Made with artfully bent tiger maple wood producing elegant silhouettes and shadows by Jim Zink of Meredith, New Hampshire. Exotic woods such as rosewood, zebra, and ash are laminated into a multi-layered pentagonal design, making center supports of the lamp reminiscent of industrial gears. Hand rubbed Danish oil finish. Topped with a burgundy faux silk hardback lampshade. (Each custom piece is unique due to natural variations in grain patterns and color.)
Measures: D: 12 X H: 64 inches
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WoodRiver Wheel Marking Gauge No. 154340W
WoodRiver’s deluxe marking gauge is a good-quality disk-cutting gauge, but lacking the O-ring of the Veritas models, it was a tad fussier to set precisely. Also, the etched markings on the shaft were 1/32 in. off the actual distance between cutter and fence.
A digital readout on the AccuMarking gauge measures to the nearest 0.0005 in. It can also be set to fractions or millimeters. Lacking a micro-adjust, however, it took a steady hand to dial in exact dimensions on the sensitive readout. The cutting disk needed considerable work to correct a rounded-over edge, but once sharpened, it cut well.
Spacing: Variable Stock width (max.): 18 in. Stock thickness: 1/4 in. to 13/16 in. for through-dovetails (pins board can be 1 in.); 1/4 in. to 13/16 in. for half-blinds Half-blind depth: 7/32 in. to 3/4 in.
With its graceful curves, cabriole legs, and ornamental back splat, a Queen Anne side chair is a bucket list build for many woodworkers. Dan Faia had a very specific Queen…
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