583 days ago
by PurpLev |
12 comments »
It all began when I was building my workbench (blogged here). I was using my first (dedicated woodworking tool purchased) #5 BORG buck-bros Jack plane and it broke. It was working quite well after I learned to tune it, but the materials it is made of are just too weak and flimsy and the yoke that controls the blade travel just broke and became useless:
I was bummed, but hey it was a good learning experience, and I have been keeping an eye open for a replacement #5 ever since. not reall...
Read this entry »
748 days ago
by Chris Davis |
2 comments »
CONTEST: Ever wanted to build you own murphy bed. Email me the answer to the following question and I’ll send you the plans. [QUESTION: On the cut list for the do-it-yourself kits, what is part “F”.] This can be found on the website wwbeds.com
Three steps: 1. Find it; 2. Email me the answer; 3. Goto my facebook page and put “Found it” on the comment.
EMAIL the answer to chris@wwbeds.com and let me know on my facebook page that you found it. THERE CAN ...
Read this entry »
779 days ago
by spunwood |
6 comments »
Well, I was getting ready to assemble a 16×20 frame, when I realized that the woman who ordered it needed to give input on the finish.
While inspecting it, a piece just fell off with the sligtest tough from my finger. I didn’t think too much about it and threw it somewhere.
After showing my wife, her first response was, what happened there? Well, I thought it made it look more rustic, but apparently too rustic because that was the first response of the woman I was selling...
Read this entry »
1144 days ago
by Broda |
3 comments »
Hey everyone,pretty good score this time (for me anyway)
My dad and I were out looking for some turning wood this afternoon. We’d been looking for ages when I suggested we have a look up a track where we found THIS last time. Good suggestion….
this is what I took home-
this one weighed about 15 kg (33 pounds) Saw for scale
this one weighs about the same, but its a bit shorter
the beast- this one’s under 2 ft but weighs 25kg (55 pounds)
This was ...
Read this entry »
1448 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
5 comments »
Sheesh. Good thing I have a truck now.
I saw a note on craigslist today (online classifieds) that a guy had put “10 to 15 more” eucalyptus logs out in the alleyway behind his house. LA is all blocks split in half by access alleys big enough to drive 2 cars through (barely). The Google directions were a little wonky (didn’t name one of the roads, had me lost for an hour), and so a 47mi. round trip turned into a 75mi. round trip, and there were an incredible number of cop d...
Read this entry »
2007 days ago
by RobS |
11 comments »
“The inner compasses of the mind must encircle the whole quantity of material beforehand” – medieval poet Geoffrey de Vinsauf.
Here’s a few before shots, as in before I know what I want to make with them….
..and…
That’s a soda can in the middle for reference…
• In the forefront are two old pieces of wood that I found next to a creek, they may be old bridge boards as they had several 20 penny nails in them, are almost 3 inches thick, almost 12 inches wide and...
Read this entry »
2085 days ago
by RobS |
14 comments »
After a seemingly successful beach driftwood project earlier this summer, I knew that the next trip to the beach would include a hunt for more treasures, perhaps even ones of the slightly buried variety. Again the family returned to Sargent and again the Texas tides did not disappoint.
My wife actually went to the beach with the kiddos a day prior to me and upon seeing her later that evening; she said “I saw a piece of wood you may be interested in.” “Cool!” I said, thinking that I have ...
Read this entry »
