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The Creche (manger) #2: The Frame
Moving right along. I have milled all the pieces and have run up a few dry fits to get my construction sequence ironed out. Thanks to the sketch up model, the pieces turned out well measured and cut...
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The Creche (manger) #3: The Star of Bethlehem
OK, this blog is actually a post script to the finished project that I posted earlier this week. I thought that it would be nice if I crafted a wooden star to put on the top of the creche during...
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The Creche (manger) #4: The Star of Bethlehem - Done!
Well, I came up with a solution for paring the star and here is how it came out:.first I cut out the pieces to their overall dimension and cut 45’s on the intersecting ends,....then I pin nailed some...
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Quick Fix?
Well, I stepped in it again. I took on a non-remunerative commission (a favor) to repair a two seater patio rocking chair that the (client) said had sagged a bit in the corner of the seat. My first...
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Quick Fix? #2
It’s been just over 3 months since I first posted this blog to fix the wife’s patio rocker. It was so daunting that I put it out in the yard and busied myself with a couple of new projects, but it kept...
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Quick and Dirty Easel
Actually, I’m finished with this little project, but I didn’t want to post it as such since it only took about 2 hours to complete and I am not going to “finish” it. Well anyway, I’m in charge of...
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Creche #2 #1: Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Creche (Sort of)
Actually, the inspiration came indirectly through his son John, who developed Lincoln Logs ® and who’s design I slightly amended. OK, the joinery technique is really just half lapped joints, but I...
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Creche #2 #2: Construction completed
Things move along quickly as long as employment doesn’t interfere. Actually, I am transitioning into retirement and it is not taking much effort. As you may have noticed in the first blog, the ½”...
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Creche #2 #3: Thought I was Done!
I presented the “finished” Creche to the wife for her artistic additions. Needless to say, I wasn’t finished. It needed a back wall. OK, back to the shop. In keeping with the design criteria (leftovers...
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Large Center Finder
A few months back, I constructed a small center finder out of scraps to mark centers on some round stock for further turning of round tenons. No big deal. However, last week the surveying firm that I...
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Tool Gloat - Stanley No. 45
I have a friend who spends countless hours and miles looking in old barns chasing down old Volkswagens and Porsches and sometimes comes upon old hand tools that are given to him. He brings me the...
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Tool Gloat - Unimat SL 1000
Went to a “pre” yard sale today and picked up a few items, but this I couldn’t let pass by. It’s all there except the drive belts and should probably be cleaned and re-lubricated. It came with bits,...
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Missal Racks (non military) #1: Well on my Way
It’s been a good spring so far, I took on a project for my local parish church to replace all the old beat-up missal racks behind the pews that have been falling apart after 85 years of use. Over the...
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Missal Racks (non military) #2: Done! (almost)
My 1 3/4” oval head #8’s came in last week and I got back on task. Soliciting help from 2 friends, we spent about 9 man hours cleaning off the old racks and installing the new ones. Using bees wax as a...
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Cabinet Conversion (pc:Repurposing) #1: It's a start - maybe
Between honey-do’s, I am taking on a project that the client is actually willing to pay for my time and materials to convert an old cabinet into a wine/liquor cabinet that he hopes to sell on e-bay or...
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Cabinet Conversion (pc:Repurposing) #2: It's a go!
Well, the good news first; the client wishes to proceed with the conversion! The bad news is the client wishes to proceed with the conversion. I can no longer think about it, now I have to do it. The...
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Cabinet Conversion (pc:Repurposing) #3: Finishing up
Started up again after returning from the Reno Air Races by jointing the edges of some 3/4” Beech boards and dowel/gluing them up into wider boards for the cocktail box and vertical divider. The...
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Cabinet Conversion II #1: Another Re-Purposing Commision
My client like the last conversion so much, they want to do another, this time an old oak icebox but with structural issues that need to be addressed first. It seemed like an interesting project, so I...
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Cabinet Conversion II #2: Oops - I mean "prototype"
Been working off and on planning and building the wine racks to be inserted into the icebox cavities. I precut all the parts with all precisely measured dadoes and added a 1/8” bevels on appropriate...
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Knee Vise - Tool Gloat (Fail)
A few weeks back I found an old knee vise attached to an outdoor work bench while helping a friend clean out a yard. Asked if I wanted it or else it goes to the dump, I brought it home (spiders and...
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