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Faster? esting stones 16 le fd ou if Japanese paterstones are the best 0 shaker table ff 1 Make a classic table, and lear about the Shakers, Weekend projects 57 Five ideas to make in hours Workbenches 70 We test dream benches, to see what you get for £650 aL To = 0225 822511 10225 822510, Sarans Good Woodworking, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, Avon BAI 26W. Telephone 0225 442244 PROJECTS YOU CAN MAKE 10 Make a Shaker table by hand Discover how to make a Shaker side table using only hand-tools 57 Curved pen and brush holder Learn how to make a handy holder, laminating for shape 58 The classic solit: board Make this traditional game without a lathe, All you have to buy are the marbles, 58 Slatted book prop This handy prop can hold books for reading or following instructions 60 Dowel spice rack Pete Martin shows you how to make a useful rack with a dowel drilling jig 60 Simple sawhorse Make a sawhorse for extra support in the workshop 65 Turn a wet wood bow! Find out how to turn a bow! the wet wood way with Tobias Kaye 20 Making miniature furniture Learn how to makea miniature refectory table 26 John Brown on chairs Our regular columnist studies the advantages of wooden planes 65 Learn how to store wet timber Tobias Kaye shows you how to Keep wet wood timber in good condition 62 Back to Basics on grain Every type of grain explained, from straight to spiral to interlocking 82 The pros and cons of shellac Finishing Touches explains the process of finishing with shellac 38 Woodworking Hints and Tips The page with the latest in ideas, shortcuts and help from readers pag ip 52 Woodworking Answers The experts answer a mixed bag of questions, pus the supply and plans service pre ON TEST EO. cy | ee 6 WS pain: LG Book Dee parser MOVED house this | mort, wich also meare ny workshop took tothe ‘oad. Moving is such a oad opportunity to ‘Cleanse yourself of countless odd bts of ribbish, Yet | stil couldnt bear the idea of throng conte pis of fats The accumted. Wit us went every at bit of ply and even the odd bits of yen, cherry and oak from garden clearances. Looking through my assormet of logs and branches, you cat heb noting that some have seasoned better than others. ony wish Fé pach nore attri tothe timber when twas est found, folowrg the advice Tobias Kaye s feng this manth (p65) on how to make the most of savaged wood. Theres someting wonderfuly rewarding (and cheap) about use timber collected from ‘gardens and local ‘Woods. Tobias does so rman for turing, buts tips vil be of use to abmost aryone wanting toeqariment with ree | woodiettng around. Nick Gibbs Se ab gpd Ce A te acl aaaThailand’s timber tradition IMPORTED teak the mainstay work soit bled of the furniture musty in was sraups o Thaland, writes Tony Deane, surrising to pris carety back froma recent visitto. hear the Bangkok From the hige logs a fambar whine betore vast ange ofartfacts are made, of routers and someone else Nothing is wasted of ese electric fishes them lable trees. The boles carved info massive armehats chy decorated wth fo while in Where colo making secon, furntire to satisfy unversal demands and cutter and tastes is made. Where had the another c phn spi workers lard thei kil? {0 sie with an electri pane ain tothe work variably the answer was fom The one machine being used Waking round the thei fatter. continuous is a morice cutter. showrooms ofthe maor Thee s on hand Whore the future factories n Malang, tbe SS 4 }ODAORKING is setto pave the fature forthe laren of Russa, Behind he idea isthe chanty kz which set up orpanages fr children ving . Redhide now ams to extend ts care woodworking the ren hen they leave te orphanage in work and ev rdinator ofthe RedhiceBradlordOn-Avon Set bet offce, Ruth Eaton, ams to inroduce woodworking ‘lasses into the Ozerki Home and Schoal in St Petersburg, ‘Alter 16 they ae back on streets. I they had a il they the woodworking tol, ating and eventing from 3 orbench With a Sil Me nléren could start seling the begin trading nto lakes to the North of St Petersburg, the orphanage looks after 30 chidken ween the ages of si ard 16, ought dec trom the streets. They receive fo warm, clehing, comfort, and educaton rom the Russian staf, The buldng has been completely renovated but more funds are urgently needed for Siig aie at te Oo ake a stor fully cup I axvone has 2 to id ke to donate please contac er Steet, Bader OnAvon, Wilshire 1368903, ee ould mak ay ine world and learn to machi that th h Eaton a pare BAIS ce ‘The ito detail of his dzaratd wooden ane felons es in faret typi etre fretar Te carvrs trie tha des en by Tha scnery or mytholgeal incr, onto the wood ug carter a> the names of customer ‘rom all ver eated under the gare ngers of Mr Lee. Hei oda at peor nite made nthe Fast is weers shoes, setting him neawy in appearance, but im the res oft eheved by elaborate dacorat d frit makers n Bang anels which are carved with a» After month symbolism, Typical Ta y skied craftsman who colour oF mythological cident are the the warring parbes and carvers who roughly traced their wll represent one a he sign on the wood using amples of tastonal Tha ‘arbon paper aftsmanship ‘An onentl version of about £300The burning designs of pyrography FROM HER eay experence of poker wood, Nek wife, Sarah Makepeace, sat work on turned bowls The techmque lends Sa Maree 7th Ape inAlrca, Welsh based itself beauty tothe nebo ote a te att Lesley Lanman portrayal of natural ‘ers od, arg em wooden has tuned to the craft of pyrograny. The process of bung designs in wood has been blended wth the tumtre of Makepeace Cabinetmakers to create an mnovatve Subjects, so we ofer a jelery tls and carvings Nest Selector of hemes ema for sl. 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Signed & DEPTH STOP box wee iSPS linitost are ek Phil Davy opens all our parcels of new products, and tests them for performance and value for money Pre ee CU) to call the police. You screw one haf of the sensor to the edge ofthe door. The second has ited to the jamb, no ‘more than 10mm (sr) away trom the fest. Two metres of fox ‘Comect the sensor o the highmpact plastic alarm unt. You ftthis unt inside the bulking cose tothe door or window. (nce the door or window is opened by ati the circut Is broken and the alarm sounds in 10 seconds. Two keys are Supplied, and you peed tobe able to turn the alarm off quickly hon you enter the workshop (unless you are an intruder) “wo LEDS are provided, A red one flashes intermittenty when the alarm is active. A yellw LED warns of low batteries. ‘The unt runs on sx AA batteries, costng about £5 f you use oO ° & i IF YOU have a workshop ful of tools you wil not need to be ‘emded how tempting the cortents coud be to an uninited ‘est, Securty systems are commen enaugh on houses, sO vay not the workshop? ‘he Tatnanesemmade Beta Thief 2000 isan alarm that you can tn about 30 minutes, consist ofa battery operated ‘lam ur waterproot sensor, blue stobe, external sien and Sufficient Screws and cable Belore test on my oun workshop | decided to set up the alarm inthe hichen. Perhaps fm a coward, but wanted to hear how lou twas before the neighbours had a chance a Set of Duracels. The exeral sen and strobe can be Screwed almost anyuhere. At 560mm (2) the flex onthe Strobe isto shor, ming where t canbe fted, Twas dsappaited intily as the alarm dic not seem very loud, Te instructions are ot brillant so | snopped some vwres and ted again. Vitn 10 seconds had to escape. The tetera alan is shi and lasts about 80 seconds, the sire containg forthe same length of time, Ths is an elective alarm ‘and you can buy extra sersors| ‘eching an ‘hrared device rite flere bate ae _ se warm to charge, or The dri ise Jee pel ian dh ed ey vale Al oped Mage berg octet sched and rock ty tose bodyriehy ted ting eboney. mo sect boke "For ct : mpegs. Me Sips Re curkrevne uch, theres asap pee conta Ase wich on yas acsbacyo Tom tani Keess ea ben he ek t : ervey emasinan ic They oe gcietouse ane f 350rpm. Sliding the switch : axury for wood, but many ecdeupe pease sven br bem onzonal button sideways. Ths ted abe dling and ving mayan tie kpetas ess dot per pus again with your fnger when well and rapid charginol—from the nut ofthe Chinese carcinogenic or ltbased ingredients, nor | tung ree —is renowned for bong afast- ay tone vapours. la fact its sel ryng and durblefnsh. However itis atiracted favourable comenents from normaly heavy and messy. Organol rom around our workshop and oie, Good Ol Austra, seem to have overcame these is wel woth tying, Though ait robles wth 2 movture of ols, include expensive, fs thmess means that it ung. Inseed, eucalyptus and citus, covers wel leaving very ite wasted wich they cal The Good Ol, Darker and excess that othermse needs wing away. hiner than most tung ol looks good ‘ough fo drink and leaves your work mielng sweety of lemon ‘Orgarol donot recommend the ol 3 fat wet surfaces, buts prety sistant to water nthe shot term, Heving applied two coats of ol we left puddles of water on the wood. The fish resisted moisture for a few hous, though could not cope wth bang war and a scaking cup However any exces forms askin and goes rubbery prety quickly, as, Because is thnner than ether als Good oaks in and des more auch, making # ease to apply. Organal aso say that iis totally vith no ea, OR DRLLING accurate, fatbottomed hols its ifcut to that will never boat the Forster bt. You ean bore holes at an angle or peiealana through endgran, and even eut paral arcs. instead of using professionals cere the Forster bits guided by therm. more likely t The company produce a set of 16 Forstnr bis buy nina hardwood box. They are made in China from carbon Forster bits 2 have 10mm (sn) shanks, The smallest i 6mm (sn i noaded set of andthe st rises in 3mm (i) increments to 54mm (2un|. 16 qualy bts Forstner bits should be used fa lar dro athe, The BUR bits have a maumun speed of 700rpm marked on the two smal he next twee are marked at and above 25mm (in) tis 450rom, My State pla dil west speed of 830rpm.| tried several atthe speed, ting beter t nes. The its need sharpeing witha needle fe bore use, Mary woodworkers use a power dil mounted in ilstand. You do need a vaiablespeed del, though, The ‘on a Mo speed di i 00 fas, typical over 2000rpm, ied the bits with ‘wo variable-speed cis, ne struggled with the larger Forsner bis, and I suspect tis was partly due to th lack of torque. They performed beter a 500 AEG dr hese bts ae fe the amateur woodiverer il ony use them occasional There wil probably be Sizes 8 Good Woodworking THE DISC sander is the sort of machine that makes you wonder how on earth you managed before you had ane. I's 2 remarkably fast way of shaping timber, especialy ond-gran. With the fight abrasives you can achieve a fish ‘hathardly needs clearing vo Records new 254mm (in) dameter sander isa big brate that eis 21.6kg. thas a cat ron body ‘and titng table, Three holes nthe base et you botit to a worktop. You can cramp the machine but tis snot Fecommended. fra cramp works loose ‘with he motor running the sander Could end upon the foor. The sc takes about 80 seconds to slow down once the stp button it ' spanner is supped to lock the table anywhere between O° sand 45". Theres no stop 3t O°, DUE eas re % however, so you need to check with 2 save when resetting the table. tis nt easy to get ‘an accurate reading when you align the clamp wth the stick (01 protractor scale. For Sanding at an angle its best to check the tae with 2 siding bevel ‘large AEG motor sited and this rated at 5500, uns at 2780r9m, and drives 3.5mm (ir tek ste! plate ited rect tothe sone. A substantial orVof such assembly is fted alongside the motor A yelow, hinged ‘lap covers te buttons. When you i this the stop bution actnated You can ft a padlock Brevet a cid switching ion, “The backing pate i attached to the spindle with tree Pond screws. iis important you check hese are tight belore sticking on an abrasive dis. Tee discs are suppted, 60,60 and 100 grt. You simpy pee of the backing paper and stick the disc onto the steel late. You tt the table own to do ths. The parormance of ts machine was excelent, the sander During anay with ite vation, David Multiclamp me IF YOU make mode! picture rames or need to hold srl tes above 8 tabe top the ghtweight Dav Nlticlamp could be useful i consists ofa cast alumieium U with threaded screw thr end. Slots and hoes atthe base frame alow you to insert a at o smal “These twa clamps fave 2 ro ‘and wil tay one of fue postions on the frame. Capacity depends an where you postin te nda obvious use ofthe Milam, for mires, bt twill do much more,If you're looking for woodworking machinery... = SS Ssbe hLiclesl tap hetatador a Serr ae ees Good Woodworkingco time before te ight bulb, feipped anges soe salen epee! tlectricity, are less ‘concerned about their weight, placing them with permanence Stands were typical of the Shaker ‘communities of th USA during the ISth and 19th centuries. And while langu have changed alittle since the heyday of Shaker life in 1840, when at least 4000 members lived in 18 ‘communities the beauty and simplicity of their furniture has survived the generations Indeed Shaker furniture is now enjoying something of stands were typically with a single, turned pedestal post, Others had four legs, that we decided to reproduce, The simplicity of the design makes construction a good Dit easier, and puts it within the scope ofthe most limited selection of hand-tools hough a router is a fabulous advantage fora couple of Setnrte Lecter Ineckchert el oer ed Ce nedd one ‘operations, a plane, some saws, a mallet and some chisels is about all you need (On reflection you could make this table without even the router, with a couple of modifications, All you need todo is make the back (E) the same as the sides, and pin the drawer bottom (K) to battens [a pinned to the sides (), front nd back (H Designing the Table Essentially we wanted a standard Shaker design, strangely similar to the D- haped hall table I made a couple of months ago (GW 16-10), but f happen to like the lines of Shaker furniture, but have actually never made any before. The st edges also make hand work easier. It was great to have the ‘opportunity to dust down my hand-tools, and give the machines abit ofa rest ‘Were I producing a batch of these tables Pd revert to the thicknesser for milling up the timber, the router for cutting and a mosticer for jointing ‘There are fortunately a ‘good few books about the Shakers, so you can easily he grooves reproduce their work. FREE PLAN PROJECT © FREE PLAN PROJECT You too can make a Shaker side table with no more than a few hand-tools by following Pete Martin’s step-by-step instructions Shaker stand pee ett] ery Seer poe sree ey pest Petar Panty ca cr A marking Peed Pratt) peesnrney cnc ert Perse pret sawn cherry ae ates Peer ny it eut and planed to your exact perenne oor eee rere’ PercreretsFREE PLAN PROJECT @ FREE PLAN PROJECT to makethissdestand, (© ditfersto the ining of igteraes ora aw ane hich wold posily have the rand ack a cen used as bese aie ” ; fora pretty high bed. You — What Wood to Use right lose somo rl so0n nie thatthe Imakeit smaller all round. ofthe ime: Thins good fo ‘ Telit was important to usa tore is plenty of both rnaintain thew ofthe around and eens tackof the table aimed America Wechone chery ensure the ight rain was.” becaseit is more wel alwaysat the bottom of cach avilable ham maple nd the wood caret Do beware af cher lable square in plan view. sunlight ridiculously guicly This wold normally ad. solo ene the ble top 7 Tas ite diferencetecause lasing bac ines highlight the ining othe side panes inte woo : You must also watch out ge cba Te Who were the Shakers? perce tnieh Fea. REG ACRUMEE 821 he onal Bok plane with you othe | tmbervand to chek. Mos neared, and us with oh er pee ane ask fist. Ido this wheneve See eee Tr concerned about qual REAM CRUEMIRETN fs risen: woonior chery bosws This stock wasno down the anit thinner Cesare remecuieer, without having sent the exception Perhaps the patves witha Banda ema BEAM poo conte patchy. sawemillets thethin planks. Having bought the wood indi Unortanately when it fromcleaner areas ofthe tee. Istcke in the workshop Sete a atte couldn find anything harp bade sn your plane, weighted ven with hes eerie betivoen Tin and i othenvise the wood chips belesander This vente AACE UMRISMERSEME choos The nnersiock gnu tarsal he time he boars 0 that they ca eer ee Was fine forthe top (2, rails Myo do plane down 2 cry nt gradually, without resources to be creative. An absen (D), sides (C) and drawers, stock remember to remove cupping, I'd noticed that tee ee) but /'d have preferred in the waste evenly fon all other projects had moved all REECE forthe loys. Aso result [had sides Ir you take all the over the place in the Gow Ecce MI to plane away a substantial waste from one side there isa Wootworking office and Ser Tega quantity of waste to take the greater risk that the wood anted the table to be June Sprigg writes: “The World on which the Sha legs down to the right ‘will twist or warp. delivered as near the office's a : RMRTSELIE thickoess, and then taper in By working the rest of the _ equilibrium moisture conten cms EEE TIECIMM the inside faces table f Proce Tere ys Thave generally found still waste a fair biti quickly thatthe nation in 1900 was a different count 2in thick cherry to be more red However thisis Making the Side Stand coat difficult t work, with a no worse than starting with _-4Plane the legs (B) to m lin cherry youdo (GW 17:14) as possible wilder grain, than thinner in timber and resawing square section, as they will —FREE PLAN PROJECT © FREE PLAN PROJECT THESE were the frst delicate as possible, lapped dovetais Ive but did not think the cut by hand for 15 front would survve any years, What fun thinner. Start by cutting Actually the Shakers the parts to length and often used through width, Then mark the dovetails on drawers, shoulder line on each but | wanted a of them with a knife. challenge, and lapping the joint does look that much cleaner. remain above the bottom rail Do not taper them yet. Mark the face side and face edge. | always position the face side towards the front of back and the the joint, Choose the face side for looks and face edge for lack of weakening detects Start oning the side panel (©) to the legs. There isa problem here in that the tenon is pretty close to the iting by jovelal that joins the top rails (front and back) tothe top ofthe legs. For that reason you need to haunch the tenons on the side panels. Cut the morties frst, having marked them out shoulder line on the side by holding the frontin a vice and siting the side on top. | use a 1:8 template, working out that the a chisel base of each pin is 10mm wide, except for the end pins which are ‘5mm, Thank God for ‘metric! I find that it ‘makes marking out dovetails much easier. Cut the tals by holding the side in AC When marking out the joint make sure the groove forthe ‘The sides UW) are bottom is positioned on thimer than the front a tal, Mark out the tals and back (H) because | on the sides for the wanted the drawer as front fst. Mark the he mortice central to This is especially int when machininy joints, but less necessary for hand work. You will need to pair up the joints, identifying, them with pencil marks, as the positioning will never be as consistent by hand as it Jse a large tenon the grain) but a dovetail sau forthe shoulders. The grain. use the dovetail saw you did on the leg the vice at an angle. That way your cutis vertical. Then remove the pins which can the waste with a coping. often snap. ssaw and clean up with Transfer the tas conto the end of the Homebase sel just the front and mark the ines. right sort of drawer down with a square, Cut away the waste as as styish as a Shaker groove for the bottom (H), taking great care of Finally you only have to add a knob and ‘nish. | found that knob, which may not be imitation but it's not earlier, and repeat the bad. Then | apalied two mark off the face edge or the face side Having cut the mortices in the legs, cut the tenons on he side panels, Ith havea good vice toh side while making the first eats down the grain. Hold the piece at an angle in the vice, and cut down diagonally towards you, then flip the piece around and cut the other way. Then make a bottoming cut with the wood upright in the vice Now you can cut the shoulder to remove the waste. Huse a tenon savy fo cutting down the cheeks, and then a small dovetail saw (which tears less) for the ‘operation for the back coats of polyurethane of the drawer. Rout the and a coat of wa. shoulders, when [hold the work on a bench hook. Now you can dry semble the side panels and the legs, but do not glue them at this stage, as you still have to taper the legs ‘Cut the mortice and tenon n the front and back lower rails, When morticing by hand hold the pieve on the benchtop, above a leg, rather than ina vice. The vice will not hol it, and you can feel the difference when giving the mortice chisel a whack with a mallet, using the leg to take the strain, The top, front and back rails are dovetailed inte Hfyou are) dovetail make sure you shade the waste to be cut anay. tis, easy to chop atthe wrong part