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November

DEPARTMENTS

Leters

Methods ofWork

Questions & Answers

QUick-change countersink; turning spheres; wrench tenon cutter

Folow-up

Riving knives; hewing greenwood stairs; quest for morado

Events

Compressed-air vacuum clamps; bending wood; faux follow-up

118

Books

Notes and Comment

122

Guitarmaking is an ambitious undertaking, but

it brings considerable rewards. On p. 4, luthier

Grit Laskin, above, begins a series of articles on

building a steel string guitar. Photo by Brian

Pickell. Cover: David Ray Pine's mahogany tp

and-turn table, plans fo r which appear on p. 81.

124

Figurehead carver; doweling jig review; matchstick funiture

ARTICLES

46 Building a Steel String Guitar by William "Grit" Laskin

An overview of the fine points

s more destructive than abuse or neglect

55 Sacrificing strength for design by Walter Raynes

Editor

Paul Bertorelli

Art Director

Roland Wolf

Assoeilte Editors

Jim Cummins, Dick Burrows

Assistlnt Editors

Sandor Nagyszalanczy, Roy Berendsohn

Copy Editor

Barbara Hofmann Jennes

Assistlnt Art Direetor

Kathleen Creston

Editorill Secretlry

Mary Ann Colbert

Contributing Editors

Tage Frid, R. Bruce Hoadley,

Michael S. Podmaniczky, Graham Blackburn

Consulting Editors

George Frank, Otto Heuer, Richard E. Preiss,

Norman Vandal

Methods of Work

Jim Richey

Fine Woodworking is a reader-wrinen magazine. We wel

come proposals, manuscripts, photographs and ideas from

our readers, amateur or professional. We'll acknowledge

all submissions and retun within six weeks those we can't

publish. end your contributions to Fine Woodworking,

52 Coping with Failing Joints by Bob Flexner

Wood movement

57 Thirty-Two-Millimeter Cabinets by]ohn Masciocchi

A one-man shop adapts the European system

62 A Visit to Ligna by Sandor Nagyszalanczy

Some impressions from the world's largest woodworking fa ir

65 Panel-Raising by Hand by Graham Blackburn

Ordinary hand tools can cut it

68 Shop-Made Sanding Drums by Tim Hanson

Cyliners turned true without a lathe

70 Clearing the Air by Roy Berendsohn

Selecting and sizing a small-shop dust collector

ox355, Newtown, Conn. 06470.

76 Marquetry Mural by Spider Johnson and Lora Hunt

atch-pad flowers bloom on a grand scale

a ling produced the masterpieces

84 Turning and Carving Piecrust by Eugene E. Landon

Traditional methos stll pay of

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81 Tip-and-Turn Tables by David Ray Pine

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88 Black Ash Basket by]ohn McGuire

Weaving a Shaker-style carrier on a removable form

it art?

Postmaster: Send address changes to The Taunton Press, Inc., PO Box 355, Newtown, CT 06470.

92 Current Work in urning by Richard Raffan

Do high gallery prices make

59 Computerized cabinetry by Sandor Nagyszalanczy

80 Fi ng Fish Eye by Michael Dresdner

Leters

n F W W #66 from

I was interested in the letter that appeared i

James Kassner, ]r.'s article on vacu um jigs in FWW #66 was

iteresting and presented a method for increasing the produc

tivity in woodworking shops. However, some safety hazards

were not addressed. The major concern is that the workpiece

will not be sufficiently clamped by the vacuum if the flow in

the system is impeded by blockage caused by chips

Eugene Walker stating that the use of the small end of a

joiners' or Warrington hammer was for setting cap irons and

adjusting the lateral set of molding plane irons.

I was a museum cabinetmaker for several years; for the past

eight years, I have operated my own shop where I restore

some furniture but primarily restore and make reproductions

of antique tools and scientific instruments (see FWW #45,

p. 76). I have often used a Warrington pattern hammer to ad

just the lateral set of molding planes, but as a researcher of old

tool uses and an active member of both the Mid-West Tool

Collectors Association and the Early American Industries Asso

ciation, I have never read nor heard of a joiners' hammer

being used to adjust molding planes or to set up cap irons.

I researched several books, including jacques-Andre Roubo's

L lrt du Menuisier and Volume II of Ken Roberts' Wooden

Planes in 19th-Century America . These seem to indicate that

if this type of hammer was not at first made fo r the purpose of

starting small nails or "pins," it's use for such was very com

mon and goes back at least 150 years.

-Bob Baker, Mattawan, Mich.

r dust.

Several things that may reduce this hazard are to: install

multiple runs of tubing between the jig cavity and the manifold;

install filters over each opening in the cavity (several layers of

felt wou ld do and could be periodically replaced); ensure that

the holes in the jig cavity are the smallest in the system (to

prevent particles from lodging elsewhere, restricting air flow) ;

or to install a separate, inexpensive vacuum gauge connected

to an opening in the jig cavity-marked with red and green

bands, the gauge would indicate whether the required vacuum

was present in the caVity.

-Roger Crabtree, Moncks Corner,

s..

As one who has been partial to cherry for more than 20 years, I

very much enjoyed Jon Ano's article about the wood in FWW

#66. However, I take exception to his referring to cherry as

"much prized among Colonial cabinetmakers." Although it was

the preferred wood of certain craftsmen, notably the Chapin

brothers of Connecticut, it was still a substitute for mahogany,

which accounts, I think, for the dark stain on so much cherry.

Wa llace utting, in Volume III of his Furniture Treasuy,

has this perverse comment: "A vogue fo r this wood in furni

ture is difficult to understand, as it is only a poor cousin of

mahogany and was of course used in the early days only on

account of its cheapness." -Miles Karpilow, Oakland, Calif.

We were glad to see the John Grew-Sheridan article (

& Gamble products would make you

an instant winner of a car or truck if it fl uoresced when

brought to the neighborhood Chevy dealer. Every dealer was

prOVided with an ultraviolet light to check things on the spot,

and many of the dealers are discarding the lights now that the

promotion is over. It's worth a try-my daughter called around

and managed to get one for me . - To

m . Moore, Madison, Va.

In FWW #65, Richard Starr enumerated many reasons not to

buy a new handplane. Straight off the shelf, new planes simply

aren't worth the trouble it takes to tune out their shortcomipgs.

I've found antique shops and flea markets far better places to

shop for edge tools than hardware stores. There's no question

that such tools were better made in the early part of the century,

before woodworkers began to rely on portable powe r tools.

#65) about the inaugural edition of The Guild. We would like

to make a few points that were not included in his coverage of

how The Guild is working for woodworkers.

As Grew-Sheridan points out, the book is distributed to

10,000 professionals in the design trades. The fact that 83% of

the woodworkers who advertised in the inaugural edition re

ceived inquiries within seven months of receiving The Guild

shows that it is being used. Of course, some artists have had

better responses than others. Preliminary response shows var

ied results. The artists getting the best responses are those

who create wall hangings and architectural glass.

We've found that deSigners and architects already have well

developed sources for furniture. This is fine for those who are

on the list of established sources, but it makes the entry of the

new and the unknown (i.e. craft artists) much more difficult.

We believe it will take more time for deSigners and architects

to refer to The Guild in selecting fu rniture for their clients.

People who have used advertising stress one thing above all

else: Advert ising must be persistent to work effe ctively. It is

not a hit-and-run business-it is a continuum.

We 've stepped up our supplementary marketing. The book

itself is only a part of the marketing services that Kraus-Sikes

Inc. provides to its advertisers: We have also hired a public

relations firm to publicize The Guild and the artists in it; we

old plane, saw or chisel found at an antique shop or flea-market

stall is almost certain to be a better buy than the brand-new

"equivalent." The older tool may not look nice, but it will be of

higher quality, and far easier to tune up. It will also very prob

ably be cheaper. -Stephen Wiswall, Laconia,

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Woodworkingjounalist

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To join Fine Woodworking staff as assistant or associate editor.

We're looking for an energetiC idea person with experience in

a cabinet or general woodworking shop, plus job experience

as a writer or editor or proven deftness with the English lan

guage. Drawing and photographic abilities and fo rmal wood

working training are an asset. Send resume and photos of re

cent work in wood to: Personnel Manager, The Taunton Press,

63 S. Main St., Box 355, ewrown, CT 06470.

he Taunton Press

Paul Roman, publisher; Janice A. Roman, associate publisher;

John Kelsey, new ventures director; John Lively, editorial

director; Tom Luxeder, operations manager; Carol Marotti,

personnel manager; ois Beck, office-services coordinator;

Carol Gee, exec. secretary; Linda Ballerini, secretary.

Accounting: Wayne Reynolds, controller; Irene Arfaras,

manager; Mary Ames, Judith Smith, Elaine Yamin.

lm ent: Carole E. Ando,

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service/mail processing; Connie Barczak, Gloria Carson,

Dorothy Dreher, Anette Hamerski, Pamela Kaswer, Peggy

leBlanc, Jean Oddo, Denise Pascal, Heather Riccardi, Nancy

choch, Marchelle Sperling; Ben Waner, mail-services clerk.

David Blasko, Mary Ann Costagliola, Timothy Harrington,

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Buckalew, secretary. Promotion: Jon Miller, managr; Philip

Allard, copy/promotion writer; Pamela

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t: Roger

Barnes, design director; Deborah Fillion, art department

manager; Anne Feinstein, Heather Brine amben, assocate art

diectors; Margot Knorr, art/

m , Alice axton. Manufacturing: Kathleen Davis,

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national accounts managers;

d uction techniCan; Catherine

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Re: Allen E. Gillmore's "Quick tip" that ultraviolet light can

show up glue spots (FWW #66, p. 10), some woodworkers

might be able to pick up one of the lights - free. Chevrolet

dealers had a big promotion earlier this year-a "key" includ

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editor; Scott andis, Christine Timmons, assocate editors. Cir

culation! Karen Cheh, circuation coordinator; Claudia Mien,

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Swaan Nandy, scanner/ystem operator; Dinah George, Nan

cy Knapp, ystem operators; Pamela Smith, secretay.

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