Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2023 i Australian Wood Review

ProDrillPress Table V3 The ProDrill Press Table V3 is ideally suited to the smaller workshop and suits conventional drill presses as well as the popular Bosch PBD 40 Bench Drill. With a 730mm long fence it has the capacity to handle reasonable sized precision drilling tasks and provides a 600mm x 400mm working surface. Includes: • 2 Fence stops• An INCRA Pivot Hold Down Clamp• Sacrificial inserts to stop tear-outs ProRouter Tabletops designed to suit all quality fences • Accepts Incra, Jessem Lifts and plates • 4 sizes available: - 800mm x 600mm suits ProRouter Fence, Incra WonderFENCE and other 800mm long Fences - 1100mm x 600mm suits Incra LS Positioners - 685mm x 600mm tablesaw wing to suit 27” deep saws - 800mm x 600mm tablesaw wing to…

Apart from needing regular stock for a store I supply from time to time I need student projects that can be completed in short time frames. These projects will suit beginners or those who have a basic selection of tools and offers some easy build ideas for gifts using small section wood. Coat hooks There is a massive number of designs on the internet by many makers to inspire (and sometimes worry you), but I went on to develop a few ideas that appealed to me which I combined in my coat hook project. A graphic designer friend said to me years ago that what I didn’t realise was there are three basic shapes that we use: circle, square and triangle. With these three combined in various measures you have…

‘Sometimes woodworking can serve a greater purpose and be an expression of making that can be accessible to all’, says Hannah Cheetham, furniture maker, educator and Masters of Architecture student. The Wallsend Free Pantry was designed and built as a unique community resource – a focal point for caring for and sharing with others in times of need. Located in the foyer of a public library, across from a large supermarket and close to public transport, the pantry was commissioned by the Newcastle Library. It was made to hold donated clothes, sanitary items, food, toys and homewares, for members of the community to give what they can and take what they need. ‘The pantry build was an amazing project initiated by Newcastle Libraries staff’, explained Hannah. ‘Local youth had expressed…

It’s always good to see a new name emerge in toolmaking, particularly domestically. I’ve recently spent some time using a set of 3", 5" and 7" adjustable try squares from Ironbark Tools, located in Brisbane. These are serious tools, made very well from quality materials. The bodies are made from 360 brass with yarran infills. The beam is 304 stainless steel and the body/stock is formed from a single machined billet of brass with a range of species options for the decorative keyhole-shaped timber infill. The quality of these tools is immediately evident upon opening the package, and they look mighty smart as well, with the visual contrasts between the materials used and the elegant laser-etched company logo on the beam. These squares feature a very clever adjustment mechanism, involving…

Three years ago, three people with very different backgrounds got together and made the collection of work now known as Kurunpa Kunpu: Strong Spirit. The people Tanya Singer, a Minyma Anangu woman and Errol Evans, a Djabugay and Western Yalanji man, live in Railway Bore, South Australia around 700k north of Adelaide. Out on Country ‘there’s just wide open spaces, no traffic and it’s nice and quiet – we can do whatever we want out here’, said Errol. Errol makes a range of artefacts which Tanya burns and paints, in addition to creating her own punu (woodcarvings). Both sell their work through Maruku Arts Gallery in Uluru. ‘I normally use mulga and iron woods, and a bit of dead finish, which is another shrub that grows around here,’ said Errol.…

When I designed my first Monogram rocking chair back in 1990, the point of greatest difficulty for me was how to attach the curved steam-bent back-leg/arm to the side of the seat. I wanted it to slice cleanly through without a break, so that the curve would look as far as possible uninterrupted, as well as ending up in exactly the right configuration to meet the back end of the rocker part below the seat as well as the underside of the arm above it. I’d studied Sam Maloof’s jointing system, and realised that, strong and sculptural as it was, it couldn’t work starting with a single steam-bent curved element, hitting the seat edge at a compound angle. Maloof joints need to have at least one 90° angle and also…

In Australia, our mainland forests (excluding the relatively small areas of rainforest), are dominated by two genera of trees, Eucalyptus and Acacia. Many of the latter are commonly known as ‘wattles’ and very few people in Australia would not be familiar with the sight of a wattle in flower, they can be very eye-catching (and grace our national coat-of-arms). The flowers are mostly yellow, either single ‘pom-poms’ of fluffy stamens, or smaller individual flowers that form short racemes like mini sheep’s tails. The name ‘black wattle’ was given by early colonists to an unrelated shrubby tree (Callicoma serratifolia), the long, supple branches of which they used to make their wattle and daub shelters. The name wattle subsequently migrated to the acacias, presumably due to the vaguely similar flowers, and is…

I no longer need a reminder to wear hearing protection thanks to constant tinnitus (ringing in my ears) and diminished hearing. More ringing and less hearing are transactions I’d like to reverse. I’ve been reasonably careful over the years but obviously not careful enough. This story explores options commonly available for personal protection equipment (PPE) like earplugs and earmuffs. It is not about the reduction of sound levels in the workshop. What is ‘sound’? Sound travels through the shop atmosphere (and objects) as a vibration wave, or sound wave. I’ve wondered then, why do scientists refer to ‘pressure’? Well, a sound wave changes atmospheric pressure, oscillating between areas of low and high pressure. This is described as a sound pressure wave (fig.1). The strength of the wave can be measured…

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Marquetry is the art of creating intricate designs by cutting and fitting pieces of wood or other materials together. It’s a technique that has been used for centuries to create decorative and functional objects such as furniture, boxes, and musical instruments. While traditionally done by hand, modern technology has made marquetry easier to accomplish than ever before, thanks in part to the use of CNC laser cutters. A CNC (Computer Numerical Control) laser cutter is a machine that uses a laser to cut and engrave materials with precision and speed. These machines can be used to create a wide range of designs, including intricate marquetry patterns. My first machine In 2015, I started using an 80 watt CO2 laser cutter. It was a versatile machine with a cutting bed of…

I have an affinity for all things foldable, such as the folding ladder (AWR#74), the Roubo bookstands, and the folding step stools (AWR#101) that I have previously covered or made. Projects involving folding components and large quantities often mean added challenges, requiring, for example, a higher degree of precision and/or efficiency in execution. The folding phone stands featured here – 31 of them made in total – are an example where careful planning with a production run in mind can lead to greater efficiency and success. The folding stand consists of two key components: the frame and the body (a ledge, a kickstand and a foot) as shown in fig.1. I made a prototype to test the folding details as well as the technical procedures of clamping and drilling. This…

There was a time when joinery was what held wood together for buildings, boats, furniture and much more. And the point was the complete piece was the focus, the goal, rather than the hard won skills and processes entailed in making it. Those who created then and create now generally have no need to showcase techniques passed on over centuries. The industrial revolution and its huge capacity for machine mass produced items sparked a reaction expressed in the celebration of the handmade, of human skills. Ever since then, visible joinery has remained for many as a mark of ‘real old fashioned woodwork skill’, even though it now routinely includes the use of machines. There is an admittedly irrational satisfaction in employing woodworking hand skills that will not be seen when…