Australian Wood Review Issue 115, June 2022 Building wine-cellar racking in maple and walnut, without glue or fasteners of any kind. This project includes design considerations for all bottle sizes and types, single and double depth storage, and maximising storage space. The article explores production techniques for a project that has thousands of joints. Read Article
Australian Wood Review Issue 115, June 2022 A review of drill bits for fine work, introducing several drill bit types: brad-point, forstner, countersink, extra-long, and self-centring. Includes some recommendations on brands and sources of supply. Read Article
Australian Wood Review Issue 114, March 2022 A follow-up article on calibrating a sliding tablesaw, exploring methods of work on a slider. Includes a comprehensive albeit brief introduction to ripping (conventional, straight line, and with a parallel fence), how to break down sheet goods, accurate and repeatable crosscuts, and the desirability of clamps, jigs, dados and a zero clearance insert (ZCI). Read Article
Australian Wood Review Issue 114, March 2022 A review of different drive systems and their pros and cons: slot head, Phillips, square, Torx, and other hexalobular drives like Torx plus, Würth AW and Spax T-starplus. Read Article
Australian Wood Review Issue 113, December 2021 A summary of alignment verifications and checks of a sliding tablesaw, featuring the Format-4 Kappa 400 x-motion machine (but applicable to any sliding tablesaw). Includes tools required, starting from a flat reference, sliding table alignment for height and toe-out, outrigger verification, checking arbor run-out, blade height and angle, calibrating the rip fence, riving knife set-up, calibrating for square and crosscut stop accuracy, and scoring blade adjustment. This article is inspired by David P. Best and most of the material is indebted to his teaching expertise. Read Article