Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-1, страница 21
[idlest practitioners. As shown earlier, the four-hand strategy (two of mine, two of theirs! gets them started. About all 1 do is make sure the blade is sharp and set for a fairly shallow cut—the most common difficulty seems to be chattering, which is usually the result of taking loo big a bite or working with a dull tool. Finishing the work started by the drawknife can take just a few strokes, but the kids usually have so much fun whittling away that I have to watch out that they don't reduce ihe piece to an insubstantial dowel. Cutting Tenons This part of the project requires ihe most skill, so judge your child and your assistance accordingly. Make a template by boring a hole the size of ihe seat sockets ( V^ in. for our stool) in a piece of scrap. Starting with the drawknife, shave the end of the leg to a square w hose sides are just a bii longer than the tenon's diameler, (It can help to draw the circular outline of the tenon on ihe end of ihe leg.) The child can now use ihe spokeshave to pare away the corners and make the tenon round (Photo H), from time to time trying it in the template (Photo I). Tenons wilh fairly "distinct" shoulders have several advantages (sec Fig. 3). The shoulder provides a positive slop at assembly and the bearing surfacc it provides keeps the tenon from protruding loo far above ihe seat over the years. You can whittle a sharp shoulder w ith a pockelknife. but a tenon with a gently J+M iTtmstJ iNmALV-Y t wr enA Tts -TV^S. Photos //. I: Tenons are shaped using the same square-to-octagon technique as for legs. The adult may want to form the square first using the drawknife. The child can then round it to fit with the spokeshave iPhoto //). Test fit the tenon from time to time in a template that's been drilled with a hole the same size as the diameter of the tenon you're working on I Photo I). Januarv/Februarv 1993 tapering shoulder (w hich is what a child lends to make with a spokeshave). will work. u>o. The tenon w ill settle in a hit w ith use. but the joint w ill still be strong. Making and Socketing the Seat The seal can be as simple or as elaborate as lite child's skills or your assistance permits. The bare necessity is a piece of wood of sufficient length, width and thickness 10 accommodate four sockets lor the legs. Half a log works as well as a 2 by 12 plank, though it's a bit fussier lo bore the sockets in ihe curved surface of the log. Children enjoy chamfering the edges of plank seals with the spokeshave. We bore the sockels from the bottom of a plank seat, positioning the brace and bil at the angle we desire for the leg. i usually help hold ihe brace steady, as shown (Photo J>. Setting a sliding bevel keeps the angles roughly the same, but don't worrv too much about uni- QUIKEST WAV TO ROUND EDGES 7 x2Ut'l SlZe ^ * Finally, L a simple hand tool that quickly and precisely rounds over sharp 'edges! Choice of bodies in Rock Maple with radius blades or Walnut with chamfer blades. RADI-PLANE Professional Edge Finishing Tools have two micro-adjustable 0-1 tool steel blades. Now available from your finer woodworkers supply catalogs and retailers. Call 800-326-5415 toll free for the dealer nearest you. Made in U.SA. Sug. Ret. $21.95 L.A. Mathers Co. Stockton, CA Please circle No. 23 on the Reader Service Card GIANT TOOL SALE & EXHIBITION NORFOLK,VA Ncrioik Scope Jan. 8-10 LONG ISLAND. NY Posipotved until Until Feb Cal tor Irrlo BISMARCK, ND BismardiCiveCft. Jan. 15-17 TC0LIMBUS, OH Vets Mammal Hall Jan. 22-24 GRAND RAPIDS, Ml Grand Rapids Jr College FefcS-7 'WASHINGTON, DC Hyatl Regency Crystal City Feb. 12-14 CHARLESTON, SC Faipark, Ladson. SC Feb. 19-21 SPRINGFIELD, IL Illinois State Fairgrounds Feb. 26-28 'MINNEAPOLIS, MN MN Com Center _Jan. 29-31_ Coming in March: Houston. TX. Ft. Wayne, IN, & Orlando, Fl Show Hours *Fn.Noon-6pm • Fn. 5 pm-9pm Sat. I0am-6pm • Sun. tOam-Spm Free One Hour Seminars Save On All Your Woodworking Needs Win Tools - Take Your Project From Start to Finish - Show Specials Continuous Demonstrations Admission Charged - More Info Call: 603-536-3768 or 800-521-7623 Pica\e circle No. 21 on ihe Header Senil e Curd. II |
