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Woodwork
You’re rarely going to see anything new or creative come from me in this category. I enjoy woodwork, but it’s certainly not something I’d ever claim to be proficient (or even remotely proficient) at. Most of the posts in here will be pointing to people who are much, much better than me at creating amazing things out of wood.
Apr 242007
May 032006
This small crib board box was a fun project. The top of the box, which holds the pegs, acts as the lid and the board.
The box is made of walnut, and the lid/boad is made of Australian lacewood.
Mar 142005
Intarsia woodwork is a little bit like doing a puzzle, except you design the puzzle, cut out the pieces, shape them and paint them before you put the whole thing together.
The other difference is that intarisia lets you create depth — more of a 3D puzzle than a traditional 2D one.
I do most of my intarsia work using cedar. It’s a nice soft wood that’s easy to work and it takes stain easily. Some people also use different types of wood, resulting in amazing multi-coloured, multi-grained works of art. Adding shaped stone, plastic, metal or anything else can add to the look (and the time!)
Jan 142005
Woodworkers probably have more tools (toys?) to choose from than any other hobby or craft. The range of jigs and tools designed for a specific need are mindboggling. They’re not cheap, either.
So, needless to say, I hummed and hawed about buying a pocket hole jig for close to a year. When I finally bought one, I wished I hadn’t waited so long.
I looked at several different pocket hole jigs, and decided on Kreg Tool’s K2000 model.
This model comes complete with everything you need to very easily and very quickly do pocket hole joinery.
This was the first time I’d ever attempted pocket hole joints, so to have the jig set up, and a cabinet face frame assembled in less than half an hour was very impressive.
Granted, pocket hole joinery is never going to replace the aesthetics of perfect dovetails or even finger / box joints, but for a solid, “behind the scenes” joint, it’s tough to beat.
And, while you don’t necessarily NEED a jig to create pocket holes, the Kreg K2000 lets you create the holes and joints extremely quickly and accurately. (And I need all the help I can get with the accuracy…)
Oct 212004
Turning wood on a lathe has to be one of the most fulfilling things you can do when working with wood.
You can see the results quickly, you can easily turn different shapes, the sound and the feel of the chisels cutting through the wood have a rhythm unto themselves and you don’t have to worry about cutting straight lines!
That’s not to say that turning wood is easy. The wood can come off the lathe if it’s not mounted properly. The chisel can get caught on the wood if you press too hard — especially when first starting to shape the wood from a square or rectangular block — and turning wood makes a lot of mess.
May 122004
Don’t laugh… This 300+ lb palatial retreat, featuring an oak toilet seat, oak toilet paper holder and iron hardware was impressive.
Built at the request of a good friend, it even survived being (unintentionally) launched out of the back of my pickup truck along the highway at over 120 km/hr. The only damage was some slight “road rash”.
