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More sawhorses; raised panels on the jointer; wood-branding iron

Notes and Comment

Upscale photo problem; warped tabletop

100

An overhead belt system

and much lubricating oil

keeps these 19th-centuy

ellptical lathes turning at

the Old Schwamb Mill in

Arlington, Mass. For an

idea of what such work is

like, and an explanation

of how an elliptical lathe

spins, turn to p.

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108

D're�tor

Kathleen Creston

Ed'tori"' Se�ret"ry

Cindy Howard

Contrib,t'ng Ed'tor.

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Podmaniczky

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Tree circus; photo tips; product review

ARTICLES

30 Shaker Casework by David Lamb

Simplifying the glories of Sheraton and Chippendale

37 Hanging a Cabinet Door by Roger Holmes

Swinging with brass butt hinges

40 Router mortising Soss hinges by C.B. Oliver

4 1 Walnut by Jon Arno

The cabinetwood par-excellence

44 More on Bandsawn Veneer

by Paul Harrell and Monroe Robinson

Getting the most out of your preciOUS planks

46 Malletsmithing by Michael Hanner

Make your own quality croquet set

50 Furnituremaking in Italy by Josh Markel

Competition and cooperation

54 Shopbuilt Thickness Sander by S.R. Cook

A low-cost alternative to handplaning

57 An abrasive solution by Curtis Erpelding

59 The Scraper by Stephen Proctor

A sharp burr makes shavings, not dust

62 Ripple Molding by Carlyle Lynch

Reinventing a 19th-century mechanical marvel

64 Handscraped waves by Trevor Robinson

65 Chainsawn Seat by Robert Erickson

66 Guitar Maker's Inlay by William (Grit) Laskin

All the peghead's a stage

70 French Polishing by George Frank

Applying the ultimate finish

74 The Old Schwamb Mill by William Tandy Young

A place for skilled hands in the Industrial Age

79 Woodworking at the Dairy Barn by Roger Holmes

Ohio galley mounts national show

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Leters

Re Keith Gansel's letter in FWW #57. Yes, it is tough trying to

survive as a woodworker. If you're thinking of living in a

$200,000 house and driving around in a Mercedes, good luck.

I also agree that some tools are overpriced, not necessarily for

the quality of the tool but for the application. And as far as

struggling for perfection, that's something mortal man only

comes close to. I don't think there is a Single artist or crafts

man who hasn't looked at his or her masterpiece and said next

time I'm going to make this or that change.

Gansel says he went to a woodworking show to learn some

thing and came away disappointed. Although he was looking

in the right place, he was looking for the wrong thing. I take a

woodcarving in that country, of which the Merry Cemetery is

only one example. It occurred to me your readers might like

to know what the grave marker you depicted says. Here's a

rough translation of the poem:

Look well at me.

I experienced what no one experienced before.

f worked at the quarry.

A block of sto ne exploded

And broke my body to bits

And took away my lfe.

Hey, Ilea, my wife!

Yo u called me too soon,

So I cane next to you

And we shall both rest well.

But in our house in the village,

We left two little girls

Without mother, witho utfa ther.

Almighty God, look after them

And hep them all the time

So they will grow up

different view of new (r old) products. First, what is the prin

ciple behind the operation and second, what improvements or

modifications would I need to make to adapt this tool to my

needs? Next, I ask myself can I build this tool or gadget the

way I want it for myself? After trips to the hardware store, I've

made a 48-in. belt sander for less than $20 and an 18-in. abra

sive planer for $25. FWW has run many excellent articles on

how to make your own tools. Check the index.

It's not how accurate a tool is or how much it costs that makes

the better job. It's the skill of the craftsman behind the tool that

makes the difference.

f took leave of my lfe

Wh en I was 36 years old, in March 197-

So long as I was among the living,

Pop Grigore was my name.

and get married.

- Jim Schumacher, Green Bay,

Wis c.

-. . Zakariya, Arlington,

Regarding the arrow through .the apple on p. 114 of issue #57.

Why do you ask the readers how it got there? Won't William

Tell?

Va .

I could not avoid the following reaction to the recounting of

readers' responses on the question of what constitutes a

"Doomsday tool kit" in your ]an./Feb. issue. Although I under

stand that readers are interested in the function of tools for

forming wood, the underlying question that you imply, but fall

short of, is this: What is the minimum technological basis for

survival, plain and simple, given a total loss of the tools we

know and love ? The answer of course is not the triple-threat

machete. As indispensable as it might be in providing severing,

splitting and surfacing action, simply applying these to the pro

duction of a decorative item-say an imitation Brancusi from a

small log-would not go far in the food-and-shelter department.

The really indispensable tools of both primitive man and of

those suddenly deprived of technological accretions are the

hands, which allow manipulation of natural objects and mate

rials-hands that proVide the brain with examples of processes

that work. If this is indeed the case, it doesn't make sense to

carry on a discussion of the merits of tying a Swiss Army Knife

to your wrist before you fall asleep at night.

To illustrate the fu tility of relying on tools most familiar to

our everyday life, I have decided to take with me into the per

ilous unknown a battery-powered Apex screwdriver. In case

you think me shortSighted, I am also taking 200 Ibs. of "D"

cells, and-uh, let me see-did I pick up the Apex bits or the

ones for the good

- Reid Sa muelson, Easford,

Co nn.

Your articles on lathe building were interesting to me because

I have just about finished restoring an ancient lathe that I

found in a trash heap, minus many essential parts. Perhaps

your readers would like to know of the following sources of

parts for home-built lathes:

A good tool rest with a quick release can be gotten for about

$15 (Part #A80 l) from American Machine and Tool Co., Fourth

and Spring Streets, Royersford, Pa. 19468. They also make many

lathe accessories that can be used with their #1 Morse tarer

adapter, part #A783. A great source for many lathe parts is Sears.

They have spur and cup centers for either #1 or #2 Morse

tapers or to fit a plain %-in. arbor. The latter would allow the

home builder to skip the complicated machining that goes with

Morse tapers. I still lack one thing for my lathe, which was

made by the Greenfield Tap and Die Co. sometime in the dim

past: a faceplate. The shaft size is kind of odd: 1 t6 in. with 10

threads to the inch. I'd appreciate any suggestions from readers.

-Carl Krumhardt,

ll.

David Sloan's article on the Amish woodworkers use of diesel

power (FWW #56) was very interesting and informative. But

I'm a bit confused by his closing paragraph that many of us are

"pretending" to be in business by making "what we want to

make . ..tying up countless hours of expensiv e labor in a pre

cious one-of-a-kind piece that may not sell for months." Isn't

this the same type of dedication and conviction that put the

successful Amish "businessn1en" where they are today?

- Tim

Chicago,

01' Yankee ? No matter how bad things are

when I get there, no doubt I will be able to find a hard rock to

bash my head against when the big animals get too close and I

can't find my Zippo. Perhaps I will meet machete-man on a

treeless plain. We can console each other concerning our

greater and lesser follies.

Ty ner,

Wa ukegan, Ill.

-G.L.

Gilm ore,

Wilm ington, Del.

notice you had a lot on working without electricity in issue

#56. One item we use here (with no electricity) is a square drive

and/or Phillips bit made for electric drills. Put into a brace, it

really speeds up installing a lot of screws and works much easier

than a regular screwdriver.

Using Greg Elder's vacuum bag press (FWW #56) I have just

turned out three of the best veneered panels that I have ever

produced. I should add that it was done expeditiously and

without a whole lot of fuss, tools and equipment.

-Fra nk Biewer, San Diego,

-Cha rles Collins,

Virgin,

Utah

Calf

I particularly enjoyed the article by Wayne Westphale: Design

ing Wooden Clockworks. I have two comments that may be of

help to him and to your readers. Westphale mentions the use of

nylon for bearings. Although this material has many properties

I was delighted to see on the back cover of issue #56, the

story and pictures of the Merry Cemetery in Rumania, with its

extraordinary wooden markers and their wonderful, simple

poems. There is a strong and inventive popular tradition of

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