Clandestine Tool Chest

      I transformed this dresser for my daughter, who didn’t like the way her husband’s metal tool chest looked in their apartment. For these newlyweds, shop space [...]

Ipe – Wood or Metal?

Ipe – Wood or Metal? By Tom Caspar Ipe (pronounced E-pay) is a South American wood as exotic as its name. When you hold a piece, you know it’s something...

NAPKIN RINGS

NAPKIN RINGS ONE IS LAMINATED WITH SOLID BRASS RINGS OTHER IS OAK BRANCH TURNED. BOTH 2 1/4 DIA.THE BRASS WAS AN OFFCUT FROM A HEXAGON BAR 3 INCH LONG. SO...

MDF SPIRO SNOWFLAKE

MDF SNOWFLAKE MADE USING SPIRO GRAPH AS TEMPLATE. 3 MM MDF WAS USED. AND A FRET SAW. TIME IS A VIRTUE. THESE PIECES CAN NOT BE RUSHED.TAKE YOUR TIME MAKING...

How to get Flat-footed

One of my favorite advertisements shows a guy with a handsaw staring at a chair that has legs that are about 4″ long. In his efforts to stop the chair...

SPIRO PATTERNS

JUST ONE OF MANY PATTERNS? IF YOU HAVE A SPIROGRAPH USE IT TO SPIRO A PIECE OF TIMBER THEN FRETSAW IT OUT. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.YOU ONY NEED A FRETSAW AND...

SPIROGRAPH

FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER THIS? GET ANY TIMBER 10 X 10 X 1/2 INCH DO A SIMPLE PATTERN? AND IF YOU HAVE A  FRETSAW CUT OUT THE PATTERN/ DO ANY...

CUBE AND CORD PUZZLE

NOW YOU HAVE YOUR CUBE AND CORD READY? THIS IS HOW YOU DO THE PUZZLE.  1/ MARK CENTRE OF CUBE 2/ MARK CENTRE AGAIN AT SIDE OF CUBE?  3/  TOP...

THE WELSH DRESSER

MADE FROM OAK .THIS TOOK 5 WEEKS TO MAKE PLUS 3 WEEKS FOR OAK TO FULLY DRY OUT.AS I BOUGHT THE OAK IN SAWN BOARDS .THIS IS ENGLISH DRIED OAK....