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This winter my son suddenly gained an interest in playing chess. Got him a set and we are now at the point where he is beating me.. But: As much as i I love the logic and beaty of the game itself the chess piezes and boards that are available are either baroque overdetailed or kitch ones made...

...It's more due to getting some turning practise and learning proces… I've got some very good advices, tips and practise from my LJ buddy Marijan, nickname ZAGREB, skilled woodturner, who told me that never sand bowl interior with hands -rather use something like this. So I decided to make some...

Hello friends. Today I made a bowl of hornbeam, on the workpiece there was originally a crack and I decided to decorate it with a cord. Here is a link to the manufacturing process

Guksi is traditional northern Scandinavian drinking cup, mainly made of local birch. I made it of one piece of hornbeam wood, on lathe and bandsaw, with lot of sanding on sanding disc and oscillating spindle sander. Dimensions : 8cm inner diameter, 6.5cm height. I finished it outside with wood...

Rustic salt/paper or oil/vinegar stand - bottom part was made of hornbeam firewood roller piece, cut in half, upper part of stand made of firwood/pine and handle is part of old barrel hoop. Holes are 64mm diameter to fit various types of small bottles. Finish oak coloured coating.

Here are what I like to call the perfect mallet set…. well for me they are made custom by me for me! Locust, Maple and Hornbeam, oh my! Wood mallets are great every shop needs them, but are a bit expensive for my tastes when you can make them yourself. Plus your chisels love them too, because...

Material: Walnut and Hornbeam Measurements: 15.75"/27.56" or 40cm/70cm

Feeder is made from red cedar. It has a storage bin in one end that holds nuts or corn. The top is hinged to allow access to the feed bin. I covered the roof with roofing metal before making individual cedar shingles. I knew the shingles would leak so the metal under the shingles won't let...

I was visiting my parents house recently and took pictures of some thing that I made long time ago. A vase / pencil holder from English oak (Quercus robur). I cut this burl from a large fallen tree. It formed around the base of a branch, which was almost completely rotten. I cleaned the inside...

Ok fellow LJ's, here it is! As I said when I posted the "Iron Fist Plane", "I have another to show." It is an old mustered out plane, and I refurbished. Originaly it is a Ulmia hand plane, but I decided that instead of the usual old style grip I thought I could turn a tool into a bit of a...

So, here is the other plane that my friend and I worked on. It is a more "Viking" style dragon, I thought since I posted mine, I could post his as well, since we did both my dragon plane and this one at the same time. He did all the carving on this one and I helped him do some of the...

The first is a Spalted Hornbeam and measures 6" X 2 3/4" . This also gained a 3rd place in a competition. Turned with a bowl gauge and scraper to finish. Chucking point removed after reversing to leave a slight foot to raise the bowl a little. Sanded from 240grit down to 600grit then 5 coats of...

Hello there ! I made this hornbeam box with my husband Sodabowski (thank you for the photos!) :) This box was first hollowed out with the drill press, then finessed with a chisel. The finish is linseed oil. The button is a chunk of a palm nut.

Hi guys, i will share with you another plane project, it all starts on a sunday night with a glass of fine wine and a drawing: I made the body out of hornbeam, a wood used by german and dutch plane makers its hard and wear resistant, i had a small scrap board of the stuff, the body i choose...