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Wood Models
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Letters ...
Your publication of Pacific Woodworker, August/September 1982,
contained an article on "Establishing
A Woodworking Business" that inspired me tremendously. I have decided to learn the woodworking trade
and hope to own a shop sometime in
the future. I forgot my goals and
started getting very depressed because
of the relatively small income. Thank
you for setting me on the straight and
narrow.
Martin J .F. Lynn
Camarillo, CA
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Issue 11
Contents
2 From the Publisher
2 Letters
4 Is This Man Putting You On? by Jean Davis
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Staff
'Jean M. Davis, Editor
Contributing Editors:
, Spike Boyd
Bill Farnsworth
I Sheldon Harris
J.J. Wilson
Book Reviews, Alan Marks
New Tools, Bob Schwarz
Cartoons, Bill Atherton
Illustrations, Mark Hallock
Charles Harris
Advertising Manager
Typography
NICkels Graphics, Dig;-Type
Barlow Press, Printing
Charles Harris, Publisher
Bill Horgos does some ofhis detailed carving in the comfortable surroundings ofhis living
room, with reference books and light within easy reach.
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Carving Techniques
Bill Horgos has always done bears,
always liked them. They're an espebially favorite subject these days,
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Bill often uses a finger protector when carving. "I used to cut myselfmore often, .. he
says, "But the doctor's nurse would yell at
me that / was suicidal. So now everytime / do
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Mail-Order Woodworking
A Guide to Woodworking Supplies by Mail
I by Richard Rollf
I There are many advantages to purchasing woodworking tools and supplies via mail-order. The majority of
niail-order woodworking stores give
dependableservicewhile selling quality tools at competitive prices. In some
cases you may even save money and
time considering the hassles involved
irt driving around to several lumber
ykrds and hardware stores to pick up
tools and supplies. But the main advantage of mail-order is that you can
pull out your catalogs, compare prices
and order whatever you need from
the comfort of your home or office.
With mail-order catalogs you will
have a larger and better selection of
tools, hardware, lumber, finishing
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and hard-to-find items to
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from.
Mail-order catalogs
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also provide a good source of information about the use and care of
tools, woodworking tips and techniques. My experience with mailorder has been that of dependable
service and quality tools.
Over the last two-and-a-half years
I Ihave submitted over 175 orders to
more than 25 woodworking mail-
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The availability and delivery
imes for domestic and foreign
'umber can vary from 4 weeks to
4I months. You can save up to
50% on hardwood through mailbrder depending on the supplier
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and the number of board feet you
brder at one time. The following
~uppliers give dependable service.
The Woodworks
P.O. Box 79238
Saginaw, TX 76179
IS-pagecatalog sent upon request.
Furniture plugs & buttons,
sandedhardwood dowelsin birch,
beech, maple, walnut, and oak,
finials, spindles, toy wheels,
hardwood pegs, hardwood
drawer knobs, and hardwood
balls Y2" to 2" diameter.
Guarantees merchandise.
JohnsonsWorkbench
51315US - 33 North
SouthBend, IN 46637
Brochure of wood, prices and
services sent upon request.
Domestic and foreign hardwood
and softwood, plywood, veneer,
turning squares and machine
work. No minimum. Guarantees
merchandise.
Red Burl Esque
1454Orchard Home Dr.
Medford, OR 97501
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Broadhead Garrett
P.O. Box 15528
Sacramento, CA 95852-1528
1062 page catalog $5.00. $25
minimum order. Tools, foreign
and domestic lumber. This
company has the lowest prices for
lumber. Unfortunately, you may
have to wait up to 4 months to
receive your order for wood.
Tools usually arrive in the
standard 4 to 6 week time.
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California. Let us help publicize your events,
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Sharpening Woodworking Tool s class, instru ctor Jesse Barragan, 7-IOPM. Contact The Cutting Edge, 3871 Grand View Blvd., Los
Angeles 90066 or (213) 390-9723.
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never done wood modeling previously. For detailed plans they turned t6
nearby University of California Jt
Berkeley, where architectural stdents prepared careful drawings an~
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plans for the models. Members of
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photographs of the buildings therrlselves to compare to their models. I
Don quickly ran into problems.
Time and money constraints seemed
to prohibit detailed carving on tile
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models; he would have to suggest the
ornamentation rather then simply rJduce it in scale. What about intrica~e
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bannisters and railings, the shields
and decorations on City Hall, the
trees in Golden Gate Park? Ho~I
could tiny details be carved of wood?
Fortunately Don discovered Lasetcraft in Santa Rosa, California. LasJr
technology for reproducing intrica Ie
details in wood not only solved Donis
problems with the models; it also
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opene d up new avenues III ornameqtation that have Don very excited.
"Laser really came into its own,"
this effort, Don relates. "We're d I ing things we thought were impossible. Now we can make everything oJt
of wood, except for the plexiglass
windows on the Hallidie building."
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Wood Finishes
by Robert D. Books
Varnish, lacquer, shellac, water
based, oil based, penetrating, nonpenetrating, Danish oil, tung oil,
linseed oil, vinyl, acrylic, alkyd, urethane, latex, emulsions.. . On and on
goes the list of the different types and
combinations of wood finishes. Some
are good and some are bad depending
on the applicat ion and use. How do I
know which one to use? In this
article, we will explore some of the
more basic types of wood finishes.
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Lacquers
At the close of the World War 1,
there were great quantities of smokeless powder doomed to uselessness
unless they could be adapted to some
use. This powder was nitrocellulose,
chemically known as "cellulose nitrate". The result of scientific research to find a use for this material
was nitrocellulose lacquer.
The tenn"lacquer" has cometo mean
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used extensively, however, with Double boiled simply means that the
combinations of other resins and linseed oil contains an extra amount
hardeners to provide some of the best of driers.
wood finishes available.
Almost all oil wood finishes contain
The two best known finishing oils metallic driers. Metallic driers ar~
are linseed and tung. Tung oil or added to oils to make the drying fast
"Chinawood Oil" is obtained from enough to be practicable. Important
the nuts of the Chinawood tree. This driers are metallic soaps of manganese,
tree was cultivated in the southern cobalt, calcium and zirconium. Cobalt
United States, but through frost and and manganese are usually thought of
other environmental factors it is as surface driers. Calcium and ziralmost non-existent today. Today conium alone have no drying action
much of our tung oil comes from but promote thorough drying wheri
Argentina and China. Tung oil has a combined with cobalt and manganese
greater hardness than does linseed oil driers.
and dries faster. It aso has greater Danish Oils
alkaline and water resistance.
Danish oil finish is usually a
Linseed oil comes from the flax
mixture of oils and mineral spirit~
plant, is used more widely than tung
with driers added. They are applied in
oil, and has a longer history in wood
the same manner as other oil
finishing. Linseed oil, like tung oil, is
finishes and generally have the same
best used as a wood finish with other
resins and hardeners. Linseed oil characteristics.
Oils
finishes usually have yellowing Varnish
Varnishes used to be made by
The oils used in finishes today are problems and the film is softer than
naturally occurring materials of tung oil films. The wetting properties cooking drying oils (linseed, tung]
vegetable or fish origin. The various of linseed oil make its use with a soya, etc.) and natural resins such asI
Kauri, Borea, Conga, Pontianak and
oils differ greatly in drying properties penetrating wood sealer veryvaluable.
Boiled linseed oil is simply regular then reducing the~ .with petroleum
and other characteristics. The
properties that determine their value linseed oil with metallic driers added, distillates with driers and other
and use in wood finishes are the speed often reduced to 500/0 non-volatiles material added. The amount of oil iri
in which they dry and their dried film by the addition of petroleum dis- the resin generally determined thJ
characteristics . The use of just an oil tillates. The term "boiled" is a very toughness, durability and elasticity of
as the sole or main film former has misleading term because the use of the finish. If the oil content was
been narrowing steadily today be- heat to incorporate the metallic less than 30% it was called a long
cause of the relatively soft film and driers is not necessary, and most often oil resin. The short oil resins were
slow drying time oils give. They are it is done at room temperature. used where maximum hardness w~
essential and long oil resins in Spar
varnishes because of the need for
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bay laurel) top consists of two consecutive slices from the same log, butterfly matched. The top halves are
nearly 2Y2 feet wide at the widest, and
with only six months' seasoning, were
nearly green when worked. So we expected the top to expand and contract
a lot. We incorporated a \.4 inch gap
between the two halves into the
design. Last week I gave the table its
annual 'tune up' and adjusted the gap
back to \.4 inch; it was nearly twice
that.r'Bolts lagged into the underside
of th'e... top rest in wide slots in the
cross pieces, to allow movement. In
fact, we added several more cross
members than you would normally
expect, because of the anticipated
movement. The undercarriage is
heavy, well seasoned oak. The
strength and weight of the oak help _
hold the top flat, and the seasoned
oak is rigid enough not to warp on its
own. Otherwise the table could walk
right out of the room!"
Among this reviewer's favorite
pieces in the show was the finely
crafted walnut writing desk by
WMWA President Stuart Welch.
Carefully inlaid strips of angico wood
look like subtle coving on the table
legs. The illusion of depth continues
under close examination, and one has
to touch the leg to dispel it.
What will the small West Marin
group produce in time for next year's
exhibit? I don't know, but I'm sure it
will be well worth the trip to Point
Reyes Station to find out!
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Notes
Postscript: CCAC Creation Pole
Last summer (June/July Issue,
1982) Pacific Woodworker announced the woodcarving project
sponsored by the California College
of Arts and Crafts to commemorate
its 75th anniversary. A "creation
pole" was to be carved and raised on
campus. These photographs provide
a postscript to that project.
t~rpentine.
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Guide to
Portable Routers
Part Two
In our last issue, Pacific Woodworker ran the first part of our guide
to this important powertool, providing information on the Bosch, PorterCable, and Sears portable routers.
With this issue, we conclude the
Router Guide by covering the Milwaukee, Makita, and Hitachi portable routers.
The Milwaukee router family uses
a single base assembly, with three
motor options. Milwaukee's heavyduty base has large cutouts which increase visibility. The power cord
comes out of the side in all three
motor options, so these routers can
rest on their flat tops for easy bit
changing.
MODEL
NUMBER
HP
SPEED
(RPM)
COLLET
SIZES
WEIGHT
(LBS)
FEATURES
TR-8
TR-12
3608B
3601B
3600B
24,000
22,000
23,000
23,000
22,000
1/4"
1/4 - 112"
1/4 - 3/8"
1/4 - 1/2"
1/4 - 1/2"
6.4
12.3
5.0
8.0
11.0
3 depth stops
3 depth stops
3600BR
5620
5660
5680
not supplied by manufacturer
MILWAUKEE
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3/4
13/8
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22,000
2
(identical to 3600B but
1
23,000
24,500
1.5
26,000
2
1/4-112"
11.0
with round base)
1/4 - 3/8"
8.0
1/4 - 1/2"
8.5
8.75
1/4 - 1/2"
D-handle
square base
Top depth adj.
2 depth stops
LIST
PRICE
118.00
196.00
299.00
284.00
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BOSCH 90300
PORTER-CABLE 514
HITACHI TR-12
3.25
2.5
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22,000
22,000
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12.3
MAKITA 3600B
22,000
11.0
MILWAUKEE 5680
26,000
8.75
LIST PRICE
490.00
435.00
299.00
The Milwaukee routers have flat tops to ease bit changes and
wide open bases to increase visibility. All three models share the
same base.
The knob on the right adjusts the height in the Makita router. The
router will plunge to two predetermined depths. The straight guide
is an optional accessory.
ROUTERS
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Furniture of the American Arts and
Crafts Movement by David M. Cathers, Tbe New American Library,
Inc., 1663 Broadway, New York, NY
10019,1981,519.95.
This book is subtitled Stickley and
Roycroft Mission Oak. Though Roycroft furniture, as that of Gustav
Stickley, remained in vogue throughout the first decade of this century , it
is by far the lesser of the two.
We learn that Roycroft furniture,
designer or designers unknown, resulted from the efforts of Elbert Hubbard, a charismatic New York entrepreneur whose interests extended to
graphics, wrought metal, leather
work and pottery as well. Less than a
dozen of the Roycroft pieces are shown
compared with around seventy of the
Gustav Stickley ones. Seen side by
side, the relatively scarce Roycroft
pieces appear in some cases more
chunkily over-dimensioned than the
Stickleys. In the remaining instances
they seem characterized by square
leg'S that taper toward the ground,
then swell to a bulbous blip of a
foot. Identifying them is child's play.
The Roycroft logo, an orb and cross,
or alternately, the name "Roycroft"
incised in large Gothic script, was
conspicuously placed as a decora-
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THEHOWTO'sOF
Working With
Wood Show
Part Four
Amazonian
Hardwoods
Ipe
show :\ pril 22-24. mH:S in S,1n Fr.inclsco. C :\. .it Fort M,1son Center;
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Lisa had this to say about her
method of construction: "My
wooden racket is a deceptively
simple-looking piece of equipment,
but in fact it is the result of a complicated assembly process that involves a
great deal of individual hand work
and finishing. Like all laminated
wood rackets, it begins as a stack of
thin wood strips that are bent into
shape and glued together, in this case
with the help of a high-radiofrequency press that insures a perfect
bond. "
Today, this prototype racket is
being severely tested by Lisa and
friends.
A harp of Ipe, still in the planning
stages, is a gleam in the eyes of Chris
and Teresa Caswell of Caswell Harps
in Guerneville, California. The Caswells custom-make harps for customers all over the U.S. and some
foreign countries. They were attracted to Ipe' s beauty, strength, flexibility, and acoustical properties. And
I've been trying to get them to make a
harp from purpleheart and to call it a
"Purpleharp. "
This concludes my series on
Amazonian Hardwoods. Try them
and you' ll appreciate their many
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Lesson 9
pelicans inhabit inland fresh water
lakes, catching fish from the surface
of the water; while the brown pelican
is strictly coastal, diving from the air
into salt water lagoons, estuaries, and
the ocean. These huge birds have
webbed feet, very long bills, and
enormous pouches under their bills.
I have selected the white pelican for
my deep relief techniques.
Wood selection: I used a Dremel
#493 clear white basswood plaque
measuring 12 x 15 inches with a bark
edging to enhance the carving.
Draw your pattern on the plaque
very carefully since your carving will
be no better than the quality of your
pattern transference.
Next, draw a line approximately ~
inch from the edge around your entire
plaque for a frame edge.
To assist you in identification of
Spike Boyd is a power carver and cutters and other products I mention,
author of the Complete Handbook of . I have provided an illustration with
Power and Hand Tool Wood Carv- this article.
ing, available for $8.95 from him at
Using a new Dremel Tungsten CarRoute 1, Box 416, Highlandville, MO bide 9935 or High Speed Steel 131 (or
65669. He also offers a free catalog of another manufacturer's similar cutwoodcarving supplies available by ter), make a Y2 inch deep groove
sending him a stamped, selfaround the interior of the frame line,
addressed 4 x 9-inch envelope.
then around the pelican down to a
horizontal waterline.
During the past seventeen years I
have authored nearly 600 articles on
power carving. Many of my readers
have asked me where I locate my apparently endless supply of patterns.
The answer is so simple-our world,
and especially its wildlife, present an
inexhaustible fountainhead of ideas.
For some time I have wanted to carve
the unique pelican. Thus did this lesson evolve.
One of my most prized possessions
is my Audubon Society Field Guide
to North American Birds, sent to me
by a reader. The book contains a
thumbnail sketch of Pelicans: Pelicans (Pelecanidae) consist of eight
species, ranging nearly worldwide.
Two species breed in North America,
the white and brown pelicans. White
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Remove this island of bulk wood
down to uniform level of Yz inch
below the surface by using your 178
to make repeated erasing motions 1/8
inch deep, moving across the grain
from right to left. Don't be tempted
to "horse" this procedure. Be patient
and stay with a 1/8 inch routing
depth and you will be amazed at just
how fast it will remove this bulk. If
you own either the Dremel Moto-Flex
232 or the new 332 with its built-in
variable speed control, this procedure
will be 75% easier than if you are trying to carve using one of the big two
inch diameter hand tools.
Now smooth the resulting surface
first with a 9934, following with a
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Now let's count the actual planes to
be stair-stepped in our carving, starting nearest to you, the observer:
1~wing, 2-body, left leg, and left side
of head, 3-beak and pouch, 4-breast
aAd head plumage, 5-right leg and pilirig, 6-water, 7-sky. Each separate
plane should be cut slightly deeper
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and beak grooves with your aluminum oxide 964, hollow ground (see
Pacific Woodworker Issue 8, August/
September 1982, page 34 or my
Handbook, page 24). Fine detail your
pelican's legs, feet, toes, and the top
end of the piling with a 9931 and 997,
sharpened with dressing stone #415.
Circle the bird's eye and burn in the
pupil with a 997. Detail his beak lines
with a 964.
Stroke the pelican's entire body,
feet, piling and head with a 9931. Its
needle-sharp bonded carbide wires instill very realistic feathers.
With your 964 meticulously detail
each feather flute as closely as possible to the next.
Sand-o-Flex the entire carving with
a fine insert.
I recommend Dremel #475 Colored
Oil-Based Pencils to color your bird.
Color his beak, the area around his
eye, pouch, feet, breast, and topknot
plumage yellow. Make the tiny blood
vessels in his pouch with the vermillion. His body should be white except
for the leading edge of his wing,
which should be lightly shaded black.
For three dimensional effect, shade in
black lightly on the back of his neck,
head, back, top of tail, and left hand
edge of the entire breast down to his
tail. The water should be shaded with
light and dark blues and greens. The
sky should be white, then shaded with
light and dark blues. Rub all the
colors with a French stump obtained
from any art store for less than a
dollar. This blends the colors in
realistically.
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