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Sawdust ABoLTT THISISsuE.We have tried to make it a tradition to devote one issue of Wood,- especially as DonaldB. Peschke smith to small projects Christmas nears. The challengeis to come TedKralicek up with ideas that make nice gift,s, yet are fun to build too. DouglasL. Hicks The projects I like best are those that DouglasM. Lidster offer a challenge I haven't tried before. KentA. Buckton SinceI'm not a skilled (or foequent)turner, KenMunkel the ornamentsin this issue caught my eye immediately. As soon as Ken (our project DavidKreyling designer)showedme his prototypes, I was CaryChristensen in front ofthe lathe, ready to try my hand Rod Stoakes at them. ChrisGlowacki It was fiustrating at first. My hands did SandyBaum,Mgr. not follow the curves and shapes I saw in JackieStroud my mind's eye. But that changed faster Pat Koob than I thought it would. In short order, I LisaThompson was cranking out oraaments,and having a LeslieAnn Gearhart great time. I didn't stop there. Three of the ornaKenMiner ments have a little car"vingadded. Again, CherylScott with a little practice I was chipping away JeanCarey and thrilled with the senseof instant accomplishment. ArchieKrause In both cases,I can't professto be anywhere close to an expert. But I had fun, The WoodsmithStore and the finished ornaments will make great gift,s. PRoJEcr SLTPPLIES. A year ago, we started a new ser"vice.We offered a kit of parts for the classic roadster shown in Woodsmith No. 51. When that issue came out, I wasn't swe what the reaction would be to this new ser"vice. Up until then, we listed a number of (ISSN0164-41'14) WOODSMITH is pub- mail-order sources for the hardware and (February lishedbimonthly April,June,Au- various parts neededto build the projects gust, October,December)by Woodsmith in Woodsmith. (This information is shown PubfishingCo., 22O0Grand Ave., Des in Sources,pageTl ofevery issue.)But we ran into two problems. Moines,lA50312. First, we couldn't find mail-order WondlsrniUtis a registeredtrademarkof sourcesfor some of the parts needed for Woodsmith Publishing Co. Publishing some of the projects (like a small piece of @Copyright1988byWoodsmith Plexiglas neededfor the roadster). Co.All RightsReserved. Subscriptions: Oneyear(6issues)$12.95, The other problem was more serious.A TwoYears(12issues)$22.95.Canadaand few of the companieswe listed went out of Foreign:add $2 per year,U.S.fundsonly. businessor stopped carrying the products Singlecopyprice,$3.50. we had listed. Second Class Postage Paid at Des We thought the best way to solve both problems was to offer the supplies directly Moines,lowa. Postmaster: Send change of addressto through Woodsmith. Woodsmith, Box491,Mt.Monis,lL 61054. Sincethen, we have had thousandsofreSUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS? Call toll quests for project supplies.To help firlfill (lllinoisresidents free800-2135-0715 call800- all those requests, Leslie Gearhart has 892-0753).Hours:7:30 AM to 8:30 PM, joined us. Leslie has done a remarkable job of tracking down sourcesand ordering CentralTime,weekdays only. BACKISSUES:Fora freebookletdescrib- the products we needed. ingaffofthebackissues, sendloV1/oodsmith, In addition to getting the supplies 2200GrandAve.,DesMoines,lA 50312. needed for the projects in the past eight SAMPLECOPY: Wewillsendafreesample issues, she has been working to find the copyof Woodsmith to anyone.Justsendus hardware for a few of the older projects. his/hernameandaddress. We have added hardware kits for three of

these older projects. (For more on this. st t. Soutces,page 24, and the Project Supplies listings on the protective cover.) 8m NIJMBER.In the past we have onll' acceptedorders by mail for the project sup plies and back issues.Now we have an 8fi) (toll free) phone number to accept Masler Card and Visa orders. Ifyou would like to order any ofthe back issues or project supplies,just give us a call at 8fi)-444-7fi)2.Jackie. Lisa, or Pat will be happy to take your order. However, ordering by phone is only available8:30to 4:30 Central Time, Monday through Friday. FULFTLLMENT sERvrcES. For the past ten years we handled all of the subscription orders here at Woodsmith. But the circulation has grown so much that it was taxing our ability to handle it efficiently. This past summer we begantalking to a subscription fulfillment company, Kable News of Mount Morris, IL. The folks there have a very professionalorganization,yet they also offer personal service and have been delightful to work with. In short, Kable News is now handling all of our subscription and renewal requests.(We still processthe back issueand project supplies orders.) If you have a question about your subscription (or re(In newal),you cancallthem at 800435-0715 Illinois, 800-892-0753). Just tell them you want informafion about Woodsmith, and, they'll get you to the right person. NEw FACES.As we beganthe searchfor another editor to help with the writing choresfor Woodsnith, it becameclear that we were looking for someonewith a particular mix of talents. We neededsomeone who loved woodworking, knew how to do technicalwriting, and could work comfortably on a variety of computers.(AIl of the writing is done on computers.) We found Kent Bucli;ton.In addition to being an avid woodworker, Kent has the writing skills we were looking for. Over the past 10years, Kent has producedrnany technical publicationson subjects ranging foom computer software to diesel engines. Kent adapted quickly to our mix of woodworking and writing. His first morning here, we put him right to work on a project for the next issue. He had a quick introduction to the shop (rvhere he built the project). By the next day he wa^sback in front of a computer, writing the article. It's good to have Kent here. I'm sule it will help speed things along in our quest to get back on scheduleand stal'there. NEXTMAILINC.The next issueof Woodsmith will be mailed durins the week of December26. 1988.

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CLAMPINGROMAN OGEEMOTDING I made a wooden chisel rack with "ears" In WoodsmithNo. 57 there were plans for on both ends to hang up on the pegboard a wall mirror that had Roman ogee moldover my bench, but the wood rack was ing around the inside. You mentionedthat shaky and wobbly when it was fit over a the molding profile makes it almost imcouple of pegboard hooks. Whenever I possibleto clamp the moldings in place so pulled out a chisel, the rack ancl all the you held eachpiece with your fingers until other chisels wanted to come with it. I the glue grabbed. knew I could design a sturdier rack. I discoveredthere are a couple things that can be doneto stabilizea rack like this. First, straighten the slight angleout ofthe pegboard hooks so they project out 90' from the walls. This helps the rack hang straighter on the pegboardwall. PEGBOARD TOOI RACKS

The trick that really helpeclwas to cut threads on the end of'4" pegboarclhooks with a 6-32die (To cut threads, go slow and use even turning pressure.) When finished,tighten a &32 nut and washeronto the hook. Now the rack doesn'trock on the wall. (Note: Use 10-32or Vq-20dies and nuts for %" pegboard hooks.) Since making the chisel rack, I've used the same method for making holders for small tools such as screwdrivers. files. and spade bits.

Harold I. Stn\d,er State College, Pennsyluanin EDGESTRIPSANDINGBTOCK

In the Shnp Notes section of Woodsmith No. 56 you presenteda method for bringing an edge strip flush with a plastic laminate or plywood top. No matter how careful you are, I think there is always some risk of harming the surface from either planing or scraping. Here's what I feel is a safe way to bring I discoveredanother solution to clamping the molding inside the frame. As you the edge strips flush. Aft,er gluing the explained in the same issue (page 23), strips so they're above the surdacea very Roman ogeebits have two radii (a concave slight amount, I make a sanding block to antl a convex)that are the same.So if two slide along the front face ofthe edge strip. piecesof the moldingare reversedand put GIUE OR TAPESANDPAPER together',thel'"nest" into one another. 81' cutting some short scraps of the mokling and snugging them against the molclingon the inside of the frame, you have a wide clamping sur{aceon the back side of the scrap molding. Then hook your clampsaround to the outside of the frame to hold the molding tight. Benson A. Bowditch Conusau. Massarlrusetts GIUE BOTTIESTOPPER

It seemsthe stoppersthat comewith most glue bottles either get lost, fall on the floor or get steppedon. I solvedthis problem L. A. Jessevt, by making my own stoppers out of vinyl Ouerland,, Missouri tubing available at most hardware stores Editw's Note: Like all ol'the tips we print, or buildins centers. I wanted to try this one out in our shopbut ute didn't haue a tatpand die set. So I DRII.I.sMAU HOIE %".DIAMETER DOWETI %" LONG THROUGH DOWEI., went to a local hardware store and, wus THREADWIRE surryised to find" thnt a basic tap and die OR STRING UsE %, INSIDE set isn't thnt enpensi'ue.Sears has a 12 THROUGH HOI.E piece hnmnoumer'sset J'or u,wler $12. I bought onn with quite a .fbw 'more sizes oJ' taps and, dies for uruler $25. Indiuidua| dies cost abm,t $2 to $3. And, then the fun began. In add,ition to threading pegboardhaoks, it's great to be ab\e to arld"m,orethreod,sto a catriage bolt or clean up sortrp dntmagedthread,s.And, u.'e'u)eueTltried tappittg into hardwood, The inside diameter of the tubing has to tt'ilh sontesuccess. be the sameas the outsidediameter of the

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glue bottle nozzle. (In most cases,'%" inside diameter tubing works fine). Cut the tubing to a length of 2". Then stick a short length of matching (%") dowel into the top end of the tubing. To keep the stopper from getting separated from the glue bottle, drill a small hole through the dowel. Then thread nylon fishing line, string, or some light wire through the hole and tie it around the bottle top.

Nail a scrappieceof edgestrip (the same thicknessas the edge you want to sand)to a flat block. Next glue or carpet-tapesandpaper to the L-shapedsandingblock. Then sand the edge strip with the sandingblock riding on the front faceuntil it's flush with the plastic laminate or plywood. Jack C. Thompson Binghamton, New Ymk

lf you'dliketo sharea woodworking tipwithother readersot Woodsmith, send your idea to: Woodsmith,Tips & Techniques,2200 Grand Ave.,DesMoines,lowa50312. Wepaya minimum of $10fortips,and915or morefor specialtechniques (thatare accepted forpublication). Pleasegivea complete explanation of youridea.lf a sketchis needed,sendit along;we'lldrawa newone.

Trrned Ornaments SIXIVAYSTO SPRUCE UPA CHRISTMAS TREE We couldn't think of a better way to get ready for Christmas than tuming a few ornaments for the tree. We had a lot of fun coming up with a variety of shapes- but tried to keep the basic turning techniques to a minimum. This also kept the number of turning tools to a minimum. (I used a roughing gouge, a Vz"gouge,a Vt" gouge, a %" parttng tool, ancl a %" skew.) As for the wood, you need six tulning squares 21/a"squan:eby 4Vz" long. (See Sources, page 24.) Aft,er a little experimenting, we settled on basswoodfor these ornaments. Basswoodis light enough so you don't have to hollow out the ornament to keep it from bending the tree branch too much. If there's a problem, it's that basswoodis somewhat soft,, and tends to tear rather than cut cleanly, as harder woods do. STEP-BY-STEP. The specificprocecluresI followed to turn the ornamentsare showrr on the next two pages. The techniques shown here are not necessarilythe most commonones used in turning. Rather, we tried to show techniquesrve thought woulcl be the easiest to use even if you're not skilled at turning. This generally rneans that we used scraping techniquesas well as shearing techniques.

lVe choseto stait u'ith Ornament A to shovl'sometechniquescommonto most of the ornaments:how to turn the sweeping concavecurve (usedon OrnamentsA, B, C), tulning the gentleconvexcurve (on A, B, C), cutting the V-glooves(on A, B, C, D, F), and turning the button at the top (on all of the ornaments).

Turning the ornamentsis onlv half the fun. I clecideclto add a little decorative carving on three of the orn:rnrents, see page 7. When the ornaments wel'e finishecl, I screwecia small sctevr eye in the top button to hang them. Then the ornaments can be painted, or just spr:ryed with clear Deft to protect them.

vi' NOTE:onNemrNTs aREsHowNHAtFstzE.sENDFoRFulr.slzE PATTERN,SEE PAGE 24,

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steeEv&p RoucH AND MARK our. I'.ach orna- at ToP cuRVE.To turn the slleepinu I menl statls out as il b:r.s\t,.,otl blank ^i curve on Olnament A, I userl a '/-" about Zt/i' square by 47:" long. Rough gouge. Hokl it straight in at the light down the blank to a 2" diametei'.Then shouklerof the blank. To get the sweepmark the transitionlines, (refer to Fig. 1 ing shape,establisha pivot point u.ith vour fcrr dimensions).I markerl the transition left thumb. Then glatlually swing the Iines on a piece of carclboarrl and cut hanrlleout fi'om 6:00to 4:00while rollinc notchesat eachline to hold the point of the ther ctitting enrl counterclocklvise(to thc pencil.l'inally, part dou'nboth cnds, step- lef't). The cutting en