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MAy/JE 1981, No. 28, $3.00

Making Miniatures

Secrets of an

old master

Let George Frank

be your passport

to the world of

wood inishing

The best finishes don't come straight from a can-it takes a

master to create them. One such master is George Frank, the most

sought-after wood inisher in Europe in the 1920s and '30s. In 88

8 Re e e

Adventures

Rue de Charonne: Adventures in Wood Finishing, Frank discloses the

secrets of a lifetime in the trade, telling you everything you need

to know to create beautiful finishes in the old manner.

You'll learn the old-timers' recipes for dyes and stains and their

formulas for fillers and other inishing materials. You'll explore

the mirror inish, the glossiest in the world, from sanding to rub

bing out, and discover the way to create an "antique" inish that

will fool the experts. You'll find out how to change the color of

wood to any color you want, even if that's no color at all, and

how to fill the pores of the wood decoratively. Frank even reveals

the culmination of his search for the perfect wax.

A consulting editor of Fine Woodworking magazine, Frank has

already delighted thousands with his inishing lore. Now he takes

you from his Paris workshop at 88 Rue de Charonne to baronial

estates and Egyptian palaces-everywhere there were finishing

problems to be solved. Frank's warm narrative and lively accounts

of trials and triumphs in the trade are sure to delight armchair

and active woodworkers alike.

Wood

Finishing

re rk

Rue de Charonne:

Adventures in Wood

Finishing

by George Frank

6" x 9", 128 pages

25 illustrations, index

hardcover,

$10, postpaid

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M A y/JU N E 1981, NUMBER 28

4 Letters

DEPARTMENTS

12 Business Notes

14 Methods of Work

24 Questions & Answers

32 Books

34 Adventures in Woodworking

36 Events

40 Connections

ARILES

44 Wo oden Jointer by Galen Winchip

How to build this essential machine

50 Jointer Safety

51 A Not-So-Classic Rosette fo r Classical Guitars by AI Ching

Cover: Miniature rol-top desk, by Jim

Dorsett, and with the radial-arm saw he used

to thickness the stock it's made of Dorsett 's

model was his own desk, above, and the min

iature is structured with working parts exact

ly like the anginal. Beginning on p. 58, he

tels how he went about designing and con

structing thIs %2-scale reproduction, offe n·ng

an introduction to the craft of making

miniatures. Photos: Don and Cindy Massie.

52 Guitar Bending and Purfling by Wlliam Cumpiano and Jonathan Natelson

Decorating edges with thin wood

56 Wo odworking Lasers by John Kelsey

How photons make wood disappear

58 Small-Scale Cabinetmaking by James H. Dorsett

With measured drawings for a roll-top desk

66 North Bennet Street Industrial School by John Lively

Learning cabinetry the traditional way

68 A Single Bed by Kenneth Rower

Basic design develops joinery skills

70 Fumed Oak Finish by Sam Alen

Old-time process still has advantages

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72 DecorativeJoinery by John E. N. Barrstow

Leading the eye around the piece

76 Cutting BoxJoints on the Radial-Arm Saw by Ken Mitch"el

Sliding jig moves workpiece into blade for safe , precise cuts

78 Coopered Columns by John Leeke

Joining and turning large staved constructions

84 Robert Yorgey's Hand-Carved Tu rnings by Richard Star

Making do with what you have

86 New Showpieces

And new cracks in the marketing barriers

92 New Furniture, New Markets

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Letters

For those expressing opinions regarding the back cover article,

"Decoration vs. Desecration," (F W

nosed years, this category of dust collectors had somehow

evaded me. For others with respiratory problems, I would like

to add another name to the list. My pursuit of dust-collector

manufacturers led me to the American Fan Company (145

Caldwell Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216). With the assistance

of the Tri-Co Equipment Corporation of Chicago, I purchased

American Fan's Model DC-12, 2-HP, 1,000-CFM, velocity

5,000 RPM, 6-in. duct unit that mounts on a 55-gallon drum.

The performance of this 86-dB unit exceeds my most optimis

tic expectations.

/24, Sept. '80) and

wondering what is being taught at the School for American

Craftsmen, we offer the following: Students in our program

are exposed to the full range of traditional woodworking tech

niques, and experience these techniques on a representative

range of furniture applications-seating, surface, storage and

accessory pieces.

All projects are designed and built by the students, and the

problems are broad enough to encourage a variety of aesthetic

approaches. Seniors and graduate students orient their activi

ties to prepare themselves for what they want to do upon grad

uation. A typical group of seniors and graduates includes some

interested in design for industry, some in custom work and

limited production in small shops, and some intending to

teach. The aesthetic directions range from purely functional

production furniture to innovative one-of-a-kind pieces to

avant-garde pieces bordering on sculpture.

We believe these varied and diverse student activities are

mutually stimulating and inspirational, and that a good pro

gram should embrace the full range.

-Bzli Keyser and Doug Sigler,

Faculty in Wo odworking and Funiture Design,

Rochester Institute o/ Technology, Rochester, . .

111.

L.B. Applegate, Champaign,

/27, Mar. '81,

p. 10), when you have wood dust or solvent vapor in an en

closed area, there is danger of an explosion from sparks gener

ated by ordinary fan motors. Use only an explosion-proof fan

if the motor is in direct contact with the exhaust air. An alter

native is to mount the motor outside the duct and to belt-drive

the fan blades, which should also be non-sparking. If racked, a

steel housing contacting a rotating steel blade can cause a

spark. Aluminum or plastic blades won't.

-Dr. Michael McCann, Center/or Occupational Hazards,

5 Beekman St. , New Yo rk, . Y 10022

Re the letter on a dust-evacuation system (F W

With regard to Henry T. Kramer's article, "Mitering on the

Table Saw" (F W

/26, Jan. '81), I think he has a good

method of setting the miter fence. However, I have a method

that I believe is equally accurate and somewhat easier to use.

It requires the use of a carpenter's framing square, a tool

that should be in every shop. The square is placed with the

long leg along the miter fence, which should have an auxiliary

board bolted or clamped to it. The protractor is then adjusted

Your article on return-air dust collection systems (F W

/25,

Nov. '80) has solved a particularly dificult problem for me.

The editor's note that followed provided the solution to a res

piratory problem that has plagued me for years. There, at long

last, was a list of manufacturers of dust collectors suitable for

the home workshop or small job shop. For all those snuffy-

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INDEX

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Advantage MachineryCo.. lnc.

American lmenol, Inc.

GarrettWadeCo.

7,15

Russ ZimmermanWoodrurner

A meric.n Machinery & MOlor

TheSawmill

General FinishesCorp.

General Woodcraft

Selva Borel

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Gilliom Mfg., Inc.

Shopsmith Inc.

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3 9

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Heritage Design

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Ball & Ball

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Stewart-MacDonald

Austin Hardwods

Honon Brasses

Sun Designs

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The Brink & COlton Mfg. Co.

Belsaw Power TolsCo.

HTC ProductS

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Industrial AbrasivesCo.

International Woodworking

Teak Designers

John Harra Wood & Supply

Chem-Tcch

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Chester B. Stem. Inc.

Iron Horse Antiques, Inc.

Tech nova

ClockCrafters International, Ltd. 27

29.41

Tu rncraftClck ImportsCo.

Conover WoodcraftSpecialties

KaymarWood Products, Inc.

Tu rning Point Mfg. Inc.

KuempelChime & ClckWorks

Craftmark ProductS, Inc.

KirbyStudios Ltd.

TurnmastcrCorp.

Craftplans

Kountry Kraft Hardwoods

UnicornUniversalWoods Ltd.

Craftsmanship inWod Inc.

University ofCalifornia

TheCraneCreekCo.

KusterWoodworkers

Vermont Furniture Hardwods

Love-Built To ys & Crafts. Inc.

Croy-MariettaHardwods. Inc.

Leeds DesignWorkshops

Watco-DennisCorp.

TheCutting Edgc

Leichtung. Inc.

WeirdWod

Mason & SullivanCo.

Williams & Hussey MachineCorp. 13

The Decorative HardwareStudio 19

TheWendellCastleWorkshop

Deft. Inc.

Manny'sWoodworkers Place

WetzlerClampCo.. Inc.

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Delmhorst lnstrumentCo.

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Derda Inc.

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Willard BrothersWoodcutters

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Merit Abrasive Products. Inc.

WinchesterCarbideSaw, Inc.

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Dorsett Publications. Inc.

Morgan Veneers

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WisnerTols

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MorrisWood TolCo.. Inc.

The Wood and TolStore

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Native American Hardwoods

Olsen To ol & Supply Co., Inc.

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Wood World

EmperorClockCo.

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Frank Hubbard Inc.

Primrose Center

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Frank Mittcrmcier. Inc.

The PrincetonCo.

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Frog TolCo. Ltd.

12,27,33

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The WorcesterCraftCenter

Furnirure Designs

R.Jackson Mfg.

WorkingWood

G.P.Putnam'sSons

RimaMfg.Co.

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