PLANTER

USING ODDS AND ENDS  OF TIMBER,LEFT OVER FROM A PALLET.SIMPLE RUSTIC LOOK. 

Woodworking Tools

There are 11 basic woodturning tools used in wood working: roughing gouge, spindle gouge, bowl gouge, skew chisel, parting tool, hallowing tool, scraper, bowl saver, auger, chatter tool, and wire....

Traditional Woven Chair Seats

Weave Traditional Chair Seats Traditional techniques and modern materials produce attractive, durable results. by Tim Johnson Visit any antique or second-hand furniture store and you’ll find [...]

A trunk for my niece Part 3

The last stages of this fun job were to cut the plaque ellipse shape and install the plaque on the trunk. Notice that the middle letter ? received an exceptionally...

A trunk for my niece Part 2

After I laid out the letters' design, I started to establish a middle creek line on each of the letter's parts. To cut this creek you can use a marking...

HAPPY EASTER

WHY CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS? WHY NOT WOODEN/TIMBER EGGS?WILL LAST LONGER??LATHE MAGIC….

Taming the Wild Exer-Saw

  Taming the Wild Exer-Saw By Joe Johns Yes, it was a crisp autumn day indeed, however there are few days where I would consider the weather severe enough to...

LEGO LAND

THIS IS A LEGO BASE,FROM A CHARITY SHOP.CAME WITH ODDS AND ENDS OF LEGO BRICKS.NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYTHING.SO I USED THE BASE AS A DRILL BIT HOLDER.THIS WILL HOLD...

SCRAPER

OLD PLANE BLADE.MADE INTO A SCRAPER.IDEAL FOR REMOVING EXCESS GLUE WHEN YOU HAVE LAMINATED BOARDS.BLADE HAS BEEN GROUND FLUSH ON BOTH SIDE SO IT IS FLAT,THEN A PIECE OF TIMBER...