A REALLY loud noisemaker
Just in time for New Year’s Eve: the ratchet noisemaker. Annoy everyone! Read here for more information on my rattle.
Patterns by McLeanVA #2: One and Two.
Just a couple of pics of #1 and #2 and as you can see I downloaded the plans and have included them in the pics. #1.. Standard ZIG ZAG. #2 Thick & Thin ZIG ZAG Please note these are works in progress and are at this stage only a dry fit.. but wet with Mineral Turpentine to colour up…do not comment on gaps or misalignments until they are posted as finished projects..
Cutting Board: How To's #2: Zig Zag Cutting Board Patterns - Inspirational
I was absolutely overwhelmed by the positive response to my Zig Zag How To blog post yesterday, that I decided to brainstorm some possible combinations (on my lunch break) using the basic steps I outlined yesterday. All of the same techniques and steps apply, and really the only difference is the woods and measurements that make up the original “sticks.” Same rules apply to width = height. Length is up to you. Please experiment with whatever measurements and combinations strike...
Boards in the raw.....
Boards in the raw… unoiled… just so that you can see what the natural timber looks like without its usual coat of mineral oil…I will post these as projects when they are finished..I hope you enjoy my little slideshows… I have so much fun making them…and the boards..
A Tight Weave
I am still in the process of setting up the stage for the video presentation of routing out the Chip and Dip Lazy Larry in Silky Oak.. [lacewood for our American cousins].. But in a moment of inspiration, sitting in the Inspirational Chair… enjoying some cool aid…. read XXXX … I thought Why not a tighter weave…this is what I came up with.. a weave of Tasmanian Blackwood… with Silver Ash and Purple Heart accents… The last part of the slideshow has a fe...
Weave pattern LL Dip and Chip #2: Cutting and Gluing up the weave.
Here is the cutting and dry fit of the weave pattern…I sanded the lengths on the Jet 16/32 drum sander and cut the individual piece to length using an Incra Mirtre Express..You can see the Magswitch Magnets I am using as stop blocks… one long and one short…The pieces are kept in order they are cut so that the grain orientation is maintained… this makes the illusion…Enjoy the slide show of the actual glue up…Martyn… start to finish for the glue up̷...
Extremely Average #310: The latest chapter is ready...
Hello All, Here is the latest Henry Wood Chapter, I do hope it is enjoyable. http://extremelyaverage.com/2010/12/henry-wood-time-and-again-ch-21-condolences/ Brian
Double Step ala SPalm #1: Dry fit.
Bless me Father for I have sinned..It has been 25 days since my last cutting board post..As part of a Xmas order, I have started to make the illustrious Double Step by SPalm... thanks Steve.I selected some timber to make this with… Tasmanian Blackwood, Silver Ash and Queensland Maple… then went over to the table saw to set the blade to 60 degrees… bugger can’t find my bevel box… Oh well just have to take a wild stab and use one of the trivets I made that have 120...
150 [Cutting] Boards by the end of September. #11: Day 12
HELLO there, morning coffee drinkers.. here is the news from downunder.Today I took delivery of another 2 pallets of the European Wild Cherry.. had to find space to unload it all.Managed to unload one pallet before the rain came in… covered the other pallet with a tarpaulin., that took some time from my day. Then the sun came out.. figures hey. As you may or may not have read ….. I posted a tutorial on how to make a tumbling block board in endgrain. That took a little of my da...
How to make a endgrain tumbling block butcher block board!
Hi guys ,, I had a request to make a tutorial with regards the endgrain Tumbling Block Design.First off,.., You need to decide the size of the blocks…. for this example I used 1” stock… Or something similar.. actually just over .. once dressed. Set the blade of the table saw to 60 degrees.. a bevel box makes this simpleI use the INCRA fence system so it is easy to rip bevels off side of the blade.Once the bevels are ripped measure the length of the bevel and move the f...
