Now that I had my thick-walled hollow wooden form built, I had to draw the curved outline of the finished shape onto two adjoining faces of the form. The process is very straightforward. The [...]
THESE ARE THROWN AWAY EVERY DAY . SO WHY THROW ? WHY NOT RECYCLE WASTE CARDBOARD TUBES??? NO USE TO ANYONE ? BUT TO ME IDEAS/ DESIGNS ??? BASIC TOOLS AND GLUE REQUIRED…THE ROUND SEAT?? [...]
Wrench/spanner through wood a bigger than normal spanner/wrench.As always no joins /cuts . This one took 5 hours to perfect and has amazed a few people here in the UK. Timber is 12 inches x [...]
Selecting "Best of Show" awards at the San Diego "Design in Wood" exhibition on behalf of Woodwork and American Woodwork was a challenge. As I described in my last blog, the [...]
Old one was getting a bit beat up, one grandBRAT needed a desk for HIS computer. Decided to make a new bottomhalf, and just re-use the small hutch from the old [...]
i needed a few planes for the shop. Decided to go visit a few “thrift stores” in my area. Found a few rusty, CHEAP planes. Just needed some work to [...]
The wrench through solid 1 inch plywood .This will be going to a museum in the north west of england this week for showcasing. Took 2 hours to do but this still amazes people world wide. [...]
REMEMBER THOSE KNOTS I HAVE BE COLLECTING AS AND WHEN THEY FALL OUT OF THE PALLETS … ALSO A OAK COFFEE TABLE MADE FROM AIR DRIED OAK .THE BACK OF THE TABLE HAS FIXING SO IT CAN BE FIXED TO [...]
