Canadian Woodworking 091 (August-September 2014)
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SAW BLADES Saskatchewan 101 WOODWORKERS' Canadian Quotes: GUILD ROB DIEMERT AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2014 CANADIAN ISSUE #91 oodworkingHOME IMPROVEMENT W& DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS • TOOL YOUR SHOP • BUILD YOUR DREAMS Create a Turn a Playful Entry Door Saueracker p.14 Shell How to p.26 Cooper a Door p.24 Build a TORII INSPIRED PUBLICATIONS MAIL REG NO. $5.95 40035186 CABINET TOP10 CANADIANWOODWORKING.COM Home Renovation Ideas Stands...and alonethen quickly in folds its away. class! Introducing the all new King Industrial 10” Jobsite Saw with Folding Stand. This new jobsite workhorse features a powerful 15 amp, 4,400 RPM soft start motor. The folding stand has large 8" wheels for maximum portability and folds up in seconds. Large 21” x 30” cast aluminum Blade guard with riving knife 2 1/2” dust port for connection table with extendable rails Rip fence with On-board storage secures and anti-kickback fingers to standard shop vacuum – up to 25” rip capacity micro-adjustment accessories during transport 2 YEAR WARRANTY www.kingcanada.com See your nearest King dealer to find out more! CANADIAN CONTENTS oodworkingHOME IMPROVEMENT AUGUST/SEPTEMBER W&DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS • TOOL YOUR SHOP • BUILD YOUR DREAMS 2014 FEATURES 7 Sask. Woodworkers’ Guild 2014 Show BY ROB BROWN See some of the work from the 2014 show. 14 Build an Entry Door BY ARNIM RODECK This door can be built as-is, or used as a starting point to design another around. 26 Turn a Saueracker Shell BY LISA CHEMERIKA This striking shell looks harder than it is, but don't tell anyone! 32 How to Select a Saw Blade BY ROGER HAMBLEN From geometry to usage, here's all beginners need to know about saw blades. 26 DEPARTMENTS 2 Editor’s Letter 4 Readers' Letters, Shop Tested 6 Web Shavings 10 Weekend Project: Mandolin Holder 13 Coming Events 7 20 Canadian Quotes: Rob Diemert 22 Top Ten: Renovation Projects 24 Finer Details: Coopering 48 Wood Chuckle COVER STORY Cover photo by Ian Ferguson 38 Build a Torii Inspired Cabinet If you’re a fan of Japanese inspired design you will 38 love this heirloom project. BY IAN FERGUSON CanadianWoodworking.comCanadianWoodworking.com editor's letter CANADIAN oodworkingHOME IMPROVEMENT W&DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS • TOOL YOUR SHOP • BUILD YOUR DREAMS Issue #91 PUBLISHERS Paul Fulcher, Linda Fulcher enjoy my job. It’s always fun to EDITOR ART DIRECTOR see the pieces that woodwork- Rob Brown Jonathan Cresswell-Jones I ers across Canada have created. CONTRIBUTORS While putting this issue together, I Lisa Chemerika, Carl Duguay, Ian Ferguson, Roger Hamblen, Jason Klager, Arnim Rodeck, was able to see lots of new work from Don Wilkinson the Saskatchewan Woodworkers’ PREPRESS PROOFREADER Guild’s 2014 exhibition. I wanted to [email protected] Bonnie Wittek James Morrison include as many of their images in our SUBSCRIPTIONS/INQUIRIES Community column as possible, and what I couldn’t fit in will be Jennifer Taylor 1-800-204-1773 part of a slideshow that you can enjoy on our website. If a club ADVERTISING (519)449-2444 you belong to is having an exhibition, or many of its members have recently finished pieces, contact me. I’d love to feature your CANADIAN WOODWORKING & HOME IMPROVEMENT work in our pages. One-year subscription (6 issues) $27.95 We have much more than great work from Saskatchewan in this Single-copy price: $5.95 issue. Projects span all skill levels, and include a wall-mounted man- H.S.T. REG. #878257302 ISSN #1497-0023 PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40035186 dolin holder, a one-of-a-kind entry door, a turned ornamental shell RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. CANADIAN WOODWORKING and the Japanese-inspired cabinet on our cover. We included this PO BOX 286 DARTMOUTH, NS B2Y 3Y3 cabinet in our Woodworkers’ Gallery last year and received some E-mail: [email protected] COPYRIGHT 2014 BY CANADIAN WOOdwORKING great feedback about it, so we turned it into a project article. MAGAZINE DIV. OF SAWDUST MEDIA INC. If sharpening your skills is what you’re after, we have two articles TEL. (519)449-2444 FAX (519)449-2445 e-mail: [email protected] for you. In our Finer Details column, Jason Klager details how he website: www.CanadianWoodworking.com makes solid coopered doors. Curves add a lot to the look of a proj- Reprinting in whole or part is forbidden except by written permission from the publishers. ect, and if you know the tricks, they aren’t too difficult to complete. Please exercise caution when working with any tools or machinery. Follow common safety rules and precautions as outlined in any manuals related to the In the other skills-based article, Roger Hamblen covers everything equipment being used. This publication is sold with the understanding that (1) the authors and editors are not responsible for the results of any actions taken that beginning woodworkers need to know about saw blades, and on the basis of information in this publication, nor for any errors or omissions; and (2) the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional advice/services. offers some tips for using them safely and effectively. The publisher, and the authors and editors, expressly disclaim all and any liabil- ity to any person, whether a purchaser of this publication or not, in or respect While I enjoyed learning about the work from the Sask. of anything and of the consequences of anything done omitted to be done by any such person in reliance, whether whole or partial, upon the whole or any Woodworkers’ Guild, I also got a kick out of Rob Diemert, a skilled part of the contents of this publication. If advice or other expert assistance is furniture designer/maker, and highly respected instructor at Sheridan required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. College in Oakville, ON. Rob is the focus of our latest Canadian From time to time other organizations may ask Canadian Quotes column. Check out our online slideshow of Rob’s work. Woodworking if they may send information about a product or service to some Canadian Woodworking subscribers, by I hope you enjoy reading this issue, as much as I have enjoyed put- mail or email. If you do not wish to receive these messages, contact us in any of the ways listed above. ting it together. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through Rob Brown the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) of the Department of Canadian Heritage toward our periodical. 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