When I have a full day behind the computer, I usually feel like I need to make something or do something with my hands before I go home. This makes my day satisfying. If I have about 20 minutes spare (sometimes even during the lunch break), I sneak into the workshop and quickly turn a... Continue Reading →
So I finished up the hall table and delivered it to my Auntie before Christmas. We decided to use commercial pulls rather than me turn up 4 round pulls. Some people do not like, but my Auntie loves it - and that is all that matters. As you can tell by the last pictures, were... Continue Reading →
Turned a natural edge bowl out of African Olive. Really happy with this piece. The branch of the piece stayed on - super happy with that. Started like this. Had to take a fair bit of material away because of the pith. There was also a massive crack that ran straight though the bowl. I... Continue Reading →
Every year I try and spend some time with a wood master to improve and hone my skills. The 5 day Woodturning course was offered by the Sturt School of Wood again so I quickly enrolled again. This would be the 5th of 6th time that I have done this course with Richard. I find... Continue Reading →
Now that the carcass is finished, time to install the draws. I didn't use traditional draws and decided to use steel full extension ball bearing draw runners. The benefit of using full extensions is that you get to pull the draw all the way out to expose the whole draw rather than 3/4 of the... Continue Reading →
The next step of the process was to install a natural edge top onto the cabinet. Here is the cabinet with the top on it. The thickness of the top is currently 50mm (the thickness of the slab). I will need to machine the top down to 25mm. The width of the top is about... Continue Reading →
Legs are machined from 50mm x 50mm blanks. They are about 760mm long. They were tapered down to 25mm squares on the bottom and left as 48mm square on the top. I used a loose tenon to hold it all together. Festool Domino was a quick and easy way to get it all connected. Had... Continue Reading →
I was ask by my Auntie to make her a natural edge piece for the new house she had just built. With a open brief - there only requirement was to have a natural edge - no mention of table, no mention of draws, width, length, timber - nothing. It only had to include a... Continue Reading →
The cabinet is all done so I am now fixing on the veneer onto the MDF that will be the cabinet doors. It's going to be a frameless door so I can't use solid timber. Solid timber will warp and distort so it is unsuitable for a frameless door. I use a home made... Continue Reading →
Ok I'm back. I know it's been a long time since my last post. I was side tracked with my store moving premises and have been focusing in on Instagram and Facebook rather than blogging Well I am back into it so you will see me blogging regularly again. I'm at an exciting time in... Continue Reading →
