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Vol. 17 / No. 102

No. 102

December, 1995

EDITOR'S ,COLUMN

Sawdust

O ver the years, I've found that many

Publisher Donald B. Peschke

Editor TenyJ. Strohman

Associate Editors Jon Garbison

Mark Williams

Art Director Todd Lambirth

Senior Illustrators David Kreyling

Cinda Shambaugh

Dirk Ver Steeg

Illustrator Erich Lage

of the problems that crop up with

woodworking projects can be solved with

simple solutions. Take the projects in this

issue for example.

I wanted the wardrobe to look as good

on the inside as it did on the outside and

still remain affordable. Instead of using

solid cheny or expensive 3/4"-thick ply-

wood, the solution was simple. Just sand-

wich two thin pieces of plywood back-to-

back in the case and door frames.

With the cutting board on page 18, the

problem was keeping the ends from split-

ting when cleaning it in water. Here, a

dovetail-shaped key "locks" the pieces to-

gether to keep the joints from opening.

And who hasn't had to pick through a

pile of hardware dumped out of a can try-

ing to find just the right screw? We came

up with a couple of quick solutions. Check

out one of the hardware organizers fea-

tured on page 22.

NEW FACES. While we've been busy put-

ting out this issue, we've also been busy

adding some new faces around here.

First of all, Todd Lambirth joined us as

Art Director for Woodsmith. One of

Todd's main responsibilities is to gather in-

formation from Illustrators, Editors, and

Designers. Then he has to decide how to

present all this information visually in the

best possible way.

Then, Susan Du Bois came on board as

our new Circulation Director. Susan is in

charge getting new subscribers and keep-

ing the old ones happy.

CREATIVE RESOURCES

Creative Director: Ted Kralicek -Executive Editor:

Douglas L. Hicks -Assistant Editor: Vincent S.

Ancona -Project Design Dir.: Ken Munkel-Sr. Pro-

ject Designer: Kent Welsh - Shop Manager: Steve

Curtis - Shop Craftsman: Steve Johnson - Sr. Pho-

tographer: Crayola England - Electronic Publishing:

Douglas M. Lidster- Electronic Comunication Coor-

dinator: Gordon C. Gaippe - Associate Graphic De-

sign Dir.: Susie Ryder - Sr. Graphic Designer: Chris

Glowacki -Graphic Designer: Cheryl L. Cynor

CmCUIATION

Circulation Director: Susan Du Bois - Assistant Cir-

culation Director: Troy 1- Dowell - Subscription

Managers: Sandy Baurn, Paige Rogers - Assistant

Subscription Manager: Julie Greenlee - Newsstand

Mgr: Kent A Buckton

CORPORATE SERVICES

Vice President, Planning and Finance: Jon Macarthy

- Controller: Robin Hutchinson - Sr. Account.: Laura

Thomas - Bookkeeping: Holly Lucas - Production Dir.:

George Chmielarz - Production Mgr.: Carol Quijano -

Pro. Dev. Dir.: Joyce Moore - Network Administrator:

Nick Thielen - Admin. Assistants: Cheryl A Scott,

Julia Fish - Receptionist: Jeanne Johnson - Build-

ing Maintenance: Ken Griffith

Next, Vmce Ancona and Susie Rider

joined our extended family. Vince is an As-

sistant Editor, and Susie is an Associate

Graphic Design Director, and both work in

the Creative Resources department.

Creative Resources is made up of a lot of

talented people and their job is to support

the magazines produced by August Home

Publishing. (This includes; Woodsmith,

ShopNotes, and Garden Gate.)

Finally, we've added three people to our

Mail Order department. Margo Petrus is

our new Customer Service Representative.

And Scott Gilliam and Cathy Steiner have

joined the Warehouse Staff.

WOODSMmI MAIL ORDER

Operations Director: Bob Baker - Art Dir.: Cindy

Scarpino - Materials Mgr.: Mark Mattiussi - Cus-

tomer service Mgr.: Jennie Enos - Warehouse Super-

visor: Nancy Johnson - Buyer: Linda Jones -System

Operator: Tammy Aldini - Team Leader: Karla Cronin

- Tech. Supp: Dave Stone - Customer Service Reps.:

Jennifer Murphy,Joy Krause, Sara Kono, Anna Cox,

Adam Best, Kristi Andrews, Margo Petrus - Ware-

house: Gloria Sheehan, Chuck Carlson, Sylvia Carey,

Larry Prine, Scott Gilliam, Cathy Steiner

WOODSMmI STORE

Manager: Dave Larson - Assistant Manager: Paul

Schneider-Sales Staff: Wendell Stone, Pat Lowery

- Office Manager: Vicki Edwards

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Woodsmith

No. 102

A LOOK INSIDE

Contents

FEATURES

Cherry Wardrobe . .... 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 •• 0 ••• 0· •••••• 0 0 ••• o. 6

How do you build a big project without becoming over-

whelmed? Keep the design clean, the joinery simple, and

work on it one section at a time. That's the concept behind

this cherry wardrobe.

Drawing an Arc

Anytime you need to create an arc, you have two problems:

finding the centerpoint and drawing it. But a jig sent in by

a reader solves both problems easily.

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Cutting Board. 0

As a cutting board is exposed to water, the joint lines tend

to split open. Our solution for this project was to "lock" the

joints together with attractive butterfly-shaped keys.

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Here are two simple hardware storage systems: One organ-

izes the hardware on your bench. The other is a handy tote

for taking the hardware from the shop to the job.

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Adding a drawer to a design requires more than just deter-

mining its size. It also has to slide in and out smoothly.

Here are some design and building notes we put together on

the two types ofdrawer guides used in this issue.

Drill Press ~anding Table 0

This unique table, sent in by one ofour readers, clamps to

your drill press and uses a single insert that can handle up

to six different size sanding drums.

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Hardware Storage

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No. 102

Woodsmith

FRO M FELLOW WOODW·ORKERS

Tips & Techniques

KEY HOLE HANGER

• I wanted to make a keyhole

slot in the back of a frame. But I

didn't have a special keyhole bit

that you use with your router. So

instead of buying one, I used a

1;2"-diameter brad point drill bit

and a 1;2" dovetail bit.

To make a keyhole slot, drill a

starter hole W' deep with the

brad point bit, see Figs. I and la.

(I used a brad point bit but a

Forstner bit would also work.)

Next, I installed a 1;2" dovetail

bit in my plunge router and used

an attached edge guide to rout

the dovetail slot, see Figs. 2 and

2a. Simply plunge the router

into the hole, lock it in position,

and rout the slot.

The dovetail bit cuts a flared

slot that matches the tapered

head of a woodscrew, see Fig.

3a. Just locate a wall stud where

you plan to hang the frame.

Then use aNo.IOwoodscrewto

hold it in place, see Fig. 3.

Larry Heinonen

Union City, Michigan

1I/'-diameter

brad

point bit

Use dovetail bit to

rout slot in frame

a. rn- I

(: !1Y2"!

11/'

dovetail

bit

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Flared slot holds

head of screw

CROSS

SECTION

2x4 wall stud

GLUE SUPPORTS

INEXPENSIVE END VISE

• I use pipe clamps to glue up

large panels. But the steel pipe

can create problems. If there's

any glue squeeze-out that con-

tacts the pipes, it can end up

staining the wood. One way to

prevent this from happening is

to raise the workpiece up off the

pipe with inexpensive spacers.

These spacers are just PVC

couplings available at most

hardware stores. They slip over

the pipe and are easily adjusted

to support the workpiece.

George Johnson

Foster City, California

• An end vise is a good way to

hold a workpiece securely to a

workbench. But commercial

models are just too expensive.

So I made my own with the

screw handle from a pipe clamp,

an inexpensive threaded floor

flange, and a short piece of pipe

threaded on both ends.

Simply attach the flange to

your workbench and install the

pipe and screw handle. Note:

For clearance, you may need to

cut off the top part of the flange.

Doug Thalacker

Racine, Wisconsin

Woodsmith

No. 102

HANDLE EXTENSION

• Adjusting the angle on my

contractor-type table saw was

never easy. The handwheel,

tucked under the right wing of

the saw, was hard to reach and

difficult to turn. To solve this

problem, I added an extension

to my angle adjustment handle.

BRAD MAGNET

Simply remove the existing

handwheel and replace it with a

112" coupler and a length of 1;2"-

dia. steel rod, see detail. The rod

extends through a piece of wood

bolted to the wing for support.

Robert Skou

Schaller, Iowa

• Driving small nails or brads

can be hard on your fingers.'

One way to hold them in posi-

tion so they can be started in the

wood is with a small magnet.

James Nicomato

Lackawanna, New York

BAND SAW TENSION

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Band saw

table

CARRIAGE BOLT

• If the square shank on a car-

riage bolt rounds out the hole,

there's no way to keep it from

turning. Instead of getting a big-

ger bolt, I modify the existing

one. Justfile a small notch in the

head and drive in a small brad to

keep the bolt from turning.

Lemo Johnston

Shelton, Washington

File notch in

head and install

brad

• Setting the tension on a band

saw blade is a guess at best. To

solve this problem, I set the ten-

sion by measuring blade deflec-

tion with an inexpensive fish

weighing scale and a ruler.

To do this, remove the throat

plate and back off the blade

guides. Then pull on the blade

with the fish scale and measure

the deflection with a ruler. A 1;4"

deflection with a one pound pull

is just about rightfor a W' blade.

You may have to experiment

to find the right tension on other

size blades. But this way it's

easy to set the same tension

every time you change blades.

Donald Honenberger

Lynn, Indiana

QUICK TIPS

SUBMIT YOUR TIPS

If you would like to share

an original shop-tested tip,

send it to: Woodsmith, Tips

and Techniques, 2200 Grand

Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

50312. Or if it's easier, FAX it

to us at: 515-282-6741. Or

use our E-Mail: 75330,2301

@compuserve.com.

If published, we will send

you $30 to $150, depending

on the published length. In-

clude a brief explanation and

sketch or photo. We'll rewrite

the tip and redraw the art if

needed. Also, please include

a daytime phone number.

BEESWAX. DISPENSER

• I use beeswax on the threads

of my screws. But the cake of

wax that sits on my workbench

is always covered in sawdust-

when I can find it.

To keep my wax handy and

cleaner at the same time, I melt

and pour a little into an empty

deodorant applicator. Then sim-

ply turn the knob on the applica-

tor for a clean supply as needed.

Charles Lokey

Atlanta, Georgia

WATERSTONE DISH MOP

• I use a waterstone to sharpen

my chisels and plane irons. But

to work properly, waterstones

must be cleaned after each use.

One way to do this is with a

common household dish mop.

(It's a ball of cotton threads, held

together with a twisted wire, and

stuck into a plastic handle). Just

dip it in water and swab the

stone clean after each use.

Ed Hegyera

Kenosha, Wisconsin

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