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This campaign chest has a false bottom and false top. The interior bits are all dovetailed but will never show. You don’t want your chest exploding to bits when it falls off an elephant.Between a dovetailed joint and mere nailing there is a halfway house, dowelling. This construction is useful where skill is limited or price is decisive. It is particularly useful for cabinets housing technical equipment, for example, where an elaborate job is not necessary. A flush corner joint (Fig 237) is weak when dowelled, the holes being too close to the end (Fig 238). This means tops must overhang ends (Fig 239) or ends must be extended above the top (Fig 240). This latter can permit a back rail (Fig 241) which prevents items from slipping down behind. — from “The Essential Woodworker” by Robert Wearing #The_Essential_WoodworkerWe all enjoy getting good deals when purchasing anything, but when shopping for woodcarving tools, invest in good quality, professional, long-handled carving tools from the start. Your carving experience will be much more enjoyable. Budget carving tools tend to be bulky, and are often difficult to sharpen and maintain with a razor edge, as the metal is often substandard. “Gouge” refers to any chisel with a curved edge – because they gouge out wood. I prefer full-length gouges (9" to 11" long) rather than the shorter palm gouges for both safety and control. They are held with both hands, ensuring no skin is on the other side of the blade. One hand is always on the handle, pushing the gouge; the other is always on the metal shank, guiding the gouge. Shorter palm gouges are often held with one hand so the other hand could easily end up on the dangerous side of the blade. Long-handled gouges hopefully prevent bleeding! Fishtail (Gouge): The corners splay out in the shape of a fishtail (sometimes referred to as a fantail). These are my favorite for detail carving, as the sharper corners easily fit into tight areas and the tools are less bulky to hold. — from “Carving the Acanthus Leaf” by Mary May #Carving_the_Acanthus@RudeMechanic on Twitter
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Author Archives: Kara Uhl
New Book: ‘The Handcrafted Life of Dick Proenneke’
We are pleased to announce that we’re working on a new book about Dick Proenneke who lived alone in the wild Alaskan wilderness for 31 years. You may know Proenneke as the subject of four PBS documentaries that have fascinated … Continue reading
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Good Fellowship
“Old things return with a difference. Nowadays we do not burn Yule logs nor go a-mumming. Our feasting has less of the grand heartiness of the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, Christmas, almost alone of all the great feasts, has retained its … Continue reading
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A Review of ‘The Intelligent Hand’
Richard Jones, a skilled designer, woodworker, teacher, writer and author of “Cut & Dried: A Woodworker’s Guide to Timber Technology,” recently helped out at the Classic Hand Tools booth at The North of England Woodworking & Power Tool Show in … Continue reading
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Meet the Author: Chris Williams
Chris Williams grew up in a typical, conservative Welsh family (his words). His mother was a homemaker; his father, a tax inspector. He has one sister. Although his parents weren’t craftspeople, Chris’s lineage includes shoemakers, cabinetmakers and joiners. Thomas Jenkins, … Continue reading
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Imagination Makes for Better Design
“Readers of my column will know that I never make two chairs alike. Numbers of sticks, their spacings and length, the size of the seat and its shape, angles of stretchers, type of arm either steamed ash or solid wood, … Continue reading
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Shreds and Patches
“Time brings its revenges. Nowadays the secular world which dispossessed the monks has entered into an age where few of its own treasures are respected by an enemy. To-day a new generation of craftsmen is rebuilding the roof [on] Gray’s … Continue reading
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The Adventure of Living
“Persistence and the courage that goes with persistence are needed, but as the work grows so does the interest. We end by finding ourselves entering upon a new and most illuminating heritage, illuminating because only by the intent, patient work … Continue reading
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