Issue 78 Newsletter oF THE Minnesota -Feb/Mar 2002 Woodworkers Guild

President

Jeff Zinsli Jzinsli@visi.com

952/974-1012

Vice President Willis Bowman

WBowman@compuserve.com 612/869-0140

Treasurer Kurt Kurtenbach

612/927-5307

Librarian Rick Berland berland-r@att.net

952/925-9392

Editor Willis Bowman

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Membership Director Peter Ribotto Pribotto@aol.com

952/226-2637

Program Director Lee Rickard wappo1@aol.com

952/431-1896

Tool Master

Craig Jentz cj0734@msn.com

6121922-0734

Members at Large Richard Lagerstrom, J erry Lilja, and Doug Perlick

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Send address changes to Peter Ribotto 16974 Wilderness Trail SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Pribotto@aol.com or phone 9521226-2637

Send articles, Buy & Sell submissions, and letters to the editor to Willis Bowman 5733 Wentworth Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55419 WBowman@compuserve.com or phone 6121869-0140

Northern \\'oods is publisht.'CI bi-monthly by and for the members or the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild. AU content is copyrighted b) the Minnesota \\'oodl\orkers Guild, Tnc. «:> 2002 unless othe.™;se noted. Opinions exp~ in this ne" , le.lier are not necl"'\Sarily that of the Minnesota W<M>dworkers Guild. Inc.

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President's Notes

I f \'C>u'n: cYcr been our to rhc College of the Rcchoods in l·o rr Bragg, Cali forn ia, then ~ · ou

might recogni ze the hand pm\·-crcd \'Cl1 cc r press sho\\·n o n the cm-er of thi s iss ue. You mighr also \\·ondcr \\·hat in the \\·o rld a Ycnccr

press in California has to do with \\·oodworking in ~linnc ­

sota. ~ lore o n that later . . . I low ma1w of \'Clll ha\·c dreamed of the <l a\· when \·o u . . . .

ha\'C enough time and monc ~ · to take off for a week or t\\'O to expand your \VOOU\\·orking skill s? l f you arc like me, then ~ · ou p robably ha\·c that dream yuitc often. But if you arc also like me, it seem s as tho ug h there arc al\\'a~·s too m any other things to do and too many o ther places to spend the m o ney. So the dream goes unfulfilled.

Read on \\·ithin this iss ue and ,·ou \\·ill hear the sto ries o f three g uild members wh o ha\'C recently realized their m\·n dream. Burt Levy (Anderson R anch in Snowm ass, Colo­rado), Rich Go tz (College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, Ca lifornia), and Phil M ontville (N orth H ouse

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Folk School in Grand M ara is, Minnesota) ha\·c all agreed to share in fulfillment of their dream, and to spread • the "\\'calth" o f nc\\' knmdcdgc they ha\T picked up alo ng the \\'a\'.

. \ nd therein lies the ston· behind this m o nth 's coyer. Be­ing a ph otography buff for most of his life, Rich gets almost as mu ch satisfac tio n from photography as he docs from \\ 'OOU\\·orking. \\' hile at College of the Redwoods, Rich shot the cm·er photo during one o f his short breaks!

So hm \· can you find yourself li\·ing your O\\·n \Trs io n o f the dream? B~· taking ad\·anrngc o f the (;uild's Tuitio n (;rant Program, that's hmd .\ s of the \\Titing o f this col­umn, o ur tuition grant sub-committee 01cadcd by Richard Lagerstrom) has completed their t-cYiC\\. of each app lica­tion for this year's inaugural S I()()() grant . . \nd more on that later. ..

One of the traditional uses of this column has been to announce recent publication of ou r member's \\·ork, and l 'm cxrrcmcly pleased ro conti nue \\·ith that tradition . Mark Duginskc (\Yhom ma1w of \'C>ll \\·ill remember from a re-cent meeting on cutti ng dmTtail s using a band~a\\') has rc-ccnrl~ \nittcn and relea sed a nc\\ ' book, "f!1t' .· 111 of !lit' l31111d-Stlll'. This book contains a ga llcr~ section fcaruring \\·ork from a number of Northern \\ 'ood s I ·~x hibitions . Congratu­latio n s go to Elizabeth Barnard, Ron Betche r, Glenn • Gordon, Rich Gotz, Don Grandbois, Nina Childs-J ohnson, Paul Leinbach, Craig Lossing, K. Libbey

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Nash, Bob and Terry Noel Swanson, Steve Tom VanBinsbergen (phe\\·!!) for earning this

Kinghorn, Dwight Speh, Tomashek, Keith Trier, and Don Wattenhofer

honor. You ma \· be able ro purcha se this book from se\-cra l o f o ur local spcm -so rs, or n >LI

can order on ­

line through . \ ma zon. com. l t- it 's been a

\\·hi Jc StllCe \ ' OU ha\·e \·is­

ited Xvlos Gallery, please do so. You \\·ill find an e :-;ccllcnt

selection of high Llualit\· \\·ork 011 di spla'" T'm also pleased to announce th;1t \:,·Jos is continuing to g rm\'l Leonid and Svetlana Zakurdavev haH reccnth-. .

joined the Callen·, and SL'\Tral of their pieces arc al ­read 1· on di spla1" C:hcck out \:dos' \\Tb ~ ttc at '' '' ,, ._ \:, lo :-- CallLTI .crn11 ti nn1 can't lllake it t<> thc c;aJ!cn ..

Tf 1·ou han: been to a recent monthly meeting, 1·ou haYc hea rd th at the board of directo rs ha s agreed that \\'C \\·ant to acti,·eh· participate in a national project to build memorial flag boxes for the familie s of ,-ictirns

o f the 9 / l l attacks . .\{any guild s around the countn arc participating in thi s process, and \\'l' \\·holeheart­cdh- support the projecr. If \'Cl ll a re interested in help­ing out ,,·ith this \\·orth,,·hilc endem·or, then plea se

contact Lee Rickard immediate!\" Lee's phone mttn­

ber is listed on the inside cm·er of this ne\\·s!ertcr. See pg l l for more informatton.

So \\·hat's going on ,,-ith the tuition grant program;,

l·:nough of this suspense stuff alrcad1·I I am pleased to

announce that we ha\'C.' a ,,·inner, but \\·ill lrn\T to ask 1·our indulgence for ju sr a bit longe r. \\ 'hen \\T an ­noun ced the program a fr,, . months back, \\T indi­cucd that \\'l' \\·mild consider repeating and perhaps c :-; panding the prog ram nc :-; t 1-car if the kTcl of intcr­

cst 1u s tificd a repeat offering. I suspect that you \\·ill se L' more of thi s program in rhe futul'l', so sta1· tuned for more fun ne :-; t \Tar and read on belo\\· thi s column to sec \\·ho our ,,·inner is ...

Nc\'LT gi\'l' up on fulfilllllcnt of\'( )L · R dt'l'aml

Co ngratu lation s to c;uiJd member John Steingracber of St. Paul, the recipient of the first annual '.\linnesota \\ 'ood,,·orkcrs c;uiJd Tuition c;ranr Progra m' John will recei\T a Sl()(l() stipend from the c;uild to use for tui ­

tion monies and e :-; penses to cither The ( :enter for h1rniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, l\l I ·: 0Jasic ,,·oo<.h\'<irking or hand tools class) or The College of the Red\\·oods, hHt Bragg, C.\ (tools and techni<.1ues class). John chose to attend a class at one of these school s to augment his ,,·ood,,·orking education ,,·hich he is recei,·ing from the i\[in ­neapolis Commu11it1· Technical College . . \ se lf-proclaimed, certified \\·om! gee k, he plans to shift his learning from po\\Tr to hand tool furniture construction.

Si:-; _)()(J_,,·ords-or-lcs s ess:11·s \\TIT recei\Td this 1Tar. The Cuild plans to rerun this progra m again ne :-;t year so start thinking of sc hools ~ · ou'<.I like ro attend nm,·1 ·1 ·hanks to all ,,·ho applied for this grant.

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tton' for hi ' idea of proper building materiab \\TLT 2X-l-\ . So ir ,,.a, onh· natural that he 'Potted Tom 1 lcah and Peter I lcnrikson \ boorh at the Spring 200 l f ..1J~ 1111d Timhff I l flmc .\"hon•. I !ere ,,·ere a couple of gu1·s teaching a clas' u' ing ma ­tcriab Dad could re,pect. Tom and Peter run the timber framing program at North I louse hilk School in Crand f\larnis. i\ !innesota.

\\ "hen I tell people I am a \\·omh\"C>rker. thc1· usualh· con ­

jure up 'ome romantic notion of a \\·ork,hop. one filled ,,·ith the 'mcll of ,,·ciod and a beautiful narurc , ·ie\\" o ut the \\"in ­

c.Im\·. \[ore timL'' than nor. the rcali11· i' an unheated garage or a du'1 1· corner of the ba,ement. 1 gue" ,,.e \\·ood\\·orker'

arc no different. \\ "hen \\"C think of taking a cla". \\"l' might dream of ho\\" nice it \\"<Ju ld be to take a ciao;, 111 the moun ­

tain , , f'-ie\\ " Lnglaml in the fall. or perhaps for a ' um111er in Northern California. Rarch· docs it da\\"11 on u' that one of the be,;t ,;choo ls in the countn· for crafts is rig ht in our m1·n

back 1ard. The l 'orth I louse h>lk School ,,·as started in the l 91h cen­

tun· 111 the Scandina,·ian tradition of Nicolai C; rundt ,-ig. "'Schoob for peo­ple. not people for schook" ln hi,; worck .. ,choob for Ii fc. ,. The North

I louse I ·olk School is rooted in thi' tradition offering such cla"es as l!lll -

ber framing. boat building. \\ "indsor ,toob. Sca ndina,·ia n s t1 le c;ir,·ing. building 1 our 0\1·11 ,;pring-pok lathe. ;i, \\·ell <1'

other' in fibn ans. fcimk sa iling the I I.JC rn.DI S schoonn. tnl\ cl & Ji ,·ing. and ,1ornclling.

The li111itcd directiom l \\"a,; gi' en to find the School \\TIT •

to go do\\"ll the hill as 1·ou come into to\\"n, the ,chool is o n the right. I thought to m1·s clf this i~ not a place for the 111cck-- it 111ust be right on J .akc Superior. The ,·ic,,· of the harbor and lake \\·ould ri, ·al am· \\ ·ooch·orking classroom

se t ling an\"\l"iwrc else. but ,;o ,,·ould the tempnaturc and l he ,,·cather. I headed to North I lou se lo attend the " Introduction lo Timber 1-raming" cla,s. held \lcmorial Da i ,,·eekend i\fa\" 26-29. 2tHll. The clas,; ,,·as four dal" ' of hands-on learning throug h building a sm all fra111e. \1-htch

upon co111pktion \\·ould be sold at the annual auction to benefit the North I lou'e h>lk School (;i nonprofit organiza-

tion). Student' for the cla's had come from across the countn·.

a' far a\\·a1· a' Ceorgia and North C:arnlina. and as near as Duluth. I ;or 'omc 'tudent,, it ,,·as ;ibo an introduction to spring temperatures in Northern i\ linnesora! The course co\·cred considerable ground on timber frarning- fro111 con­struction and \\·orking \\"ith timbers to some clement' of frame design. I Jere arc '0111e brief highlights from nw four da1·, at orth I lou , e.

Peter and Tom started out ,,·ith a pres­

entation on safrtl". It took a bit of time to remember that \\·hen • the\" \\"ere talking about an "8 :\: l ll." t hn· \\"ere not referring lo a 2 >: 8 b)· [() ft long board, rather. an 8 inch b1· I() inch b1· 20 foot long

timber. The'e timbers \\"Cre big and hean·, and \\T needed lo kno\\" ho\\" lo 1110\"C them sa fclr or risk serious injur\". Tom and Peter's teaching stl"ic con,i sted of presentations and discuss ion ' about \·;inous aspects of timber framing intersper.;ed ,,·i1h peri{)(_b of \\"ork. ,,·hich

included moYing, la1·i11g out. cutting. and chopping timbers. h>r me, this ' t\·lc \\"orked ,,·ell bccau~e it gan· the student an

understanding of the process of building a frame. one timber at a time.

Nc~t, Peter and Tom di,cu"ed some of rhc ' pccial roob of the timber trade. The fir,t " a homemade cart used to

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huildmg longe\ 11 1, lh L· fir s ! is 1h e foun

d:111on :md I h e 01 h e r 1s th e fr .1me 1. c .

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good fo u n d ,111 o n Ill· r. tl k 1ng :tf io ul rh c

pros .m d con s of s l.tl 1, p don, lilock.

rock, poure d, pre fo rmed, o r 1n s ul.11 cd

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p .1nc b arc n o thin g m o re dun 1wo

p ieces of ( lS B h oa rd ,, ·irh foa m 111 s ul a

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I lo u se ,dso h :1s ,1 course offe ring.

lh th e four1 h da1, the rim e h ad co111 e

fo r 1h e c l:t ss 10 r .1i -;e p .1r1 of 1h c s1ruc

1t1re \\ 'l' had co111plcrcd c ullin g and

jo ining . To d o 1 his, \\ 'l' n eed ed L'\'L'I' \'

Oll l' of 1h e s ix1cen s1udcnt s , plus a Bob

c:11, 10 11p one sec 1io11 (al so kno\\ '11 .1s .1

Bent) up 011 e nd . .\ Ly Joli \\ ·a ~ 10 hold

th e rope IO kc l'p i1 from 1ippi11g O\'l'I'

ha c k\\·ard . \ s I s1ood 1herl' , w11h a

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Ltke mos t ''J\linnesota da\ s in januan '', tt \\as too cold to 'enture outside ror lunch. So l opted for a bo,\·I o f clam chcJ\\ -

der from the ca feteria and \\·en t back to

nw o ffi ce to surf the \\Tb for a half­hour. I crui sed through a fc" · \\'(Jod­\\'C>rking sites bur spent a little more time than usual looking at the artist~;

\\·ork on the College of the Reth\'(>ods site. L'-cr sin ce 1985, \\·hen I first read (; lenn (;ordon 's article about ,lames 1-..:rcnm· in the m·/Dec iss ue of h'11<'

ll "11rnhl'l!rki11~. I ha\'C \\·anted to take a class at rhc school. I la,· ing a famih·, the nine month program \\'as our of the questio n, but a fter checking the sum­mer school schedule, [ decided to app l)· for the tl\ 'C dm· \\ 'ooden Plane cla ss follm\-cd b\ a half-da\· lec ture b r !\ Ir. . . 1-..:tTnO\'. .\fter doing a " reality check" of the airline / car/ motel cos ts, I ca lcu­lated that the trip cost to be a bit m-c:r SI O!Hl, so I submitted 1m· application and hoped that it \\·mild be accepted.

l left J\linneapobs on Saturda\· morn­ing, _I ul)· l .f1h, 200 I , and arri,·ed in San h ·ancisco at noon . . \fter a c1uick stop at 'l'hl' ./"/Jilli lf "11odJ1111rker Store in .\l a­meda, I headed up f liglrn·a\· I to\\·ard h>rt Bragg. [ lig lrn·ay lO 1 "·ould ha,·e been a quicker route, but I \\'anted to

take the mo re scenic Pac ific Coas t I ligh\\·a)'. lt \\·as beautiful, but time consuming, as I arri\'Cd in h>rl Bragg about si:-.: hours later. The College o f the Rech·oods campus

is loca ted o n the south edge o f to\\·n \\'hilc the \\·oodshop is a t the opposite end of to\\·n tucked a\\·a\· on the north ­\\'Cstern edge of hirt lhagg m'Crlook ing a deep Red\\·ood ca1won " ·here the Skunk train ca rries tourists to \\ 'illit s and back. The train ble\\' it 's "·histle each dm· as it passed through the deep cam ·on behind the \\·oodshop, and I couldn't help but run out each time to \\·atch the smoke and s team pour out of the train as it labored tmrnrd \\ 'illib . The CR \\·ooclshop \\'as smaller than I

thought it \\'ould be, but after spending time there, I reali1cd that it had been thoughtfull)· laid out to accommodate 23 s tudent s, each \\·ith a l·: urnpean sl\-k cabinetmaker\ \\·orkbcnch. The cathe­dral ceiling ri ses high abmT the floor and the shop is \\Tll lit \\'ith \\·indO\\ 'S on both sides. . \ long pole allo\\·s the \\'indo\\·s to be opcncd around l () a.m. "·hen the fog burns off and it starts to get \\·a rm. The machine room is at the far end of the building and contains four bancba\\·s (including a 3()" Oli\'l'r), two table sa \\·s , t\\·o planers, three joint­

\\ 'iscomin, Colorado and of course. lots o f folks from California. Our in­s true tors \\TIT Jim Budlong and Da,· id \\ 'cltcr. Both instructors arc tremcn­doush- knmdcdgcable and helpful.

On the second day, \\'C started to con­s truct our \\·ooden planes. This \\·as the first opportun it\' to actually use the shop. l t took a da)· or so to get accus-

James Krenov related dozens oflife stories during his four hour lecture.

crs (including a 12" Nort h field), t\\ 'O horizontal boring machines, a

drill press , la the, and an a\\'CSO mC 32" b \' S.+"

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sere\\' t\·pc \'Cnccr press (sec the cm·cr page of this nc\\·~.;lcttcr) .

The fir st da\· of the plane making class \\'as spent shaqxning our tools and getting to kno\\· each other and the ins rructors. Class mem­bers came from all O\'Cr the cou ntn-, including J\Iassachusctts, Ohio, \\ 'as hing ton. Orego n,

torncd to different machines and meth­ods, but b\· \\ 'cdncsday \\T \\Tre on a roll. .\ s each da\· passed and the " time to

lca,·c" began to loom closer, I found m\·sclf going to bed later and gel'ting up earlier. ( )n rhe third da:-, I \\·as on the beach b\· Cd!l a.m. taking sunri se pictures o f the train bridge on the north end of tm\·n. Then l cnjored being in the shop b \· 7:.)0 so that l had a fc,\. minutes to sit do\\·n "·ith i\ Ir.

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• 1':.rrn m· and talk. \t i-\1 1, :'\ Ir. l'-renm· i,­

u s ualh- thl' fir,t 011c at thl' , I10p al -:~II

a.rn. .\ftcr unlocking thl' front door.

he ,;currie, through the ,; h op a11 d our

the h ack do<lr ro fred the cat. I le rni,,e,; the roo ,; rer that used to be the

ca t \ frie11d and hl' l'll Jm-cd \\·a 1c hi11g

the t\\ 'O of th c 111 L"ar out of rhc ,;a111c

h1l\\-I. ( )n the third da1', \l 'L' g lul'd up

llUr pl a lll'' and llttnl thL· ,;o k .

( )11 the 1«n1 rth da 1. \ \"l' llnalh made . .

,; h;t\ Ing :- ... 1n1prL·,;,;1\"l' ,; ha\·1n g,;I

,1;1r1nl thl' cl:t,;,; ,;onll'\\ hat indiffLTl' lll

!() (<>r pL'rhap' ig n()rant ot) haml111:1dc

\1·()od n1 pl:tlll·' · hut al .tn 111 ;1 ki11g 1111

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<>\\ ·11 \\ O<>Lkn p!:tnl· ,; and k:1r11ing I<> u ,; c

tlll'nl, I 111u ,; t ':11· that I \1 ·;1, \'LT\ i111 . .

pre"nl.

h·id a1· afte rnoon \\·a,; a \"LT\" rl' la:-.: ing

tllnl' a, \\T rl'packcd our toob a nd pre­

pared to ,a1· goodb1 c. :\ Ir. 1' \\·a:- \'LT\.

accommod;irin g on h·id ;i1· afternoo n

durin g hi , tea - time. ;ind took tirne to

chat and ,ign ,1udcnt book~. 1-:ac h

:; ig ncd b e H ik h ad a di ffrrcn l llll' ''age.

bur mo,;t \\"C IT , ig 11 ed off \\·it h ·'\\-;1 rn1

\\· i ~;J1e , , _lirn 2tHll" . . \ftLT hi ,; te:l-llml'.

he di ,;appcal"l'd i11to hi s little room he-

1 o nd the machi11e , hop a11d pur out hi ,;

fomou,; s ig n " Pka :- L' knock before e n ­

tering

I ·rida 1· n cn111g ts a 1radirio11: ttlllL' to

:; it around the camptlrc Ill''\! to the

,; h o p a nd hum the \\Tck \ cuto ff,_ I .ci­

ca l g radu :1 tcs a rc dra \\"11 bac k to the

,;c l10ol n10,;1 l · rida1 L'\Tning~ tc> di >c u ,;,;

\\"<H>d\1·o rkin g and h:t \"L' a fL'\\ hen'

1·rom 11 ic tl hrl'\\" hllu ,;c,;. It \\ ':tO' a g n ·a I

\\"a\ to end thL· \\'l'l'k :i nd llll'L' I ,;olllL' ot'

g radu a te ,; \\·he> ha\L' made ;\ kndllc i1rn

( :oun 11· I ill'ir lwmL'.

I :.arlin 111 till' ,, ·n·k. R<l11 I !()ck (the

111.1kL·r 01· thL· f:1111nl I lock hlalk:- )

' toppnl h 1· thl· ,; hop to :- L·ll thL· ,; tu

dent :- hladl' ' l·<lr the \\ '<l<lLkn pl :lllL'' a,

\\ l'll ;1,; rL·plan·111c11 t blade,; for ot hn

pl:111L'' h ack hotllL'. R<ln :1bo im·11nl u,;

t< > hi , ,; hop to han· a fc,1 · Rn! Sea l ......

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hen,; a 11d talk about the prnn·,;,; o t

111:1k1ng hig h l \U a li11 plane bladL·,.

I w:1,; ,;ad to 'el' h ·ida1· 111orning ar ­

ri\'l". hut go t up l'\Tn carlin a11d drm·L·

to ~01 ci I la rhci r on till' ,;outh L·nd of

I ·t. l\ragg to ,; L'l' the Il l'\\" \lc11doct1H >

frrn th a t \\·o uld he chri,;tcnnl latLT th a t

da 1. \i.tn it \ c hri'1c11ing in hirt

Bragg. the fr1-r1· ,,·ill make it ,; trip to

Sa 11 ITanci,;co \\' hLTc it \1· i!I he put i1110

j1l'l"lllallL'lll ,;l' l'\ ' ICL'.

( )11 l-ri d:11. \l"L' C<l ntinul'd to tune our

plalll''- and fo:-h 1onl'd thL'lll to ,;u tt our

h :llllk ( lnLT thL· pl:tnc ,; \\l'J'l' fulh

funnton;i\, it \\";1' tillll' l<l LTL':l ll' thl·

" pLTl°L-l'I !ill:lrd". _I 1111 Budlong dL·1111 >11

' tr:itnl th,· pr<>l"L"'' llt' 11i1111111 g ;t pair ll f

il ll:irt l, "' th ;J I thL· l'l''llillll g g illl' JinL· I'

\ lrlll .tii 1 ll !Hkll'Ct.lhk.

illokl'd fon\ ·a rd to Saturd m· mor111ng

\\ ·i1h g reat anti cipat io n . a ,; I \\ ·anted to

hear m ore of :\ Ir . 1' \ Storie ,. I le \\ ·a,; in

an c:-.: 1rao rdin :ir1· l'l'CL·pti,·c a nd accom ­

modating mood a, h e ,; tarted talkin g

about all h<lur ahead <lf 'cheduk alld

cc> llttlllll'd 1lo11 - '1op f11r four h ou r,;.

S in ce t hl' ,; lidL· projenor alld SCl'L'L'll

\\·here Ill place. I ant ic ipated that he

,,·cndd u ,L. , Jid l'' a> hi , talking poillt,

but he >tarted tc> tell ,tone' ahoul hi '

lifl· a 11 d llL'\'l'r ' loppnl. _lirn i'-rl'llCl\'

1·n·l , forlllll:llL' and th:111lJul to thL· col

k ·gc I.or gi\ 111 g him thL· op j1C>l'lllllit 1 to

run till' pr< •gr.till. \1 St I. ht' , till c1 11 d<>

thL· \\ <>rk :ind t. tlk thL· talk .. dth<>ug h hL·

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did mention th a t this 1-car mig ht be hi ,;

la ,; t. I k rndcd hi , lec ture IJI' sa1· ing th a t

he ' 1artcd out relu c tanth- . but due to

the \1 ·armth th a t he kit frolll the audi ­

l'1 1ce, he thornug hh elljo1·cd thL· 'e'

' io n - alld it \\·a,; o b \' io u ,. \ gai n he

\\ ·i, hl'LI u ' "gree t ' llCCL'" and lu ck ill

o ur \\ 'CH>lh·o rkin g l'lldl':t \ or,;''. I \\' l' h

hL· co uld ha\'l' k c turnl a ll da1. I \\':t'

,;i d to ka\'l' .

No trip to hirt Br:1gg i' compktl'

,,·ithout go in g I<> till' , ·illagc <>f l\ k11Ll o

Clll< >. It\ a ' mall 'ill:tgl' full of lllllljlll'

houtiLJlll' ,, ga lk-riL·,, \1· i11L· 1a ,; 1i11 g c ippor

tullitil'' · art fair , , and 1 ,., , :1 l.L'\\ furn1

IUIT g: tllniL·' populatnl 1110 ,; th \\' tth

lll'lll O' Cl'l': tt n l h1 ,; tulkllt ' frorn thL· c< 1!

lcgc. If \OU :ll'L' l'\ l'I' in till' ;11T:l, Ill'

,; ure to ' top at thl· I lig hli g ht (; :tlkn .

\\ 'ou ld I go again :, Y1 iu bet cha . l ' lll

a ll"l' :1d1· ' lulh ing thL· c1:" ' ,chL·duk and

hope to return ill_IL111L' if Ill\ app li cat io n

1' e xcepted. To ,; l'L' lllorc about thL·

,c h ool a lld ' u1Tc>u1Hli11 g a rea. ,; l'c the

follo\\ ·ing \\-c b ,; itL· ':

,,.,,.\, . er ti 11 c furniture. c< >Ill .

\\'\\ '\\ '. m ell de ici 11 c >turn i 1u1T. cc >Ill,

\\ '\\ '\\'. llll'lld< ici 11 c l\\ 'C H lLh·c irkillg. e< >tll.

( )r ca ll 7 W / %-l--7 (1)(i.

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jlill~I! J T~O'.Ji1@ 11@ W~@Mf ~ all .()}Mil .,. J W@ ~ ®®tk~

~I! ~1tt Jtl ® [f' ;§@[Ill {J?J ID [Ill~ lb ·~ y ·J.:31.1r'1 li3 ~ y

@ne of th e mos t difficult parts of re lating th e ex pe1ience that had thi s past summer at \nder so n lt 111ch Center for th e \ rt s

111 Stw\\·mass, Colo rado, is figuring out \\·he re to start. Sh o uld I relate it chron o

logicalk hi' talking abour the po int where I co nsid e red ,,·h e1her or 1101 a trip IO th e

R.tnch \\·as going 10 he posstlJle;, I cou ld describe how w riting the g rant s that I ,; uh m11tcd to th e Ranch and S tat e . \rt,; Board

brought 111 1· ca reer and a rti stic goab into grea ter co hc1-c nc\· and m 1· g rea t 1m· ,,.!! h

hot h propos,tb being funded .

.\Ln·he tn \ · so lo dti\T to th e Ranch ' " the proper prnnt of dep<1rtu1-c. l ' po n ex.1111i111ng the route I discon-rcd th a t Rock1· \ lcn111

1.1111 \..t1to1i.tl P .trk was h;1rdl1" ou t of th e \\ ,t\·, 'o hre;tking up the drin· \\·ith .t sh o rt

s!. t\· there w. ts put o n th e itinn.tn. If th e pure e'\pe n cnce of being in o ne of the most hea u11ful place,; on earth w;ts th e o nh· com;ider.1110 11 , tlw; ,; ho n -. ide tnp \\·ould not he not.thk for thi s ston-. 1 lm\T\Tr,

du nng the o ne m ,1jor hike th .ti I took on ,\11

cxceptton. tl k hnllt.1n1 Rock1· .\ lount.u n d.1 1" . I c.tmL' to th e concht ,.ion 1ha1 th e,;e \\1 ldcr

Ill' '" L"\penences .ire ,\,. 1mport.rn1 to the

rech .trg111g of Ill\' cre.Ut\T ,.p int '" .tm· 01 her.

\nother p01111 10 me111to11 " the end of Ill\ I\\() d ,t\ SI.I\ Ill th e p.trk, \\ 'Ith .t (1 .l.m.

dep.1nurc to hL-. td up the p .t,,. to Ridge

8

Trail Road. . \I 12, 18.'i fret nl\' ox1·ge11

d epriYed thought s were making If tough to reconcile le l\·ing this incredible \\·i lderness and continue Ill \' journe\·. I lowen~ r thi s

part of the 11ip n:wa rded m e with four ma jor mountain passes that cu lminated in a narrow, hair pin -rurn, white knuckled as cent of lndepcndcnce Pa ss (12Jl9.'i feer), and a similar descc nr into .\ spen, just " up ,·alle,·" from Snm\·mass \ ' ill.1ge. The Ranch

ar 8,.'ilHI fee t 1s about th e most bea utiful

place ro build a workshop. So, at thi s point I was once again looking forward to the nex t m ·o weeks. I could also begin ,,·it h nw first imp1-c ,;

sion s of the Ranch as the ,;un ro ,;e o\·e r rh e

,;urrounding snowcapped peaks and

Northern Woods • February I March 2002

hL·.tdl'LI tm\ .trd the S.tm \l.tloof \\ ood

\\ ork111g B.trn

Ro hen I ng h.tm . .111d ;un bench

to meet m 1 111,.1 ructor,

The B.1rn prm 1ded light st.tl!Otb .tnd \\ ,1,. s 11 u.tted

. tm1d th e numerous o th er ,.1ud1os. :-.omc \\·ere o ld .111d ntSllC 01 hers \\TIT Ill'\\' \\ 11 h

.tn 1tl\'tl111g w,trtnt h . Roh\ crcdcntt.tb 111

elude te.tch111g for l\\ctHI' \ L';trs ,\s Pnnctp.tl .11 Partt.thm C:oll egL· 111 Doro.cl, Lngl.tnd ,

multtpl e degree s, .tnd the o nh non . \meric111 builder 10 he rep1Tsen1ed ll\·

Pnt am & I :.1mes c; ,tllcrr 111 I :.ist I l.ttnpton,

\. Y. \lost tmpres51\l' W<1' l11s ,thtl11 r to pronde a o.o ltd fou nd a tion for some of th e fine,;i \Hlmlworkcrs in I :ngbnd .ind l11 s

un sel fi sh open ness to slure his kn md edge.

t~ r ma\·he I ,;hou ld just ,; tan with th e

~ wood\\·o rk111g <t ill! talk about m r rwo

week course, /n11i~11i11~ /311.-..:e.1. /)'""'<'!:< anti /)d,11/.. The course frarured dm·crai l tech

niL]Ue ;tnd included a th orough renew of tool tuning (plane s, chisels, and s;m·,;) that ga,·e m e new in ,;ight s, e\-cn th ough I ha\T

m-cr I .'i \Ta rs o f too l ex pe 1ience . .\ II· ten o th er cla,;smares, whose expe1ience ranged from nea r heg11111 er to fell ow profc,;sio nal s,

also appreciated the rim e spent tuning up. \\l1il e we \\·e re drnng rhat and di scussing the fin e r point,; of dm·e tail 1oi11t s, Brian

•

Reid (a past Parnham srudent of Roh) \\'as

fc\-crishk working in th e m achine room • milling th e p <trt s for th e uniL1ue jig,; that Robert h as dc,; igned to aid in the accuracr and cfficienc1· of hand cut dm-c ra1k Once Brian \\·as through wirh rhe bulk of th e

machining, we compl e ted our o\\·n se t of jigs and go t ro \\·ork fin e tuning o ur hand skills and ex ploring th e new tec hniL1ues thar

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Northern Woods • February March 2002 9

El The FURNITURE SOCIETY lilOI Advancing the Art of Furniture Making

Furniture 2002 Prairie Roots - Progressive Thoughts

Madison, WI JUNE 5 - 8, 2002

This 1-car, for irs sixth annual conference, the h1rnirurc Socic1:· is com-cning for four da1» in .\!adison, \\ .isconsin, from .lune 'irh to .lune 8th, 21ll12. Se t in the pictUIT SLJlll' lake area of central \\ .isconsin, this stale capital offers the rcsou1-ccs of one o f \mcnca's grea test public uni1·ct»itics. Conferees will also 10ur other \\ 'isconsin attractions: !·rank LIO\·d \\ 'right\ home and studio at Taliesin; the l·orcst Products Lab, one o f rhc world's finest 11·ood re sea rch ccn1crs; and the .\lih·aukcc .\rr .\[uscum, with irs spcc1acular new wing designed h1· Spanish architect Santiago Calat rnrn .

l·urniturc Socic tY conferences arc a mix1urc of dmn1-10 canh 11·orkshops on 1cchniL1uc, hcad 1· discussions, im-.duahlc rips and tricks, exhibitions, camaraderie, and l·L·\:. Thc1· arc unparalleled as a wa1· 10 ne11n>rk 11·ith others in the studio furniture field . :'-..o matter if 1·ou arc a furniture maker, curator, collector, educator, writer, ga llcr\' director, or professional, amateur or just plain enthusiast, there will he plenrr to inform , energize and inspire \"CHI. .Join us for a celebration of the an o f furniture making!

The confercnu: is being coordinated hr the nationalk knm1·n furnirurc artist Tom J ,ocsc r, who is a professor al the uni1-crsin-. Confer cncc highlights 11·ill include speakers such as Bill Stumpf (designer of the \eron chair), and dcmonsrra1i ons of chair-building, ru stic furni turc, and m odel making. \ featured cH'nt will he a behind -the scenes tour o f .\ladison-hascd wch-rctailer Cuild.com lead hr companr President T oni Sikes. Topic; 10 he addressed ll\· 1·arious panels include hist o rical reference in furniture, forcstn· ccnifica1ion programs, education progrnms, lirurgic:d work as a specialin·d field, the use of 1Tc1-clcd materials, Prairie School furni1urc and how 10 make websites rhat work for indi1·idual makers.

In addition, .\ladison will he rcmporaril r transformed into a \\«>rid -class showcase for con temporal'\' furniture, 11irh mTr rcn separate museum and galler:· exhibitions. The Furnirure Socien· is organizing "The Right Sruff," a show of upholstered furniture. The l·:h-chjcm .\n .\luscum is mounting an cxhihirion entitled "The lnsidc Stoff" dc\'C>tl'd to contcmporan· case furniture .

\ ·is it \\'\\'\\'. furni rurcsocic~'.com or call .+3.+ /9~3 - 1.+88 for more in formation .

coWU19~ C• opp Wuk tb ;,~ !fotlJr, woodw~ 4kiM aM, hJp pP.Q(Jf.e m !fotlJr, ~? f.f av~ a ~ <Yr, ~ (up, tb 11~?

Then come help us ar Courage Cenrer's Sh op Scn·iccs ro build cusrom adapti\'c cquipmenr for adults and children wirh disabilities. Our product s allow indi1·iduals to p arric ipate more independently ar home, ar work, ar school, and in rhe com­

muniry. \\ 'c'rc looking for moderately experienced \nJodworkers who are able ro work safcl:· and independently, though

sra ff supeLTision is always aYailable. Our shop, recently refurbished ,,·ith n ew Delra rools, is located in Colden \ 'all ey, and is open ,\Ion days through Thursdays 8:00 am ro .+:00 pm. Call ahead if you \\ish ro rour our facilities and sec whar ,,.e do

or \\ish to inrcLYiew \\irh our ,·o lunrecr coordinator, Lynn Olson C 63) 520-0222. If you ha Ye technical quest ions, or \\·ish ro learn more abour ou r producrs contact ou r sho p rechnician Richard Parnell (763) 520- 0.+8~.

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; D.C:. man:· cirizcns h a1·e been asking \1·hat they can do to help out . . \ group has formed to help . \1·oocb·orkers across the countn· ha,·c an opporn.mir:· to do so. \\ .ood\\·orkcrs l'nited fo r . \mer-

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. ica (\\ ·L· L \ ) ha s secured permiss ion to prm·ide memorial flag displa1· cases for all \\·ho losr their • liYes in the arrack. The:· need yo ur help to make these cases. The (;uild has agreed to supph· some cases and will begin con ­

s truction soon. Tf you ,,·ould like to help in the endcaYor or if :·ou want to make some (or one) on your m\·n please conracr Lee Rickard at 952/ .+31 - 1896 or ,,·appo l @ ao l. com. For full detail s , ·isit \\W\1-.\\ .oodworkers L. nitcdFor.--\merica.org

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• SUBMISSIONS TO "BUY & SELL" ARE FREE TO AMY MINNESOTA WOODWORKERS GUR.D MEMBER . NORTHERN WOODS HAS MOT INVESTIGATED AMY OF THESE ADVERTISEMENTS AND MAKES MO

CLAIMS AS TO THE QUALITY OF ITEMS OR SERVKES BEING SOLD.

Delta Deluxe Jointer model 37-190 in e\cellent condition (like ne\\) $330 . Call Robert at 651 35 l-02n or 651 70-1-5705 .

Bench plane soles milled flat on a milling machine for $ I 0-$-Hl depending on s i/e and \\Ork needed. Guaran1eed qua lit) \\ orlmansh ip b) a \\ ood\\ orker ma ch in ist \\ho knO\\ s \\ha\) nu \\ant 1 Ca 11 Chuck Pit schka at 952 935-0660 or c pitschka a prodig) .net

Wanted: Board members for the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild . Must be able to attend a board meeting once a month and carr: through ass igned task( s ). Benefits include FREE Guild membership \\hile on board and real good bro\\ flies.

Portable Sawmilling Bring logs to rm: or I \\'i 11 bring mi 11 to) ou. Cal I Ed KI inc at 7 15 2-1 7--1-166 or kl ine(a1pressenter .com.

1000 bf quartcrsawn white oak harvested from the Im: 55 reroute . Kiln-dried . -1-1 variable widths rrom 5"-9" all 6' long. $3.50 bf or $3.00 bf' for all or it. We al so have some green 8 -1 . Call John at 6 12 378-2605 day. or 612 331-5-191 eve for \\Ood or milling and specialty cutting services.

Cherry. Walnut, Makore and Ash . All select and better. 60°0 or market price . Minimum order is 100 bd Ii . Maple and Walnut worktops - 2-1" :.; 72" long strand lumber core. Call I fans Mouril/en at Summit Door in St. Paul 651 292-971 1 or 651 208-9362 .

Big machines. A II three pha~e un le' ' noted . 18" Powermatic planer \\ 1-.n i l'e grinder $2500. T\\ o 5111' 1-1 -1" Powcrmatic shap­ers $2000 ca .. Powermatic 1-r· handsaw single phase $600. 3111' IO" Rockwell Unisaw \\ Delta t'encc $ 1000. Newton boring machine s ingle phase $ I 000 . TimcSavcr sande1· 111 int cond . $9000. 5111' Onsrud pin router $500. 3111' 3 -I" Rockwell shaper $1000. 3 roll 3 -lllP Fcsto feeder $-100. 3 ro ll 3 -llf P Delta feeder $-lOO. Call Mort Nicho ls at 95 2 979-922-l.

6" General jointer l.ikc ne\\. 3 ;cars old . $62). Call Re\ Peterson at 320 679-3329 .

• Jct 15" Planer (.IWP-1 )CS)\\ ith mobile stand. $8)0 . Vic\\ ' JlCc s f'or JI ·: I equipment at jcttool '>. com . Call Mike 1:ra11k at 6) I -18 3-32(1-I or 1111rrr11 mediao11c.11ct

Six foot Antique Lathe\\ ith -l ja\\ chucl-. (metal strapping on maple -l .\-l \ f(1r the bed)\\ ith cast iron fi\turcs. l'O\\Crcd b) I l(h mo­tor . $ 12) bo Call .lclTat 9)2 9-11--120-1orjcollao111atri\111kt.co111

Delta 2 Speed Heavy Duty Shaper. 3 hp. I each : I 2. 3 -1 . I "sp indles. Spindle sal'et) guard and bushings. front e\tcns ion table to 27" \28". I cutter set for mal-.ing CO\l' and bead raised panel s cntr; doors . Retails for $ 19)() plus sh ipping.\\ ill se ll f'or $ 1200 ho . Grizzly Hollow Chisel Mortiser (GJ 138). Includes I 2 and 3 8" bit s. Retaib for $2:'>0 \\ill se ll ror $ 170 firm . Contact Jim Boles at,iimbo lcs l 11 u )ahoo.com

Rockwell Delta Homecraft Lathe. Works great. needs TLC. I 2 hp motor and stand . All original part s. $300. Craftsman Radial Arm Saw. ccds \\Ork . $3) . Call Kurt Becker at 763 -113-9960 or 612 269-10)) .

Reclaimed Antique Hardwoods I;.; and 2, O/\K and I\ Bl./\CK WAI.NL/ l'-some bool--cd . /\II milled circa 1890's. Beautiful stuff. Cal l Tom Schoe lle r at 6)1 690-3 188 or vi sit \\\\\\ .oldgrt)\\tlrnoods.com

Freud .JSIOOA Biscuit .Jointer. Like Ill'\\ - has cut less than)() s lots. $60 . Call Errol Bart/ at 6) I -l:'\9-)) 36.

: WANTED: Editor for this newsletter . Current editor is puttin g hi s pencil dO\\n soon and need s someone to take O\Cr. Mu st he .; computer literate in graphics and tnt la; out and responsible\\ ith deadlines. ·1 he Guild\\ ill suppl) the tool s. ~ ou suppl) the :• ima !.! ination and time. Call Willi s BO\\ man at (11 2 869-01-10 or WB(l\\ma1111compu sl'rvc .com . . ' -

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The new Liqui-Wood

TU.,TUM 'S Fair WqQd.working

President

Jeff Zinsli Jzinsll@visi.com

952197 4-1012

Vice President Willis Bowman

WBowmanOcompuserve.com 612/869-0140

Treasurer Kurt Kurtenbach

6121927-5307

Librarian Rick Berland berland-r@att.net

9521925-9392

Editor Willis Bowman

WBowman@compuserve.com 612/869-0140

Membership Director Peter Ribotto Prlbotto@aol.com

9521226-2637

Program Director Lee Rickard wappo1 @aol.com

952/431-1896

Tool Master Craig Jentz

cf0734@msn.com 612/922-0734

Members at Large Richard Lagerstrom, Jerry Lilja, Wilfried Hein, and Doug Perlick

www.MlnnesotaWoodworkersGuild.com

Send address changes to Peter Ribotto 16974 Wlldern ... Trall SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Prlbotto@aol.com or phone 9521226-2637

Send articles, Buy & Sell submissions, and letters to the editor to Bill Kraetz 3915 Minnesota Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55446 B//l@Kraetz.net or phone 7631559-4684

Fair W"""-tdas lo published bi-monthly by and for the members of the ~oca W~ Galld. All content is copyrighted by the Minnesota Woodwork.en Gulkl, Inc. 0 2tl2 unless othentise noted. Opinioos expre;sed in this newsletter are not """essarlly that of tbe Minnesota Woodworkers Guild. l nc.

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President's Notes

0 nc can neYer say enough • good things about the tal­ented people that help to run an o rganiza tion, and th e

same c m be said <!bou t th ose Yol­untecrs who help to run our guild. Th eir dedication to proY1ding th e

best o f eYerything to our m embership always has been and ;1lways will be th e key to our success.

\\/ ell, I'm sad to say that o ne o f those talented peo ple has decided to step down after many years o f th e mos t dedi ­cated serYicc that one can imagine. Willis Bowman has de­cided that it's time to pass the reigns o f \"ice-Pres id ent and :\ews letter Edito r o n to someone else, and wi ll be "retiring" fro m the Board at th e end of _ \pril. You all kn ow \\ 'illis as th e crcatiYe genius behind o ur newsletter. I le has t;1ken what was an already good ne\vslettcr and made it into th e bes t newsletter o f any \VOothvorking guild in the country. \\'e w ill miss his crcatiYe touch, his dedicatio n, and his su­perb sense o f humor (as witnessed by this year's -~pril Fools ed itio n - a spoof o f r:inc \\ 'ood\vo rking magazine). T hanks Willis, for playin g su ch a key role in building our guild in to one of the finest and most su ccessful guilds. a round!!

The good ne\vs is that we haYC the luxury o f being able to draw from a pool o f highly ski lled peop le within our guild wheneyer we need new t<ilcnt to step fonv;1rd. I'm ex­tremely pleased to announce that P eter Ribotto !us been elected to serve as gu ild \ "ice-P resident, and that Bill Kraetz has step ped fonvard to c irry o n with prod uction of o ur newsletter.

Peter has se r\·ed fo r a number o f years as ou r .\lcmber­ship Director, and \\· ill continue to sc rYe in that cipacit~"

Peter docs a terrific job o f m<maging ou r membership acti\'i­tics. ll e's the guy tl1at processes <1 11 nC\\" membership app li ­cations and all rcncw;1ls, and he handles coun tless uthe r tasks for wh ich his co ntributio ns ofte n go unrecognized. I welcome the opportunity t<> \\·o rk together \\·ith Peter to build upon the successes gcner.1tcd h~· Rich, \\ -illis. ,md ()Ur current and p<lSt Board members .

Bill is a computer guy. already has experience ,is ,1 ne\\·slct-ter editor, and is certain to do ,1 terrific job \\·ith continuing th e fine tradition of past ed itors . I le h,1s been co llaborating with \\ -illis on the _ \ pril edition just tCJ get his feet \\·ct ,111d to ge t a good feel fo r the entire process of \Hiting, editing and all of th e o th er tasks th ,1t arc im·o h-ed with production. o f o ur newsletter. Pb1se welcome Bill to the Bo;1rd. ,md continue to show your suppCJrt by offering content for fu-

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tun: nC\\·skttcrs ;md h:· tcll1ng us \\·lut Y' 1u'd lik e t()

sec in future cditir1ns. Cr 1ngra tuL1tion s tr' scYcr.d members \\·h r' h .l\"C lud

their \\·rJrk pub lish ed in recent months. T .1ke a l<H1 k .it th e rear C()\"Cr r1f t11e \ pnl 2002 editt()ll uf Fil/I: lf'.ood­mJ1ki1(!!,. ,md yrJu nu: reccigni/'.e J ohn Nesset's bench, recent!:· commiss1c1ned h: the Phipps Center for th e . \rts in I !udson. \\ .iscons1n. This bench \Vas displayed .it the List \, (lrthern \\ .oods exhibition, ,md

is ,1bs(Jlutcl: go rgeous in .1ppea r,111 cc ,md technic;1lly superb in execution.

'l\vo pieces fro m th e List \.' o rthcm \\ .oods ex hibi ­tio n arc ;1lso featured within the .\l.1rch 2002 editio n or- w ·aodshoj> ,\ .e1u. T imothy Gorman 's Impossible Buffet" (winner o f the .\los t T cchnic;dl y .\ ccom­plishcd . \ \vard), ,md Willis Bowm an's " Slip-Sliding Gliding Chair" (\v inncr (If th e .\lost D .1ring \ w,1rd)

.ire highlighted in th e ". \t the C .dlcries " sec tio n o n p.ige 12.

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Wood Finishing Conference/Seminars Conference-May 17 & 18 at Dakota County Technical College lDCTCJ Thi~ co nference is fo r anyo ne, professional or amateur. who app lies, removes or repairs coati ngs to wood. This co nference wi ll be unique because it wi ll accom 111ouate hands 011 education along wi th demonstrations and lectures.

You will leave knowing how to ... In crease speed and efficiency of the finishing process reduce problems and eliminate having to re -wor~ . select the proper mat erial and equipment use, apply multi step finishing procedures , create custom colors, improve appearance of finished wood products, reduce costs of fini shing materials and equipmen t , repair dents and scratches, improve the quality of finished wood products , and evaluate the performance of a coating.

For topics or details on how lo sign up, visit our website at www.woodfinishing.org or ca ll 651 -4 23 -8362. Deadline for sign-up is May 1, 2002.

Workshops-Smithsonian Museum-Week-long at DCTC

• May 28-June 1: Techniques & Preservation of Historical Coa tings • July 8-12: Finishing New Wood • July 15- 19: Ad va nced Finishing Techniques • July 22-26 : Refini shing , Refurbishing & Conservation of Furniture • Aug 5-9: Preservation of Polychrome Furniture

Call toll-free 1-an-YES-DCTC for detalls or visit www.woodflnlshlno. oro

'Like <1 close lor1k ,it the ,1ch-ertisemcnt lcJClted after

this column and :·ou \\· ill rea li ;,,e that it is nc1t part of the general . \ pril l·u() ls theme o f this n ews letter. The fin e folks <l t D akota County Technical College \\·ill indeed be hos ting .1 National Wood Finish ing Con­ference on F riday, M ay 17 and Saturday, May 18. I f yo ur schedule ;1llows, yo u 111<1) want to t<1ke acfran­

tage o f this territlc o ppo rtunity to expand upon your wood finishing skills.

Thanks again to a ll o f the Yolunteers who help to make o ur gui ld great. 1-.,:.eep up the good work and keep the ideas ro lling. T o those o f you in o ur ge neral membership , let us kn mv nmv and again how we a rc d o ing, and also let us know if there ;ire areas where you think w e can improYe. It's your guild, so tell us how yo u feel!!

[also serious stuff]

LroNID Zf\KURDf\YLN

Presents Flora l and Ornamenta l carving

for woodworkers

Two sessions, April l 3 & 14 9-5 pm (Floral only) and April 20 & 21 (Ornamental only) 9-5 pm at Rockier Woodworking and Hardware 3025 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis. Call (612)822-3338 to register .

Also two sessions May 18 & 19 and May 25 & 26 of beginning carving for furniture makers at Woodcraft Supply 9741 Lyndale Ave. S. , Bloomington. Call (612) 884-3634 for more details.

Call Leonid at 65 l /222-6109 or viSll www 930Crtes cam oond zakurdayev for exampes d his work.

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Methods of Work

Shop made bandages

\\ .hen I \\"<ls firs t s tarting o ut in \\"CJOdworking J \\·as cunst.mtly cutting and nicking mysel f and leaYing my m\·n "s t;1in" o n my \\'Ork. '."eYer in th e m ood to run to h ,1throu m, wash th e cut ,md find <l b ,rndage I hJoked around the sho p to find '~ so luti o n as J ;dwa\'.S do . Th ere it \\·as, right o n my bench: th ;1t loyal roll. o f masking t<1pc. 1 simply to re o ff a '.) inch lo ng piece ;rnd \vTapped it ,1ro und m y cut. P e rfect! '." o m o re messing up m y pro­ject. I eYen drew th ose little do ts o n the o utsid e w ith a felt tip marker to make it look like a real B;md-. \ id ".

Sr1 w hady;1 think F\\ '\\ ·, do l get th e gra nd prize fo r m ,1iling this in ) lt's <I pretty dmned clner id e;1 and I re,dly need some m o re tools. If not I'm sending this to .mother mag;1zine ;111d I' ll keep do ing th;1t until I \\·in <I tool or some money o r something.

- 13i/f lv1-K:.i11. Ba!lrhoo .. \ 11 .l

Pointy metal things

l \\·;1s in th e h;lt"dwarc s to re th e o th er day and c 1mc ,1eross some things th at I think might soh-c a w hole lo t o f pro blems for th e an:rnge \voodworkcr. l haYen't been practicing woodworking for Ycry lo ng but these things ;1re amazing! I'm no t sure wh'1t they're used for but l bo ught a b;1g o f them and started pbying \vith th em at ho m e.

The guy at the hardware s to re to ld m e if l smash th em throug h ;1 couple o f pieces o f \\·ood th e pieces

EDITED AND DRAWN BY RICH JIMEY

\\"CJU ld St.I\"

t 0 g e t h e r - "fvet1s can split

eYe n \\· ithout wood

g lue! \\ 'rl\\·I So I tried a cc1u ple w ith a hammer \\·ith the pointy end d0\n1 and lo ,111 d behold, 1 t · \\'urked!

A well pounded

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~ Careful' Ne/ls can bend'

need tu du su rnc c:-.pcrirncnt s tu find u ut if the ~ \Y ill co me ou t after a \Yhilc. The guy sa id they \\"C.Te c 1ll ed " nell s" and r'm sure they can be fo und ;1t most h,1rd­\\·;1re stcJ res. I bet there's a \\·hole lo t mo re you cm d(J \\· ith them.

-Clan' Chu!k. /In' !). / ll ,

A Stitch in time saves nine

l \\·as Yeneering t\\·o fitches o f Yencer together and w;1s pL111-ing to bend th em ,1rou nd a form to make a dr.1\\"Cr front for this des k I'm m,1king so I tried th;1t tape full < >f he ,les ,md that stretched to<> much s<' I \\·an ted tn tr~· s<>meth ing else and I saw nw \vifr's sew­

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Use a wide, loose stitch

• ing machine so l stuc k the t\vo pieces o f Yeneer in the m achin e and stitched th em togeth er with some thread that was close to th e co lcJr of th e wood w hich w,1s cherry and it \\·orked pretty good but it made a bunch o f ho les where th e thre,1d wen t through ;md I'd lu,-c to fill th e ho les somehow and th ere was th e thread o n th e b,1ck which might bump up th e \·encer \\·hen l glue 1t down so l tried it anyway ;111d it worked rretty well so I th o ught I'd tell you guys about it.

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\\ 'e ll folks, i_t' s me this time, the guy who put this column toge ther. Rich Jime1-. That's right, me. I win. I'm sick and tired o f ge tting all these lmne letters in the mail and I end up ha1~i.ng to make up these "me thods of 11·ork" (1 eah, right!) and I do n't ge t ~m y strokes except fo r m1· name in tiny, wimpy le tters up there in the comer. \\ 'e ll S(;fr\. 'bout that Biff, Clare, and Dick, you lose. I ge t the Lie-Nielson plane thi s time. Ny·ah , 1'1yah! ·

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Q&A Solid drawer construction? I've always had a problem with drawers. Not making them mind you, but using them. Every time I put some object in the drawer it rattles around and eventually winds up in the back with all the other objects I previously put in. If I put enough stuff in there, the ob­jects reach a "critical mass" and they kinda stabilize so I might be able to find something. You know what else? I once crunched my fin­gers while closing that drawer. Do you have any ideas how to con­struct a drawer so nothing gets lost and my fingers don 't get crunched?

- Slim Pickens, Upthar, AK

Lem E. Attum replies: <)Ji. Ji,,, d·, I k1111\\· \\ lll'rl':, •ur cc 11n1ng 1·r, •111.

l )r.1\\'LTS h.11 L' lin·11 pl.1gu111 g \\'" 1d \\' >t-kL·rs t« •r Cl'n tllrtl'S I I• 1\1 Ill).!. d11 \<>LI lll.lkl' .I dr.l\\Tr. \\'11.lt d11

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prcdiurncnt. You'll h,\\"C t<, st.lrt

\\·1th much hl'~1Y1cr st< •ck t« •r the sides < ,f \·1 •ur dr.l\\·c:r · r,' dc:rt::rminc the \\·1dth. di\·idc the \\'ldth ,,f thL' dr.l\\'LT h1 t\\·c • .111d m.1ch1ne c.ich < ,f the s1Lks tc • this Ill'\\' thickness. i:i11 -1sh the dr.l\\'LT .is 1 < iu \\"< iuld 1111r­rn.dh \\·1th the he 1tt1 •111. h.ick. ,111d

fn •llt hut 1' •LI 111 ,11 find th.it the hot-. .

tc •tn .111 d h ,1c k d1mens1< ins h,l\'L' been rl'llucnl tc 1 .ihc >lit nil. Prep.ire the fr, int ,is nonn.d.

l\L· been pk.isl'll \\·ith this t:pc <•t.

cc •nstructi< 111. Besides heing \Try sc>l1d .111d Sitt{ 1\-c tll'\lT l<•St cih­jccts 111 •r pinched fingl' rs in it. It's .ds1' \ n1 c.1s1 tc' ck.111. ( ;, "1d luck I

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A Real Question? Was that last question a real one or just made up? I need to know.

-Yon Yonson, Homer, GA

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\ ml I bc.:t 1·<1 u'rc.: ,1 11<.:\\' subscriber

t11 l-i1i1 l1""oodnoik.i1!~ · They .di .1sk th ;1 t l1uestir111. Yes. 1·r1u c.111 rest .is­

surc.:d th;1t the List l1uesti1111 \US re.ii hut I'm nc >t t< 11 1 sure ,ihc >Lt t the ,111 S\\Tr. :-;, 1 Y' in. let me mess \\·i th 1<1ur he;1d t"c1r ,1 \1·hik if 1<1u dr111 ' t - . m111d.

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l \T\\·.111tcd t<1 d() this! \11 1 d" is \\Tltl' .ihc 1ut \\·11<>d\\'( irking .111d

\\"<" 1d\\"( 1rking- rl'Lltl'd .1CCl'SS< iries. :-;, 1n1L'titnl's I think I'm .1cl<1sct

h ·cud hut I h.11T t" stick t1' thL· s.1\1·s .111d glue .md \\'< 1od t11 p.1: the liilk It dri1 L'S 111l' cr.1/1 I It. <11111 I . . h.1d .1 111d!t1111 d1 >ll.1rs .111d c11upk '1f

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NO MORE LOST ITEMS AND PINCHED FINGERS

Increase drawer side width to half of drawer width

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Ball & Claw Foot

Pedicure

Let's face it: we sometimes think o ur \\·ork is so good tlut we think it's aliYe. It's nc.) \Vondcr \Ve call p;1rts o f furni ­tun: the same as p.irts of ou r bodies . l .cgs, .irms, chests,

knces, feet. You may be mo re.: ,lttunc to your \vork than you nuy know. C o take a look at thc b,11! .md cL1\Y pic crust t.1hle in thc cor­ncr. \ha, loo k at those n.1ils o n the fcct! Thcy\·e grown without you no t1ung.

It's time to spend ;1 little grooming time on those claws. Just think \\·hat thcy·' rc doing to your c1rpet ,ind fl oo r. Fo llow thcsc tlye stcps to a cbm, pedicured foot, ready to trip the light fant,1stic. 0

Benny Swift is some guy off the street.

The noblest of appendages needs some

attention too

BY BENNY SWIFT

File the stubs into a pleasing nail end. A coarse rasp will take care of business quickly. For the quirky nail, get out the belt sander .

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Cuticles are the bane of any ball & claw foot. Push them back where they came from with a pusher fashioned from a 1/4" dowel.

Give the nail a last polish with a Dremel tool. No need to apply rouge to the buffing wheel. Put on your favorite Burt Baccarat Tango and let those feet jump!

Lookin' sharp and ready to paint the town red. A few minutes of grooming can let your furniture shuffle off to Buffalo.

Painting

Now for the fun stuff-paint on your favorite polish. Protect the ball with cotton balls. Cleanup's a snap with Goof Off .

POLISH OR PAINT?

Mtx and ma tch ·111 you ·re blue in the

Callout ~face (or foo t)

(ea/ lun. oaew o/I lop/'--Hard to pry off top

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The New Liqui-Wood.

T here's a reason You choose to \\·ork with wood : the beauty o f the grain . You can control the

size, fini sh and des ign o f the pieces o f wood but ne\Tr the grain (except how it's mill ed--ziuartcrsawn, rift, plain sa\\·n), but don' t you wish you could ?

. \ nC\\. process de\·eloped under the \\·in gs of '.\ . \S . \ has let rngineers change the loo k and properties o f metal. '.\m\· the same process can be applied to wood \\· i th o uts t;1nd ing res ults. The molecule rcarra 11 g111g process lets you easil y mold ;1 nn \· g rain \\·hilc maintaining the s tructure o f the wood . D ubbed Liqui-\\ ·ood, it's no t ,1 new prod uct but a proprietary process 111 \\·hich your \\·ood gr,un 1s giH·n new li fr.

You can't ge t you hand s on the ma­chine tlut makes this happen- nor could \·ou a fford it- but p rocess ing centers will be popping up ew·rywhere \\·here \'< HI can take n m r wood to be " lique fi ed". ® L.B. Twirl is a waskely wabbit.

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Do just about anything with your wood once it 's been processed. Twist, bulge and poke it. Even write on it with your finger . The grain magically re­sponds to your every whim .

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- The FURNITURE SOCIETY liliil Advancing tile Art of Furniture Making

Furniture 2002 Prairie Roots - Progressive Thoughts

Madison, WI JUNES - 8, 2002

This year, for its sixth annual conference, the Fu mi tu re Society is co11\'ening for four dm-s in .\laJison, \'\"i sconsin, from June .'1th to _June 8th, 2002. Set in the picturesque lake area o f central \'( 'isconsin, this state capital o ffers the resources of o ne o f .\merica's greatest public uni,·ersities. Conferees will also to ur other \'\ 'isconsin attractions: Frank Llol'd \'\ 'right's home and studio at Taliesin; the Forest Products Lab, one of the world's finest wood research centers; and the .\lllwaukee .-\rt .\luseum, \1·ith its spectacular ne\1· \1·ing designed b~ · Spanish architect Santiago Calatra\'a.

Fu mi tu re Societv conferences are a mixture o f down-to-ea rth workshops on technique, head1· discussions , il1\·aluable tips and tri cks, exhibitions, camaraderie, and Fl 1N. They arc unparalleled as a \1·ay to netwo rk with o thers in the studio fumiture field. ~o matter if you

I are a fumiture maker, curator, collector, educator, writer, gallery director, or professional, amateur o r just plain enthusiast, there will be plenty to inforn1, energize and inspire you. Join us fo r a ce lebration o f the art of fumiture making!

The conference is being coordin ated by the nationally known furniture artist Tom Loeser, who is a professor at the uni\'ersit\'. Confer­ence highlights will include speakers such as Bill Stumpf (designer o f the :\eron chair), and demonstrations o f chair-building, rustic furni ­ture, and model-making. "A, featured even t will be a behind-the-scenes tour of 1\ ladison-based \\·eb-retailer Guild.com lead by com pan~·

President Toni Sikes. Topics to be addressed bl' ,·arious panels include historical reference in furniture, forcstrr certification programs, education programs, liturgical \1·ork as a specialized field, the use o f recycled materials, Prairie School fumiture and how to make websites that wo rk for individual makers.

In addition, /\1adison will be temporarily transformed into a wo rld-class sho\1·case for contemporan· fumiture, with o ,·er ten separate museum and gallery exhibitions. The Furniture Society is organizing "The Right Stuff," a show o f upholstered furniture. The l~h-ehjem

.'1rt /\ luseum is mounting an exhibitio n entitled "The Inside Storr" de,·oted to contemporan· case fumiturc. \ 'isit www.fumituresocietr.com or call -B-t/973-1488 for more infornrntion.

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'Well, the word's o ut on the streets . These are the last few

keystrokes as th e editor of this ne\vsletter. It's time for me to pass the pen to the next editor waiting in line. I took oYer the editorship about fiye years ago bec1Use I was depressed <1t the state the newsletter had

o f the Guild. Tweh·e years ago I sat at my first boar. meeting when the President at that time, John Hoppe, was worried that we would be bankrupt in a mo nth and that membership was just barely abO\·e 150 members. ~ow \Ve h;ffe O\'er 700 members ;rnd the Guild is pros­pering both locally and n<1tionally. The :\orthcrn \\'oods Fxhibitio n is better than eyer and the mo nthlv meetings continue to be ,-cry interesting <rnd well at­tended. ,\1y perso n11l " h<1ts o fr" to Rich Gotz for really pushing th e bo unds o f the (;uild. \\ 'e wi ll benefit for years because o f his work . . \ big tha11k_yolf to the board

slipped and thought I would do a few issues to boos t it back up. \\ 'ell , 29 issues later turned out to be a lo t mo re than a few but I haYe really enjoyed the ride. l\·e learned an immense amount about desktop publishing and what it means to be in a chain o f many deadlines. mos tly out of my control! Brian Turbeville at Light­ning Printing in Richfield has turned out to be ;1 saY­io r many times to me, including reprinting an entire issue because o f some missing lines . \'i'ow, that's dedi­cation.

I'm also hanging up my residency as \'ice President

for prO\·iding me the tools to carry this beast along and for their encouragement. Both arc well appreciated.

So now I le;ffe this newsletter in the competent hands o f Bill Kraetz who produces 11 news­letter for his local Boy Scout Troop. Like al­ways, send him . \).;Y ideas you want to see published in this news­letter. :\s editors, we can become \'Cry des­perate for copy . to fil. these pages! Thanks for e\·erything!

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Buy a. eell SUBMISSIONS TO "BUY & SEU." ARE mEE TO ANY MINNESOTA WOODWORKERS GU .. D MEMBER. NORTHERN WOODS HAS NOT INVESTIGATED ANY OF THESE ADVERTISEMENTS AND MAKES NO

CLAIMS AS TO THE QUALITY OF ITEMS OR SERVKES BEING SOLD.

Bench plane soles milled flat on a milling machine for $10-$40 depending on size and work needed. Guaranteed quality workmanship by a woodworker/machinist who knows what you want! Ca ll Chuck Pitschka at 9521935-0660 or c_pi tsch ka @prodigy.net

Portable Sawmilling Bring logs to me or I will bring mill to you. Call Ed Kline at 7 I 5/2.n-4466 or kline@pressenter.com.

Cherry, Walnut, Makore and Ash. All select and better. 60% of market price. Minimum order is 100 bd ft. Maple and Walnut worktops - 2-r· x 72" long strand lumber core. Call Han s Mouritzen at Summit Door in St. Paul 651/292-9711 or 651/208-9362.

Big machines. All three phase unless noted . 18" Powermatic planer w/ knife grinder $2500. Two 5HP 1- 1/4" Powermatic shap­ers $2000 ea .. Powermatic 14" bandsaw single phase $600. 3HP IO" Rockwell Unisaw w/ Delta fence $ 1000, Newton boring machine single phase$ I 000. TimeSaver sander mint cond. $9000. 5HP Onsrud pin router $500. 3HP 3/4" Rockwell shaper $ 1000. 3 roll 3/-IHP Festo feeder $-100. 3 roll 3/4HP Delta feeder $400. Call Mort Nichols at 952/979-9224.

6'' General jointer Like new. 3 years old. 625. Call Rex Peterson at 320/679-3329.

Position Wanted l am a wood sculpture. traditional printmaking and digital imaging graduate of the Scl1cx)I of Art and Design at Alfred University who is searching for an opportunity with a furniture maker or specialized woodworker operating in the Twin Cit­ies . I am seeking a solid technical foundation of furniture building through either an open position or paid apprenticeship with a tra­ditionally based craftsperson. If you can provide any assistance. please contact Michael Savona at mjosephsavona @hotmail.com or (952)9-13-029-L

Jet 15" Planer (JWP- I 5CS) with mobile stand. $750. View specs for JET equipment at jettools.com. Cal I Mike Frank at 651 /-183-3264 or mtfr(fl)mediaone.net

Six foot Antique Lathe with -I jaw chuck (metal strapping on maple -Ix-I\ for the bed) with cast iron fixtures . Powered hy I I Ov mo­tor. $ I ()()/ho Call Jeff at 952/9-11--120-1 or jcolla(fl)matrixmkt.com

Rockwell Delta Homecraft Lathe. Worb great. needs TLC. 1/2 hp motor and stand. All original parts . $225. Craftsman Radial Arm Saw. Needs work . $35. Call Kurt Becker at 763/-113-9960 or 612/269- 1055.

Reclaimed Antique Hardwoods Ix and 2x OAK and Ix BLACK WALNUT-some booked . All milled circa 1890\. Beautiful stuff. Cal l Tom Schoeller at 651/690-3 188 or visit www.oldgrowthwoods.com

Freud JSlOOA Biscuit Jointer . Like new - has cu t less than 50 slots. $60. Ca ll Errol Bartz at 651/-159-5536 .

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Minnesota Woodworkers Guild 4728 Abbott Avenue S. Minneapolis , Minnesota 55410

1.1.1 .. 1.1 .... 1111 .... 1.1 ••• 1.1 .. 1.1.11 •• 1 ... 11.1 .. 1.1 •• 1.1 .. 1 Bruce Kieffer Kieffer Custom Furniture 1406 GRAND AVE APT 3 SAINT PAUL MN 55105-2267

Denotes a "bring your own chair to sit on " meeting.

NON- PROFIT ORG. U.S. POST AGE

PAID Permit No. 27 11 8

MPLS, MN

fl April 16, 2002, Tuesday 7: 1 5 p.m. A NEW FOO LPROOF PROCESS to S I IARP EN C l ll SELS and P LANE IR ONS: Tom Casper, .\ ssociate Editor o f the ,._Jnmitan ir·ont!IJ'nrka ,\faga::;:_inu will demonstrat e his nell' concept iu shaqJeniug. Tom is a specialist in sbaqJeuing tools and has ll'ritten articles about shaqJening all kinds o f tools in o ther magazines. Location : H ome Sen ·ice Publica tions (Publisher o f rlmeri­can ir ·oot!1rorki11g , \fa._~a;;:_ine), 29 15 Conuners Dri,·e, Suite 700, E:1gan, i\ l'.'. Take 494 East to Dodd Rd. exit. Turn left onto Do dd Rd. (South 149) :1l rh f' tee :md go 1/ 2 mile to HI\'\' S5 . Dodd Rd . ends here. Do no t tum le ft o n Hwy 55, but go straight :1hf'ad into the parking lo t. Tum left :md go around to the back o f the building and look for the sign fo r # 700. Please bring a chair fo r bes t 1·iewi.ng 81'.y c:~ S di/ Sboll' C:.- Tell starts al 7:1? pm, mt:ling starts al 7:3() pm. •

May 21, 2002, Tuesday 7: 1 5 p.m. MAK ING VIO LI NS: Fiun .\ le1·er, owner o f the .\ lel'e r \ 'ioliu Shop ll'ill treat us to the t!1scin:ll ­i11g world o f pro fessional ,·iolin making . .\ Ir. .\ !e1•er has :1 ll'o rld ll'ide reputation fo r making o utsl:u1di11g 1·iolins and boll's ll'hid1 :ire pl:iycd b1· coucen mas ters ami serious arti sts arcrn ud the world . In fact, his instruments recenily bes ted se1·eral "Strnd s" iu E uropeau competitiou. Finn uses speciali zed haucl tools to fashion his ins trument s from o ld woods to :1chie1·e the special sounds 1T·c1uired bv the serious arti st. Location: .\ !eyer \' iow1 Shop, 3300 \\ 'es t 44'1' Stree t, .\ w1-ueapo lis, .\ !'.". It is se,·cr:1I bloc ks e:1st o f Fraucc . \1·e. on 44'1 St. From the north , take l hw 100 south to Excelsio r Bh-d and go eas t app roxi m:1t ely l 111.ile to !· ranee . \1·e. Tum right 011 F rance . h e. and go to 44' St. (Fr:mce 44 Liquor sto re on le- ft ). Turn le ft on 44· St. to h.is small shop ou the no rth side o f 44·1, St. From the rnuth , take h ·:1ncc .'. \·<'. no rlh from 494 o r the Cross t 011~1

(l-lw\' 62) to 44· St. and tnrn right. (I luclsou '< map 120-. \2). l'le:1se do 11o t bting :1 chair. BHyC:­S di/ S Voll' c..~ Tdl .rta1Js al 7: I ? pm. m<!ding start.< al 7:3() I'm.

June 18, 2002, Tuesday 7:15 p.m. M I N IATU RE MODELS: Dick Chr ist will preseut ".\ little wood goes :1lo ng 11':11'". Dick will show slides o f his California workshop, tools, techniques :llld tin.i shcd mitliat ure model s. I fo, emphasis will be on us it1g \\'ood but he 11·ill also CO\ ' f'I' the m.in.ia rure metal l:ithe he- uses to make detailed sm all pat1 s H e will sholl' how to gi1'C' a model real charac ter bl' 1nak.ing it look old, 1\·orn and 11'ea t11er beaten. Location : E dina Commu1ut\' Ccuter, 570 l >:oan :md:ile Road, E dina ,:.\ !:--: TI1e Cente r is on t11e eas t side o f Hwy JOO betw~eu Crossto\\'11 (1-h"" 62) :ind so· St. h orn tl1c no rth , take H\I'\' 100 South to the Bento n . \\·e. exi t it1 Edin:1. . \ t t11e top o f the- exit ramp, tllm left onto the \\ 'es t Frontage Rd. Tum left o nt o ~ent ou .-\,·e. and cross m~er I fwy 100. T urn left. onto :\onnand ale Rd . t11en rum a ght on South \ 1e11· L:me on Lhe 110 11h side o l t11e Cent c- r. Park in t11e back of the Center and enter doors 2, 3, o r 4. Go to t11e third floor - room 343. From the sout11 , go no rth Oil Hwy 100 past t11e Center to t11c so·, St exi t. / H the top o f t11e nunp tum right :md go 100 feet to a stop sign. Go straight (sout11) o n the frontage ro ad (\\ 'il son Rd) to Sout11 \ ' iew L:me :ll1d rum left. Please do not brit1g a chair. Bt'.)' c:.~ Sdl/ Sholl' C:-Tell starts at 7:1; pm. meeting starts at 7:30 pm.

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Women in Woodworking: Chase Deforest

Meeting Shots: The Meyer Violin Shop

MWG Library Resources

Reviewing the Dovetail Videos

The Flag Box Project

- Newsletter F THE Minrresota Woodworkers 6uild Curl~ maple

President

Jeff Zinsli Jzinsli@visi.com

952/974-1012

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Vice President & Membership Director

Peter Ribotto Pribotto@aol.com

952/226-2637

Treasurer Kurt Kurtenbach

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Ubraria.n Bob Bonde 612-929-2098

Editor Bill Kraetz Bill@Kraetz.Net 612/869-0140

Program Director Lee Rickard wappo1@aol.com

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Tool Master

CraigJentz cj0734@msn.com

612/922-0734

Members at IArge Richard IA&C11810D1, Jerry Lilja, and Doug Perlick

www .Mlnneso :aWoodworkersGulld.com

Send address changes to Peter Rlbotto 16974 Wilderness Trail SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Prlbottotlaol.com or phone 9521226·2637

Send articles, Buy & Sell submissions, and letters to the editor to Biii Kraetz 3915 Mlnnuota Lane Plymouth, MN 65446 E-mail to BlllfJKraetz.Net or l?_hone 763.438.5993

Northem Woods Is published bl-monthly by and ror the members of the !\Unoesota Woodworkers Guild. All rontent is copyrighted by the • Unnesota Woodworkers Guild, lnc. C 1002 unles.< otherwise noted. Opinions expressed In this newsletter are not llf< rily that of the l.lnnesota Woodworkers Guild, Inc.

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Pres:1.dent's Notes

Those of you attending meetings on a regular basis know that Rick Berland has served as guild librarian for the past several years. Well. Rick's children have been busy producing grandchildren at a record pace in recent months, so Rick has been traveling the world visiting with new additions to the family. Since he is unable to attend monthly gu ild meetings on a regular basis. Rick has decided to hand over the library to Bob Bonde on a full-time basis.

The board has also decided to upgrade our video collection, and ha~ recently added more than a dozen selections. including titles on a wide variety of subjects. Four new books published by Taunton Press have also been added to the library of print resources. If you are inter­ested in checking out any of these resources, look elsewhere in this newsletter for a listing of new items, then contact Bob to make ar­rangements for checking them out. Bob's phone number can be found on the inside cover of the newsletter, just to the left of this column.

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Several of the new video titles deal with the subject of hand-cut • dovetails, a process that often seems intimidating to newer wood-workers. Well, take heart, and check out each of these three videos (Handmade Dovetails by Tage Frid, Dol'etail a Drawer by Frank Klausz, and Dovetails Made Simple by Jim Kingshott ) for some terri-fic tips. The process is really quite simple, and not so mysterious as you might think. A review of each of these three videos is included elsewhere in this edition of Northern Woods.

Additional library resources will be added in the coming months. so watch for announcements and additional reviews in future newslet­ters, and also watch for a complete li'>ting of resources on our web­site. Watch also for additions to the guild's tool checkout program in coming months.

And finally. it is with great sadness that l pas~ along news of the death of former board member. Alan Furber on April 10, 2002. Alan hosted several guild social dinners at the Uni\ersity of Minnesota. held several group di scount purchases. and also hosted the annual board dinner at his home. Funeral serYice~ were held on April 16. at St. Edwards Catholic Church. Bloomington .

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Modern Masters Sundays at 9:30 on HGTV

• Each Sunday night at 9 :30pm. HGTV presents a half hour pro­gram called "Modern Masters ". The program highlights the works of three crafts people (I 0 minutes each ). Each program usuall y highlights a woodworker. During the past two weeb. Frank Pollaro (veneered Steinway piano) and Sam Maloof were featured . • On June 2nd. woodcarver Jorge Sanchez Lizarraga is fea­

tured. • On June 9th. Evert Sodergren will talk about making tradi­

tional Japanese storage chest called Tansu.

Visit llJ' \\ \\ 1 11_,,;L\ c11m for more info-Enjoy'

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The June issue of this newsletter no1111ally announces that

it "s time to begin preparation for October's Northern

Woods Exhibition. However. the hoard has decided after

many months of careful consideration to move the show from fall to spring. This move will allow our members to

better prepare for the show through winter instead of rush-

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Please watch for an announcement of new show dates Ill

this newsletter either late this fall or early winter.

Our Members in Print The August issue of Woodwork maga1ine arrived yesterday. and it features se\'en pieces from the 200 I Northern Woods Exhibition on pages 44 and 45. Congratulations to the follow­ing folks for having your work included in this fine publication :

• Peter Wykes - Serving Table • Leonid and Svetlana Zakurdayev - Bouquet of Flow-

ers • Joe Mamer - Modern Apothecary Chest • Dennis Chilcote - Birch Bark Basket with Cherry Lid • athan Stanley - Of Man's First Disobedience • David Hill - Floral Bowl • Noel Swanson - Floor Lamp

11 LkTTk~ r~on Tt=tk ED!TO~ AN INTRODUCTION

Taking over as editor of the Guild newsletter after Willis is. well. somewhat intimidating . I've been working with wood as an avocational furniture maker for 20 or so. and have been a member of the guild for about ten years. Through this time as a member I've appreciated Willis' work on the newsletter. He's developed a level of quality in this publication that speaks well of him personally and of the guild in general.

1 put my name in the hat to be his successor with a desire to maintain the quality of the publication and the relevance of the material. When chatting with Willis, I asked about his guiding philosophy for the newsletter. Should we do guest columns? How about a how-to for finishing? But after some time we decided that there were plenty of publications at the news stands that focused on the "how-tos'" of woodworking.

What this publication is all about is the members. It"~ an in­formation exchange with the notes from the president. Jeff Zinsli. the buy-sell classifieds and announcements for the upcoming meetings. We'll also have articles from the mem­bers and about the members of the Guild like Rich Gotz · s excellent article on the College of the Redwoods. lt"s excit ­ing for me to read those articles and to imagine what it·s like to spend a week with Krenov. It makes me a bit envious . but helps me set the wish list when my wife and kids ask .. what do you want for fathers· dayr. Hmmm- College of the Redwoods maybe"' A timber-framing class·J My list is grow-111g .

or my four children. it"s my nine-year-old daughter that ~cems to have an interest in woodworking . She"s my shop buddy and I dare say fairly accomplished for her age. As I was doing the piece on Women in Wood­working. I thought to myself- '"hey. I've got one of those in training ...

Working on the newsletter takes a bit of time. W riting and gathering the arti­cles. doing the composition and working with the printer takes a few hours. But when I see the finished product. it 's worth the effort. I'd like to thank my wife. Janis. for allowing the time in our busy schedule to let me indulge in my passion of woodworking. I'm looking forward to contributing to the success of the news letter and the guild. and welcome feed­back from the members.

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£ arly in March I received an email from Jeff Zinsli regarding a show at Ecolab headquarters in St. Paul.- Women in Woodworking. Chase Deforest, a Guild member, exhibited at the show. I unfortunately couldn't get to the show and get some snapshots in the lobby, so I contacted Chase and scheduled an interview with her at the 4th Street Guild to capture her in her artistic element. Originally from Seattle, Chase began woodworking while still on the farm. "I was just building stuff', she explained, acknowledging it was almost an unconscious decision to enter woodworking as a medium for her artistic expression. Her work is daring-eclectic-a mixed medium as evidenced by the pieces shown in this article. Many of the door panes are a weave of woods and other materials, giving the piece a unique texture. Now, since our discussion originally stemmed from the Women in Woodworking show at Ecolab, I had to ask the question, "what's it like for you to be a woodworker" observing that of the 600 or so members in the guild, women represent roughly five

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percent of the membership. She appeared quizzical at first saying "I never thought of myself as a woman woodworker. I'm just a woodworker". Her only observation was that when her XY compatriots find out she' s got a fully equipped shop, there ' s a kind of "shop envy" Chase plans on pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. "The MFA is something I've always . wanted to do"

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"I design and build furniture in my Minneapolis based studio, the 4th Street Guild, a 10 person woodworking cooperative. I've been building pieces for about five years, selling my work pri­marily through exhibitions and commissions. Sometimes pieces on this site are available, so please inquire. Otherwise the commission proc­ess is expedient and enjoyable, or so my clients tell me. I am happy to provide references. A large portion of my work is built with re­claimed materials - everything from remodeling or dumpster salvage to shop scrap. Much of the commission work I do requires a certain quan­tity of material which can be difficult to find with salvage, so I use a good percentage of new lumber as well. By and large, my recent work is created using tension joinery and employs no hardware, with the exception of an occasional door pull or hinge. I do this as so the function of a piece is integrated into the design: shelf sup­ports are bui lt into side panels, woven compo­nents are incorporated for aeration and to keep larger pieces from becoming to massive and heavy, doors turn on dowels or slide on tracks."

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Revie\Ning the Dovetail Videotapes Jeff Zinsli

Handmade Dovetails with Tage Frid Taunton Press 2000 Approx. Running Time - 20 minutes

You wouldn't think that you can teach much about cutting dovetails in 20 minutes, but this video does a reasonable job of showing the basics of marking and cutting a half-blind dovetail. There are a few nice little tidbits of information buried within this tape that aren't included in the other two, like a simple explanation of how to go about setting a 5: I slope on your sliding bevel square, and how to go about using an old hacksaw blade to help square up the inside comer of your tails prior to chopping out waste material. All in all, this video is a bit basic compared to the other two choices.

DrJl'etail a Drawer with Frank Klausz Taunton Press 1985 Approx. Running Time - 55 minutes

I don't have a lot of experience with hand cutting of dovetails. in fact, none at all. So the first thing that always came to mind when I did contemplate the idea was hours and hours of marking accurate lines, chopping of waste at awkward angles. more marking, and more chopping. Boy was I surprised when I watched Mr. Klausz go right to work cutting through dovetails without marking a single line! Well, that's not quite right. .. He did mark the depth of each dovetail to match the thickness of his stock.

At first I thought it odd that Klausz's technique did not include layout of the pins or tails. but when you think about it, it's not really necessary. Heck, hand cut dovetails are supposed to look hand cut, so why bother trying to make them look uniform!

This video also includes a number of helpful hints for measuring and cutting of drawer parts without taking and transferring measurements to your work, and also for proper fitting of an assembled drawer. This tape was produced in 1985, but fortunately for us not much has changed over the years when it comes to hand cutting of this joint.

Dovetails Made Simple with Jim Kingshott KnowHow Productions 1997 Approx. Running Time - 60 minutes

Jim Kingshott is a hoot! He is a Brit through and through. from his accent to his general demeanor, resulting in a full hour ' s worth of entertainment, even if you forget what he had to say about dovetails. However, this video i chock full of helpful information, going into far more detail than the other two tapes into the tools and techniques used to mark and cut a half-blind dovetail (or a lap dovetail as Jim calls it). Kingshott uses slightly different technique to remove waste materials from his joints than do either Frank Klausz or Tage Frid, but each technique works equally well.

Like the Klausz video, this one includes hints for producing a drawer, but also provides additional details on using a shooting board for squaring up ends of each blank. use of various marking gages (mostly made by Mr. Kingshott himself) for layout of both pins and tails, and a number of other procedures. Unlike the other videos, this one includes a brief

discussion of tools involved with the process. including a discussion of the use of Japanese tools.

Editorial note: While researching how to contact Jim Kingshott to ask about availability of some tools that he uses. 1 learned that Jim passed away in February of this year. It's really sad that we lose folks like Jim. He was truly a resource that the world of woodworking will miss.

Overall impression: If you were to purchase one of these three videos. I'd recommend Jim Kingsott's for ifs overall quality and level of detail. Buy this one and then check the other two out from our library when you want to learn other techniques .

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Basics of European Woodcar\'ing - Nora Hall Beyond the Basics of European Woodcarving - Nora Hall Advanced European Woodcarving - ora Hall

Hand Tools Bench Planes - Jim Kingshott Special Plane' - Jim Kingshott

Joinery Handmade Dovetails - Tage Frid Hanel Cut Dovetails - Frank Klausz Making Mortise and Tenon Joints - Frank Klaus 12-Ways to Make a Mortise and Tenon - Gary Rogowski

Turning Turning Wood - Richard Rallin

Power Equirment Mastering Your Table Sav. - Kelly Mehler Router Jigs and Techniques - Bernie Maas and Michael Fortune

Finishing Starting to Finish : Preparing the Surface - Michael Dre-,dner The Woodfinishing Video - Michael Dresdner Hand Applied Finishes : Coloring Wood - Jeff Jcwitt Spray Basic' - Michael Dresdner

Books Building The Custom Home Office - Niall Barrett Home Storage Projects - Paul Anthony Turning Boxes - Richard Raffin Turning Bowls - Richard R<lllin

Guild Library Guidelines

• The Guild board of directors oilers the material in the library for use by its member-; . Only members in good standing (ones who ha\'e paid their annual dues and who ha\e no outstanding debts with the Guild) ma) bornrn material from the library .

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Memorial Flag Display Cases

After the e\'ents of September 1 I th unfolded. many people offered to help the victim~ is a variety of creative ways . One such way was conceived by the Oregon Woodworkers Guild -they would try to organize groups of woodworkers around the country to make special triangular boxes to store and display the coffin flags each family received at the time of burial. The Guild members developed detailed construction plans. developed a Web page, and a communication system guided by regional "captains' that could help local builders with questions. Their efforts have attracted the atten­tion of Guilds and individuals all across the country. and to­day it appears that all the people in the airplanes and Pentagon will have the opportunity to receive a Flag Box if desired . Our regional captain is Don Mueller of Des Moines who wi II take care of shipping the completed boxe' to the Red Cross in the

cw York area. It is especially important for the potential recipients to remain anonymous to protect their privacy. so all boxes will be distributed to individual families by the Red Cross.

Your Guild has provided funding to purchase the materials for 24 boxes. In addition. we'd like to acknowledge the generos­ity of Duane Wanous of Custom Laminations in Chaska for hi-, contribution of the walnut plywood for the backs and Don Wattenhofer who arranged for the walnut that he cut at the landscape arboretum . (with permission!) Wil fried Hein has been \Cry busy organi1ing many of the detaib. picking up materiab . etc . Nine Guild members ,·olunteercd to make boxes. some of which are pictured here. We still ha\'e seven "kits " that have not yet been taken home. If you would like to make one of these kits. just give me a call at 952-431-1896. For additional information about the project. including the construction plan~. go to the web site:

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The bow is generally made of Pernambuco wood (name of the state in Brazil where the essence comes from). Pernambuco is a reddish wood, hard and flexible at the same time, possess­ing all the qualities necessary to make a good bow. It is said that the famous bow maker Tourte, called "Tourte the Elder", was the first to use this wood for making bows at the end of the 18th century. It's now the standard for Fin who works the wood with tiny planes made by his father in Den­mark. The difference between success and failure amounts to a few scrapes of a straight razor he uses for finishing. It means the difference between a handsome price tag and nothing at all.

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A partially finished violin back sits among the stock in the Fin Meyer violin shop. The backs are made from rock maple while the fronts are made from spruce. Fin 's preference is for Alaskan spruce that's been harvested in the win­ter. With no sap running at harvest time, the necessary aging process yields a much harder and more resonant wood. The spruce blanks, shown in lower right were hand split. Each of these sections will be split yet again to provide

1 Fin with the book matched 1 spruce for the violin front.

Typically the wood used in these instruments is aged for 50 years-some as much as 100 years.

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Fin Meyer explains the con­struction of his fine instruments to a packed house for the May meeting of the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild. In spite of Fin 's repeated attempt to con­vince the members that violin making has nothing to do with woodworking, it didn 't appear that a single person accepted this as truth after witnessing the craftsmanship and artistry that goes into an instrument. Here, Fin explains the violin back. Made of spruce and crafted with planes no longer than one's finger, the arch is de­pendant on the grain in the wood. The art in crafting this arch is in leaving the same end grain at each side of the arch to maintain acoustic balance. As he suspends the back in one hand, he raps it with a knuckle. ''That's a B". Fronts and backs are matched in timbre and the height of the sides are selected to optimize the encloses air mass. The violin sides are crafted from maple, soaked and bent on a hot pipe, and placed into a mold to maintain the curvature.

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• Any materials lent to non-members or to other members by the borrower who checked out the material still remain the sole responsibility of the borrower.

• All materials checked out will require a "faithfulness" deposit of $10.00 per item to ensure return.

• Deposits may be either cash or check. The librarian will keep the deposit. The deposit will be returned to only the borrower in exchange for the checked-out material. Material brought back damaged or erased (videotapes) will result in deposit forfeiture.

• Members may request that materials be mailed to them. The member must per-pay for postage and pay a $5 non-refundable handling fee and pay the $10.00 per item "faithfulness" deposit. The deposit will be mailed to the borrower upon return of the materials. The borrower is responsible for return mailing of the materials.

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M11t1tesota Woodwol"kel"s Guild Etnall list Want to hear about the latest and greatest tool/lumber sales and discuss everything about woodworking? Don't wait for the newsletter, get timely news! Join the e-mail list for Minnesota Woodworkers Guild members only. Visit www.topica.com, register and join the MWG e-mail list. Send inquiries and questions to Peter Ribotto at Pribotto@aol.com

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• The borrower may renew materials as long as no other member has requested those materials .

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• Failure to follow these rules will result in a ban in your library privileges. We won't take away your library card since we never gave you one.

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Buy a. Cell Submissions to "Buy & Sell" are free to any Minnesota Woodworkers Guild member. Northern Woods has

not investigated any of these advertisements and makes no claims as to the quality of items or services being sold.

Refe rral Request. I'm \\·orkmg t<> ru.:,;r.11Jlt,h 1111-,Llf .l' .1 Ctl,t<>!ll furniture ;rnd 'PL·c1.1lt1· c.1b1nc1 111.1kcr. \111 1ob rL·fcrrab 1ou C<>uld 'end ni1 \\ ,J\ \\ ou ld hL grcatk arrrcc1;11cd. BrucL "IL ffu. 1..: IC ffcr ( LI' [0111 h1rn1t urc. l nc., (, l 2-K I <J <)() I 'i.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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JEFF BECK WILLIAM L BURTON ROLAND SMITH STEVE BYHOFFER RONALD BIERBAUM JIM DONAGHY KARL D SPEAK MICHAEL COLLYER

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PAUL KINNEBERG CHARLIE KOCOUREK DAVID VOIGHT TED KRAMMER

JEFF LUNDBORG ROBERT KRUEGER N. J. WALTERS BRANDON OLSON

KENT MAFFITT ELLEN KURIATA JASON WOOD JOHN OTTING

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June 18, 2002, Tuesday 7: 15 p.m. Dick Crist will present "A Little Wood Goes a Long Way". Dick is a well known miniaturist making a wide variety of very small wood models . He Jives in Califor­nia and will show slides of his workshop, tools, and techniques, and finished mod­els. His emphasis will be on wood, but will also cover the miniature metal lathe he uses to make detailed small parts. Dick has a special talent for making new models look old, worn, and weather-beaten. Location: Edina Community Center, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina, MN., room #343.

July 16, 2002, Tuesday 7: 15 p.m. • Jim Olson, owner of Olson 's Guitars, will show us how he makes very fine gui­tars using modem machines, jigs, and materials. This will be completely different from the hand work shown by Finn Meyer at the May meeting. Jim has demon­strated his techniques for many groups, including classes from the Institute of arts , technical schools, and music schools. It promises to be an interesting meeting including the use of CNC machines, laser cutters, etc. Location: Olson Guitars, 11840 Sunset A venue, Circle Pines, Mn. Directions: Take 35W north to exit #33 (past Lexington exit) Tum left across the freeway and go to the first cross street which is 109th Street. Turn right until you come to the "T" which is Sunset. Turn left .9 miles until you see his mailbox on the right, a orange barn on the left and a Jong driveway. You are at the right place! If possible, please try to carpool as there is limited parking near the house. You do not need to bring chai rs as we will be moving around the shop. Time: 7: 15 Show & Tell , 7:70 PM the meeting will start.

August 20, 2002, Tuesday 7:15 p.m. Norm Anderson, from Hirshfields will talk about finishes and special techniques to use. Norm has a degree in chemistry and can tell us about the different types of lac­quer and stains for new furniture. This promises to be a very informative meeting for those of us who want to learn better ways to get the finish we want. Location : Edina Community Center, 5701 Normandale Bl vd., Edina, Minnesota. Lane. Time: . Show and Tell at 7: 15 with the program starting at 7:30PM

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MWG Spotlight: Tom Shrunk

Woodwork in Miniature

John ~! Steingraeber: ~ College of the

Redwoods

~~- MWG Member - Gallery

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Tom Schrunk s

Rej7ect ion s i 11

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N ORrfHERN WOODS President

Jeff Zinsli Jzinsli@visi.com

952/974-1012

Vice President & Membership Director

Peter Ribotto Pribotto@aol .com

952/226-2637

Treasurer Kurt Kurtenbach

612/927-5307

Librarian Bob Bonde

612-929-2098

Editor Bill Kraetz Bill@Kraetz.Net

763/559-4684 or 763/438-5993

Program Director Lee Rickard wappo I@aol.com

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Tool Master Craig Jentz cj0734@msn.com

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Members at Large Richard Lagerstrom, Jeny Lilja,

Doug Perlick and Wilfried Hein Jill Andersen

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Send address changes to:

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Northern Woods is published bi­monthly by and for the mem­bers of the Minnesota Wood­workers Guild. All content is copyrighted by the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild, Inc. Mate­rial within copyright © 2002 unless otherwise noted. Opin­ions expressed in-this newslet­ter are not necessarily that of the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild, Inc. Next issue submis­sion deadline is September 21st.

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If you've been attending our monthly meetings on a regular basis , you've probably npticed that a small but increasing pro­

portion of attendees are female. Similar trends are being noted in national woodworking magazines , and in news­letters published by other woodworking guilds located throughout the country. This is a terrific development for all of us. This trend not only brings new members to our organization , but it will also bring a much-needed and long overdue perspective to our craft. Tool manu­facturers are rethinking the ergonomics of their prod­uct, educators are targeting women for woodworking classes at all levels , and a whole new market is develop­ing before our eyes.

In the June/July 2002 issue of Northern Woods , the work of Chase DeForest is featured in the first of what we hope to be many articles focusing on the work of women in woodworking, more specifically on the work of our female members. Chase has been a member of the guild for some time , has served on the Northern Woods Exhibition organizing committee, has displaye~ her work at several Northern Woods shows (and othe. locales throughout the metro area), and is currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. For more informa­tion on Chase's work, visit www.chasedeforest.com, or for more information on women in woodworking, visit www.womeninwoodworking.com.

Along a similar line, please join me in welcoming Jill Andersen to the guild's board of directors. Jill will be working right out of the gate with several other newer members to develop a listing of educational resources available to area woodworkers , and will be helping the board to develop offerings targeted to both female and beginning woodworkers. I can't tell you how many times I have fi elded questions from people looking for classes in the area, so this ought to be a much appreciated and oft used resource. Look for a future listing both in this newsletter and on our website. If you are aware of any educational resources either in the metro , state, or re­gional area, please send a note to Jill by email at jil](a teamfriday.com.

Many of you have already met Bob Bonde at our last few monthly meetings. Bob took over librarian duties from Rick Berland a few months back, has been doing a ter­rific job ever since, and has also agreed to join the board A If you have an interest in making use of materials frorrw the library, either check out the listing of what's avail-

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• able on our website or contact Bob directly. Contact information is shown on the inside cover of this newsletter. If you have suggestions as to what you would like to see for future additions to our library, please let e ither Bob or myself know.And finally, for those of you who are for­tunate enough to h ave traveled around the western states of our great county, you have no doubt stared in wonder at the huge ex­panse of forest area that still ex­ists in our national parks and man­aged forests . I just spent the last two weeks in western Oregon in some of the most beautiful coun­try one can imagine. For every turn in the highway , there is a new and wonderful vista of water, mountain and forest. What struck me initially

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is that there arc so many trees (and o much lumber in those trees) that

you have to wonder how we can ever run out . But then around the

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next turn arc lumber trucks rum­bling noisily down the highway stacked full of large logs, and large areas of forest stripped of o ld growth pine. I can't say that I've ever been much into conservation, but I sure came home with a new appreciat ion of how much forest has been lost since traveling this area in my childhood. I can say, however , that I do have a greater appreciation that our natural re ­sources won't last forever, and l hope that you will too.

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Women in Woodworking will be a newly featured column in the North­ern Woods newsletter. Some may wonder why the need to have a col­umn devoted to women and women's meetings. Overall, there are far fewer women in woodworking; 3% of the woodworking enthusiasts and pro­fessionals are made up of women. This may be due to the idea that woodworking is a "man's activity". This myth may have more to do with some of our ages than reality. Many of us grew up at a time when "girls" were not allowed to take s hop. I cou ld have taken shop but my mother was sure that home econom­ics would be far more useful. 1 still can't sew but I have made some beautiful furniture! We need to change the way that woodworking is viewed . It is not a "man's activity", it's an activity and skill for all to en­joy - men, women and children.

The thing many women want is to be perceived as competent wood ­workers. Some women have had uncomfortable experiences in mixed gende r meetings/ classes, at the hardware store, a t the lumberya rd , etc . Our hope is to allow women an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge in a comfortable set­ting. For many, learning the termi ­nology is a big advance. We want to help develop and provide confidence so women woodworkers can go out in the world knowing what they want and need, and how and where to get it.

So how did this come about? A group of women ha d formed a loose affi liation; getting together monthly to talk about woodworking, learn new skills, share project ideas and solutions , talk about tools and wood. to socialize and have fun . Our main goa l was to educate and support women in the woodworking arts by providing: education in the form of

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demonstrations and classes, expo­sure to more advanced woodwork­ing knowledge , an informative news­letter, a web site and a monthly meeting. After some research we realized that this was h a ppening in the Minnesota Woodworker's Guild. Rather than reinvent the wheel and have two groups with the same mis­sion , it made sense to join forces with the Minnesota Woodworker's Guild. The mission: to educate and promote the joy and fun of quality woodwork­ing. Our proposal was warmly re­ceived and we now invite all of the women on our mailing list (currently around 85) to join the Minnesota Woodworker's Guild. We look for­ward to cont inuing our monthly

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Members' Gallery

Dennis Chilcote Basket with carued lid

Stl'Ul' Kelzer - Farm Ca/Ji11e1

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DICK A WoRID OF MINIATURES JJJ/J A.°J~JC//

June's meeting welcomed back an old friend of the Guild. Dick Christ is an internationally recognized creator of highly detailed miniatures and diora­mas. He lives in California but pro­vides his incredible work to collectors and model railroad enthusiasts from "just down the street" to as far away as South Africa.

Dick and previous Guild President, Rich Gatz go back a bit, and share a rather unique bond - their beards. Having made a bit of a wager, both began sporting whiskers. The first to shave lost the bet. Well, some 20 years later both still cultivate a furry chin. That's commitment.

Dick is also committed to his art - au­thentically modeled and incredibly detailed dioramas of days gone by. Most of Dick's work reflects scenes and railroad rolling stock from the 1920's and 1930's. From locomotives to work cars to gondolas , all are mod­eled with the same precision and at­tention to detail. Most of his work is

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This may appear to be an broken-down shed in the old west. Jn reality, it's part . of a miniature - a diorama created by Dick Christ and meticulously detailed righ down to the glass in the windows. Only inches tall, this shed displays J / 32 scale construction weathered to .. . perfection!

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This /Jlncksmith 's cnr illustrates the fine /cue/ of detail in Dick Christ's work. The s ides Cine/ deck of the cnr arc from pear wood, complete 1uith k11ot s and 11ail holes . w1c/ u •cC1t/1crcc/. Other cletC1i/s i11cl11clc the hois t with Cl 111orki11g block 011cl rncklc . a11 a11uil one/ the /J/ncksmith s furnoce comple te 1uith cool bucket s fillcc/ to the brim . '/'/1e roof is rnnde of textured s turcnc 011d trcoted 1uith rcci/ ru s t for the u •cntlwrec/

in 1he 1/32 scale. "It 's unique and a comfortable scale to work in" he ex-

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plains. A standard dimensional 2x4 found in most homes takes on a rather diminutive look at this scale. At an actual size of 1/16" x 1/8", Dick lines them up for the wall of a shed at a scale 16" on center. and attaches a re­alistically milled ship lap siding com­plete with cove nnd rabbet.

Materials for projects of this arc var­ied, including wood, brass and poly­styrene. These materials arc readily available in the modeling industry and textures appropriately for many scale applications. Rusted metal siding of a shed wall or the cab roof on a loco­motive arc usually made up of the sty­rene material nnd weathered with Dick's cleverly developed techniques.

Many of the dioramas require props from the era and industry being mod ­eled, like oil drnms, screw jacks and other such items. Frequently requir­ing multiples of these, Dick looks to custom molds and 8 casting process to replicate these parts. A set of brass

•masters arc turned on a small lathe and used to create the mold. "It's a lengthy process but time well invested if you're creating 100 or so for nn in -

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dustrial scene. Dick discussed some of the other tools he uses in his craft such as a table snw nnd drill press. We were reminded of the Lilliputinn scnlc with the ruler in the photo - a table saw with 8 6" x 6'' top and the drill press which stands under a foot tall. Small size is not to assume a corre­sponding price tag, though. Ench of these tools boasts an incredible nccuracy and a sub­stantial price tag equivalent to the Deltal\' nnd Powermatic 1 ~ 1

saws in most well equipped shops. Keeping in mind that he works at a small scale, a small rnn-out of 1 / ,,, "translates to half an inch) at scale.

These models arc built from new materials. The finishing of a project like this is a critical step. From n steel wool pad and an oxidizing agent, he allows it to rust completely and uses a mortar and pestle to grind it to a fine power. To weather a sty­rene replica of a corrugated steel roof. Dick applies a coat of a low gloss lacquer. While still tacky. the powdered ru s t is sprinkled over

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the surface. Finally, another coat of the low gloss lacquer is used as a fixative. Voila! A rusted roof from plastic and a steel wool pad. To achieve the weathered appearance in the siding, Dick begins with the scale siding and through the use of an Xactor~1 knife, adds grain and knots and details nail attachments by adding some rust. Dick creates a wash from India ink to use as a weathering agent. With a quick wash of the India ink mixture , the wood is weathered to a soft grayish patina. The realism is uncanny. Many of the photos presented at the meeting included a dime or ruler to remind the viewer of the scale of these efforts.

Dick also explained that even with the most expensive woods. working at this scale conserves the material. He hasn 't gone through his stock of pear wood that he acquired some 15 years ago - all two board feet of it. Thanks to Dick Christ for s haring his art and passion of scale model ing.

Dick Chris t with his 1uife. Gi.11'/u

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ToMSCHRUNK p ARQUEIRY ExrnAORDINAIRE

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I was first introduced to Tom Schrunk at last fall's Northern Woods Exhibition - probably one of hundreds of people who introduced themselves to the artist who did the Steinway piano. I stood there and stared a t the piece for quite a while, circling it no less than three times to inspect the exquisite

Through an artistic career that included stained glass as well as woodworking, the technique that Tom showed here was , by hiss own admission, stumbled upon while with the Peace Corps in India. As he was touring the country he would observe multitud es of historic statues adorned in sheets

of gold leaf. craftsmanship and artistry. Tom's specialty is parquetry; the art of using geometric shapes to create

"Reflections in Cardinalwood beautifully showcases Mr. Schnmk's genius and continu­ing commitment to excellence in his art. "

These small gilt squares covered the figures , not obstru cting them but

a an a rtistic Steinway & Sons

adding dimension .

pattern or image. Th e Ste inway

As h e translated this

was completely veneered with small look to wood veneer, he discovered squares of a magnificently lustrous that he could control the luster and wood known as sapele. But the real eye catcher was the way Tom arranged the grain in the small veneer pieces to not only capture the luster but make the piece absolutely radiate from every viewing position .

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luminosity of the piece , and make the overall appearance of wood grain do virtually anything h e wanted. His technique uses individual squares, usually 2 " x 2",

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and cuts these with the grain biased from 0 ° to 180° in 10° increments. Through very carefully arranging these pieces in a running bond, he's able to create grain flow that's subjec,:. to his artistic impression. He's abl':W to make images appear and disappear as the viewer moves by, or capitalize on a feeling of nature or music with his control of light and luster and rhythm.

Always trying to tackle something new and exciting, Tom visited the Steinway web site, looked at some of the cur­rent art case offerings and decided this was something he could do and do quite well. He clicked the "more info" email link, humbly introducing him­self and describing his technique. On a follow-up communication, he not only responded with a cordial email, but sent a three foot square sample as well . This apparently clinched it for him, entering into an agreement to do "Reflections" within six months. I love the saying, "The door doesn't open till you knock." Tom mentioned that some artists can be under con­sideration for upwards of three years. This piece was crafted from ribbon-striped sapele for its color, uniformity of grain and its lustrous properties

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when finished. "Reflections in Car­dinal Wood" is the encore to his pre­vious art case design. The piano takes its name from the highly prized, Brazilian cardinal wood from which

• it is crafted. Perhaps the most fa­mous Steinway art case grand piano, ornately decorated by the English artist Alma Tadema in the late 1800's, was sold at auction in 1997 for a re­ported $1,200,000. Another

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Steinway art case piano currently resides in the East Room of the White House with yet another art case piano on display at t h e

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Smithsonian Institution. So what 's going to happen to the two exquisite pianos crafted by Tom Schrunk? Tom tells me that both are currently the subject of negotiations. The po­tential buyers are collectors of fine musical instruments and in at least one case has four other pianos of this artistic significance.

Tom 's latest project continues to ex­plore the play of light on lustrous wooden

surfaces, having re-cently being commis­

sioned to create a pair of tabletops for the Prince and

Princess of Jodhpur, India. The table for the Raikabagh Palace uses a more traditional but no less stunning tec h ­nique of marquetry. The subject of the work is the royal crest; a shield flanked by falcons with sand shaded feathers.

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TOP: The initial steps of any parquC't project is squa ring and jointing the edges for tight SC'ams. Tom USC'S an aluminum channel with adhesiue backed abmsiuc for this delicate operation. ABOVE: Once the indiuicluol pieces are taped into a strip. he agoin joints the edges. using o slight /Jcl'cl so the focc joints ore as tight os possible.

" The door doesn 't open until you knock"

Tom Schrunk

BELOW: Tom shows o toble toµ. A 91ft for a friend of the fomily, this lop highlights his artistry for inloy with o dragon figure.

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CoILEGE OF THE

Rmwoons

When Jeff Zinsli called me this spring to let me know that I had won the Guild's tuition grant, I could hardly believe my luck: I had started woodworking only six months before and almost missed the application deadline. I knew immediately that I wanted to apply the grant to the three-week Tools and Tech­niques class at The College of The Red­woods.

One of the highlights of the drive to Cali­fornia was a stop at the Japan Woodworker store in Alameda, CA (just outside of Oak­land). As one might expect, I walked out with a bit more than I was looking for.

On the first day of class, our instructor Jim Budlong laid out the framework for the class: block plane tune-up, plane construction, perfect board, mortise and tenon, dovetailing, doweling, frame and panel, and coopering. To put that in per­spective, he also explained that we would be covering the same amount of material that students in the nine­month program spend six weeks on. The time was going to fly.

Because my block plane was a hand­me-down from a friend who has a tendency to purchase too many planes at tool auctions, I was ex­pecting to put a fair amount of sweat equity into it. By the end of that first day, my hands and

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clothes were totally blackened with steel dust, but my plane , equipped with one of Ron Hock's blades, was singing.

From that point, we quickly moved . into the construction of our planes: a shorter smoothing plane, a longer jointer plane, and a round-bottomed plane for coopering doors (I also made a second smoothing plane out of some cocobolo that I purchased with another student). The college pro­vided maple for the bodies and goncalvo alves for the soles. While they may look exceptionally simple in comparison to metal planes, wooden planes take a significantly larger amount of labor to tune up and true. As one might expect, however, that labor is well spent: I now have four wooden planes that I absolutely love to use.

While some students were still work­ing on planes , Jim moved on to the perfect board exercise: take a block of flat sawn maple, rip it lengthwise, and then create a joint so perfect that the glue line is undetectable. I was thrilled when I received an A+ on my board.

As we moved through mortises, ten-· ons, dovetails, and the rest of the top-ics, I began to realize that although I was learning a great deal about the craft of working with wood, I was learning even more about the art of it. One could argue that the stron­gest guiding principle behind the in­struction at COTR is this: train the eyes to recognize great design and the hands will learn to make things that look great . While were constantly re­minded by Jim to "just make it look right," we were also given endless examples of what "right" was: asym­metrical or off-centered curves are usually much more interesting than centered, perfectly radiused ones; drawer fronts and case edges feel much softer when they are slightly pillowed; bevels on legs can quickly create the illusion that the leg is curved; the best looking dovetails are usually unevenly spaced. The list goes on.

A real highlight of the course was on. the second to last day , when Jim Krenov took some time to talk to us.

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Having just retired, he was in the process of moving out of the shop he had founded and worked in for over twenty years, and his mood through­out the three weeks was a bit som-

• ber. He was quite passionate, how­ever, when he showed us his latest project, a small cabinet and stand, both made of pear. "Projects like this," he said, referencing not only that project but all fine wood prod­ucts, "aren't really planned. They start as an idea somewhere, and then they are hoped along. Sometimes you end up with something you like, and sometimes you don't, but you can't be too serious about it." He then told a story about how someone once put a square up to a cabinet he had made and declared it to be 'off because the corner angle was 89.5 degrees. Jim Krenov chuckled and said, "If you can't live with eighty nine and a half, you 'II never be happy."

There were other highlights as well: a trip to Ron Hock's shop; a trip to loca l tool co llector Earl Latham's "shed" (a 3000+ squa re foot multi level building where he houses his collection of every imaginable tool,

• including no less than three thou­sand hand planes); a few afternoons at the Highlight and Zimmer galler-ies in nearby Mendocino; the College's 30 inch (and perfectly tuned) bandsaw; camping on the coast for three weeks; Jim Budlong's amazing teaching abilities; helping Jim Krenov unpack his new combi­nation machine and then talking with him about scraper blades, Chi­nese design, and his cat: Friday evening beers with both instructors and current and former students ... again, the list goes on. It seems like that's how things go once you start working with wood: there's a lways something more.

TOP: JC/mes Krenol' explon'ng his co/Jinel with the class.

CENTER: The products of my lobors. Four wooden block plo nes I ha I I feel work better thC111 anything on the nw rket.

• BO'ITOM: That's me' LC1yi11g out some curl'es on a liquor cabinet

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The Boa rd of Direct ors oft he Minnesota Woodworkers Guild belicl'es I ha I one of I he best iuays to perfect I he croft is to learn from peers and masters. The Guild plons lo offer lhe Tuition Gront Progrom for the second time this yeor. Building on the expen'ence of the first offering, the program is being reuised with the goal of making grants allractiue to more mem­bers. Wot ch for the 2002 Tuituion Grant Progrom wi -

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Discount Suppliers The following suppliers offer special discounts to Guild members. To re­ceive your discount you must be a member in good standing and show the vendor your current membership card.

Abrasive Resources 6201 University Ave. NE, Fridley (763) 586-9595 or (800) 814-7358 Sandpaper, coated abrasives, rolls, clearance items - 10% discount.

Airgas Kendecoffool Crib Catalog order only - St. Cloud, Min­neapolis (800) 892-8579 Various dis­counts on cutters and tools. www.kendeco.com

Art Betterly Co. 11160 Central Ave. NE (Hwy. 65) Blaine (763) 755-3425 Various discounts depending on product.

Elmo Lumber & Plywood 3481 Laverne Ave . N., Lake Elmo (651) 777- 1431. 10% discount on all stock items.

Forest Products Supply 2650 Hwy. 61, Maplewood, MN 55109 (651) 770-2834 . Supplier of lumber, sheet goods, carving stock, custom paneling, cutting and sand­ing.10% discount on all lumber pur­chases.

Gard ner Hardware 515 Washington Ave. N. , Minneapo­lis (612) 333-3393. Contractors stan­dard discount with MWG card.

Hirschfi eld 20+ metro locations, Rochester , St. Cloud. Discounts on all items in­cluding stains, varnishes, application tools, etc. No discount on window treatments, wall coverings or fabrics. Ask for special cash account.

Holdahl Company 1925 Annapolis Lane , Plymouth (612) 333-7111 or (800) 777-8992. Commercial cabinetmaker's supplier but will sell at wholesale to Guild members router bits, saw blades, abrasives, tools for laminating, lami­nate, decorative hardware.

Nob Hil l Decorat ive Hardware 3027 Holmes Avenue South, Minne-

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apolis (612) 824-7424. Nob Hill has a huge selection of knobs, pulls, cabi­net hardware and faucets. 10% dis­count, 15% on orders over $1000.

www .nobhillhardware.com

Rockier Woodworking Minneapolis , 3025 Lyndale Ave. S. (612) 822-3338; Burnsville, 2020 W. Cty. Rd. 42 (952) 892-7999; Maplewood, 1935 Beam Ave. (651) 773-5285; Minnetonka, 12995 Ridgedale Drive (952) 542-0111

10% discount on all regularly priced items except power tools. www.rockler.com

Savitt Brothers 1515 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis (612) 871-1155. Everything in paints & stains, accessory items. Contractor discount to net price.

Shady Haven Tree Farms 6535 - 11 7th Street NW, Oronoco , MN 55960 (507) 367-4402. Kiln dried carving and hardwood lumber. 20% discount on lumber purchases

Swanson Hardware 7501 W. 27th St., St. Louis Park (952) 925-4083. Cabinet shop supplies, hinges, handles - wholesale to Guild members.

Valspar Paint Plymouth, 2984 Niagara Lane (763) 557-1361; St. Paul , 106 Water St. W. (651) 222-8435; Minneapolis , 777 Harding St. NE, Suite 150 (612) 379-2107. 20% discount to Guild mem­bers .

Warner Industria l Supply 3255 Spring St. NE , Minneapolis (612) 378-7300. Cutting tools, abra­sives, power tools, maintenance & repair, paint & finishing. Discount variable accord in g to item. www.warnerind.com

Woodcraft 9741 Lyndale Ave. S., Bloomington (952) 884-3634. 10% on all items except power tools.

www.woodcraft.com

Wood carvers Store & School 3056 Excelsior Blvd., Minneapolis (612) 927-7491. Books, Tools, Classes, Supplies 10% discount on all items (except electrics 5%).

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Youngblood Lumber Co. 1335 Central Ave. , Minneapolis (612) 789-3521 (800) 933-1335. Whole­sale prices to Guild members.

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meetings (see below) while enjoying access to the valuable resources the Guild has to offer. We hope that fu ­ture Women in Woodworking col­umns will encourage and inspire all women who have thought and dreamed of woodworking to take ac­tion.

Our current participants run the gamut from true beginners to the truly advanced, Projects range from sawhorses and step stools to match-ing Queen Anne bedroom furniture in cherry. Each issue we will fea­ture one of the women in the Guild - we hope to provide a wide variety of talent and abilities. We are also working on a comprehensive list of educational opportunities for all woodworkers, not just women. Our upcoming meetings are as follows: •

Tuesday August 6 ~ 7:00 pm. Topic: Sawhorse construction and a demo of the Jointech Sawtrain. Colette Sacksteder's shop: 51 Hatch Ave., St. Paul. Directions: From 35E, take the Maryland exit (this is North of 94), go west on Maryland , turn left on Rice street, turn left on Hatch .

Tuesday September 3 (a 7:00 pm. Topic: Show and Tell. Need help? Bring projects or pictures to discuss. Rockler Woodworking & Hardware: 3025 Lindale Ave South, Minneapo­li s

Tuesday October 1 (a 7:00 pm:

Topic: Building the basic box. Rockier Woodworking & Hardware: 3025 Lindale Ave South, MPLS

Please feel free to contact Jill Andersen with ideas, suggestions or questions at jil](a teamfriday.com. We look forward to educating many more woodworkers. •

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Materials Burls. Every shape, size, and specie throughout the upper midwest. Cur­rent supply includes 150-200 burls, ranging in size from 10" diameter up to and including 36-48" burls. Most are still "green" but some are older. Will sell in raw form, or dimension them to customer specs. Call Gregg Happe (a 952-938-7495 or email to: LT_SYS MN<a HOTMAIL.COM

Reclaimed Antique Hardwoods 1 x and 2x OAK and lx BLACK WALNUT­some booked. All milled circa 1890's. Beautiful stuff. Call Tom Schoeller at 651/690 -3188 or visit www .oldgrowthwoods.com

Woodworking magazines from the • mid 80's and 90 's: 24 issues of Fine

Woodworking, 5 issues of Home Fur­niture. 2 Issues of Woodworker 's Journal, and 1 each ofToday's Wood ­worker , Woodwork , Woodsmith, Good Woodworking, and Shop Notes. $20 or best offer for the lot. Minor water damage on a few of the FW is­sues. Mark at 651-407- 1764 or email at arcol avisi.eom

Tools Delta 50" extension table with legs, rail and fence. New $625 - asking $300. Two engineer squares; 4 " wood river , $10; 6" woodcraft, $15 -$20 for the pair. Robert Sorby rose­wood handled gilt edge try square , $30. Pre-civil war woodworkers tool chest measures 3' x 2' x 20" - make offer. Contact Michael Kabes at 612-869-5443 or 612-210-2826.

Big machines. All three phase unless noted. 18" Powermatic planer w / knife grinder $2500, Two 5HP 1- 1/

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4" Powermatie shapers $2000 ea., Powermatie 14" bandsaw single phase $600. 3HP 1 O" Rockwell Unisaw w/ Delta fence $1000, New-

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ton boring machine single phase $1000, Time Saver sander mint cond. $9000, 5HP Onsrud pin router $500, 3HP 3/4" Rockwell shaper $1000, 3 roll 3/4HP Festo feeder $400, 3 roll 3/4HP Delta feeder $400. Call Mort Nichols at 952/979-9224.

6" General jointer Like new, 3 years old. $625. Call Rex Peterson at 320/ 679-3329.

Jet 15" Planer (JWP- 15CS) with mo­bile stand , $750. View specs for JET equipment atjettools.com. Call Mike Frank at 65 l / 483 -3264 or mtfna mediaone.net

Rockwell Delta Homecraft Lathe. Works great, needs TLC. l /2 hp mo­tor and stand. All original parts . $225. Craftsman Radial Arm Saw. Needs work. $35. Call Kurt Becker at 763/413-9960 or 612/269- 1055.

Personal & Services Referral Request. I'm working to re­establish myself as a custom furni ­ture and specialty cabinet maker. Any job referrals you could send my way would be greatly appreciated. Bruce Kieffer, Kieffer Custom Furni ­ture, Inc. , 612-819-9615.

Bench plane soles milled flat on a milling machine for $10-$40 depend ­ing on size and work needed. Guar­anteed quality workmanship by a woodworker/ machinist who knows what you want! Call Chuck Pitschka at 952/935-0660 or c_pitschkara prodigy.net

Portable Sawmilling Bring logs to me or l will bring mill to you. Call Ed Kline at 715/247-4466 or

visit kline'a pressenter.com .

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Welcome New Members • Richard Anderson

• Daniel Hawkins

• Fred Johnson

• Donavan Mayer

• Glen Bellefull

• Michael Clasen

• John Doerfler

• Walter Fetterly

• Michaeleen Kelzenburg

• Lynn Kram

• Richard Nissen

• Lee Schotzko

• Timothy Sullivan

• David Carley

• Dean Roehrich

• Greg Scholes

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use. Norm has a degree in ch emistry and can tell us about the different types of lacquer and stains for new furniture. This promises to be a very informative meeting

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for those of us who want to learn better ways to get the finish we want. Location : Edina Community Center, 5701 Normandale Blvd., Edina, Minnesota. Time: Show and Tell at 7: 15 with the program starting at 7:30PM

September 17th, 2002 7:15 pm

George Vondriska and Dave Munkittrick editors of the American Woodworker maga­zine will s h ow us some ideas for Building a Router Table that they areplanning to publish in an upcoming issue. They want our critique of tifle table, especially ideas on how they can improve the design. They've requested our members bring their . router tables to the meeting to see first hand some of the innovations we have come up with. As always, meetings at the magazine are very interesting. Location: Ameri­can Woodworker Magazine, 2915 Commers Drive, Suite 700, Eagan, Mn. Take 494 East to Dodd Road exit. Turn left onto Dodd Road . (south 149) at the "T" and go 0.5 mile to Hwy 55. Dodd Road ends here. Do not turn left on Hwy 55, but go straight ahead into the parking lot. Turn left and go around to the back of the building and look for the sigh for #700. Time: Show and Tell starts at 7:15 with the program at 7:30PM. Please bring chairs for the best viewing.

October 15th, 2002 7:15 pm

Leonid Zakurdayev, a Guild member who immigrated to the Twin Cities from Rus­sia, is truly a master carver. We will be able to see his studio in St. Paul and learn about "The Art of Wood Carving". Leonid just finished a large architectural sculp­ture for a client in "the East", and recently started a large piece for a client in Minne­sota. He has demonstrated his fine craftsmanship at past Northern Wood Shows. This promises to be educational meeting for those members interesting in wood­carving. Location: his studio in the Northwestern Building, 275 East 4th Street, Suite #456. Take 194 to St Paul and exit on Capital/11th Street. Go east on 11th to Jackson and turn right (South) to 4th Street. Turn left, go 3 blocks and the North­western Building is on your left at the NW corner of Wall and 4th. Time: Show and Tell at 7 : l 5PM; meeting at 7:30PM. Please bring folding chairs for the best viewing.

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Treasurer Kurt Kurtenbach

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Librarian Bob Bonde

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Editor Bill Kraetz Bill@Kraetz.Net

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Program Director Lee Rickard wappoJ@aol.com

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Here it is September and sum­mer is nearly over. And it's time for many of us to think about getting back into the shop. Round about this time of year,

we would normally be preparing for the Northern Woods Exhibition, but as you should have heard by now, ne­cessity has dictated that we move our show from fall to spring. On one hand, I'm sad to see the show move. It's been the kind of tradition that I personally have looked forward to every year, even before I became a member of our board. On the other hand, I'm looking forward to the possibility of starting a new tradition of my own by actu­ally participating in the show and displaying a piece of my work.

While one tradition is changing just a bit, another is cementing itself as an annual event. Now going on its third year of what I suspect will be a long-standing tra­dition, the members of Xylos Gallery will be hosting their annual "New Work" show September 27 thru October 27 at the Gallery, located at 3020 W. 50th Street, in Min­neapolis. Makes plans now to attend this show. You are . sure to come away impressed with the work of Xylos' fourteen partners, and will also leave with tenific ideas on how to improve the quality of your own work!

Congratulations go to Xylos and Guild members Leonid and Svetlana Zakurdayev, for having won four first place premium awards and one second (out of five projects entered) in the Creative Activities category at this year's Minnesota State Fair, and also honorable mention in the Fine Arts category. If you 've seen Leon and Sveta's work, you already know why they continue to win such awards. If you haven't seen their work, then check them out at the St. Paul Art Crawl, currently scheduled for this October 10 and 11 at their shop, 275 East 4•1t Street, Suite 456, St. Paul. Hours are 6:00 - 10:00 PM on the l011t, and 1:00 - 6:00 PM on the l l 11t .

In closing, today is September 11. And we've been fortu ­nate to make it through this day without having to face the prospect of yet more unpleasant memories of terror­ist attacks. But while some memories are less than pleas­ant, other more pleasant memories can result. I'm refer­ring to the fme work done by all guild members in pro­ducing memorial flag boxes destined for families affected by this senseless act. Thanks to all of you participated in this project, and keep up the fme ( work!

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TumoN GRANT PRocRAM e MoRE OF A GREAT THING!

Purpose of the Program The Tuition grant Program is in ­tended to offer Guild members finan ­cial support for attending Guild ap­proved woodworking classes or work­shops. This year the Board has changed the program to be accessible to more Guild members. There are two classes of awards being offered

I. One award providing tuition and expenses. up to a maximum of $ I 000. for lhe purpose of attending a Gui ld -approved, minimum one­week. woodworking class. workshop or apprenticeship. The purpose oflhe class or workshop shou ld be to in ­troduce the participant to new wood ­working skills or to advance existing skills .

• 2. Five $200 awards for the purpose or attending a woodworking class or workshop such as those offered by local retailers such as Rockier or Woodcraft or one of the community colleges or technical schools.

Application Rules The applicant must select one of the award classes described above. Only one application per member will be accepted.

-For the $1000 grant the applicant must name the chosen class or work­shop and write an essay. 300 words or less. desc1;bing how the applicant will benefit from attending the pro­gram.

-For a $200 grant lhe applicant musl a) name a particular class or work­shop or b) briefly describe the type of class or workshop the applicant wants to attend.

Rules for all applicants: -Applications must be delive red by

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fied below. No late entries will be con­sidered. All applications become the property of the Minnesota Wood­workers Guild.

-An applicant must be a continuous member of the Guild between the time of the application and the grant award.

-Members of the board of the Minne­sota Woodworkers Guild become eli­gible for an award one year after leav­ing the board.

-The winner of a Tuition Grant must wait one year before applying for an ­other grant.

-A grant will be made only for pro­grams approved by the selection committee. The recipient must at ­tend the program specified on his or her application to exercise the grant. Applicants are encouraged to contact the selection committee at the ad ­dress below for program approva l prior to submitting an application.

-A grant must be exercised within 12 months of the award date. Unclaimed awards revert to the Gu ild treasu1y.

-Payment will be made upon presen ­tation of documentation verifying the program was completed. For the $ I 000 grant the Guild will pay tu ­ition directly to the program if the recipient so requests. Also for the $1000 grant only. other expenses up to the maximum of the grant will be paid upon receipt of the appropriate docu men ta lion.

The Selection Process A selection committee made up of Minnesota Woodworker Guild board members will review the essays writ­ten by applicants to lhe $1000 grant and select one that best matches the goals of the program. Those goals are to provide support for a Gui ld mem­ber who can gain a significant ad ­vance in his or her woodworking

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The board of directors of the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild believes that one of the best ways to perfect a craft is to learn from peers and masters. Indeed. the Guild was founded to create a forumfor local woodworkers to do just this. Taking that one step further. we are pleased to once again extend an invitation to the Tuition Grant program. a program that provides Guild members an opportunity to rub elbows with woodworking's finest. We are excited about being able to expand our grant offerings this year to provide more members who will surely share their inspiration and enthusiasm upon their return.

skills from attending a program.

Applicants for a $200 grant will be chosen at random by the selection committee.

Applicants must provide their name. address. A telephone number or email address is optional. Send email to RichardL@acm.org. Applicants for a $200 grant need simply apply. Email essays for the $1000 grant shou ld be supplied as s imple email text or as Adobe .pdf or Microsoft Word .doc attachments. Paper appli ­cations to either grant class s hould be sent to the Guild address:

Minnesota Woodworkers Guild 4728 Abbott Ave S Minneapolis MN 55410

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Eventually I narrowed the long list of possibilities down to Craig Vandall Stevens and Greg Zall's marquetry class in Fort Bragg. or Garrett Hack's "Exquisite Surfaces and Details" class in Maine. Either class would have been a good choice, but I opted to see a new part of the country and therefore decided on Garrett's class.

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Interstate 95 and US 1. It seemed like everyone in Massachusetts was either going to Maine on vacation or returning home from vacation. Toll plazas were generally backed up for miles in both directions, but about six hours later we arrived at our des­tination in Camden, Maine.

Class started at 9 am on Monday morning, but most of us arrived be­tween 7:30 and 8:00, as we were all

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anxious to "get settled in and get started". Garrett arrived armed with a large "airline beaten" wooden box chock full of tools, samples. and par­tially completed projects. As you know, Garrett is a frequent contribu-tor to Fine Woodworking and has written several books including the definitive book on planes titled "The Handplane Book" and an equally in- • formative book called "Classic Handtools". But aside from writing.

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A mzor shaip plane and the gossamer shavings from an inlay ba11d.

Garrett also teaches about 70 days a year around the country. harvests lumber from his Vermont property, milks his own cow. makes cheese. '"makes hay"" with a little help from his horse. gardens. builds custom furniture and generally appears to be cxtremely self-sufficient and self-re­liant. Oh - did I mention he is mar-1iccl with five children as well? He

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recently spent a hundred hours re­cycling used b1-icks which were used in the construction of his new hill -

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sick wooclshop. To maximize natu ­ral light in the shop. he installed more than a dozen seven foot high arched \vinclows.

i\s the class title indicates. we fo ­cused on inlay. leg banding. cock bead. edge treatments. fans. lamb's tongue. and many other exquisite edges. I had always assumed that string inlay was clone with a minia­ture router bit. but it can more ac­curately and reliably be clone with a ""scratch block"". A.s they say. bad things can happen at 20.000 rpm. We could have run ten miles clown the road to Lic ­Niclsen and bought

""scratch blanks'". but GaITett prefered to be more environmentally friendly and makes his tools out of re-cycled male1ial. In this case. we made our scratch stock out of a bro­ken Wooclmizer blade. A.fler a little filing and lapping on waterstones. we were ready to use clilTerenl sized nies to produce a vaiiety of prof11es - some for cock bead and others for sl1ing inlay of clifle1ing wiclU1s. I was amazed at how quickly and easily one could scratch a '"clean .. dado into maple or cherry. A.fler hand planing a thin piece or ebony into a slight wedge. it was glued into l he dado. For our nexi challenge. we inlayecl mother of pearl (abalone shell). deer horn. shells. and fans of various shapes. Another va­riety of inlay includes the use of banding which you have probably seen at the local woodworking store. At first the diamonds and alternat ­ing rectangles seem impossible to create. but after a demonstration

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from Garrett. we were producing our own banding.

Evening activilies included a ''Garrett Hack slideshow .. on Monday. a lob­ster meal and croquet tournament on Thursday. and a picnic at Rockland harbor.

Side trips included Bar Harbor, Lie Nielsen Toolworks . Acadia National Park, The Windsor House. L.L. Bean. Peter Turner (FWW # 128and#139). and Thos. Moser. Lie Nielsen Toolworks is located only ten min­utes from the school, so several of us made a lunch-lime visit. We were like a bunch of kids in a candy store. The showroom consists of four work­benches with every Lie-Nielsen tool available. and several new proto-type tools such as a small spokeshave and carpenter saw. It was a real treat.

All good things encl too quickly. and so to. our class seemed to be over before it started. We spent Friday afternoon taking group photos. say­ing goodbye. and packing our tools. The following morning. we hcaclccl back to Boston. but not before we made one more side t1ip lo the work­shop of Christian Becksvoorl (www.chbecksvoort.com . Christian is well known for his many articles in Fine Woodworking as well as the books entitled ''The Shaker Legacy: Perspectives on an Enclu1ing Furni ­ture Style"" and '"In Ham10ny With Wood"". For more infom1ation you can see Chris's tool chest in FWW # 153 and his Shake wall clock graces the cover or FWW # 157.

To get more infonnation on The Cen­ter for Furniture Craftsmanship. check the web al www.woodschool.org

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I first heard about Jim Olson a year or so back when Charlie Hoffman of Hoffman's Guitar hosted a Minnesota Woodworkers Guild meeting. Charlie said his frtend Jim makes a great guitar and has a really cool shop. So good in fact that. artists such as Phil Keaggy , James Taylor, Paul McCartney, Lou Reed , Sting and David Wilcox have all chosen Olson's guitars to play. You can imagine my excitement when I looked at. the back of the Northern Woods newsletter (Is­sue 80) to discover that Jim Olson was hosting the July meeting. I showed up early to meet Jim and look around. All the rumors I had heard about Jim's shop were correct. It was .. really cool" as Jim likes to say.

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To st.art the meeting Jim had us wan­der around his shop to get a closer look at lhe tools and the many home­made jigs he uses to build guitars. To call Jim's jigs "homemade" is truly an understatement. His jigs are fmer than most. commercially available jigs.

Jim Olson has spent a lifetime as a woodworker by selling what.ever he could. He used to make small pic­ture frames and easels in the base­ment for a gift shop-furniture, too. "I would make anything I could to make a living as a woodworker. I didn't have all the fancy tools I do today so I used hand tools for many years." Jim's real passion though is to make guitars.

When entertng Jim's shop, the first thing you notice is the Fad al com -puter-controlled machining center.

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Jim told me he decided a couple years back he needed to make this investment after shoulder surgery. ''The romance of shaping a bridge piece by hand wears off after you have done over a 1,000 of them. I figured if I was going to continue to build guitars as I got older I needed a way to make it easier on myself." He went on to say, "The misperception about these CNC ma­chines is that most people think you just buy wood. put it in one end, and out the other comes a finished gui­tar. That. couldn't be farther from the truth. It's taken me four years to get to the point I am now on it. and I am still learning.··

Jim's shop has many other gadgets to marvel over in addition to Fadal CNC Machine. First there is the cus- • tom-made thickness sander with optical belt tracking that Jim built

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custom six router table: a custom designed sanding disc : band saws: table saws : joiners: shapers: a nd e nough clams to make a ny wood worker envious. Given all the s pe­cialized tools Jim has accumulated over the las t 25 years. one might wonder if h e cares about wood as much as he does a bout his tools.

There is a good-sized loft above the entrance door whe re he s ticke rs. dries and ages his wood. "Firs t and foremost I love wood. I could not still be doing this 25 years later ifl didn't." he said. "Good wood is ha rd to get. Sometimes when you order a ll this expe n s ive rosewood. it com es in cracked. .. I asked Jim what his fa ­vorite kind of wood was and he said . "I like them a ll . It's like your kids: they a ll have merit. I can live with a ny of them ."

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had changed his guita rs. He thought for a moment a nd said . "I think it has a llowed me to improve the flt a nd fin ­is h of the guitars. Although. jus t beca use you have one doesn't mean you don't h ave to do ha nd work." While we spoke. a ll Jim did was handwork. bending a nd gluing curly koa. I le ha nded me a piece a nd said . 'Try to bend this. It breaks very eas­ily. Wood doesn't always do what you want it to clo ... He added. "You know. I put over a 100 h ours of lime into each gu itar I build."

What are Jim's keys to success a nd kssons he's learned? "You work your bu It off. then you work your butt off some more and s u eeess is aequired by lots of mis ta kes along the way. It was far easie r to be strug,_gling in the basement tha n lo be s u ccessful. E\'eI)'One t 1ies to knock you down when you a rc s uccessful. I've ma de O\'cr 800 guit ars. a ll by hand . long before ot hers had made one. I have on l\' u sed the C C machine on 140 I guitars. "

Jim went on lo say. 'The one lesson

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I keep coming back to in life is that s uccess is m a de up of day- to-day su ccesses . Too many people think 'if I just had a nice shop or a new car it would make m e h a ppy.' and it may for a while. But happiness fades. Ha ppiness is m ade up of the day-to­day success- starting a new guitar. finishing one, h avin g a n ew jig work. My success as a guitar m a ker has not made me any happier. I'm still bus ting my bull everyday. Don't get me wrong. It's great to be appreci­a ted. but il doesn't change my life. When I wake up in the morning I still h ave to m a k e the guitars. but I wouldn't trade it."

Wha l can you learn from Jim's years of experience for your woodworking? First. you have to love wood a nd s tart with good wood . Second. it's not an e ithe r or world or powe r tools vs. hand tools. Jim uses both- what­ever will give him the highest qua l­ity finish ed product. Third. you need to s pend time on the details . Jim told m e building a guitar is like building a house. At firs t it goes up really fast and it looks like you are getting a lot done . Ye t when you come back two months la ter. the h o u se loo k s like nothin g h as c ha nged . In wood working as in building houses. s m a ll deta ils ta ke time .

Is the re a secret lo the Olson Guitar sound? Jim says. "No. a guitar needs intona tion. volume. susta inabi lity a nd playability. If you ge t those 1ight. you will h ave a nice sounding guita r ... Ye t a ft e r speaking with him. and knowing he has s pen t his life's work perfecting his cra ft . I'm not so s ure there is n't more lo it ?

Perhaps the real magic in a n Olson Guitar is not that they are a ny bet­ter than other m a kes (Jim would be the first to tell you they are not). No.

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THINK GREEN Soy GLUE PLYWoon Scot/ . lfc/,cod

This spring a tiiend asked me for a custom oak table for his basement. He wanted to spend very little money so solid wood was out of the ques­tion and I'm thinking oak faced ply­wood all the way. But he also re­quested the table be formaldehyde free. Unlike me, my friend has al­ways been a bit of a tree hugger; eats organic food and so on. So I confess I knew little about this topic until his request forced me into learning about it.

My first stop was the National Can­cer Institute to fmd out what all this was about. Like almost every other cancer causing agent, the question of whether exposure to formaldehyde increases a person's risk of cancer has been the subject of considerable scientific debate. But by 1987, the EPA classified formaldehyde as a "probable human carcinogen under conditions of unusually high or pro­longed exposure". Formaldehyde is also a sensitizer, m eaning that ex­posure to formaldehyde can make a person more sensitive to other chemicals. Armed with the knowl­edge that my friend was not a Lyndon LaRouche fanatic. I wanted to know how this product was u sed in wood applications.

About 230 mills in North America annually produce 40 billion square feet of particleboard, medium-density fiberboard (MDF). plywood and ori ­ented strand board (OSB). Although soy protein-based wood a dhesives were used in these composites for decades, it was largely abandoned with the introduction of urea-form­aldehyde (UFJ and phenol-formalde­hyde (PF) resins in the late l 930's. UF /PF provided greater water resis­tance and lower costs than the older soy products.

Plywood is the largest selling of the

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products using PF resins as the prin­cipal adhesive to bind thin wood ve­neers together. Plywood has experi­enced market share decline since the introduction of OSB due to a lower price and competitive performance. OSB also uses PF resins as its pri­mary adhesive with layered wood strands oriented at right angles to develop maximum strength and sta­bility. Particleboard and MDF are composed of low-value wood byproducts such as sawdust bound with UF resins.

One of the most significant proper­ties of all these composite products is that the adhesives used will out­gas formaldehyde for the life of the product. The outgassing is made worse when it is heated , such as when it is in the sun, or near a heater or oven. Concerns about the health issues of outgassing formaldehyde , not to mention the limited supply of animal blood used to make the ad­hesives, has prompted an industry search for alternatives.

So What Are My Alternatives ? In my opinion. the best alternative is to use plywood glued with soy-based glue extenders. Extenders are sub­stances added to an adhesive to re­duce the amount of resin required. In la te 2001. The Robertson Corpora­tion of Brownstown , IN (800-4 72-4696, http : //www.glux.com) started retailing a soy-based adhesive called '"Glu -x" which is now used in dozens of plywood mills in North America. Contact them to locate a supplier of plywood using that glue is closest to you. Plywood manufactured with this product will eliminate outgas­sing.

If you can·t locate a soy-based ply­wood. a close second is to seal the gas in the wood . American Formulat-

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ing and Manufacturiry} Company pro­duces a product call "Safecoat Safe Seal". It's a water based, low gloss sealer for highly porous surfaces such as particle board , plywood and processed wood . It's primary mar­keted use is to reduce toxic outgas. sing, in particular, it is highly effec­tive at sealing in formaldehyde out­gassing from processed wood such as plywood, particle board and pressed wood. Safecoat Safe Seal is virtually odorless on application and odorless once cured. You can visit their web site at www.afmsafecoat.com for more infor­mation and dealer locations.

PrimeBoard_produces a substitute for particleboard. Common particle­board is reconstituted panels of cel­lulose materials blended with a chemical bonding agent and com­pressed under heat. Primeboard Inc. uses wheat straw fibers and a form­aldehyde free binder called MDI to produce a similar high quality prod­uct they call "Primeboard". You can visit their web site and find dealers atwww.wheatboard.com/ primeboard.html

You can build your project out o.f solid wood. Obviously this is an ex pensive solution but one your clients may choose to consider.

Formaldehyde is banned from use in furniture products made in Europe. You might investigate importing com­posite wood products from there.

If you must use standard plywood, exterior-grade plywood has less form­aldehyde than interior grade, and sig­nificantly less than particle board.

If you wish to read more about the topic, I'm sure there are many good books on the subject. One I can rec­ommend is "Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification" by Ross Spiegel. Dru Meadows.

Sources if Information You can learn more about the re­search and dangers of Formaldehyde at:

•Nationa l Cancer Institute at WW\v.nci.nih .gov •

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As I mentioned in my last Northern Woods article. woodworking is a skill lo be enjoyed by all - men. women and children. In that light , I visited /\rt in the City and their Mentorship Project: Chair building. Having young children myself. l am espe­cially aware of th e importa nce of passing on the artisan skills lo lhe ne>..i generation and il is especially great when there are young women involved .

/\1i in the City is a non -profit organi-1'..ation lha l be lieves in the power of art to reach out to individuals and communities in a way that inspires self-expression. persona l missions a nd community solutions. Located a t the Center for Performing Arts. Art in the City creates programs. work­s hops. and presentations that give the opportunity for youth to develop their a rtistry in a diverse and nur­t llling environment. l 1 visited J a ne Elias a t the Center for Perfonning /\1is loca led in Minneapo-

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lis. a place it seemed learning with creative spirit. Jane is a Minneapo­lis artist who creates furniture. paint­ings and mural installations. Much of her work, which she called func­tional art, arose out of the need to fill e mpty spaces expensive manufac­tured furniture could not fill. Jane has displayed her work in galleries a nd showrooms for over 15 years. Jane is especially committed lo in­spiring children lo understand the importance a nd applicability of art and personal expression in everyday life.

The mentorship program is an oppor­tunity for youth to work with an in ­spired ad ult artist/teacher over a pe1iod or time. The menlorship a l­lows students a rare opportunity lo work with an adult/mentor who will encourage lhe ris k -laking a nd pro­vide l he inspiral ion needed grow as a creative person .

The cha ir project included 8 girls and Jane. meeting once a week for sev­eral hours over a 12-week period. The project encompassed the design. construction a nd 11nishing ofa chair. a chair in lhe fom1 or a rt. The girls. ranging in age from 12 - 17. were not required to h ave any p1ior woodwork­ing s kill s. Each girl was provided a kit that contained the skeleton of lhe chair bul after that. the sky was the limit .

The first several weeks of the project focu sed on design. The girls dis­cussed design and its many aspects: fom1. composition and proportion. color. texture and ornamentation. The girls were required to draw the chair from all dimensions: front. back and sides. and discuss and analyze structural soundness and how the piece would go together.

The ne>..i several weeks were spent on constn.1ction a nd prepa ra tion for fini s hing. The group had a n intro­duction a nd safety training on all the power tools before constructing the s kele ton of the chair. From tha t point

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on each girl's chair took on a differ­ent form based on what they h a d come up with in the design process. One chair resembled a throne - com­plete with a m1s. and bobbles on the top. while a nother chair had a 11ower as the chair back and seat. The group then spent the n ext several weeks sanding. A much dreaded task for anyone. Jane did an excellent job of re inforcing for lhe girls' that a job worth doing is a job worth doing well. Many limes lhe girls commented. "but no one will see it (a dent or gouge or screw hole) it will be covered with paint"" to no avail as Jane was per­sistent about the pre-finish work. Any imperfection in the surface will telegraph through in the final project. The girls were amazed at lhe amount of work just to build a chair!

The next several weeks were spent pa inting the chairs. Based on form. color and ornamentation were added to complete the design concept. Each of the chairs look on a differen t look

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THINK GREEN - Cont'd from page 8

•For information about health risks posed by home products, you may write to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Public Affairs Office , 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20816.

•Formaldehyde also is used in cos­metics, drug products, paper, tex­tiles, and a variety of other products for the home. Information may be ob­tained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. The toll-free number is 1- 888-INFO-FDA.

Related Product Sites •Building for Health Materials Cen­ter (www. buildingf orheal th. com/).

•Bioshie ld Paint Company (www.bioshieldpaint.com/).

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the real magic is in the luthier him­self, a very kind , very, very busy soul who cares deeply about his craft. During the seventeenth century there was another famous luthier named Antonio Stradivarius who also cared about his craft. Now, some 300 years later, his craft is considered art.

Luckily for us, Jim did open his shop to the Guild for a meeting and was more than gracious with his time. I would like to thank Jim Olson for hosting the Guild meeting and tak­ing time out of his busy schedule for my interview. If you are interested in purchasing an Olson guitar, go to his web site www.olsonguitars.com. Back in the l 980's Jim entered the Guilds Northern Woods s how and won Best of Show and the PEIR award. Given his backlog of orders it a ppears h e is still winning both in the eyes of his customers. Maybe if we are lucky Jim will have us back someday when he gets caught up . Let see , what's 400 divided by 60 a year?

Phil Montville is a freelance writer, woodworker and Guild member who lives in Tonka Bay, MN. He can be reached at PJM@usinternet.com

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WOMEN - Cont'd from page 9

and feel starting from the same skel­eton. The program ended with a show where the young women displayed their work for parents and friends . Each of the girls was very proud of the piece they completed, and rightly so, they did an outstanding job. Will any of these girls be members of the guild someday? Who knows for sure, but they have been exposed to the joy of building at a young age and hopefully they will carry it with them a lifetime.

Upcoming Meetings October 1. 2002 7:00 pm - The Basic Box

Michael Jacoby, from Rockier Wood­working and Hardware will discuss and demons trate the "basic box". Box building is an underlying prin­ciple in a ll areas of woodworking; from building houses , to furniture , to music boxes. He will demonstrate some basic joinery including rabbets, dados , grooves and biscuits. The October meeting will be held at the Rockier Woodworking: 3025 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis.

Nouember 5, 2002 7:00pm - Table Saw Safety

Wally J acobson is a seasoned shop

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teacher at Roseville High School and runs his own remodeling business on the side. He will have something for everyone starting with basic table saw skills to using the table saw to make mortis and tenon joints. We.A will mee t at the Roseville HighW School shop, 1240 West County Road B-2, Roseville . From Hwy 36, exit at Lexington Ave N. Go north on Lexington to the first stop light, which is County Road B2. Take a left onto B2. The school will be on County Road B-2 on your left. The entrance is on the East side of the building, which you will be facing as you arrive. Look for the double door south of the dumpster. We will have a sign.

December 3, 2002 7:00 pm -A small home workshop

Becky Gessner one of our active members and more seasoned wood­workers will host the December meeting. Becky will show us h er workshop, a small space located in­side her home. The meeting will be held at Becky's home, 9141 35'h Av­enue North, New Hope. Take 169 to 36111 Avenue North. Go east on 36'" Ave 1 block to Hillsborough. TurnA south on Hillsborough (if you turnW north you will be on Jordan). Take Hillsborough 1 long block to 35'" Avenue North. Tum left on 35'" Av­enue North . Becky's house is the 3rd house on the right.

Gt 1111) E-MAIL UST Want to hear about the latest and greatest tool/lumber sales and dis­cuss everything about woodworking? Don't wait for the newsletter, get timely news! Join the e-mail list for Minnesota Woodworkers Guild mem­bers only.

Visit www.topica.com, register and join the MWG e-mail list. Send in­quiries and questions to Peter Ribotto at Pribotto@visi.com

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Materials Burls. Every shape. size. and species throughout the upper midwcst. Current supply includes 150-200 burls. ranging in size from IO" diameter up to and including 36-48" burls. Most arc still .. green .. but some arc older . Will sell in raw form. or dimension them to customer specs. Ca ll Gregg Happe @ 952-938-7495 or email to: LT _SYS_MN@HOTMAIL.COM

Reclaimed Antique Hardwoods Ix and 2x OAK and lx BLACK WALNUT-some booked. All milled circa 1890-s. Beautiful stuff. Call Torn Schoeller at 65 l /690-3 188 or visit www.oldgrowthwoods.com

I have an opportunity to purchase a large quantity of 3-in wide. 3/4-in thick tongue-a nd -groove maple noorboarcls . some of which arc birds -eye maple (aro1111d 80 years old but appear to be in good shape). The quantity is more tha n

• need . so I am looking for potential uvers. Approximate quantity available

est imatcd at 150.000 square feet. Brian Sillanpaa. office phone (952) 832-2623 or Pmail:bsi llanpaa / barr.com

Woodworking magazines from the mid 80·s and 90.s: 24 issues of Fine Woodworking. 5 issues of I lomc Furniture. 2 Issues of Wooclworkcr·s Journal. and I each of Toclay ·s Woodworker. Woodwork. Wooclsrnith. Good Woodworking. and Shop Notes . $20 or best offer for the lot. Minor water damage on a few of the FW issues. Mark at 65 1-407 - 1764 or emai l at arco la@visi.com

I have an opportunity to purchase a limited number of hardwood Jogs of cherry.wa lnut. soft and h are! curly maple .a nd birdscye maple. I would encl coat the logs. have them band sawed . edged. and sticker the lumber. A solar kiln is in the future. I would like to know how many MWG members would be int erested in -purchasing high quality lumber of these types? Please let me know your interests. 715-229-4398 evenings. or e-mail to: djalbcrt @tzrwt.com Thanks. Darrell Albcr1

_ ua tcr sawn whit e oak for sale - 6/4 -22BF. 5/ ..J. - 3..J.. 7 BF. Wood (ori .~inally

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from Youngblood) has been stored Oat. off the noor in a finished part of the house. Would list out at $326. 75 +tax. 1 will let it go for $300 -- cash. David Plantier - (952)-835-3773 - clay. 952-893- 1586 - evenings ·

Tools Delta 50" extension table with legs, rail and fence. New $625 - asking $300. Two engineer squares: 4" wooclrivcr. $JO: 6 .. woodcraft . $ l 5 - $20 for the pair. Robert Sorby rosewood handled gilt edge try square. $30. Pre-civil war woodworkers tool chest measures 3' x 2' x 20" - make offer. Contact Michael Kabcs at 612-869-5443 or 612-210-2826.

ff' General jointer Like new. 3 years old . $625. Call Rex Peterson at 320/679-3329.

Jct 15" Planer (JWP- I 5CS) with mobile stand. $750. View specs for JET equipment at jcttools.com. Call Mike Frank at · 65 I /483-3264 or mt fr@mcdiaone.net

Rockwell Delta I lomccraft Lathe. Works great. needs TLC. I /2 hp motor and stand . All orig in a l parts . $225. Craftsman Radial Arm Saw. Needs work. $35. Call Kurt Becker a t 763/413-9960 or 612/269- 1055.

Personal & Services A web site can help grow your business. Put the web to work for vou with the technical and creative -e xpertise of Interactive Design . a fim1 that a lso knows woodworking. Visit http:// www.interactD.com or ca ll (612)925-1595 .

Referral Request. I'm working to reestablish myself as a custom furniture and specialty cabinet maker. Any job referrals you could send my way would be greatly appreciated. Bruce Kieffer. Kieffer Custom Furniture. Inc .. 6 12-819-9615.

Custom Milling. Tablesaw throa t plates milled Oat. Plane sole & sides milled Oat. FixturC's and tools modified to your spC'cifications. Ca ll Chuck Pitschka Machinist/Woodworker 952 -935-0660 c· pitschkafJ'Worldnct.Att.Nct

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Portable Sawmilling Bring logs to m e or I will bring mill to you. Call Ed Kline at 715/247 -4466 or visit kline@prcsscnte r.com.

Woodturning - Architectural and fun1iture components . Diameters up to 18" and lengths up to 104" (8 V2 ft.) I can help with design or duplicate an original and supply the turning blank or use you rs. Quantities from I to I 00 or more. Call or E-mail Don Wattcnhofer· 612 275 1363 drwatt@usfamily.net

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Leonid Zakurclayev. a Guild member who immigrated to the 1\vin Cities from Russia. is tru ly a master canre r. We will be able lo see his s tudio in SL. Pa u l a nd learn about ''The Art of Wood Carving" . Leonid just fin ished a large archi tectura l s cu lpture fo r a client in "the Ea st". a nd recently started a la rge p iece for a clie n t in Min nesota. He has demonstrated his fine cra fts m a n s h ip a t past Northern Wood Shows. This promises to be educa tional m eeting for those membe rs interesting in woodcarving. Location : h is studio in the Northwes tern Building. 275 Eas t 4th Street. Sui le #456. Ta ke 194 lo St Pa ul a nd exit on Capital/ I l lh Street. Go east on 11 lh lo J ackson and tum right (South) to 4th Street. Tum left. go 3 b locks and the Northwestern Building is on your left a t the NW comer of Wall and 4th . Time: Show a nd Tell a t 7: l 5 PM : m eeting at 7 :30PM . Please bring folding cha irs for the best viewing.

November 19th, 2002 7:15 pm Mark Lindstrom a nd Steve Shoro. Ins tructors at the Minneapolis Community & Technical College will de m on s tra te som e ways to m a ke foolproof j oin ls a nd dove ta il s on the ta ble saw. a nd s pecia l u ses for a CNC m achine in your works hop. We wi ll a lso receive infom1a tion on their programs on woodworking. Both ins tructors ha ve a n exten s ive background in our c ra ft a nd il por tends lo be a very informa tive evening. Steve is a past president of the Gu ild . Location : Minneapolis Community & Technical College. a t 150 l Henne pin Avenu e jus t south of dov.mlown Minnea polis. We will m eet in the woodshop in the m a in build ing baseme nt. room # Tl2 . Direc tion s : From a ny d irection . go lo 15 th a nd Hennepin a nd pa rk in the pa rking ramp (s m a ll fee) on the north s ide of Hennepin across from the college. The re may be pa rking ava ila ble on local s treets . Time: Sh ow & Tell s ta rts a l 7: l 5PM with the meeting beginning a t 7 :30PM. Bring folding cha irs for the best viewing.

December 17th, 2002 7: 15 pm Bob Hirskowilz. Chie f Conserva tor a l the Minnesota Hi s torica l Socie ty in S L. Pau l a long with Paul Storch a nd Tom Braun. will de m on s tra te variou s techniques in the a rt of "Conserva tion of Wooden Objects". The program will cons is t o f group discu ssion . s lides. a nd a tour of the la boratory where they can s how u s res tora tion proj ects in progress. It will depe nd upon wha t is in the la b a l the time. b ut it could inc lude saving water loizgecl wood from a rc hitectura l s ites. furniture from the Ra m sey Hou se. old guns a nd ba1Tels. a nd s urface repai1;ng s u ch a s _guilding and fini shing. This s hould be a fin e ending Lo a g1·ea t year for the Guild . Loca tion : Minnesota Historical Socie ty. 3 45 Kelloizg Blvd . West. which i th e new museum on 194 ju s t north of the Civic Center jus t west of downtown SL. Paul. Directions: Pa rk in the a ttached pa rking a rea that can be accessed from the front of the museum on Kellogg a nd J ohn Ire la nd Blvd . or from th e rear by Laking the l 0th St reet exi t o ff East 19 4 to the bottom of the exi t ra mp . Go diagona lly to the right a nd ta ke the driveway (next to a m asonry wall) a nd go up the hill to the pa rking lol. There is a s m a ll pa rking fee. The re could be pa rking on the local s treets. For m ore infom1a tion on the museum. go lo their web s ite W\\l\V. M HS.org Time: We will m eet in the lobby a l 7-7: I 5PM to be escorted to the secured la boratory a rea. It is import a nt tha t everyone com es on time as the re wi ll no t be a nyon e to la ke la te a rrivals Lo the lab. You will not need to bring fo lding cha irs.

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Editor Bill Kraetz

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OK everyone ... mark your calendars!!

rm pleased to announce that the twentieth edition of the Northern Woods Exhibition is slated for April 24 - 27. 2003, at Southdale Center in Edina. This is truly the hallmark evenl of the year for our Guild. For all of you who are either new members or have not enlered the show in previous years. make plans now to display your work in what is traditionally one of the best exhibitions of woodworking talent in the country. And even if you don't enter a piece in the show. come on over to SouU1dale and see what your fellow members have been up to a ll winter long. Additional information on the show is localed elsewhere within this newsletter.

And by the way, we are always in need of volunteers to either help with various planning aspects of the show. or lo help during the show. If you are willing to help in either area, please give me a call. My number is lis te!& in the sidebar to the left of these notes. W One of the new member benefits introduced last year is the Guild's Tuition Reimbursement Program. lfyou read John Steingraeber·s account of his experiences as winner of last year's $1000 grant. then you ought to be excited about taking advantage of lhis wonderful opportunity. What puzzles me is that we are getting ve1y few applications for this year's program. Clue me in folks ... THIS IS LIKE FREE MONEY!! Send in lhose applications and let's get this program rolling!

They say that all good things come to an end, and so it is occasionally with the good people that help to run our Guild. Two of our Board members (Jerry Lilja and Kurt Kurtenbach) have announced their retirement from the Board effective the end of this year. Both gents have extended their talents to the Board far longer than any of us have had the right lo expect. and we will sorely miss them both .

Jerry has managed our growing list of discount suppliers for a number of years. and has also coordinated any number of special projects whenever we have asked. Kurt has served as our Treasurer for as long as I have been associated with the Guild. and probably many more years prior to that. Kurt also did a terrific job as coordinator of our monthly meeting programs prior to handing that las. off to Lee Rickard, our cun-ent Program Manager.

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Those few words don't do nearly enough to describe the contributions that these guys make to our Guild. Unfortunately. I don·t have enough space to do justice to what we truly

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owe to our volunteers. But before I do run out of space, we do need volunteers to help us run various aspects of the Guild. Let me know if you are interested in helping out, and I'll see where we can best make use of your talents!!

See you at the show in April.

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One of lhe hardest parts of any new hobby or activity is learning the tools and terminology of the trade. II is quite common lo be asked whal .. jobs .. do each of these tools perfom1 and whal are a rabbet and a dado.

• anyway? This article by no means will begin lo cover all the lem1s and tool s used in a shop bul il is a beginning.

One lhing lo nole. mosl ''jobs·· can be perfom1ed by any number of tools bul each of these tools has been developed over lime as a .. need .. has been identified. usually to create efficiencies. J\n example: one can make a straight edge on a router or a lable saw bul il is much easier and maybe. more accurate if il is completed on lhe jointer. This list identifies what functions each of lhese lools has been developed lo perform. bul certainly is nol exhaustive of all its capabilities. Being a relative novice. I rely on those more experienced when I need an idea of how lo complete a new step/procedure I have never done.

TOOLS

• Router - There a re two distinct types ofroulers. lhe plunge router and lhe

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fixed base (or standard) router. Both types offer the same end-result, although each type is better for particular jobs. The plunge router is especially useful when the routed area begins in the middle of the wood, rather than at the edge. The maximum plunge depth can be set so that you slowly lower the router bit into the wood while keeping the router Oat on the wood's surface. While a fixed router can also be used, the router cut depth is fixed and you must hold the router at an angle as you slowly allow the router bit to cut into the wood. The f1Xed router is used for routs along the edge of a piece of wood. Fixed routers allow for very small increases in the depth of cut. The router generates large volumes of sawdust and should be hooked up to a dust collector. if you have one. to minimize the mess. A router. coupled with the appropriate bits and jigs. enables a woodworker to do the following:

•Shape edges

•Create profile molding

•Cut grooves. dadoes. and rabbets

• Do decorative joinery (dovetail joints. finger joints)

•Make raised -panel doors

Table saw - A table saw has a Oat cutting surface with the circular saw blade exi.ending up through a slot. Table saws are available as either floor or bench top models. The size of the table determines the size of the material that can be cut. Small units are designed for light 1ipping and cross cutting while large units can accommodate 4' x 8' sheets of plywood. Rip fence capacity is another criterion for determining saw capacity. The fence is mounted on the table and adjusts Lo guide the material being cut. The maximum distance between the saw blade and th e rip fence determines lhe maximum cut that can be made. J\ lable saw. along with the appropriate blade. enables you to:

•Rip boards lo width

•Saw mitered joints

•Cut Oat s urfaces

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•Crosscut boards and panels

•Saw dadoes and grooves

Bandsaw - The band saw is capable of performing a whole range of cuts, such as ripping, cross cutting. beveled cuts and curves. The band saw is also capable of re-cutting -cutting a thick board into several thinner boards. Table size and blade height determine the size of wood that can be sawed. Smaller blades will cut tighter circles. What makes the band saw even better is that it is a relatively safe saw. Only a small portion of the blade is visible - the rest is hidden away in the machine's casing - and the blade cuts downwards. pushing the wood onto the base rather than pulling against it. A bandsaw is capable of the following.

•Quickly cut curves and circles

•Make angled cuts

•Resaw thick stock

Planer - Thickness planers self-feed. Laking the work out of dimensioning boards. They come in portable and floor models with board-capacities to 15" wide and 6" thick. The primary functions of a thickness planer are smoothing rough wood. reducing wood's thickness. The Thickness planer allows you lo mill wood to a very precise thickness. These machines also generate large volumes of wood chips so if you have a dust collection system hook-it up.

Jointer - Jointers allow the creation of a straight edge on a board and remove slight warps.

Radial Ann Saw - A power saw with a circular blade that is mounted on a moveable arm. The arm is lowered or raised to move the cutting blade lo or away from the material to be cut. If you can figure the angle. the pivoting blade and motor assembly of a radial -am1 saw can cul il. The most popu Jar size for home shops has a 1 O" blade. A radial am1 saw enables you lo do lhe following functions :

•J\ccuralely cross -cul wood lo length

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A small workshop in downtown St. Paul. The walls support finished pieces, those in progress and samples that demonstrate the skill and craftsmanship of the award­winning carving team of Leonid and Svetlana Zakurdayev. A wall in the adjacent office. covered with ribbons and awards is testament to the recognition they've received. Emigrating from Russia. Leonid and Svetlana Zakurdayev are a team of complimentary skills. Leonid is the master carver. Originally wanting to be a jeweler , Leonid seized an opportunity to attend the Moscow Higher Artistic-Manufacturer College when he walked into the wrong room and took the woodcarving exam. Years later, he graduated as a Master woodcarver.

Svetlana is trained in design and is an expert in classical as well as modern design. The product of their

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labors is truly a masterpiece -inspired design executed at the hands of a master. We were fortunate to have the October meeting in the Zakurdayev shop. Svetlana talked about the design aspects of creating these masterpieces. Their customers are varied and look for original designs as well as pieces that display a period influence. Occasionally they're called upon lo reproduce a piece that's been lost. Working from old photos, drawings or the recollection of someone who's viewed the original. Svetlana and Leonid begin the process by creating a full size cartoon of the finished product. This is a two dimensional representation that captures the detail. When transferred to the wood, the piece comes to life - slowly and deliberately - chip by chip.

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• underway that reproduces a set of carvings for a hotel in Stillwater, MN. It's roughly half life size and a representation of a fisherman . What's truly fascinating is the level of detail in the work. The bearded fisherman holds his catch in hands weathered by the sea - scales on the fish individually highlighted. The rope in his net have the fibers clearly visible. draped to form the border. The more you look, the more you appreciate the detail, artistry and craftsmanship that is the work of Leonid and Svetlana Zakurdayev.

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Se pt e mbe r ·s G uild m ee ting was hos ted by Ameri can Wood wo1·ke r magazine. We like to re turn there from time to time fo r a bit of a mutua l gi\'C a nd ta ke of ideas. The last time Tom Caspa r a nd the crew hosted us h e present ed a foo lproo f way o f s h a rpenin p: chi sels. We were th e ,!.( ui nca pi gs - o r r a th e r ·· t e t popula tion... Based on some or our feedback . a few tweaks were ma de to the design a nd. voila. it appears in a n issu e. This time the topic was router ta bles.

Wh a t m a kes a good router ta ble? We ll to a la rge ex te nt is ra th e r depends on your needs. S ma ll work - s ma ll table. L.::'1rger work - la rger ta ble. Really big work - don 't bother wi th a route r table - buy a s ha per. We ll. mayb e not tha t extrem e but there is a con s idera tion of the right

• tool for the 1ight job . Router tables a re a way to c rea te a s ta tion a ry

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machine from a porta ble power tool. The key issues a re really the same regardless or the price tag: accu racy. s ta bility a nd repeata bility - oh. a nd safc tv. Tom Caspa r . a long wi th Dave Mun-kitlri c k . prese nt ed a d es ig n a pp roac h th a t m ee t s th ese requirement s a nd is economical to b oot. T h a t' s a ni ce combina tio n Es p ec ia ll y c lever was th e lirt m ech a nism s h own a t right. To b e discu ssed in deta il in a n upcoming issu e of Am erican Woodworker. this m ech a nis m is e ntire ly h om e built with pa rts from the local ha rdwa re s to r e . a co upl e bu s hin gs from McMaster-Ca1T a nd a ll for less tha n $50 . Couple this mecha nis m with a nice beefy router . drop it in the ta ble a nd you·ve go t a qua lity equivalent of the muc h pric ie r s ta tiona ry tool - a n excellent tool for the home works hop . Our tha nks to the crew a t American Woodworker. a nd be sure to check for this issue on the newssta nds.

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• ABOVE: Tile l[fl mecha nism d eL1eloped /Jy t/ 1efolks at A rncriccm Wood worker. Check 11ewsstcmdsfor de ta ils .

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LIBRARY MA TJ.<JUAlS lJoh Bonde

The following is a list of the latest tapes that the Guild has added to the library. Title By

Mission Bed ............................................. Chris DeHut Making Shaker Box's .. ... ..... .. ........ .... .. .. .. . . John Wilason Classic Plane Making .... . ..... ............. . ....... Todd Herrli Carving Techniques ................................. Sam Bush, Mark Headley Master Your Table Saw ............................. Kelly Mehler Advanced European Wood Carving ... .......... Nora Hall Sharpening the Professional Way .............. Jim Kingshott Sharpening Turning & Carving Tools ........ Jim Kingshott Special Planes .......................................... Jim Kingshott Bench Planes .................. ... ...................... Jim Kingshott Dovetail a Draw ........................................ Frank IGausz Sharpening Wood Working Tools ............... Leonard Lee Turning Wood .. .......... ........ ... .............. ..... . Richard Raff an Hand Applied Finishes .. .. ...... ..... ... ... .... . .. .. Jeff Jewitt Spray Basics ........................................ .. .. Mike Dresdner 12 ways to make mortise & tenon ............. Gary Rogowski Making Mortise & Tenon .. ... ..................... Frank IGausez Wood Finishing, ................... ...... ......... ...... Mike Dresdner Start to Finish ..... ..................................... Mike Dresdner Router Jigs & Techniques ...... ...... ..... .... ... Bernie Mass

These materials are free for members requiring only a small deposit. Contact Bob Bonde for more information or to arrange for the item.

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The following tools are available for use by any member in good standing:

- Drill bit sharpener for standard twist and brad point bits (professional grade) - HVLP sprayer (American Turbine AT-3000) - Digital sill! camera (Olympus D-450) - Photography light kit (professional grade) - Veneer press kit (vacuum bag and pump) - Veritas power sharpening system

Rental fee is $10 per use. Tools may be checked out for 3-4 days . The HVLP sprayer and Veritas sharpening system both require a $20 refundable deposit to en sure that they come back clean. The deposit will not be refunded if cleaning is required.

If you want to use the vacuum press and are looking for good press-grade glue. try PPR from www.Custpak.com. A 5-pound pail costs $14.00.

Contact Craig J entz at (612) 922-0734. or by e- ma il to reserve the equipment. Best bet is to call. You can arrange pick-ups and drop-offs at my house (521 7 Logan Avenue South) through me or my wife Jean.

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TI-/£ BASICS - Continued from Page 3

•Make angled cu ts

•Saw dadoes

•Rip wood to width • Drill Press - A drill press drills small holes and bores big ones using a variety of bits. The depth of the hole can be accurately set and the table can be adjusted for angled drilling. A drill press, along with the proper bits and jigs, enables a woodworker to:

•Accurately drill and bore holes

•Make repetitive holes

•Drill angled holes

Upcoming Meetings January 7. 2003 7:00pm - Table Saw Safety (rescheduled from November)

Wally Jacobson is a seasoned shop teacher at Roseville High School and runs his own remodeling business on the side. He will have something for everyone starting with basic table saw skills to using the table saw to make mortis and tenon joints. W.e will meet at the Roseville Hig School shop, 1240 West County Road B-2 , Roseville. From Hwy 36, exit at Lexington Ave N. Go north on Lexington to the first stop light, which is County Road B2. Take a left onto B2. The school will be on County Road B-2 on your left. The entrance is on the East side of the building, which you will be facing as you arrive. Look for the double door sou th of the dumpster. We will have a sign.

Februa 4 2003 7:00 m - Finish Carpentry

Zach Coulter a finish carpenter for an area hom eb uild e r will b e discussing and demonstrating some finish carpentry techniques . The February meeting will be held at the Rockier Woodworking: 3025 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis.

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Materials Burls. E\'ery <;hape. size. a nd species throt1t!,hout the upper miclwcst. CunTnt supply includes 150-200 burls. ranging in '>iZl' from IO"' diameter up to and inducling :36-..J-8 .. burls. Mo'>t me still ··l',rcen .. lit 1t <;ome arc older. \Viii sl'll in raw lor rn . or dimensi o n th e m to c u s to rner specs. Call Greg!?, I lappe " 952 938-7..J-95 or email to : LT SYS M " 1 lOTMJ\IL.COM

f{ e< !,tinwd J\nt iquc l lanh\ oods I.'\ ancl 2:-; O.\K ,111 cl Ix BLJ\C'K \VJ\LNlJT <.,rnm· lionk< cl /\II lllillcd circ<1 1, '9()" -, . lkauti lul -.tu If ( ;\I I l"olll Schol'llcr .it 65 1 /690 , l I SH or \'i-,it WW\\•.o!dl',rowt hwoods.corn

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I h ;t\'<' a ll opportunity to p11rclrnse a li111 1tcd 11um1Jer of hardwood logs of clH·1-rv.walnut .so il a nd h ,ird curly 111;iplt:.; 111d binl-;c\'C' maple. I wou ld encl c·o;1t the logs.h.l\'l' them l>ancl s;nwcl.ccl)...ccl.aml sticker the l11llll ll'r. /\ solar kiln is in the future . I would like to know how manv MWG llH'lllh<T" would ll\' intcrestccl in iiurchasing lm!,h q11ality !11111!Jl'r of these types? Please kt me kn ow vour 111tcres ts. 715-229 -..J- '.398 ('\'l' lliIH!,s. o r e- m ,1il to : dj a l1Jc1·t" tznet.com Thanks. Darrl'll /\llJert

Tools Delta ..J-3 -505 lfouter/Sha per with Della 50-'.12 I stand and Delta 50 -345 mobile base \vilh oak rails .. $275 or best offer. Also Delta ..J-3- 186 Sliding Shaper Jie,-S 125. Delta 12 I / 2 .. pla ner \\i th dust < hute. 8225. Call Krn o 76'.~-..J-27 - 098..J-.

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Personal & Services /\web site can help grow your business. l'u t the web to work for vou 1..n th the techni ca l and creative ·ex pertise of lnll'ral'livc Design . a firm that also knows woodworking. Visit http:// W\VW.intcractD.com or call (612)925-1595.

Custom Built Furniture & Cabine try. I woulcl grea tly appreciat e a ny custom ­huilt job rcferrnls tha t vou could send mv way. Bn1cc l~i c flcr. · Kieffer Custom Ft1rnitL11T. Inc .. \VWw.kfd.IJiz. (612) 819-9615.

Custom Milling. Ta!Jlcsaw throat plates milll'd llat. Pla ne sole t"-< sides milled flat . Fi :-; t ures a nd tools moclifi e cl to vour spcTilkatinns. I am now offrririg to nrnchiIH' t a hll's aw or shapc1· t a ble «:\tensions to m o unt vour router to. If inll'rcsted plcasl' bri1ig your e:-;tension ancl vour r o uter for a custom fit. gc m '1:allv the charge will be $75. unless there is. a clclit ion al work involved.Call Chuck l'itschka Machinist/Woodworker 952-935-0660 c pitschka" Worldnc t./\tt.Net

l'<fftabk Sawmilling [king logs to me or I will brim.( mill to vou. Call Ed Kline at 715/2..J-7 -4..J-66 · or visit Id inc r7 pressen t er .com .

\Voodturning - /\rchitectu1·a l and furn it urc components. Diameters up to 18" a nd lcngt hs up to I O..J- "' (8 1 :i ft.) I can help \.\.ith design or duplicate an 01iginal and supply the turning blank or use yours. Quantities from I to 100 or more. Call or E-mail Don Wattcnhofer 612 275 1363 clrwatt <uusfamily.nct

Meeting Notice: The Micl -Wcst Tool Collectors Association will have it"s v.rintcr meeting Sat. Feb 8 at the Medina Entertainment Center. in Medina . MN. This is an all -clay event with 200 people attending. thousands of tools for sail'. and a tool auction. Special Offer: The Meeting tTgistration will lH' Fr<EE to all Ill'\\" mcm!Jcr'>! Free cl orn· p1·ize drm\ings to includ e a n inlilkcl plane by MN plancmaker \Vavne /\nclcrson.(sec the last issue of F\V\V) C'<11l .Joh11 Walkowiak for info . 6 12-82..J- -0785.

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1.1.1 •• 1.1 .... 1111 .... 1.1 ••• 1.1 •• 1.1.11 •• 1 ... 11.1 .. 1.1 •• 1.1 •• 1 Bruce Kieffer KIEFFER CUSTOM FURNITURE 1406 GRAND AVE APT 3 SAINT PAUL MN 55105-2267

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It's back! The 3"1 Annual Thrills & Skills Competition is an evening or thrills and spills. Plan , lo attend a rrienclly competition and show off your woodworking sk ills. Four events a1-e on the !

slate. T71e Fastest Hanel-cul Oovewil Joint. Join together two 2" x 5" x ,,, .. poplar pieces as fast as you can. It doesn 't matt er how many pins and ta ils or al what a ngle you cul. just gel il clone! Quality 1

counts in your score. You supply your own tools and we supply the wood. Bell Sander Races in a robin tournament with LeMans-style start. Contestants will race their belt sanders down a 32-foot track with 3 - 1 /2 inch tall s ides. Use any grit for traction on your rig. Extension cords hanging from above will be supp lied. Th e Longest. Thinnest Unbroken Shewing. Test your hand planning ability by shaving the longest unbroken curl rrom a 16-foot long chunk or \\'ood. Thickness or shaving \\'ill be measured with a micrometer so sharpen that blade so that even your family surgeon might blush! Wood may be curly or burled and yep. there might be knots. SculpLUre Contest. Hot g lue wood pieces from a big scrap pile lo make an interesting sculpture. Points awarded for creativity. not crartsmanship. Fabulous awards will be given to the lop two rinishers in each event and an award. superb-deluxe for the overa ll winner. Leave some room in you r belly for food. as delicious snacks will be provided. Directions: The Fourth Street Guild. 2625 -I-th St. SE. Minneapolis. Enter through the door on the west s id e or the parking lot. Ample parkin,g is ava ilabl e across th e st reet. Di1-ections: From Minneapolis. take 194 and ex it at Fulton An: . Go north to Unive rsity Ave .. and turn right to 27th Ave. Turn left (north) to 4th St. and the shop is I /4 block on the right. From St Paul. ex.it 194 onto I Iwy 280 then exit Hwy 280 at Uni\·er ity A\·e . Turn lert (west) on University and go LO 27th A\·e. and turn right. then Iert on -I- " St

FEBRUARY 1 B TH, 2003 7: 1 5 PM John Walkowiak. President or the Mid\\'est Tool Collectors A sociation \\ill bring along 30 or more or his favorite antique Laois that he has collected ove1- the years. and will demonstrate somc or the unique uses they have over tools today. Who said the old guys weren 't \'ery clever? You will also havc a chance to learn about the collectors association o you can have some of those tools to use yourse IL Location: Rocklers Woodworking Store between Lake and 3 1st on Lynda le A\·enue i south Minneapolis. Time: Show & Tell wi ll start at 7: 15. and the meeting at 7:31 PM. brin,g folding chairs for the best viewing.

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