Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 8, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january 1995 83 everything restored including Kitchen sink relentlessly updated House gets specially made fittings to return it to its colonial Era roots by Trade Rozhon times news service have always been people who buy houses with the i idea of returning them to the period i in which they were when Clark Frankel bought a 1787 Cape cod in a House that had been relentlessly he set about remaking no detail has been left including the Kitchen i he stripped the Walls to their Bare and added huge Chestnut 1 beams salvaged from an even ear her he ripped out 1950s Pine panelling and Laid new sideboard using salvaged antique attic he found early18th Century door latches and hardware and the Early doors to put them he had his Kitchen counter tops made from old pantry and he threw out the stainless steel sink in the Kitchen and commissioned a him carved Granite working with Harry a restoration contractor in he located Scott a soft spoken Mason who builds Stone Walls for a id never made such a big sink said but id Actu ally researched colonial Era Stone at the Quarry where he Majek found the perfect hunk of Saltan Pepper which he rough Cut with pneumatic drills and then smoothed put by hand with the same Type of chisels used in the 18th he spent weeks working on the 450pound chunk of when he he used a Plank to slide the sink from his pickup truck into Frankel he never did a sink but he had a great said a creative director at Young Rubi Cam in who bought his weekend House and Pond in 1988 and has been recreating both Ever the Cost of the sink about it was a terrific thing when they installed this big Frankel an elaborate underpinning of two yours was designed to hold it Broome when we set we set up a Rig of Guy ropes and and we used levers to get it in after it was Frankel asked How to age someone said to go Down into the because this is an old and dig some very Fine almost he i mixed this 18thcentury Sedi ment with boiled linseed Oil and made a he rubbed the paste into shards of Granite to test the it was sort of he because everything goes real when it came time to rub the i took rags and wiped it so that its clean on top the surface stays but deep Down inside the sediment he what i was doing was duplicating the aging process of what happens to go with the he found a Small antique two handled brass faucet that Cost it took an old school plumber an entire Day to in stall it on the wooden counter top in Back of the it Doest have the contemporary Frankel surveying the you cant Hook it onto an adapter for a but i kind of like and it certainly is something people notice the first thing they do when they walk in is go to the sink and the project plumbing and carpentry came to about Frankel then he laughed and added of i was crazy to do but i just Plain love Stone woodworkers renew interest in scroll saws choose from variety of courses i t t Thile hobbyists have always thrilled to the smell and versatility of work i in y ing with its scrolls Wing that is enjoying a special Renaissance these says Mel of Canadian scroll saws have been around for a very Long but in recent years there has been a vast increase of interest in this very versa tile shop says who is part owner 1 of Canadian the business recently added a new school of 1 the Canadian woodworker school of i woodworking has arranged seminars sat 14 and Cana Dian 1054 Portage help you add the skill of scrolls Wing to your Reper Toire of woodworking learn with master scroll saw specialist Mike i of who will conduct seminars and demonstrations on the use and versatility of this Crafty if the Handson seminars Are not your cup of the Ohio native will also be conducting demonstrations on 13 at the i come out and learn How to do All the Basic 1 to turn out even the smallest of intricate carvings like tiny Register for the seminars at Canadian for is not surprised at How pop ular the saws have it does things that no other machine can he while it cuts much slower than a it leaves a surface which does not need to be and incredibly detailed cuts i can be made to achieve a perfect i Wall four dimensional wooden wooden in Ayed table tops and a wealth of other projects can be hobbyists Are Only limited by their work from patterns found in or create your own a woodworking hobbyist since 1977 and scroll saw enthusiast for about 11 saw the potential in the portable saw years easy to learn scrolls Wing is very creative and rather Quick to he not like a piece of equipment like the lathe that requires practice to achieve a High level of Ordinary people in a Short time can do extraordinary Bodiker says its not unusual for participants at some of the seminars he conducts to be Able to eventually make Small carvings of six to eight inches tall inside of 10 in our fathers it would have taken a lot of he those taking part in the seminars can expect to Complete two to five different pro after taking a Basic introduction to the then the lessons Are designed to quickly bring everybody up to the same level of students will create fret work filigree As seen on some houses with wooden Jerry left and Jan Perras Are looking Forward to the classes on and May be Given the Opportunity to do a photographic Wall hanging carved in the instruction is designed so everyone from beginner to seasonal learn notes vital mom Jan Perras and her husband Jerry Are two people looking Forward to the saying take advantage of Canadian woodworkers special rate for two family Perras became a believer in the abilities of the scroll saw years ago when she saw some wooden crafts created by the tool in the win Dow of a downtown she took advantage of lessons the business offered in scroll saw then followed up by taking classes More recently at Canadian this past Christmas her basement was loaded with completed or partially completed pro attesting to her use of the a five foot Santa Claus adorned the family a larger version of the several smaller santas she and her husband Jerry Cre she was working on Christmas tree ornaments and made Good use of her scroll saw by carving out a Wall hanging of a Village Street Complete with pegs to hang clothes or other items for one of her three childrens she says she loves her Hobby and comes by it Jan Perras does much of her cutting on the scroll saw in the basement of the family while her son enjoys carving wooden decoys and her Mother inlaw and father inlaw also enjoy working in the family uses a variety of Woods for their from Ranger Board a pressed Board to a common Wood for scroll saw pro As a woman scroll saw one of a growing number of women who Are learning to use the versatile according to Perras says the Best part about the Hobby is the fact you dont have to be an artist to turn out worthwhile if i can do anybody can do she at the same she does admit that the painting of the projects requires a special those dropping Down to Canad an woodworker can also expect some instruction in How to buy a scroll while there Are different brands of scroll saws Canadian woodworker specializes in the Hegner Moore says there Are definitely a variety of machines capable of doing different Levels of anyone can use we sell units for use by children or and it does not matter whether the user is 10 or 80 years he or she can have a machines can be had in single two Speed or variable Speed the variable Speed is the dream he because it can Cut so much More than How about cutting stacked stacked cloth and even Glass do not expect to do these jobs on the cheap est machines because alignment and precise Blade along with variable Speed is necessary most users do not know the real potential of their he says an investment of Between and will get you started according to what you do and the budgetary the higher priced the machine the greater cutting capacity it will but it is not necessary to Purchase a High priced some great work is created on some of the lowest priced says Canadian woodworker school of Wood working is offering the following courses for january and they Are designed for beginning hobbyists looking for information on proper safety features of the tools and Handson techniques the table saw to 10 the scroll saw to 10 the biscuit Joiner to 4 the Router to 4 other courses include Wood joinery 3 monday 7 to 10 an introduction to machine Cut joints and related includes demonstrations using the table saw and Router to produce mortise and tenon and dovetail scrolling for kids 6 Satur Day 21 and and 4 four to kids learn How fun and Safe scrolling make miniatures or other must be 8 years and up and accompanied by an table saw techniques 9 Friday 20 and 7 to 10 for 3 Friday and 7 to 10 for 3 focus on saw Blade crosscutting and thin Sheet Mitringa and Router techniques 9 tues Day and 24 from 7 to 10 for 3 wednesday and 22 from 7 to 10 for 3 a versatile it can be used for pattern Edge Dading and joint Mak machinery basics 9 wednes Day and 25 from 7 to 10 for 3 monday and 27 from 7 to 10 for 3 Ideal for furniture makers wanting the proper use and safety techniques on the four major machines in your shop the Bandsaw and table understanding Wood 3 Friday 17 from 7 to 10 surfacing rough this course takes you through squaring and thic Nessing boards in preparation for furniture furniture basics 12 sat 21 and to 4 for 4 and to 4 for 4 Handson experience in proper techniques for dressing Hardwood biscuit Edge gluing and Edge profiling with a finished project of a Maple breadboard to take Cabinet making 12 monday and to 10 for 4 tuesday and to 10 for 4 learn to make Wall entertainment centres or China materials and planning and layout will be covered and demonstrations on hinge Boring and Assembly tech the Small woodworking shop 3 tuesday to 10 learn How to design and equip a woodworking woo turning 24 thursday and and to 10 for 8 fundamentals of the tools and demonstrations of proper sharpening Basic spindle and face plate sharpening techniques 3 wednesday 1 from 7 to 10 proper sharpening and maintenance of lathe introduction to carving 6 thursday 7 to 10 for 2 participants will learn How to carve a Duck using Woods and other mate rials will be woodcarving 18 monday and and to 10 for 6 students will learn various carving selection of tools and Anatomy of subject will be Basic Bird carving 18 thursday 19 and and 7 to 10 for 3 introduction to woodcarving using the carving knife and learn pattern Eye insertion and Basic painting while making a Small feathering techniques 9 tuesday and 7 to 10 for 3 students will practise drawing Feath ers and learn proper techniques of burning and scroll Canada 8 14 from 9 to 5 and this Handson seminar includes a review of the basics like Blade proper ten Sioning and cutting techniques As Well As detailed instruction on advanced techniques like Relief and recess Bevel Metal Minia Tures and compound Angle if your spouse joins a combined fee of will be the seminar will 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