woodezine - Volume III - Issue II - February 2005

Woodworking News 3

Carving Vise
"Alex the Shoeman" has done it again! At every show, exhibition and fair, his simple carving vises have been a big hit for years. Now, he has introduced a mahogany version of what has always been a maple clamp - for the upmarket carver! You secure the clamp to a stable surface like your bench, then install the right length screw in the ball to hold your workpiece (anything up to a basketball-sized piece of stock, depending on which vise you own). A cam tightens the ball in any position, and changing the orientation is just a matter of loosening and retightening the cam. You can rotate the workpiece 360 degrees, and swing it up or down more than 180 degrees. It's so simple, it's brilliant. Prices range from about $30 to $60.

 

For more information, visit Alex online at
http://www.alxshoeman.bizland.com/Vise.htm


For fine-craft artists who have decided that wholesale exhibiting is the best way to spend more time in the studio and less time on the road, the Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC) offers the world's largest venue for artists to meet qualified buyers.		  

This month (February 17-21), nearly 1,600 American and Canadian artists will gather in Philadelphia to participate in the 24th annual Buyers Market of American Craft at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. BMAC special events include daily educational seminars for retailers and artists, customized show tours, and a special ceremony to announce and honor the winners of the annual NICHE Awards competition. Named one of AmericaŐs fastest growing tradeshows by Tradeshow Week magazine, the Buyers Market brings together the nationŐs finest craft artists and more than 8,000 buyers from retail stores, art galleries, catalogs, and museum shops.

New Legacy Users' Group
Art Ransom from Lancaster, Texas, has started a Legacy tip section on his Web site, and a discussion group on Google. The Legacy Ornamental Mill can be used to turn without a lathe and make reeds and flutes, tapers, spirals, turned beads and coves, mortises, rosettes, contoured profiles, and a whol lot more.

Visit Art online at
http://www.turningaround.org/prod05.htm

 

  

To learn more about these impressive mills, visit Legacy at http://www.legacywoodworking.com

 

New President at NBSS
The famed North Bennet Street School in Boston has been offering full-time programs in such subject areas as cabinet and furniture making, carpentry, preservation and more since 1885. Part of the attraction for seasoned woodworkers is that the school also offers part-time workshops designed for professionals as well as serious amateurs.
Last month, the school selected a new president of its governing Board. Burton Harris is a lawyer, an artisan, and the head of Bates College Board of Trustees. But it was building chairs that best prepared him for his newest role: Mr. Harris was a 1997 graduate of the NBSS Cabinet and Furniture Making program. By 1996, Harris had seven years as a woodworking hobbyist under his belt, but it wasn't until he experienced a formal education at NBSS that he fully realized his skills and ambitions as a craftsperson.

For more information on the school, visit them online at
www.nbss.org

Curly Maple Rocker Plan
If you're like most of us, you're a wee bit intimidated by the prospect of building a chair. This plan might just get you past that roadblock, and start a whole new journey in woodworking for you. American Furniture Design's striking rocker design is enhanced by the selection of a highly figured wood (curly maple) to further set off the rocker. The sides are assembled with mortice and tenon joinery and then routed and shaped. "If you like working with a router," says AFD's Brian Murphy, "you will really enjoy building this rocking chair. After setting up the jig for the slats and routing, it is amazing how quickly the rocker goes together."

For more info, see the current edition of Shavings & Sawdust at
http://www.americanfurnituredsgn.com/ShavingsJan1505.htm

 


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