OAK CLOCK

THIS IS THE OAK CLOCK NOW FINISHED. ART DECO STYLE ,SOMETHING DIFFERENT! ONLY 4 3/4" INCHES HIGH..HAS BEEN OILED IN HOT LINSEED OIL. BOILED SOME LINSEED IN A PAN AND SOAKED OAK IN IT. LEFT [...]

OAK DESIGNS

THIS IS A  WATCH FACE OAK CLOCK CASE I AM MAKING AS YOU WILL SEE NOT ALL CLOCK CASE DESIGNS HAVE TO BE STRAIGHT. THIS ONE WILL BE AS I MACHINE IT AND SEE WHAT STYLE COMES TO MIND AS I [...]

A Square that Stays Put

From the “I need three hands” file: Sometimes when you scribe a line on a board with the guidance of a try square you need one hand to hold the knife, one hand to press the blade down [...]

TV FISH TANK

IF YOU COME ACROSS AN OLD TV SET OR SEE ONE AT A SKIP OR DUMP? AND YOU LOVE YOUR TROPICAL / GOLD FISH WHAT BETTER THAN A TV FISH TANK. SILLY BUT UNIQUE IDEA. NOWA DAYS WE ALL HAVE …

CIRCUIT BOARDS

TODAY I WENT PASS A SKIP AND FOUND A FEW OF THESE. OLD USELESS CIRCUIT BOARDS. IDEA CAME TO MIND AS I HAD A FEW CORK TILES OVER FROM A JOB,I  PUT PEN TO PAPER WITH A DESIGN? HAVE YET TO [...]

New Wooden Vise Screws From Lake Erie

When I built my French workbench five years ago I had two choices for the vise screws: steel screws from China or steel screws from Eastern Europe. The choices today are far better, with steel [...]

Clamp Camp

      I’ve got a lot of clamps, but they don’t take up much space. I simply drilled 5/8-in.-dia. holes through 3/4-in. plywood at a slight upward angle and glued in [...]

Expandable Parts Rack

            Expandable Parts Rack    When I worked on a big project, every surface in my shop used to get covered with stacks of parts. While visiting a [...]

Instant Surface

              Instant Surface   In my compact shop, everything has to be portable and stowable, including my work surfaces. Whenever I need tabletop space [...]

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