Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2022 i Australian Wood Review

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It’s hard to imagine someone who is more genetically predisposed to being a woodworker. From school days he knew it’s what he wanted to do. He looks forward to and generates his own challenges – even mistakes are a source of joy because they can lead to new and often complex processes. He’s worked like crazy to build a business that’s paying its way after six years, but really it’s all about the enjoyment he can get from it. When too many orders build up he puts taking on new work on hold, so the stress doesn’t interfere. Even his self-confessed OCD-ism works to his advantage, because he can surrender to the passion of throwing himself into the task at hand. Who is this maker’s maker? His name is Nick…

As makers we often settle on tools we already have, but twist drills, spade bits, and dodgy countersinks are not necessarily the best accessories for fine, detailed work. Let’s look at what’s available to consider using on your next project (photo 1). Brad-point Brad-points mill clean and accurate holes compared to regular twist drills. The centre point (or ‘brad’) allows a precise hole location when drilling to an awl mark. And the edge spurs at the circumference of these bits provide a sharp hole and significantly reduce tear-out and splintering. I find brad-points are less likely to wander in hard timbers. Look for brands that have a well-formed centre (some are not fine enough), and avoid brad-points where the point does not extend beyond the spurs (this includes many sets…

$295 How exciting to see new Australian made tools coming onto the market like this one from South Australia based Henry Eckert Toolworks. I have a thing for block planes and my first thought on viewing the Eckert with its gleaming gold body was that I should add it to my collection. Virtually all modern block planes designs are based on the Stanley 60-1/2 made in 1900. It was a huge success – you had to have one. Lie-Nielsen set the standard by making a better version. More recently WoodRiver and Luban began making a tool that looks pretty much the same. The Eckert is also 150mm long with a 35mm wide blade and I did wonder why it and the other brands did not take a different approach to…

The potential and functionality of this new product in the Festool stable of accessories is apparent as soon as you take it out of the box. Designed to be attached to the FS guide rail system to allow for accurate and secure cutting of angles, I’ve used this tool for several tasks in the shop now and have found it to be very intuitive to set up and use. I’ve verified the accuracy of the tool with digital angle calipers, as well as with some basic trigonometric calculations, and I can report that this tool is extremely accurate right out of the box. Fixing the stop to an FS guide rail is easy and secure with a lug that registers in the recess on the underside of the rail and…

For my day to day sharpening, I prefer to use synthetic Japanese ‘splash-and-go’ waterstones. These stones offer fantastic performance in a user-friendly lay-up. Unlike traditional Japanese waterstones that need soaking, the splash-and-go type just need a splash of water or a mist with a spray bottle and you can get to sharpening. They are also generally very hard wearing, so they stay flat longer. More importantly, these stones do not produce a lot of slurry or mess. After testing nearly forty stones, I have found that 98% of splash-and-go stones from quality brands will produce excellent results. The stone combination that you choose comes down to personal preference. In my opinion, the key to efficient and enjoyable sharpening is how you set up your sharpening kit. The tray system I…

6-piece large woodturning set $389 This set of tools looks very impressive when it is opened. It includes a 28mm roughing gouge, 19mm flat skew chisel, 12mm spindle gouge, 12mm bowl gouge, 19mm diamond parting tool and 19mm round nose scraper. The tools are 170–220mm in length and the handles are 320mm in length. The handles are high quality, the stainless steel ferrules are excellent, and the finish on the tools themselves is of a very high standard, particularly the profile and polished finish inside the flutes of the gouges. But, apart from the smooth flutes, all of this is mostly cosmetic and will not have any effect on how well they will cut, which is the main consideration for any tool. In fact if they were my tools, the…

Low Angle Block Plane $185 The recently formed Melbourne tool Company has just entered the highly competitive field of handplane manufacturing. Their tools are designed in Melbourne, but made in China. Once this may have caused alarm, but most people know many excellent products are now made there. My first impression of the low angle block plane is that it is beautifully made. The body casting appears excellent, very clean with finely ground sole and sides. The front, adjustable shoe is a bit sloppier in fit than the more expensive competition, but this is a cosmetic difference that does not affect performance. It also seems to have been ground separately from the body, so it is not quite level with the rest of the sole, but it is close enough…

A client wants to cellar thousands of bottles of wine in a small space. Wine racks must store bottles efficiently, horizontally and preferably individually. The joinery process has to be quick because there are so many joints. Rack designs must be robust as the weights involved are surprisingly large. What’s the best design solution? This was a real scenario for me. I needed a joinery technique that could be reproduced thousands of times and which was inordinately strong. I estimated that the cellar space could hold at least 1500 bottles of wine. At individual weights of 1.2–1.6kg, such a volume of wine weighs 1800–2400kg. Besides the aesthetic and engineering concerns, there were two further constraints. First, as with all furniture destined for confined spaces, the racks had to be assembled…

The bandsaw is a reliable workhorse and companion machine to the tablesaw in furniture making. Many woodworkers use it to resaw, make curve cuts, cut circles or even make duplicates with a template-guided jig. In this article, I will share a few techniques and jigs that will make your bandsaw more efficient and productive. 1. Make a wedge cutting jig Wedges have a lot of uses, such as in shimming doors, and as clamping cauls. They are easy and safe to make on the bandsaw with a wedge cutting jig (photo 1, fig.1). Once the fence is set in position, I can make wedges of the desired size and angle from scrap wood all day long (photo 2). 2. Two cut lines are better than one We all learn to…

It may sound superfluous, but in this digital backlit world there can still be a certain sensuality to holding and leafing through a book. I found myself feeling the thickness and matt texture of the paper, then marvelling at the sight of a hardcover, albeit small, that has, well, almost a handcrafted look. Clearly I’ve been in this game too long. But sometimes, if a job needs doing properly you have to do it yourself, and Jack Metcalfe, a marqueter of long-standing experience who lives in Yorkshire, England has done just that with the publication of Finding and Naming Thomas Chippendale’s Marquetry Team. I’ve no science to base this on, but judging by my social media wandering, there’s a resurgence of interest in marquetry, the art of creating imagery from…