Paci ic

er
April/May 1982
$1.50

Fifty
Years of
Woodworking
Experience

Handcrafted
Wooden
Boxes
 In view of the current attention given to
Books... surface decoration and the stress on
craftsmanship, Modern Marquetry Handbook
Two Recommendations fills a real information gap. I can heartily
recommend it as a comprehensive guide
Reviews by Alan Marks without any of the frills or inadequacies of its
predecessors.
Modern Marquetry Handbook by Harry J. Gaudi Furniture and Objects by Ricardo
Hobbs and Allen E. Fitchett, 57.95, Albert Dalisi, 516.95, Barron's Educational Series,
Constantine and Son Inc., 1978, 2050 Inc., 1980, 113 Crossways Park Drive,
Eastchester Rd., Bronx, N.Y. 10461. Woodbury, New York 11797.

No less than three new books on the subject Lest we get too smug about original,
of marquetry have seen the light of day during inventive approaches in West Coast
the last ten years. The first two died a lingering contemporary furniture, a glace at Gaudi
death on booksellers' lists. This, the most Furniture and Objects will set the record
recent, deserves a far better fate. Published straight. It's all been done before. In fact, it
under the auspices of the Marquetry Society of was done about eighty years ago, and perhaps
America the Modern Marquetry Handbook better, by a Spanish architect named Antonio
gives us the most practical account to date of Gaudi.
the methods and equipment used in the draft. As a critical analysis of his designs for
New interest in marquetry, the cutting and furniture, this book represents an attempt to
piecing together of veneer in geometric or grasp the underlying principles of Gaudi's
pictorial inlay, began first in England and work as a whole. Gaudi became known
transplanted itself recently to our shores. The primarily for his visionary use of material and
first book of note on this subject came to us structure. Few architects ever enjoy the kind of
from England and many of the materials sponsorship which enables them to design
referred to in it are not marketed here. furnishings and fittings for their structures.
However, most of the abrasives, adhesives, Gaudi's furniture affords as good a means as
and finishes mentioned in this more recent any to an understanding of any esoteric
book, can be found at your local hardware builder. Though we may have come a long way
store. One recent development of great interest in the sculptural use of wood for furniture, the
to anyone giving marquetry a whirl has been turn-of-the-century approach of this Barce-
the formulation of contact glues recommended lona architect still has a lot to teach us.
for marquetry application. These glues now The majority of pieces depicted and
put marquetry within the reach of everyone, examined in this book are indeed of wood,
since expensive presses and other elaborate though chairs and objects of wrought iron and
clamping devices suddenly become un- other materials are used as well to illustrate the
necessary. principles formulated by the author.
Marquetry can be done with the most As the pieces themselves make apparent,
elementary of tools, a hand-held fret saw or a you would have to search diligently among
knife, and the book describes these methods in contemporary woodworkers using the
detail. Additionally, a separate chapter gives sculptural idiom to find work in any way
complete instructions for using a power scroll comparable. The one West Coast wood
saw as an expensive alternative. Other chapters sculptor who comes to mind is John Bauer of
take up creating patterns and designs, the inlay Petaluma, California. Bauer, whose furniture
of metal, bone, and plastic, mounting and has not been widely shown, has told me of his
finishing, and special tools and innovative admiration for Gaudi's work. The two are
techniques. kindred spirits. continued on page 34

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How a Little Ingenuity Led to Lots ofIndependence
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April 1982 3
 Fifty Years of
Wood Carving
William Booras Shares a
Lifetime of Woodworking Experience
William Booras first fitted a gouge to wood
more than fifty years ago . Today he continues Woodworking for Pay
to work wood , as a patternmaker, a restorer
and repairer of antiques, and a wood carver . As he talks about his craft, Booras
Much of this man 's life has revolved around emphasizes his strong feeling that a
woodworking, and he shares his accumulated woodworker should be paid for his trade . "If I
experience with Pacific Woodworker readers. can't make at least $20 an hour ," he says, "I'd
rather do what I want and give it away. " If he
Booras has been carving wood all his life . He can't make a good wage , he won't do the job.
began whittling as a boy , and learned the "I'm not earning a living as a woodcarver
patternmaking trade after World War II. He now ," says Booras. "I would choose to do
went to art school on the G.!. bill where he woodcarving full time, but I also do
studied sculpture and design . Then he worked woodworking and patternmaking" (see box).
at Mare Island Shipyard on San Francisco Bay, "People won't pay for a carved door ," he
designing ship plaques until his retirement. says . "But they will pay for antique restoration
Booras also worked for a number of years for even for poor designs ." So he takes the antique
.the Oakland Art Gallery. His work there repair work which pays well and does as he
exposed him to how juries evaluate works for pleases on his own time.
exhibition. Booras notes that some designs on old
Now his part time repair and carving business furniture suited whatever fad was popular at the
keeps him as busy as he likes, and provides time . Often, he finds that "the workmanship
some income in addition to his pension. He had was good, but designwise it was atrocious ."
decided when he retired that he would have to There is a good market now for furniture to fit
earn some money in addition to his pension, into old Victorians in the San Francisco Bay
and since he loved woodworking anyway, the Area. Old doors, old armoires with missing
part time business he started in 1970 seemed a pieces, antique moldings - all provide
logical choice . interesting and remunerative work for a wood
Retirement enabled Booras to move to the carver.
village of Pt. Reyes , population 350, on the Booras explains that when the originals were
Pacific coast north of San Francisco. Cattle and built, the craftsman could purchase fancy
sheep, scattered houses and farms dot the moldings over the counter. These stock items
green hills surrounding this sleepy little hamlet. could then be set into a square frame to add a
Small cafes, art galleries, a natural foods store , decorative touch . Now there is not enough
feed barn , and a saloon or two comprise the demand for such moldings to be mass produced
town of Point Reyes Station. Old buildings for purchase by antique lovers. So Booras must
display more recent facades. Here we find turn or carve the decorative work by hand to
Sandcastle Designs and William Booras. match the original work. Sometimes a customer

4 PacificWoodworker
may have . an antique with intricate wood
carving that he wants to match in a companion
piece, or he may want to fit something old into
a piece with a new function. For example,
Booras once used an old carving to build into a
customer's new fireplace facing. Booras can
design and carve a new piece to match the
original design, or to complement that design.

Furniture repair for Booras presents no real

challenge, but it pays fairly well. A regular
customer is a San Francisco antique dealer who
specializes in outfitting Victorian office
buildings. Booras feels he could have more
work if he were located in San Francisco,
because the demand is so much greater there Booras makes many copies of this quail
and because contacts would develop more garden stake to sell locally.
readily. But in at least some cases, the San work forty hours a week. In some ways, Booras
Francisco clients come out to him. feels he had more leisure time when he was
Booras finds most of his customers by word employed, before he and his wife ran two
of mouth. He never has advertised much, stores, when they could use vacations and
because now that he's retired he doesn't want to weekends to travel. continued

Victorian Building Provides

Workshop and Display Space
William Booras has worked out of Old built in 1914-15, the hall had served as a
Foresters Hall in Pt. Reyes Station since 1970. private club for the Foresters lodge fraternal
He and his wife found the building while on society. When the Foresters disbanded some
vacation shortly before he retired. Originally years ago, the building was sold, passing
eventually to speculators who sought to turn it
into apartments. However, the speculators
soon found they had a white elephant on their
hands when they discovered septic system
precluded their remodeling of the building as an
apartment house. So Booras was able to buy
the building for $35,000. (Only a couple of
years ago he was offered a quarter of a million
for it.)
Today Booras has an office and darkroom on
the first floor of the building; in fact, the
darkroom is set up on the old stage at one end
of the main floor. His wife's retail crafts store
occupies the rest of the first floor. Booras's
workshop takes up the basement level of the
building.

April 1982 5
 Woodcarving for Pleasure

As a carver Booras considers himself to be a

follower of the work of Charles Marshall Sayers,
a Scot who moved to the West Coast U.S. in
1924. Sayers developed traditional British
designs into simpler form. Booras considers
Sayers to have been among the best of
California woodcarvers.
A prime example of Booras's devotion to
Sayers is a portable screen Booras designed
and carved for his ground floor office in the
back of the store . The carving on the screen
represents a sampler of Charles Marshall
Sayers's work (see photo). Booras chose fir for
this screen and used a vertical grain; he feels a
more exotic wood would detract from the
carving. He prefers wood without an elaborate
grain, and with light rather than dark color so

This fir screen represents a sampler oj the

designs oj Charles Marshall Sayers.

Booras does most of his work on order only.

"That way you get paid for it," he comments.
He prefers woodcarving to furniture repair
because it allows him to do sculpture and to use
his art and design background.

Besides making money on repair work,

Booras learns from the antique jobs he takes
on . He can see how the grain and the design of
the piece resulted in certain weaknesses in the
finished piece. From repairing what is broken ,
he can better design new pieces so that they are
not weak in the same ways . He tries to do the
repairs so that weak elements are supported in
some manner. He has found that many
antiques have decorative holes which
weakened the structure. And sometimes ,
Booras feels it is not worth it to make the repair Willfam Booras demonstrates artist's
since the original poor design doesn't bench he designed.
accommodate good repair work ..

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Patternmaking: has not grown much in recent years. Booras
Ideal Job for a Wood Carver says that in 1939 there were 15 ,000
patternmakers in the U.S. and Canada; two
years ago there were still the same number.
Before Booras retired, he worked as a pat- New technology and new designs, the use of
tern maker at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. computers, and the use of engineering formulas
Much of his job involved making the patterns in design have resulted in a much smaller
for carved plaques that serve as ship insignia. demand for patternmaking skills. But Booras
This was a great job for someone with a long- still makes an occasional pattern and he uses
standing interest in wood carving, for each the same methods in his wood carving business .
plaque was unique.
"The mold (pattern) for any metal casting
must first be made by hand in wood ," Booras
explains. Although modern designs seldom call
for this technique anymore , certain special
items still require patterns. As a patternmaker,
Booras carved wood molds which at the
foundry would be imprinted in sand , then cast
in metal. Patternmaking , like furniture making,
requires knowledge of metal and stress
patterns, to design a long-lasting casting. The
patternmaker also needs an extensive
knowledge of wood and grain for the pattern
itself. For example, the direction of the wood's
grain determines how well the pattern will hold
up during storage or use over a period of time.
As a patternmaker, Booras usually made only
one mold of each item, then went onto the next
project , so the work was never boring.
Unfortunately , it's not possible for many William Booras demonstrates pattern of a
woodworkers to enter this career today , for it dog, carved of wood to be cast in metal.

that the shadows bring out the form and angled ; and the whole thing folds flat for
substance of the carving . "Light wood gives storage. The design was practical from the point
good clean sharp shadow lines," notes Booras. of view of function, but not practical to make for
He used two coats of flat lacquer on the screen sale, says Booras.
to preserve its natural appearance.
Booras allows a piece's function to dictate his One of his more interesting projects in recent
design. For example, he developed a unique years was to design and carve a bicentennial
piece of furniture from his need for something plaque for Marin County. Each of the major
to use for outdoor sketching. He designed and towns in the county commissioned a plaque,
built two sketching benches which are foldable and all now reside in the Marin Civic Center
for storage (see photograph) . The design Lobby. The one Booras designed was 6 feet
includes legs that can be leveled for working on high by 18 inches wide. However, the plaque
hillsides or uneven terrain, an adjustable was stolen shortly after it was placed on display,
drawing board with a clamp to hold materials perhaps a perverse form of flattery for Booras's
on in a breeze and which can be used flat or workmanship. continued on page 33

April 1982 7
 Making
Wooden
Boxes
How a Little Ingenuity Led
to Lots of Independence

by Deborah R. Upshaw
Earl Koch is a woodworker who has receptacle . Koch's boxes are oval or round ,
discovered box-making; he makes it his full- made in varying sizes from 5" to 12" in
time occupation . Spending long hours in his diameter, and up to 16" high. Koch individually
Santa Rosa , California shop , he derives great handcrafts each box by a simple process he
satisfaction from creating beautiful wooden developed . The method involves cutting,
boxes and selling them in local gift shops. soaking , bending, gluing, assembling , and
There is something unique about these finishing the wood . The procedure resembles
boxes, however , for they do not fit the common that which the Shaker folk of upstate New York
definition of a box - a six-sided , square and New England used almost 200 years ago to
make quality wood products.
Koch explains his box-making operation
beginning with the types of wood he uses.
"California hardwoods are the ones I
commonly use, including white, tan , and black
oak, madrone , big leaf maple , redwood , and
alder . I also use exotic woods such as ebony
and koa. " Sometimes he uses burls and
unusual or distressed wood , whose swirling,
intricate grain leaves a stunning effect. Koch

About the author: Deborah R. Upshaw was

attracted to Northern California over eight years
ago by the wonders of Humboldt County, espedally
the Redwoods. When she married a woodworker,
Earl Koch as he works with the oval and round she was inspired to include wood as a favorite topic
heated mandrels which he designed. in her writing. In addition to freelance writing, she
keeps busy raising two active children.

8 Pacific Woodworker
 length. Then he cuts "fingers" on one side of
the strip to prevent buckling or distortion during
the bending process which follows.
Next, the wooden strips are put through a
soaking schedule in water. Through intuition
and first hand experience Koch has found that
each type of wood requires different lengths of
soaking time. While it takes only a few minutes
for local maple, thirty minutes for claro, and
two hours for oak, it can take up to two days for
exotics such as koa and ebony.
The wooden strips are then bent with or
Koch bends a maple strip Jar a large 12" box on the
without heat, depending on the size of the box.
cold plywood mandrel which he designed.
The equipment that he designed himself
explains further, "I prefer the thicker, richer
wood that produces a fine product that will last
a lifetime ."
Some of the wood is purchased from local
hardwood stores. He has even found it
economical to use firewood cut into strips for 5"
and 6 1/2" oval boxes. But he purchases the
majority of his wood in slabs ranging in size up
to 8' x 4'. He obtains these from Marin and
Humboldt County sawyers who operate
portable saw-mills. After acquiring the wood,
Koch sets out to work.
Using a table saw first, he cuts the wood into
strips 4" wide and 1/8" thick for the main body
of the box (1V2" x 1/8" for lids), by the desired

The bending process uses a backstrap and a heated

mandrel.

consists of a combination backstrap and

mandrel. A strip is fitted into the backstrap
which holds it firmly in place. Compression
makes the wood conform to the desired shape
- oval or round. The backstrap compresses the
inside surface of the wood while the outer
surface cannot move at all. For small boxes
Koch uses a heated mandrel, employing a
heating element from a fruit dehydrator. He
uses a cold plywood mandrel, again of his own
design, for bending wood without heat on
larger 12" boxes.
Once they are bent wooden strips (which
The wood strip Is removed carefully from the heated form the sides and lids of the boxes) are ready
mandrel. to be glued together and fastened with brads.

April 1982 9
Koch fashions his own brads from 12-guage Even though Koch takes on an occasional
copper wire. He fits them into pre-drilled holes commissioned wood project, such as making
and swages them on both sides . fine furniture, his box-making business still
After the strips have been nailed and glued earns him a decent income - he calls it his
together , he is ready to assemble the box. He "money machine". He stresses the fact that
makes lids and bottoms of the containers from box-making has led him to greater freedom and
solid pieces of wood cut on a band saw to mobility. (He can carry most of his equipment
obtain a precision fit. The bottom of the box is in the back of his VW bug!)
glued to the sides. Likewise, the lids are fitted After having spent years teaching full time as
and glued together. a high school machine shop and auto shop
Sanding follows to finish the completely instructor, Koch gradually managed to switch
assembled box . Initially, Koch roughs out the his career to full time box-making by doing
shape with a disc sander. Then he continues substitute teaching. Then , he said , "I quit
sanding with an Ekstrom-Carlson pneumatic teaching altogether to become a full-time
sander to form a dome shaped top and soften woodworker. " He definitely enjoys his new
the edges, using sanding sleeves that range pattern of living.
from 80 to 180 grit. Meticulous hand sanding Koch summed up his feelings about full time
on and in between the "fingers", follows the woodworkers in this way, "I would like to see
machine process. more woodworkers become financially
Although most of his boxes are finished with independent. I think everybody should strive to
linseed or danish oil, Koch continually gain this independence. .. I have to work for a
experiments with new finishes; he has living, and I might as well have fun doing it."
developed some finishing techniques uniquely
his own. Finish work completed, his boxes are
ready for showroom display and sale.
With the process described, he can make 30
unassembled boxes (lids, bottoms, and sides) in
a four-hour period. While it takes longer to
assemble and finish the boxes, he still can
complete five a day , or 30 per week. (He
manages to take one day off from his self-
disciplined work schedule!)
When it gets right down to selling the finished
product, Koch turns to a variety of avenues for
marketing the boxes. He says, "Good
merchandising is the key to my success ." The
boxes sell in retail and wholesale stores
throughout Northern California. Koch takes
every opportunity to show and sell at the
Arts/Crafts Shows in Los Angeles and Marin
Counties. He explains, "I can be my own
retailer and obtain the best value for my
product; that makes it worth it." The boxes start
as low as $9.00 unfinished , and go as high as
$95.00 finished . This wide price range allows
more people to buy his boxes at prices they can
afford. His boxes can be seen currently at
Susie's in Martinez and Hand Goods in One day's worth of box parts ready for assembly.
Occidental, California. 'S
Finished oak box 'nforeground.

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 Table Saw Guide
Part 2
In our last issue, Pacific Woodworker
offered information on 10" and 12" table saws
manufactured by Advantage , Anson (Inca),
PAL (Davis & Wells) and Rockwell. This month
we continue our Table Saw Guide with more
comparative statistics on saws. We also offer
some suggestions for more efficient and
effective use of your table saw (see Table Saw
Hints).

Table Saw Hints Name-Model Number: Boice Crane

10" Tilting
Efficiency and Safety Arbor Saw
By Steve Aquilina and J.J. Wilson No. 3001

Blade Size: 10"

The fence and rails are the most important Arbor Diameter: 5/8"
part of any saw. Your finished cut is only as
good as these components. Many people Maximum Depth of
purchase an inexpensive saw and then spend Cut at 90: 31/8"
$200 + for a fence and rail system. It is much
better to purchase a good saw initially with an Maximum Depth of
accurate fence and rail system . This saw will Cut at 45: 2 3/16"
have a far greater resale value and will provide
greater satisfaction throughout its life.
Maximum Rip Capacity
If the fence is flimsy, you will never get an
Without Extensions: 37"
accurate cut. Before purchasing any saw , apply
pressure to the fence and feel if it moves . If it
Table Size With
moves in the slightest now , imagine what will
Regular Extensions: 30" x 40"
happen after years of use . This is the most
common complaint heard from saw buyers . Weight: 4901bs.
People go out and buy an inexpensive saw and
(shipping
never achieve an accurate cut and this problem
weight with
often can be attributed to the fence and rails.
2 HPmotor)
After cleaning the top of your table saw ,
Boice Crane
apply talc (talcum powder) to it. It makes for the
P.O. Box 35
smoothest surface , which in turn , reduces the
Chula Vista, CA 92011
drag on the wood being cut. Beeswax can also

April 1982 11
NOTE ABOUT LAST ISSUE'S GUIDE, be used for this purpose but talc is much easier
PART 1: Issue 5's coverage on the Inca to use.
10" Table Saw did not include information
on the Maximum Depth of Cut at 45 for Use paraffin where the fence tracks along the
that saw. GarrettWade ComPQny informs rails. This provides for an easy gliding action
us that this dimension is 23/16". instead of the usual binding so often
encountered .

The removal of the blade guard from the saw

is an invitation to trouble. Many woodworkers
do this without really thinking about the safety
hazards. The blade is so sharp and moves with
such force that it is vital to have some protection
from it. Your fingers have more importance
than the saving of a few minutes each day.

Table Saw Safety

Safety is very important when using a table
saw - good housekeeping is vital in your
working area. It is quite easy to trip over even a
small piece of wood and hurt yourself or fall into
the saw blade . Dust collection is an important
Name-Model Number: General 10" part of good housekeeping (for some examples
Tilting
of dust collection equipment see PW #3) . If
Arbor Saw your saw has open legs, enclose them with
Model 350 plywood and attach a 4" duct outlet to your
dust collection system or shop vacuum.
Blade Size: 10" Enclosed-stand type models already have this
duct built in; use it.
Arbor Diameter: 5/8"
Blow the dust off of your equipment after
Maximum Depth of
each woodworking session. Many of the motors
Cut at 90: 31/8" aren't totally enclosed and fan cooled.
Therefore cleaning your motor at the end of
Maximum Depth of each day will greatly prolong its life. Normal
Cut at45: 21/8" condensation and humidity in the air will attach
itself to dust particles . This moisture , if not
Maximum Rip Capacity removed, will get into your electrical controls
Without Extensions: 25" and windings and shorten the life of your
motor.
Table Size With Wearing goggles is also important. Knots in
Regular Extensions: 28" x 36" wood are compressed areas; they can explode
into the face of the operator.
Weight: 3951bs.
(without motor) Don 't stand directly behind the blade; always
stand to one side. Saws can kick back a piece of
General Mfg. Company wood with tremendous force. If you stand
835 Cherrier directly behind the blade when a piece of wood
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada binds .and is thrown back, it will be directed

12 Pacific Woodworker
towards your groin area and a very painful
injury can result.

Softwoods (specifically pine) create a

tremendous amount of pitch buildup on blades.
For removal of this pitch , the best and safest
method that we have found is a 20 % industrial
ammonia solution, available at all janitorial
supply houses. Dilute this with a small amount
of water and let your blades soak in this solution
in a flat pan. Go over the blade with a stiffbristle
brush while it's soaking, and you will have a
very clean blade. Lye and other solutions can
be dangerous to the tools and the woodworker.
Ammonia solution works very well, however,
and when used correctly, is safe. A frequently
cleaned blade will last longer.
Name-Model Number: Linmac 10"
Use of Lubricants Tilting
Arbor Saw
Recently , many woodworkers have started
spraying their saw blades with aerosol Blade Size: 10"
lubricants, of which du Pont's Dry "Teflon" is
one example. This type of lubricant will increase Arbor Diameter: 5/8"
substantially the life of the blades. Some saw
manufacturers are even starting to impregnate Maximum Depth of
their blades with similar substances. Tests are Cut at 90: 31/8"
presently being conducted on these blades.
However, in one large furniture Maximum Depth of
manufacturing shop where such lubricants were Cut at45: 21/8"
used on all cutting surfaces, some lacquer
adhesion problems surfaced. A chemist traced Maximum Rip Capacity
the problem to lubricant in the lacquer. Without Extensions: 25"
Pacific Woodworker contacted du Pont on
this matter. They advise the use of "Teflon" Dry Maximum Rip Capacity
Lubricant in woodworking shops, not the wet With Extensions: 50"
version which is better suited to motors and
machines. Normal sanding, according to Table Size With
du Pont removes any remaining lubricant. Regular Extensions: 36x27
Finally, they suggest observing normal safety (WxD)
precautions in handling any volatile substance
or aerosol can , including adequate ventilation. Weight: 4701bs.
"Teflon" is a registered trademark of the E.I. with motor
du Pont de Nemours & Company . (shipping
weight)

Linmac Corporation
315 Main Street (Route 38)
Wilmington, Mass 01887

April 1982 13
 Table Saw Guide continued from page 13

Name-Model Number: Vega Model

Name-Model Number: Powennatic 125 10" Tilt-
10" Tilting ing Arbor Saw
Arbor Saw
Model 66 Blade Size: 10"
Blade Size: 10" Arbor Diameter: 5/8"
Arbor Diameter: 5/8" Maximum Depth
of Cut at 90: 3"
Maximum Depth of
Cut at 90: 31/8" Maximum Depth of
Cut at45: 2 3/16"
Maximum Depth of
Cut at45: 21/8" Maximum Rip Capacity
Without Extensions: 25'i'2" (Guide
bars can be off-
Maximum Rip Capacity set to provide
Without Extensions: 25" 42'i'2" capacity
withoutac-
Table Size With cessories)
Regular Extensions: 28" x 38"
Table Size With
Weight: 4501bs. Regular Extensions: 27" x 35"
(with motor)
Weight: NIA
Powennatic Houdaille
P.O. Box 70 Vega Enterprises, Inc.
McMinnville, TN 37110 R.R. 3 Box 193
Decatur, IL 62526

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 And Now, Spike Has Published
An All New and Fantastic
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 Calendar & Announcements
Events of interest to woodworkers...

May 4-6 Workshop , "The Strength Design of May 29 Entry date for "Made With Wood
Furniture ," Purdue University. Reg- II" Eureka , CA. See Announcement.
istration information available from
Barbara Meyers , Division of Con- May Work in Progress show , Sonoma,
ferences , Purdue University, 116 2931 CA. Exhibits of work in process, de-
Stewart Center, W. Lafayette, IN monstrations. Contact: John Ward ,
47907 or (317) 494-7231. Artisan Woodworkers, 21415 Broad-
way , Sonoma, CA (707) 938-4796 .
MayS Woodworker's Fair, Alameda, CA.
Open to public, free of charge. May 29 Sam Maloof exhibit, Gallery Fair,
Booths available to craftspeople for June 30 Mendocino, CA .
display and sales . Show includes de-
monstrations, judging of entries to May 30 Sam Maloof workshop , Gallery Fair,
annual high school woodworking Mendocino, CA. Limited to 35
contest. Sponsored by Woodline woodworkers, $45 per person. Con-
The Japan Woodworker, 1731 Cle- tact: Bill Zimmer , Gallery Fair, P.O.
ment Ave ., Alameda , CA 95401. Box 263, Mendocino, CA 95460
Contact Nancy A. Hurwitz (415) or (707) 937-5121.
521-1810.
June "Made With Wood II" exhibit,
May "Excellence in Woodworking" Ex- 330 Eureka, CA. See Announcements.
1416 position , Los Angeles Convention
Center, 1201 S . Figeroa Ave ., Los June 19 Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
Angeles, CA . Admission $5 . Open Aug.28 Summer Workshops. June 19-20 :
noon-9 P.M . Friday , noon-8 P.M . Workshop, "Sam Maloof: Wood-
Saturday , noon-6 P .M. Sunday . Ex- worker". July 21-Aug. 18: Lecture
hibit includes tools, materials, machi - Series, "Selling Your Work ," Wed-
nery for professionals and amateurs. nesdays, 7:30 P .M. Aug. 2-7:
Demonstrations, special seminars Woodworking workshop with Terry
(see Announcements) . Contact: Al Smith, "A Sculptural Approach
Marvin Park & Associates, Inc. , 600 to Functional Object." Aug. 9-11 :
Talcott Rd ., Park Ridge , IL 60068 or Workshop , "The Artist in Business"
(312) 823-2151. by Libby Platus . Aug. 23-28: Work-
shop , "Bowl Turning," with John
May Two one day courses: "The Strength Whitehead. Contact: Sharon Marcus
26-27 Design of Furniture" May 26 ; "Prac- or Andrea Nebel, Oregon School of
tical Design of Upholstered Residen- Arts and Crafts , 8245 S .W. Barnes
tial and Commercial Furniture" May Rd. , Portland , OR 97225 or (503)
27 ; Los Angeles Furniture Mart, 297-5544.
1933 S . Broadway, Los Angeles;
CA . Contact: R. Szymani , U.C. Aug. 30- Lumber Drying Workshop, U.C .
Berkeley (415) 231 -9582 or L. Sept. 3 Forest Products Laboratory, 47th &
Hahn , CFMA, Los Angeles (213) Hoffman, Richmond , CA 94806.
747-9224. Contact: Janice Montano (415)

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 231-9494. the Disciplines and the Satisfactions, James
Krenov , Woodworking Instructor, College of
Artistry in Wood Show the Redwoods , cabinetmaker, author. Fur-
niture design , developing joinery details,
The Sonoma County (CA) Woodworker's assembly and finishing techniques. May 16: A
Association is sponsoring a show, "Artistry in Unified Design-Craft Approach to Wood-
Wood, '82," May 8-16, at the Luther Burbank working, Ian Kirby, designer, author, edu-
Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs cator. Designing furniture with solid wood and
Road , Santa Rosa, CA. man-made materials, modern and traditional
materials, historic perspective on furniture mak-
"Made With Wood II" Eureka, CA ing from the turn of the century to today , plus
the future . For information please call (312)
The Humboldt Cultural Center has 823-2151.
announced their second annual juried wood
exhibit. Made With Wood II is open to all American Artforms
California North Coast woodworkers and Abroad Exhibition
artists. Entry day is May 29, 1982 from noon-5
P.M. All entries must be made of wood: art The Consortium for Pacific Arts and Cultures
forms, utilitarian, furniture, musical instru- and International Crafts Services, Ltd. will
ments, etc . Entry fee is $10 for one or two sponsor two exhibitions, one to travel to Japan
pieces, $5 per entry after the first two. Selected and one to travel to Hawaii, the Philippines,
entries will be on display at the Humboldt and Hong Kong. The theme of the exhibits is
Cultural Center from June 3 through June 30, "the concept of the container as art object."
1982. For more information contact the Participants must be residents of Alaska,
Humboldt Cultural Center, 422 First Street, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Am-
Eureka, CA 95501 or (707) 442-2611. erican Samoa, Guam or the Commonwealth
of Northern Mariannas . Work must be hand-
crafted of original design , produced in any craft
Seminars Scheduled for Los Angeles media. Applications for 1982 exhibition were
"Excellence in Woodworking" Show available from January, 1982, with selections
being made during April and contracts issued
Ian Kirby, internationally known woodworker during May. The exhibit will be on display at
and teacher, Kirby Studios, North Bennington, . the California State Fair in Sacramento Aug-
VT will direct the seminars held at the Los ust 20-September 9 and in Honolulu, Hawaii
Angeles "Excellence in Woodworking" Show during October before traveling overseas. For
May 14-16. Three seminars will feature information contact the Consortium for Pacific
woodworking experts to bring in-depth Art and Cultures, P .O. Box 4204, Honolulu,
information to artisans and craftspeople. . HI 96813 (808) 524-6128 or International
Enrollment fee for all three seminars is $100; Craft Services, Marcia Chamberlain, Project
individual seminars are $40 each, including Director, American Artform Abroad , P.O. Box
show admission. Seminars will be held 9 A.M.- 1106, Saratoga, CA 95071 (408) 886-6430.
noon each day as follows: May 14: Moisture
and Wood, R. Bruce Hoadley, Ph.D., Prof.
Wood Sciences & Technology, University of Padfic Woodworker will publicize events
Massachusetts. Review of wood technology, of interest to woodworkers. Send complete
nature and structure of wood, how & why of information to Pacific Woodworker
drying, practical effects of moisture in wood, Calendar, P.O. Box 4881, Santa Rosa, CA
designing to account for dimensional changes 95402. Deadline for Issue 7 is May 1,1982.
due to moisture. May 15: Working in Wood,

April 1982 17
 Pacific 'Woodwor~r

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Sanding. Not the glamous part of cutters wear with use and lose their
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techniques, common to everyone who works edge, however, the belt or disc stops sanding,
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and discs. In turn, that suggests short lifetime has sharp edges but those edges are buried in
and time-consuming belt changing. matted wood dust. The sanding surface is
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of this hard-packed wood powder. But the Nu-
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 ~ THE
FOURTH
CORNER
Bill Farnsworth

Poet T.S . Eliot measured out his life in coffee

spoons . As a woodworker I often measure mine "Some rudimentary form of
in board feet of lumber, with tri-squares ,
calipers and Stanley Powerlock II tapes. As I
woodworking is perhaps
write this it is New Years Day 1982. While most older than language and cul-
of my neighbors awake to hangovers and slowly ture itself. "
prepare for a day watching the Huskies battle
Iowa in the Rose Bowl, I sit at my office desk quicker , it still fascinates me to know that I am
gazing out into a darkened , idle shop full of performing a craft that is older than stone
sundry tools and wood . The idea of time weighs masonry, road building, pottery , animal
heavy on a day like today; it is a good time to domestication , even agriculture . Some
reflect on history and the future as it relates to rudimentary form of woodworking is perhaps
my craft. We work at a vocation older than older than language and culture itself.
Methuselah , and we must measure what we do Because of wood's decayable organic nature ,
and plan to do against what has gone before us. however, no wooden tool or other wooden
creation remains from the paleolithic era , unlike
We came down from the trees a few million the stone implements and pottery shards that
years ago . Once on the ground and walking have survived. Evidence from primitive cultures
erect our hands were free to pick up sticks and suggests that wood provided our first housing
stones . Axes and knives soon followed ; we cut material , as well as the stuff of ear ly boats and
down the branches from which we once swung barges , and our first artistic medium . What we
and begun fabricating our first homes and crude now call primitive art - wooden ceremonial
furnishings. With the discovery of fire came not masks, totems and sculpture - undoubtedly
only warmth , light and cooked food but had precursors at the dawn of civilization.
metallurgy; sharper axes and knives, early Archaeology and cultural anthropology study
planes, shaves, saws and chisels. Just about not what existed , but what remains . Many
anything one can do with wood today , and the millenia of woodworking by prehistoric
basic tools to do it with, were known in the iron craftspeople can only be suggested by
age . carbonized ashes , by the grooves in a stone
Although table saws and other power tools where the wood part once fit, by black holes of
make my progress fantastically easier and fossilized organic matter where once were

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20
"The knowledge that one's
work will last only a few
generations... is dishearten-
ing to a woodworker. "
building foundations . Of the early peoples, only
the Egyptian artisans have left us a legacy ,
preserving a handful of wooden statues and
furnishings in tombs and pyramids along with
their mummified pharoahs.
The knowledge that one's work will last only
a few generations - at best a century or two -
is disheartening to a woodworker. I have products culture for the most part), we have
worked on 300-year-old English antiques, only a scattering of cellar holes to show for our
which although preserved at optimum early wooden architecture; only a few dozen
conditions were rife with dryrot, had members restored buildings from the 17th century have
worn or shrunken to uselessness and joints that survived fires, wars, urban renewal and
no longer effectively joined . To repair these deterioration into crumbling old age. Well-built
items to working condition entailed replacing woodframe buildings, wooden ships and hand-
many wooden pieces, in effect destroying their hewn furniture pieces have been replaced by
integrity as antiques. The work of the original concrete, steel, plastic, chrome and glass. I am
17th century furniture maker was compromised. reminded of the critic of modern architecture
I can envision my own work eventually falling who remarked, "steel and concrete do not
victim to humidity and central heating, the wear leave picturesque ruins ."
and tear of constant use , the natural "burning" The historical continuum within which I strive
of cellulose by its mere exposure to air at room to place my vocation began to disintegrate
temperature. My grandchildren may inherit and about the time the West Coast outgrew its
use some of my creations, but their grand- frontier status. The 20th century marked a
children probably will not. In 200 years, that break from the individualized craft tradition
which remains of my life's works" if anything, begun by our prehistoric ancestors . Although
will be little more than dilapidated curiosities. factory machine methods had been around
since the Industrial Revolution, until this
century they were used on a relatively small
"We fight a losing battle scale, with a lingering concern for design and
workmanship. For the most part the early
with a natural process of de- factory was used as a more efficient means of
cay from living tree to soil." producing quality work. At some point early in
this century, however, the "modern" machine
and factory method became the end, not the
It is nature's plan that wood should rot once means, of design and architecture . History and
the vital saps are drained from it. Dried lumber tradition were thrown out the window, and with
is but the skeleton of the living tree . Try as we them, it seems to me, went the attention to
might to prolong wood's useful life with detail, the eye to the long-term perpetuation of
preservatives, we fight a losing battle with a things, and any effort at individual expression .
natural process of decay from living tree to soil. Our century has seen a loss of that drive for
Greece and Rome still display ancient stone perpetuity, not only in our religious and social
ruins, but in this 300-year-old country (a forest institutions, but in our attitude towards the

April 1982 21
things with which we surround ourselves. miles from their sources of water and power.
Furniture once was made to persist for Not far from the Hayward fault sits Wurster
generations in the family home (which in turn Hall, the ugliest building on the U.C. Berkeley
was built to be inhabited by succeeding campus, a monstrosity of computer-designed ,
generations). Materials , joining methods and unfinished concrete which ironically houses the
functional styles were chosen accordingly . Departments of Architecture and Design.
Concern for craft was not limited to the Someone once told me it looked like the
wealthy; even the poorest cabin would have excrement from some giant concrete condor.
one well-built table, albeit more rustic than the One could say the same of San Francisco's
commissioned decors of the houses on the hill. Embarcadero Freeway, South Seattle , most of
downtown Portland and Los Angeles . As
another example of our west coast lack of
concern for quality , up here on Washington's
"We have a nasty penchant Hood Canal we actually had a major , new
for the new and modern." bridge blown down and sunk by a storm a
couple of years ago.
With little sense of tradition we develop little
As we lost this sense of historical continuity, interest in our things of the present being of
as we lost our immortal gods and extended quality and lasting into the future . Little of real
family units , we experienced a general decline permanence exists along this coastline . Largely
in craftsmanship. Caught up in the vortex of because we have so little history (the Seattle
change following World War I, we turned to neighborhood I live in, a city grid of streets near
machine technology as a quick fix: to slap Green Lake , was a bear-inhabited wilderness
together a new Europe ravaged by war , and to 100 years ago) we do not tend to think in terms
similarly slap together new towns and goods for of permanence and longevity . The cabinets and
an America rapidly growing in prosperity and furniture I install in homes quite often must be
expanding westward . Nowhere was this turn either inexpensive or easily removable , because
away from craft and towards the machine more my clients plan to move every three to five
evident than in the slapdash development of years . Office and store interiors rarely stay in
the American west coast. place that long. Particleboard and plastic
In the U.S ., the west in particular, we have a
nasty penchant for the new and modern . As
migrants ourselves and the sons and daughters "Particleboard and plastic
of immigrants, we constantly rebuke the world
of our forebears, perceiving ourselves as Adams
laminates are in vogue... be-
and Eves in the wilderness, building the whole cause they are cheap, func-
world anew on the frontier we still imagine the tional, and as disposable as
west to be . We migrated here to escape
tradition, so the historical sense is difficult to beer cans. "
perceive . One consequence has been our
devotion to quick, cheap , short-term things: laminates are in vogue among designers
only in America could the disposable pen , because they are cheap , functional and as
cigarette lighter and shaver come into being. disposable as beer cans. I'm beginning to see
Only in America would mobile homes designed the use of sheet materials for furniture
to last maybe fifteen years become construction with cardboard or plastic matrix
commonplace. And only in the American west cores and printed vinyl faces. Some retail store
could a rootless, mobile culture spawn so many furniture I've run across seems designed to
uninspired, unattractive, unfocused confusions barely outlive the 90-day warranty: thin lacquer
of buildings and streets, some layed down upon finishes (one coat) , hinges screwed into low-
earthquake faults in desert basins hundreds of density chipboard , structural members stapled

22 Pacific Woodworker
together without glue! Even many hardwood Northgate shopping mall - the very first in the
plywoods seem to have their veneers country and barely a generation old - has had
photographed onto check-riddled cores. In a its interiors redone countless times. My
craft where even the best hardwoods naturally contributions to local shops will fare no better or
self-destruct we may be called upon to build longer. In business less than half a decade,
furnishings with materials and workmanship already I am called upon by repeat customers to
that need only last until next year's condo do pieces for their second or third home. I feel
purchase. like a grocer selling perishable merchandise to
the same customers.

"By choice of woods, joints, I am thinking of the house I was born in, a
wood frame farmhouse in western
glues, finishes, and designs, Massachusetts erected in 1803. The entire
we can make (our works) super-structure was of hand-hewn six-by-six
outlrue us... " timbers mortised, tenoned and pegged
together. The roof ridge beam was one twelve-
by-twelve, forty-foot long timber. In 1965 my
parents sold the house, and it was razed to
I raise my chisel to a piece of walnut. The make room for a modern apartment complex.
chisel was my grandfather's, a fine tool from a When the house was ready to come down, the
set of six, with beautifully turned handles and demolition crew brought in a huge crane, their
blades of hardened steel (sharpened thousands continued on page 27
of times and still ten inches long), cased in an
oak box with dovetail joints. It sits beside my
grandfather's lathe, driven by a one-inch leather INCA-PRECISION
belt hand-stitched together. The chunk of
walnut is from a tree felled by my sister's
SWISS STATIONARY POWER TOOLS
Don't just buy a woodworking machine,
neighbor in Narragansett, Rhode Island, sent
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NEW.
would be a shame to burn it in the woodstove." THREEWHEEL
BANDSAW
I suspect by the log's girth that it sprouted in for wood.
plastics;
Narragansett when Indian sachems led the only Throat
3speed
20 "
Cutting Height S-
nearby settlements. I am working on a chess set With 2" extentlon kit
for my sister, hewn from that walnut with 75- 10" Height.
HP 1.5
year-old chisels and turned on a lathe probably
as old. It is my hope that these chess pieces will
be handed down to my nephews'
grandchildren. .. a gift of crafted wood that will
span the generations from pre-Colonial Indian Industrial quality INCA Saws, Jointers,
times and the days of my grandfather's Planers, and Shapers all designed for
cabinetmaking to my sister's great- precision production and priced for the
grandchildren. That is the most history I can perfectionist craftsmen, cabinetmakers and
hobbyists.
hope to encompass in this trade. The
"antiques" I am asked to refurbish these days
typically are RCA Victor radio cabinets from the For FREE INCA catalog send this
forties. Some of the residential furniture I build ad and your name and address to:

may outlive me, but much of the commercial ANSON INDUSTRIES INC.,
cabinetry, display shelves and store interiors I 4115 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA 91204
(exclusive Western distributors
do will probably be torn down and replaced in for all states West of the Mississippi River.)
the ridiculously near future. The nearby Dealer Inquiries Invited

April 1982 23
 Marketing:

The Art of
Communication
by Steve Aquilina
Proficiency in the exchange of information - measures to ensure that these needs are
the elusive ability to communicate and interact fulfilled. Most of us would not try to sell an
with others - often makes the difference expensive hand made desk to someone looking
between making a profit and struggling to for unfinished furniture , nor would we produce
survive. intentionally products for bathroom use that
The trouble with my talking about marketing won't stand up under steamy conditions. Yet
- ways to improve sales - is that we've all many mistakes result from similar lacks of
heard this marketing attitude so many times that insight. This understanding is best achieved by
the words above become meaningless. Yet the listening carefully , trying to increase your
understanding of the thought behind them may awareness of people's needs and of trends in
mean the difference between supporting the marketplace.
yourself with woodworking or merely making Armed with your self-confidence about your
the effort. Time and again , successful woodworking skills, acquire all the information
woodworkers tell us that their relationships you can about your customer . Who are the
with their customers are what sustains them . It's people you plan to sell to? With an individual
worthwhile to take a look at the business side of client and a custom order, use whatever means
woodworking. possible to help that client tell you what he
wants. In most cases, this means more than just
From the woodworker who is just starting to talking about the order. Viewing the space
sell his wares to the long time commercial where the piece will fit, using your knowledge
cabinetmaker, the understanding of the and experience to see if it will work, helps in
customer's needs will minimize wasted time and correctly designing the piece. Use drawings and
material. Whether you listen to what people tell photographs of past work as well as good sized
you at a craft show about what they want, or wood samples to give the client an
whether you are dealing with an architect understanding of what you can do and how the
concerning a large project, understanding the
customer is vital. Where there are problems in
understanding what the finished piece will "The ability to communi-
accomplish in style or function, you are cate... often makes the dif-
guaranteeing a waste of your time and energy .
The key to understanding the woodworker- ference between making a
client relationship lies in understanding people . profit and struggling to
Both parties' expectations are important. Try to survive. "
find out what your customers need and take

24 Pacific Woodworker
finished product will look. Then you can
accurately quote a price and create an item that
will satisfyboth you and the client. "There exists a wide gap be-
If you are making production items, you tween what is commercially
need to know what your customers want if you
are to sell your products. In my own
available... and what we as
woodworking business I recently started independent woodworkers
producing computer-related wood products. can make."
The only way I discover what to build is by
talking to as many people as I can. In my case,
this means talking to shop owners, computer
hobbyists and professionals all the time. The All of our products appeal to a limited
time I spend learning about my potential selection of people. We will never please a great
customers reduces the time it will take me to percentage of the buying public. With individual
produce an item that will be needed and orders this fact may be unimportant, but with
accepted. Listening to people is not wasted . sales through stores and shows we must try to
time; it is a guarantee that my woodworking attract interest to create sales to as many
time will be productive . customers as possible. Even in my best show I
reached only a little over 1 % of the people .
That such a small percentage may buy seems
"Listening to people is not scary; and some woodworkers may appeal to a
much smaller number of potential clients.
wasted time; it is a guarantee Finding those potential customers becomes
that woodworking time will increasingly more difficult.
In practice, however, it becomes easier when
be productive. " you learn to listen to what people are telling
you. As woodworkers, people tell us in a
myriad of ways what they want. We know there
exists a wide gap between what is commercially
When I sold household accessories at craft available through retail stores and what we as
shows, I was continually surprised by what my independent woodworkers can make . There is
customers requested. Although I spent room for everyone to make money.
hundreds of hours designing and producing
popular wooden accessories, still I received Many woodworkers perceive a conflict with
many requests for items I had never which I personally disagree. I don't think
considered . I began to wonder exactly who was woodworking has to exist on only one of two
buying my products and what they were opposing poles; I don't think we have to choose
looking for. between production work to make money or
In trying to find out more about my creating one-of-a-kind pieces and starving to
customers , I looked at some numbers presented death. With so many people who have varying
to me about the people who bought my desires, there is a market for everyone, for
products. A year ago I did a show that attracted every product. Honing your communication
25,000 people. It included about 300 skills will allow you to tap into that vast market
craftsmen, with 8-10 competing woodworkers. and create whatever style of living you desire.
It was my largest grossing show, representing
some 250 individual sales. I estimate that 2/3
of the show attendees passed my booth and We know that woodworking is an art;
saw my products. That means that a staggering communication is an art, too. Once you have
1.25% of those who looked became my mastered the art of communication, personal as
customers. well as business success can be yours.

April 1982 25
 News and Notes...
Familiar Product Takes Another Step
1982 NAWLA Membership
In Usefulness and Affordability
Directory Published
Duplicarver , manufacturer of a line of three dimensional
North American Who lesale Lumbe r Association has duplicating machines for the modern carving industry,
issued their 1982 Directory. The book lists all whole- has now manufactured an all ball-bearing constructed
saler members and product lines. Included are species , Professional Band Saw with a 24 .5" throat and 9"
specialties, additional services , facilities , and areas vertical cut priced at less than $500.
served. Copies may be obta ined from North American
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Cost is $5 .00 postpaid.

Western Lumber Industry Outlook

While sawmill operations continue at subpar levels in
1982 due to the poor home construction market, lumber
exports should increase to record levels. The repair ,
remodeling, and materials handling markets are also
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normal levels, according to Bob Roberts of the Western
Wood Products Association .

_ ._ ~ ,-

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information can be obta ined by mailing $1.00 to : Dupli-
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New Chainsaw Mill Information for Pacific Woodworker's

News and Notes section, and items for New
Portable Sawmill 3ystems, Inc. has announced the avail- Products mention should be addressed to
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intent to chew the building apart. The crane of use to our posterity. 'That is till something to
bucket grabbed ahold of one corner, and as the feel good about, a historical sensibility towards
engine strained , the entire house lifted off its one's work that the grocer and typical factory
foundation while the crane's treads pulled off worker will never know.
the ground from the tremendous weight. They Sooner or later our work will dry out, crack ,
had to burn that 160-year-old piece of decay, rot, break or burn in some unfortunate
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tools of modern technology could not tear it survivors can say, "Gee, that's too bad, they

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apart.

"It is not too late to stop be-

built things back then ." Let us strive for
picturesque ruins. It is not too late to stop being
modern.
ing modern. "
They built things back in 1803! As Bill Farnsworth is a custom cabinet/
independent craftspeople with an eye to history furniture-maker and Contributing Editor.
and the future , we still can build in our Bill owns Lens and Hammer
perishable medium , using the most ancient of Woodworking, 1120 NW Ballard Way,
technologies, so that the intrinsic nature of Seattle, WA 98107. Replies to The Fourth
wood is the only limit to our works' immortality . Corner and information of interest to
We cannot put every table or chair we make woodworkers in the Northwest should be
into a hermetically-sealed time capsule , but by sent to The Fourth Comer, Padflc
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April 1982 27
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 Pacific
Woodwor~r's

Question &: Answer Column

My Specialty is exotic bowls and I would A couple of years ago I noticed a

like to enter an exhibit. Do you know of cabinetmaker using some specialized
any? clamps on cabinet faceframes. The device
resembles a shortened bar clamp, about
For starters, see the Calendar in this issue of 18" long, with a binder type dead end
Pacific Woodworker for information on the which grabs the rail while the screw end
traveling exhibition through the Pacific. Do our pulls the dowelled stile into place,
readers know of other exhibits? eliminating the bowing of long rails. Could
you help in locating a manufacturer of this
Where can I get tiny hinges, locks and device?
hardware for fine jewelry boxes?
- T.W. Fresno , CA
Contact Constantine, 2050 Eastchester
Road , Bronx, NY 10461. Their catalog , You can purchase a clamp such as you
available for $1.00 , includes pages of tiny describe from Garrett Wade Company , Inc.,
hinges and other hardware . 161 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
10013, Catalog #88 F01.01 , $34.10 postpaid.
Who in the Northwest specializes in fine Their catalog is available for $3 .00 ($1.50 with
boxes? order) .

-C.B. Yahima , WA

See Deborah Upshaw 's article on Earl Koch Questions for J.J. Wilson's Question and
in this issue of Pacific Woodworker. We Answer Column should be addressed to
would like to hear from readers about other Padfic Woodworker, Q & A, P.O. Box
woodworkers who make fine boxes. 4881, Santa Rosa, CA 95402.

April 1982 29
Pacific
"'"ood,vor~r's focus OIL ..

Power Hand Tool Wood

are superb for hollowing out deep indentations
- the mouth of a whale, for example. The
Nos. 100 and 144 will also hollow out the
underside of a mushroom dome, saucer the
retina in eyes, and a thousand other things.
Use these two groovers for any job that
by Spike Boyd requires a smooth U-shaped groove or
hollowed out area. But always keep the cutter
moving with an erasing or stroking motion
moving from right to left to preclude heat
buildup. Although it is usually best to insert
your cutters as far as possible into the chuck,
Lesson 4 these cutters can be extended up to 1/2" from
the collet chuck to give you more depth.
In Lesson 1 we discussed why we power
carve; Lesson 2, which power tools you should Nos. 131 and 134:
buy; Lesson 3, specifications and peculiarities
of the cutters and accessories. Now in Lesson 4 Here are two more cutters which vary in size
we shall analyze each cutter separately and but perform the same function. Remember
discuss the uses of each. Practice on scrap that the cutting surface of these ball-shaped
hardwood with all of these cutters as I describe cutters is from the "equator" back, and not
them and you will find hundreds of other uses on the point (except for pointed cutters 117,
of your own. The possibilities are inter- 118, 121, 124 and 125.) The 131 and 134 are
minable. workhorse cutters; their perfectly designed
Use your steel cutters only on hardwoods, cutting heads can groove deeply around a
such as oak, walnut, Honduras mahogany, subject in a deep relief carving.
ash, maple, ironwood, hackberry, cocobolo, To use these ball-shaped cutters, hold your
sycamore, red cedar and osage orange. Avoid tool at a 45 0 angle to the wood surface. Pull
soft woods such as fir, basswood, Phillippine the cutter toward your belt buckle at a 15 0
mahogany and redwood. Power cutters love angle. This affords just enough room to
knots and ease through them like a knife eyeball your line of cut. Sometimes my
through butter. students misunderstand when I say to pull the
cutter toward their belt buckle, and they try to
High Speed Steel Cutters move the point or tip toward their belt buckle.
Dremel Nos. 100 and 114: Mon Dieux, it is gangbusters! If you have any
trouble with these cutters, make sure that you
These ball-shaped groovers are similar to the go back and re-read Lesson 3 in Issue 5 of
3/16" and 1/4" hand gouges. These groovers Pacific Woodworker.

30 Pacific Woodworker
 \Voodcarving

slightly rounded edges. Now, how about the

Carving full round carving? Is it beautifully and
realistically rounded, including intricate legs
with muscles, joints and tendons gracefully

rr V~' ~ ~ t t formed? Or do we have a Trojan box-like

creation with blah legs, flat back and slightly
100 114 115 116 117 118 121 124 125
rounded edges?
If you plan to carve a horse plaque or 3-

, 'f ~
~~
dimensional figure, first purchase a cheap
plastic or ceramic model. Build yourself a
menagerie of every conceivable animal or
131 134 141 144 178 189 190 191
human bust you can find. You will find that

~~~W~il
using these models can be 8 times easier than
working from a pattern or photograph.

192 193 194 196 197 198 199 continued on page 32

The Dremel High Speed Steel cutters. This illustration
willfacilitate cutter identification.

Nos. 141 and 144 - Rounding Off:

These are your "rounding-off" cutters.
After you have made your circulatory groove
around your subjects with your 131 or 134 to
the desired depth, you are ready to round off
your subject.
Rounding off separates the amateur from
the professional, the artist from the laborer.
In fact, rounding off is one of the most basic
skills of good woodcarving. To better
understand this, let's visit a wood carving
show and carefully observe the full rounds and
deep relief carvings of the exhibiting
professionals. Assume one has created a
horse's head using both techniques. First, M Power Carvin Cabinet
examine the deep relief. Does it look almost
real with half of the horse's head protruding
from the background, beautifully rounded, The Dust-Free Power Carvers' Cabinet, for condo or
with muscles and blood vessels protruding? apartment dwellers who love to carve, but whose
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Or, in retrospect, did the carver simply retain a illustrations from my new book, "The Complete
flat surface with slightly rounded edges? In all Handbook of Power and Hand Tool Wood Carving,"
my life here on my Circle Spike Ranch, I have just released. See my ad elsewhere in Pacific
never raised or even seen a flat horse with Woodworker.

April 1982 31
 Spike Boyd continued from page 31 the point to groove up under the eyelid. Do the
top and then invert the carving and do the
Nos. 189, 190, 191, 192: bottom. Now smooth off the eyeball itself and
you will be amazed at how realisic the eyeball
These cutters feature a tiny round ball can be. Thus when you "saucer" or concave in
design and are used in all carvings requiring your retina, and burn in the pupil with a round
narrow V-grooves such as contouring vines, aluminum oxide grinder, ZAP! You have an
tree limbs, eyes, nostrils, hollowing out tiny eyeball that will transfix you with its stare.
areas, etc. Your groove requirements will Practice with these two cutters and see the
dictate the cutter size. myriad of possibilities that they offer.

Nos. 117, 121, 124: These are all the cutters we have room to
describe in this issue. In future lessons, I shall
Now we are getting into cutters which have review all remaining cutters, get into the how-
their cutting edges on their points. These to on all carving techniques, and finally
cutters are phenomenal for doing eyeballs or provide you with excellent patterns, each of
undercutting such things as elephant or human which will indicate the cutter numbers thereon
ears, leaves, flower petals, mountain erosion, to help you produce fantastic creations.
etc. For example, in doing an eyeball, first If you have any questions, comments or
circle your eyeball with a No. 100 to give you problems in power carving, call me from 8
an oval shape with which to start. A.M. to 6 P.M. Central Time, 7 days a week at
Now draw eyelids at the top and bottom of (417) 587-3870, or write me at Stoneshire
the oval. Lay the 124 down with the point Valley, Route 1, Box 416, Highlandville, MO
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 continued from Page 7 carvers , he finds, become very proficient at
decorative work and want to move on to wood
Learning the Woodworking Craft sculpture but lack the art or sculpture
background necessary. "Sculpture is a state of
Booras thinks it's important for carvers and mind, like photography , not just a mechanical
woodworkers to serve apprenticeships or go to craft," he says . "It can be learned, but only by
school to learn their craft. Especially important appropriate study. "
is knowledge of basic strength design of Obviously Booras is heavily influenced by his
materials as well as how wood reacts to years as a patternmaker, for which he served an
moisture over time, if one wants to do decent apprenticeship as well as going through formal
work. Many younger woodworkers tell him that schooling . That background taught him the
they must earn a living, that they cannot afford mechanics of his craft, and helped him under-
the time for an apprenticeship nor the money stand wood and what it will do. The same
for schooling. But Booras contends that without mechanics apply to woodcarving and furniture
proper training woodworkers will never become repair.
true professionals . "The self taught person
doesn't really learn enough," he says. "The In retirement, William Booras has developed
untrained person may never learn some of the an admirable combination of doing what he
simple ways to avoid making costly mistakes, loves to do as well as making a wage that
may never progress beyond the level of the enables him to live in the beautiful little
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continued from page 2 Gaudi's furniture, likewise, do not behave

Art Nouveau based its sculpted forms on the logically; they follow their own laws and
natural ones of the plant world, but Gaudi internal rhythms. Inevitably they are reduced
abstracts from another sphere, from the world to a minimal number of structural elements
of animal forms. He doesn't refer us to the and these elements relate in turn to the human
animals themselves, but to the elemental forces animal using the chair or desk.
from which their bones, muscle, and sinew Do get and read this book, but skip the
derive their convoluted, tensed structures. foreword. The foreword to this book is one of
Rather than having been built, his furniture the most confusing pieces of English ever to
seems to have grown in response to these impinge upon my eyeballs. Giving the benefit
forces, its form dependent upon the inherent of the doubt to its author, Filippo Alison, who
strengths and weaknesses of the material with otherwise has written a coherent account of
respect to the task it is called upon to perform. the chairs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, let
Someone once said, in defense of human us blame its Italian translator. I hope you find
behavior, that it is "not logical, it is the rest of Gaudi Furniture and Objects as
psychological. " The twists and turns of fascinating as I did.

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 LETTERS... PATS ON THE BACK
Pacific Woodworker welcomes your In the short time I have subscribed to Pacific
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information we publish. Send letters to Editor, frank opinions expressed and the format. .. I
Pacific Woodworker, P.O. Box 4881, Santa like to know about events and test reports the
Rosa, CA 95402. Letters may be edited for way the magazine does them. It's different and
publication. pleasing. I hope you continue in the same vein.

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LIKES UPSHAW PROFILE Alpine, CA
Deborah R. Upshaw's profile of Lucius M. Since moving from California to this small
Upshaw is excellent. Mr. Upshaw is truly a town, information such as yours is hard to
master of wood sculpture and definitely is come by... will be of great help to a class of
"getting the job done." I especially like the woodcarvers I have been asked to teach. Your
drum lizard but his Madonna truly captures article on Dust (Issue 3) sure made me stop and
pose, form and feature. I hope we'll be able to think as my shop is small with poor means of
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challenges in the future. that problem thanks to your article.

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April 1982 35
 RIGHT: Bruce Turn-
bull, . woodcarver who
"has made Hawaii his
home, shown with a
commissioned work at
his Maui studio.

LEFT: Bowls on ex-

hibit at the Lahaina
Arts Society's Old Jail
Gallery.

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