In preparation for the Christmas market I, for reasons that now escape me, rashly agreed to attend this year, I found myself in need of a proper display for my wares. What follows is a brief account of how the contraption came to be..
It’s starting to look like Christmas… ’twas early October, and the first Christmas products arrived in the stores. Another sign was that my wife started building stock for the Christmas market. This year, I’ll join in on the fun.
Ordnung muss sein. Jahwol, but how to achieve a low shop entropy? Let’s look at tool storage and -holders in general.
I recently purchased a Veritas skewed block plane, so I thought I could do a review of it. Some tools are essential, some are nice to have. And some are nice to have and become essential. This is one such tool.
We are bitten by the gardening bug big time, and especially growing veggies, fruits and (in time) berries. We did not have a greenhouse, something we really missed. So I built one.
Is sapwood sub-par to heartwood in oak? It is myth-busting time. Grab your beret or Bushman, and let’s dive into this rabbit hole.
Making spoons is a nice and relaxing thing to do with scraps. To me, sitting with a knife whittling on a piece of wood is a kind of therapy that cannot be matched! Here’s a review of a few tools for spoon making. And I am making a spoon.
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas… And I wanted to make a small box for my wife who does needle felting, to keep her needles organized.
We are renovating a bedroom so that Rosemine and Lilly get their own, separate rooms. The oak parquet floor had a huge dent which needed fixing. And I did it the hard, easy way. Because I can.
My band saw came with a mitre gauge. I do not use it all that much, but it sure is handy sometimes – so I need to keep it nearby. And why not go way overboard and make it in a complicated way? Why? Because I can.
