Woodworker's Journal 1984-8-3, страница 18
Peaders 1V Digests Wherever books are sold A<nM.-BOOtcs Ranging Irom decks to sheds, from cabinets and vanities to furniture, from toys to tables covering carpentry, woodworking, masonry. metal-working and more here are 101 do-it-yourself projects that bring you all the pleasures of your favorite hobby—and bring you the solid value of quality-built creations. Full-color photos show the finished proiects and serve as a general introduction Then you are carefully taken through every stage of construction with exploded views, cross sections, detail drawings, and step-by-step photos. If a project requires a special skill, then those techniques are thoroughly explained—along with the shortcuts the pros use to make jobs go more quickly and more smoothly 101 DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTS contains: ■ specific plans that are clearly worked out. with lists of materials and even descriptions of the tools needed ■ projects graded by difficulty-apprentice. journeyman, craftsman ■ designs of classic simplicity and taste— with methods lor adapting and sizing the plans to particular needs ■ dozens of work-saving, time-saving ideas from the experts ■ over 2400 photos and drawings If you enjoy making things, if you are looking for high-quality projects to enhance the beauty and livability of your home, then this is an essential book. READER S DIGEST i m d°-it- I YOURSELF I U I PROJECTS Complete expert guidance on how to build 101 objects that bring beauty and value y■ to your home Special Techniques by Roger Schroeder Carving the Ball-and-Claw Foot Editor's Note: Last issue in this column, we discussed the various steps involved in making a cabriole leg. This issue. Roger Schroeder takes us one step further and explains how to add a ball-and-claw foot—a process that's not as mysterious as is often imagined. Roger 's text and photos take you from start to finish. There is no standard ball-and-claw leg. Like furniture itself, styles differ considerably, especially with the foot. The clutched ball may be almost square or completely round. The claws may be heavily or only slightly knuckled, equally separated or far a-part, or the claws may even be undercut to reveal the top of the ball. The ball-and-claw leg I carve reflects a typical style often copied by today's cabinetmakers, with some touches of my own. These include a look of tension in the ankle muscles and a well-rounded ball only slightly flattened on its bottom. Also taken into consideration is the leg design. An early-on piece of pre-carving advice is to work with sharp tools. An easy test of sharpness is to cut into or gouge the wood on its end grain and look at the surface of the cut. If it feels and looks glassy smooth and shiny, the tool is probably sharp enough. Mv annroach to carvinp is to make tentative or shallow cuts, establishing the shape and details through a slow process of wood removal. 1 rough out the entire piece, leaving the features somewhat bulky. Then I go back to establish the fine details. Yet another consideration is clamping. Owing to its shape, the cabriole leg defies simply putting it into a vise or holding it to a bench with clamps. But there are three possibilities. The traditional approach is to secure the leg between bench dogs on a cabinetmaker's workbench (photo 1). A wood scrap will be needed between the foot and the steel bench dog because the risk of hitting the dog with a carving tool is great. Another, perhaps unique, possibility is to clamp the leg between lathe centers (photo 2). Many older models have indexing holes in the pulley wheel with an engaging pin in the live center housing. This nin will keen |
