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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1979, No. 19 $2.50

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The Austi. Hardwoods

Franchising Progral ...

A SUCCESS STORY

LubboCk

Franchise Owner. Galen Carr

Carl Lasner of Austin Hard w o o ds

50 years old,

faced with an opportunity to finally become my own

boss in a field I love. All I had to do was start over in

the middle of my life. You had better believe that I ex

amined their newly developed program pretty thorough

ly. Since Austin Hardwoods already had Texas stores

in Austin, Dallas, and

When I first saw the Austin Hardwoods

franchise ad, I have to admit it sounded

too good to be true. Having been an

engineer for thirty years, I tend to take

a good hard look at things.

Well, we received Galen'S application

and talked on the phone a few times with

him right after the ad came out-and we

were very impressed. But since he was

interested in Lubbock, Texas, I had to give

some serious thought as to whether or not

a franchise could be a success in a city

that small.

EI Paso, I knew them by reputa

tion. The fairness of the program is startling compared

to most franchise arrangements. I saw an opportunity

to quickly acquire all the benefits of their years of ex

perience and to be under the guidance of an obviously

very successful company.

After some research, we realized that Lubbock was a

flouri shing area with a major university and a military

base. It was also important, of course, that Lubbock was

the hub of a much larger trading area than iust the

city itself.

We explained the training and explained the benefits

of volume buying to Galen. We also went into some

detail about the interplay between family stores.

I have to say we were awfully taken with the man's

ability and energy. Pretty soon, we both felt confident

enough in each other to make a deal.

Now, less than a year later, I have so much

business, I am tripling my warehouse space_

I own my own business in a field Ilove-hard

woods_ For me, it's a dream come true_ I really

picked a winner_

We think we also picked a winner!

If you are a qualfied applicant, your dream also can come true.

Write: m ��:::��M;:��.��a:�ent.

EI Paso, Tucson, Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, Atlanta, Denver, Pbiladelpbia, Pittsburgb and Wasbington, D.C.

P.o. Box

3096 • Autin, Texas 78764

Outlets now open in Austin,

Here I was, a professional man oler

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Editor

John Kelsey

Art Director

Roger Barnes

Contn·buting Editor>

Tage Frid

R. Bruce Hoadley

Simon Watts

Consulting Editors

George Frank, A. W. Marlow

Lelon Traylor

Methods 0/ Work Editor

Jim Richey

Correspondents

John Makepeace, Alan Marks

Rosanne Somerson. Richard Starr

Colin Tipping, Stanley N. Wellborn

Assistanl Edilors

Laura Cehanowicz Tringali

Rick Mastelli

Copy Editor

Ruth Dobsevage

Editonal Assislanl

Mary Pringle Blaylock

Assistant Art Director

Deborah Fillion

Arl Assislanl

Betsy Levine Mastelli

Poduction

JoAnn Muir, Manager

Cynthia Lee, Assistant Manager

Barbara Hannah. Darkroom

Nancy Knapp, Typesetting

Jean Melita. Paste-up

Marketing Director

Jack F. Friedman

Marketing Representalive

John Grudzien

Advertising

Vivian Dorman, Manager

Carole Weckesser

Advertising Consultanl

Granville M. Fillmore

Subscriptions

Carole E. Ando, Manager

Gloria Carson. Dorothy Dreher

Marie Johnson, Cathy Kach

Nancy Schch. Kathy Springer

Mailroom

Viney Merrill. Manager

Robert Bruschi

Accounting

Irene Afaras. Manager

Madeline Colby

Secretary to Ihe Publisher

Lois Beck

AssoCIate Publisher

Janice A. Roman

Publisher

Paul Roman

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B ER/DEC B ER 1979, N B ER 19

16 Methods of Work

18 Questions & Answers

40 Books

44 Events

46 Adventures In Woodworking: I Remember Grandpa

50 Wharton Esherick by Michael Stone

58 Ringed Rattle by Richard Starr

60 Another Rattle by John C. Townsend

61 Dragonfly by Wi lliam Huntley

64 Two Toy Trucks by William] . Lavin

66 Oyster-Shell Veneering by Gi rvan P. Mi lligan

68 PEG for the Woodworker by R, Bruce Hoadley

72 Tips ' fr om the Tu rning Conference by Ri ck Mastelli

74 Old-Fashioned Turners' Gauges by John Rodd

76 Oil/Varnish Finishes by Don Newell

79 Portfolio: Charles Rombold

80 Chip Carving by Rick Butz

83 Copenhagen, 1979 by Per Mollerup

84 Mortise & Tenon by Machine by Ian Kirby

89 East Comes West by Alan Marks

92 The Jointer by Tage Frid

More Mortising: Sloping Wedges, Shims by Kenneth Rower

Sou rces of Supply: Band Saws

The Woodcraft Scene: The Woodchuck

100

Mother Nature, Woodcarver

Cover: There 's a magic moment during the

tuning of a n'nged rattle, when the sound

of the tool on the wood suddenly changes

pitch and the undercut bead of wood breaks

free to spin in its own smal orbit. Richard

Starr caught that moment fo r our cover

photograph. He explains the rest of the pro

cedure on p.

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ARICLES

58. Making toys is the su b ject

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etters

The article on cutting common dovetails in the Eastern Euro

pean way (Sept. '79) brought back memories to me, and

solved a puzzle at the same time. After the fighting end ed in

World War II, my artillery battalion remained in Wurtem

burg and Bavaria for some months, being billeted in various

villages. We ordered some ordinary packing boxes from a vil

lage carpenter one day and were astonished when they came

dovetailed. One of the men I had sent on the box procure

ment mission told me the cabinetmaker cut out the bottoms

of the dovetails with a special saw. I never saw that saw, nor

could I visualize just how it could be made, but every time

since then that I have cut out the bottom of a commondove

tail with a coping saw I have wondered if there might be a

better way-and now I see there is.

In a quiet way it is a thrill to learn something like this. My

stay in Europe made me a devotee of the frame saw, but I

never got full ad vantage of that tool until I read the article by

Tage Frid that ad vocates filing all saws for rip, straight across,

and not even turning the blade around . That works

beautifully, so well, in fact, that I wonder who ever decid ed

to file crosscut teeth on the diagonal.

-William G. Raoul, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

of the White House. I was told that until 1945, the eagle on

the presidential seal faced toward the left, toward the arrows,

for unknown reasons. In 1945, President Truman changed

the seal so that the eagle faces the olive branch. There are no

plans to turn the eagle's head in times of war.

You've published some sensible articles on the mortise-and

tenon joints. One point about the wedged or tusk tenon.

Relieve the ed ge of the mor

tise slightly in these two

places-else the wed ge may

catch and split out the top or

bottom of the mortise. A

small matter, but the pres

sures that build up against

the wed ge during insertion,

removal and expansion of the

major member are tremen

dous. During some classic humid Baltimore summers the hor

izontal wed ges in mydining table are literally shot across the

room by the expanding pedestal ...

-John D. Alexander Jr., Baltimore, M.

...Regarding the great seal on the Resolute desk (Letters,

Sept. '79), I had thought that the eagle is portrayed looking

toward the olive branch in peacetime, and toward the arrows

in wartime. I had also noted that a carved eagle on the out

sideof Hamilton Hall, in Salem, Mass., looks toward the left,

toward the thirteen arrows. Hamilton Hall was built from

plans by the noted Salem architect, Samuel McIntire, in

1805. So, I got curious and checked with the curator's office

Accidents: Five years ago I severed my left thumb while using

a radial arm saw as an overarm shaper. A jig clamp failed and

dragged a piece of oak, with my hand , through a %-in. rab

beting bit at 3 HP. Fortunately, I then lived but two blocks

from a magnificent surgeon who several hours later put the

tattered remains back together and into a cast for many

weeks. It works now but weakly, along with loss of feeling. I

spray finishes

Before you buy a spray gun, ask:

Does it have a range of nozzle

combinations?

This is importanti Binks Model

26 (with

pistol grip) give you a wide choice of nozzle

combinations for spraying finishes ranging

" _. ,\ from water-thin dyes to house paints.

" Does it have accurate controls?

Models

15 and 26 have convenient,

preCise controls for both spray patten and

needle wear.

Does it have matched accessories?

Binks spray guns do, including a full

selection of air cleaners, hose, cups, air

compressors....everything you need for

superior finishes.

If you like fine tools, you'll love Binks

equipment. For full information see your

local Binks dealer, or write

Ask for Kit FW-2.

9014

9201 W. Belmont Avenue. Franklin Park, IL 60131

-Jacob . Fredenksen, Chevy Chase, M.

For the finest

15 (with

top, one-finger trigger)and Model

BlnKS

Choice of the pros

Workbench Price Breakthrough!

At Last! A Full-Featured Workbench At An Afodable Price

Until now, quality

workbenches have usual

ly been too expensive

or too small. This huge

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225 lb. Garden Way

Home Workbench offers

U.S... /

a 30" x 60", 2" thick lami

nated work surface and is

available direct from the

factory at an incredibly low

price. Made of solid rock

maple, the Garden Way Work

bench not only offers a spacious

a fine precision

tool itself that can be as useful as

having an extra "pair of hands"

helping you in your shop.

Unique Clamping System Holds rojects Dozens of Ways!

Our own "flip-over" vise design with 9" x 18" built-up

hardwood faces interact with strategically located round dog holes

providing secure clamping for a wide variety of projects nearly any

where on the bench surface-even oversized items such as chairs,

full-sized doors-even full sheets of plywood-can easily be

secured.

ModelA

Which Size Garden Way

ModelB

',8' sheet of plywood.

A Smaller, Lower-Priced

Workbench From Garden Way

2 Round dog holes with rotat

ing bench blocks will grip

odd-shaped work pieces and

eliminate most jigs and fixtures.

3 12'/2Sq. ft. (30"x60") of work

surface interacting with vises

and rotating bench dogs lets you

hold large boards and planks -

even a

o Weight -225 lbs.

o Weight - 10S lbs.

o Height of Work

Surface - 34"

o Height of Work

Surface - 34"

Ij2" lam

o Thickness of

Surface -2"lami

nated rock maple

o Thickness of

Surface -

9 "x

o Total Work Area-

121/2 sq. ft.

o Total Work Area

S sq. ft.

I S "XIJ/4 "solid

B Workbench offers you the

o Vises -Two

o Vises- Two5"x

IS"x 13/4"maple

laminate

maple

This new smaller Model

ideal worksurface if you enjoy a multitude of crafts in

stead of just woodworking, or if you concentrate on

small projects and large projects are the except

ion. You'll also find this new smaller Work

bench perfect for woodcarving,

project assembly, or used as a

children's project bench .

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I Dept. 91 II WI. Charlotte, VT05445 I

TO: Garden Way Research

YES! Please send me free details and

Ij2" thick laminated

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prices on the New Garden Way Work-

.. 2 ' x 4' spacious worksurface

-a fullS sq. ft.

* Full

benches, including information on

I I

l/2" x 21/2" rock

optional Tool Well and Tool Drawer

"butcher block" top.

* Rugged

and bUild-it-yourself Model A Kits.

•

IS" maple

maple legs, stretchers and

stringers.

* Powerful 5" x

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Name

Address

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City

vises.

* Sturdy enough to withstand

heavy workshop jobs.

State

Zip

� 1979 Garden Way. Inc.

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12Vz sq. ft. of work area, extra

ordinary sturdiness and clamping

versatility, but is

Workbench is Right

For You?

o Size-24"x4 S"

o Size-30"x6 0"

1 "Flip· over" vises provide a

solid workstop-yet turn

over so top of vise is flush with

bench surface for regular vise

use.

inated rock maple

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