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Charity sale : Yamada
A charity sale was held, and the earnings were kindly donated to our club. We sincerely thank you, Yamada.
Creating a small plane holder：SUGA56
Inner chamfering is usually done prior to gluing the frame, though this can be challenging with certain joints, like half-laps. In these cases, a specialized plane with a blade at the tip is required.
A holder that keeps a plane steady at a 45° angle makes chamfering easier and more accurate. SUGA56 made one himself, and, as usual, the finish looks amazing!
Creating and painting an A-shaped step stool：Umemura
The step stool Umemura made before was too small, so he built a larger one this time. To make it stronger, he added two stretchers between the top and the A-frame legs. This meant more angled mortise-and-tenon work, requiring careful precision, and the result is solid.
Although he planned to keep the step stool unpainted, his family requested a painted look. Since glue spots wouldn’t take the paint well, he used a darker finish to cover them.
He asked club members for advice on the best type of paint to use in situations like this.
How to clamp boards for edge-gluing projects：Dalton
To glue narrow boards together and make a wider board, you’ll need the right tools and some skills.
Since F-clamps and C-clamps were too short to be useful, square pipe bar clamps were introduced. Mr. Umemura also shared some useful tips to prevent the entire panel from warping.
Making a recorder case：Sakuya
Creating a sealed box first by attaching the top and bottom panels, followed by dividing it into a lid and body, ensures that the wood grain on the top and bottom remain continuous.
However, a difficulty arises in the cutting process: when sawing around the box, the endpoint can become misaligned.
Sakuya figured out a solution to this issue by not depending on the saw for precision. Instead, he created a 6mm-wide groove around the box and used the parallel walls of the groove to ensure accurate cuts.
Within the width of the groove, the cut can be made without concern for straightness, using a saw. Afterward, any burrs or uneven areas are shaved off up to the groove wall. Since the groove walls are parallel, the lid and body edges should align perfectly.
The presentation featured a demonstration of cutting with a saw. As expected, the cut was not perfectly straight, but it was completed successfully. Due to time constraints, this was the end of the demonstration. We look forward to seeing the results after the burrs are removed next time.
Creating a joint prototype with five-piece joinery：Sugita
The five-piece joint was created using the new vertical saw guide of the Sugita-style woodworking method, and the experiment suggested that this technique could be useful when applied to arms and joints.
