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LeUers

Woodworking by women; pricing work; scrounging machine parts

Methods of Work

Making large pulleys; angle blocks; avoiding sprayer cleanup

& Answers

Questions

Folow-up

Feedback on finishing; plate joinery safety tip; chairs from dowels

Evens

A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers

106

Electric power-carving tools are quick and accu

rate. Judi Bartholomew discusses them on p. 81.

Cover: The Wooton Patent Desk was the showpiece

o/the best 19th-centuy businsss (article on p. 52).

Books

Band Saw Projects; Carving Horses & Cariages; Woodtuning Guide

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Notes ad Comment

Saving the rain forest; product review; woodturning symposium

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E.itor Dick Burrows

M"n"ging E.itor Jim Boesel

Art Director Kathleen Rushton

Associ"te E.itor Sandor Nagyszalanczy

Assst"nt E.itors Charley Robinson,

Gary Weisenburger

Copy E.itor Carolyn Kovachik

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44 Building a File Cabinet by Pat Warner

Router techniques for joiney and decoration

48 Designing with Moldings by Cameron Russell

Dressing up a basic case with classic profiles

51 Tablesawn cove moldings

52 Wooton Patent Desks by Deborah Cooper

A Victorian innovation in ofice funiture

54 Building the king of desks by Gene Lehnert

Publisber John Lively

M"rketing Director James P. Chiavelli

Cirt:ul"tion Assist"nt Brenda Hamilton

M"rketing Assist"nt Sherry Duhigg

Publit: Rel"tions M"n"ger Donna Pierpont

Telem"rketerlCustomer Servi:e Lori Moir

A.minstr"tiJe Seret"y Susan M. Clark

58 Using Dial Indicators and Calipers by Robert Vaughan

Machinist's tools for woodshop setups and measurements

62 Oscillating-Spindle Drum Sander by Joseph E. Konkle

Shop-built machine for smoothing curves

n Oval Semainier by Reid H. Leonard, PhD.

Quick-set veneering a bendable-plywood carcase

70 AutO-Body Tips for Fine Finishes by Scott Lawrence

Swapping elbow grease for a power bufer

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A.Jertsing S"'es M"n"ger Dick West

N"tion"' At::ounts M"n"ger Don Schroder

Associ"te A::ounts M"n"ger Barney Barrett

Senior S"'es Coor.in"tor Carole Weckesser

n M i n Simonds

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90 Making a Child's Rocker by Mario Rodriguez

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94 Re:urning; Works by Stephen Hogbin by Steve Loar

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a ge - I once asked an 86-year-old French

cabinetmaker, ''Why do so many people faithfully copy repro

duction fu rniture with all the bad joint designs and no allowance

for wood movement?" He looked at me, smiled and said, "Be

cause they are stupid, and oten know no better. To copy is

good, but you must know what you are copying; you must cap

ture the spirit of the design. And you must understand your ma

terial. Many museum pieces are poor examples to start with. But

you don't make kindling out of 200-year-old wood!"

So oten I read articles and aud10rs say "This is what made the

leg crack," but they proceed to copy it. Why don't d1ey correct it?

I'd be interested in hearing what od1er woodworkers think.

-Nicholas

one wants to destroy the environment, but it is not possible to

work wood unless trees are cut. Trees don't live fo rever, but

many will live far longer than humans if we don't destroy them.

The questions are which tree to cut and when?

I suggest d13t attempting to save the ecology is a moot ques

tion. The human population doubles every 30 years. The result

is that the pressure for materials and land will only continue

to increase. Until we stop this population e.plosion, every

thing that competes with humans for food or space will be

killed or destroyed.

I share your concern for habitat, but I suggest that the realistic

answer is use the tree while you have d1e chance. Even if there

are suficient Signatures on your petition fo r it to be successful, it

will eventually fail. I suggest that within 20 years, maybe even

5 years, the trees will be felled and the land cleared for a shop

ping mall or condos. The economic and social pressures are just

too strong for the fragile ecosystem to withstand.

It takes a century to create an old-growth forest, but any fool

with a match or a Cigarette can destroy it in a day. The popula

tion of humans doubles and redoubles. That means d1ere are

more and more matches and cigarettes.

. Tyler, Manotick, Ont., Ca a

This letter is for Dan Ray of Middle,

Ia. His letter about cutting down some trees in his neighbor

hood got me thinking. Instead of just getting a petition signed,

why don't the neighbors put their money where their mouths

and good intentions are? Offer to pay d1e man the same price

that he would get for selling d1e lumber, if he will leave d1e

trees standing! Also, cutting a tree is always a gamble when

you're trying to get good wood, so what gives him the idea that

the wood in his neighbors' trees would be interesting and un

usual? Remember a book is not made by its cover. Even if he did

get some spectacular wood, I think he would regret it each time

he looked to his neighbor's yard ...I love wood just as much as

the next guy, but sometimes it's better left in the tree.

-Tony Konovalof, Tahoe Paradse, Cal.

y Flood, St. Paul, Minn.

n t n tree - The letter from Mr. Ray

in the NovemberlDecember issue concerning d1e loss of a "habi

tat" for lumber asked for opinions of other readers. Here goes.

I love the outdoors and, I suppose, prove it by living in Alaska.

We have lots of outdoors here. My favorite part of d1e outdoors

are d1e trees. Bed1el is located on d1e subarctic tundra. Unhappi

ly for me, trees we don't have.

s much as I love trees, I love freedom more. What about d1e

poor devil who owns the trees? Is he not going to be allowed to

dispose of his property in a legal manner? The fact d1at he

"needs the money," although striking a responsive chord, really

doesn't have much to do with the problem. Nor do the feelings

of d1e cheapskate "do-gooders."

If the contentious folks who want to preserve a bit of beauty

in their neighborhood are l-eally serious, let d1em buy the man's

u·ees and then leave the t.rees for all to enjoy.

Imagine their screams of anguish if od1ers u·ied to do unto

them as they are trying to do unto the fellow down the street!

Shame on them for trying to involve the local government

into "stealing" another person's property. We have far too much

government as it is. These folks should read a bit of Thomas

Jeferson and find Ot what freedom is all about.

-Warren L. Loschky, Bethel, Alaska

Freedom more impo

Tke the wood -Regarding Mr. Ray's moral dilemma with the

walnut tree: Take the wood!

The real problem here isn't cutting and using the tree or de

stroying a "habitat." The problem is d1e lack of replanting by the

neighbors over d1e years. They remember when everyone had a

yard with big trees, but what did they do when the trees died or

blew over? If they are like most of the people I know, they said

"Good, now I can grow some grass." They should be replanting

as trees are removed. That way, there are always trees of differ

ent types and maturity in a neighborhood.

Instead of wasting everyone's efort with petitions, Mr. Ray and

his neighbors should get out a shovel and plant trees in their

own yards. The city may even supply the trees, if asked. Eventu

ally, the old walnut will die, petition or not. The people taking

down the tree should plant some replacements as well, leaving

lumber for the future.

By the way, I just took a huge chunk out of my best turning

gouge on a buried 12-in. lag screw in a piece of red oak from my

neighbor's yard.

a nde, Orlando, Fla.

s cu n g trees -Dan Ray presents a di

lemma that we all face. What is the correct action to take? No

-AI

WW #84, I d10ught my short

woodworking career experiences might prove helpful.

I am 70 years of age and started taking classes in woodwork-

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