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Feb 2 BIG finishing for woodturners
Feb 16 Guild Meeting three phase motors
… Homestead in Newmarket, NH beginners corner
Mar 15 Guild Meeting shellac
… New Event
… Sylvania in Danvers, MA
Mar 9 Luthiers
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Mar 22 GSWT
Apr 5 BIG
Apr 19 Finishing Symposium
May 10 Period Furniture
May 18 Luthiers
May 24 GSWT
Jun 7 BIG
Jun 14 Summer Trip
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Building a Guitar
John Whiteside – lessons in lutherie and life
Day Dreaming
A t times we all have an idea or two
that rattles around in our heads half
formed for months and which seems to
Do some of the following behaviors
seem familiar to you?
license, birth
certificate, or
last year’s tax return if your life
come back to us at the strangest times. 1 You spend days, weeks, or even depended on it. Every design note,
You know what I mean, you’re supposed months debating which $25 measurement, tool users manual,
to be paying attention to something else woodworking widget to buy – Yet and copy of The Old Saw is filed
but the train of thought keeps persisting. you pick out your spouse’s $500 and indexed neatly.
When it is about woodworking it’s mostly Christmas present in about half 6 You have a lot of yard work to
considered harmless day dreaming. Such an hour. do, but you’re hoping it will rain
is the case here. 2 You silently debate with yourself so you can spend the day in the
My train of thought was really a over whether you should spend shop.
series of questions about why we do the $5 per pull for the drawers or 7 Your spouse is afraid to take you
strangest things related to working with whether you should get the out looking for furniture. By
wood in relation to our everyday life. I expensive ones at $7.50 each for previous experience she knows
guess I should start out with a personal that high chest. You already spent your going to embarrass her by
example. My wife has trouble getting $400 for the wood and have about stating that “you could build it
me, and I have trouble getting myself, 200 hours in the project. better and cheaper” and then
to go shopping for clothes – even for 3 You can’t find time to take out the you’re going to get down on all
something so simple as a few pairs of trash for pickup, but you can find fours and crawl around looking at
socks where I could be in and out of the time to spend most of a day at a the underside of the piece.
store in less than half an hour. Contrast guild meeting without feeling the 8 The mailman arrives and drops off
this with the fact that I drove three hours slightest bit of guilt. the day’s mail. After you go get
up and three hours back to attend the 4 All of the chisels, plane blades, it, you ignore the bills, what you
Lie-Nielsen 25th Anniversary and spend carving tools, and saws in your know is a birthday card for you,
a whopping $100. The absurdity comes shop are razor sharp – sharp and dive immediately into the
when I know that I could have spent the enough for use in surgery. Your latest woodworking magazine.
same amount for the same tool (also a kitchen knives would have trouble 9 Your wife pointedly mentions
Lie-Nielsen) locally with a short round cutting through a marshmallow. to the folks touring your shop
trip of an hour. 5 You couldn’t find your marriage Continued on Page 3
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bite. Topics for the afternoon session
he next Guild n Saturday, March have not yet been determined. You are
meeting 15, the Guild will also welcome and encouraged to bring
will be held have a special meeting on samples of your recent work to display.
February 16 at the subject of lighting for There will be plenty of chairs, so there is
the Homestead the workshop and studio. no need to bring your own.
Woodworking This meeting will be held in lieu of If you have any questions or topics
School in the small group meetings that would you would like to see addressed, feel free
Newmarket, normally be scheduled in March. to contact Roger at 978-239-7654 or by
NH. The session The meeting will be hosted by osram e-mail at strathamwood@comcast.net.
will run from sylvania at their North American
10:00 am until Headquarters in Danvers, MA. The
noon, followed meeting, which will be hosted by Roger Directions to Osram
by lunch from Myers and will take place in Sylvania’s Sylvania in Danvers, MA
noon until state of the art “Lightpoint” customer
1:00 pm, then a continuation of the education and meeting center. Presenters • Interstates 93 or 95 south to Rt 128.
presentations. will include Bob Nigrello, Group Product Take Rt 128 North to the Endicott St
Please bring chairs and don’t forget Marketing Manager and Jeff Waymouth, exit.
your lunch. Do to the tremendous Senior Applications Engineer. Topics
success at the last Guild meeting, we ask will be product and technology specific
• At the end of the exit ramp, turn
you once again to bring a project to the and applicable to all brands of lighting left and Osram Sylvania is the first
meeting, either one you are working on – although Roger appreciates when you building on the right.
or one completed. It was a great way to purchase Sylvania.
• Park in the main parking area and
see what others are doing and to give us The lighting presentation will
some inspiration. focus on lighting topics of interest to enter the building through the front
Continuing our theme of workshop woodworkers. What type of lighting is (100 Endicott Street) entrance and
related lectures, our main presenter for best? How much lighting should I have in follow the signs to “Lightpoint”.
this meeting will feature Casey Hallowell, my shop or gallery? How do the different
a representative from Lie-Nielsen who types of lighting affect how colors look?
will discuss workbenches. These are subjects that seem to generate President’s Message – continued
a lot of questions from woodworkers in
discussions on on-line forums and in for the first time that your shop
Directions to Homestead magazines, and the subjects are generally cabinets are better than the ones
Woodworking School not handled very well. Here, you will she has in the kitchen. Ouch!!
in Newmarket, NH have the chance to listen to lighting 10 Then finally there’s that small
experts explain the facts about different matter of the table, or other piece
• From Rt 125 north, turn right onto types of lighting and lighting design, of furniture, you promised your
Rt 87 in Epping. After 3 miles, turn and ask questions. You will also be able wife you’d build her three years
left onto Bald Hill Road. The school to see many different types of lighting ago. The first piece of wood has
displayed in room settings and observe yet to be purchased.
is 1.1 miles on the left. the differences between different types
• From Rt 108 south, turn right onto of light sources such as incandescent, Well friends, you get the general idea
Rt 152 in Newmarket. Go past the halogen, fluorescent or led. You are I’m trying to convey. I’m sure that you
encouraged to bring samples of finished all could come up with a list of your own
high school and turn left onto Grant
woods to observe them under different which would tell tales on yourself. Isn’t it
Road. After 3.5 miles turn left onto light sources and see why sometimes amazing the kinds of things we do and
Bald Hill Road. The school is 0.5 what you saw in the shop looks different the way we have these fun foibles. Work
miles on the right. when it is in the living room. safely folks.
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back to align with the bed? – David to use for joints in mahogany and
Belser Removing Acetone Stain – is special cleaning needed before
How do I get an acetone (nail gluing? – Bob Jarrett
DJ Delorie replies: The most reliable polish remover) stain off of a cabinet?
easy way is to chuck a length of wood – David Belser Terry Moore replies: I would not
into it, and turn on the lathe at low consider mahogany an oily wood. Teak
speed. You’ll be able to see the center of Terry Moore replies: Acetone is not and rosewood, yes, but not mahogany.
rotation on the free end, and decide if it a stain, it is a solvent. Unfortunately, it For interior work such as furniture and
needs further adjustment. has not stained the cabinet in question, cabinetry, regular yellow wood glue such
However, you can also experiment it has melted the finish. The acetone is a as Titebond works well. For exterior work
with various “push here” techniques strong fast drying solvent that will attack such as boat building or say an entrance
to see if one of them just works. For any finish such as lacquer, urethane, oil door, epoxies or urethane (gorilla) glue
example, on my lathe, the back edge or varnish. If you know what the finish would work better. In either case, no
of the slot guide is properly aligned, so is, you may be able to spot sand it and special preparation is needed beyond
if I push the headstock away from me re-apply some new finish. Good luck! sanding and dusting.
while tightening, it tends to be properly
aligned. Marty Milkovitz replies: You don’t. Jon Siegel replies: Mahogany is not
You can also purchase alignment jigs, If the blemish is not too deep, you can an oily wood and requires no special
like a rod with a Morse #2 taper on both try rubbing it out with emery paper glue or methods.
ends, to help align the headstock to the progressing to smaller and smaller grits.
Marty Milkovitz replies: Mahogany
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tailstock. If you happen to have a pen
turning mandrel, or three-buff mandrel, Vacuum Bag – Is there a is probably the least oily of the oily woods,
those can be used as well. In that case, simple, cost effective vacuum It glues well with any glue intended
there’s often no need to turn the lathe bag process for gluing and clamping? for wood and other than making sure
on if the mandrels are accurate enough – Harvey Best the surface is dry, bare wood does not
and properly seated in the taper. require any sort of cleaning. Of more
Terry Moore replies: The question
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concern is selecting the right glue for
NGR Stain – Please explain is gluing what? Gluing veneer is best the job. For general indoor projects I use
NGR stain. – Bob St. Laurent accomplished using a vacuum bag. an Aliphatic Resin glue (Yellow glue);
Some curved forms can also be used in a outdoor or marine I’ll use a Resorcinol
Terry Moore replies: Non Grain vacuum bag for re-sawn lamination work. Resin or Urea Resin glue. If you are a
Raising stains use a different solvent Most of the guitar making factories use a purest period furniture maker, use Hide
for the pigment. Water based stain uses small vacuum press to glue the braces to glue. The book Gluing & Clamping by
water as the solvent for the pigment, and the top and back of the guitar. In certain Patrick Spielman is probably the best
applying water to wood raises the grain circumstances a vacuum bag is fine, laymen’s guide for the different types of
and makes it rough to the touch. Alcohol but it is not an economical alternative glue application.
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base stains use alcohol as a solvent, but to a pipe clamp for pulling together a
there is still a percentage of water in the mortise and tenon joint. Dividing Burl – How should
alcohol solvent, so it will also raise the I made my own first vacuum system I divide a burl into sections for
grain slightly when applied. by gluing together a vinyl bag, and using bowls. I want to maximize the burl
NGR stains use a lacquer thinner an old hospital vacuum pump. It worked especially the large circumferential
base, or similar solvents that make up ok. I finally broke down and bought burls. – Ed Orecchio
what we commonly call “lacquer thinner”, a commercial system from Vacuum
and these carry the pigments, dry faster Pressing Systems of Brunswick, Maine. Graham Oakes replies: Burls can be
and do not raise the grain because there It is an investment, but it is also a much very difficult to divide into sections. The
is no water in the solvent. better system. Continued on Page 7
Note the use of feet in the length dimension. The following formula eliminates I like to take the next step and make
the need for that confusing mix of dimensions. my cut list to include the board footage
calculations. The table below shows an
Method #2: Board Feet = Thickness (inches) x Width (inches) x Length (inches) example of a cut list for a simple cherry
144 table.
Once the dimensions are filled in
There are a couple other formulas for computing board footage that get even more (inches only), you just need to multiply
complex with the dimensions expressed as feet. Having to use either a fraction or
decimal equivalent to express measurements of less than a foot seems to be excessive
from my point of view.
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a very long time. The second is that you Banke. Three scholarships of $400
never know what you are going to find Allergies – With specific each were made to John Keeling
on the inside of the burl. Taking apart allergies aside, are there (working with Garrett Hack at the
the burl requires a person to visualize species of wood that are known to Shelburne Art Center in VT), Phil
where the bowl is inside the burl and cause more serious acute and/or long Gamache (to study with luthier
then make cuts to extract the piece. term health issues? – Caleb Dietrich Alan Carruth) and Donna Zils
Something I have noticed about Banfield (to work with JoHannes
burls is that most have natural veins Marty Milkovitz replies: Many of Michelsen learning to turn a
running through the wood that help a the tropical exotics contain resins that wooden hat).
person decide where to cut. When I cut are irritants to the mucus membranes By the time you read this, the
a burl, I strictly follow these veins which and respiratory system. In fact OSHA scholarship information and
can usually be seen on the surface of the considers air-born wood dust above a applications should be on our
bark. certain level to be a carcinogen. Of all website. Please check it out and
One mistake many people make the ones that are commonly used, I have consider taking a class!
when trying to turn large burl bowls is found that the fine dust from cocobolo Applications are now due a week
they cut the burl directly in half sideways to be the most irritating. In fact it is the following any regular guild meeting.
and turn a large bowl that has the pith of only wood that I have any reaction too, Peter Breu – Chairman:
the tree running through it. This kind of including poison ivy. peterbreu@comcast.net or
bowl looks great but it most likely will 603-647-2327
crack badly because of the pith in the Continued on Page 13
Hand Cut
The original shelves in question
were about 3´ square and 6˝ deep with
the parts made from stock 9/16˝ thick.
The design was very traditional with
the widest shelves at the bottom and
Sliding Dovetails
It is faster to cut sliding dovetails by hand than with a jig and a router.
two step backs with narrower shelves
towards the top. I have since made
several sets of a reduced size – 2´ square,
4˝ deep and 1/2˝ stock. This is the size of
the shelves we will make here.
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These shelves are the perfect use for
ay back in 1989, I wrote an article on cutting sliding dovetails by hand. It was that one highly figured board that you
published in issue #79 of Fine Woodworking Magazine. A companion article have been saving but isn’t enough for a
on making a set of hanging shelves was not published, even though it was the original larger project. In this case I had a single
genesis for the topic since the shelves were held together with sliding dovetails. board of blistered maple that was just
I had been asked by a client to copy a set of shelves. At the time there had been enough stock for the shelves. I started by
very little written about making sliding dovetails. So I felt that it was time to remedy milling everything to 1/2˝ thick. I did that
the situation.
One of my main contentions when I wrote the original
article was that it is faster to cut sliding dovetails by hand than
with a jig and a router. In over twenty years of using the joint, I
have never found any reason to change that opinion. I will be
clear that I use a router to cut the basic dados for the shelves,
but the beveled side of the dado is trimmed by hand with a
chisel and guide block. I have done it with a router and dovetail
bit, but in this case the dado is so narrow at the front that it is
impractical. There are dovetail bits made that are that small, but
they are expensive and break in a very short time. Dovetail plane and guide block
Sliding dovetails, like other types of dovetails generally
in several stages because removing on the end of the shelves for the
that much thickness from a 4/4 male part of the dovetail, and a
board is an invitation to bowing. cutting gauge will make that line
The stock could be re-sawn from cleanly. Next, I scribe the lines of
thicker planks, but again, giving it the top edge of the shelves across
time to settle is important. the inside faces of the ends to the
Once the pieces are milled to front. Then I carefully bring that Scribing for the dovetail
dimension, they are sorted into line across the front edges to the
shelves and upright ends. I like to 5/16˝ depth remembering that if I
match the ends if I can. The two run over the end of the line, it will
ends are ripped to final thickness show.
and the details of the decorative The angle is scribed with a
step backs are scribed onto their bevel square onto the back edge
faces. After sawing out the profiles of the stock for each dovetail. The
they are clamped together and lower bottom corner is set at 1/2˝ –
the front edges are smoothed the thickness of the shelves.
together to ensure uniformity. The next question is how much
At this stage, the inside faces of do the dovetails taper from the
the ends are scraped and sanded back to the front? In this case there
smooth because any change in the are three different shelf widths
thickness of the ends after doing which means there are three
the joinery will make the dovetails different tapers. This is actually
loose. irrelevant. As I pointed out in the First trial fit
Now it is time to lay out the original article, the advantage of
dovetail dados on the two ends. I planing the dovetail to fit is that
start by scribing a line across the different tapers are not a problem.
back edge of the ends at the top As a rule I leave the narrowest
line of each shelf. Then I decide part of the dovetail-at the root
how deep the dovetails are going of the front edge-at least half the
to be. In the case of 1/2˝ stock, 5/16˝ thickness of the shelf stock. In this
is about the right depth. I set a case that is 1/4˝. I mark out the 1/4˝
cutting gauge to this depth and width on the front edge and then
scribe a bottom line on the back of lay a straightedge across each end
the stock extending 1/2˝ down from and carefully scribe the taper line
the top line. I use a cutting gauge for each joint.
to lay out the dovetails because The dados can now be routed.
the same gauge at the same setting I have a T-square router fence
will mark out the cross grain line which I butt up against the back
Beginning cut
10 The Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers
side of the stock to ensure good up. I carefully set the router plane
square dados. All my routers have to exactly the final depth of the
rectangular bases, so it is easy to dado and this also cleans up any
measure from the edge of the base possible depth questions left from
to the 1/4˝ bit to establish how far the original routing. The ends are
the fence needs to be from the now finished.
scribed line. I am very fussy about The shelves can now be fit to
setting the bit depth and the the end dados. The shelves must
fence position because accuracy be all exactly the same length
is essential. I rout all the dados and the ends have to be perfectly
square first, 1/4˝ wide and 5/16˝ deep. square. It is a wise idea to leave
I am very careful not to go over them about 1/8˝ wider than final Planing the dovetail
the depth. If anything I will shade dimension however. This allows
the cut to be too shallow because I for the shelves to be driven home
can deepen it later. with a bit of allowance in case any
The second stage is to rout the dovetails are slightly loose. With
taper. Again, this is a square cut the cutting gauge I scribe the
with a 1/4˝ router bit. I set the fence depth line across the underside of
the correct distance from the taper each shelf end. It is not necessary
line and rout to that line. This to scribe the top edge.
involves clamping the fence at an It is worth pointing out that
angle to the edge of the stock. I the shelves have a dovetail at
make sure the fence will not move both ends-a right and a left. One
during the cut. end will be planed going uphill
The ends are now ready to have and the other end will be planed
the actual dovetail bevel cut. I do downhill. What this means is that
this by clamping the end vertically the downhill cut will be exiting
in a vise with my dovetail block the stock at the front and there is
clamped along the taper line a danger of blowing out the front
that I just routed. With a chisel I corner. This is prevented by using
pare the bevel down until the flat a backup block.
back of the chisel is resting on I clamp the shelf I’m working
the guide block. Inevitably there on flat on the bench with the
are a few fibers left in the inside bottom side up. In the photos I
Test fitting
corner of this paring cut. I clamp had the stock on a piece of thicker
the end flat on the bench and use stock to extend it out away from
a small router plane to clean these the bench edge. The end of the
shelf needs to hang out clear of joint and one that is too loose. I
obstructions so that it can be test know the fit is correct when I can
fit. I start with the widest shelf push the shelf in by hand and it
and work on the uphill dovetail comes to rest about 1/8˝ back from
first. I clamp the square edge of being flush with the front edge of
the guide block on the scribe line the end. All this takes longer to
and then begin to plane the end write about than to do.
of the dovetail that needs the most The procedure to cut the
stock removed. The initial aim downhill dovetail on the other end
is to establish the correct taper is the same except a backer needs
angle. I take several passes with to be clamped on to protect the
the dovetail plane until it will fit front edge. I make this backer out
partway into the dado. of a cutoff from one of the shelves
I fit the end over the shelf dado so that it is the same thickness.
and push it on as far as it will go. The backer is planed right along
I then rock the end to gauge how with the rest of the dovetail. It can
the angles compare. If it is tight at be left in place almost up to the
the inner end, I need to increase end when it needs to be removed
the angle. Loose at the inner end to check the close to final fit. I put
and the angle is too steep. I then it back in place before resuming
take a few more passes until the planing and it protects the edge
dovetail is bearing evenly all along until I’m done. Otherwise the
the beveled side of the dado. process is the same as for the other
Once I have established the end.
correct taper, I continue planing Once the first shelf is fit I
the entire length of the dovetail proceed to the others. I like to start
stopping often to check the fit. As with the widest because it gives
I get closer to the final fit I check me the most leeway for getting
more often (after a pass or two) to my head into the process. The
make sure I am maintaining the narrower the shelf the shorter the
correct angle. It is important to be dovetail is and the quicker it gets
careful because one pass can mean cut down to thickness, so there Finished joint
the difference between a well fit is a need to establish the correct
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reading, this is close enough. If not, then If the head and the bed are parallel,
Setting Jointer Knives – possibly only one knife will be doing all then this gives good results. If not, then
What is the easiest way to the cutting, depending of course on how the work may have uneven thickness from
set jointer or planer knives? – Roger fast you feed the wood. Anyway, minor left to right. It is usually recommended
Bradley adjustments of one or two thousandths to correct this by adjusting the bed, but
can be made later by hand honing. This if this not possible, it can be corrected
Marty Milkovitz replies: I use should be accomplished upon subsequent by installing the knives at an angle to
the magnetic jig that came with my hand sharpenings: only sharpen the compensate.
Powermatic planer. For the jointer I use knives which measure high. Fine tuning of this type can only be
a height micrometer which will measure After you are satisfied with the accomplished with a dial indicator.
to 10,000, set in on the outfeed table placement of the knives, whether you
and rotate the knife under the feeler, set have hand-honed or not, you now need
to a tolerance of +/- 3/10,000. to take some trial cuts, and set the height
Figure 5 – Plan B is best for beginners
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Contemporary Leg
T his article will show how you can
make a contemporary sculptured leg
by using some of the methods used to
stock and keeping the pairs of each leg
together. I mill the two halves to 17/16˝
thick x 31/4˝ wide x 29˝ long.
mortise for the stainless steel stretcher
that connects the four legs together at
the base.
make a cabriole leg. I then glue up the two halves as I use a machine called a multi-router
The process starts by designing accurately as possible. I’m already at my that uses templates to cut the round
the leg itself. This leg evolved from an finished thickness after the gluing up. tenon. The placement of tenons on the
elliptical leg that I used on a chest of So now I only have to joint one edge top of the leg is determined by using the
drawers in 2003. The sculptural element square with the top surface and rip the leg profile template.
was inspired by a client that wanted me width to 3˝ wide, square one end, and The round mortise is done on the
to design a pair of night stands for him. cut the leg to the finished length of the drill press using the bottom of the leg
This client had some very free as a reference. The depth of this
form sculptures throughout his mortise is critical. So again by
home. So for the night stands to using the leg profile template
work in his home, I felt the need we can see how deep to drill the
to have a sculptured element in mortise in the 27/8˝ wide surface
them. using the glue seam as a center
I use ¼˝ thick and ¾˝ wide line.
wood of varying length to come Now comes the fun part. We
up with shapes that I design in need to trace the profile of the
my furniture. All we need to leg on to the 3˝ wide face of our
get started is a one dimension leg blocks. The reference points
shape or the profile of the leg in for the profile template are the
this case. The profile shape will backside of the leg at the bottom
be used to make jigs and as a and the top. We are going to
template to bandsaw out the legs. bandsaw off the inside of the leg.
This leg basically tapers in two We need to bandsaw to within a
plans, both from top to bottom. 1/16˝ of the line.
The leg has an inside and outside. Next we have to make a
The inside is concaved and the template that will help clean-
outside is convexed. up the bandsaw marks and be
Now that we have the basic used as a guide for making the
design, we have to plan out how concave inside of the leg. This
to make the leg. Just as with the is done by cutting two pieces of
cabriole leg, there is a sequence scrap MDF or plywood ¾˝ thick
to cutting this sculptured leg out, by 3˝ wide by 27˝ long.
so one must think through the Now trace the inside leg
tentative process of making the profile only onto the two jig
leg. This is not always completed boards using the same reference
in one sitting. Sometimes one point as you did on the leg
has to sleep on it. blocks. Bandsaw out the inside
The leg will come out of a 27/8˝ leg profile. Then screw the leg
thick by 3˝ wide by 27˝ long block. template onto one of the jig
The legs for the night stands are blocks. Use a router and a bit
Marado, which is only available in 4/4 leg template using a stop so all the legs with a bearing to give you a jig that
and 8/4, so I had to glue up two pieces are the same length. At this point, we matches your template exactly.
of 8/4 to get my 27/8˝ thickness. It is very are ready to machine any joinery into You will then use this jig to clean up
important to select the wood for color the leg while everything is square. the bandsaw cut on our leg blocks. You
and grain as this seam runs down the On this leg we need a round tenon for will need a router bit with a bearing that
center of the leg. After the selection of attaching the leg to the top and a round has at least 2˝ of cutter length and a
by
Frank Wooley
(rings). Natural shellac solutions have
a fairly short shelf life – a few years at
most if stored where cool, only months
if warm. Dry flakes can be stored
indefinitely if kept cool, and at least a
few years at room temperature. Zinsser
sells a dewaxed premixed shellac called
SealCoat™, which eliminates the
Shellac
preparation chore. I have been told that
SealCoat™ has a shelf life of over five
years, although Zinsser does not claim
that much. Zinsser clear shellac in spray
cans also is dewaxed. Amber and clear
Zinsser Bulls Eye shellac carried by
many local stores is not. If you are not
certain whether a shellac solution is
dewaxed, simply stir it up and observe
S
the opacity. Natural shellac solutions
hellac is a very convenient furniture is unaffected by oils and hydrocarbon have a milky appearance, since the wax is
finish for a small shop. It is easier to solvents (paint thinner, naphtha), so not very soluble in alcohol and is left in
apply by hand than any other finish, and hydrocarbon-based glazes can be suspension. Dewaxed shellac solutions
is extremely easy to repair. applied, worked, and even completely are clear, with no hint of haziness.
removed. Its water resistance allows
Shellac has some weaknesses. It is less shellacked furniture to be safely cleaned Dissolving Flakes
resistant to abrasion than varnishes. with mild soap and water. A worn or Until recently I mixed all my shellac
It softens at high temperatures, so a lightly scratched surface is immediately from flakes because I use shellac at
shellacked tabletop can be marked if restored by simply wiping with a pad irregular intervals, and because dewaxed
unprotected from hot dishes. Shellac is dampened with thinned shellac. Deeper shellacs were only available as flake.
readily attacked by alcohols (drinking, repairs are easier than varnishes, because Freshly dissolved shellac dries very
patent medicine, rubbing, some it bonds well to any original finish rapidly (it can be sanded in less than
cosmetics) and by alkalies (ammonia (except wax) and is easy to color. 30 minutes) and is a real joy to use. To
and strong cleaners). speed up the dissolution process, I chop
Grades the flakes into a coarse powder in a small
These disadvantages are easily outweighed Natural shellac contains 4-5% wax, coffee bean mill, and then agitate the
by its ease of application and repair for which has a strong effect on the physical flake-alcohol slurry frequently while it
finishes that will be treated with care. High properties of the coating but little effect is dissolving. It takes about a day to get
quality finishes can be produced by on the method or ease of application. all the flake into solution, and there is
brushing, padding, French polishing or Nearly all the wax can be removed, and usually some insoluble matter that must
spraying. The finishing area does not the resulting product is sold as dewaxed be filtered out. I have had occasional
need to be dust-free because it dries so shellac. Natural shellacs are available in problems with the flakes caking
fast. Ventilation of the finishing area is a range of colors, obtained by removing (sticking together in one large clump),
less critical than with all other finishes or bleaching part or all of the colorants but they dissolved satisfactorily once
(except water-borne), because the in the natural lac resin. broken up. The darker natural grades of
solvent is less toxic and the fumes are I have a strong preference for shellac often contain pieces of bugs and
less flammable. Shellac is easy to sand dewaxed shellac over natural (waxy) bark, but those are filtered out with the
and polish with abrasives to any sheen. shellac, since varnishes and all water- undissolved resin.
Dewaxed shellac is very resistant to borne finishes adhere better to it, and it I have started using SealCoat™
water, so it can be wet-sanded. Shellac is more resistant to white water stains for most of my applications because
Building A Guitar – continued making uses both metric and imperial Good old Alan has been experimenting
number of sound-influencing variables. measurements, so I need two complete with a solution – fish glue! In fact, one
Existentially, this groping about in the sets of dial gauges, feeler gauges, and of his students has recently completed
unknown and unknowable is part of rulers of varying lengths. With careful an entire guitar using nothing but fish
what gives lutherie its great fascination and iterative measuring and trimming, I glue as the adhesive. The great advantage
and charm. get the top and back to the point where of fish glue is its working time of 40
Once the kerfing is all in place, I they, as it were, snap into place. Now it is minutes! It does not have to be heated
cut rabbits into it that accept the ends time to glue the body together. or mixed, comes in squeeze bottles from
of the braces on the top and back. This Photo 11 shows this part of the Lee Valley, and does not smell. I make
has to be done very precisely with no operation. It uses a lot of specialized some test glue joints on scrap wood
gaps. The end of each brace has to be spool clamps, which take a fair amount using yellow glue, hide glue, and fish
precisely supported by the bottom of of time to put into place, far longer than glue. All make joints stronger than the
the gap in the kerfing. A loose joint the 10 minutes open time for yellow wood itself. The big disadvantage of fish
means structural weakness and possible glue, to say nothing of hide glue. What glue is that it readily dissolves in water,
buzz or rattle in the finished instrument. to do? Well I could practice to become so a fish-glued guitar will rapidly come
I find I need a dial gauge to measure very fast. But I don’t like to hurry and apart if submerged. — to be continued in
the cut depths. Parenthetically, guitar don’t like to work under pressure. the April, 2008 issue of The Old Saw.
Half Lap
T hirty two half lap cuts to
make. The typical tool in
many shops will be the tablesaw
First, with the bandsaw, rip
a cut slightly shallower than the
final dimension cut in from the
Make the first pass
forward near the end of the
piece with a miter gauge.
with a dado blade. I don’t like the end. Stop short slightly before the The final pass is a backwards
rough surface left by the dado final length of the cut. Use a stop climb cut to prevent tear
blade. It’s a fine choice in many board clamped to the fence to get out on the back side of the
applications but for this joint, a consistent depth of cut. And drift shoulder.
smooth flat surface was necessary. angle, while small on this short cut,
So the router table makes that needs to be considered.
possible and makes a beautiful, Then to the tablesaw for a
square finish to the shoulder and crosscut to trim off and release
flat. However, it’s a slow process to the little piece. Use a spacer block
hog out all the material, and prone on the fence (not shown here) to
to tear out, requiring diligent use prevent the off cut from rocketing
of a backing board. out of the saw.
The shortcut is not rocket Finally, make the cleanup pass
science. Use the bandsaw and on the router table. Here a 1˝
table saw to eliminate the bulk of router bit makes quick work with
the material. minimum passes and swirl marks.
impediment to using this type of and switching circuits. These devices about 1500 watts with no load. Keeping
equipment is that it often comes produce an artificial third phase for it on all the time could be expensive in
equipped with three phase electric starting the motor and supply two of the a small shop.
motors. I’ve been investigating options motor’s windings with the two separate A one HP rotary phase converter
for dealing with this problem and found 117 volt sides of a single phase 220 volt costs less than $200. One good place to
that there are several good solutions. circuit. The net result is that the motor start investigating rotary converters is
First of all, most residential electric develops 1/2 to 2/3 of its rated horsepower, www.phaseconverter.com.
service is 117/234 volt single phase. but the unbalanced power can cause Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) are a
The two separate 117 volt lines are in overheating if the motor is heavily loaded. third class of converters. These devices
phase with each other which makes the Static converters are cheap, small and convert incoming single or 3-phase power
voltage of the two lines additive. Three lightweight, and a separate converter is into DC, and then synthesize 3 separate
phase power is usually only available often used for each piece of equipment. AC phases from the DC. Motors run
to commercial or industrial users and Static converters work only for motors from VFDs will develop full power. This
getting three phase power is not an and not other 3-phase equipment. A 3/4 type of drive can create power at varying
option for most homeowners. to 11/2 HP converter costs $147 from frequencies, which allows motor speed
Conceptually, you can think of a www.phase-a-matic.com. to be varied. The Powermatic lathe used
three phase motor as having three Rotary phase converters are special at a recent Robert Sorby demo had
separate stator windings. Each winding three phase motors that have additional a 2 HP three phase motor controlled
is connected to one of the three phases circuitry added to start and run the by a VFD. It provided soft-start and
supplied by the electric utility. These motor on single phase power. Rotary speed control. One source I found
three windings produce a rotating converters act as rotating transformers is www.driveswarehouse.com/Drives/
magnetic field, and the motor’s rotor and create true 3-phase output power AC+Drives/Phase+Converter+VFD/
chases the rotating field providing for use by 3-phase equipment. Motors L200-015NFU2.html. A 2 HP Hitachi
rotating power. running from a rotary phase converter VFD drive costs $216 from these folks.
Three phase motors have several develop full power and there should Call them to discuss various design
advantages over single phase motors. be no overheating problems. Multiple options available.
They can be simpler since they don’t need pieces of equipment can be run
capacitors for starting, or centrifugal simultaneously from a single converter Norm Brewer is a member of the
Washington Woodworker’s Guild
switches to disconnect starting windings if it is properly sized. Rotary converters
(www.washingtonwoodworkersguild.org)
once they start. They also can provide will also power non-rotating three phase
located in the Washington DC area. This
dynamic braking to stop rotation quickly. equipment like welders. article is reprinted with permission from the
The rotation of a 3-phase motor can be Large rotary phase converters can guild newsletter – The Wooden Word.
reversed without stopping the motor. consume a significant amount of power
This is important in some applications. while idling. A typical 10
Finally, 3-phase motors produce a more HP converter consumes
even torque than single phase motors, so
devices using them run smoother.
In many cases the simplest option may
be to replace the three phase motor with a
single phase one of equivalent power
and speed. Whether this is feasible will
depend on how the motor is mounted
and whether or not the equipment uses
any of the special capabilities of 3-phase
motors. Also, replacement cost for larger
motors may be prohibitive.
Rotary Converter Static Converter Variable Frequency Drive
Lending Library
H istorically, the Guild has always
made the video library available to
members and had loosely kept track of
members. We are also able to do a better
job of replenishing missing videos. In
the very near future, we will provide you
I sometimes
w h a t
wonder
happened
to those that I no longer see
who had videos. This was done using the with a list of videos sorted several ways, at the meetings. I am sure
honor system by leaving a notebook for i.e. by category, by date, and alphabetical. that some have chosen to move on, or
members to sign out videos on their own. These lists should be available in the to pursue other interests. This brings to
Since I have taken responsibility for the form of PDF files downloadable from mind that the videos are an important
library, I have made a number of changes the new Guild web site. Having the list legacy of the Guild. They are a good
to how the videos are signed out and allows members to plan their borrowing method of capturing and sharing the
tracked. Initially, I made some of these or purchase ahead of time. This reminds knowledge and techniques of the
changes because I had difficulty reading me to mention that the videos are also demonstrators, members and non-
the member names in the notebook. I available for purchase for just $10. members alike.
also wanted to keep better track of the Good statistics require a high degree It is important to capture that
videos. Of course, the growth of the of data accuracy. So, if the following list knowledge before it is lost. Time and
Guild membership has also necessitated doesn’t look right, it may be because again, I read articles in woodworking
the changes to the procedures. magazines talking about
Now, when members techniques that were used
borrow from the library, I hundreds of years ago that have
write down the member name Current 10 Most Popular Videos been lost due to the fact that the
and stock number of the video. knowledge was never passed on.
While my writing is also pretty Title Code# Times Out Just recently, I was watching
poor, I can read it! So, please a program on TV about NASA
Inlay 99-I 7
be sure to see me to sign out engineers combing the rocketry
your videos, so that I can keep Christmas Ornament (project) 00TS3-4 5 junk yards for parts from the
better track. I try to make the Natural Edges from Green Wood 03TS4-4 5 rocket that was used to land
videos available at all Guild men on the moon. Apparently,
Hand Cut Dovetails 05-JS10 5
meetings as well as all the the information for that rocket
GSWT meetings. Sharpening Day 95-SD 5 had been lost, or was never fully
Sometimes videos are kept Bowl Turning 00TS3-6 4 documented. Now that there
out for an extended period of are plans to go to Mars, the new
Bowl Turning (2 disk set) 00TS3-7 4
time. Some have been out for engineers need that information,
the better part of a year. I know Intro to Veneering 01-IV 4 and they are looking for
that it is occasionally difficult Planing Wood by Hand 03-PWH 4 parts so that they can reverse
to get the videos returned, but engineer them! The videos are
Sharpening for Turning 04-ST 4
perhaps a friend could return our (the Guild’s) method of
them for you if you can’t make fully documenting our rockets
the meetings, or maybe they (or tables and chairs, etc.)! As I
could be mailed back. I am open to videos were not signed out properly. remember it, passing on information is
suggestions on how we could get these Please help us to maintain the needed one of the Guild’s basic goals. I think it’s
videos back and into circulation sooner. accuracy by signing out all videos. This a great goal. We wouldn’t want to have
Now that we have more members, it is is especially true for those that are more to reinvent the wheel!
becoming more important to return the popular. I look forward to continuing to
videos in a timelier manner. As I occasionally view a video, I am provide you, the members, with access
Now that we keep better track, reminded of how important they are for to the Guild’s legacy of knowledge in
we can identify which videos are the passing on information. In many of the the form of the video library.
most popular and can make additional videos, the audience is panned and I like Thanks to all for sharing that
copies, so that they are available to more to see who I recognize and who I don’t. knowledge.
T he November general
meeting was held in the
Captains room in Coit Hall
The other projects ranged
from turning pieces such
as candlesticks, to checker
on the campus of St. Paul’s boards, benches, windsor
School. chairs and a tea table. There
Dave Anderson started was such a great interest in
with the Guild’s business seeing what others are doing
report. Then in a departure that we will continue this
from our normal format we feature in future meetings.
had some of the members The main presenter
discuss the projects which of the meeting was Web
they brought to the meeting. Andersen. He is an engineer
John Whiteside brought his and has been working with photos by Jim Seroskie
guitar which is a work in dust collection systems
progress. He shared with us in various size shops. He
the various aspects of guitar discussed and had drawings
making with emphasis on of dust collection solutions
the rosette and the dozens for dealing with today’s
of jigs required. DJ Delorie vast array of power tools. A
brought in a completed table general question and answer
clock which he discussed and period followed.
answered members questions. After lunch this author
This beautiful piece will be gave a lecture on debunking
entered in a contest (we hope finishing myths. Topics
you win DJ). discussed were linseed oil,
varnish and shellac finishes
and ranged from “replacing
the natural oils in wood” to
“wax build up”.
Between the great location,
the large member turnout,
the questions and enthusiasm
of the attendees, we had a
wonderful meeting.
Web Anderson
by Jon Siegel
T
Victorian times, the material of choice
he November meeting of the Granite lathes that he produces in his extensive was elephant ivory. Now African
State Woodturners was held at the machine shop. blackwood is preferred and probably the
workshop of Fred Armbruster in York, Fred told us that he was initially most popular. But any kind of very hard
Maine. Fred is an eye surgeon who has exposed to OT by the series of articles wood can be used, or even plastic, such
been intensely involved in the art of by Frank Knox that appeared in the as Corian, etc.
ornamental turning (OT) since the late first four issues of Fine Woodworking Fred’s antique Ornamental Lathe
1980s. magazine. Fred was not inspired by the was made by the machinery designer
He not only restores old ornamental objects, but he was very excited by the George Birch, who manufactured
lathes and collects original tools and tools. engine lathes, planers, and shapers in
accessories for them, but also has Fred gave us a capsulated history of Manchester, England in the period 1880
designed and built dozens of ornamental OT. He said that embellished decoration to 1900. Birch also made and patented
produced by complex mechanical means many devices for OT. Fred obtained his
first appeared in Germany in the 1500s. antique OT lathe after it had been in a
John Jacob Holtzapffel is best known for fire. He had to make many new parts,
the many books he wrote on OT and the and he modernized his machine with
lathes he manufactured which were very variable speed motors, to avoid relying
complex. Holtzapffel’s books are still the on treadle power only.
best reference on the subject, especially Next, Fred demonstrated the Rose
volumes 4 and 5. Engine of the type he makes and sells.
The Victorian tastes required complex While there is a lot of tedium in OT,
embellishment,
and these lathes fit
in with the times
while the Industrial
Revolution
b r o u g h t
advancements
in production so
that the machines
became available
to more people.
As Fred started
his demonstration
of the Ornamental
Lathe, he explained
that OT is not as
“spontaneous” as
T
quality and just admired back on the drawers.
his month’s meeting started the or if it is going to be an Harvey brought in some pictures
new year off in spectacular fashion. every day functional piece of furniture of the 1800s Georgian oak table that
Harvey Best was our guest speaker with to be used daily. Then the process begins he restored. He talked about how he
the topic of antique furniture repair and either keeping all parts and repairs went about that project and how happy
restoration. The meeting was hosted by and finishes as authentic as possible or the customer was when he delivered it.
Jim Seroskie in his beautiful shop in reproducing parts with new materials Details of the table restoration are in the
Amherst, NH. About twenty members and using new finishes. April, 2007 issue of The Old Saw.
were in attendance. He showed us how he approaches The following list details the purchase
The meeting started out with John taking apart chair stretchers and information for the supplies Harvey
Whiteside giving a brief safety topic on spindles using a spreader clamp to apply uses when restoring furniture. This is far
router table and shaper safety. Then our slight out ward pressure to the piece. If from a complete list:
host Jim Seroskie, talked about his new it doesn’t come apart easily, he will drill
shop and some of his projects he was a small hole then inject vinegar with a • Scalpel, for surgical cuts in veneer – Van
working on making custom molding small syringe into the joint to loosen Dyke’s Restorer Catalog
for his home on the Williams & Hussy up the glue inside the joint. It usually • Syringe – for injecting glue, vinegar
molding machine. comes apart. If the spindle is broken, he • NGR Stain (non grain raising) – Woodcraft
Then the meeting took off with will drill out the stuck piece of wood in • Spray bottle, disposable Preval – spray
Harvey Best, sharing some of his trade the hole, thread in a small screw then small quantities of shellac or lacquer on
secrets he has used over the years. He pull it out using the screw as a puller. He small areas of woodwork
explained to us that before he starts any also showed us a tool that he made by • Shellac flakes, super blonde – Woodcraft
restoration or repair, he or his customer cutting a “V” notch in a block of wood • Thin bladed spatula – Lee Valley
has to make the decision as to if the and inserting a small piece of hack saw Continued on Page 35
blade on each side of the “V”, then using
it as a rasp to rub back and forth to clean
the glue off the end of the spindle.
Harvey then talked about repairing
veneer tops. By using small pieces of
veneer that match the top as close as
possible, he will align the patch to
match the grain and cut it into place
using a surgeons scalpel. He then glues
it in. Once glued in place and sanded he
finally applies his finish.
Harvey talked about the shellac he
uses mixed with grain alcohol to get a
one pound mix which he puts into a
spray bottle then applied as many coats
photos by Jim Seroskie
Wood Days space for demonstrators will members know that Wood 9:00 am to noon. The location
I am reviving Wood be limited – first come first Days is back. and topic is TBA.
Days the last weekend in served. I rent one 20 x 30 tent Dave Emerson: 603-783-4403 Contact DJ Delorie
June at my place, Old Ways and there’s room for another or efurnitr@comcast.net to be added to the e-mail
Traditions in Canterbury if donated. I have several 10 notification list.
(www.oldwaystraditions.net). x 20 tents available. Beginner & Intermediate DJ Delorie: dj@delorie.com
Shaker village didn’t want it. Pre-registration is not Group
It will be as much like it was required but necessary BIG, the Beginner and Granite State Woodcarvers
as I can make it, depending if you want to be sure of Intermediate Group, meets This small group of
on who wants to participate space. Any volume of Guild the first Saturday of the even dedicated woodcarvers meets
and how much help I get. participation would need a numbered months from Thursday nights at Rundlett
Old Ways Days, the Guild coordinator to help October to June. Feb. 2nd at Middle School in Concord,
third weekend of October find tentage and parking 9:30 am is the next meeting. NH. Meetings are 6-9 pm
last year, went well and will help especially. At the very I will continue to make during the school year. For
be repeated at the same date. least, I want to let Guild the apple wall hung cabinet. info or directions contact…
(350 people came.) Covered Starting in April, I will Lou Barchey: 603-753-2708 or
begin a series on drawer barchey@comcast.net
construction and hanging
drawers. We will explore a Luthiers
Discounted Taunton If you wish to number of ways to build and Our next meeting
Magazine Subscriptions take advantage of this hang drawers. This will take will feature Chris and
Once again, we are opportunity, send your place over a year or so. Stephen Connor, makers
making subscriptions name and address, the This year will be a little of fine classical guitars
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available at special group you want. Specify if meeting at Steve Colello’s accommodate our invited
rates. Discounts are this is a new or renewal shop at 119 Flynn Road, speakers the date has been
available on any magazine subscription – I do not Sanbornville, NH for the changed to Sunday, March 9,
Taunton offers, and are need your current label for short term. 2008, 1-4 pm. (ordinarily we
applicable to both new renewals – Taunton will would meet on March 16).
and renewal subscriptions.
Since we do this only
once a year (right after the
search their database using
your name. Send a check
made out to the Guild for
D irections – Flynn Rd. is in
North Wakefield off of
route 16. It is 6.0 miles north
Our speakers will be
demonstrating the jigs and
fixtures they use in guitar
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you may wish to renew to: 16 and 109 and 5.7 miles conflicts with our sister
now, even if your magazine south of the intersection of group, the New England
expires mid year – Taunton Tony Immorlica route 16 and route 28. Going Luthiers, we have invited
will simple add to your 6 Purgatory Road north, it is a right hand turn them to attend the meeting,
current term. Mont Vernon, NH 03057 and going south, it is a left which will be at Ric Miller’s
hand turn. shop in Eliot, Maine.
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