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Down to Earth Woodworking
By Steven D. Johnson
Racine, Wisconsin
In this issue of
Wood News Online
, we are kicking off a brand new monthly column. We are calling it
The Down to Earth Woodworker
.
This month we will investigate
exactly who is
"the Down to Earth Woodworker." We'll also follow up on some interesting readers' responses to recent articles,
"Justifying Your Next Tool Purchase" and "5S Your Workshop." And we'll reveal a dirty little woodworking secret, as well as
look into a disturbing psychological phenomenon afflicting woodworkers.
Sounds Interesting!
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Finishing
Wood
with Alan Noel
Stripping the Finish
By Alan Noel
Atlanta, GA
Since the finish is so important to the overall value of antique furniture, stripping has been considered to be
a bad word. Stripping the old finish would have to be a last resort.
This also leads us down a slippery slope when antique
value is in question and this is, since none of us were around when the piece was made, how do we know definitively
what the original finish actually was?
Nevertheless, sometimes stripping the finish
is unavoidable.
Here are some tips to make the job easier:
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Designing an Arts and Crafts Mantle Clock Using SketchUp
By Sean Headrick
San Jose, California
This month's SketchUp column shows you how to use SketchUp to design an Arts and Crafts style mantle clock. You'll
find step by step instructions with easy-to-understand captions labeling each image.
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An Introduction to Sphere-Based Turning
By Joe Skehan
Salt Lake City, UT
Most wood turning is performed on material mounted in a single plane; the wood is placed between centers or held in a check. It is then worked
perpendicular or parallel to the grain. However, as early as the 16th century, turners discovered that if the material being worked was in the shape
of a sphere, then it could be worked from any point, rotated and then worked from any other point, producing concentric designs.
What is the secret to all sphere-based creations?
Show Your Stuff!
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of your favorite woodworking projects along with captions and a brief history and
description of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.)
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No
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provides everything you need to know to build your own Maloof-inspired rocking chair.
Now Chuck has singled out the specific tools he uses when
building the chair and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project.
Check Out the Tools of the Trade:
Repairing Rotten Wood with LiquidWood and WoodEpox
Spring! It's time to get out and repair all your rotted
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