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Quercus Magazine - March/April 2021
QM05 March/April 2021
Features:
Making stave baskets The skills and making of a heritage craft with John Williamson
The anatomy of drawers Derek Jones compares slips and grooves
Planemaking Learn about making an 18th Century plane with Richard Arnold
Scrolls saws v coping saws Robin Gates chooses a simple saw for shaping
The history of axes Brett McCleod reveals the originals of the American...
Quercus Magazine - January/February 2021
QM04 January/February 2021
Features:
Women and Children First Jenny Bower takes to woodwork and becomes a chair maker inspiring & her daughter, as do other woodworkers
Fitting Drawer Runners Derek Jones on joints
The Red Blue Chair The comfy uncomfy 20thC icon
Making Slöjd Coathooks Jögge Sundqvist's project
The Better Bench Hook Robin Gates upgrades
How to Cleave Mike...
Quercus Magazine - November/December 2020
QM03 November/December 2020
This issue there are new contributors, and some tips and suggestions from reader workshops, as well as upgrades and redesigns of projects and devices published in the previous issue.
On the cover
The Modern Shaving Horse - Mike Abbott shows how to make a quick-build clamp from planed timber
Features
Fitting a Planing Stop - Robin Gates upgrades a workbench
Q&A...
Quercus Magazine - Autumn 2020
QM02 Autumn 2020
Well known woodworkers and toolmakers featured or contributing include:
Bill Carter, Mike Abbott, Derek Jones, James Mursell, Richard Arnold, The Kilted Woodworker, BJS Planes, Robin Gates, Mitsuru Hochi, Klaus Skrudland, and many more.
Subjects include sharpening by hand, spokeshaves, chairmaking, shaving horses, axe restoration, wooden plough planes, and much more
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Sharp
Sharpening for all - green woodwork, workshops, bushcraft, gardening, carepentry, forestry, builders, cooking and craft
Sharp is a book that will guide the reader through the principles and practice of sharpening.
From definitions and requirements in the chapter 'What is Sharp?' and through chapters explaining edge geometry, how to observe the edge to determine correct sharpening procedures required,...
Make a Folding Spoon
By Jane Mickelborough
Make a Folding Spoon is a comprehensive 'how to' guide on carving your own wooden, folding, spoon. It includes plans to help you develop and design your own style as well as old spoons that you can learn from. Written and illustrated by Jane in a unique, comic book style.
"I am so pleased to introduce you to this wonderful book Make A Folding Spoon by Jane Mickleborough......
How to Make a Coracle
by Sean Hellman
The 3rd edition of How to Make a Coracle has 24 pages with full colour photographs detailing each step involved in making your first coracle.
This book tells you everything you need to know about how to make a coracle and how to paddle your coracle. Each step is illustrated with a photograph, with text to explain each of the photographs. Please note that this book descrbes how...
Shaving Horses, Lap Shaves, and Other Woodland Vices
By Sean Hellman
Sean's book contains over 400 colour photographs and illustrations to demonstrate all stages and processes of making, using, and celebrating these traditional wood-braking devices.
It also provides plans and techniques that span instructions for beginners, to more complex designs, tool use and repair, and contemporary variations on traditional designs.
From the foreword written...
A Sharpening Handbook
by Richard D. Wile
There are many books available on sharpening, however as Richard Wile points out, “sharpening has evolved.” He has directed his book towards the novice to intermediate sharpener, with the aim of enhancing their experience with advice on guides, new and traditional media, and techniques.
Techniques cover the primary hand tools in most woodworkers’ workshops...
Burn
by Ben Short
The Tool Chest of Benjamin Seaton
This important publication describes a unique set of over 200 tools from the late eighteenth century, giving an extraordinary insight into the trade practices of the time. The tools were bought by Joseph Seaton for his son Benjamin but were hardly used - instead they survive intact, with an original inventory recording the prices paid at Christopher Gabriel's London toolshop, and can be seen in...
The Warrington Chest
This amazing chest was made by a Sheffield pattern maker, Ernest Warrington, when he was just 18 years old. The book traces Ernest’s family history, explains the trade of pattern making and its context in Sheffield, and tells the story of how the chest passed down the family.
The chest still contains a good proportion of the kit of tools used by its pattern maker owners and these tools are...
Twenty Concepts In Woodblock Printing
Authors: Merlyn Chesterman & Rod Nelson
We are pleased to add this new book from Merlyn Chesterman and Rod Nelson to our offering of printing books.
Twenty Concepts in Woodblock Printing is an inspiring book for printmakers to use to enhance their work ranging from abstraction to composition, and from symbolism to boundaries. It focuses on woodblock printmaking but the principles it covers...
Barn Club
A Tale of Forgotten Elm Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit
by Robert J Somerville
Barn Club tells the story of a group of volunteers who partake in the ancient tradition of raising barns by hand, made of local elm wood. In celebration of the launch of Barn Club, author Robert Somerville will be joined by Ben Raskin, head of Horticulture and Agroforestry at Soil Association UK. Also...
The Perfect Edge
By Ron Hock,
Nearly every operation in woodworking uses a piece of steel between the woodworker and the wood. This steel needs to be cared for and sharpened for the best results. "The Perfect Edge" is an up-to-date book on sharpening every woodworking tool, using the latest sharpening stones, tools and techniques. The author brings more than twenty-five years of experience, working with demanding...
Windsor Chairmaking
by James Mursell
This book is the first new book about the making and design of Windsor chairs for over 10 years. James Mursell has written it with a broad readership in mind. It is aimed not only at existing Windsor chairmakers but also at those who are perhaps contemplating making their first chair.
Detailed plans are included for two English and two American chairs. It is also aimed at those...
Lettercarving in Wood: A Practical Course
By Chris Pye
Letters are everywhere and lettercarving in wood is a tremendously useful skill for a carver to have: from memorials to signing work; from decorating bowls to house signs.
This book from internationally renowned woodcarving instructor Chris Pye will teach you fundamental lettercarving skills with which to artfully add words or text to an otherwise plain piece of wood.
For beginners,...
Relief Carving in Wood: A Practical Introduction
By Chris Pye
This is a unique book for woodcarvers. Master woodcarver Chris Pye digs deeply into the process of relief carving by pulling apart a single subject, clearly demonstrating how low and high relief carvings 'work' and how to go about carving them.
Follow this book step by step and you'll learn about the tools and how to handle them properly, and fundamental, transferable carving skills...
Woodcarving: Tools, Materials & Equipment
By Chris Pye
Woodcarving, Tools, Materials & Equipment is jam-packed with information about the craft of woodcarving. This well-illustrated guide by master carver Chris Pye covers all you need to know about the tools of the trade.
Covering a wide array of carving challenges such as proper clamping technique to the strengths and limitations of tools, expert Chris Pye offers a wealth of information...
Swedish Carving Techniques
By Wille Sundqvist
For all those looking for this much sought-after handbook, the wait is over. Originally published in 1990 and out of print for almost 10 years, Swedish Carving Techniques by Wille Sundqvist has enjoyed cult status among carvers and craftsmen and is widely considered the bible of spoon carvers. Now a brand-new issue, just like the 1990 version, can be yours. In an honest, straightforward...
Grinling Gibbons Master Carver
by Paul Rabbitts
Master Carver Grinling Gibbons (1648–1721) is famous for his breathtakingly delicate, intricate and realistic carvings, both in wood and stone. Tantalising cascades of fruit and flowers, puffy-cheeked cherubs, crowds of figures and flourishes of architecture are all trademark features of his energetic, animated carvings that grace stately homes, palaces, churches and colleges...
Making Woodblock Prints
By Merlyn Chesterman & Rod Nelson,
Woodblock printing is an ancient art form, which produces beautiful, subtle and lively pieces with just a few simple materials. This book introduces the art, and shares technical information and ideas for those with more experience. Drawing on the vibrant living traditions from China and Japan, it is both a technical guide and an inspiration.
Includes:
A...
Carve
By Melanie Abrantes
Norwegian Wood meets How to Tie a Tie in this irresistible gift for DIY enthusiasts.
Using just a tool or two (a pocketknife and a gouge), readers will learn how to whittle 12 small objects, from a coffee spoon to a pair of dice, that take just a few hours to finishand in the process carve out a little peace and quiet for themselves.
Carve is an accessible guide to a...
Making Traditional English Wooden Eating Spoons
By Eric Rogers
Learn how to make traditional English wooden eating spoons with Eric Rogers
Of all the materials used by our forefathers wood was undoubtedly the most common but is the least represented in museums today.
Churches and timber framed houses preserve some of the grander uses of wood but very few everyday artifacts survive.
Tens of thousands of wooden spoons must have been thrown...
Making Japanese Woodblock Prints
By Laura Boswell
Japanese woodblock printing is a beautiful art that uses a unique system of registration, cutting and printing. This practical book explains the process from design drawing to finished print, and then introduces more advanced printing and carving techniques, plus advice on editioning your prints and their aftercare, tool care and sharpening. Supported by nearly 200 colour photographs,...
Kuksa - A Guide to Hand Carved Wooden Cups
By Paul Adamson,
Paul has been carving wooden cups or Kuksa for over ten years, and along the way has learnt what the problems are and overcome many of them.
After being asked many times how to make them, he thought he would produce a book to teach others how to make them.
This paperback book contains 78 pages with lots of full colour pictures to explain the styles and shapes, tools and equipment,...
Furniture Mouldings (1574 - 1820)
By E. J. Warne,
Originally published in 1923, this book contains 140 plates of full-size English furniture mouldings from the late 16th to early 19th century. There are over 500 detailed mouldings of bedsteads, cabinets, a bureau, shelves, a secretaire, clothes presses, wardrobes, chests, chairs, lace boxes, chests of drawers, stools, settees, seats, tables, sideboards, a dresser, knife cases, mirror...
Oak-Framed Buildings
By Rupert Newman,
The author originally trained as a naval architect and shipwright moved on to oak timber framed construction for houses.
Full colour photographs show projects both complete and under construction. Indented for aspiring self-builders as well as established carpenters and builders. Structural details and three-dimensional drawings are included.
Chapters comprise:
Past...
The Welsh Stick Chair - A Visual Record
by Tim and Betsan Bowen. Published by Pethe Press.
The Welsh Stick Chair – A Visual Record by Tim and Betsan Bowen offers a useful resource for collectors, designers and makers of the stick chair and those interested in Welsh cultural heritage and folk art.
The book is filled with images of over thirty different Welsh stick chairs, including two contemporary examples. It also illustrates...
Working with Living Willow
By Jon Warnes,
This booklet giving basic information on how to make living willow structures for gardens and public places.
Benchcrafted Split Top Roubo Plans
This Benchcrafted Split Top Roubo bench plan is based on Andre Roubo's bench from Plate 11 of L'Art du Menuisier, with the added capabilities of the Benchcrafted vices. Benchcrafted developed this plan so woodworkers could build a bench using the Benchcrafted Tail Vice and Glide Leg Vice without having to figure out all the details. Simply follow the measured drawings and instruction notes.
The measured...
''Family Tree of Chairs'' Letterpress Poster
The "Family Tree of Chairs" is an original piece of art made by Lee John Phillips of Wales that was first printed as the endpapers for "The Stick Chair Book" by Christopher Schwarz. The "Family Tree" shows the development of chair forms through the centuries – from a tree stump all the way to the more complex types, such as the high-style Chippendale chairs and a...
17th Century New England Carving
with Peter Follansbee
This style of carved decoration takes its inspiration from furniture and woodwork from both England and New England, spanning most of the seventeenth century. Geometric, floral and architectural elements combine to make up the designs. First-hand examinations of oak furniture in both public and private collections provide the material upon which my work is based, which I do...
17th Century New England Carving: Carving the S-Scroll
with Peter Follansbee
This video complements our first DVD with Peter, . In this second DVD, Peter focuses specifically on the S-Scroll and guides you through the tools, materials, layouts, and techniques involved in creating this hand-carved design element.
100 minutes, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions, 2011.
17th Century Wainscot Chair with Peter Follansbee
The Wainscot Chair is one of the hallmarks of 17th century joinery. In this DVD, Peter demonstrates how to prepare material from a section of oak, shape the chair pieces using bench tools and a pole lathe, and join them together with drawbored mortise and tenon joints. He also offers two traditional approaches for making the angled joints of this chair.
Peter Follansbee specializes in 17th century...
Build a Dutch Tool Chest with Chris Schwarz
Tool chests come in many sizes and shapes. The Dutch Tool Chest is roomy, but portable – well thought out storage for the essential kit of tools for hand tool woodworking. Chris Schwarz builds these in a weekend.
Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Stock Selection and Orientation
3. Lay Out Baselines and Dovetails
4. Cutting Dovetails
5. Lay Out and Cut the Pins
6. Dados
7. Assemble the...
Build a Shaving Horse with Peter Follansbee
“A shaving horse goes together with a drawknife like peanut butter and jelly”, says chairmaker Curtis Buchanan. In this video, Peter Follansbee shows you how to build an effective shaving horse based on his work with Jennie Alexander and traditional English patterns. Peter’s design features an adjustable work surface and two uprights connected by a foot treadle and a crossbar. Pushing forward...
Carving the Pineapple with Mary May
In this DVD, Mary May demonstrates how to carve the pineapple, a traditional symbol of hospitality and welcome. She will teach you how to transfer the design to your wood piece, secure it to a backer board, which tools to use, and then show you how to carve the pineapple from start to finish.
Mary May is a professional woodcarver in Charleston, SC, who specializes in decorative carvings for architecture...
Carving the Traditional Greenman with Mary May
Variations of the Greenman motif are found in many cultures around the world. Often related to natural vegetative deities, the Greenman is a symbol of rebirth and the cycle of growth each spring. Mary May uses the Greenman project to demonstrate a variety of carving techniques, with special emphasis on carving facial features.
Mary May is a professional woodcarver in Charleston, SC, who specializes...
Chippendale Chairs with Jeff Miller
This Chippendale-style Chair has a classic yet simple elegance that fits in well with a wide range of other styles. It's a project you'll want to show off, and building one will greatly increase your capabilities as a woodworker. Carefully worked out methods make this chair an accessible — but still challenging – hand tool project.
Jeff Miller is a furniture designer, craftsman, teacher, and...
Coarse, Medium and Fine Chris Schwarz
Most woodworking projects involve roughing, refining and finishing operations. In this DVD, Chris explores the right tool to use for each stage. He groups tools by which operations they perform. By choosing the right tool for each step, woodworking can be very precise and fast. and the hand tool will often be the most effective choice. 65 minutes, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions.
Floral Relief Carving with Mary May - 2 Disc
Learn to carve two deep relief carving projects: a lily and a rose. Each present interesting challenges such as overlapping petals and leaves. Mary also explains the different types of relief carving, shows you the tools to use, and how to attach the carvings to a temporary backer board to safely hold your piece as you work on it.
Mary May is a professional woodcarver in Charleston, SC, who specializes...
Fundamentals of Inlay: Paterae, Part I
by Steve Latta
Paterae has a rich and diverse tradition in the Federal Style of American furniture design. These oval-shaped ornaments were often used to give decorative flair to the upper portion, or pilaster, of Federal table legs. In this fourth DVD with inlay master, Steve Latta, we explore the tools, materials, and techniques to create eight specific Paterae designs.
141 minutes, DVD....
Handscrapers: Understanding, Preparing and Using the Ultimate Finishing Tool DVD
with Christopher Schwarz
Christopher Schwarz brings the lowly Handscraper to life. He clearly shows effective sharpening methods that will help you master the ultimate finishing tool.
30 minutes, DVD
Hewing Wooden Bowls with Peter Follansbee
An exciting form of green woodworking, these carved wooden bowls stem from the same Swedish tradition as Peter's carved spoons. Learn to split blanks from a log and hew bowls using hatchets, adzes, and carving gouges. From log selection to grain orientation, tool use, and decorative carving, this video covers all you need to get started in this enticing craft.
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1. Introduction...
Making Traditional Side Escapement Planes
with Larry Williams
Very little has been documented about moulding planes; how they are used and how they are made. Larry Williams demonstrates the traditional method of making a pair of hollows and rounds from a solid billet, including blade making, hardening and tempering. Hollows and rounds are used in combination to make complex mouldings. This unique work is interesting both as a historical...
Sawing Fundamentals
with Christopher Schwarz
Learning to cut accurately with handsaws takes practice and the right techniques. Chris can show you how. He describes how to choose the right saw for the specific job, and the proper grip and stance. He also discusses how to execute the three classes of saw cut: third class, for rough stock prep; second class, for accuracy when appearance is not important; and first class,...
Sharpening Profiled Hand Tools
with Larry Williams
Sharpening hand tools with profiled edges can be a challenge. Larry Williams has years of experience and shares it here, showing how he handles sharpening various moulding planes blades, and other specialised tools that often are not sharpened correctly or well.
92 Minutes. Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions, 2009.