My blog at Popular Woodworking- The Galbert Caliper and my PigheadednessI don’t care for gizmos, jigs and silly accessories. So even though I spend a fair amount of time on the lathe, I resisted purchasing the Galbert Caliper for many years. In its place, I used go/no-go gauges, box wrenches and traditional turning calipers (which are the worst). But while at Handworks this year, I broke down and gave Peter $60 for a Galbert Cal […]
- Be Seated: The Benchcrafted Swing-away SeatSitting at your workbench does not make you lazy. Many times it makes you smart. Chopping out the waste between dovetails requires endurance and patience – especially when building a large piece of casework with drawers. If you sit while chopping, you conserve energy and your eyes are closer to your chisel, improving accuracy. The same goes for mortising whe […]
- Taking Credit, Giving Credit and Stealing itOn the way back from Handworks, editor Megan Fitzpatrick asked me a question I get a lot: “Does it irk you when people build your furniture designs and fail to credit you when they post them on social media?” Answer: Not at all. For me, the reward isn’t that someone praises my design. The reward is that they were inspired enough to pick up the tools and buil […]
- How to Make 90° Your Best FriendOne of the great things about handwork is that 90° is not the most critical angle. While absolute 90° is a holy setting on machinery, 87° or 93° is just as easy to cut with a handsaw, plane or chisel. And so sometimes hand-tool users (myself included) denigrate absolute 90° as something reserved for beginners, Arts & Crafts enthusiasts and machinists. Af […]
- The Galbert Caliper and my Pigheadedness
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![We call assemblies onglet [mitered] when the woodwork is decorated [augmented] with mouldings. You extend the cut-out [errazement] of the tenon on the side of the moulding, the same width of this moulding, which Joiners call growing a beard. The distance from the cut-outs to the end of the lengthened beard is mitered, that is to say, at a 45° angle, Fig. 8.
When the work is of considerable esteem and consequently you wish to assemble it more cleanly, you cut not only the moulding at an angle but also the upright, so that the end wood does not show at either side, and is what we call that assembly on grain. This assembly is made by mortise or by forking, as is necessary, Figs. 9 & 10. — from “With All the Precision Possible” by André-Jacob Roubo; translation by Donald C. Williams, Michele Pietryka-Pagán & Philippe Lafargue
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When the work is of considerable esteem and consequently you wish to assemble it more cleanly, you cut not only the moulding at an angle but also the upright, so that the end wood does not show at either side, and is what we call that assembly on grain. This assembly is made by mortise or by forking, as is necessary, Figs. 9 & 10. — from “With All the Precision Possible” by André-Jacob Roubo; translation by Donald C. Williams, Michele Pietryka-Pagán & Philippe Lafargue
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Category Archives: Charles H. Hayward at The Woodworker
FEATURES IN FURNITURE: CARVINGS AND TURNINGS
This is an excerpt from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume IV” published by Lost Art Press. From the earliest pre-historic ages man has tried to express himself in some form of decoration, first in flint and then in wood. To … Continue reading
Some Interesting Lesser Used Joints
This is an excerpt from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume III” published by Lost Art Press. CROSS HALVING WITH HOUSED SHOULDERS The cross-halving joint, with notched or housed shoulders (Fig. 1), is only rarely used in actual practice. In ecclesiastical woodwork … Continue reading
The Pace
Are we becoming adjusted to speed? I was talking a few days ago to a factory worker who thinks we are and that men are changing and will go on changing under its influence. “Everybody is working,” he said, referring … Continue reading
Sliding Doors
This is an excerpt from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume IV” published by Lost Art Press. Although there are many occasions when sliding doors can be used with advantage it should be pointed out that they should not be fitted … Continue reading
Drawer Runners
This is an excerpt from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume II” published by Lost Art Press. That drawer runners must be strong is fairly obvious, but there are other equally important considerations to be kept in mind. For example, they must … Continue reading
The Mentors: Hayward & Roubo
It was never supposed to happen like this, but I’m a believer in fate. During the last seven days we have closed the books – so to speak – on two of the projects that have dogged us every day … Continue reading
It’s Early! ‘The Woodworker Vol. IV’
“The Woodworker, The Charles H. Hayward Years, Vol. IV, The Shop & Furniture” wasn’t supposed to arrive in our warehouse until next week, but it’s here now. And, according to the photos John sent me, it looks fantastic. Our warehouse … Continue reading
