WAL Specialty Woodworking: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Band Saw Insert - borrowed from Blogthetoolstore.blogspot.com

Go to blogthetoolstore.blogspot.com to get the rest of the story.

a great idea from a great web site.

woodgears.ca is the original site for this and many other ideas.

Friday, February 25, 2011

in progress: Knitting Needle Box

Open box with tray that fits inside

Closed and as yet unfinished box.
I am planning to stain it in a walnut browns. The elm takes water based stain well.
Come back in a days or two and see the results.
cheers,

Monday, February 21, 2011

Patron Saint and Oak and Cedar Clock

Patron Saint of all Workshops

Latest Project for Textures

This fellow is the patron saint of many a work shop. Where would we be with out cookies to have with our coffee. Coffee time is think time for me. When my frustration mounts to audible colourful language it is time for a coffee and a rethink.

The clock is about 10 inches square and has a battery movement. I like the clean numberless face rather covering the grain with numbers or other forms of marking. For me it is all about the grain, the finish is several coats of blond shellac . Even the cedar framing has some grain of note when finished with shellac.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Borrowing From Blogthetoolstore.blogspot.com

This blog (WAL Specialty Woodworking) and blogthetoolstore.blogspot.com are both my blogs and the toolstore blog is going to lean heavily toward wood working and the like while WAL is going to get more personal as time goes on.
Blogthetoolstore.blogspot.com is a blog that is sponsored and so must be kept more active and up to date than my personal blog. Therefore the sponsored blog will get first attention until a routine is established. Fear not....I shall not run out of things to talk about.
Actually I have third blog. brantdistrict.blogspot.com which is a blog focused on Free Masons.

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