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The Manna card box

Posted on 6. February 2026 by vidar

Manna cards are small cards with a Bible verse printed on them. My wife bought a pack, and needed something to put them in. Was I reluctant to make one? Absolutely not!

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A sales display thingamabob

Posted on 12. December 2025 by vidar

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..

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Posted in Small items, Woodworking projects | Tagged beech, Display stand, rack

The Christmas Market products

Posted on 9. November 2025 by vidar

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.

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Posted in Small items | Tagged advent, calendar, christmas, cross, Gifts, market, necklace, oak, products, purple heart, white oak

In orderly fashion

Posted on 13. September 2025 by vidar

Ordnung muss sein. Jahwol, but how to achieve a low shop entropy? Let’s look at tool storage and -holders in general.

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos, Woodworking projects | Tagged chisel rack, clamp, f-clamp, shop infrastructure, tool holder

The big chisel tray

Posted on 9. August 2025 by vidar

The quest for a well organized shop continues, and this time I’m making a rack for the big chisels; my collection of Ashley Iles Bench Chisel MKII.

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos, Woodworking projects | Tagged Ashley Iles, Bench Chisels MKII, chisel rack, Chisels, shop infrastructure, tools

Sapwood – good wood?

Posted on 23. April 2025 by vidar

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.

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Posted in Information and nerdy rabbit holes, Woodworking projects | Tagged brinell, hardness, heartwood, oak, sapwood, wood strength

Tools for spoon making

Posted on 17. February 2025 by vidar

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.

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Posted in Product review, Small items, Woodworking projects | Tagged birch, carving, hook knife, Morakniv, Pfeil, sloyd, sløyd, Spoon, spoon knife, whittling

A needle container

Posted on 6. January 2025 by vidar

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.

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Posted in Small items, Woodworking projects | Tagged ash, christmas, container, friction fit, gift, hand tools, lid, needle, needlefelting, Present

The butt chisel tray

Posted on 21. November 2024 by vidar

My chisels have been living in a roll-up fabric pouch, which I have to unroll and place somewhere whenever I need a chisel. Not a very elegant solution, to be honest. Time for a chisel rack!

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos | Tagged chisel, chisel rack, dovetail, oak, shop furniture, shop infrastructure, Teak, tools

The miter gauge holder

Posted on 7. October 2024 by vidar

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.

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos, Woodworking projects | Tagged dovetails, miter gauge, oak, planing, shooting board, shop furniture, shop infrastructure

A small flush saw holder

Posted on 12. August 2024 by vidar

The saw till was completed recently, but I forgot to add a holder for my small flush cut saw. So let’s fix that.

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos | Tagged oak, shop furniture, shop infrastructure, tools

Fixing plastic blast gates

Posted on 29. June 2024 by vidar

Blast gates is necessary to block outlets and/or sections of the dust collector ducts. These cheap plastic ones are good, except when they clog up with dust so they can’t be closed. Let’s fix the problem!

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Posted in Shop furniture and gizmos, Tips, tricks and Techniques, Woodworking projects | Tagged blast gate, dust collector, dust system, shop infrastructure

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