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The Stephan "Invisible" Wheel Grinde'r is the only really new idea in tool and bench grinders since

the motor driven mandrel. It is the only grinder that permits you to see what you are grinding while

it is being ground.

Here's how it works: The horizontally mounted wheel is perforated by six slots. As it rotates at 3200

RPM the wheel becomes "invisible" the same way a fan blade becomes "invisible" when it is

rotating. The tool is ground against the underside of the wheel and, illuminated by lamplight from

above, becomes clearly visible through the wheel. You can see the metal being removed. Never

again will you ruin a tool because of overgrinding.

This industrial quality machine comes with one general purpose grinding wheel. A full range of

abrasive wheels for all types of metal and an assortment of polishing wheels are also available.

Over 50,00 Stephan Grinders are in operation in European homes and plants. We saw it,

recognized what it can do for craftsmen, and have it for you.

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Fine tools, like other evolutionary processes, develop and improve with

time. The Levad model 610 is one such tool.

The shape, size, construction and utility of this unique bench results from

generations of evolution. It features a top of solid Danish beech, sanded to

precision tolerances, and sealed with linseed oil and two coats of lacquer.

The full width tailvise gains extra utility when used with the double row of

bench dogs which enable it to grip workpieces of virtually any shape and

lengths up to 51".

The shoulder vise, designed for horizontal holding, is unimpeded by

spindles. All metal vise parts are of electrogalvanized steel.

The base is of solid Danish beech. When the top is lifted off its locating

dowels the base may be folded flat for easy storage.

A fine craftsman's tool constructed for a lifetime of lse. Available also in

models from 31'2" to 80" long. One with drawers and cabinets.

Levad Woodworking Bench $279.00 F.O.B. Cleveland, shipped FRT.

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The knee is of solid cherry with cadmium plated steel nut and lag bolt.

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Winter 1975, Volume 1, Number 1

CONENTS

News

Letters

A Change of Pace by John Kelsey: Furniture is fun, but banjos are better.

Authors

The Renwick Multiples: A chance for many Americans to see

woodworking of today.

Checkered bowls by Irving Fischman: Reinterpreting in wood the designs

of the American Indians

Tamp Art by Helaine Fendelman: When Eutopean chip carvers roamed

America

Hand Planes by Timothy E. Ellsworth: The care and making of a

misunderstood tool.

Carving Design Decisions byRobert 1. Buyer: Questions to answer before

taking that first chip

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Woodworking Thoughts by Tage Frid: Some musings of a designer

craftsmen-teacher

Marquetry Cutting by Peter 1. Rose: Some methods give a better fit than

others

Which Three? by Robert Sutter: One man's opinion on the basic

workshop

Libary Laddes by Alastair A. Stait: How the British had their steps and

hid them too.

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A Serving Tay by Lionel Kay: How to use up waste ven eers and please

the family as well.

Editor and Publisher

Stamp Box by Stanley D. Saperstein: What happened when the old relic

box reached America

Paul Roman

All in One by Brian Considine: Putting together several favorite design

features

Contributing Editors

Tage Frid

Alastair A. Stair

Robert Sutter

French Polishing: The disappearing art of getting a fine shellac finish

Birch Plywood: A professional product due to go amateur

Bench Stones: The variables that produce the better edge

Supplies' News: Tools from Europe and catalogs

Books: Using found wood: Wood/or Wood-Carvers and Cra/tsmen,

Reviewed by R. Bruce Hoadley

Associate Publisher

Janice A. Roman

Bed and Board: A winning combination

Fine Woodworking is published quarterly, December, March, June, and September, by The Taun

ton Press, Taunton Lake Road, Newtown, CT 06470, Telephone (203) 426-2611. Second Class

Press. No reproduction without permission of The Taunton Press. Subscription rates: United States

and possessions, $8.00 for one year, $15.00 for two years; foreign rate, $9.00 for one year. Single

copy $2.50. Postmaster: Send notice of undelivered copies on form 3579 to: The Taunton Press,

PO Box 355, Newtown, CT 06470. Please address all subscription, editorial, and advertising cor

respondence to The Taunton Press, PO Box 355, Newtown, CT 06470.

NEWS

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Master-orks in Wood

Portland Museum builds Bicentennial theme around it

The Portland Art Museum is marking the nation's

bicentennial anniversary with a year long series ofexhibitions

centered around the theme, "Master Works in Wood. " The

Oregon institution chose wood because the state has no

colonial heritage as such and because it wanted to point up

the importance of wood, Oregon's principal natural resource ,

"as a medium of human expression of the highest order."

The exhibitions, which are the most ambitious in the

museum's 83-year history, are bringing to Portland wood

masterworks representing some of the world 's greatest

sculptural traditions.

The series is in five parts, the fi rst of which was held this

fa ll and fe atured key sculptures in wood fr om the twentieth

century .

During the Christmas season, the "Christian Tradition"

will be the theme, with religious images in wood from the

12th century to the present included, as well as altar pieces,

saints and religious events.

Late winter will see an exhibition on the woodcut print,

and during the summer there will be a selective invitational

exhibition of sculptures in wood and fu rniture by artists of

Oregon and Washington.

The fi nal exhibit, scheduled for late fa ll of next year, will

explore the use of wood in Oriental art from the Han dynasty

to the early nineteenth century, and will include 50 Japanese

and Chinese masterpieces in wood.

Bufalo Craftsmen Mount

'LanguageofVood'Show

Some 29 North American designer-craftsmen displayed

their recent work in a wide ranging show called the

"Language of Wood." It was jointly sponsored by the

Buffalo Craftsmen , Inc. and the Charles Burchfield Center at

the State University Campus at Buffalo . The show was held in

late October and November.

Among the exhibitors were Wesley Brett, D.L. Valenza,

Tage Frid, Alphonse Mattia, Sam Maloof, William Keyser,

Doug Sigler, C.R. Johnson, Walker Weed , Wendell Castle,

Nelson Delavan and Dennis Dorogi .

Buffalo Craftsmen is a large and active craft organization

with workshops, exhibitions and services fo r professional and

amateur artists , designers and craftsmen.

Students Build

Drying Shed

Woodworking students at Rochester

Institute of Technology near comple

tion of a shed in which to air-dry furn i

ture hardwoods that will be milled

fr om trees fo und in the area.

Pine logs for the beams were squared

on site, using an Alaskan mill attached

to a large chain saw ; loors and

sheathing are red oak: Traditional barn

joinery-pinned tenons and large

dovetails-was used throughout. Be

gun in the spring of 1975, the entire

project cost less than $3 ,000. Several

students now plan to build their own

homes by similar methods.

Wood Carvers Association

Memership at Record Level

The National Wood Carvers Association now has a record

10,200 members according to its president, Edward F.

Gallenstein .

The organization was started in 1953, but in 1965 still had

only 470 members. By 1970, it had jumped to 3000, and

now, over 10,000 .

Annual dues are $5, which also includes a subscription to

"Chip Chats, " an informative bimonthly publication, now

40 pages long.

The wood carvers are organized into chapters covering

practically every state ; some states have more than one. The

chapters vary as to activeness .

Each August the wood carvers sponsor an International

Wood Carvers Congress jointly with the Great Mississippi

Valley Fair in Davenport , Iowa. Last year a total of 127 carvers

representing 34 states and Canada submitted 383 carvings fo r

judging, a record participation.

For fu rther information about the NWCA , contact

Gallenstein at 7424 Miami Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45243 .

2000 TOOL CATALOG

This new color catalog represents the finest collection of top

quality imported and domestic woodworking tools and ac

cessories. Over 00 hard-to-find tools are pictured. Each

tool is completely described and where necessary its use

explained. Our book section is noted for the special care taken

to find books by leading woodcraft authorities. No wood

working shop is complete without a copy of this catalog.

Catalog 50¢. Free to istructors.

WODCRAFT

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mation. Just ll in their names, retun to us, and we'll

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Exhibits at Metropolitan

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The annual exhibition of the Marquetry Society of America

was held this year in the 81st Street Gallery of the Metropoli

tan Museum of Art in New York. Some 140 pieces were

submitted and 89 picked to hang in the gallery during the

month of November.

The society was fo rmed in 1972 by a group of enthusiastic

marquetarians who wished to establish a fo rum fo r the

exchange of ideas, techniques, and experiences. Since then

the society has grown to several hundred members fr om all

o ver the country.

Mem bership dues are $10 a year and include periodic pub

lications and access to a growing library of over 300 marquetry

patterns.

The society holds monthly meetings at Constantine's,

which has been giving the society active encouragement

during its fo rmative years.

For more information , write the Society at 2050 Eastchester

Road , Bronx , N.Y. 1046l.

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