woodezine - Volume II - Issue VII - July 2004

Woodworking News
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Conover Classes - the Fall Schedule

Full blind dovetails and incredible French polished walnut cluster burl veneer are just two of the aspects of a veneered box on the fall schedule at Conover Workshops. See "Beyond Handtool Joinery" below.

Conover Workshops in Parkman, Ohio has released their fall schedule of classes and, as usual, it encompasses a wide array of woodworking skills. Founded in 1980 by the Conover family, their mission is to "teach technically correct, proper and safe woodworking, weaving and spinning". They have a complete woodworking machine shop, a large bench room with nine benches and a complete turning workshop equipped with nine lathes. All tools, benches and machinery are maintained in first rate working order. The fall classes are...

August 8 Spindle Turning Primer A turning primer for people enrolled in Shaker Rocking Chair.

August 9-13 Shaker Rocking Chair Turn all the parts and build a Shaker Rocking Chair.

Sept 25-26 Veneering Made Simple Primer on all aspects of veneering from hammer to vacuum presses.

Sept 27-Oct 1 Beyond Handtool Joinery Build a veneered box with Ernie Conover and John DeGirolamo. Explores full blind dovetails, design and a host of veneering techniques.

For more info, visit Conover Workshops online
(http://www.conoverworkshops.com)


 

Win a Grizzly Tablesaw
Brian Murphy and the folks at American Furniture Design Co. are pleased to announce their sixth annual Furniture Design Contest. They will award a Grizzly tablesaw to the woodworker who creates the best piece of furniture from an American Furniture Design Plan. The Grizzly tablesaw was rated by American Woodworker magazine as their "Best Buy". You may also submit designs of your own. You will need to supply two color photos of your piece (a front view and a side view), along with a description of the materials that you used. Your photos will not be returned. They plan to have three finalists and from them they will award the tablesaw on December 15, just in time for Christmas! Second place will receive a DeWALT plunge router and third place will receive a DeWALT biscuit joiner.

For more info, visit AFD online.
(http://www.americanfurnituredsgn.com)


Add a Laser to your Saw
Miter saws and radial-arm saws just received a giant push into the 21st century with this retrofit laser. Accuracy, ease of use and greater operator safety are the hallmarks of this high tech, low cost, laser add on. Laserkerf brings a radically new approach to cutting on the mark, the first time every time. The laser beams width matches the kerf of the blade. The Laserkerf comes in the two most popular blade widths of 3/32"(Model 100) and 1/8"(Model 125) You can use either side of the beam to align the cut mark. The position of the beam is adjustable to assure perfect alignment with the blade. The Laserkerf is attached with a permanent acrylic adhesive. Setup only takes a few minutes, and both AC and Battery powered models are available.

For more info, visit Laserkerf online.
(http://www.laserkerf.com)

 


 

Two New Woodturning Chucks
This summer KMS Tools & Equipment Ltd will be introducing two new woodturning chucks from Teknatool International, the makers of the well known Nova, Supernova, and Titan family of chucks. The new Supernova 2 (top photo) is a significant upgrade for the popular Supernova chuck. The pivot action handle and mechanism of the original Supernova has been replaced with a captured pinion, flush with the surface of the chuck and now operated with a ball-nose Allen key with a large plastic grip handle. The new key seats easier and faster than the older style key. The action itself is also faster, resulting in a very user-friendly chuck. The chuck back is sealed with a heavy-duty composite indexing backing plate, which will keep chips out of the mechanism. It is fully compatible with all the Nova jaw sets from the original Nova chuck, Supernova, and Titan (with the exception of the new 3-screw hole Titan jaws). The chuck will be available with either the traditional 2" jaws and woodworm screw, or the new 3" HD bowl jaws and woodworm screw.

The new Midi chuck (bottom photo) replaces both the Compac and the original Nova chuck. This chuck also uses the standard Nova jaws, and comes with a set of 2" jaws and a woodworm screw. Slightly smaller than the original Nova (3.5" overall diameter), the chuck has an overhang of only 60mm, making it ideal for lathes with smaller spindles. Rated for bowls up to 12" in diameter and 3"-4" thick, this appears to be an excellent entry-level chuck at a very reasonable price. Both these chucks will be available in early to mid July.

For more info, send an e-mail to KMS Tools & Equipment Ltd.
(http://www.kmstools.com)



Charles G. G. Schmidt & Co., Inc., is proud to introduce their latest product, the Feedmaster Pro. Now a variable feed rate is available for your William & Hussey! Easy to install, this simple and safe-to-use product will reduce wear and tear on feed rollers, apply more horsepower to the cutterhead and provide less downtime and more cost savings.

For more info call 1-800-SCHMIDT (724-6438) or visit Charles G. G. Schmidt & Co., Inc. online.
(http://www.cggschmidt.com)

 

New! Variable Feed for W&H

 

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