Indholdsfortegnelse for Issue 162 i Australian Woodsmith

Last year my wife and I celebrated a significant birthday in Hobart. We stayed in the luxurious MACq 01 and thoroughly enjoyed the curated objects that were on exhibition in the main corridor. The Jimmy Possum chair above took my breath away: it is far from a primitive chair. The geometry of its design is deeply thought out, the chair itself is minimalist in design, light and surprisingly comfortable. Jimmy Possum was a chairmaker who crafted his chairs by hand from local Tasmanian hardwoods. He crafted his chairs like a bodger in the local forests and sold them to an appreciative clientele during the late 1800s. Unlike a true bodger, Jimmy used drawknives instead of a pole lathe to round his legs, spindles and rests. On page 46 we take…

When designing a piece that will be built exclusively using hand tools, you have to take into account not just all the joinery or the wood species but also how long it will take to make and the limitations of the tools. In this case, I wanted to add a slightly curved front to the chest of drawers. Making the carcase for the chest of drawers was the easiest part. The challenge was how to make the curved drawers. I had different choices, and I chose what I think was the fastest one – shaping the maple bases for the fronts and then adding a thick veneer of figured maple to them. Using a thick veneer allows you to make slight changes in the shape of the finished drawers’ fronts.…

Barung Landcare is intending to run their Maleny Wood Expo and Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize – including Tiny Treasures - later this year, probably in October, in Maleny. Plans are currently being developed to create a Covid-safe event, with all the usual stalls, workshops and exhibitions, and it is expected the final decision on their viability will be made in the near future. WOOTHA PRIZE Wootha Prize offers wood artisans working in sustainably harvested Australian timbers from native forests or plantations, recycled or weed timbers, the opportunity to showcase their work to the broad Maleny Wood Expo audience and win the overall first prize of $10,000. TINY TREASURES Australian Woodsmith challenges you to think "outside the box" and come up with a beautifully designed and exquisitely crafted work that can…

FLAG SMALL PARTS I discovered an easy way to keep track of small parts while I'm cutting them. By wrapping the part with a small flag of painter’s tape, it’s easy to keep track of that small brass pin or dowel when it rolls off onto the floor and under the workbench. Charles Vogan QUICK TIP RATCHET SLEEVES I discovered a quick tip that keeps my ratchet straps organised for whenever I need them. The rolled straps fit perfectly inside of a beer can sleeve. It keeps them tangle free and organised for my next trip to the lumber yard. Becky Kralicek UPSCALED SCREW CONTAINER One of my favourite brands of screws comes in click-top plastic containers in a couple of different sizes. On a recent trip to the hardware…

There are a few areas of woodworking that are categories on their own. Chairmaking is one of those practices. In the past, a woodworker could make a living specialising in building chairs. But the need for simpler everyday chairs, instead of formal seating, drove several styles of chairs built by general furniture makers. Here’s one of those styles — a Welsh stick chair. A STAKED CONSTRUCTION. One of the defining features of a Welsh stick chair is the simple construction. While fancier types of chairs, such as Windsor chairs, feature a variety of steam bending and turning, the Welsh chair is a utilitarian piece. Its legs are usually faceted instead of turned. The back rail is cut from a segmented blank instead of bent, and the joints are all basic…

ROUTER ACCESSORIES Clamping guides make all the difference when you are routing grooves and trenches. Carbatec stocks BORA guides that clip square to an edge and give you a straightedge to run your tool against, while Timbecon stocks the Baladonia guide rail system. The Baladonia guide system can be used as a straightedge in its own right, however it is also designed to be used with a guide traveller that can carry a router or a saw. The Milescraft router circle cutting guide is also available from Timbecon. Set-up blocks will change the way you set both your router and table saw heights. They are a quick, simple and repeatable way to set cutter heights. The Veritas set from Carbatec contains nine blocks, while the iGaging set from Timbecon is…

STAR-M COMBINATION AUGER BITS Star-M is a Japanese company that specialises in the design and manufacture of premium drill bits. We reviewed the brad point bit in the centre of the photo in Issue 126. Japanese Tools Australia is now importing the excellent big brother to these clean-cutting wonders. As you can see, the auger bit is designed to fit into a brace or a standard chuck. The instructions that come with the auger bits state that the 19mm-dia bit can run at 3,000rpm, while the 25mm bit has a maximum speed of 1500rpm! I would never run an auger bit at these speeds; however, I can understand the confidence the manufacturer has in their product. The bits are perfectly balanced and beautifully made, the razor-sharp spur slices an exact…

It’s more or less a given that the router is one of the most useful tools in the workshop. It can be used for everything from joinery to creating decorative profiles. And because of its universal appeal, all sorts of accessories have been invented for the router over the years. Some of these greatly expand the usefulness of this tool, while others are less essential. Here’s a look at some of the router accessories that we feel are on the “must-have” list. SELF-CLAMPING GUIDE If you look at the wide assortment of router bits available in catalogues or online, it’s easy to be enticed by all the fancy profiles and special-purpose bits. But to be honest, I probably use straight bits more than any other type, and by a large…

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