June 2007 Volume 18 No. 5 Making a Curved Bead two approaches to sharpening scrapers U IL D E G OF TH W IRE OO SH D P W O M R A K H E R W E S N • • Founded 1990 www.gnhw.org The Newsletter of the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers rounding an edge • making a cabriole leg snake oil • birds mouth joint • laser cutting • tool review photo by Bill Truslow Jun 2 BIG Brian Sargent – contemporary night stands Jun 24 Summer Trip … New Date – p3 Jul 28 GSWT Aug 4-12 NH Craftsmen’s Fair Sculpting a Sept 22 Annual Meeting … Sanbourn Mills Farm Contemporary Leg president’s message by Dave Anderson 2 Shop Safety t’s late spring now and we are are obvious but bear repeating. Others use it? almost into summer. While many are matters of attitude and mindset. • Are your lights and of us will shift our focus from outlets on separate working in the shop to graduations, • Alcohol or prescription drugs = no shop time. circuits so you Iweddings, vacations and the ever present • Is your first aid kit up to date, full and able to don’t go dark with yard work, we all will try to squeeze in handle a traumatic injury? cutters and blades a little woodworking time. With all • Fire extinguisher charged and up to date? still moving if a breaker trips? of the demands on our time and the • Is there adequate ventilation for the finish • Have you read the instruction manual along distractions around us buzzing through you are using or do you have the appropriate with the safety precautions page on all of your our heads, extra care is in order. It’s time respirator? power tools? to talk about shop safety. • Is the shop floor free of slippery sawdust and We all know the message that shavings and are walkways and work areas If you can answer yes to all of the Norm Abram gives about safety glasses free of tripping hazards? items I’ve listed, you’ve made a good so I won’t bother with that one. ‘Nuff • Is there a dust collection or is there a respirator start toward being safe. I like to think said. But think about distraction and to protect you against wood dust inhalation? that the most important rule in the shop fatigue. These are to my mind the • Are you fully alert, rested and mentally for safety is: If you are uncomfortable most subtle and yet real cause of most prepared to give your woodworking full with an operation and the little voice in accidents when you get beyond the attention? your head is talking to you – listen. Find obvious technique errors. Think three • Dull tools give worse wounds and can also ruin another way, abandon the idea, but don’t or four times about going into the shop projects. Is everything sharp? go ahead as you originally planned. If and working if you are tired, drowsy or • Have you planned tablesaw rip cuts to be out you think it’s unsafe, it is, and there is have a lot of other things weighing on of the line of any kickbacks? Are you using probably an accident waiting to happen. your mind. The project will still be there feather boards, board buddies, anti-kickback I hope you find this little discussion next time, and even if you don’t get hurt, pawls or some other safety device? helpful and that it provokes some your chances of making an error greatly • Are all of your machine guards installed and thought on your part. It’s by no means a increase when tired. working properly? comprehensive discussion of safety, but What follows is a list of some of • Do you have push sticks, push blocks and it’s a starting point. the things we need to think about and other devices to keep hands away from cutters, Work safely, enjoy your summer check out to see if our shop itself is safe blades, and knives? and I hope to see you all at Sunapee in and ready for work. Some of these items • Do you have hearing protection, and do you August. U IL D E G OF TH W IRE OO SH D P W O M R A K H Steering Committee E R W E S N • President Dave Anderson 603-887-6267 [email protected] • Vice President David Frechette 802-633-2561 [email protected] Scholarship Committee Secretary Greg Benulis 978-314-5815 [email protected] Selection Committee John McAlevey 207-273-2535 [email protected] Treasurer Peter James 603-435-8133 [email protected] Selection Committee Peter Breu 603-647-2327 [email protected] At Large Peter Breu 603-647-2327 [email protected] Selection Committee Jack Grube 603-432-4060 [email protected] At Large Jack Grube 603-432-4060 [email protected] Member Peter Bloch 603-526-6152 [email protected] At Large Jon Siegel 603-768-5882 [email protected] Member Bob Jarrett 978-456-3928 [email protected] At Large George Saridakis 978 549-1807 [email protected] — Please send all applications to John McAlevey, Selection Committee Chair At Large Bob LaCivita 603-942-1240 [email protected] At Large Andy Young 603-672-9558 [email protected] Volunteer Positions At Large Caleb Dietrich 603-556-1629 [email protected] Books Tony Immorlica 603-673-9629 [email protected] At Large John Whiteside 603-679-5443 [email protected] Membership DJ Delorie 603-463-5996 [email protected] Old Saw Editor Jim Seroskie 603-673-2123 [email protected] Old Saw Mailing Syd Lorandeau 603-542-5295 slorandeau@verizon. net Past President Roger Myers 603-773-9634 [email protected] Shirts/Hats Peter James 603-435-8133 [email protected] Programs Sal Morgani 603-772-1006 [email protected] Small Meetings Open Position Sunapee Fair Coordinator Wendy Mullett 603-332-1039 [email protected] SubGroups Sunapee Raffle Coordinator Jim Dimick 603-228-1131 [email protected] BIG Bob LaCivita 603-942-1240 [email protected] Video Librarian John Pitrone 603-894-5893 [email protected] GSWT Jon Siegel 603-768-5882 [email protected] Video Recording Peter Bloch 603-526-6152 [email protected] Period Furniture John Whiteside 603-679-5443 [email protected] Web Master DJ Delorie 603-463-5996 [email protected] The Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers – Bringing together the diverse interests of the New Hampshire woodworking community. “The Old Saw” is published five times per year. To join the Guild, go towww.gnhw.org and click on “Membership “ to download an application form. announcements 3 Sunday, June 24th, 2007 – 10:00 am Guild Summer Trip at Japanese Tools in Pepperell, MA ave you ever wondered Director of the Shizutani Directions from Manchester, NH if Japanese tools were School. He is a graduate of the Hright for you? Do the chisels North Bennett Street School Take the Everett Turnpike south really hold an edge better of Boston. He was a resident Everett Turnpike becomes US-3 than western chisels? Does of Japan for 12 years (1987- Take the 111/111A exit –EXIT 5W toward Nashua/Pepperell, MA sawing on the pull stroke 1998), studying traditional Take the RT-111W exit- EXIT 5W toward RT-111A/Peperell, MA give you more control than Japanese crafts, especially Turn Right onto NH-111 (Crossing into MA) – 7.3 miles pushing a western type saw? urushi (lacquering); fluent Turn Left onto Hollis St/MA-111W – 0.7 miles Well now these and any Japanese speaker; Teacher of Enter next roundabout and take 1st exit onto MA-113 – 0.9 miles other questions on Japanese Kuri Mono ( Japanese dug Turn Right onto Jewett St – 1.5 miles tools and joinery can be out objects) techniques. He Turn Left onto Shattuck St.– 0.1 miles answered by an expert if is an avid edge tool sharpener 51 Shattuck St., Pepperell Ma. 01463 — 1-877-692-3624 you participate in this years and has demonstrated his Guild Summer Trip. techniques all over the US. On Sunday June 24th He will be opening his shop for us he will set up 10 stations where we can try our hand at Guild members will be going and school for us and will sharpening blades. to Japanese Tools of Pepperell, give demonstrations on the This is one trip you don’t want to miss. Get your car pools MA. proper use of Japanese tools, set up. Plan to arrive at 10 am. Bring your lunch and a chair. Harrelson Stanley with joinery techniques, and You can access a map on the web at his wife Sayuri is Owner/ sharpening. As a special treat www.japanesetools.com. Click on Contact Us. – Sal Morgani Sunapee Fair Guild Luthiers August 4th – August 12th, 2007 June 10th, 2007 – 1:00 - 4:00 pm s most of you already o you know what this The organizational know, the Guild of picture shows? Are you meeting will be on Sunday, ANH Woodworkers has the Dintrigued? Then this new June 10 from 1-4pm in privilege of having one of group is for you! Fremont, NH. We will the largest booths at the The Guild Luthiers is a decide as a group when and Sunapee Fair (besides the new Guild subgroup that how often we want to meet, food tent) and it’s no small will be devoted to discussing what topics we want to cover, challenge to be able to staff the building of stringed and so forth. Come and get such a large booth for the instruments.