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ScrollSaw Information and Resources #17: ScrollSaw Accessories ?????
So as Christmas is just around the corner the family has askled what TOOLS I want for Christmas. Well being a scrollsawer and loving to do smaller and smaller work I am looking for suggestions on new...
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Sharpening station #4: Waterstones travel pond (fitted in a plastic box).
Water stones travel pond fitted in a plastic box. But MaFe did you not already make one pond?Yes I did, but actually I made this one first, just did not like it when it was done, simply could not look...
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Cutting Board Design Software Demo Video
The cutting board designer is mostly finished now and I wanted to post a demo video and a link to the application which anyone can download and use for 7 days. I have sent temporary licenses to some...
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Boards. #2: What oil?
For years I used a special oil… Organoil WoodWipe… and then I discovered that the Mineral Oil touted in American blogs was available here as Paraffin Oil… the medical type found in Chemists… they both...
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The Basement #21: Cool Wood Finds - Mostly Exotics
A couple more cool Craiglists finds. The shop is full of new smells! Lignum Vitae, Cocobolo, Ebony, African Blackwood, Bloodwood, Yellowheart, Red Heart, Olivewood, Cherry, Pink Ivory, B & W Ivory,...
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Breadbox Class #3: Making the end pieces
Now we will make the end pieces for the breadbox. Start with your 7 1/2” by 8 1/4” pieces. They are probably the hardest part of this project so I will break it up into two parts. The first one will be...
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Handplanes #5: Ex Skews Me, Is that a block in your plane?
It is interesting how our focus can sometimes hide things from plain site (or is it plane site?). Following up the last post in this blog series I finally found a replacement #5 for my broken one. I...
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Turning a basic Elipse
I thought that the method used for the Textured Elipse I posted recently may be of interest to some of the “new to turning” folk, it is realy quite a simple process but accuracy with setting it up in...
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I am now firmly grounded...
I just had my breaker box upgraded yesterday. I was recently gifted with a used 4 seater hottub and have been busy with a few projects surrounding that (one being my first ever concrete pour of a 7×7...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #500: A Milestone
I can’t help but notice the number of the entry to my blog here today. If someone had told me that one day I would be writing a 500 (+) part blog I think I would have thought they were crazy. (Maybe...
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Spindle Sander
I picked up this Ryobi oscillating spindle sander yesterday on Craigslist for $30 with all the extra sanding tubes as shown in the photo. I saw this ad on Craigslist a week or so ago, and it was $45,...
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Setting Up Shop #6: I Can Do That, Chapters 1 and 2
So, I’m (slowly) working on building up an arsenal of tools to begin my woodworking, and more often than I care to admit, I find myself browsing through the Grizzly catalog or some website, making a...
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Tornado Bed #3: Side rails and hardware
With the head board and foot board mostly completed, it was time to move on to the side rails. All of the rails in this project are comprised of two 1x select pine boards glued together to form a...
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An Evening in the Shop #5: Shop Maintenance Day
Well I can tell already that not much “production” is going to be happening in the shop today. Today is “Shop Maintenance Day.” I sanded a project last night and through dust EVERYWHERE! So when I got...
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Thanks to Sheila... aka Scrollgirl and to all the LJs who commit random acts...
A few weeks ago, I got a message from Sheila asking for my home address… and promising not to stalk me if I gave it to her. Knowing how delightful Sheila is on LJ and in our PMs, I sent it along to...
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Re-Uses #4: A Miss
Here’s one that didn’t work. I picked up a bag of 1-1/4” hose at the hardware store that’s sold for sump pumps. Visually, it looks almost identical to 1-1/4” vac hose, almost. I had visions of using it...
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52 Weeks #41: Craft Fair coming quickly!!
Evening All, Just a brief bit tonight since I am working on more pieces for the craft fair. I did post a project earlier today. Was able to complete several cut up letter puzzles in the shop this...
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Crochet Box #3: Finished
I finished up the crochet box for my wife today and she seem’s to like it. The finish was several coats of oil/varnish and then wax on top. The inside I left untreated to preserve the wood smell when...
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A Chest to Remember
My grown daughter asked for a “hope chest” some time ago, so I reckoned it was time to comply. I made a quick drawing, then commenced to cut all the pieces needed. I assembled the main body just before...
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