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woodezine - Volume
III - Issue V - May 2005
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| Art & Technique of Scandinavian Style Woodcarving | Harley Refsal | |
| The Illustrated Guide to Cabinet Doors and Drawers | David Getts | |
| Water Cooled Grinding and Sharpening of Edge Tools | Torgny Jansson | |
| Basic Woodworking | Cheryl Sobun | |
| Woodshop Dust Control | Sandor Nagyszalanczy |
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Art & Technique of Harley Refsal
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Minnesota native Harley Refsal now lives in Decorah, Iowa, where he is the professor of Scandinavian Folk Art and Studies at Luther College. His wonderful new book melds a love of Scandinavian culture with his reputation as an internationally celebrated carver. The book begins with a fascinating 18-page, beautifully illustrated history of this type of caricature carving, then it introduces us to the work and lives of a dozen or so of the practitioners. After that, we are treated to a gallery of the author's own work - full-color photos of schoolteachers, fishermen, hunters, farmers and a host of other humorous, hard-working traditional figures. And, of course, the famous Swedish Dalecarlian stylized horse. The core of the book is an illustrated section with about 130 color photos explaining in step-by-step fashion how to carve in this style. Once we have the basics down, Refsal gives us 40 patterns to complete - each accompanied by a few words from the author explaining the character and how to color the finished carving. Fox Chapel Publishing |
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A cabinet is just a wooden box without its doors and drawers. In his latest book, David Getts (Making Mantels) shows us how to transform that box into something that is functional, efficient and aesthetically pleasing. He explores overlay and inset doors and drawer fronts, European and traditional style, materials, finishes, hardware options... and design, design, design. Getts, a professional cabinetmaker in Washington state, also shows us how to build them. Right on the heels of his 20-page gallery of drawer and door styles (show that to your customers!) is a two-chapter section on small-shop door and drawer fabrication. It covers everything from joinery to milling and glue-up, and the style will appeal to anybody who has spent a frustrated month building a kitchen without help. Aside from step-by-step instructions, the author peppers his narrative with countless simple hints that will help you avoid hundreds of tiny heartaches on your next cabinet project. This book is a must-have reference work for anybody contemplating building a kitchen, or those of us who are already involved in the cabinet trade. Linden Publishing |
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Water Cooled Torgny Jansson
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The ninth edition of Torgny Jansson's sharpening manual has just been released, and while it doesn't incorporate any major shifts in technique, there are some important new additions. The book explains the basics of grinding and sharpening edge tools using a wet stone. The illustrations and text rely heavily on TORMEK's state-of-the-art machine and system - this is, after all, the shop manual for the machine. However, a great deal of what Jansson has to say relates to general principles of sharpening. If you don't own a wet system, you'll want one after reading this book. New in this edition are a new grinding jig for molding knives, twenty new line drawings (bringing the total to an astounding 549!), and various other small changes including amendments to the chapter dealing with the jig for gouges and turning tools. The entire book, or each of the separate chapters, can be downloaded as PDF files. TORMEK AB, Sweden |
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If you have a spouse, child or friend who is thinking about getting into woodworking, this is the book for them. A beginner's manual, it covers basic tools, materials, a few species and three projects - a cutting board, a small bench and a peg shelf. This is a primer for somebody who has never spent a day in a real shop, but who is interested in doing so. It explains in excrutiating detail how to operate basic machinery without getting hurt. While there is no substitute for experience or hands-on guidance, Basic Woodworking will definitely ease the fears of neophytes. If you can read the book, you can do everything that is described between its covers. Spiral bound (so it lays flat), and printed on durable heavy gloss stock, this is a manual you can leave in the shop. The three projects are cleverly designed to teach the layout, milling, glue-up and finishing steps at a very slow, easy pace, with an incredible amount of detail. Highly recommended for absolute beginners. Stackpole Books |
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Sandor Nagyszalanczy
The Taunton Press |
You might be surprised to learn that, while lung cancer is a serious threat to woodworkers, nasal cancer is far more common. And while the odds are pretty slim - only 1 in 1500 - woodworkers are nonetheless a thousand times more likely to contract nasal cancer than non-woodworkers. Those odds are being reduced every day as our workplaces become more and more efficient at collecting dust particles, but home shops and one-man operations are still notorious for their flagrant denial of the risk, and disregard for basic safety steps. We're all guilty. Now, we have no more excuses. Sandor Nagyszalanczy's updated dust collection manual covers all the latest news, methods and technology available, along with time-tested methods that will clean up the air in our shops and help contain the carcinogens we all love to play with. It's time that each of us addressed this issue properly - if not for ourselves, then for our families and loved ones. This is serious, folks. |
