A few simple craftshow type projects

hey Dale
a nice variety of cool projects

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Those are beautifully done. I especially like the hairdryer box ones. They look so precise and nicely/cleanly finished that I feel like I’m running my hand over them just looking at them. Great work!

-- Mike, American in Norway

Nice job on all of them …The heart is awesome : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

I would think the hair station would be popular.

-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.

I like the curling iron holder. I have burn marks in the carpet in my daughter’s bedroom from curling irons. This gives my an idea.

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Thanks for all the comments. I just want to add something I learned. The lid on the box of the first curling iron holder pictured has warped just slightly because I didn’t think it necessary at the time to put the poly finish on the inside of the box. As I’ve learned since, and a lot of you already know, putting finish on just one side of something allows it to absorb moisture on only one side and therefore warp. And where is this thing? In a bathroom of course where every time someone showers it turns into a steambath. Both of the curling iron/hair dryer holders are made from poplar by the way which seems to absorb moisture pretty quickly.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

You have made some very nice things, I especially like the collapsible heart.

I’ve seen bowls made like this, but not something unique like the heart.

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I’ve been thinking of some collapsable things for years… haven’t done it… yet…

What angle do you use? I guess there is a function of angle & wood thickness…?

Do you think a band saw would workout?

Very NICE work!

Thanks.

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Joe, for 3/4 wood, I used a 3 degree angle. More, and it won’t open much, less and some of the layers don’t catch and leaves gaps. I don’t know about a bandsaw, maybe with a 1/16” blade? Thanks for the comment.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

Aren’t your scrollsaw blades super thin?

Typical BS blade is less than 1/32” but not as thin as a scrollsaw blade.

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Yes, the scrollsaw blades I have are way thinner than my bandsaw blade, but I only have the 1/2” resaw blade so I didn’t know how thin the smaller ones might be. I believe with the thicker kerf you could still do it but you would need to increase the angle a lot more than 3 degrees so the bottom of the piece will catch on the top as you spread it open.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY