Why Buy Rubbish?

Teachers Bench
by Les Miller
Choose the right joint for your next woodworking project.

The Ultimate in Decorated Wood
by Art Burrows
This collection of remarkable reproductions will be a feature of the 2004 Sydney Timber and Working With Wood Show.

Sydney Timber & Working with Wood Show 2004
The 2004 Sydney Show will have something for everyone and is one of the biggest this year.

George’s Corner
by George Hatfield
The debate over Mesquite has motivated George to track some down and give it a turn.

The Ultimate Workshop
Goodbye to the Dream Workshop - the Ultimate Workshop 2004 has arrived!

Woodturning Tips
by George Hatfield
How to cut shoulders on between centre turning.

How Does Your Cutting Stack Up?
by Neil Schulz
Neil shows different ways of cutting multiple layers with your scrollsaw.

User Report:
Grip-Tite Guide
by Les Miller

User Report:
Jet JBOS-5 Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander
by Neil Scobie

User Report:
Nobex Octo Squares
by Les Miller


Projects

Treasure Chest
by Stephen Jewell
Make an authentic pirate’s treasure chest for the kids from recycled timber.

Dolls’ House Chair
by Derek Thomas
A method for making a contoured seat chair in 1:12 scale based on a design by George Nakashima.

Lighthouse on Rocks
by Sue Walters
Use your wire nib or solid point burner for this attractive step-by-step pyrography project.

Making a Simple Lissajous Figure
by Bill Lane
Combine turning and carving skills to make a familiar figure.

Mitreing the Frame for a Small Box
by Peter Fogelman
Small box frames simplified - just insert fillets of wood across the mitres.

Designing and Building a Timber Geodesic Cubby House
by Rod Rayburn
Rod’s new CAD program simplifies the design and construction of complex faceted shapes.

Other Features

New Products

Book Reviews
Wildlife Patterns - Birds
by Sue Walters
Making Heirloom Boxes
by Peter Lloyd
The Marquetry Course
by Jack Metcalfe & John Apps
Building The Perfect Tool Chest
by Jim Stack

Issue Number 116

August 2004

The World’s Oldest Staircase
David Stewart of The Ancient Kauri Kingdom took three months to carve a staircase in this 45,000 year old Kauri log.

Win a Norbury Drawing
Acclaimed UK woodcarver, Ian Norbury, is holding an international competition on his web site to promote his latest series of sculptures.

Timber - The Woodworker’s Resource
You must know the tree to be able to understand the wood. Sourcing useable wood is an essential part of woodworking.

Kris Laws - Representing Australia
At just 21 years old, Kris is looking forward to his next big goal in cabinetmaking - participating in the international Worldskills Competition in Helsinki, Finland, next year.

The Adze in Use
by Art Burrows
In spite of its simple construction, the ancient adze was a versatile woodworking tool.

Equipment for the Ultimate Workshop - 3
Festool and Surcare equipment.

Gallery
Cynthia’s Doll’s House and a restored trunk.

Turnfest 2004
by Ernie Newman

Across the Teacher’s Bench
by Les Miller
The ABC of Power Tools - Part 1, Drills.

Inaugural Australian Scroll Saw Exhibition
by Neil Schulz
This event, held in May in Albury-Wodonga, attracted scrollers from around the country.

Sydney Show Photo Diary

Adelaide and Canberra Timber & Working with Wood Shows
Guide to the attractions and seminars at these upcoming Shows.

Rescued and Restored
by Alan B Coppin
Good timber can be found in all sorts of places.

Win a Tim Skilton Power Sanding Kit

Trend Open Day is a Tradition

George’s Corner
A Clock with a Difference, plus a clock competition.

User Report
Surcare Hobby Sanding Machine
by Les Miller Projects

Club Drumbeat
Gold Coast Woodies turns 21 and Caring for the Locals

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Finding Centre & Setting Thicknesser Blades


Projects

Woodturning Tips
by George Hatfield
George turns a bowl with a natural edge from Mesquite.

It’s a Big World
by Neill Baker
The making of this 900mm 100kg wooden globe was a feat of mechanical and woodworking skill and involved a lot of patience.

Another Table!
by Charles Orr
A hexagonal table top solved the problem of building a table to fit between two chairs.

Keepsake Boxes
by Maricha Oxley
Koala families were the inspiration for these small boxes carved from Huon Pine.

Tuning Your Bandsaw
by Bill Plant

Carve with Ease
by Alan Stewart
A fold-away bench and seat makes carving much easier.

Woodturner’s Approach to the History of Sound Reproduction
by Aaron Ehrlich

Making Sanding a Little Easier
by Glenn Roberts
Sanding turned items and making your own sanding discs.

New Products

Book Reviews
Red Cedar In Australia
Making Drums
by Denis Waring
Purpose-made Joinery
by E V Foad
Segmented Turning - A Complete Guide
by Ron Hampton

Issue Number 117

October 2004

Chainsaw Chic
Angela Polglaze has carved out an international reputation in an extreme art form - chainsaw sculpture.

Shopping for a Bandsaw
Determine the features you need so you can gain optimum performance and versatility without buying a model that is too big or expensive for your requirements.

Bandsaw Survey
Over 50 models to choose from, ranging in price from under $500 to over $9000, to suit everyone from the occasional hobbyist to the professional woodworker.

Did They Really Have a Lathe?
by Art Burrows
Ancient Egyptians are credited with inventing the lathe, but the debate continues.

Equipment for the Ultimate Workshop - 4
Colen Clenton’s ingeniously designed and made marking tools and the SPD-25A drilling machine from Hare & Forbes.

International Outlook for Sturt School
The well-respected Sturt School for Wood in Mittagong NSW has received international accreditation to accept overseas students.

Gallery
Bill David’s dray and Laurie Trembath’s Cedar creations.

Across the Teacher’s Bench
by Les Miller
The ABC of Power Tools - Part 2, Drill bits and accessories.

Melbourne and Hobart Timber & Working with Wood Shows
Guide to the attractions and seminars at these upcoming Shows. Don’’t miss Richard Raffan in Hobart and Guilio Marcolongo and Angela Polglaze in Melbourne.

An Eight Year Project
by Kathy Muhlhan
Started by her late husband and finished by her nephew, Pip’s library chair has been a labour of love.

Orbost Exhibition Centre to House National Collection
The National Collection of Wood Design will have a permanent display in Orbost’s new arts building.

Tim Skilton Pot Entries

George’s Corner
Wooden Winged Things and notes on the wine goblet project.

Skills Publishing Open Day

User Report -
Performax 10-20 Drum Sander Plus
by Neil Scobie

User Report -
3D Drawing Board
by Steven Burrows

User Report -
Perfect Gloss
by Adrian Bryant


Projects

Drum Sanders for Scrollsaw Work
by Neil Schulz
While drum sanders are a major purchase, they offer a lot of advantages to scrollers.

Woodturning Tips
by George Hatfield
Making a Specimen Vase - George turns a small vase with test tube insert from a Mesquite offcut.

Five Chairs for Posterity - 1
by JM Cleaver
A restored rocking chair provides the inspiration for five new family heirlooms.

A Polygonal Bowl with Legs
by Lawrie Salter
What do you get when you turn a multi-sided blank? Lawrie experimented and came up with this attractive and unusual shape.

Keepsake Boxes - 2
by Maricha Oxley
Final notes on carving these small Huon Pine boxes with a koala theme.

Getting Rid of Problem Dust
by John Greenlees
Custom-made cyclone used to upgrade mobile dust extractor.

New Products

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Jigsaw into Scrollsaw

Book Reviews
Architectural Carving: Techniques for Power & Hand Tools
by Mike Burton
The Practice of Woodturning - DVD
by Mike Darlow
Upholstery - A Complete Course (Revised Edition)
by David James
The Fine Art of Cabinetmaking
by James Krenov

Issue Number 118

December 2004

David’s Woodworking Takes Off
A profile of wooden model plane maker, David Spall.

Dedication at Deception Bay
Woodturning students at Deception Bay High School QLD extend themselves beyond the curriculum.

Woodworking Safety Equipment
Not all accessories assist us to machine wood faster and more accurately. Some have been developed to make woodworking safer.

Gallery
A TAFE teacher, Jason Farrall has been designing his own furniture for a number of years.

No Flight of Fancy
With the help of people from around Australia and the world, Eric Hayden is building a Wright Bros Model A plane in Narromine NSW.

Equipment for the Ultimate Workshop - 5
JET sanding machines and high quality blades and cutters from Henry Bros Saws.

User Report -
DMT DuoSharp Diamond Sharpener
by Les Miller

Club Drumbeat
Central Coast Woodturners Co-op Expands
Formed in 1985 the Central Coast Woodturners based around Gosford, north of Sydney, have grown from strength to strength.

Across the Teacher’s Bench
by Les Miller (Assoc. Editor)
The ABC of Power Tools - Part 3
Portable Sanders from Attachments to Random Orbital.

Carving Collaboration
by Suzanne Stahl
Wood and metal are combined in this modern sculpture.

Adelaide and Canberra Shows Photo Diary
A gallery of winning entries at this year’s Shows.

George’s Corner
by George Hatfield
USA Woodturning Tour - Atlanta.

A Digital Camera in the Workshop
Digital cameras are a powerful tool in the workshop to keep records of your work and construction methods.

User Report -
Felder CF741 Combination Machine
by Fred Buckley

User Report -
JET Mini Lathe
by Neil Scobie

User Report -
Selleys Aquadhere Range
by Les Miller


Projects

Woodturning Tips
by George Hatfield
Making a Letter Knife
George turns the knife shape from Mesquite and then uses a bandsaw and sander to finish the blade.

Cutting Dovetails by Hand
by Charles Orr
There are still reasons for cutting dovetails by hand and they’re not as difficult to make as they may first appear.

Five Chairs for Posterity - 2
by Jim Cleaver
In this installment we build the back and the seat.

Working with a Drawknife
by Lindsay G Collins
Though it has somewhat fallen from favour in recent years, the drawknife is still a very useful hand tool for shaping wood.

Matthew Flinders’ Chess Set
by Mike Darlow
A touch of history adds to the appeal of this intricately turned chess set.

Inlay Work with a Scrollsaw
by Neil Schulz (Assoc. Editor)
The versatility of the scrollsaw enables inlay work to be done by machine rather than by hand.

A Lute from the Internet
by Steve Marshall
Building a baroque lute by correspondence over the Internet proved to be a most rewarding experience.

New Products

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Gluing Mitred Joints, Ice Cream Drawers

Book Reviews
Understanding Woodturning
by Ann and Bob Phillips
Making Elegant Custom Tables
by Doug Stowe
Build your own Custom Workbenches
by Mark Corke
Workshop Shortcuts for Woodworkers
by Graham McCulloch

Issue Number 119

February 2005

The Timber Benders
150-year-old equipment forms the backbone of this growing timber bending enterprise in Daylesford, Victoria.

Purchasing a Router
A guide to router selection plus a survey of most of the router models currently available.

Get More From Your Batteries
We de-mystify rechargeable battery technology and show you how to make your cordless tools perform better and the batteries last longer.

Re:Cycle
Review of the stunning work on display at the 3rd Tweed Wood Biennial Exhibition.

Club Drumbeat
Copper Coast Woodwork Group
In three short years this group has grown into a thriving club covering virtually all aspects of woodworking.

Across the Teacher’s Bench
by Les Miller (Assoc. Editor)
The ABC of Power Tools - Part 4, Portable Circular Saws.

Jim Cleaver’s Ancient Egyptian Adze
Using the AWW plans, Jim built a working adze.

Equipment for the Ultimate Workshop - 6
Carba-tec’s industrial quality 400mm bandsaw.

Making Shaping & Sanding a Little Easier
by Glenn Roberts
Glenn examines some of the specialised carving, shaping and sanding options now available.

User Report
JET Universal Mobile Base
by Greg Burnham

Woodwork Competition
Details of the woodwork competition to be held at every Timber & Working with Wood Show this year. Be in it and visit the show to see all the entries.

Going Solar
The Robertson Mill installation in Gympie QLD is one of the larger commercial solar kilns in the country.

Catching Up with Vic Wood
by Neil Scobie
While taking it a little easier these days, Vic, one of Australia’s best known turners, is still very much involved in Australian woodworking.

Gallery
A model stagecoach, Olympic Torch display, home-made bandsaw and photographic pyrography

Woodturn 2004
by George Hatfield
Richard Raffan, Soren Berger, Theo Haralampou and Tim Skilton demonstrate at Meadowbank TAFE

Skills Publishing Open Day 2004


Projects

Woodturning Tips
by George Hatfield
Making a Pepper Grinder.

Five Chairs for Posterity - 3
by Jim Cleaver
In this final instalment Jim finishes the legs and rests and assembles the chairs.

36 Drawer Cabinet
by Trevor Larkey
Inspired by a 1959 magazine cover this multi-drawer cabinet is ideal for the keen sewing or hobby enthusiast.

Carving Feathers
by Buddy Smith
A big feather makes an interesting exercise.

Neat Little Jewellery Dishes
by Carol Rix
A simple but very useful item that combines faceplate and between-centres turning.

George’s Corner
Results of the Clock Competition.

Inverted Sanders
by Jim McCarter and Pat Crowe
Converting a portable belt sander into an ‘upside-down’ bench-top sander.

Scrollsaw Modification for Plain Blades
by Steve Manning
Adaptors allow plain blades to be fitted to pinned blade scrollsaws.

New Products

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Triton router table set-up, Making a screw chuck & Keeping the pressure on

Book Reviews
The Pocket Hole Drilling Jig Project Book
by Danny Proulx
Turned Chessmen
by Mike Darlow
A Guide to Work-Holding on the Lathe
by Fred Holder
Chainsaw Carving
by Hal MacIntosh

Issue Number 120

April 2005

Barry Black and 40,000 Wooden Pens
Innovation and production line methods are the key to Barry’s success as a self-employed woodworker.

Accessories for Your Table Saw
Improve the performance of your machine.

Wooden Boat Centre of Tasmania
by Neil Scobie
Located on the Huon River, the Centre is the ideal facility for learning the art of boat-building.

Club Drumbeat
The Maryborough (Qld) Woodturners and Craftsmen Guild.

Across the Teacher’s Bench
by Les Miller (Assoc. Editor)
The ABC of Power Tools - Part 5, Safety with Power Tools.

RIPS Wood Sculptures
Terry Everingham uses a chainsaw to shape his large sculptures of bird, fish and animal life.

Auckland Timber & Working with Wood Show
Show guide including this year’s main attractions and exhibitor list.

User Report
Feather-Loc Featherboard
by Les Miller
These featherboards greatly inprove the operation and safety of your table saw or router table.

Woodwork Competition
Update of details of the woodworking competitions to be held at the Timber & Working with Wood Shows this year.

Gallery
Huon Pine furniture collection and turned clown.

User Report
Loggerheads Box-Making Timber Kits
by Neil Scobie
Loggerheads now offer pre-sized timber kits in Australian timbers to suit Gifkin box designs.

George’s Corner
American Association of Woodturners’ Annual Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Instant Gallery Display
AAW Symposium, Orland, Florida

User Report
JET JPL 358 Pen Lathe
by Neil Scobie


Projects

Making an Accurate Template for a Cyclone
by Alan Edwards
How to calculate the shape of the cyclone for John Greenlees’ dust collection device.

Repairing a Cedar Table
by George Hatfield (Assoc. Editor)
Furniture repairs offer new challenges to the woodturner.

Improved Hand Planes
by Chris Anderson
Still at high school, Chris has hand-built two steel planes, both with an adjustable mouth.

Standard Lamps Don’t Have to Be Turned
by Alison Barnett
A cabinet-maker’s standard lamp.

Carving Wooden Frames for Gemstones and Photographs
by Ken Williams
Use your wood offcuts to make these attractive gemstone mounts and necklace picture frames.

A Wooden Scrollsaw
by Stuart Hulme
An engineering systems approach to the design of custom-made machines.

Turning a Hollow Wooden Tennis Ball
by W A Lane
Turning a tennis ball is a challenge of patience and accuracy.

The Lathe That Grew
by Reg Skelton
Modifications to a basic lathe have greatly improved performance.

Surface Texturing - 1
by Glenn Roberts
Surface texturing is one method of making your work stand out and be noticed.

New Products

Good Ideas & Short Cuts
Kitchen Hobby Sander and Quick-Change Router Baseplates

Book Reviews
Woodturning with Ray Allen
by Dale L Nish
Scroll Saw Portraits
by Gary Browning
Woodworking Wit & Wisdom
by Jim Tolpin
Carving Eyes
by Jeff Phares
Building Woodshop Workstations
by Danny Proulx

Issue Number 121

June 2005

Profile - Kevin Banting
by Buddy Smith
Kevin has been carving people from wood for the last five years, but his beautiful pieces are the result of a life-long fascination with sculpting.

The Forest and Heritage Centre Geeveston TAS
by Neil Scobie
Vintage woodworking machinery, forestry display, a production woodturner in action and Tasmanian timber furniture and products, all under one roof.

A Tale of Two Feet
by Art Burrows
Two chairs, similar feet, yet their designers lived thousands of years apart.

20th Anniversary Competition
20 prizes to be won by 20 readers.

Best of Show, Auckland 2005
Winning entries at the Timber & Working with Wood Show.

Club Drumbeat
The Tardis Lives!
Blackall Range Woodcrafters Guild rescue their old style phone box.

Going with the Grain
by Julie Hinchcliffe
For the Thompsons, farm forestry is money in the bank - their bank.

1985-2005 A Generation of Woodworkers
Over the last two decades woodworking in Australia and New Zealand has seen many changes.

Brisbane & Sydney Timber and Working With Wood Shows
Guides for both Shows including main attractions and exhibitor lists.

User Report
Easy Riser Drill Table Conversion Kit
by Neil Scobie
This simple device from Terry Gosschalk, inventor of the WASP, makes any drill press much easier to adjust.

User Report
Vermec Ultimate Deep Hollowing Set
by Carol Rix
The hollowing set builds on previous designs, creating a set of tools that are easier to use and require less physical effort.

User Report
Xtreme Xtension Router Bit Holder
by Les Miller
An innovative device which enables router bits to be installed above the table top into table-mounted 1/2” routers.