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Volume 2, Number 3
October/November 1982
(Issue 9)
Contents
4 Book Review by Alan Marks
A Century of Chair Design
5 Publisher's Note
5 Letters
6 Ebony and Icarus by Jean M. Davis
Wood Sculptor Ed Lombard
10 Staining Wood
by Robert D. Books
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Book Review
by Alan Marks
A Century of Chair Design edited by
Frank Russell. Rizzoli International
Publications, Inc., 712 Fifth Avenue,
New York, N.Y. 10020, 1980,537.50.
Consider this a reference book and
you won't be too shocked by the
price. Almost anything you'd want to
know about the history of chair design during the period 1850 to 1950 is
covered here, in 160 pages including
16 pages in color. Because this book
is so specialized and so complete it
probably won't be found in just any
bookstore. As an alternative, request
it from the library.
This outstanding book divides the
century chronologically into the following periods: Arts and Crafts, Art
Nouveau, Art Deco, and the Modern
Movement. Under each of these headings, period designers representing
particular geographical regions are
examined in perspective. Some of the
names are familiar: Thonet, Stickley,
Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Wegner. But the
book also explores the relatively unknown chairs of people like Carlo
Bugatti, Victor Horta, Georges de
Feure, Richard Riemerschmid, and
Otto Koloman Wagner, to name only
a handful.
We are introduced to each period
with a short historical overview of
the philosophies and influences prevailing at the time. Names of significant personalities appear in proper
perspective. The following section in
each case then presents in detail the
most influential pieces of designers
and schools previously mentioned.
The book's many line drawings in
ink show the subject matter advantageously. Its large format (9Y2" x
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Letters...
I express my thanks and appreciation for Pacific Wood worker's intention to provide to the reader wide
information... Feat ure articles on individuals notable in the field of
wood working are excellent. However,
there's one regret. .. You tend to diregard achievements from amateurs
such as junior and senior high school
students . I att ended the State Fair in
Sacramento a year ago, and I'm
amazed at the display of students'
projects in th e Industrial Education
exhibit... I th ink it would be in the
best interest of your readers to spotlight students' work, also.
Joe Z. Sabroso
Woodland Hills, CA
Dr. Edwin Lombard and the modelfor his prize winning Torso
sculpture.
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"Torso" won First Place at the 1980 California State Fair. The 50 lb. carving started out as
a 175 lb. ebony log.
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Ed's vivid imagination shows through in the fanciful "Maelstrom " or " Voyage ofthe
Damned."
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Ed considers his "Loving Encounters" Mobius carving his best work. The shapes shift and
cluzngeas the viewer rearranges the interlocking loops.
October/November 1982
Staining Wood
by Robert D. Books
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Sanding is especially important in
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of sandpaper on the market; most are
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Woodworking Weekend
in Mendocino
by Chod Harris
The tiny town of Mendocino, CA,
was filled with woodworkers and their
work on the last weekend in May. The
American Craft Council's President
Jack Larsen had brought the Council's
annual meeting to Mendocino, where
he has recently restored the Mendocino hotel. Crafts exhibits filled this
picturesque coastal village and three of
the exhibits were devoted to woodwork ing.
At the Mendocino Arts Center,
Mendocino Woodworking Association
member Tom McFadden (see below)
led a hands-on demonstration on making Shaker boxes.
Gallery Fair turned its entire ground
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land filled the Heeser House behind.
,Work from Bolinas, Butte County,
Humoldt, Santa Cruz , Sonoma, Tahoe and West Marin , California
spanned a range fro m tiny spinning
tops to conference tables.
I Five years ago the concept of three
woodworking events in Mendocino on
the same weekend was unthinkable.
IBut in 1982 interest in woodworking
runs so high that all the galleries were
packed. Woodworking has come of
age in Mendocino.
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Introduction by Frank Knox
Newly revised and enlarged edition, 8V2" x
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Miki, Japan
A trip to Japan has long been on my
wish list, to study Japanese architecture first hand and hopefully meet
some of the renowned Japanese craftsmen. This Spring I finally fulfilled
that dream. In my week in Tokyo, I
asked where the best tools were made.
Invariably, the answer was Miki, a
small town near Osaka. Railpass in
hand, I hastened to Miki, and was fortunate enough to run into an English
speaking international representative
and distributor of fine tools. He be- .
friended us and took us on a two day
tour of the town's tool companies, including a visit to one of the best chisel
makers I have ever seen.
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by Ch od H arris.
It would be hard to find two more
constrasting personalities sharing a
woodworking shop than Jeff Dale and
Dennis Young of Petaluma, CA. Jeff
effuses high energy, pouring forth
words in a flood, bouncing around the
shop, never still. It's like being in a
room with a perpetual motion machine. On the other end of the shop
Dennis works quietly and efficiently,
with hardly a wasted motion. His
economy of movement and placid, unpretentious style suggest the tranquility of traditional Japan.
Yet their different personalities and
diverse backgrounds blend in a rare
synergism. They share ideas, suggestions and criticism as well as space and
tools, and produce award winning
chairs as different as their ba ckgrounds.
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P a cifi c w oodworkJ
by Dennis Young
"Furniture should be spiritually satisfying as well as technically well crafted.
"My own designs are very close to
those I picked up overseas. But I continue to work with the designs, making
the shapes evolve. I am beginning to
relate to the piece as a whole rather
than looking at each part separately. I
have the crest in mind as I shape the
legs; I have the arms in mind as I form
the seat. I am beginning to introduce
some of my own visualizations."
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Dennis Young swears by hide glue. "It's well worth the extra trouble . ..
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Fig. J: The three directions for wood are tangential (TJ, radial (R) and longitudinal (L).
WhatDo WeKnow?
Wood starts out in the tree as a
waterlogged structure of solid materials flooded with water. As it dries,
wood shrinks in three directions (the
solids move closer together) and air
begins to fill most of the space formerly occupied by water. Thus the
wood grows lighter in weight. As it
comes to the woodworker, wood is an
airy castle. Its solid materials tend to
weigh about 94 pounds per cubic
foot (pet). However, varying amounts
of air and water mixed with this solid
material result in woods that vary
from less than 20 to a maximum of
about 80 pcf',
There are three directions on our
castle's map, tangential (T), radial
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of Rupture
Bending strength is measured by
breaking a specimen in bending (see
igure 2).
We measure the force to produce
fjupture and calculate the strength (psi
or pounds per square inch) of the
6uter (maximally stressed) fibers (top
nd bottom in the diagram above).
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Failure in bending occurs when outer
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fibers break in either tension or
Jompression; but shear along surI
faces parallel to the neutral surface
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may cause or help to cause such
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failure. Thus bending strength is not
6nly easy to measure but also rich in
tneaning, for it tells us something
~bout the tensile, compressive, and
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shear strengths of the wood tested.
Several different Moduli of Resilience can be measured: in compression (as in Fig. 3), tension, shear,
torsion, bending, and perhaps others.
The Modulus in bending tells us a lot
about how the material will perform
as a bow. For example, the bow-andarrow wood preferred by the Amazonian Indians is Ipe, which has an
extremely high Modulus of Resilience
in bending. Incidentally, when the
Portuguese first saw the Indians using
Ipe, they named it Pau d' Arco, meaning "wood of the bow. "
Modulus of Resilience
The Modulus of Resilience, expressed as foot-pounds per cubic inch,
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measures how well wood acts as a
Jpring. It indicates the amount of
I ork the piece of wood can store up
to its elastic limit. This stored energy
leturns when the wood is released;
the action is much like that of a bow
""hich bends and then releases its
~nergy
to send the arrow on its way.
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shows the Modulus of ResiI
lienee measured for a piece of wood
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100
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Janka Hardness
V=T+R+L
T=R
V=T+R
v = Minimum
Cuts from most woods are distorted by shrinkage, the distortion
depending on where in the crosssection the wood came from (see
Figure 10).
Density
T=R
Shrinkage
Finally, Shrinkage usually is measured from green (high MC or moisture content) to oven dry (0070 MC).
The three primary measures of shrinkage are T, R, and L, shown in
Figure 9.
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= Maximum
v = Minimum
V is approximately equal to T + R,
so we look for either low V or low
T + R.
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T/R
V/6.5
73.5/D
1.30
1.00
1.15
1.00
1.21
1.27
1.59
1.37
1.12
2.03
1.57
1.31
1.20
1.97
1.04
1.47
1.43
1.79
1.30
1.24
1.25
1.26
1.26
1.30
2.32
1.08
1.84
1.52
1.50
3.23
1.36
1.77
Tops
Macacauba
Excellent
Ipe
Tatajuba
Cocobolo
Honduras Mahogany
Yellow Satinwood
Average
Teak
Worst
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Eucalyptus
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V Tatajuba
= 10.2 = 1.57
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= Maximum
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The number 73.5 in this formula
represents the density of Piratinera
g~ianensis, which has the highest
density of any of the hardwoods I
Have studied. Thus:
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73.5
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Stability Index
A good stability index St involves
adding the three indices T/R, V, and
D:
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major exhibit this summer, with their
own building at the Southern California Expo, more commonly known as
the Del Mar Fair.
Nearly 100 entries competed for
space in the show by passing through
the San Diego Cutting Edge store
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Love-Built Toys has launched a mail
order supply shop. Their new catalog
features toy parts and patterns, as well
as books on making toys and children's furniture. Write them at P.O.
Box 5459, Tahoe City, CA 95730.
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Wood 83 is a calendar tribute to
New Products
Marketing
a project.
''' Most of the literature was either
qJite basic or outdated," reported
Kemmet, "but we gathered enough
information to get us on our way. We
soon realized that we would not have
enough time both to build and sell
our products. So we decided to marI
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"Every
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Don 't get burned twice
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There are a number of lessons I've tions. It's surprising how one's leftlearned from all this. For starters, I'd over lumber, miscellaneous hardware
say every woodworker should have a inventory and tool purchases can add
comprehensive insurance policy, a up to many thousands of dollars,
trusted agent and reputable company. even in a small shop. I couldn't beDon't get burned twice by a fire, as I lieve I had over $500 worth of paint
did. Make sure you increase your cov- at replacement value, for example. If
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crease inventory or expand opera- penalized by a claim payment below
one's policy limit. Never let insurance
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marshall's office with its ostensibly
nitpicking rules is there to save life
and property - don't look upon its
services cynically. Proper wiring,
building materials and safety devices
should not be scrimped upon. Keep
your shop well swept, dusted and
hazard-free. Have plenty of fire extinguishers of the ABC multi-purpose
type. Keep flammable chemicals in
closed metal cabinets, use them in
ventilated areas, and consider installing fusible-link sprinklers, dry chemical or Halon-gas extinguisher systems
where flammable chemicals are stored
and used. For about $300 you can
protect a 1000 cubic foot storeroom
night and day unattended. Ask the
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about the new Halon systems available. I have gained a heightened Bill Farnsworth is a custom cabinet(
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all the potentially combustible wood, Hammer Woodworks, 4349 LearyI
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sanding woodwork, wood sculpture,
or any type of metalcraft. (It's unexceled for rust or paint removal, too.)
Use a female FM-56 adapter to attach
ydur Grind-O-Flex to a 1/6, 1/4 or 1/
3 flP motor (see the illustration of my
S nding Island on page 31 of the
June/July issue of Pacific Woodworker) Use the fine Grind-O-Flex to put a
chrome-like razor edge on your
kilives, gouges and chisels.
iC lesco 6" Aluminum Sanding Disc
IT he greatest bulk or excess wood remover in my studio is the Clesco 6"
alhminum sanding disc with a peel-off
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Merit facing or sanding disc. This aluminum disc is a commercial/industrial
dduble set screw unit which is superb
fo~ removing bulk wood as if it were
b~sa. Nothing upsets me more than a
p~el-off disc that flies into space due
tol faulty or poor adhesive backing. I
assure you that wheu you peel off
the Merit disc, you had better have it turning 28,000 RPM in my Moto-Flex
placed perfectly true to your metal disc 232. The fine sleeve is number 432
because when those two surfaces meet, and the coarse one is number 408.
it's gangbusters! Only a putty knife
Merit Safety Face Shield
will ever get them apart again. Now I
For safety's sake , always use a face
simply but firmly draw my carving shield. This one has a handy flip-up
across the edge at a 45 degree angle front shield and comfortably padded
and the coarse 36 grit does the rest. head band. It will completely protect,
The disc comes with a standard 1/2" your eyes and face while reducing dust
bore and will fit any standard furnace- inhalation. The shield is lightweight
type appliance motor or 1/4 or 1/3 and adjustable, with cushioned sweatHPmotor.
bands and ample room for glasses .
Dremel Model 407 1/2" Sanding This is an industrial-grade, not a retail
Drum
store item. At $8 it is one of the greatThis little workhorse is the greatest est bargains you'll find.
thing since the invention of the power
People sometimes ask me why I use
bread slicer. It comes with either fine all power in my sanding. My response
or coarse sleeves and is unmatched for . is, for the same reason that you and I
edge sanding or rounding off full- use power in so many things in our
round carvings or woodworking pro- homes. And frankly, to be successful
jects. I also use it to put a razor edge in any business , you must produce a
on my knives or chisels with a fine grit product expeditiously and receive a deindustrial sleeve on the drum which is
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cent price for it. I can turn out a fullsized black walnut, highly polished
Fair Price Tool Catalog
mallard duck in 4 hours by using the
Clesco disc, the Grind-a-Flex, Sand-oThe new Fair Price Tool catalog is
Flex and finally the Dremel Moto-Flex out. It features common and hard-to232 or 332. I believe in making only find tools, including a wide variety of
simple wing details in my walnut de- clamps , bench screws, wood planes,
coys and not cutting in thousands of scrapers, chisels, gouges and more.
simulated feathers and flutes . When $1.00, refundable with the first order,
beautiful wood grain is already pro- from Fair Price Tool Company, P.O.
vided, why obliterate it with all the Box 627-PWA, La Canada, CA 91011
chips and cuts? Finish and buff it and
thereby enhance nature 's fabulous
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sional level and at the same time
Their retail and wholesale toymaking
provide a net profit. The dollars per
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hour pay your creditors , not which
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tools you choose.
More and more shows are removing
Ban Chain Saws?
restrictions against power carverswho in many cases are disabled or
The Consumer Product Safet
handicapped people who may be physCommission has announced its Priorii
ically unable to use hand tools or malty projects for 1983. Chain saws head
let. I have always believed in compatithe list, but the CPSC is still pushing'
bility among all wood carvers
for voluntary standards. And formal I
regardless of tools or techniques, and I
.dehyde in plywood and particle board
feel the field of carving is evolving in
is also under Commission review.1
this direction. I think that wood carvSend your comments to CPSC, Washing is slowly but surely moving toward
ington, DC 20207.
the greatest art and craft renaissance
in U.S . history, and power carving has
already exploded worldwide.
More complete info r mation on
these sanding aids can be found in
Chapter 12 of my The Complete
Handbook of Power and Hand Tool
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Wood Carving. See my advertisement
in this issue of Pacific Woodworker.
For a complete price list of the tools
and accessories mentioned here, and a
bonus template for setting up your
own Dremel cutting case, send a 4"x9"
self-addressed, stamped envelope to
Spike Boyd, Route 1, Box 416,
Highlandville, MO 65669.
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A fine wood for carvers and turners. World champions like Tan
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BULLERI heavy duty pin router,
1.5 hp, 15,000 rpm, turret depth
stop, tilting head, S975.00. Philippine ebony, round, squared logs,
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