Lonnie range of urate tres, he pons ners, an-ateator ct wood by Jot San Alte werk he ‘tint srs promises to 30m ‘Spectrum Galery, Maengwin Sree, Ps. Decorated wood, pated per ever wood brit ues, fangs turanse, bight prk Socks ‘Bes by Meebo an et Sanders ‘Opan 105, closed Thurs, ‘dmisson ee.» 0956 702877 ‘Ths wooden Green ck was made by Laie Hany, gallos ast. Clocks for Christmas {Tat Novernber 30% January Tevet Galery, Akook Hse, (ro, Kayne, Neeord. Clocks every shape arse Oy Galley Bets we oportuny toby 30 ‘ssl ard ust wrk fat at ‘reasonable ie "Tuet-Sun 105, closed Admission fee: = 0897 ‘820831. Objects to Desire damuary The rest Bris Cat Company, 210 fins Fesd Cou, Dover, Sarte. The best secon of red ‘noo by some ofthe cours leadeg woodumes rode 2 ‘combat of was, ‘mmatre acorns ge Dos, Inrors so ene hers. ‘Open 10°5 daly, closed Sun ‘emission Wee.» 0308 889355, January 1904 ssue 158pans st on Test SUCRE ee Co) ae) Earn aya Seta aa research een cea aol Perea aes Pe eric ho a et Peat. ered They survived remarkably w ne bursting open and a fe one at Best Buys of 1993 into a unique machine stands out above the rest booklet (which is attached tothe but itis always worth checking cover). And with the co-operation what we say about other items as of the woodworking industry we they may offer the features you are able to offer special discounts require, Last month, for instance, Cor deals on many of those tools we our experts recommended the have recommended Record Power DML24X lathe as the ur recommendations are Best Buy for novice turers made after in-depth testing of the However we also notéd that the a products, We discuss with our APTC Taiwanese lathe offers This month we uring 1993 our panel of panel of experts and with ‘greater length for spindle work introduce our annual Deve heals’ toibacienreay aareatun Jerome ane te awards scheme for the ropiiono(thisfewehave scoring Weabo now askthe og oT Best Tools on Test, with scheme for those items that are the pinpoint when selling their This month we are testing, 10 Best on Test ells 2 that we can cna dless drills and : very Best on Test products so that wecan consider cordless drills and nine sets of our special booklet on Saclifeacivenell be ter whit qualies te ecobsite!© eaae ols ene ereee presenting certificates for those being; bought and sold. of both but decided that the ones the cover and an Products that come out as Best We often find tha the products on test are the most appropriate explanation on how OUP —Buysand Best Valuefor Money in we test are good in some areas and ‘The first thing we do when the : hl tive tests tin others. In each test heck th W a ‘our monthly comparative tests. notin others. In each test we tools arrive is check them over. We testing is performed This month we have collected the usually find that one tool or then photograph all of them so that photograp SORT a Pca) MARK CORKE Asour Jeremy is @ We use lan as Mark ear r wellknown Crea . Seren ema author and ores eee Coes ets oe Cree et Cres aay Price z ce corny Dymus od peo cer) » the advice Peneees cats 4 specialists for ey ey TO eeu oo tr eee eae) Se aed has taught Cty and Gulls Carpentry The Incredible Router. He spread his constant contact with woodworkers misleading. He has writen for us Rar a ee ei tmna oa Com seg ere er ‘Machinist and was the Senior eect ere ocean! Pet ena Sere Neher Perera os passion for warking with wood experience of restoring future and eee a nce en a ee ee a ee nen musical instrument making at the will be reviewing soon. eee men eye eer eo London College of Furniture, so has Cee tee ee ot ste re eel Sai eee! ceteris time carvers. CS Saunier 6 Good Woodworkingthey are in pristine condition inthe magazine. All the time we will be discussing the best way to test the tools, and working out the criteria ‘on which they must be judged. Some preparation is usually necessary, and in the case of the cordless drills we charged and discharged the batteries five times. This is the mast consistent advice con battery maintenance. Then we siart handling the tools, testing, them for comfort and feel, and checking what features they each have. We will be asking other users ‘what features benefit them most. In the turning tool test, for example, Wwe rang round a number of experienced turners to discover what they would hope to find in their first set of tools, and why We can then start testing the tools fully. We will know what we are hoping to learn, and will have devised some tests to check how the tools perform. When we are ‘employing more than one tester, ‘we encourage them to use diff tests to suit the way they expect a tool to be used. This helps 10 provide consistent results In offering a second opinion for most of our tests we aim not to rely solely on the thoughts of one tester. When the results and opinions of testers differs substantially we review the methods used, check there are not faults and discuss the uses ofthe tools under test. ‘Construction quality is of course an important factor. We study the materials used in manufacture, focusing on bearings, tables, motors and the other essential parts that determine the ‘worth of a product. In the case of csc) Proshenny ne) ear) woodworker working on site as a See uae Meee cums Sect cea the cordless drills this month we are conducting protracted tests on the batteries, for publication in a later issue of the magazine. How Does Safety Fare? Asan extension of construction quality we always check the guards to see how well th protect the user. We count safety as ‘one of the most important features ‘ona tool, though naturally itis more relevant to our power-tool and machinery tess than to our reports on hand-tools ‘We are particularly concemed about the positioning, and quality ‘of switches, making note of any that are inefficient or difficult to reach. We favour those that can be turned off easily and quickly, those that cannot remain on when you isolate the power, and those that ‘you cannot tum on by a mistake. From the outset we decided to measure and compare the sound emitted by powered tools. Noisy PCR RCD} peep aan Rr e) we have organised special discour gore eos AWARD Best on Te uk re ofthe booklet £1500 in savings. ce Cech Full instructions can be found at the back machines not only disturb the neighbours, they ean also make woodworking unpleasant and potentially dangerous. How Do we Test Noise? Our contribution to ighbourhood Watch isto test powver-tools and machines for ‘oise pollution, We do this with a aS BLD a un ery coo coated Pees ro Py Poca ee eeu ere Se ee peeee er Ly ek Cea eee ees idea of the tools that are suitable for Pee eee ean ied pes ee seas rcd etl Perens eeu racers Seen i Berita sound pressure level meter, which measures decibels, To be more precise we measure in dB(A), The (A) refers to a weighting system nd to what we hear and not to what the ear thinks we hear. The A band covers th audible frequency spectrum of 31 80002. When we tested last Janaary (GW 52) they were averaging about S04BA, which we explained in the same issue (GW 371) to be roughly the noise of busy road. We found drills and onde! routers tobe a good bit noisier planers to be the loudest of the lot We like to receive the tools as if they were being sent to a customer. Many of them need setting up, which can take time, and we like t check the instructions for guidanc through the first stages of owning the product, and tips on maintenance and advanced use “The sad thing is that having go them going, learnt their foibles an benefits, and come to depend upo them in the workshop we have to return the tools to their supplier ae | reer time for testing, bts ree the offce and peor a pinion on the Per as ionamin iets eects Roe tarts family, and has been working wood Bere teeny per eerr ete turmer, and now makes future ina Perm January 1994mi 7 : ELI Phil Davy opens all our parcels of new products, and tests them for performance and value for money ALL PURPOSE Wefan 7139 Carroll Sanding Drums a i The secret ofthe Carol sanders the paprlack. Aso be cet he dum allows yout uk mba ens of tras str, having cat to fe gen renin Then an po cen sted rods inserted nthe so. You igen Bis > wan Alen ey and ths ps the pane scarey. found you veto ser the kay the socket 3 ra posse. his easy tobi over he edge f you ae no cael Your dameters, 25mm (Un, 45mm tiem (inland 75m, and areal? 5mm Se ed th mast sd largest vs, Ech one comes © of amram oie paper ed und to fe stitbacked per tothe smater dum. The bgt diameter teak to get a smooth ure onthe paper For the er us f would be ease 0 ute 3 tne paper, athe ths may not st 0 ong "rg each sancer in ads produced excelent resulta coarse grade of pape ed mas able fo sand cunes and Bocuse of he dept they ae or ocu inde curves of mols e981 id rothave any icutyuang tem freehand 2 you geo knw your loaner you may be abl to | ‘scrounge an old clothbacked belt from their sander. One of curved afaces adm sanders these ts cat nostro coud ist you for years | FOR ACCURATE sana tej. You can mount one in a dristand or use t hand Catrall aso produce sanding drums for spice moulders, __POLYFILLA WOO the end of@ power dil The problem wih most drum sanders with dim to 125mm (Sn) and a depth of 100mm in). lr that snow availabe in tbe nthe market s you have to buy exact size abrasne Sleeves to Fi supplied wih each sander, including te size Wella the famfiar tubs. Polycell ft, Usualy these Sleeves are only avalable nied grades, ate you need to ct the paper fo ft Claim itis fleble and can be used very deep and not cheap. both indoors ae for outs reps, aro sanders are a Bg improvement en these types. Te Its designed for repars to wood. aovantage is Unie the Woocmatch we tested use ay abrasive paper you tke on them. You simply cuta stip to size with a binning kal (GW 4:7), Woodfex only comes in 2 he body of the sander ia PYG and is beige colour wil take a stan, covered wth 2n ber underlay. This provides some however, ut you need to experimen give" when sandng ad fs clan (Gn) steel spindle and washer is securely andng drum, ands ieeted nto the to crease the ie ofthe 1 Scrap wood frst. Like most filers, Woodmatch tobe but up in layers for 4eep repairs. n a warm oom thin | lve dn ese tan an hou you | Bec SEU ened eng a dep hl alow sever Sanding is strajghtfomard, but ck of ‘THERE IS no doubt that hardpont saws more often han nt the saw gets performed efcienty when cuting MOF, remember to make sure the ast are extremely popular. The cost of _thyown anay. tn addon, the plastic pe and oak. Raid notct qute as fast yer of isis proud of he so ‘ualiytracitonalresharpenabie saws handle may be uncomfortable to. 4s a hardpoit saw with fea teeth, you want to use Woodiex for us them beyond the pocket of mary, sorneane who prefers the feel ot wood. however. Fleem teeth cut on both the replacing decayed wood you must woodvorkers. though ahardooint saw Atlast here is a saw tat pull and push strokes. The Caftsman's make sure thatthe remaining timber us efficienty when ew, once lt stars overcomes these probloms. Straws _teth are be conventional cross-cut iE venel coe becPakeal to get bint the teeth cannot be have produced a hardaootnandied, _ patter, and cut on the push stroke, recommend using thei Quick Dy resharpened. You may want to use the replaceable blade for the saw. Fited Wt a replacement bade costing Wood Hardener you have an | steel to make cabinet scrapers, bit witha 559mm 22h) long, Bppi bade, £5 incudng postage, ths is less than a eytensne repay osm. Ts is you clam this tothe handle with three cheap hardooint saw: Two blades are appled betore you use the Woodtex. ‘Men bots. Substantial brass plates” supplied as standard. For heavy pais ta wiedow sis, ‘er side of the vamished beech oor frames and similar tems handle spread the oressure. An Allen would be mere incined Yo use new kay is provided, and replacng the blade timber asa replacement. Obviously took me less than a couple of minutes ‘At present only the pp blade is avaiable, but Straws plan to introduce Other grades tot the same handle {ound the saw balanced wel and ts tales far eng and reaures more se tan vsn ayer. Moca sa cheap aternave, bu is mpossbl fo say how ong wthtand he Bish wee! 8 Good Woodworking