RUBBISH SKIP
THESE ARE AROUND WORLD WIDE . YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU COULD FIND IN THEM ??? OR WHAT YOU CAN MAKE FROM YOUR FIND ? YOU WONT KNOW TILL YOU DIVE IN AND FIND OUT .. LANDFILL SITES BEWARE ? …
v8 engine wine rack
scrap yard ideas work wonders mainly breaker yards.?? ideas galore .see what your imagination can do for you.???????…
PALLET ARBOUR
THIS WAS MADE FROM 9 X PALLETS 4X4 TOOK 3 WEEKS IN MY OWN TIME. SUMMERS COMING MAYBE SOMEONE MAY BUY IT. AS ALWAYS LINSEEDED TO LAST IN ALL WEATHERS . ALL FIXINGS ARE STAINLESS STEEL [...]
Restoring a compass part 2: Threading the new stem
Threading is the mechanical operation of removing material from the exterior of a cylindrical shape in order to create a helical thread. The newly formed stem at the base of my old compass's [...]
Restoring a compass part 1: What went wrong and how I decided to repair it.
I love to use pencil compasses in my woodshop. Unlike regular drafting compasses, which are fitted with fragile lead that tends to break easily, pencil compass are [...]
A Pause in the Hostilities
I finished yesterday fitting the three bottom drawers to the Campaign Secretary I’m building and I started in on building the gallery – it’s all dovetailed now. I’d be quite happy with my [...]
Straight from the Frenchman’s Mouth
Can we not agree that I am not of sound mind and body? Yup? OK, read on. Last year I commissioned blacksmith Peter Ross to make a holdfast for me that was made as close as possible to Andre [...]
Frame and Panel Hope Chest
Frame & Panel Hope Chest Mortise and Tenon Joinery the Easy Way by Tom Caspar I used to struggle with mortise and tenon joinery. I tried every new system that came along, but they all seemed [...]
Greene & Greene’s Thorsen House
When you think of the work of Greene & Greene, you usually think of Pasadena, Calif. Pasadena is home to the Gamble, Blacker and Robinson houses, and there is a fantastic collection of the [...]
Good Wood Species for Tool Chests
I’ve seen a lot of vintage tool chests in my travels, and most of them have been made of pine. What kind of pine? Hard to say. Most pines look the same when they are covered in paint, dirt, [...]
Slot & Spline Paneled Door
Slot & Spline Paneled Door Hands down, the easiest way to make a frame-and-panel door. By Tom Caspar Purchase the complete version of this woodworking technique story from AWBookstore.com. A [...]
Secret to planing end grain?
Is there a secret to planing end grain? Is a low-angle block plane required? I don’t think so. My trusty wooden smoother does a good enough job for me. What you need to plane end grain is a [...]