Why Buy Rubbish?

Extending Your Woodworking Skills Through Collaboration
by Carol Rix
Working together with others on a woodworking project does not have to be a once-a-year experience at an organised event. Carol describes how to improve your woodworking by organising a small collaboration group that meets regularly.

Brisbane Timber & Working with Wood Show Guide
All the details for this year’s Brisbane Show, 20-22 April, at the RNAIA Showgrounds.

Skills Publishing Open Day 2007
Plenty of free demonstrations, plus access to the full range of back issues of The Australian Woodworker, books, DVDs and plans. Saturday, 28 April only - don’t miss it!

Woodworking Questions & Answers
by Paul Gregson (Assoc. Editor)
Dating a Carved Sideboard and Silicone Problems.

User Report -
Sue Walters’ Pyrography Project Kits
by Stan Brown
Sue Walters’ wonderful pyrography pictures are the basis of this range of kits.


Projects

The Art and Craft of Inlay
by Paul Gregson (Assoc. Editor)
A complete step-by-step photographic guide to inlaying a flower design into a panel.

Making a Simple Woodlathe
by J Lewry
It can be difficult to justify the outlay for a new lathe when you just want to turn a few items and see if you like woodturning. Jeff describes a home-made lathe powered by an electric drill which may not be pretty but will get you started.

Bookworm Book-ends - 1
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
George makes a novelty pair of book-ends. In this issue he forms the end brackets, including the turned detail. Next issue he’ll turn the worm ends.

A Slightly Decorated Side Table
by Hugh Barnett
A simple elegant design embellished with inlay and relief carving.

Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker - 2
by John Swinkels
The last project in the trio - a gimbaled candlestick, based on a nautical design. This involves turning two slender rings for the gimbal.

Scrollsawn Australian - 1
by Wolfgang Bottcher
The first panel in a design dedicated to Australian flora and fauna.

Whimsical Home Sweet Home Sign
by Carolyn McCully
Carolyn burns a cartoon-based sign that offers something different to the usual range of pyrography designs based on real-life subjects.

Build an Antique Gramophone - 1
by Robert Allison
This is an unusual two-part project that involves box-making, turning and a bit of carving. The gramophone can be built as a working version that plays records.

New Products

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Cut-off nails from rivets, sanding aids, heavy sheet lifter, stand-in for a small try square and lighting up the workshop

Book Reviews
50 Shop-Made Jigs & Fixtures
by Danny Proulx & Lou Rousseau
The Boy Mechanic
by the Editors of Popular Mechanics
Designing and Building Chairs
(a Best of Fine Woodworking book)
Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles
by Charlie Self with Tom Lensch
Classical guitar making - a modern approach to traditional design
by John S Bogdanovich

DVD Reviews
Taming the Skew
by Mike Darlow
Chip Carving
with Wayne Barton

Issue Number 133

June 2007

Sanding Secrets - Abrasive Selection
Abrasive sheets, belts, discs and rolls aren’t just grit-covered material, but important woodworking tools. Getting the best out of your abrasive products can make or break the finish on your next project.

Artistry of Wood
The Goulburn Region Woodworkers Exhibition at the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn NSW.

Trend’s Trendy New Showroom
With the opening of its new product showroom, Trend has set up a one-stop-shop for timber, tools and consumables.

Gallery
Henry de Jong’s The Kiss

Dozens of Ducks at the Wagga Wagga Turnabout
by Ernie Newman
Among the highlights at this year’s Turnabout were 160 angry wooden ducks.

Club Drumbeat
The Scrollers of the Goulburn Region Woodworkers Inc (NSW) - the Blackall Range Woodcrafters (QLD) and their Premmie Baby Crib.

Barwon Valley Competition
The 2006 Competition was the sixth held by the Barwon Valley Club to promote woodworking among school students.

Georges Corner
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
My Axe-cident - a cautionary tale about small wounds and big infections.

User Report
Teknatool Nova 1624-44 Lathe
by Dave Revitt
Teknatool’s latest release is a versatile well-priced machine for the hobbyist and professional.

Woodworking Q&A
by Paul Gregson (Assoc. Editor)
Metal Inlay, Flaw in Carving Timber and dealing with Cupped Decking

Sydney Show Guide
All the details for this year’s Sydney Timber & Working with Wood Show, 15-17 June, at the Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park.

User Report
JET 18” BANDSAW
by Allen Bantry
This big bandsaw will make a big difference to your workshop but don’t overlook the testing and setting up procedures.


Projects

A CD Cabinet
by Allen Barratt
Music lovers will appreciate this attractive cabinet which stores 180 standard CDs, plus there’s room for oversize cases at the bottom.

Left-turning Wood
by Aaron Ehrlich
Associated with the woodturning community in the Ore Mountains region in Europe, left turning is a technique used for fine spindle work.

Pyrography Possum
by Carolyn McCully
This is a large and very attractive pyrography piece that Carolyn claims has only basic strokes - just lots of them!

Kitchen Spice Holder
by Don Phillips
Clean up your kitchen benchtop with this updated solution for a common problem.

Bookworm Book-ends - 2
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
George finishes the novelty pair of book-ends by turning a series of beads for the body and adding a head, hat and tail.

Turned Opal Inlay
by Les Swift
Les uses stones and superglue for this inlay technique.

Stretching Your Lathe
by John J Krook
A simple trick to get a few more millimetres out of your lathe.

Japanese Garden - Pt.2 The Teahouse
by John Swinkels and Henk Pelzer
This teahouse was built to complement the bridge in issue #131 and form a shady spot in this tranquil garden setting.

Letter Openers
by Peter Fogelman
Wooden gifts are a pleasure to make and give, as well as to receive. Letter openers are an ideal choice as they are easy to make, require little material and make good use of your offcuts.

Build an Antique Gramophone - 2
by Robert Allison
Most of the hard work was done last issue. Now Robert details how to turn the reproducer, make the horn support and put the whole thing together.

New Products

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Free ties, miniature bevel gauge and emergency router table

Book Reviews
Selecting and Drying Wood
A New Best of Fine Woodworking
Cutting-Edge Bandsaw Tips & Tricks
by Kenneth Burton
The Complete Guide to Making Wooden Clocks
by John A Nelson
Woodshop Storage Solutions
by Ralph Laughton
Furniture you can Build
by Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk

DVD Reviews
Small Rocking Horse DVD
Med/Large Rocking Horse DVD
by Michael Mason, SA
Box Making with the Ozzie Multi Jig

Issue Number 134

August 2007

Ron Girdler’s Samovar
Ron continues his interest in turning metal items in wood.

Commercially Made Workbenches
The workbench is the hub of most workshops but often overlooked. You can make your own but buying one allows you to get stuck into your other projects.

Club Drumbeat
The Decorative & Ornamental Turners Society (DOTS) QLD.

Hawkesbury Show 2007
by Paul Gregson, Associate Editor

Gary Pye Woodturning & the Let’s Make Time Clock Company
Supplying tools to fellow Club members led to two full time businesses.

Georges Corner
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
Challenge 2007 held in the Blue Mountains NSW

User Report
Rotomount Carving Stand
by Robbie Graham
This heavy duty swivel stand is suitable for many woodworking applications.

Gallery

User Report
Columbian Titanium coated Forstner Bits
by Alan Bunting
The Titanium coating gives large burn-free holes.

Tumut 2007 Exhibition
Now in its seventh year the Tumut exhibition has turned into a regional event.

Woodworking Q&A
by Paul Gregson (Assoc. Editor)
Replacement plane blades and sacrificial coatings

2006 Jacaranda Festival Competition

User Report
Slick Saw Overlays
by Scott Bauer

Adelaide/Canberra Show Guide
Full guide to the Timber & Working with Wood Shows in Adelaide, 27-29 July, and Canberra, 7-9 September.

Classic Clockcase Styles
by Cedric Shorey Ph.D
Cedric takes us on a tour of his interest in clocks.

Carving Workshop in a Suitcase

User Report
Zinsser QUICK-15 Varnishes
by Paul Gregson, Associate Editor


Projects

Shaping a Grinding Wheel to Make a Beading Tool
by George Hatfield (Associate Editor)
You can make your own beading tools, but first you need a suitably profiled grinding wheel.

Pierced Carving in Red Cedar
by Kaz Depczynski
Kaz describes the process by which he transformed a log into a pierced basket of carved branches, flowers and leaves.

Low Cost Vortex Chip Separator
by Alexander Bendeli
A vortex separator makes life easier for your dust extractor.

Monochrome Shells
by Carolyn McCully
An interesting exercise in light and dark pyrographic techniques.

The Grandmother Clock
by John Sully
Making a clock from plans, Sheoak boards and ‘having a go’.

Cutting Board Rack for the Kitchen
by Alan Barcher
A simple but very useful project for the home.

Bling Box
by Don Phillips
A bigger box for modern jewellery.

Salt Cellar Spoon
by Rob Wood
A simple solution to shaping a spoon.

Scrollsawn Australiana - 2
by Wolfgang Böttcher
The Billabong - the central panel in the Australiana pattern.

Grand Piano for an Electronic Keyboard
by Reg Cooke
This is a large project but it’s a much more impressive support for a keyboard than the average metal stand.

New Products

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Bandsaw crosscut sled and a homemade mallet

Book Reviews
Clock Making - 18 Antique Designs for the Woodworker
by John A Nelson
500 Workshop Tips & Jigs
by Guild Of Master Craftsman Publications
Checkering & Carving of Gunstocks
by Monty Kennedy
The Pen Turner’s Workbook
by Barry Gross
Make Your Own Walking Sticks
by Charles Self

Issue Number 135

October 2007

Cutting Australian Hardwoods on Small Bandsaws
Henry Bros have developed a number of special blades specifically for cutting hardwoods on small professional and hobbyist bandsaws.

Carving Knives, Chisels and Gouges
Professional quality carving handtools are still available from some stores and they make a big difference to your carving efforts.

Proserpine Turnout 2006
by Neil Scobie

Timber to Your Door
A new service offers Australian cabinet hardwoods delivered to anywhere in Australia.

Club Drumbeat
Eltham & District Woodworkers Inc (VIC) 20th Anniversary and Henley Depot Woodworkers.

Sharpening Turnscrews
by Lindsay G Collins

Tree Change Opportunity in NSW Highlands
After 21 years Kangaroo Valley Wood Crafts is up for sale.

Lidwig Clamps & MagJigs
by Jason Burgmann

Gallery
The wooden replicas by Bob Baillie.

Tracy Gumm’s Journey from IT to Woodworking
by Saskia Rotunno

Carba-Tec Sydney
A great place to spend an hour or three.

User Report:
Festool KAPEX Sliding Compound Mitre Saw
by Stuart Duffy
This machine will change your attitude to SCMSs.

User Report:
PG Mini Motor Tool
by William Prolov

The Fine Woodworking Competition, Sydney 2007

Australian Wildlife Heritage Chess Set

User Report:
Woodcut Bowl Gouge with Replaceable Tip
by Brendan Stemp

User Report:
Dust Bee Gone Mask
by Carol Rix

Melbourne Show Guide
Full guide to the Timber & Working with Wood Show in Melbourne,
12-14 October.

User Report:
Wizard Metal Detector Wands
by Alan Bailey

Turnfest 2007
by Neil Scobie

User Report:
Renrut Sanding Block
by Adam Baker


Projects

Pencilling a Bowl
by Alan Logan
Lola Kerlin from the Caloundra Woodworking Club finds a new use for pencils.

Making a Beading Tool
by George Hatfield, Associate Editor
Having formed the bench grinder wheel for this task last issue, George now shapes the beading tool to any diameter you require.

Using the VERMEC Chuck Drives
by Glenn Roberts
Turn large work from rough blank to finished form without having to remove the scroll chuck from your lathe.

Computer Caddy
by Alan Burke
Another woodworking project for the modern age, this one gets your CPU off the floor and mobile so that you change connections with ease.

Laminated Guitar Stand
by Don Phillips
If you’ve never used laminated work before, this is a simple project to try your hand at.

Water Dragon
by Carolyn McCully
This fantasy image can be burnt with or without the background, depending on your skill level and time.

Scrollsawn Australiana - 3
by Wolfgang Böttcher
The Homestead - the final panel and the only one with a manmade structure.

Country Mailbox
by Heinz Haselroither
This attractive and practical wooden design offers an alternative to the usual country mailbox and a use for flooring offcuts.

New Products

Book Reviews
French Polishing
by BN Beechey
The Boy Mechanic Makes Toys
by The Editors of Popular Mechanics
Cabinet Maker’s Reference
by Jeffrey Piontkowski
The Art of Segmented Wood Turning - A Step-by-Step Guide
by Malcolm Tibbetts
The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book
by Donna LaChance Menke

Issue Number 136

December 2007

Ratchet Bowl Holder Saves Time
Annual Australian Wood Design
Exhibition 2007

Rocky’s Planes
Since his cabinetmaking apprenticeship, Rocky has had an interest in handplanes and now his collection is nearing 200.

Fairfield High School NSW
HSC students’ work for the 2007 HSC, Industrial Technology - Timber.

XYLO
Exhibition of pieces by the 2007 students at the Sturt School for Wood, Mittagong NSW.

Club Drumbeat
Bega District Woodcraft Association (NSW), Hills Woodworkers (SA) and the Canterbury Men’s Shed (NSW).

Woodworking Questions & Answers
by Paul Gregson (Associate Editor)

Lighten Old Timber.
Mulwaree HSC Goulburn NSW
HSC students’ work for the 2007 HSC, Industrial Technology - Timber.

Tormek T-7 Tool Sharpening System
by Adam Barkin
The latest version of the Tormek Sharpening System offers more features to enable you to sharpen almost any tool to a professional standard every time.

Woodturning Design
by George Hatfield (Associate Editor)
Design is partly a matter of personal taste, but if you want others to admire what you have turned, George offers a number of principles and rules to guide your work.

Gallery
Brian’s Chinese Lanterns, McLaren’s trio of grandfather clocks and Hamilton’s wooden metalworking.

FEIN Multimaster Giveaway

Fein MultiMaster 250Q
by Barry Wilson
This may look like a detail sander, but how many tools will plunge cut a hole into a skirting, flush with the floor? Read Barry’s review for more information on the amazing versatility of the FEIN MultiMaster.

Treasures In Timber 2007
The 25th Annual Exhibition by the Woodcraft Guild ACT Inc.

George’s Corner
by George Hatfield (Associate Editor)
Chalk and Cheese - a pair of knobs illustrate the importance of good design to the beholder, even if they are not trained in design.

Projects

Collector’s Cabinet - 1
by Allen Barrett
Display your collectables or memorabilia in this attractive Tasmanian Myrtle cabinet.

Inlaid Key Box
by Don Phillips
This modern design for a handy key box for the home or workshop incorporates a simple inlay pattern.

Pine Fruit Bowl with Pewter Ring
by John Swinkels
John embellishes this practical bowl with scorched rings and a cast pewter insert.

Chip Carved Hearth Stool
by W A Lane
Bill sets out to make his own 15th Century Norman Gothic Hearth Stool, based on the carving patterns found in Wayne Barton’s chip carving books.

Make Your Own Ultimate Router Table
by Geoff Birtles
Geoff explains the features of his ‘work in progress’, his ultimate router table, to encourage others to have a go at developing their own versions of this versatile workshop machine.

Magnolia Flower - Pyrography
by Carolyn McCully
This flora project shows you how to adapt designs from your own photographs and the effect of combining pyrography with colour to create the final image.

Scrollsawn Sailing Ship
by Wolfgang Bottcher
This fun design is a break from Wolfgang’s recent Australian patterns and should have a wide appeal to children and anyone with a nautical interest.

New Products

Book Reviews
Hand Tool Essentials
from the Editors of Popular Woodworking Magazine
Old School Workshop Accessories
by Chris Gleason
The Built-Up Ship Model
by Charles G Davis
Build Your Own Treehouse A Practical Guide
by Maurice Barkley
Chip Carving Design & Pattern Sourcebook
by Wayne Barton

Issue Number 137

February 2008

Carving Character
by Art Burrows
According to Kevin Banting, choosing a subject with character is part of the secret of creating a carving ‘with character’.

Barwon Valley Woodwrights Secondary Schools Competition

Club Drumbeat
Innisfail Woodworkers Guild Inc (QLD)

Brendan Stemp’s Multi-Axis Woodturning
by Vic Wood
After a 15 year distraction, Brendan has returned to woodturning full of new ideas.

Felder RL160 Dust Extractor
by John Renzetti
Felder backs up the clean air claims for its dust extractors with German Government certification.

Carroll’s Woodcraft Supplies
Situated on the idyllic Bellarine, south of Melbourne, is one of Australia’s national woodworking suppliers.

Reveal
Australian School of Fine Wood Student Exhibition

JET Strengthens Its Commitment in Australia

George’s Corner
by George Hatfield (Associate Editor)
Through the work of the Eildon & District Woodworker Guild, the little angels from AWW #124 are raising funds for Angel Flight.

Plank Competition 2007
This competition with a difference by the Triton Owners Club (Oyster Bay) NSW always produces an interesting range of entries.

Designing a Pendency Post
by George Hatfield
Before he turns his pendency post, George describes how he designed it using the principles and rules he outlined in issue #136.

Gallery
Pietro Finocchiaro’s turnings with a complex geometric form.

Colour Coded Grit
by Brendan Stemp

Spin Around NZ 2007
by Ken Newton
A fun weekend hosted by the Waitaki Woodturners Guild.

Projects

A Bowl Turned from a Flat Board
by John Swinkels
Converting a board into rings and then turning it into a bowl is more time-consuming than turning a single blank, but it saves a lot of wood and can be used to great effect.

Collector’s Cabinet - 2
by Allen Barrett
The second half of this article covers the construction of the innovative shelving system.

Platter and Eccentric Turned Vessel
by Glenn Roberts
Glenn experiments with the versatility of the Vermec chuck drive.

Tight Tenons on a Router Table
by Don Phillips
Cut accurate tenons every time with this simple jig.

Walk Like an Egyptian
by Robert Lavender
Robert explains how to carve the animal feet used on the legs of Ancient Egyptian furniture.

Turned Cabinet for an Old Radio
by Aaron Ehrlich
Aaron demonstrates that you can always find ideas for new projects as he tackles the housing for this old mantel radio chassis.

Ladder Safety Legs
by Ken Williams
This simple device can prevent a stay in hospital.