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Leners

DEP R TMENTS

Methods ofWork

Questions & Answers

Cord-loop storage; routing fingernail edges; dust catcher

Folow-up

Sharpening mUlti-spur bits; yellow poplar; cleaning inishes

Evens

Tilt math; finish vocabulary; switch update; fifth legs

Books

100

Notes and Comment

104

See anything wrong with this picture? For the

answer and more tips on choosing carbide-tipped

sawblades, tun to p. 36 Cover: Despite their ancient

lineage, marking gauges are still the most consistent

and accurate layout tools in the shop. See p. 7.

108

Pencil building; bleaching bowls; product review

R TICLES

36 Carbide Sawblades by Jim Cummins

Compromises in quality make for affordable cuts

Mlnlging Editor

Dick Burrows

Art Diredor

Roland Wolf

Senior Editor

Paul Bertorelli

Associlte Editors

Jim Cummins, John Decker

Assistlnt Editors

Sandor Nag yszalanczy, Roy Berends ohn

Copy Editor

Cathy McFann

Assistlnt Art Diredor

Kathleen Creston

Editorill Secretly

Mary Ann Colbert

Contributing Editors

Tage Frid, R. Bruce Hoadley,

Michael S. Podmaniczky, Graham Blackburn

Consulting Editors

George Frank, Otto Heuer, Richard E. Preiss,

Norman Vandal

Methods of Work

Jim Richey

Fine WoodwOI-king is a reader-written magazine. We weI·

come proposals, manuscripts, photographs and ideas from

our readers, amateur r professional. We'll acknowledge all

submissions and retun within sLx weeks those we can't

42 Building Fireplace Mantels by Ben Erickson

AntebeliUln designs provide inspiration

46 Making and Marketing Multiples by Tony Lydgate

How one small shop succeeds at the wholesale game

49 Multiples on a router table

by Robin Cosman

51 Shop made Scroll Saw by Mark White

Eccentric drive simplifies construction

54 Leg-and-Apron Table by Chris Becksvoort

Add a removable leaf when company comes

58 Thickness-Planer Primer

by Alfred E. Holland, Jr. and David Kinter

Fine-tuning is the key to smooth planing

62 Adjusting a planer with a dial indicator

by Robert M. Vaughan

64 A Boatbuilder's Bowls by Stu Gillam

Overlapping techniques

Wx by Bob Flexner

Clearing up some cloudy questions about an ancient finish

publish. Send your contributions to Fille Woodworking, Box

66 Demystiying

355, ewtown, Conn. 06470.

Title to the copyrights in the contributions appearing in

Fine Woodworking magazine remains in tile authors, pho

tographers and artists, unless otherwise indicated. They have

69 Carcase Doweling by Monroe Robinson

Accuracy and patience ensure success

granted publication rights to Fine Woodworking.

iue Woodworking (ISSN 0361-3453) is published himomhly,January. March, Ma)'.

July, September and Novemocr, by The Taunton Pre ss

Inc., Newtown, CT 06470.

74 Marking Out

Using the Marking Gauge by Frank Klausz

Shopmade Marking Gauges by Fred Palmer

Large-Scale Layout by Percy Blandford

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80 Tropical Deforestation by George Putz

Are woodworkers to blame?

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83 A cabinetmaker visits the jungle

by Lucinda Leech

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Leters

ter reading about dust

collection systems in WW #68, I wondered if it wasn't time to

simpliy the whole problem rather than build more elaborate

systems. New systems tend to be ineicient and cumbersome.

As time goes on, improvements make the system simpler and

more eicient. When machine shops irst started, for example,

they were powered by water wheels or single-motor drives,

which drove a line shat that powered belts connected to indi

vidual machines. Now each machine has its on electric motor.

Maybe it's time to look at dust collection in the same fashion

and put a shop vacuum on each major machine or between

pairs of lesser-used machines.

I have a small one-man shop in my basement.

ignorance of the source of the material: The word "deforesta

tion" keeps whispering in my ear. Ever-shrinking forests on this

planet are under intense pressure from an ever-growing human

population. Anytime we woodworkers work with trees that

have met a natural or otherwise necessary death, we reduce

this pressure.

None of us can completely avoid commercial timber prod

ucts, but we should always be aware of whether our wood

came rom a tree killed in a chainsaw massacre or rom a tree

that voluntarily gave up the ghost, allowing us to create

an enduring tribute to the beauty of its wood. If we strive

for the latter source of wood, maybe our children can know

the joys of woodworking, too.

-Tom Ness, San Fancisco, Calf .

I have separate

vacuums for my tablesaw, jointer, stroke sander and 6-in. belt

sander. The thickness planer and shaper share a vacuum, as do

the bandsaw and lathe.

Most of my power tools are 1950's vintage, so dust collecting

parts had to be added to each tool. Each power tool has an

electric outlet connected in parallel with the 110v drive motor.

The vacuum is plugged into the outlet, so the dust collection

starts when I turn on the tool. My system has good dust pickup

and requires very little maintenance. The overall price was

lower than a large single system with all its required piping and

connections. My system may not be feasible for all shops, but

it's worth considering.

s been such an

overwhelming response to Hydrocote following Michael

Dresdner's article in WW #69, that Hood Products has decid

ed to ofer seminars and starter kits for customers. Since

Hydrocote is so diferent from nitrocellulose lacquer, we'll be

ofering a series of ree workshops on Hydrocote application

techniques. The four-hour classes, which will be open to pro

fessionals and amateurs, will be ofered at various locations

around the country. For people who can't attend a workshop,

Hood is ofering a Hydrocote starter kit for $95.95. The kit

contains a gallon each of Hydrocote gloss, satin and sanding

sealer lacquers, a ish-eye eliminator, special rubbing com

pound, mixing accessories and a use-and-troubleshooting booklet.

For more details, check our catalog, which can be obtained in

the East by calling Hood Products at (800) 223-0934 or (201)

247-2177, and in the Midwest and West by calling Amity Res

toration Systems at (800) 334-4259 or (608) 221-3585.

-Erick asn, Hood Products, Freehol, NJ

More on buying old p n es - Many woodworkers hold tool

collectors in low esteem. I, however, have found one in my

area who's most helpul. He is willing to part with his non-rare,

duplicate items at very reasonable prices. I have purchased a

22-in. Union jointer plane, a #5 Stanley and my favorite, a

#4 Bailey. They were all in operable condition at the time of

purchase and cost me a total of about $50.

I know that everyone does not need these basic planes, but

collectors often have information that woodworkers lack. Col

lectors can suggest common planes that might be adapted to

do the job of a rare plane that you can't aford. Or, they can

help you locate cutters or parts for a plane you already have.

Collectors are like old planes; some are better than others.

-Tim McCarthy, Oak Harbor, Wash .

-Don Symou, Sy racuse, N.

( WW #69) were

done well and contain a great deal of information. But, I dis

agree with Savelli's claim that "trying to save money by not

buying insurance is false economy, especially if you are an

incorporated business and the premiums are tax deductible."

The statement implies that you must be incorporated for the

premiums to be tax deductible. This is not the case. Business

insurance is deductible whether you are operating as a sole

proprietor, a partner or a corporation.

Lee's point that it is diicult and unusual for a la�suit

to pierce the corporate veil and reach personal assets is well

taken, but it is wise to have a lawyer periodically check your

operation to make sure you are complying with all the formali

ties of operating as a corporation. This will lessen the chance of

the corporate veil being pierced. A greater concern is that the

corporation and any individual employee who may have been

negligent might both be held liable in the case of a suit. Many

states allow this type of claim under what is commonly re

ferred to as "joint and several liability."

As the authors suggest, the best advice is to discuss your in

surance needs with a competent lawyer or accountant.

The articles on shop insurance

and liability by Gary Savelli and Peter Lee

I also

recommend you shop for insurance and take the time to talk

with at least four diferent brokers about your needs.

-David Grant Willemain, Towson, Md.

( WW #68) needs some

clariication. Gordon is inaccurate when he says that Sam Ma

loof and Alphonse Mattia made the inal selections for the show

and juried in their own work. Maloof and Mattia were asked by

Bill Zimmer, the gallery director, to serve with him on a selection

committee. Because of logistics, each reviewed work separately

Feedback on Mendocino show -Glenn Gordon'S review of

the Mendocino Gallery Fair show

( WW #69). I'm both a woodworker and an environ

mentalist. I can no longer view any woodworking in blissul

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More on shop ins n ce

Save the trees -On behalf of "commercial species" of trees

everywhere, I'd like to say thanks for the article on backyard

exotics

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