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Monday, December 18, 2017. Instagram is Easier than Blogging, and a Jewelry Box. But this box is not my first delving into the Arts and Crafts form. There was also a dining table made in Cuban mahogany prior to this project. Enjoy the up coming holidays and try to fin.

Floor Lamp Project and Some Design Inspiration Tools. Posted on March 6th, by Andy Brownell in Design. Lessons From An Unemployed Woodworker. Posted on February 26th, by Andy Brownell in Around the shop.

The top is flattened using a hand plane. This short sentence represents a lot of work; a commercial cabinet shop would run the top through a huge drum sander. I ebonized the legs using a concoction of vinegar and steel wool. To deepen the color I added two coats of ebony oil stain. I planed off the finish and tried again. Sometimes you have to eat humble pie.

Working wood in my spare time. Home remodelling has been keeping me busy. I have mostly completed my workbench, but never got around to posting about it. Here is a photo essay showing the remaining construction. Chamfer on bottoms of legs. Short rails marked for wedges. Drilling relief holes for wedges. Instead, I got so.

Thursday, 1 April 2010. Just a few images of my recent works. Friday, 12 March 2010. Scots Are Frugal,Not Mean. At first glance this might seem like just another ordinary bench grinder. Well,that is exactly what it is. In fact,this particular grinder is considerably simpler in structure than the machine I pulled out of the box. 5 years or so ago whilst enjoying an excursi.

Wood into Gold, and Other Tales of Transformation, Part 4. How better to celebrate marriage than with Viking helmets and shattered wine glasses? In this fourth and final installment, the plan was to make my ring from whatever gold was left after making her ring. But alas, I did not have enough gold left to make a whole second ring. Buy more gold, or make my ring out of something else.