tjk <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I saw a bookstand at a local museum carved from a single piece of mahogany.
Try an Islamic bookshop. This is a traditional pattern for a Koran
stand.
To make your own, the hardest part seems to be making the two deep
stopped resaws accurately. I didn't have much trouble with the hinge
itself. Mine was in lime (basswood), because I've got lots of it and
it's easier carving.
Kurt <[email protected]> wrote in
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> tjk <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
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>> I saw a bookstand at a local museum carved from a single piece of
>> mahogany. It reminded me of the exercise for newbies, to make a
>> pliers the same way. I'm looking for information on how to make
>> this bookstand. Can any one help me out here?
>
>
> Roy Underhill did an episode of the Woodwright's Shop where he carved
> a bookstand from a single piece (also showed pliers, ball-in-wood,
> etc. examples of whittling). IIRC, the basic ideas are covered in
> "Whittling and Woodcarving" by E.J. Tangerman (all of my books are
> still in storage until I find a job and can get a place of my own
> again... otherwise, I'd go look it up directly). I expect many if not
> most books on whittling would cover the subject to some extent.
>
> Kurt
Kurt:
Thanks for the tip. I never thought of whittling! I'll go look up the
Tangerman book at the library.
Thanks,
Tjk
tjk <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I saw a bookstand at a local museum carved from a single piece of mahogany.
> It reminded me of the exercise for newbies, to make a pliers the same way.
> I'm looking for information on how to make this bookstand. Can any one
> help me out here?
>
> TIA
>
> TJK
It's in one of Roy Underhill books. I've forgotten which one. I might
be able to check when I get home if you're interested.
H
tjk <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I saw a bookstand at a local museum carved from a single piece of
> mahogany. It reminded me of the exercise for newbies, to make a
> pliers the same way. I'm looking for information on how to make this
> bookstand. Can any one help me out here?
Roy Underhill did an episode of the Woodwright's Shop where he carved
a bookstand from a single piece (also showed pliers, ball-in-wood, etc.
examples of whittling). IIRC, the basic ideas are covered in "Whittling
and Woodcarving" by E.J. Tangerman (all of my books are still in storage
until I find a job and can get a place of my own again... otherwise, I'd
go look it up directly). I expect many if not most books on whittling
would cover the subject to some extent.
Kurt