Table of Contents

32 Dec/Jan 2024 | Issue 116

ON THE COVER
25 GIFT IDEAS for the workshop. p.44

Projects, Techniques, & Products

7
Ingenious BUILD THIS

12
Jigs for
Guaranteed
Success
Three-Legged
STOOL PLUS 5 MORE
Rob Spiece and his students
GREAT PROJECTS
Salt & Pepper
MILL at Berea College Student
Snowman
BANDSAW BOX
Scroll Sawn
Craft made seats for
TREES
themselves, and now he’s
Features
Fish
TRIVET
Blanket
LADDER sharing the plans with you.

23 Fish Trivet
A table protector from the sea.
48
26 Port Orford Blanket Ladder
Climb into snuggle season with
this comely quilt rack.

41 29 Salt Shaker & Pepper Mill

Season the holidays with this
29 turned two-in-one.

32 Three-Legged Stool
Jig up to sit down on this
colorful, comfortable seat.

41 Scroll Sawn Trees

Holiday décor from the scroll saw.

44 Workshop Gifts
Gifts for every woodworker on the “niche list”.

23 48 Snowman Bandsaw Box

Do you want to build a snowman?

2 Cover photo: Doug Loyer

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44

Departments
4 Getting Sharp
ౙ Happy holidays 26
6 News & Views
ౙ Charmed to be back Contributors
ౙ Measure of a memory
ROB SPIECE is the Director of Woodcraft at Berea
ౙ Less-Dusty Springfield
College Student Craft where he leads students in
ౙ Good news about bad bugs designing and making the work of the studio. He also
ౙ Inside scoop runs the Woodworking School at Pine Croft just outside
of Berea, KY. Pine Croft offers classes in furniture making,
ౙ Making connections
turning, chairmaking, and more.
www.pinecroftwoodschool.com, www.robertspiece.com
10 Reader Showcase Read Rob’s article on page 32.

12 Tool Reviews GREG MAXSON, a traditionally trained technical

ౙ Jet JPJ-12BHH 12" Planer/Jointer
16 Tips & Tricks
ౙ Turning duplicates
ౙ Shop-made “locking” pliers
ౙ Corralling a belt sander
illustrator, has been creating clear, intelligent
visuals for nearly 35 years. He has been fortunate
to work with dozens of top brands, including
Woodcraft, Popular Mechanics, Car and Driver,
Patagonia, Ryobi, and Georgia-Pacific.
See Greg’s illustrations on pages 26 and 49.

52 Woodsense DAVID JOHNSON of Sidecar Furniture in Los Angeles,

CA specializes in the conservation of Danish Modern
ౙ Port Orford cedar chairs with woven seats. He places a high emphasis
on historical accuracy and preservation of patina.
56 Great Gear Read David’s Expert Answer on page 64.

ౙ MakerCalc App
ౙ Helping-Hand Magnifier/
BEREA COLLEGE STUDENT CRAFT has been
Light/Clamp
making objects in support of Berea College since 1893.
All students attend Berea tuition-free, offsetting the cost
62 Buyer’s Guide/Ad Index by working somewhere on campus. One option is to work
in Woodcraft where you may find them cutting dovetails,
carving spoons, or doing design work under the guidance
64 Expert Answers of studio professionals. www.bcstudentcraft.com
ౙ Conserving vintage furniture Berea students took part in the story on page 32.

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Getting Sharp
Happy holidays
W elcome to issue 116 of Woodcraft
Magazine. This is our holiday issue
and we’re excited to share it with you.
Actually, I’m always excited when a new
issue comes out. It is gratifying to see stories
that have been in the works, sometimes for
a year or more, come to life on these pages.
Even more exciting is to see the photos of
projects you’ve built from our plans. Check
out the Reader Showcase on p. 10 for the
latest batch. There are some sweet pieces
there. I think that’s what has kept me in the
game for so long: I just love sharing what
I’ve learned about the craft and helping
people become better woodworkers.
With that in mind, this issue’s lineup has
some wonderful projects and ideas for you
to share whether you’re building for yourself,
or thinking of those on your gift list. If you’re
into holiday décor, we have two seasonal
features on deck. Derek Richmond’s
snowman (p. 48) is actually a three-drawer
bandsaw box that will stand ready to hold
spare bulbs or any variety of holiday treats.
And, for this year’s scroll-sawn ornament, we
offer two sizes of miniature Christmas trees
(p. 41). To protect your holiday table, we
have a delightful fish-shaped trivet (p. 23). Or
if your preference is for a little larger-scale
woodworking, check out Sarah Marriage’s
Ken Burton, Coordinating Editor
ken_burton@woodcraftmagazine.com
Share your ideas. Submit an article idea:
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And there are all kinds of reasons We’d love to hear about it. To find
to get in touch with the crew out how to submit a project or
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blanket ladder on p. 26. Made of Port Orford
cedar, this minimalist rack will be a handy
addition to nearly any room in your house.
Even better, it won’t require more than a few
basic tools to make. For the even more
ambitious, Rob Spiece’s three-legged stool
(p. 32) is a master class in building fixtures
that ensure success. If nothing else, browse
the drawings to marvel at Rob’s problem-
solving abilities. Don’t miss our workshop gift
guide on p. 44, for the woodworker looking
to branch out. Here we carefully paired select
books with the necessary tools for venturing
into four specialized corners of the wood-
working world. Finally, if you have youngsters
in your life, consider getting them one or
both of the books we present in Woodwork-
ing Finds (p. 6). It is never too soon to start
kindling a love of making.
From all of us here at the magazine, thank
you for being our readers. We wish you the
very best this holiday season. ɂ
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News & Views
Charmed to
be back
After a decade’s absence, Woodcraft
has returned to Baltimore. The
Baltimore/Timonium store is now
open at 15 W. Aylesbury Road,
Suite 700, Timonium, MD.
Measure of
a memory
Robert Settich’s “My fine folding friend”
(Aug/Sep 2023) made me reflect on my
own folding rule experience. When my
family renovated a house in the early
1960s, folding rules were the tradesmen’s
go-to. I remember being awed by the
speed they used them. I was given a
used rule and learned to use it that
summer, and many others, as I worked
for my dad until I went into the Army.
Upon my release in 1970 I went back
to work for dad, still using the folding
rule, but tape measures were much
more common and I switched over
pretty quickly. I still have my old folding
rule, and thanks to your magazine,
my old friend has a new purpose.
Denny Mandeville
Sedona, AZ
6
Less-Dusty
Springfield
I appreciated the note on using a “brushed
wall plate” to control dust and cords in the
High Tech Router Table (Aug/Sep 2023)
and I ordered a couple for future projects.
I’ve been using shopmade dust-control
cord grommets for years. Drill the cabinet
for cords, then create a doughnut-shaped
retaining plate. A slit sheet of nylon-
reinforced neoprene rubber sandwiched
between them keeps dust in, resists
sagging, and prevents cord abrasion.
Dwayne Smyth
West Springfield, MA
Good news
about bad bugs
A new study conducted by Penn
State University indicates that spotted
lanternflies are unlikely to pose long-
term negative effects on forests or
ornamental trees. The bug, native to
China, appeared in Pennsylvania in
2014 and has since spread to other
parts of the U.S. Initial research
showed that lanternflies, which feed
on several tree species, may reduce
the growth of maple saplings, but
further studies show the trees recover
and grow in subsequent years.
WOODWORKING
FINDS
Bunny Built
by Michael Slack
LaRue is the handiest—and
hungriest—bunny around. But
when his friends need new
furnishings, Larue gives up his
hard-earned enormous carrot. He
throws it on the mill and creates
lumber. Then he heads to his well-
stocked workshop and builds his
friends a house, a table, and a boat
all from carrot. He enjoys the last
piece of his enormous carrot while
sitting back and basking in a job
well done. This book has been a
favorite for both my kids’ bedtimes,
introducing them to both “wood”-
working and selflessness.
$11.99 – Henry Holt & Co. 2018
The Cabin That Moose Built
by Chérie B. Stihler
To build a cabin before winter,
Moose and his friends must use
all the tools at their disposal:
chisels, hammers, a drawknife,
plus a healthy dose of teamwork
and good attitude. Illustrations
by Jeremiah Trammell show
moose, fox, bear, and others
accurately and appropriately
using the tools to take the cabin
project from layout, through
electrical and plumbing, to
painting and wallpapering.
$10.99 – Little Bigfoot 2006
Inside scoop
I noticed the cake spatula in the photo
on p. 26 (Inside-Out Cake Stand, Oct/Nov 2023) and
it looks a lot like the spindle of the cake stand. Can
the inside-out technique be used for other things?
George Samuels
Ames, IA

Associate Editor Derek Richmond replies:

Good eye! I turned an inside-out handle for the
WoodRiver Stainless Steel Pie Server Turning Kit
(#162896). You can use the inside-out technique
described in the article to turn handles, display vases,
spindles, and other items. Just keep in mind that the more
you take off when turning the inside, the wider your
outside turning has to be. For narrow spindles or handles,
take off just a bit. And try playing around with the
interior shape to affect the shape of the cutout windows.

Making connections
More and more toolmakers are adding app-connected
functionality. Companies including Festool, Black
& Decker, DeWalt, and Milwaukee offer apps that
display battery charge. Some also track portable
tools and even batteries around a jobsite for added
security. And the list of app-enabled tasks is likely
to grow: Festool’s app can remotely turn on its
portable dust extractor, while Bosch’s offering lights
an indicator on a drill when the user is holding
the drill at the precise angle set in the app. ɂ

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Reader Showcase
LYNN EBERHARDT
BELLVILLE, OH
Special deliveries.
Inspired by Toy Trucks
from 2×4s (Oct/Nov
2016) and his daughter’s
request for help gathering small Christmas
gifts for needy families, this retired engineer and
hobbyist woodworker cranked out a fleet of trucks that holiday.
Since, Eberhardt estimates he’s made 800 vehicles, expanding
his line to include designs of his own – dump trucks, cement PAUL CREVIER
haulers, fire engines, and even a 1948 Willys Overland Jeep ST AUGUSTINE, FL
truck comprising more than 30 parts. Except a handful given to A sleighful of Santas. Crevier was just one of several readers
family members, each of Eberhardt’s trucks have parked under to build and share photos of their Chimney Advent Calendar
the tree of an underprivileged child, and Eberhardt has no plans (Dec/Jan 2023), but his was certainly the largest collection. After
to stop. Keep on truckin’! making one for his wife, she sent him back to Santa’s Workshop to
make one for each of their children and grandchildren. His seven
months’ worth of sliding Santas are made of cherry and radiata
pine, finished with Danish oil. He’s certainly made our nice list!

DEE BAXTER
DONALD LEMMA BROKEN ARROW, OK
GLADSTONE, NJ Rounding out his skills. Baxter says he built this Round Jewelry
What goes around comes around. When a friend gifted Box (Jun/Jul 2022) simply because he was intrigued by the many
him a rough oak log, Lemma designed and built this unique techniques it called for—bent laminations, carving, turning, milk
infinity table. A 19" cube with a glass top, the main structure is paint, and more. He crafted the box from wood he harvested
assembled with bridle joints, while mitered diagonal rectangles himself, using walnut for the case and choosing cherry for the
add extra rigidity to the table’s splines. Baxter said the build was fun, though he confesses the
frame. Although not many parts made assembly flustering for someone without five
terribly difficult hands. After building the box for fun and challenge, Baxter gifted it
to cut, Lemma to his daughter who liked its looks. ɂ
says the cutting
and assembly
is unforgiving; if Show off your work!
you are off by 1⁄16" Do you want to see your work on these pages?
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the cumulative error
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Scan this for instructions.
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 Tool Reviews
A flat-out great combo
Jet JPJ-12BHH 12" Planer/Jointer with Helical Head
Flip-down spacer
Planer height
gauge
UTILITY
FEATURES
PRICE: $5,599.99, #184282
OVERVIEW:
• Max. planing depth 8 3⁄4"
• Max. single-pass cutting depth 5⁄32"
• Planer feed rate 16 or 26 fpm
• Jointer table 55 × 12 1⁄32"
• Planer table 25 × 12 1⁄32"
A flat face and square corner are the
foundation of most woodworking, and the between the tables and cutter head.
best way to establish those are a jointer and
planer. But in my shop, as in most, floor
space is at a premium. So when it came
time to replace my 12" planer and increase high. Its 6" travel and positive stops
my jointing capacity, Jet’s combination
jointer/planer became the obvious choice.
For just a little more floor space than
12
Table-release
handle
Planer table
height adjustment
my previous 6" jointer occupied—and
certainly less than that used by the jointer
and a separate planer-on-stand—I’ve
got all the squaring and straightening of
both tools in a solid, powerful package.
Straight out of the box (or off the pallet),
the jointer’s 12"-wide tables were flat and
coplanar. Though should it need adjust-
ments in the future, the parallelogram
bed design makes that process easy and
accurate, while also minimizing the gap
The extruded aluminum fence is
solid and sizeable, measuring more
than 43 inches long and almost 6 inches
at 45 and 90 degrees are pretty stan-
dard for a jointer of this size. More
unique is the spacer that flips down
Prices subject to change without notice.
HOT NEW
TOOLS
BOW PRODUCTS
XTENDER FENCE
Bow's auxiliary, clamp-on fence system
is designed to enhance the capabilities
of the stock fences on both bandsaws
and table saws. The 5" tall fence is
available in three lengths: 24, 36, and
46". T-tracks accept featherboards and
other accessories, including optional
infeed and outfeed supports (shown).
Fits most fences.
bow-products.com, $80-$150
JESSEM
WEEKEND WARRIOR
The Canadian company introduces the
first entry level router setup made entirely
in North America. Includes JessEm’s
Rout-R-Top, Rout-R-Fence II, and steel
router stand. Just add your router, and a
plate or lift, then get to routing.
woodcraft.com, $549.99, #189199
ARBORTECH
MINI CARVER
Shape, sculpt, and even sand with this
angle grinder package. Grinder features
variable speed from 6,000-18,000
RPM. The extension arm houses a dust
extraction chute and a quick-change
head that accepts 50mm Mini Pro
carving blade, rubber-backed flexible
sanding pad, and other tool heads.
woodcraft.com, $279.99, #181192
 Support springs

The offending
support leg

Flip-over dust
collection hood

Flip tab keeps

table from
Helical cutter falling
head

for face-jointing, discouraging face-jointing close

to the fence, sparing from double-duty those blade
inserts that do the brunt of the edge-jointing work.
Converting the jointer to planer mode is straight-
forward, if not simple. Unlock the table at the two
quick-release handles and pivot it up—no need to
remove the fence. While there are springs to help,
the cast iron table is still heavy going up or coming
down. Once upright, a flip tab keeps it from falling.
The 4" dust collection port is part of a flip-over hood
(shown mid-flip, above) that sits beneath the cutter head
in jointer mode and above it in planer mode. When flip-
ping the hood, the dust hose tends to catch on the jointer
tables's support leg. Gaining clearance for the hood to
return to jointer mode means lowering the planer table
almost 7" below the cutter head—a lot of cranking when
the handwheel adjusts the table 5⁄32" per rotation. That
wheel is large and easily accessible, if a little low; less
convenient, the gauge and rule showing the planer’s
depth is below and behind the table, meaning you have
to bend pretty far over to read it. But with the table
riding on four stout screw legs, that ruler reads true
and accurate, and can be recalibrated when necessary.
Despite these few shortcomings, Jet's combo machine
produces excellent results: straight square edges, and
smooth, flat faces on boards up to 12" wide. Like all
machines with segmented cutter heads, the depth of cut
is somewhat limited, but the 230V, 15 amp, 3 HP motor
delivers plenty of power. And the 42 carbide cutters have
four cutting edges each, meaning you'll surface a lot of
board feet before replacing them, while their helical con-
figuration ensures smooth cuts. For the money and the
shop square-footage, this is a powerful 1-2 punch. ɂ
Derek Richmond, Tester

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 Tips & Tricks
Double-faced tape TEMPLATE
BAND IRON
3
⁄16 × 1"
Floor flange
Sheet metal shim
Turning duplicates
In need of a number of duplicate
spindles, I hit upon this method of
turning them with the aid of a template.
The challenging part was finding the
right size post to fit the lathe’s banjo.
I used a short length of ¾" steel pipe
wrapped with a bit of sheet metal to
increase its diameter. Thread a floor
flange on to the top of the pipe and then
screw the flange to a 1½ × 3" hardwood
platform cut about ½" longer than
the pieces you intend to turn. Screw a
matching length of 3⁄16 × 1" band iron
to one side to serve as a tool rest. To
make the template, lay out half the
shape of your spindle on a strip of ¼"
thick material, aligning the spindle’s
centerline with one edge. Bandsaw the
template to shape, then file and sand
16
Ground clamp
Shape follower to
match tool tip.
PLATFORM
11⁄2 × 3 × Part length + 1"
TOP
TIP
the curves true. Fasten the template to
the platform with double-faced tape.
Before turning, add ¼" thick
followers to your scrapers. I find
three tools—a flat, a round nose, and a
diamond point—generally handle every
situation. Shape the followers to match
the ends of their chisels and fasten them
with ⅝" electrical ground clamps.
To set up and calibrate the template,
turn all your blanks round as usual. radius), then slide the follower until it
If the parts have a tenon(s), turn it touches the corresponding tenon por-
to size on the last blank. Then swap tion of the template and tighten it in
your regular toolrest for the platform, place. Repeat for the other tools. Now
aligning it parallel to the lathe’s axis. you should be able to scrape all the
Rest your first chisel on the platform blanks to a uniform shape by guid-
with its handle perpendicular to the ing your chisels along the template.
axis. Extend the chisel until its tip just Walter Colton
touches the tenon (or other established Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Illustrations: Christopher Mills
Tips & Tricks

Shop-made
“locking” pliers
While I wouldn’t want to give up my Dowel
1
⁄2 dia. × 2"
traditional steel locking pliers, there
are times when they just aren’t quite
right for the job at hand. Their serrated
jaws might damage a delicate part,
their grip might be a little too tight,
and even the needle-nose version can
be too big at times. To make a more
delicate version, I stretch a rubber
band around the handles of a non-
locking set of pliers that has jaws of
the appropriate shape for what I need
to hold. I can easily adjust the tension
with my choice of rubber band and/
or by how many wraps I make around Space dowels to
suit sander.
the handles. One of my favorite uses for
this trick is when I need to drive in very
small brads. Here I use a set of jeweler’s
pliers with round looping tips that let
the brad slide easily when it is struck.
Tony Adams Corralling a belt sander
West Springfield, Massachusetts
Belt sanders can make quick work of sanding parts. And
when those parts are small, such as when I need to sand a
chamfer on the end of a bunch of dowels, it is much easier
and safer to move them past the sander instead of moving
the sander past them. As much as I’d like to have a stationary
belt sander, I don’t really have the space or budget for one. So
when the situation arises, I turn my hand-held sander upside
down and fix it to my bench. To make this easier, I devised
a mounting plate that I can set up in a matter of seconds. It
consists of a ¾" plywood base with four protruding ½" dowels
positioned to hold the sander. A single clamp is enough to
Extra wraps hold it to bench, while gravity holds the sander in place. ɂ
make for a Jim Kelly
tighter grip.
Trappe, Pennsylvania

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 FEATURE

Fish

Piscine protection for your table

By Ken Burton

I
n my house, the holidays mean good times with family and
friends. Quite often these gatherings are centered around
a meal. When we go to set the table, we often break out
family treasures including several trivets my father made.
One of them is a delightful rosewood fish. It is one of those
simple things that make me smile as I take it from the drawer.
This year, I wanted to share the design he devised over sixty
years ago. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a trivet
is an item meant to be placed under a hot dish to protect the
table underneath from the heat. While the basic design lends
itself to a variety of shapes, I am particularly fond of this fish
and the memories it holds.

Dec/Jan 2024 | woodcraftmagazine.com 23

 Two spines run TRIVET PATTERN

from head to tail

1
⁄2"
3
⁄4"

The trivet in the photo is made from

21⁄2"
leopardwood, but any species will
work. The ribs and the head are
dadoed to receive the spines. After 5
⁄8"
assembly and shaping, the tail is
11⁄8"
glued in place to complete the build.
As an alternative, make the spines
a little longer and swap out the End
Rib and Tail for a second Head and
you’ll have a football trivet ready 13 5⁄8"
for all your bowl game parties.

Order of Work
Mill the stock
Cut the dados
Assemble the head and ribs
Cut and sand to shape 11⁄2"
Add the tail

2"

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Dado
5
⁄16 × 1⁄2"

2"

END RIB TAIL

HEAD 3
⁄4 × 11⁄2 × 5" 3
⁄4 × 2 × 4"
3
⁄4 × 21⁄2 × 51⁄8"

Hole
1
⁄4" dia
RIB
3
⁄4 × 11⁄8 × 7 3⁄4"
SPINE
5
⁄16 × 1⁄2 × 111⁄8"

24 Illustrations: Dan Thornton

No dados in TAIL
Key
Space with a key. After cutting the first dado
in all but the tail piece, add a key to the auxiliary
fence. Register the first dado on the key and cut
the second dado on all the pieces.
Cut, shape,
and assemble
Mill the stock for all the parts to size, leaving
the spines 1" overlong and slightly wider
than the ½" specified. Set up a ½" dado
blade and adjust it to make a 5⁄16" deep cut.
Attach an auxiliary fence to the miter gauge
that reaches across the blade. Make a cut in
the fence, then shift the fence so the cut is
1½" away from the blade. Mark a center line
on the head and all of the ribs. Cut a dado
¾" to one side of the center line on all six
pieces. Make a 5⁄16 × ½ × 2" key to fit in the
offset kerf in the auxiliary fence. Register the
first dado in each piece on the key as you
make the second dado cuts. Trim the spines
to fit in the dados, then glue them in place
clamping, or pinning them in place as the
glue dries. Lay out the curves, bandsaw the
piece to shape, and clean it up at the sander.
Cut the bevels on the sides of the tail and
edge glue the tail to the last rib. Finish with
a tough finish such as boiled linseed oil. ɂ

5
⁄8" spacer

5
⁄8" headless
pins
Still no dados
in TAIL

Space with a spacer. Sand the edges and Shape without the tail. Lay out the curved sides
faces of the head and ribs before gluing them to and bandsaw the trivet to shape before cleaning up
the spines. Hold 5⁄8" spacers between the pieces the curves at the sander. Leaving the tail off until after
to keep the spacing consistent. sanding gives you good access to the entire curve.

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 FEATURE

5
4" ⁄8" r

12" RAIL
5
⁄8 × 11⁄4 × 70"

5
⁄8" dia. hole

RUNG
5
⁄8" dia. × 20"

WEDGE
1
⁄8 × 5⁄8 × 3⁄4"

Port Orford
BLANKET
LADDER
Versatile vertical storage
for your everyday textiles WEDGE/RUNG DETAIL RAIL DETAIL
By Sarah Marriage 1
⁄2"

T
he blanket ladder is a throws or magazines. I built my 1
⁄4"
simple storage workhorse five-rung ladder out of Port Orford
for just about any room in cedar (see Woodsense, p.52), a fra- 1
⁄8" dia. hole 3
⁄8"
your house. In a bedroom you can grant wood that is a joy to plane,
employ it as a valet for the next day’s and whose delicate weight belies
outfit, as a place to throw those not its strength. With shoulder-less,
quite dirty—but not quite clean— wedged-tenon joinery tying the Order of Work
clothes (it’s ok to admit it), or even rungs to the rails, you don’t need Make side rails
as a spot to store actual blankets. In a lot of big power tools to build this Make rungs
an entryway, it becomes a coat rack; quick project for a home that’s cozy Glue up and finish
in the den, a place to drape cozy and organized.

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Rails stacked together.
A simple build of
rails and rungs
Mill stock for the rails and rungs, cutting the
rails to final size but leaving the rungs ⅛"
overlong. Clamp the rails together on a spoil
board before laying out and drilling holes for
the rungs. Shape the bevel at the foot of each
rail and the radius at the top with a block
plane. File a chamfer on the ends of each
rung as shown. Chuck a ⅝" tenon cutter (see
Buyer’s Guide p. 62) in a hand drill and cut
a round tenon on both ends of each rung.
Handplane the rungs until cylindrical.

Chamfer

Auxiliary spacers on
either side of the rails
support the drill guide.

Drill the rails together. Ensure the rail holes line up by drilling both Chamfer the rung ends. File a 1⁄16" chamfer on the
rails at the same time, clamped together. I used a drill guide for ends of the rungs. This will help center the tenon cutter
perpendicular drilling, but a drill press is even better. in the next step.

Groove

Cut the tenons. Cut the tenons to a length of 11⁄16", Round the rungs. Build a bench hook long enough to support
taking care to hold the cutter parallel to the length of the entire length of a rung, with a v-groove to prevent rolling, and
the rail and centered on its end. handplane each rung until cylindrical.

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 While the glue on the rungs is still wet,
drive the wedges into their kerfs. It
is critical that wedges are oriented
perpendicular to the grain of the rail.
Otherwise, your rail will split apart when
you drive your wedges home. 1
⁄8" relief hole

Future woodworker, Apply glue to

arriving January 2024 the wedges, too.

Tenon, before installing

in the mortise

First, place a clamp

directly in line with the 18 3⁄4"-long spacers act as
rung, to bring the rails clamp stops and help keep
flush with the end of the glue-up square.
the rung.

Wedges awaiting Once the rails are flush

deployment with the rung, slide the
clamp aside to allow the
rung ends to protrude 1⁄16"
proud, using a spacer to
prevent over-clamping.

Glue, wedge, and finish. Drill relief holes

in each tenon before handsawing the
kerfs for the wedges. Cut wedges from
5
⁄8" thick hardwood. Glue the rungs into
the rails as shown, before flush cutting
the protruding tenons and wedges.
Sand and finish the ladder. I used a soap
finish (see OnlineEXTRAS) for a soft
look and feel. Then just lean your ladder
against a wall and start organizing. ɂ

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 FEATURE

Two seasonings,
one container
By Ken Burton

T
here are certain combinations
that just naturally go together:
Batman and Robin, Fred and
Ginger, peanut butter and jelly, and
bacon and eggs to name a few. And, of
course, there’s salt and pepper. There
aren’t many kitchen tables in this country
without these seasonings. And while
I’m quite content to sprinkle regular
salt on my meals, I do prefer the flavor
provided by freshly ground pepper. So
here’s what makes this project so great. It
has a regular salt shaker on top coupled
with a pepper mill below. The perfect
one-two punch. Turn one for your table,
or a bunch for those discerning gourmets
on your gift list.

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 Nut

Shaker cap
A single blank
becomes the
1
top and bottom
3
⁄8" ⁄4" deep × 11⁄2" dia. hole
21⁄2" dia. Start with a 3 × 3 × 7" blank mounted between
centers. Turn it round with a ⅜" long tenon on
11⁄16" dia. thru hole both ends, sized to fit your 4-jaw scroll chuck.
2" Measure 2" from the shoulder at the headstock
17⁄8" dia. end and make a ¾" deep parting cut to separate
1 the upper from the lower section. Turn both
⁄8"
sections roughly to shape, then cut the two
21⁄8" dia. sections apart with a handsaw. With a Forstner
2" dia.
bit, drill 11⁄16" diameter holes through both
sections. Also drill a 1½" diameter hole in the
Stepped salt plug top of the lower section. Grip a 2¼" diameter ×
2½" long scrap in your chuck and turn a 11⁄16"
diameter × 1" long tenon to serve as a jam chuck.
Seat the upper section on the jam chuck and
turn away the tenon. Then drill a 1½" diameter
hole ¼" deep. Sand and finish the upper section
before mounting the lower section on the jam
1 3⁄4" dia.
chuck. Turn away the tenon, then drill a 1½"
1
⁄4" deep × 11⁄2" dia. hole
5
⁄8" diameter hole ½" deep. Sand and finish the lower
section. To assemble, screw the white, stepped
25⁄8" dia.
salt plug to the bottom of the upper section
and the grinder assembly into the
11⁄16" dia. thru hole
hole in the bottom of the lower
section. Stack the sections and
lock them together with the
3 3⁄4" salt strainer and the nut. WATCH A
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21⁄8" dia.
5
⁄16"
25⁄8" dia. Order of Work
7
7
⁄16" ⁄16" deep × 11⁄2" dia. hole
Rough turn to shape
23⁄8" dia. Drill the holes
Sand and finish
Grinder assembly
Assemble

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3
⁄8" long tenon Stop here

Drill through. With a drill chuck in the tailstock, bore a 11⁄16" diameter hole
through both sections. I used masking tape to indicate how far to drill so the
hole would stop in the tenon and the bit wouldn’t hit the chuck.

Parting cut

Turn to shape. I used three chisels to make my mill. A Shallow hole. After drilling the through hole in the lower section,
spindle roughing gouge to turn the blank to diameter, switch to a 11⁄2" diameter bit and drill a hole 1⁄4" deep in its top end.
a parting tool for the tenons and parting cut, and a 1⁄2" Here I put masking tape on the tailstock spindle so I could measure
spindle gouge for the shaping. how far the bit had advanced.

Jam and reverse.

Make a jam chuck
to hold the pieces
as you turn away the
tenons. If you need
a tighter fit, wrap
masking tape around
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WEDGE
3
⁄16 × 1 × 1"
SEAT
11⁄8 × 111⁄4 × 121⁄8"

Tenon
1 × 11⁄4"

STRETCHER
11⁄4 dia. × CTF

Tenon
5
⁄8 × 1"

LEG
1 3⁄4 × 1 3⁄4 × 25" (24" stool)
- or -
1 3⁄4 × 1 3⁄4 × 27" (26" stool) CTF = Cut to fit

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 Three-Legged

Custom jigs ensure fool-proof production

By Rob Spiece

F
or a woodworking project that’s
attractive, useful, and fun to build,
it’s hard to beat this three-legged
stool. With its scooped, gently triangu-
lated seat, tapered legs, turned stretchers,
and flared stance, it can easily find a
home in most rooms or shops. In fact,
because one stool is rarely enough, this
project provides a great opportunity to
jig up for small-scale production, as
we’ve been doing for some time at Berea
College Student Craft.
Making the jigs takes some time, but
it pays off in spades. They ensure exact-
ing joinery and enable you to make a
set of stools in not much more time
than it would take to make one without
jigs. It also provides a great gateway
into the kind of angled joinery and
round mortise-and-tenon work used
in chairmaking. Once you understand
the concepts, it becomes a lot easier to
translate those skills into seating designs
of your own.
A project like this doesn’t cost a lot
in the way of materials, especially when
using domestic woods. We usually
make the seat from cherry. Our legs and
stretchers are usually made of ash or oak.
Both are tough and inexpensive, with
an open grain structure that is nicely
highlighted by milk paint, which creates
a striking and colorful contrast to the
clear-finished seat. The seat wedges are
walnut for additional contrast.

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Christopher Mills 33
 Seat profile line Seat pattern. This pattern
Make the seat 1" dia. Jig pivot hole
provides reference for making two
3
⁄8" dia. templates: one for the leg mortise
Begin by making two seat locations, and one for shaping
templates from ½" plywood or Seat profile the seat. For the former, carry all
MDF, referring to the pattern center point the information shown onto the
shown. In the mortising template, template except for the seat profile
21⁄4"
drill small awl access holes at each lines. Cut the latter template to
3 3⁄4"
mortise center point. Then make Template center the profile shown, and include the
the seat blank from 5 /4 stock. line (orient center hole. When laying out the
parallel to grain
When making multiples, I dress on blank) shape of your seat, make sure to
7 7⁄8" r
a pair of 8 × 30" boards to 1⅛" orient the template as shown here.
13" dia.
thick, with each length providing
one half of two seats. After FH woodscrew
#6 × 3/4"
edge-gluing the boards together 61⁄2" to blade 3
⁄8" dowel
for a good grain match, rip the
lengths to 14" wide, keeping the Circle-sawing jig. This jig
joint centered. Then crosscut ensures perfectly accurate
each blank to 14" long. For each bandsawn circles. It’s a simple
blank, mark the center point on sled outfitted with a runner
10 3⁄8"
both faces, and drill a ⅜"-dia. that’s guided by the table slot,
Hanging
hole ¼" deep into what will be with a 3⁄8"-dia. dowel serving as a hole
BASE
the underside to create a pivot pivot point for the blank. 3
⁄4 × 161⁄4 × 207⁄8"*
point for jig location. Bandsaw RUNNER
Sized to slot and located to place
the blank round as shown. edge of base adjacent to blade.
Workpiece sits
Place the mortising template on on 3/8" dia. Finger-access
the top side of the blank with its peg, centered. cut-out
Toggle clamp
center line aligned with the blank’s
grain direction. Then poke an Leg mortise drilling ramp.
awl through the template holes This ramp locates the
to locate the leg mortises on the mortises for the legs perfectly
blank. Using a drill press ramp equidistant from center and
as shown, bore a 1"-dia. hole at at precisely the same angle,
each location. Next, dish the seat 3 ⁄8" ensuring consistent leg splay
1

CLAMP RISER
using the jig shown, before moving 3
⁄4 × 3 × 31⁄2" and interchangeability of parts.
back to the bandsaw to cut the Hanging hole
final triangular profile that you’ve 18"
BASE
laid out on the underside of the 3
⁄4 × 18 × 18" ROUTER SLED
blank using the shaping template. 1
⁄2"
3
⁄4 × 9 5⁄8 × 20 3⁄16"
Extension wings
Afterward, sand the edges to 2" dia. hole about 3 × 3"
remove any irregularities, and
then round over the underside Dishing jig. The curved RISER
3
⁄4 × 1 × 3"
using a ¾" roundover bit and rails on this jig allow a Curved rail
3
the top side using a spokeshave. router on a sled to swoop ⁄4 × 3 × 24" GUIDE
3
⁄8" dowel 1 × 11⁄2 × 6"
Finish up by plugging the down across the stool centered
center hole and sanding the seat mounted on a dowel In-line toggle clamp
bottom through 220 grit. Leave below. When constructing
the top at 120 grit for now. the jig, carefully lay out and
pattern-rout the curved
rails to ensure symmetry.
1 3⁄8"
Hanging hole

34 Illustrations: Christopher Mills

 Toggle clamp

1
⁄2" 3tpi blade

1"-dia.
Forstner bit

Travel stop

Seat round-up. Mount the blank on the jig, then slide Foolproof mortising. With the seat blank on the drill press ramp,
it into the blade, stopping when the teeth are laterally align the bit with a mortise center point, and clamp the ramp in
aligned with the pivot point. This allows spinning the place. Clamp the blank down, and drill the first hole. Rotate and
blank without deflecting the blade. repeat for the other mortises.

Toggle clamp prevents

blank from spinning.

Controlled concavity. A plunge-router on a sled riding on curved rails dishes out the
seat using a 5⁄8" straight bit. The seat blank underneath mounts on a central dowel, which
allows rotating it for a series of overlapping cuts that terminate at the very edge of the circle.
Make each cut in multiple passes including a very light final pass for best surface quality.

Roundover platform. Holding

Dowels on
the shaped seat is tricky when riser panel
rounding over the underside. project
into seat
To secure it, make a seat- mortises.
shaped riser of 3⁄4" plywood
with 3⁄4"-dia. dowels protruding Base
upward at the seat mortise
locations. Screw this riser to A hand-made touch. Because of the
Riser panel
a base clamped to the bench. dished surface, a router bit won’t work to
Round over the edges in several round over the top. Instead, spokeshave the
shallow passes. edge to a soft, graceful roundover.

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 HANDLE

Make the legs shape to suit

At Berea College Student Craft,
we make this stool in a 24" and a
26" (counter) height. To create the
leg blanks, dress 8 /4 stock into
billets 1¾" square by 1" oversized
in length (27" for a 26"-high stool).
Then mark one blank for a 4-sided
taper that extends from 1¾" square
at the bottom to 1⅛" square at the
top. You’ll use this blank to set up
your tapering jig(s). For efficiency,
I use two separate fixed tapering
jigs, but an adjustable jig will work
too. You’ll taper a pair of adjacent
Tapering jig. This simple
Toggle clamp tapering jig has a fixed fence
STOP that is dedicated to tapering
BLOCK
CLAMP RISER 1 1
1 ⁄2 × 2 × 2 ⁄4" two adjacent faces of a leg. The
2 × 21⁄2 × 51⁄2"
jig fence aligns the taper waste
FENCE with the edge of the base. A
11⁄2 × 17⁄16 × 18 5⁄8" screw in the stop block registers
position as
required against the leg’s trailing end while
allowing sawdust to escape. The
auto-adjust toggle clamp can be
Roundhead set to secure the leg at different
screw
thicknesses, and an integral
BASE
1
⁄2 × 8 × 31 3⁄4" handle keeps fingers safe.
Hanging hole
All parts attached from
below with #8 × 11⁄2" self-
tapping screws

faces on every leg first, then

switch to your second fixed jig or
Toggle clamp Make shims
reset an adjustable jig to saw the 11⁄2" wide × 3" long
and as thick as
remaining two faces. Make sure to needed to level leg
mark a bold × on each leg blank at both ends
face to keep track of the cuts. Tenoning sled. This lathe-
REAR
Next, chamfer the legs as shown, mounted tenoning jig consists STOP
7
⁄16 × 1 × 11"
then cut the tenons on the top of a box-shaped sled that
ends. An adjustable tenon cutter attaches via drawer slides to
(See page 62.) is the perfect tool a base, which is fixed to the
for production work. Because the lathe’s ways from underneath
tool can be difficult to maneuver with a cleat. The sled directs
in a hand drill, I built the very the leg straight into the tenon TOP/BOTTOM
3
⁄4 × 8 × 24"
effective lathe-mounted tenoning cutter for accuracy. The overall
sled shown. After setting up the dimensions of the jig suggested
jig, test the joint fit on scrap. It here are not critical; just make LONG RISER 18" drawer
3
⁄4 × 3 3⁄4 × 20" slide
should be very tight at this point, sure that the top of the sled sits
barely fitting into a mortise. 2" below the headstock center. BASE
3
⁄4 × 8 × 24" CLEAT
Finally, drill the mortise in each size cleat and
leg to accept its stretcher. Use hardware to suit lathe

a ramped jig on the drill press Corral bottom

end of leg with
to establish the proper angle. 3
⁄4 × 11⁄4 × 31⁄2" strips

Hanging hole TABLE

3
⁄4 × 14 × 15"
FENCE Stretcher mortise drilling
3
⁄4 × 11⁄4 × 14"
ramp. This simple ramp
made of 3⁄4" plywood holds
1"
the legs at the proper angle
on the drill press to orient
the stretcher mortises
parallel to each other in
the assembled stool.
14" 2 7⁄8"

Space wedges to
suit drillpress table

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Four-sided tapers. Begin by cutting two adjacent faces
on each of the leg blanks. Then reset the jig fence (or use
a separate fixed jig) to saw the remaining two adjacent
tapers on all the blanks. Make sure to mark a bold × on
each leg blank face to keep track of cut progress.
Tenoning sled
Stop block to control
tenon length.
Drawer slides
Tenoning on a lathe. This sled turns your lathe into
a horizonal tenoner. Chuck a tenon cutter (inset) in
the headstock and clamp the leg blank to the top of
the platform. Cut the tenon with the lathe on.
Easy chamfer job. Using a large
chamfer bit at a router table, cut
away the corners of each leg. Make
sure to leave enough material at the
top end for the full 1"-dia. tenon.
Mortise for stretchers. Mark out the stretcher mortise 6" from
the bottom of one leg and centered on its width, then mount the
leg on the drilling ramp, position the ramp, and clamp it in place.
Using a 5⁄8" Forstner bit, drill a 1"-deep mortise.
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Stretchers
Mill some stretcher stock to 1¼"
square, and then bevel-rip it into
an octagon at the table saw. Next,
measure for the main stretcher
as shown, and create a blank
that’s 1" over finished length. At
mid-point, drill a ⅝" mortise, 1"
deep for the cross-stretcher. Then
turn the stretcher at the lathe,
slightly chamfering the tenon
ends to ease their fitting later.
Dismount the piece and crosscut
it to finished length. To ensure a
perfect joint fit, I drive each tenon
through a ⅝"-dia. hole drilled
in a piece of stiff aluminum. To
make the cross-stretcher, you’ll
need a “dummy” main stretcher,
like the one you just made but
with looser tenons. Dry-fit it in
place, and then repeat the same
measuring and turning processes
as for the main stretcher, but Gauging stretcher length. After dry-fitting the legs
skipping the mid-point mortise. into the seat, place two small sticks against each other,
bottomed out in a pair of stretcher mortises. Then draw a
reference line across the sticks. Remove them, realign the
marks, and measure to establish your stretcher length.

Round joints:
Tight makes right
Round mortise-and-
tenon joinery isn’t nearly
as strong as flat-faced
joinery due to the limited
long-grain to long-
grain surface contact.
Therefore, a tight fit is
crucial to joint longevity.
These stretcher joints
should be snug enough
that they can only be
seated with confident
hammer blows or direct
clamping pressure. A wrenching experience. When turning a stretcher
from your oversized blank, begin by establishing the
tenon lengths with parting cuts. Then turn them to finished
diameter using a 5⁄8" open-end wrench as a gauge. Take
care not to cut into the tenons when tapering the body.

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 Sled handle
End grain
Tape zero-
clearance panel
to table.
Slicing wedges. This simple bandsaw jig produces wedges quickly and
accurately. It consists of a notched sled that rides atop a zero-clearance panel
adjacent to the rip fence. A 1 × 1" wedge blank nestles in the 1⁄8"-wide × 1"-long
tapered notch that carries it past the blade to slice off the wedges.
Cross stretcher
Main stretcher
Stretchers together. After applying glue
to the main stretcher mortise and one cross
stretcher tenon, hold the parts square to
each other while seating the cross stretcher
in its mortise with firm mallet blows.
Set the splay and drive ‘em home. While
the second two stretcher joints are only
partially seated, align the legs with their
seat mortises to achieve the proper angles.
Maintaining those angles, then fully seat the
joints with a mallet. Reorient the legs to their
mortises during subsequent glue clean-up.
Sled with carrier notch
Initial stretcher seating. With one leg lying
on the bench, hold the stretcher assembly in
a “T” formation perpendicular to the leg, and
glue and seat it firmly into its leg mortise with
a mallet. Then glue-up the remaining two
stretcher-to-leg joints, initially just seating
them a little by hand, as shown here.
Seat the seat. After applying glue to the
seat mortises and leg tenons, firmly drive
the legs into their mortises until they stop
at the tenon shoulders. Afterward, clean
up any glue squeeze-out on the underside,
and then invert the stool to install the
wedges in their kerfs.
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Putting it all
together
Mark the seat and the legs to
register their orientation to each
other, then bandsaw a 1"-deep
kerf into the top of each leg. It’s
important that the kerfs runs
perpendicular to the grain of
the seat to prevent splitting it
when driving in the wedges
during assembly. Saw the wedges
from a 1 × 1" blank that’s wide
enough for safe handling at the
bandsaw. As shown, a bandsaw
jig handles the job nicely.
Now you’re ready to put it all
together. These tight-fitting joints
won’t allow a lot of assembly
time, so round up glue and tools
and rehearse your procedures,
dry-fitting the joints just deep
enough to ensure they’ll seat
successfully when glued. Assemble
a stool in subsections as shown,
coating mortises thoroughly
but applying scant glue to the
tenons. I clean up any squeeze-out
with a damp toothbrush before
moving on to the next step.
Locked legs. Tap the glued wedges in
using a metal hammer while listening to the
pitch. When the tapping starts thudding,
you’ll know the wedge has seated.
Finishing up
After the glue dries, cut the
protruding tenons flush to the seat.
I find that using a flush-cut saw
on this curved seat often results
in scarring the surface, requiring
scraping and sanding that can spoil
the shape. Instead, I outfit a trim
router with a circular auxiliary
base made of ¾" plywood, with an
opening that’s wider than the tenon
diameter. The small-diameter base
of the trim router easily rides the
seat curve, allowing me to rout the
tenons nearly flush to the surface.
Afterward, I sand through 220 grit.
The final step is to trim the bottoms
of the legs to the same plane while
leveling the stool. I first scribe for
the cuts using a wood block drilled
out to hold a pencil, guiding it along
the benchtop around the bottom
of each leg. After handsawing to
my scribe lines, I chamfer the ends
of the legs for a clean, finished
look, then do one final touch-up
sanding before applying finish. ɂ

Flush-trim trick. Use double-

faced tape to attach a 3⁄4”-thick
plywood ring to a trim router
base, and adjust a straight bit
just shy of the work surface.
Nibble away the protruding
tenon while running the bit
clockwise around it.

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 FEATURE

Saw yourself a forest

of holiday cheer
By George Bailey

E
ven if you don’t have room
for a full-size Christmas tree,
there is bound to be a place for
one of these miniatures. Or make a
forest’s worth, one for everybody on
your gift list. These festive Yuletide
trees are at least as much fun to make
as they are to share. Use our patterns,
or modify the shape of the branches
as you see fit. Now clean off your
dusty, old scroll saw and get to it.

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 15 branches on a tiered trunk
Cut from ⅛" Baltic birch plywood, slots in the branches slip over the
stepped trunk to form the basic shape while the notched base serves to
hold the tree upright. Spray paint and map pins add visual appeal. To make
smaller trees, see onlineEXTRAS for a bonus pattern or simply eliminate
branches from the bottom of this pattern and cut the trunk shorter.

Order of Work
Saw out parts
Fine tune joints
Finish and decorate

8" TREE PATTERN

TREE TOPPERS

Saw the parts. Cut out all the parts.

On the smaller branches and tree
toppers, you may want to leave a handle
1
⁄4" to keep your fingers well clear of the
blade. Saw this off at the very end.
Step 4
1 3⁄8" BRANCHES

Step 3
BRANCHES

Step 1⁄32"

Step 5
BRANCHES

81⁄2"

TRUNK Step 2
BRANCHES
Step 6
BRANCHES
Needle files
Step 7
7 BRANCHES Lower branch
⁄8"

1
⁄2"
1
⁄2" Mid-level branch

3"

Step 1
BRANCHES
1
1 ⁄8"
⁄8"

Fine tune the fit. Borrowing from the

BASE Step 8 jewelers’ toolkit, make a bench pin with a
BRANCH
One square = 1", Enlarge 120% birds mouth cut to support the pieces as
you file the slots to fit.

42
 Cut, shape,
and assemble
Make two copies of the patterns on
p. 42 and adhere them to the plywood
with spray adhesive. Cut out the parts
as well as the interior slots on the
7
⁄64" starter hole branches. If necessary, file the notches
to fit. Spray paint the parts separately,
before adding map pin ornaments and
gluing the branches and base. Top the
tree with a star CA-glued to each side
of the trunk. ɂ

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Mid-level branches
are flipped and glued
halfway up each step.

Awl for starting

the holes.

Lower branches
sit at the bottom
of each step.

Clip and assemble. Clip the map pins to about 1⁄8" long
and squeeze them into the ends of the branches with
a pair of soft-jawed pliers. Then fit the branches to the
trunk and adhere them with CA glue.

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 FEATURE

Workshop Alex Peter Idoko’s

photorealistic pyrography
will boggle your mind.
Follow him on Instagram
@alexpeter_idoko

Tool bundles for the adventurous woodworker

By Sarah Marriage

Learn to Burn

T
o ring in the new year,
we’ve rounded up four Pyrography by Simon Easton
$16.99, #856339

sets of tools, books,

and inspiration to get you, or Learn to embellish wood
a loved one, started in a new surfaces with hot irons
discipline. Simon Easton’s and fire! We have two
Learn to Burn, will teach you tool-package options for
pyrography fundamentals. you here: The economical
Or get out into nature with Wall Lenk 10-in-1 Tool Kit
Emmet Van Driesche’s beauti- will get you started, but
ful Greenwood Spoon Carving. the variable-temperature
For the epoxy-curious, Jess Razertip gear, when
Crow’s new book, Epoxy purchased together, will take
Resin, provides straight- you farther in the long run.
forward instruction and fun,
introductory projects. And
if you’re enamored with air-
brushing, but have no idea Wall Lenk
10 in 1 Woodburning Tool Kit
where to start, Airbrushing $51.99, #127290
101 by Maryellen Vettori and
Bob Keeling demystifies this
versatile tool. For each niche,
we’ve gathered some starter
tools for you, plus an artist
to follow on social media for
inspiration.

Razertip
Pyrography Pen Tip Set
for Interchangeable Tip Pen
$24.99, #160535

44 All products are available at woodcraft.com except where noted. Prices subject to change.
Fiskars
Power Tooth 10”
Folding Saw
$23.98, lowes.com

Greenwood
Spoon Carving
Bison To start carving spoons this
Outdoor Hatchet
$89.99, #175034 winter, all you’ll need is a
tree, a saw, a hatchet, and a
couple of knives. With the
right techniques, handholds,
and safety practices
(described in Greenwood
Spoon Carving) you’ll
soon be creating beautiful
utensils of your own.

Razertip
HD Tip Cord for
Interchangeable Tip Pen
$18.99, #160480
Greenwood Spoon Carving
by Emmet Van Driesche Whizard
$48.00, mortiseandtenonmag.com Safety Glove
$23.99, #06I62 (Medium)

Flexcut
Single Bevel Sloyd Hook Knife
$78.99, #163745

Flexcut
Sloyd Knife
$62.99, #166936

Emmet Van Driesche is a

professional spoon carver
exploring what it means to
live a good life. Follow him
on Instagram
Razertip Razertip @emmet_van_driesche
Interchangeable Tip Pen Woodburning Pen
(connects to Razertip Power Supply
power supply) $119.99, #160476
$34.99, #160478
Dec/Jan 2024 | woodcraftmagazine.com 45
 Wall Lenk Epoxy Resin, The Complete

Epoxy Resin Bella Tavola Mini Torch

$29.99, #168259
Guide for Artists, Builders,
and Makers by Jess Crow
$29.95, #188799

We’ve listed a handful of essentials

to get you started with epoxy resin,
and you’ll also need mixing cups, Black Diamond Pigments
Mica Powder Variety Pack
stir sticks, gloves, and other shop $19.99, # 188145
staples listed in Epoxy Resin. Don’t
miss our safety section here or
Crow’s safety chapters in her book.
Then start pouring magic projects!

Wagner
Furno 500 Dual-Temperature
Heat Gun
$49.99, # 183501

TotalBoat Mixol
MakerPoxy Crystal Clear Universal Pigments
Artist Resin $6.99 each, woodcraft.com
$59.99, #181317

California Air Tools

Pressure Pot for
Resin Casting
$299.99 , #166300

Jess Crow is a noted

epoxy resin artist and
teacher. Follow her
on Instagram
@crowcreekdesigns

46
 Texas Canvas Wares
16 oz Waxed Canvas Apron
Safety Gear $44.99, #181310

Elipse
Protect your lungs, skin, and Respirator OV/P100
brain! When working with $59.99, #164241

epoxy resin or airbrushing

paints, you’ll need a good vapor
mask like this one, plus goggles
and an apron. Be sure to read
each book’s safety sections for
more safety basics, like wearing
gloves and covering your skin.

Airbrushing 101 by Maryellen

Vettori and Bob Keeling Pyramex
$49.99, theairbrushinstitute.com Capstone 500 Safety Goggle
$20.99, #174677 (Med/Lg)

Createx
Air Brushing Paints
$5.03 each, artistcraftsman.com

GREX
Tritium TG Micro
Spray Gun Set
$298.00, #168093

Airbrushing
For illustrative surface decoration,
small-scale spray finishing or finish
repair, this Grex airbrush might
be your new best friend in the
woodshop. You’ll need a compressor
with a pressure regulator to power
the tool, and the instructions in
Airbrushing 101 to get you started. ɂ

Melina Wuggonig paints freehand

airbrush portraits on wood. Follow her
on Instagram @art_by_melina

Dec/Jan 2024 | woodcraftmagazine.com 47

 FEATURE

A cool place to stash your

holiday treasures
By Derek Richmond

I
prefer my holiday decorations do
some double duty—a flatpack tree
that offers chocolate treats (Dec/Jan
2022), a chimney-shaped decoration
that counts down to the big day (Dec/
Jan 2023). This snowman bandsaw box
certainly fits the bill, keeping an eye on
things from a mantle or end table while
its drawers contain candy or conceal
a few spare bulbs or batteries for less-
hardworking decorations.
The body is laminated to thickness—I
made mine from 8 /4 ash—then band-
sawn to shape. Drawers are removed
from the body then shaped and hollowed
at the bandsaw as well. After gluing the
body and drawers back together, add
simple hardware (see Buyers’ Guide,
p. 62) to adorn the snowman with those
classic coal buttons and carrot nose that
double as drawer pulls.

Order of Work
Remove back and saw to shape
Cut out drawers
Saw drawers to shape
Reassemble case and drawers
Finish and install hardware

48 Photos: Derek Richmond (derek_richmond@woodcraftmagazine.com)

Adorable, not SNOWMAN PATTERN

abominable 4" dia.

The entire box, drawers and all, are bandsawn from a
2"
single large blank. The snowman’s back is removed and
glued back on after removing the drawers. The drawers
are similarly formed: their backs and fronts get sawn off,
then the remainder’s bulk is removed to create a drawer
51⁄4" dia
pocket before the parts are reassembled to form the 37⁄16"
drawer. The snowman’s traditional adornments—coal
buttons and a carrot nose—double as drawer pulls with
the help of some specialized nuts (see Buyers Guide, p. 62).
Start by expanding the scale drawing right, or download
and print the full-size pattern from onlineEXTRAS.
61⁄2" dia. 411⁄16"

BACK
1
⁄4 × 61⁄2 × 123⁄4"

25⁄8"
1
⁄2"
1
⁄2"
Nose pull
One square = 1", Enlarge 233%

SHELL
31⁄4 × 61⁄2 × 123⁄4"

DRAWER BACK
1
⁄4 × 5 1⁄2 × 47⁄8"

DRAWER INSIDE
2 3⁄4" × CTF*
DRAWER FRONT
1
⁄4 × 5 1⁄2 × 47⁄8"

Pull

ǀ onlineEXTRAS
Print a full-size pattern, plus learn how to
tune-up your bandsaw for perfect cuts.

*CTF = Cut to fit
Scan for onlineEXTRAS
woodcraftmagazine.com

Illustrations: Greg Maxson Dec/Jan 2024 | woodcraftmagazine.com 49

Make the box
Prepare a blank large enough to fit the snowman
pattern, edge and/or face gluing boards together if
necessary. Saw off the back while the blank still has
a straight side to ride on. Then tape it back in place
and saw the snowman to shape. Set the back aside,
then cut out each drawer, beginning with the largest.
Follow the pattern line into the case and around the
drawer, then remove the drawer plug before repeating Cut off the back. At the bandsaw,
the process for the remaining drawers. Apply glue to set up a fence to remove a 1⁄4" thick
the saw kerfs and around the edges of the back before back off the blank. A wide resaw blade
clamping the parts back together. Don’t bother sanding, makes for a clean cut, but a narrow
since the saw marks help align the mating surfaces. blade on a well-tuned bandsaw
will also accomplish the task.

Cutting out the drawers. Cut

Saw to shape. Adhere the pattern
to the front with spray adhesive and
temporarily reattach the back with
masking tape. Then saw the snowman
to shape following the outline.
the inside curves, sawing right
on the line. Both sides of the cut
Back will show in the final piece, so
adhered
with tape avoid making any relief cuts; if
your blade tracks off the line a
bit, slightly alter the final shape
of your drawer accordingly.

Masking
tape clamps
some kerfs

Cauls taped
in place
Glue saw kerf closed. Stretch
masking tape across the kerfs
to close them. For a little more
persuasion, apply clamps and
cauls. Then glue on the back,
distributing the pressure with
wide scrap strips.

50
 Marks
help orient
offcuts for
reassembly. Make the drawers
Back at the bandsaw, set up a fence and saw
¼" slices from the front and back of each
Push stick
drawer. Drill the drawer fronts for the pulls
where shown. Peel the drawer patterns off the
drawer fronts and adhere them to the front
of the remaining drawer blank (or print and
Cut off the back and front. Register the flat cut more if yours don’t peel off easily). Then
drawer bottom on the table, then saw off the cut out the drawers’ interiors. Reassemble
front and back of the drawer. Mark the pieces the drawers and test their fit in the case.
for reassembly later, and use a push stick to Sand as needed to allow the drawers to slide
keep fingers safely away from the blade. easily while maintaining a close fit. Apply
finish to the case and front of the drawers
(I chose to bleach my ash snowman for an
even whiter visage), then flock the drawer
insides. Whatever finish you choose, a coat
of wax adds a nice sheen and lubricates the
wood-on-wood drawer movement. Finally,
install the hardware and stash some holiday
goodies inside your new seasonal friend.

Open the drawer. With the pattern attached to the Carrot and coal. Spike nuts (see Buyers
drawer innards, cut along the line to remove the waste Guide, p. 62) act as drawer pulls.
and form the drawer’s cavity.

Tape keeps
adhesive
inside the
drawers.

Close the drawer. Sand the drawer’s curved interior. Dress up the interior. Paint flocking adhesive on the interior
Then reattach the front and back. Don’t sand the glue surfaces of the drawers, then add the flocking fibers. You can use
surfaces, the saw marks will help to align the parts and a flocking applicator, but I find it just as easy to pour the fibers from
keep them from slipping. drawer to drawer, shaking each to ensure good coverage. ɂ

Dec/Jan 2024 | woodcraftmagazine.com 51

Woodsense

Port Orford Go straight into the

arrow factory
Port Orford cedar is the Rolls-Royce
of arrow shafts, according to Kaleb
Sherritt, the manager of Rose City
Archery in Myrtle Point, Oregon. It’s
ideally suited to making arrow shafts
The saga of an immigrant that now flies because of its straight grain as well as
around the world a unique combination of light weight,
strength, and resilience. In addition,
By Robert J. Settich any eventual curvature in the shaft is
relatively easy to eliminate. Discerning

L ike so many of us, Port Orford cedar

(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is an
immigrant to North America. There
are only five members of this conifer-
ous genus worldwide, with four of them
rooted in Asia. Scientists speculate that
Port Orford cedar (POC) seeds floated
across the Pacific in the dim past and
found a friendly climate in the rugged
terrain that is now coastal southern
Oregon and northern California.
Indigenous people employed its timber
to make sweat lodges and a wide range
of other items, including arrow shafts.
Its high strength-to-weight ratio makes
it an ideal candidate for more contem-
porary uses as well including Venetian
blind slats, railroad ties, match sticks,
separators in storage batteries, timber
framing, boatbuilding, furniture,
interior millwork, and arrow shafts
again—but this time with mechanical
production. In an ironic twist to the
wood’s immigrant origin, Port Orford
cedar arrow shafts are now an impor-
tant export to archers worldwide.
POC saw its heyday in the first part
of the 20th century when old-growth
trees were plentiful. Today, there are
virtually no old-growth trees left; most
of what is cut comes from second or
third growth forests, or salvaged logs.
Even old-growth stumps can command
a premium price. POC lumber is
typically straight-grained, stable, and
quite lightweight. Figured grain, while
uncommon, is prized for musical
instruments and turning blocks.
Another tree with
health issues
Unfortunately, the trees are another
species under attack from disease. A
root-rotting spore is causing trouble
throughout POC’s range. The Forest
Service has worked at the problem
with containment strategies such as
road closures, along with a far more
difficult solution: modifying the tree
itself to make it disease resistant. A
recent report indicates that researchers
may have developed a new POC variety
that can survive the spore. But even
if this is successful, it will open many
other questions of implementation.
archers can specify length, diameter,
weight, and the critical value of spine—
the shaft’s stiffness—a key element in
the arrow’s stability in flight. Then a
person can select shaft finish, banding,
fletching (feather type and number),
and so on. Rose City Archery buys its
wood from local contractors who scour
selected areas of Siskiyou National
Forest under agreement with the U.S.
Forest Service as well as private land for
suitable stock. They can harvest snags
(standing dead trees) or fallen timber.
Because of the natural oil contained
in the wood, POC has such incredible
rot resistance that logs covered in
moss or even buried for decades
can still yield straight arrows.
The oil also prevents damage
from insects, including termites.
Working with POC
To check out Port Orford cedar for
myself, I purchased a variety of turning
blanks. The seller stated that the pen
blanks were milled from root wood
and given the scarcity and value of the
lumber, I have no reason to doubt that.

What’s the purpose of that?

I really enjoyed turning these
WORKABILITY
bottle stoppers even though I
don’t understand why anybody TOXICITY
would need one. I was always ROT/INSECT RESISTANCE
taught to finish what I started. HARDNESS

POC saws and drills cleanly, and
the jointer gave me a smooth edge. I
was pleasantly surprised when a sharp
blade in a handplane yielded a nearly
polished surface that sanding wouldn’t
have improved. That said, the wood
does sand smoothly. It also glues well
and is well-known for taking stain
evenly. I experimented with three
finishes, and all gave good results.
When I prepared the bottle stopper
blanks, I was very conscious of the old
maxim that the softer the wood, the
sharper your tools need to be to achieve
quality results. Port-Orford-cedar has a
rating of only 590 on the Janka hardness
scale, identical to red alder and larch, but
less than half of red oak’s 1220 value.
My roughing gouge gave me smoother
results than its name would imply as I
removed the blank’s corners to create a
cylinder. I then opened a box of carbide-
In name only. Port Orford
is not considered a true
cedar, but it can be an
impressive tree, growing
150 to 200 feet tall, with a
trunk diameter reaching 4
to 6 feet or even larger.
Scales and cones.
The tree’s foliage is
composed of tiny,
scale-like leaves
with a feathery
appearance. Its
cones are about the
size of marbles.
Illustrations: John Webster
Straight and narrow.
POC is know for its
straight grain and
tight growth rings.
The lower sample has
aproximately 32 rings
per inch.
tipped scrapers with factory-sharp edges.
The round cutter produced some easily-
visible tearout, but not so serious that it
didn’t quickly disappear with light
sanding. I got similar results
with the square cutter, but the
diamond-shaped groover
performed very well. I’m
certainly not panning either the wood or
the tools, because there’s always the factor
of operator error. Your results may vary.
Cuts with a steel skew were very clean. ɂ
Dec/Jan 2024 | woodcraftmagazine.com 53
Port Orford Cedar
trivialities
The sweet smell of success.
Rose City Archery carefully collects
all the sawdust generated in the
factory and has part of it processed
to produce an essential oil marketed
on their website. I enjoyed the
pleasant oil-infused aroma of the
wood while working it, then swept
up all the debris to use as potpourri.
Shoo away insects. A study
by Oregon State University
has shown that oil from Port
Orford cedar wood is superior
to DEET in repelling insects.
Wood to go. If you’re ever near
Oregon’s Siskiyou National Forest,
the good news is that you can get
a permit to gather dead POC for
$150 a cord. The bad news is that
you then need to find it,
and lug it out over difficult
terrain. Happy hunting.
The sound of music. Port
Orford cedar is used
for a variety of musical
instruments, and
you can find online
dealers who provide
soundboards for
guitars and ukuleles.
An ounce of prevention. Long-
term exposure to POC dust
has been linked to respiratory
and kidney ailments.
A box of wood to your doorstep.
Wood gets rejected at every step
of the arrow-making process.
Rose City Archery will sell you
a box of slats that aren’t quite
good enough for arrows but will
still let you make small projects.
See the company’s website for
details: rosecityarchery.com.
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Great Gear
EDITOR’S
CHOICE

Making calculations easy

MakerCalc
Math can be hard. Especially when a woodworking
project’s calculations include combining fractions
and mixed numbers. While you could use a regular
calculator, that usually means mentally figuring out the
lowest common demoninator or converting fractions
to decimals and back. The MakerCalc smartphone app
simplifies all that. Punch in whole numbers in one
section of the on-screen interface, fractional numerators
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conversions to fractional and decimal inch values and free trial, the cost is $1.99/ month, but I find MakerCalc’s
metric measurements. The app is free to download on ease of use and accuracy more than worth it.
Google Play or the App Store, and once downloaded Derek Richmond

56 Prices subject to change without notice. Photo: Maker Calc

Great Gear LED spotlight

Super support for Magnifying glass

work with small parts

Helping-Hand Magnifier/Light/Clamp
There are some tools in my shop that I don’t have a
lot of call for, but their usefulness becomes apparent Alligator clip
when the need arises. The helping-hand magnifier/
light/clamp fits in this category. Although it’s meant for
jewelers, miniaturists, and model makers, it also has
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Its magnifying glass, LED spotlight, and alligator clips FEATURES
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a full range of adjustments while locking thumb screws of plywood. While many of its applications might not
tighten securely. The base is cast iron, so it mostly keeps relate directly to woodworking, the helping-hand is one
the device from tipping, but in some work situations, it of those devices that really shines when you need it.
needs to be clamped to the bench. It would be helpful Larry Okrend

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Tool Reviews (p. 12) ADVERTISER PAGE
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Fish Trivet (p. 23) Amana - amanatool.com....................................................................................................................59
1. Leopardwood, 3⁄4 x 4 x 48".............................................................................................#161557, $63.99
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Port Orford Blanket Ladder (p. 26)
1. Plug and Tenon Cutter Set, 5 pc...............................................................................#141010, $99.99
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2. Milescraft DrillMate Portable Drill Guide .........................................................#161999, $41.99
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2. WoodRiver High-Carbon Steel Forstner Bit, 1 1⁄16"-dia. ......................... #147884, $13.99 Carter - carterproducts.com ............................................................................................................61
3. WoodRiver High-Carbon Steel Forstner Bit, 1 1⁄2"-dia. ...........................#125939, $17.99
Three-Legged Stool (p. 32) Connecticut Valley School of WW - schoolofwoodworking.com.......................60
1. WoodRiver Straight Line Toggle Clamp .................................................................#143936, $19.99
2. WoodRiver Low Silhouette Toggle Clamp ....................................................#143938, $16.99 EZ-LOK - ezlok.com ..............................................................................................................................56
3. Whiteside Roundover Bit 3⁄4" R, 2" D, 1⁄2" SH ......................................................#24C27, $67.99
4. Freud Double Flute Straight Bit 5⁄8" D, 2" CL, 1⁄2" SH ................................#835496, $25.97 Flexcut - flexcut.com..............................................................................................................................20
5. WoodRiver 3-in-1 Trammel Set with Cutter..................................................#162822, $43.99
6. Freud Precision Shear Forstner Bit 1" D............................................................#832877, $16.97 Freud -freudtools.com........................................................................................................................IFC
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8. Freud Chamfer Router Bit 45°, 7⁄8" CL,1⁄2" SH................................................#828728, $40.97
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9. Lumberjack Tools Tenon Cutting Kit ............................................................ #420684, $163.99
10. WoodRiver Keyless Lathe Drill Chuck,
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⁄2" Capacity, #2 MT............................................................................................................#152678, $64.99
Scroll Sawn Trees (p. 41) JPW - jpwindustries.com .........................................................................................................................1
1. Map pins, 200 pk. ................................................................................... staples.com, #461657, $6.79

Workshop Gifts (p. 44) Kutzall - kutzall.com ...................................................................................................................................8

1. Learn to Burn by Simon Easton ............................................................................. #856339, $16.99
2. Wall Lenk 10-in-1 Woodburning Kit, 30 Watt ................................................#127290, $51.99 Laguna - lagunatools.com....................................................................................................................11
3. Razertip SK Woodburning Pen Power Supply.........................................#160476, $119.99
4. Razertip BPH Interchangeable Tip Pen ..........................................................#160478, $34.99 Lignomat - lignomat.com ...................................................................................................................63
5. Razertip Heavy Duty Tip Cord - 16 Gauge ....................................................#160480, $18.99
6. Razertip Pyrography Pen Tip Set .........................................................................#160535, $24.99 Mercury Adhesives - mercuryadhesives.com...................................................................63
7. Flexcut Single Bevel Sloyd Hook Knife .............................................................#163745, $78.99
8. Flexcut Sloyd Knife .......................................................................................................... #166936, $62.99 Milescraft - milescraft.com................................................................................................................. 13
9. Bison Outdoor Hatchet 1.54 lbs, 14.96" Handle ........................................#175034, $89.99
10. Whizard Safety Glove, various sizes ................................................#06I61 - #06I64, $23.99
Next Wave - nextwaveautomation.com .................................................................................. 21
11. Epoxy Resin: The Complete Guide for Artists,
Builders, and Makers by Jess Crow ...................................................................#188799, $29.95
Oneida - oneida-air.com ..............................................................................................................19, 58
12. TotalBoat MakerPoxy Crystal Clear Artist Resin , qt...............................#181317, $59.99
13. Black Diamond Pigments Mica Powder Variety Pack ..........................#188145, $19.99
14. Mixol Universal Pigments, various colors ............................. #832386 - #832410, $6.99 PS Wood - pswood.com.....................................................................................................................60
15. California Air Tools Pressure Pot for Resin Casting ......................... #166300, $299.99
16. Wagner Furno 500 Dual-Temperature Heat Gun ...................................#183501, $49.99 Rikon - rikontools.com ...............................................................................................................................1
17. Bella Tavola Mini Torch, black ..................................................................................#168259, $29.99
18. Grex Tritium.TG Micro Spray Gun Set .........................................................#168093, $298.00 Robert Sorby - robert-sorby.co.uk .................................................................................................7
19. Elipse Respirator OV/P100, various sizes .............................#164240 - #164241, $51.99
20. Pyramex Capstone 500 Safety Goggle ...........................................................#174677, $20.99 Rust-Oleum - rustoleum.com ........................................................................................................ 55
21. Texas Canvas Wares 16 oz. Waxed Canvas Apron .................................#181310, $44.99
22. Greenwood Spoon Carving ........................................mortiseandtenonmag.com, $48.00 Satellite City - caglue.com .................................................................................................................60
23. Fiskars PowerTooth 10" Steel Folding Pruning Saw .........................lowes.com, $23.98
24. Airbrushing 101 ...............................................................................theairbrushinstitute.com, $49.99 System Three - systemthree.com .................................................................................................17
25. Createx Airbrush Paints, various colors ..................................artistcraftsman.com, $5.03

Snowman Bandsaw Box (p. 48) Titebond - titebond.com ...............................................................................................................OBC

1. Donjer Light Blue Flocking Adhesive, 8 oz.......................................................#17H32, $25.99
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Following available from studsandspikes.com
3. Size 13 Spike Tree Nut, Black Metal (4 needed)................................ #200-10XB-1, $0.37 Whiteside Machine - whitesiderouterbits.com............................................................... IBC
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Great Gear (p. 56) Woodcraft Franchise - woodcraftfranchise.com.............................................................54

1. MakerCalc App................................................................................Apple Store/Google Play, $1.99
2. Helping-Hand Magnifier/Light/Clamp............................................ micromark.com, $15.99 Woodcraft Magazine - woodcraftmagazine.com ...................................................22, 60

Items above available at Woodcraft stores, at woodcraft.com, or by calling Woodcraft Supply - woodcraft.com ..................................................................................20, 57
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Telephone: 304-865-5264
8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher:
Woodcraft Supply LLC, P.O Box 1686, Parkersburg, WV 26102
9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher and Editor: Publisher: Beth
Coffey, 4420 Emerson Ave, Suite A, Parkersburg, WV 26104; Editor: Ken Burton, 4420
Emerson Ave, Suite A, Parkersburg, WV 26104
10. Owner: Woodcraft Supply LLC; Complete Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1686; Parkersburg,
WV 26102
11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1
Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages or Other Securities: None
12. Tax Status (For completion by nonprofit organizations authorized to mail at nonprofit rate)
The purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for
federal income tax purposes: Has Not Changed During Preceding 12 Months
13. Publication Title: Woodcraft
14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: A/S 23
15. Extent and Nature of Circulation
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months
a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run): 65,301
b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail):
(1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541
(Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and
exhange copies): 54,771
(2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid
distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exhange copies): 0
(3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers,
Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS: 3,334
(4) Paid Circulation by Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail): 0
c. Total Paid Distribution: 58,104
d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (By Mail and Outside the Mail)
(1) Free or Nominal Rate Outside County Copies included on PS Form 3541: 81
(2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: 0
(3) Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS
(e.g. First-Class Mail): 0
(4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail (Carriers of other means): 1,374
e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15 (1), (2), (3), and (4)): 1,455
f. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c. And 15e.): 59,560
g. Copies not Distributed: 5,741
h. Total (Sum of 15f. And 15g.): 65,301
i. Percent Paid (15c. Divided by 15f. times 100): 97.6%
No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date
a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run): 59,963
b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail):
(1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541.
(Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and
exhange copies): 49,976
(2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541(Include paid
distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exhange copies): 0
(3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers,
Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS: 2,751
(4) Paid Circulation by Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail): 0
c. Total Paid Distribution: 52,727
d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (By Mail and Outside the Mail)
(1) Free or Nominal Rate Outside County Copies included on PS Form 3541: 85
(2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: 0
(3) Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS
(e.g. First-Class Mail): 0
(4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail (Carriers of other means): 1,278
e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15 (1), (2), (3), and (4)): 1,363
f. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c. And 15e.): 54,090
g. Copies not Distributed: 5,873
h. Total (Sum of 15f. And 15g.): 59,963
i. Percent Paid (15c. Divided by 15f. times 100): 97.5%
16. Electronic Copy Circulation
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months
a. Paid Electronic Copies: 0
b. Total Paid Print Copies (Line 15c) + Paid Electronic Copies (line 16a): 58,104
c. Total Print Distribution (Line 15f) + Paid Electronic Copies (line 16a): 59,560
d. Percent Paid (Both Print & Electronic Copies) (16b divided by 16c X 100): 97.6%
No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date
a. Paid Electronic Copies: 0
b. Total Paid Print Copies (Line 15c) + Paid Electronic Copies (line 16a): 52,727
c. Total Print Distribution (Line 15f) + Paid Electronic Copies (line 16a): 54,090
d. Percent Paid (Both Print & Electronic Copies) (16b divided by 16c X 100): 97.5%
I certify that 50% of all my distributed copies (electronic and print) are paid above a
nominal price.
17. Publication of Statement of Ownership: Will be printed in the Dec/Jan 2024 issue
of this publication.
18. Signature and Title of Editor, Publisher, Business Manager, or Owner

Ken Burton, Editor

I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that
anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or
information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and
imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).
Expert Answers

Q &

A Conserving vintage furniture

I recently acquired a few Conservation freezes the piece in time in its
midcentury George Nelson/ current state. Furniture that is in good condi-
tion, only requiring a light cleaning and join-
Herman Miller pieces with ery stabilization, can be conserved and still
watermarks, scratches, and used. The closer to being intact and original,
David Johnson gouges. Can I repair them the higher the value retained.
of Sidecar To go the conservation route while preserv-
Furniture in Los
at all without ruining their
ing the integrity and value of a piece, follow
Angeles, CA provenance and value? a few general rules. Repairs must stand the
specializes in the test of time or be reversible (or both). If an
conservation of
upholstered or woven seat is broken, replace
Danish Modern Steve Kline it by exactly copying the original. Same goes
chairs with woven Gilbertsville, PA
seats. He places a for missing wood elements and hardware.
high emphasis on Repairs to joinery, doors, and drawers must
historical accuracy be hidden. Finishes, however, are always kept
and preservation
of patina. T he short answer? Yes, but carefully. There
are two general approaches to preserving
vintage pieces: restoration and conservation.
intact, flaws and all. But, with some careful
cleaning and a thin application of shellac,
wax, oil, or sometimes soap, the pieces can be
These antique furniture treatments are often comfortably used and their flaws diminished.
confused, so let’s define them here. A Herman Miller piece likely has a cata-
Restoration returns the piece back to how it lyzed film finish on it. If it’s in good condition,
was when new. Usually this involves removal gently clean and apply a coat of wax. If the
of the original finish and replacing worn or finish is worn, a thin shellac will seal it and
missing elements before refinishing. When even out the sheen. (Always test on a hidden
done incorrectly, the value of the work is area first.) It sounds like you’ll be a fine stew-
easily destroyed. If you choose this path, I ard of these pieces and keep them going for
recommend employing a specialist. more generations to enjoy. ɂ

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