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October 08 Issue
Gallery
“FOURthought is a collection of work that looks at the relationship between craft, design, material, and emotive response. I’ve asked these three artists and myself to exhibit work that uses the techniques of furnituremaking as a vehicle for personal expression and individual voice. We have all sought to take the work to an ambiguous place,… »
Refinishing Furniture
Even if you are not a professional with an income issue, you may find refinishing furniture enjoyable. One benefit is you quickly become comfortable with finishes, a goal most woodworkers who finish only what they make rarely… »
A 21st-Century Kas, Part 2: New Use for a Classic Design
Experienced furnituremakers know they can’t impose their will on wood. They know that they must compromise, and the frame-and-panel concept is one such compromise. Yes, that wide central panel will expand and contract across its width, but if we conceal the edges of the panel in deep grooves, the dimensional changes will be unnoticed and… »
Gallery
Northern Woods is an annual woodworking show and competition sponsored by the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild, a group of amateur and professional woodworkers from throughout the state. The show provides an opportunity for Guild members to display and discuss their craft; more importantly, it gives the general public an opportunity to view high quality woodworking design… »
Martin Puryear
Much of Puryear’s sculpture draws power and meaning from the vernacular of crafts and artifacts: baskets, ladders, wheels, tools; human use and human industry. The first gallery of Puryear’s show held several other magnificent pieces fueled by these same… »
Computer Desk
After using an old dining table for a desk for 40 years, it was time for a new one. The old table had no drawers, of course, and the veneered top was peeling off after I left the window open by mistake one rainy night. Also, the small nook I… »
Nääs and the School for Educational Sloyd
The most amazing thing is that Nääs is so well preserved today. Each of the buildings at Nääs—the dining hall, the gymnasium where American students first introduced basketball to Europe, (1897) the Sloyd woodworking building complete with work benches and some original tools in place, the homes of Otto Salomon and August Abrahamson and… »
Automatic Blast Gates for Your Dust Collection System, Part 2
The electrical construction for the Automated Blast Gates introduced in the last issue consists of two parts: a junction/outlet box mounted on the machine and the internal wiring to connect that box to the machine. To start with, you will need a plastic single-gang electrical box of the type used for wall outlets in your… »
Multi-Axis Candlestick
I had an idea that I could turn a piece of wood on two sets of centers and make it look bent. I took a stab at it and accomplished what I set out to do (1). The next step was to apply this technique to a functional object. A candlestick came to mind…. »
The Story of a Candleholder
The maker, Mark Sfirri, is in his workshop framed by the wood post and beam with measuring tools evocatively hanging above his head and a Oneway lathe, probably the best on the market, in the foreground. Its all about a quality activity. We are assured there is nothing shabby about this production. The blurred wood… »