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METHODS (continued) 1001 :-.Jorfh America's largest antique dealer for the colleml h)' Iron Horse Antiques SAND-O-FLEX Eliminates ® Hand Sanding fingers Thousands per of minute flexible sand sanding curved and flat surfaces. Sand both beads, harming flutes fine and detail scrolls can also without used on the finest veneers. An indispensable furniture tool maker. be and PROOUCTS, for the INC. cabinet 201 W. _MERIT I:i ABRASIVE $U85C)1,1.R'I'O/FW.I.$HING1ONSTlUCOAPOI.&'!OPoI MANVILLE, BOX 5447 COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90224 r----------------------, ORDER BY MAIL If not available from your local hardware dealer, or lumber yard, order direct: SANDER KIT 8 brush 6" wheel and 3 D abrasive refill coils. Adapters for 3/8 or 1/4" chucks or bench motor. Price $2495 includes postage and handling. Free Home Workshop and Craftsman D brochure. FW ----------------------- Bandsawn pine samples around unfinished control are (clockwise from top left ) bowl seal, urethane varnish, salad oil, Watco. the mahogany for three weeks. Since the unfinished samples quickly soaked up stain and were completely red within a day, I stopped this series after 24 hours. Every day the rest of the concaves were emptied, dried, examined and refilled with stain. At the end of the test periods I let them dry for two days before bandsawing into halves, to avoid the distortion that cutting wet wood might cause. In every case the biggest changes occurred during the first few days. All the Deft samples stained in 24 hoursbasswood the most and mahogany the least. The concaves finished with urethane and Wood Bowl Seal stained primarily on torn end grain, which had not been sanded perfectly smooth, and (in pine) along cracks in knots. The finishes themselves took on a salmon color, but penetration below the finish was minimal.' Mineral oil and salad oil were the least effective finishes, with Watco somewhat better but still not as good as Deft. The sectioned surfaces seemed to indicate that the stain traveled along the oiled surface of the wood, rather than through it. Note that two coats of the oil finishes were wiped on. Certainly the results would be different if the wood had been immersed and soaked in oil. These tests demonstrated, fust, that any finish increases the water resistance of wood, and second, that end grain must be sanded absolutely thoroughly for a finish to be effective. Knots also reduce the overall effectiveness of a finish. I concluded that two coats of urethane or Wood Bowl Seal are durable enough to resist the wetness of cereal, and that Deft and Watco are probably adequate for the usual uses of wooden bowls-salads, nuts, etc. I don't mean to recommend these finishes or eating wet foods from them . But I do hope my testing method will be useful to others who are trying to Sta"ley Circular Plane 1897 Co recent American $6 111051 Classic 52.50 300 You'll find it listed in our periodical offer ng over antit J ue lools and implements fo r use and 1I1\'CSlmcnt. Send for a nne year subscription. or for a sample copy. Write for our latest Dept. to: 25 BOOK CATALOG Sixly·four pages of hal'd·lO·find bc:x)ks about wood· ' ()rking. stlip buildin g . metal workin g , farming. tex· tdes. household utensils. Hundreds of lilies on lI'aditional cr'lfts. Iron RD their Horse 2, Poultney, history. Antiques. Oil Vermont methods and Inc. tools. Send cenlS Visil HubbardlOn, our shop VI. Rle. ::lV, F·78, 05764 LONG ISLAND '11+'1'3;- TE L. 11TH 212-784'2874 CITY, STREET N.Y. 11101 ASK FOR FREE CATALOG SOLD THROUGH LEADING DISTRIBUTORS WETZLER CLAMP CO., Inc. 43· 13 18
__ Zip, __ METHODS (continued) compare the relative merits of the particular finishes they like. -c. Orentficher, New York, N. Y. Carving gouge Before shelling out a lot of money for carving tools, I always think about what I want to carve and what tools I'll need. Often the tools will cost me nothing if I make them myself. To make a small carving gouge, I use a hardened steel cut nail. The tapered shape needs very little grinding. I don't bother grinding off the head ; I just grind it down with the rest of the shaft, grinding one side flat and the other three sides into the curve I want. Then, holding the blank in a vise, I file the inside groove with a round (chain-saw) fi le. I grind a tang and mount the gouge in a hardwood handle, often with the bulge, or palm-grip, up, for easier carving at a shallow angle. Then I sharpen, putting the bevel on the inside, with file and slipstone. -j. B. Small, ]r. , Shippensburg, Pa. Staining curly maple Curly maple-fiddleback, tiger-tail, or whatever you may call it-requires a staining technique all its own. Maple with a curl was the favorite wood for the stocks of the muzzle-loading rifles of yesteryear. The staining method described here has come down by word of mouth from the old gunsmiths. Great-grandpa used two stains and he made both of them. For the first you must find a handful of rusty cut nails-very old and very rusty cut nails are best. Place about a dozen in a soup bowl and cover them with homemade apple-cider vinegar, the stronger the better. Do not use a metal dish and do not substitute synthetic vinegars or white vinegar. Cover to prevent evaporation and let stand for two weeks. For the second stain dissolve potassium dichromate crystals in water. It need not be a saturated solution but I use it fairly strong. You can buy these 8 PIECE CHIP CARVING SET Get into a fun hobby! These fine German carver's tools will let you make just about any cut you could wan!. Comfortable hardwood handles are about 6" long. Special knife alloy steel takes and holds a razor edge ..... $19.95 Here are only 1978 four 36 out of hundreds of hard· to· find 8 woodworking tools from 28 Leichtung's page, full·color catalog . . . pages (including cabinet models); plus another 6 PIECE CABINETMAKER'S CHISEL SET These shapes and this quality have been used by Europe's master craftsmen for two cen· turies! Hand·forged, ground and honed Tungsten·Vanadium steel. Marvelously comfortable ribbed·ash handles with $34.95 ¥.", nickelled double· reinforcing hoops. From lOW·IZ" long; set includes C 'JC W, I" and 1!I4" widths ..... of Danish workbenches color pages loaded with other rare tools. Send for your catalog today; use the easy coupon below. 5 PIECE CABINETMAKER'S SCREWDRIVER SET Tools of this design were used by the 18th century masters Heppelwhite, Sheraton and Phyfe. T umed oval beech handles are just "fist·right". Put a wrench to the flattened area below the ferrule for your most stubbom screws. Lengths (ferrule to tip) 3", 4", 5", 6" and 8" ..... $15.95 :.-== __ We welcome phone orders $19.95 ....................... $34.95 __ _ o 6 7 (216) 461-4677 Yes pc. Ric Leichtung, @ Please send me: (Leichtung pays all postage!) _ @ 8 Chip Carving Sets o 5 @ $8.95 ..................................... @ $15.95 Cabinetmaker's Chisel Sets Brad Point Bit Sets II 0 TOTAL 0 5% COST ___ Cabinetmaker's Screwdriver Sets Nail/Brad Pliers Ohio Residents add Tax ___ Method of Payment Check Bank Americard II ______ Master Charge Card Good thru. II (For MC) Enter 4 digits below Name City $11.95 .................., Mail to: LEICHTUNG, INC. 7 PIECE BRAD POINT WOOD BIT SET Made just for wood not metal. Brad point leads right to razor sharp flutes so that you drill the hole exactly where you want it ... perfectly straight and cleanly round. Excellent chip ejection, so no binding. Fit any %" portable drill or drill press. Set includes )f,", 3/ 16", !14", 5/ 16", %", 7/ 16" and W sizes. Made by German pro's for pro's ... and "wood·be" pro's ..... o $11.95 o Enclosed is $1.00. Please send me your 36 page 1978 FORTHE PLUS NEXT TWO YEARS! Catalog of Fine Tools all catalogs, brochures and new tool bulletins BONUS, Enclosed is my order for Woodworking Tools. As my please send your 36 ___________ FREE! page 1978 Catalog of Fine Tools etc. for the next two years __ _ Address State 701 Beta Drive #1277 FW Cleveland, Ohio 44143 19
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