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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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The Not-IKEA Gateleg Table (Sold)
Recently on Facebook I was mocked for this gateleg table with the quip: “But in the picture, do not you see a Ikea style table?” This table design pre-dates IKEA by about 150 years. Gateleg tables with clean lines and … Continue reading
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A Chair from Hall’s Croft in Stratford-upon-Avon
While teaching in England in the summer of 2015, Roy Underhill and I had a day off together and headed to Stratford-upon-Avon with his wife, Jane, to check out all things William Shakespeare. While touring Hall’s Croft, where Shakespear’s daughter … Continue reading
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Officer’s Strong Trunk
Trunks such as this – sometimes called “strong chests” or “barracks chests” – are a common form of campaign furniture. They were available in a variety of configurations, from plain deal boxes to elaborate affairs lined with zinc, camphorwood or … Continue reading
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Benjamin Seaton Squares in Old Mahogany
This week I’m finishing up a run of a dozen Benjamin Seaton try squares for friends and customers (sorry, they are all spoken for). Oh, and I’m going to talk about building them on “The Woodwright’s Shop” during a taping … Continue reading
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Another 6-board Chest
For me, naming things is akin to violence. So you can imagine how fond I am of the habit of people “naming” their pieces of furniture. But no matter. Today I finished up a six-board chest made of Eastern white … Continue reading
Roorkhee Chair in ‘Crazy Horse’ Leather
We’re starting to stitch and ship out the latest run of Roorkhee chairs to customers. This one – bound for Virginia – is in “Crazy Horse” leather with stitched seams and copper rivets at the ends of the seams. For … Continue reading
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Nothing to Divorce
“After he moved to Indiana, and from there to Ohio, Chester (Cornett) again held his raw materials in a gentle embrace as he shaped them, once more using hand tools which were extensions of himself and with which he caressed … Continue reading
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