Woodworker | Musician | Artist | Maker
crafts
Most of the small projects I do wind up being repairs, but occasionally I try building or modifying something. As with the furniture, each project here is a way of trying to learn new skills and how to use specific tools, such as a scroll saw or various hand tools.
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Pine, fabric Roughly 7" x 5" Created a template from an image used to make the individual pieces cut with a scroll saw. Then, stained specific pieces according to placement and glued to a thin backing piece. Once the cover was assembled, finished with polycrylic and glued the rest of the album together using fabric. Inside, there is a standard 4" x 6" sleeved photo album.
Pine, fabric Roughly 7" x 5" Created a template from an image used to make the individual pieces cut with a scroll saw. Then, stained specific pieces according to placement and glued to a thin backing piece. Once the cover was assembled, finished with polycrylic and glued the rest of the album together using fabric. Inside, there is a standard 4" x 6" sleeved photo album.
Wood, paper, pastel. Roughly 12" x 6" x 6". Removed paint and finish from a pre-carved wooden box. Then fabricated identical foot from oak (not pictured), cut hole in the back for a music box, and added collage to the top. Finally, installed a hand-cranked, paper music box inside.
Wood, paper, pastel. Roughly 12" x 6" x 6". Removed paint and finish from a pre-carved wooden box. Then fabricated identical foot from oak (not pictured), cut hole in the back for a music box, and added collage to the top. Finally, installed a hand-cranked, paper music box inside.
Wood, paper, pastel. Roughly 12" x 6" x 6". Removed paint and finish from a pre-carved wooden box. Then fabricated identical foot from oak (not pictured), cut hole in the back for a music box, and added collage to the top. Finally, installed a hand-cranked, paper music box inside.
Red oak Roughly 2" x 3" x 1/4" Designed using two traditional Celtic cross patterns and cut with a scroll saw and Dremel.
Pine, cotton Roughly 2" x 1" x 2" Cut a rough shape on the scroll saw to remove bulk of material, then carved the contours of the ship by hand. Sanded and left unfinished.
Pine, cotton Roughly 2" x 1" x 2" Cut a rough shape on the scroll saw to remove bulk of material, then carved the contours of the ship by hand. Sanded and left unfinished.
Red oak, metal Roughly 15" x 6" x 1" Created a template used to scroll cut the clock body from a solid piece of 1/2" red oak. Drilled a hole and cleared out material from the back to house the clock mechanism.
Pine, unfinished I've only attempted turning a handful of things (currently the workbench isn't able to handle the amount of debris generated from wood turning). However, I did happen to make this little doodad when I was just messing around with the different tools. It doesn't do anything but sit there, but it is made out of a 2 x 3.
I had this wooden toy truck when I was a kid, and over the years it was subjected to the elements. Overall it held up, but the axles were the weak link. I was able to just pry out a lot of the missing wood with my fingers.
Once I removed most of the loose wood, I used a 1/2" chisel to remove everything that was still rotten and tried to create a suitable area to glue new material. I didn't want to remove the front contour or the bottom profile because I didn't want to have to rebuild it entirely (hence not cutting off the bottom portion entirely).