| This blog is written by bobasaurus | 23 entries so far |
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Making a Folding/Pocket Knife #3: Scales and lots of shaping
Still working on this thing: Hand planing a bocote knife scale flat on one face and one edge. ...
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Making a Folding/Pocket Knife #2: Working the bolster, improving the locking bar, and adding a spring
My design calls for two thin (.010”) washers around the blade for easy movement. Unfortuna...
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Making a Folding/Pocket Knife #1: Layout, stock removal, and mechanisms
(This is mostly metalworking, though it does use wooden jigs and scales eventually) After buil...
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$3 Cambodian Spokeshave
On my recent trip to Cambodia, I picked up an interesting souvenir: I found this spoke...
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Sharpening Bench #1: Building a Sharpening Bench
Well, it’s been a disheartening day. My lifelong family friend and mentor in both woodwork...
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Pool Cue Rack #1: Drawing, Buying Wood, Some Dimensioning, and Dovetails
My machinist friend has done a few nice favors for me, including flattening the sole of my Stanle...
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Penguin Tool Chest #12: Finally Finished the Tool Chest
I finally managed to finish the tool chest a little over a week ago (I was on a trip this week an...
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Wooden Card
I made a wooden card quickly this morning for my cousin’s baby shower: http://imgur.com/...
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Big Box Store Find: Curly/Rippled Maple
I was at Lowes buying some evaporative cooler parts today, and stopped by the hardwood section fo...
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Penguin Tool Chest #11: Attaching the Lid and Final Sanding
I’m finally about done with the tool chest. After sanding the inside of the lid smooth, I ...
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Wooden Disc #2: I Exploded It :(
Well, right when I was about to finish the disc, it friggin blew up on me: http://i.imgur.com/...
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Wooden Disc #1: My First Comission: Wooden Disc Golf Disc
I sometimes make wooden disc golf discs for fun, since I play myself, and post pictures of them o...
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Penguin Tool Chest #10: Fitting Drawers and Making Mistakes
I finally finished dovetailing the last of the drawers. The next step was to sand the sides unti...
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Penguin Tool Chest #9: Slow Drawer Progress
My progress working on the tool chest has been very slow, mostly thanks to Colorado’s cold ...
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Railroad Spike Mortise Chisel
I managed to get hold of a couple neat old railroad spikes, and thought maybe I’d try turni...
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Penguin Tool Chest #8: Finishing the Carcass and Starting the Drawers
I finally managed to finish the last part of the carcass assembly by gluing in the vertical divid...
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Penguin Tool Chest #7: Dovetails and a Glue-Up
Today I sanded the drawer runners for a while, then worked on the vertical divider’s slidin...
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Penguin Tool Chest #6: Drawer Runners
Recently I’ve been making drawer runners for the tool chest (slow progress, I know). I sta...
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Penguin Tool Chest #5: shipwright-style Box Hinges
After seeing shipwright’s nifty wooden box hinge technique , I knew I had to try it myself....
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Penguin Tool Chest #4: Penguin Inlay
My Dad spent a year at the South Pole as part of his job. Ever since he got back, friends and re...
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Penguin Tool Chest #3: Turquoise and Internal Dividers
One of the bookmatched side panels of the chest had a large knothole that needed filling. I̵...
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Penguin Tool Chest #2: Routes and Many Dovetails
I wanted this toolchest to be fairly traditional, so I worked on the setup for wooden runners ear...
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Penguin Tool Chest #1: Design and Milling
I decided to make a fancy wooden tool chest as a retirement gift for my Dad. Fortunately, there ...
