woodezine - Volume III - Issue IV - April 2005

Woodworking News
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A Deep Bowl Buffer and
A 2" Mandrel
The Beall Tool Company has two new products that should interest turners and anyone else who does buffing, too. The buffing mandrel extension (top photo) screws into their 3-3/4" buffing adaptor to provide an overall reach of 6-3/4" for buffing inside deep bowls or vessels. It works with any of the Beall Buffs which have center bolts. The company also has a new Treen Mandrel Expander (lower photo), which is an expansion kit for their 1-1/4" Treen Mandrel Set that allows the turning of 2" ID boxes. It consists of two 2" diameter steel rings which slide over the original mandrel (where they are secured with set screws,) and a 2" aluminum gauge ring to aid in matching box and lid diameters.

For more info, visit Beall online at
http://www.bealltool.com

Students' Furniture Exhibition
Maine's Center for Furniture Craftsmanship opened a new exhibition of student work on March 11 this year. Included are works in fine furniture which were created by students in the Center's current 9-month comprehensive course. The event takes place on campus in the school's own Messler Gallery. The designs on display are as diverse as the geographical and professional backgrounds of the thirteen emerging woodworkers who are enrolled in the course.
"Visitors to the school are always curious to see student pieces, but mostly (they just) see work in progress," says Senior Administrator, Kate Fletcher. "This show offers a view of some remarkable completed pieces, ranging from cabinets to clocks, traditional tables, and contemporary wall mirrors."

 

All of the participants in this year's Comprehensive (September 04 through June 05) have come to Rockport with the common goal of pursuing careers as studio furniture makers. They complete eight projects over the 36-week period.

"The 9-month Comprehensive program provides the hands-on training students need to design and build beautiful, expressive furniture, including an awareness of the business aspects of becoming a successful craftsman," says the school's director, Peter Korn. Mounting this exhibition is part of the professional development training the students are receiving while in Rockport. They also visit woodworking shops and studios around the state and meet with gallery owners to learn what it takes to run a successful business.

Located at 25 Mill Street in Rockport, the Center is a non-profit school offering courses in furniture making and related arts such as carving and woodturning.

For more information about the school or the exhibition, please call 207-594-5611, e-mail cfc@woodschool.org, or visit the school online at
http://www.woodschool.org

 

Booths Selling Fast for Atlanta 2006
The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair has just completed the initial booth assignments for IWF 2006, with over 970 companies being assigned booth space. Exhibitors are signing up in record numbers for the exposition. The Fair continues to be the predominant event for the industry. IWF will hold its 21st biennial event on August 23-26, 2006 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

For more info, visit the IWF online at
http://www.iwf2006.com

If you build furniture, Space Balls will cut out most major call-backs on solid or flat panel doors. They center solid panels in a frame, and they compress if the panel expands. They also tops panel rattling, and help eliminate cracking glue joints. Space Balls are 0.26" diameter, designed to fit standard stile and rail cutters, and you need 8-10 per door. 3/16" Balls are now available, and the company will send you a free sample of either size to try.

For more info, call 800-826-8912 or visit them online at
http://www.blackbridgeonline.com/usa.htm

  

Cut Both Miters at Once... with Almost No Waste!


For more information call CTD Machines, Inc. at 213-689-4455, or visit them online at
http://www.ctdsaw.com
 

The Mitre Max DMC70 saw from CTD Machines, Inc. is a fixed 45-degree double mitre crosscut saw that is ideal for picture framers, mitered cabinet door makers, fireplace manufacturers - in fact, anybody who needs to create repetitive, exceptionally well-made miter joints. Using an advanced linear track guiding system, this saw will cut mouldings up to 8" wide by 4" high. The cross-cut horizontal action allows the two blades to cross over the fence intersecting point, creating vitually zero scrap. The Mitre Max is available in both hand operated and pnuematic versions and includes 13" blade capacity, two 1-1/2 HP single-phase motors, a dual magnetic starter, manual horizontal clamps, 48" infeed and outfeed tables, and a 60" long gage system for measuring both inside and outside points.
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