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Sunday

Woodland activities-how to carve a housewife Wooden Spoon


A simple wooden spoon for sculpture is a great project to make as Sylviculture. The first wooden spoon can take many hours to do, but the end result is a beautiful and functional tool perfectly suited to the outdoors. Hand carved tablespoons eating can be pure and simple or complex and beautiful. Welsh love spoons are a traditional gift to present to your beloved, complete with hearts decorated and elegantly crafted handles. Whatever the style, spoon carving is an absorption of the past time and a great way to gain the confidence of carving knife and general work.

What You Will Need

Based on the maximum level you can carve a spoon with no more than a hardy bushcraft knife. Personally I used the knife training of mora.It's convenient, strong, sharpens well and holds a good margin.The handle is a comfortable rubber grip and tang knife spans the entire length of the handle. avoid bending pen knives, knives with serrated edges and handles inappropriate. spoon carving, especially the first time, is a project extended and you will end up with bubbles by a knife inadequate.

Some other tools are also a good idea to simplify the process, as well as some safety equipment.

The knife bushcraft-make sure it's small folding saw sharpA, such as a pruning sawA spoon gougeA pencilA very well stocked first aid kit To companion, in the event of accidents-never build alone!

None of these are horribly expensive and owning them opens a wide range of possible Sylviculture.

Getting started-choice of wood

In general they are looking for a piece of wood of straight grained dense, with no nodes. I used silver birch to good effect; wood is a lovely pale yellow, sweet taste due to sugars lymph, divides easily along the grain and carves easily without fibre selvedges. Ideally, you will be able to cut the exact desired piece from a tree of life, of course with the permission of landowners.

For the first spoon I suggest that you choose a piece about the thickness of the wrist. The temptation is to choose a piece too large, which will be much more difficult to split initially and will need much more spoon-shaped sculpture revealing. use your saw folding to shorten the piece slightly longer final spoon.

Split the wood

The spoon will finally be carved from a half of this piece of wood. First you need to divide the log down its length, along the centre line.An effective way to do this, if you are confident with the knife, is to put the piece of wood on its end, on a block of Division or rock. carefully blade of the knife rest up, along the direction that you want to split, then hit the back of the blade a couple times with another piece of wood. now press down hard with one hand on the handle and struck the rear of the blade tough with the second piece of wood.With practice and for which you have chosen a piece as described above, should be able to split the wood clean along the grain with minimal effort.

Now you have two matching pieces.Now is the ability to inspect indeed wood;If you saw any future problems as nodes that have been hidden, that piece of discard and try another.A few minutes more spent choosing the wood right now will save you much effort and heartbreak later!

If you are satisfied with the piece, now is the time to begin sculpting. first, use the knife to make splitting flat surface, smooth and level. If you leave uneven now can have the finished product.

Draw the outline of the spoon

Now is the first opportunity to get really creative.Use the flat surface to paint, pencil sketch, top view of your spoon. at this stage it is not too worried about the appearance of the profile. try to think of what you wish for. is simply decorative? are you looking for a spoon to eat functional? a ladle to serve? or even a salad serving set? do you want to add any simple embellishments to the handle?

What ever, for the first spoon I suggest that you start with something simple and small.

Start removing material

Your aim in this phase is to remove the material quickly and efficiently as possible remove the excess wood. you don't have to worry about the side profile, simply work to lines that was designed to get the perfect top view.

A good trick to remove large quantities of material quickly is to use the knife to split away excess. before using the saw to cut a notch down until the desired depth, then carefully align the knife and select until the excess falls away. you can then complete the work of detail to be transferred via what remains.








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Saturday

The art of using wood


Woodwork ing was popular, then the man has roamed the Earth. Woodcrafting dates back to primitive man many thousands of years ago. To be a real expert woodcrafter takes many years of practice. This is not a skill that can be learned during the night.

The charm of forming an item as a mobile wooden sculptures or a piece of wood has captured the hearts of many woodcrafters. Many types of wood are used to Word sculptures and woodcrafting. For example, maple, oak, pine and many others are used in various types of projects. There are many man hours in a given project work wood. The qualified woodcrafter can create an element of beauty much faster than a novice. Attention to detail is essential to produce the beautiful beauty of the current project.Is this attention to detail that the beginner has not learned yet. experience woodcrafter has mastered the art of attention to detail.

Would be amazed to find some beautiful handcrafted pieces of furniture made from fine woods. And furniture are not the only thing that produces the woodcrafter. Native and Indian tribes use their experience with wood carving to manufacture items as totem poles, statuettes and other items of interest to the tribe.In modern, most wood crafted items consisting of home furniture and the wooden Patio furniture patio. is considered to be impermeable to help them last through the snow and rain. In addition to the woodcrafter treated wood will often use shalac or paint to protect the furnishing element.

You can find many elements of beauty made by famous woodcrafters of hard work throughout the United States and even the world. Many of the homes have elegant and teach would work items that are highly valued and some of them are priceless. The Victorian era was a time of many beautiful pieces handcrafted wooden furniture.

Today, the awful truth is that manufacturing by hand, it is difficult to find.Many elements are manufactured in mass with machines. Although this is true, you can still find wood ers of which can produce find pieces at reasonable prices.The art of woodcrafting has been automated game a lot, but I don't think the craft will die completely.I think the most skilled woodcrafters are still in high demand from those who want a personal touch. control the Internet or your local telephone directory to locate any wooden boats specialist in your area.








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Woodworking: wood that's best for beginners

Woodworking: Know Your Wood

Wood is made of cellulose fibers, held together with a property called lignin, and is classified as hardwood or softwood, depending on the type of tree from which it comes. In addition, sapwood or new growth wood on a tree is still alive, while heartwood refers to the part of the tree that is no longer functioning. These two stages of wood also have different properties and uses. Knowing something about the different woods can help you determine which to use, how to work it, what problems to watch for, and how to care for the finished product.

There are hundreds of different types of trees and wood, with a wide range of colors, density, grain, figure, and other characteristics that affect its workability and application to different types of uses. The following is an alphabetical listing and description of some of the more popular woods used in woodworking. Types such as ebony and ironwood are not listed here, as they are not typically used in woodworking, at least not by beginners. The focus is on woods that work well and are common in woodworking.

The following legend provides a guide for symbols included with each type of wood.
Cost: $ = inexpensive, $$ = moderate, $$$ = expensive
Ease of working: E = easy, M = moderate, D = difficult

Ash, white $, M
A strong, inexpensive wood that is lighter in color and bends well, white ash is often used in sports equipment such as bats and canoe paddles. It is also common in pool cues, tool handles, and other products that require durability and strength.

Balsa $$, E
One of the lightest hardwoods, balsa has been used for canoes, model building, life rafts and other situations where a light, buoyant wood is needed. It is usually white in color and priced moderately. Because it is exceptionally soft, it can be worked well with hand tools, but has poor durability.

Basswood $, E
Basswood is an inexpensive and versatile hardwood that is often used for woodcarving. It is soft, light, fine textured and ranges in color from soft white to brown. Other uses include turning, toys, kitchen utensils and crates.

Birch $, E
The birch known as paper birch, is the white tree growing in the forest with its bark peeling like paper. Inside the sapwood is creamy and darkens toward brown at the heartwood. It is inexpensive to purchase and consequently is one of the most popular woods with beginner furniture makers. It can also be used for cabinets, toys and plywood but is not durable when left unfinished.

Butternut $$, M
A course-textured wood that is light to medium brown, butternut is moderately priced, and is a common choice for veneers, woodenware, and church alters.

Cedar, aromatic $, M
Known for its red coloring and pleasing, somewhat spicy smell, aromatic cedar or red cedar is a popular woodworking material for containers and closets. It has alternating lines of dark and light color and may also have dark knots, making it visually appealing as well. It is relatively inexpensive.

Cherry, black $$, E
Cherry sapwood is light colored, but the heartwood can vary from light brown to a dark red color that many find appealing. It has a fine grain and tends to darken in color as it ages. It is used most often in cabinetry and furniture making and is moderately priced.

Cottonwood $, E
A white to pale brown colored wood that is part of the poplar family, cottonwood is light and tends to be soft, which makes it good for carving. It is also used in making furniture, toys and woodenwares. Many carvers prefer the bark of the cottonwood tree because it can be found in large pieces and has a soft, workable nature.

Cypress $, E-M
Cypress wood has an oily texture, resists rot and decay and is often used in outdoor furniture and docks. It is light yellow in color and is inexpensive compared to other woods.

Elm, white $$, M
There are many elms, and most tend to be easy to work with and bend well. The white elm is soft yellow in color, and if used by beginners, it is usually in a furniture project. This tree is affected by Dutch Elm disease, so it is becoming more difficult to find, and thus a bit more expensive.

Mahogany $$, E
A reddish colored, dense hardwood that is durable and easy to work, Mahogany, (especially that from Honduras) is often used when making various grades of furniture and cabinets. It is moderately priced.

Maple, white $$, M-D
Maple has white sapwood and reddish brown heartwood. The grain can come in different patterns including wavy and birds eye. It can be difficult to work, but is used to make furniture, cabinets, flooring, and small projects such as cutting boards.

Oak $$, E-M
In the oak family, white oak is perhaps the easiest to work and is highly durable. It has a light tan color with a straight grain. It is moderate in price and used for furniture, cabinets, and is a favored wood for building barrels.

Pine: Ponderosa, white, yellow $, E
Although the different kinds of pine have varying specific features, it tends to be a softer, light colored wood that is used in many construction settings. It is also a popular wood for woodworkers, especially beginners, because it is inexpensive, easy to find, relatively easy to work, and holds up well (except for white pine). Often selected for birdhouses, flower boxes, benches and other beginner projects.
Redwood $$$, E
Redwood is known for its ability to hold up well in outdoor conditions. It is relatively easy to work and is used in outdoor furniture, decks, and other applications where durability outdoors is important. Despite the fact that redwood trees grow quite large and yield high quantities of boards, the price is on the higher end.
Walnut, black $$, E
A dark, tough wood that works well, black walnut is used in carving, making gunstocks, fine furniture, cabinets, and other items where strength and appearance are both important. It has a chemical in it that can cause irritation. Black walnut is moderately priced.
Willow $$, E
There are many different varieties of willow, but in general they are a soft, light wood with dull brownish heartwood and light colored sapwood. Because of its softness, it is popular with carvers. It is also used for caskets, Venetian blinds, and a number of other items.
Yellow poplar $, E
Yellow poplar is a strong, inexpensive hardwood that has a light color and sometimes is streaked with green, which can make it more difficult to finish. It is not a true poplar. Along with pine, it is one of the most common woods used today. Poplar is used in basic furniture, shelving, and boxes. It is also acceptable for carving.







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Friday

Of luxury furniture at venues that the ball?

September 28, 2010 's blog in thumbs up recommends 10 users. Resin-impregnated honeycomb is used as a core in rigid, strong assemblies, like tabletops, and is a lightweight alternative to traditional torsion box construction.

Used as a powerful Assembly, Khao San Core honeycomb resin impregnated types, and instead of a light-weight conventional torsion box construction.

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Resin impregnated type honeycomb. Yeah sounds serious?

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Wednesday

As wood can be used at home?


Wood is a good item to use at home. Not only, that can be used as functional material at home, but it's also good because of how it looks in your home. However, it is unfair to only select any wood and use it for your project. Here are the following ways on how the properties of the wood that you can use at home so you will know the right wood for your project.

Oak is among the most popular Woods chosen by people for their home improvement projects, oak beams and oak wood floors adds the beauty of a project. The reason for this is that they are available in different colours and are extremely durable for many types of projects.Cedar is another popular choice of wood for many projects. this type of wood is available from some suppliers of lumber, its costly not yet can give a durable finishing a project.

Maple is also a popular wood that people are using these days. the main reasons are the color and toughness. This will help ensure that people will have a nice project that will last for a long time.

Cherry wood is becoming more attractive, with time. The colour becomes darker ages and provides items you are made of an antique finish and transforms it into an elegant work no matter how old you. Walnut wood is also a very attractive, but is slightly more durable of cherry, as well as being aesthetically pleasing.

Pineta is among the most common Woods because it is cheap and a quick source of increasing generous.Furthermore, it is a coniferous and no longer force as the oak stained tighter. You can update all timbers, but for the woods that are being redrawn, then, pine, spruce and poplar wood is that you can use as it can easily absorb paint. This wood is also very easy to cut and produce many variants of furniture, even if it is a soft wood joints tend to wear.Poplar is another type of wood that has the same absorption properties of paint.These woods are also much lighter and less expensive than other types of wood are also available for most shops.

If you want your furniture to get finished sculptures in it, a good option for this is lime.This is a type of hardwood and because of its structure of wheat is preferred by many sculptors and experts also wood art. this type of wood well is considered by craftsmen when it is a sculpture of wood.

Now that you know that these types of wood to use at home, now you know the types of wood that fits even the preference price and controlling And project. different stores, you will find the right ones which will give you the choice of wood at a price you can afford.








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Tuesday

Are watching the show new woodworking Mac Tommy? tell us what you think.

October 4th, 2010 by blog thumbs up 1 user is recommended. The new show, Rough Cut Woodworking Tommy Mac, aired on some PBS stations around the country this past weekend. Did you see the show? What did you think? Miss it? Check your local listings to see if its playing on a station near you.

New show, rough cut wood Tommy Mac, some PBS station, across the country has been airing this past weekend. Saw the show? Did you think? Or miss it? Check local listings, whether or not you are playing with it, near the train station,.

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Finally (already!) are. October. The usual trappings fall included: fire wood stack, raking leaves, winter coat pulling from the storage. But can something the weekend this year is new. You can see the rough cut: Tommy woodworking Mac in the first episode has the broadcast several PBS channels, around the country. Saw the show preview copy a few weeks ago. To visit the Tommy local plant and I really the opening bit liked. Always cut boards available, look at the big tree is cool. I also liked project: in a simple and elegant trestle table is walnut. I like the character of Tommy I thought because cons is Lord trying to fit long episodes to build step of every 30 minutes to show pace was desperate. Experience was able to understand as the rich woodworker. However, thought that quickly expained, time has come when some more demonstrates basic ahead of tenon joints table (or variants) and mortise and tenon was a lot of mortise and changes in a few simple words.

I see wood back to the TV to be happy. If the shop itself wasn't debut episode and caught this past weekend! so what if I do? watch the first episode was? do you like? hate it?? feel indifferent or? tell us what you think.

In the near your TV?
PBS station is playing shows?, check local listings . Connecticut is playing in Connecticut public broadcasting here, but , New York station WLIW on like play invisible. Play the 10 trestle table on Saturday morning, looks like the first episode.

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Sunday

Video: help children risk NC woodworking program.

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In this new video is great program (that make kids) off street, and to get kid of danger in the Woodshop, make sure to Wilmington, NC. A few years ago, woodworker and Attorney James Pierce-launched through dedicated to helping inner city kids annual woodworking program. Give the skills to use in the University program teaches the new craft, we encourage staying in school and at work.

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Saturday

How I Built My Bed Headboard from Scratch

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Wednesday

Western Wood Carvings for Your Home

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Wooden Chess Boards - Custom Chess Boards - How I Make Them

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Tuesday

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Monday

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Thursday

Is copying furniture legal?

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October 6th, 2010 in blogs         thumbs up 2 users recommend Intellectual property counsel to CustomMade, Michelle Rosenberg.

Intellectual property counsel to CustomMade, Michelle Rosenberg.

How do intellectual property protections apply to furniture designs and other custom made items?

CustomMade Ventures (which owns CustomMade.com) has created a cyber-marketplace that connects customers seeking (you guessed it) custom made furniture and other custom items to the artisans who make these creations.  Their target audience is a growing population of people who have discovered that custom built furniture, cabinetry, home décor, and other custom items are often less expensive and as good as – if not better than – the more mass-produced items.  (The Wall Street Journal recently published an online article entitled, “Business Plans that Rest on Imitation”.)  Because CustomMade enables consumers to adapt mass-market furniture and other items to their own tastes, the small furniture maker and the artisan more generally might be making a comeback.


The obvious implication is that artisans might be asked to create adaptations of – or, more likely, imitations of – some major manufacturers’ designs.  The question becomes whether artisans can fill these requests without violating another manufacturer’s intellectual property rights.  A second question is whether the artisans on CustomMade.com retain any such rights in their own works that would prevent others from making copies.


As intellectual property counsel to CustomMade, Michelle Rosenberg of Patent GC LLC advises on these issues.  The short response is to say that, with some exceptions, artisans and customers may play in the CustomMade.com marketplace without fear of legal liabilities.  Intellectual property law simply does not give furniture designers much of a leg to stand on.


Ironically, copyrights, which protect most manifestations of artistic design and expression, are available to protect sketches of furniture designs, and photographs contained in a furniture catalog, but do not provide much, if, any intellectual property protection to the physical furniture built based on the designs in those photographs.  [Habersham Plantation Corporation v.  Country Concepts et al, 209 U.S.P.Q.  711 (Ga.  1980)] Thus, an artisan is prohibited under copyright law from making a copy of a manufacturer’s own photo, but is not necessarily prohibited from recreating the piece of furniture shown in the photo, unless that furniture design incorporates some kind of sculpture work or graphic print embellishment that is in itself a design separate from the piece of furniture.  This is what the law calls “conceptual separability.”  Absent a plausible argument that the overall design of a piece of furniture can, in effect, exist by itself as a work of art apart from its functionality as a piece of furniture, copyright law is unavailable to guard against wholesale copying of the article.  For example, an artisan cannot obtain copyright protection for a fabric-covered chair per se, but may copyright the design of the fabric that covers that chair or the elaborate sculpture work that adorns the back or leg of the chair.


[Stevens Linens Association v.  Mastercraft Corp., 208 U.S.P.Q.  669, aff’d 628 F.2d 1346 (1980); Collezione Europa U.S.A., Inc.  v.  Hillsdale House, Ltd., 243 F.Supp.2d 444 (M.D.N.C., 2003)]


All that being said, copyright protection for furniture is relatively easy to perfect if the legal standards are satisfied.  Of all the different types of intellectual property protection, copyright is the easiest to claim – all the furniture artisan need do is build the piece of furniture.  Federal registration of copyright – which confers upon the copyright holder the right to bring an infringement action – is also very easy and inexpensive.  Online registration of a basic claim is only $35 and does not generally require an attorney’s assistance.

Utility Patents, Design Patents

Patents can protect what copyrights cannot – the functional aspects of furniture, or else the ornamental design of furniture, so long as both are new and nonobvious.  Nonetheless, the furniture industry has historically been reluctant to pursue patent protection, in part because of the cost and time investment that patents require.  Utility patents – which protect functional inventions – can cost many thousands of dollars in attorney fees plus additional fees to the U.S.  Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  In addition, a typical utility patent takes several years from the initial application date to grant.  The time investment, which might be shortened if certain petitions are filed with the USPTO, is most relevant as compared to the life cycle of a particular piece of furniture or furniture design.  (Although, the functional aspects of designs are less prone to be overwhelmed by trends than are the ornamental aspects).  In general, utility patents remain enforceable for 20 years from the date an application is filed.

Design patents cover (you guessed it again) the ornamental design of a piece of furniture.  The scope of protection is based on drawings of whatever piece of furniture the artisan seeks to protect and extends to any piece of furniture that adopts the image of the protected drawing – whereas copyright protection would generally extend not to the article but only to the drawings themselves.  However, design patents present a much narrower scope of protection than utility patents.  In general, the test for design patent infringement is whether an ordinary observer, familiar with the prior art, would be deceived into thinking that the accused design was the same as the patented design.  Thus, a potential infringer may avoid infringing the patent by making by making small variations to the design.

Design patents also cost less than utility patents.  Attorney fees run around $1500, plus about another $700 in fees to the USPTO.  However, due to the limited scope of protection, furniture makers may have to file many design patents in order to prevent imitations.  Furniture makers also have to decide which pieces in their lines to protect.  While an individual design application costs much less than a utility patent, the fees start to add up quickly if a furniture maker has many different pieces in a line and multiple lines to protect.  The period of enforcement for a design patent is 14 years from the date of issue.

Trade Dress/Trademark

A third form of IP protection potentially applicable to  furniture is trade dress.  Trade dress is an overall look that functions like a traditional trademark – once the overall visual impression of something becomes so powerful and distinctive as to create an association between that image and the manufacturer it becomes protectable.  (See section 43(a) of the Lanham Act 15 U.S.C. §§1051-1127).  (A trademark, on the other hand, is a word, name, symbol, color, sound, smell, device, or a combination of them that indicates the source of goods or services and helps to distinguish the products or services of one business from those of others in the same field.)  Any plaintiff attempting to prove that another artisan has misappropriated its protected trade dress must prove that its product’s design is so inherently distinctive as to identify the plaintiff-artisan, and that consumers are likely to confuse the alleged infringer’s products for those of the plaintiff.

Few furniture designs are so distinctive as to actually identify the manufacturer.  Generally, those seeking to buy a certain sort of furniture cannot determine the manufacturer of a piece or set of furniture simply by looking at it.  For example, many manufactures produce Victorian or Shaker-style pieces.  Most furniture manufacturers do not carve or emboss their names or trademarks on the exterior of their furniture; instead they rely on tags and emblems inside drawers to identify their goods.  Often, retailers do not identify the manufacturer or the name of the design to the consumer; advertisements to the consumer might include pictures furniture they offer in flyers, but again these advertisements may not include any reference to the manufacturer.  This is all to say that trade dress is not easily cultivated in the furniture context.

However, it does happen.  For example, in Imagineering, Inc.  v.  Van Klassens, Inc.  53 F.3d 1260 (Fed.  Cir.  1995), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that Imagineering’s Weatherend outdoor furniture was inherently distinctive, as required for trade dress protection, after witnesses testified that the furniture possessed coherent “total image,” comprising wide slats, scooped seatboards and arms, rounded edges, notched and curved legs, and angled backrests.  Design magazines and trade journals had published editorials which commented on the line’s “novel” features, and witnesses testified that line was unlike any other furniture yet produced.  Furthermore, the record showed that design magazines and trade journals had published many editorials commenting on the Weatherend line, using photographs of the Weatherend furniture and hailing that furniture as “novel,” “exclusive,” and “outdoor classics.” Finally, the Weatherend line was recognized in an interior design competition and was featured in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

That’s distinctive design.  But even so, the section of the Lanham Act creating the cause of action for trade dress infringement doesn’t prohibit copying the distinctive furniture design per se; rather, the statute only prohibits a copy that will be passed off as the product of the originator.  (Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.  v.  SanGiacomo N.A.  Ltd., 187 F.3d 363 (4th Cir.  1999))

Conclusion

In summary, while an initial reaction may be that furniture designs must be well protected from imitation by intellectual property, in fact, the scope of protection is quite limited, and may not be available at all for many designs.

© 2010 Michelle Rosenberg, Patent GC LLC and Siri Nilsson, Candidate for Juris Doctor 2011, Boston College Law School

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Elements of a good trade Show Booth

4Th October 2010 blogs in thumbs up 4 users recommend Part of the CustomMade booth at the Maker Faire. We had a raffle, t-shirts, and free I <P>Part of the CustomMade booth at the Maker Faire. We had a raffle, t-shirts, and free <3 maker"="" buttons="" that="" ended="" up="" being="" the="" weekend's="" must="" have="">

Trade fairs is between hotels, plane tickets, shipping and the holder fees, one of the most expensive ways træarbejdere may market itself.While there are differing views on the effectiveness of this avenue, are many træarbejdere exhibit in order to meet future clients. so if you want to put in time, effort and money to exhibit at a trade show, there are a couple of detail that is important not to overlook.

Keep things neat. With so many people coming in and out of the exhibition space, it is easy to get frazzled and let the water bottles, boxes, and business card stack, where they don't belong. keep your area tidy creates a more inviting spaces, makes you look more professional and prevents interference from your goal of showcasing your work.

Collects contact information. Shows are a great place to build a customer email list, which you can later use to send newsletters, updates and special offers.You can have a sheet for people to fill in the request for additional information, or you can even hold a raffle where people fill out their details for a chance to win something you away.

Give something away.Most people love free stuff. think about what you want, when attending these events. If people are giving away lots of WIN, consider a branded reusable bag for them to carry out things in. If it is a family oriented event will stickers or yo-yos would be a hit with the children, and open the door for an interview with the parents. These days you can feel pretty much anything, so seeing something fun or useful to fit your budget.

Get your name out.Talk about branded items, there should be no shortage of space exhibition branding. make it easy for people to remember your name with multiple characters, and accompany them with leaflets and maps.

Has something interactive.Woodworker Geoffrey Warner lent us his Owl stool to take to the Maker Faire, a couple of weeks ago.We placed the stool at the entrance to our booth and literally hundreds of people plopped on it, and lo, moved around, and spoke about how incredibly comfortable it was. it was a great conversation piece, it got people involved in the booth, and made their experience easier to remember.

We would love to hear some of your experiences as a holder or a participant on the show. share your success (or not so successful) stories below!

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Wednesday

Reflections on my visit to 2010, Maker Faire

28Th september 2010 blogs in thumbs up no recommendations

Last week I wrote about the resurgence of the custom market.Just a few days later, I was on the 2010 Maker Faire in Queens, NY, a collection of people are doing things, and thousands of people who want to see it. CustomMade exhibited at the faire, and after only two days I have never been more convinced of the custom market viability.

We displayed a handful CustomMades craftsmen fine work at our booth, and so the throngs of people lodging in our booth to gawk. We expected people to see, but when so many of them approached us to learn more about who made these and custom process is like, I was pleasantly surprised by the answer.They were not just amazed at the quality of work, but freely opined on how useful custom process would be for them, many of them are frustrated by not being able to find what they need to present their home, and some take even a strong philosophical position against chain stores one humorous and noteworthy quotes was "I think IKEA is the downfall of our society". For many of our booth visitors it looked like a light just turned on in their minds, say things like "this is such a good idea, I do not know why I never thought of it before!"

The fact is, the idea of getting something custom made often overlooked as an option, but when presented as an alternative to convetional shopping methods, all trøde, it is so very sensibly. speak with this sample of people made me feel like, we can be relieved that so many are receptive to the idea of few elements custom made, but that we should constantly remind them custom as an option. We must increase our efforts in staying visible in the middle of the throngs of retail stores, and stay safe on the viability of hand-made, customized elements.

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Tuesday

The seat of the framework for a Maloof occasional Chair

1St October 2010 blogs in thumbs up 1 user recommends

   Some of my students and I reproducing a Maloof Occasional President, who has a tufted leather seat.  I have no information about Sam's design, and in particular whether he used a fixed or a traditional seat frame. I have decided to use a seat frame together with Maloof traditional joinery and back legs.  Here is the rough model of the Chair.I want to show the steps I used to create the model and in particular the seat frame. I also plan on using a packing slip seat insert, which includes the upholstery, and this requires another removable frame, sitting in a rabbet at seat as shown below.

Step 1: Develop the shape of the back legs

Sam wrote in an early fine træbearbejdning Magazine, about his process for building a rocker.This same article, he referred to a sketch showing different back leg shapes. This is shown below. I picked the most left for occasional Chair as this seemed to fit with the image of the Chair line and ARC. Use tools that I traced over the shape of the leg and created a face, as shown in blue color.

Step 2: Develop the shape side view of the Chair.

Using a photograph of the Chair and other information in fine træbearbejdning magazine article, I developed the shape side of the Chair seat, including arm, spindle and one front as shown below.

Step 3: Begin the creation of the Seat Frame

Note, however, that the seat is sloped agar from front to back, as shown by the seat face in the following illustration.I prefer before describes the model to the seat, adjust this face with red, green, and blue axis. This will make the modeling and regularly much easier.

Step 4: Re-align the seat face with SketchUp axes.

Choose the seat face to adjust the seat with the axes, and select the Rotate tool, click the mouse icon (the shape Protractor) on a corner of the face.Check the Protractor is the correct color (in this case, red) since the rotation will be around the Red axis.Click with your mouse on the other end of the face and then begin the rotation (upwards in this case). Rotate until you get a flag that you have reached the Green axis, as shown in the illustration below.

Step 5: use the push/pull tool to create the shape of the seat half size. Also you can start adding the cuts and arcs to represent the design of the seat of the perimeter.


Step 6: Determine the size of the seat now opening, which determines the width of the frame stiles and Rails; you can also add more detail joinery, and design. Please note that we are still working with only 1/2 of the symmetric model.

Step 7: make the components of the frame parts. then make a copy of the shape of half, flip, and connect to the original half. I have also adjusted width of stiles, and design of rabbets for insertion of the packing slip seat frame.

Step 8: Makes a packing slip seat frame to fit rabbets.

The first step in making the frame of the seat of the packing slip is to create a face before the opening of the seat frame including rabbets. This sets the limit for the packing slip seat frame, which is then used to develop the stiles and Rails as shown below.

I plan to upholster the packing slip frame also to the article in the latest copy of fine træbearbejdning. straps will then the remaining layers, including the top layer of the leather. I would also like to tufting introduce with buttons and string.

Tim
http://killenwood.com

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Jonesing for a hand tool fix? We have you covered.

I understand why the power tools are popular. They help you to efficiently and accurately. But sometimes the hand tool is a smarter choice. Nothing preps a surface for finishing, as well as the smoothing constant planet and no common is so beautiful as a hand-cut dovetail. In short, to do your best work should hand tools have a place in your shop.

I was lucky. I was exposed to early hand tools. I learned how to sharpen them correctly, and that is why I was able to use them to full effect.And my learning curve was shorter, because companies like Lie-Nielsen was turning out first tools that works right out of the box., it is probably why has a lot of you also caught hand tools error.

I am pleased to announce that starting in this issue you will find Handwork, a new section of fine træbearbejdning devoted to hand tool use.Calm, we'll cover Web site still operated elsewhere in the magazine, but the Handwork gives us a chance to cover the techniques and tools that can do it in otherwise.In line with our overall take on træbearbejdning, we will keep the Handwork practical. we focus on helping you make better furniture by showing you tools and techniques that make sense in a modern shop. and there is very little to cover, even though we are passing pit saws, adzes and other favorites of collectors and historical re-enactors.

Be sure to search for my new blog, also called the Handwork (FineWoodworking. com/extras), where I will bring an even broader approach — look at the new tools, hand tools interview users and decision makers, delivering quick tips and answer questions.

Michael Pekovich calls upon his years of experience in this issue (p. 22), makes the furniture to put together an overview of the tools 12 hand, he considers necessary for the fine Future issues træbearbejdning. Alf Sharp will use a few molding aircraft in order to make custom moldings and Garrett Hack to turn an ordinary bench chisel for an indispensable skew chisel. and it is just some of what we have in the shop!


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Monday

A couple of half-round tables

Reader's Gallery 3Rd. October 2010 blogs, in reader's Gallery thumbs up 2 users recommend our basic classic half round table motif

our basic ' classic ' half-round table motif

Photo: almost all of the photos dan mosheim

Will began the construction of a few of our ' classic ' half-round tables = in coloured cherries, black paint and curly maple. we have made perhaps 20 versions of the conceptual design of this year, 3-pin, 4-pin, paint and natural, paint and stain, all stain, etc., etc., but some reason, no one in the last couple of years … styles change, I guess. these clients purchased one of our cherry and burl dining tables around 10 years ago, and it was nice to have a visit with them by their Board, while we were working on the final design for the half-rounds. half-round tables involving lots of Nice templates and processes and will try to keep with the entire trade on my blog as we go … more and more photos, and process descriptions on my dorset custom furniture blog.

--dan, vermont http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/,
Design or plan to use: my own design-dan mosheim posted in blogs:, reader's Gallery, table, , hlaf round tables

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Sunday

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CarveWright CW005 Woodworking System, Version C

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CarveWright N01 Woodworking System

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Saturday

CarveWright 0013-03-0002773 Railroad Projects

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Friday

Carvewright Compucarve W/ Probe, Bit Set, CarveTight &amp; Heavy Duty Belts

Carvewright Compucarve W/ Probe, Bit Set, CarveTight & Heavy Duty BeltsThis is a revolutionary compact and powerful CNC woodcarving machine. The rising head and feed-through configuration accepts work pieces 14-1/2" wide, 5" high, and with proper support, nearly any desired length. Using the CarveWright woodworking system is as easy as 1-2-3. Design your project on the CarveWright Designer software (included). Choose from images in the CarveWright software library or import images from a source of your choosing. Upload the project to a special memory card and slide the card right into the CarveWright machine. After inserting the memory card into the CarveWright , the onboard LCD display will guide you, step by step, through your project. CarveWright can be used to perform a variety of functions such as routing, cutting, carving and jointing and has a patented "Quick Change System" that allows the bits to be easily removed and replaced. In fact, CarveWright will automatically choose the correct bit for your job and measure your work piece.The intuitive and easy to use PC or Mac compatible software package contains simple toolbars that allow you to manipulate your design on a 3-dimensional representation of your work piece. Images can be "dragged and dropped" onto the work piece display, allowing you to combine images, add text, size and re-shape, or adjust the carving depth. You can even draw your design using 2D drawing capabilities. The CarveWright Woodworking System comes equipped with everything needed to get started. Includes one carving bit, one cutting bit, two 1/4" bit adapters, vacuum bag, a bit removal tool, a CarveWright 0-45 degrees with programmer, CarveWright design software, & users manual.

Included is The CarveTight tough-as-nails spindle system upgrade. It's made from one solid piece of hardened ground steel to significantly reduce vibration, improve run out, run quieter, and enhance the overall quality of the CarveWright machine.

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Thursday

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The Compucarve is a compact and powerful Woodcarving Machine which measures a mere 15 x 18 x 26 inches. It's rising-head and feed through configuration accepts work pieces 14.5 inches wide, 5 inches high, and with proper support nearly any desired length. Though considered a woodworking machine, it is also capable of working with other soft materials like foam and suitable plastics.


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Using the CarveWright Woodworking System is as easy as 1-2-3.
1. You first design your project on the CarveWright Designer Software (included). You can choose images from an existing Library or import images into the software.
2. Next, you upload your Designed Project to a Memory Card that can hold several projects. There is no need to attach your computer to the Machine.
3.  After inserting the Memory Card into the Machine a LCD Display guides you thru the rest.
The machine can be used to perform a variety of functions such as routing, cutting, carving and jointing and has a patented Quick Change System that allows the bits to be easily removed and replaced. The Machine will automatically choose the correct bit for your job and measure your work piece.

Out of the Box, Ready to Go
The CarveWright Woodworking System comes equipped with everything needed to get started. Included with your purchase is one Carving Bit, one Cutting bit, two 1/4 Bit Adapters, Vacuum-Bag, a Bit removal Tool, a CarveWright Memory Card with Programmer, The CarveWright Design Software, and the User s Manual.

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Wednesday

CarveWright 0019-03-0002217 Carve Baby Blocks - Boy

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If it weren't for the "Carvewright N01", I'd be up a creek. This is the best woodworking machine out there.  I highly recommend it for any serious woodworker.