| This blog is written by paratrooper34 | 11 entries so far |
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A Keepsake Box for Izzy from reclaimed wood. #5: One journey comes to an end, another one begins.
Well, the box is finished. It was a long road for a small box, 25cm x 20cm. Yet I am proud to s...
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A Keepsake Box for Izzy from reclaimed wood. #4: Grooves and Splines!
Another productive day. I got the top and bottom finished up, cut the remaining eight grooves (a...
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A Keepsake Box for Izzy from reclaimed wood. #3: Long and productive day!!!
Ok, so next day, and another one closer to completion. I got a lot done today. I put the edge t...
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A Keepsake Box for Izzy from reclaimed wood. #2: Making nice wood from "garbage".
I spent the day making final preparations to the boards to begin making the box. I did final cle...
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A Keepsake Box for Izzy from reclaimed wood. #1: The Beginning
So I have a granddaughter who will be experiencing her first Christmas this year. She will be ju...
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Baby's Cradle #5: Down the Home Stretch and the Finish Line!
Well, it has been a long journey on this project and it is finally complete and just in time for ...
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Baby's Cradle #4: Dovetails and Fitting (And just a little bit of swearing!)
Well, I got the four sides cut and squared and shaped. The next step was to start the dovetail c...
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Baby's Cradle #3: A New Beginning
Well, this project has been on the back burner for a few weeks. Why? Because it was faulty and ...
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Traditional Sawbench
Hi all. This is a sawbench project that I documented to show how easy it is to make these things...
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Baby's Cradle #2: Day Two: Shaping the Carcass and Dovetails!
Ok, so day two now and big work today. I have the basic form of the cradle down and need to fina...
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Baby's Cradle #1: Baby's Cradle: A project done completely with hand tools.
Welcome Fellow Lumberjock, I am writing this blog as a testament to the joy and simplicity of ...
