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A Machinist’s Chest for Woodworkers?

Adam Cherubini — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:45:30 +0000

I hope you are enjoying my latest series on my new tool chest. The project was born this time last year during the FWW presentations at Colonial Williamsburg’s “Working Wood in the 18th Century” conference. The FWW presenters, in my opinion, were wrestling with the differences between executing 18th-century work using 18th-century approaches, (I don’t … Read more »

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The Emperor’s New Saw?

Adam Cherubini — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:15:46 +0000

I built my Roubo clone frame saw many years ago after seeing a similar one in Colonial Williamsburg’s Hay shop. With my version, which is a closer approximation of the Roubo saw in both style and blade geometry, I attempted to improve on some of the slow cutting attributes of the Hay shop’s saw. … Read more »

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Marking Gauge Maintenance

Adam Cherubini — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:38:15 +0000

I’m busy dovetailing the 13 tiny drawers for the tool chest I’m making. I’m using two marking gauges to mark out the drawer fronts, but I was having some problems with the precision of my marks. I first turned my attention to the pins. They get dull and need to be reshaped or just resharpened, … Read more »

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Working with Plywood – 18th-century Style

Adam Cherubini — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:54:19 +0000

I used plywood for my “Machinist’s Tool Test” project (in the October 2012 issue, and continued in February 2013 issue). In the past, I regarded plywood as being unworkable by hand. But I found a couple tricks to working it by hand: • Plywood can be sawn using fine-toothed handsaws. I think crosscut saws work … Read more »

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Planing Plastic?

Adam Cherubini — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:58:40 +0000

Did you know that you can plane plastic? Me neither. I used my old Stanley #4. Its sweetheart era blade was razor sharp, though I’m not sure it needed to be. The “shavings” are UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight) polyethylene. I also mic’ed these (never measured shaving with a micrometer before either). They were exactly … Read more »

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Rust Prevention for Woodworkers

Adam Cherubini — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:56:54 +0000

Just got this month’s PW and in it was a letter to the editor about preventing rust. Megan answered saying use was an excellent means of rust prevention, regular oiling, and for long term storage, petroleum jelly is a good idea. All good answers, but in my opinion, missing a few details: Climate control: If … Read more »

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Woodworking Fundamentals

Adam Cherubini — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:12:11 +0000

I’m focusing on basic skills in PW. Know that this isn’t news from the mountain top, but rather my very real commitment to fundamentals in my own shop. “Fundamentals” could mean different things to different people. Here’s what the word means to me: My goal is to: 1) Be able to measure and mark rough … Read more »

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Still learning

Adam Cherubini — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:50:09 +0000

The day I stop learning how to work wood is the day I hang up my saws for the last time. After more years than I care to admit, I’m still making mistakes and learning new things about wood, my tools and myself. This past weekend, I was preparing 1/2″ stock for the sides of … Read more »

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Arts & Mysteries: Boarded Furniture Essentials

Article Index — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:35:41 +0000

You needn’t be a dovetail master to build handsome 18th-century furniture.by Adam Cherubini Pages 18-21From the April 2012 issue, #196In my last article, I discussed the history of boarded (nailed) furniture and tried to get you as excited about it as I am. In this article, I’ll explore one sort of boarded carcase. Though the finished project won’t look like a country hutch or cupboard, the construction will be close or identical. This sort of furniture is fun to build and can be easily completed in a weekend with nothing but a few hand tools. The skills you hone building this sort of furniture will directly translate to building finer pieces.Blog: Read Adam’s Arts & Mysteries blog. To buy: “Building a Philadelphia Chippendale Chair” – a PDF collection of Adam’s eight-part series on the topic. In our store: “The Arts & Mysteries of Hand Tools” on CD. Read more »

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Arts & Mysteries: ‘Boarded’ Furniture

Article Index — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:22:43 +0000

London’s clever carpenters found a way around the laws.By Adam Cherubini Pages: 22-24From the February 2012 issue #195 Buy the issue now.“Boarded” is an archaic English term that was used to describe a form of woodwork characterized by the use of fasteners as the principle means of attachment. The iconic six-board chest is probably the most familiar boarded furniture form.In earliest times, the fasteners may have been wooden pegs. In the Middle Ages, nails were used, sometimes decoratively. Metal straps were also sometimes applied to the corners. The basic form of these chests remained unchanged for easily 1,000 years.BLOG: Read Adam’s Arts & Mysteries blog. TO BUY: “Building a Philadelphia Chippendale Chair” – a PDF collection of Adam’s eight-part series on the topic. IN OUR STORE: “The Arts & Mysteries of Hand Tools” on CD. Read more »

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