A little while ago, I ran a book review on One Block of Wood. I recently made a pair of bookends using Ms. Tolstrup’s plans out of salvaged pine and live oak. Hope you enjoy the looksee. Read a good book this week. Especially books on pirates! Make it safe & keep the rubberside down.
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This Week in the Classroom: Try Squares
My new “little” project obsession: try squares. These guys mark boards square. That’s it. All they do. The try, not tri, comes from the act of “trying” an angle to see if it’s square, not three, or tri. This slideshow punctuated by a few of my favorite song titles, puns and lyrics in noContinue reading “This Week in the Classroom: Try Squares”
Come Build the Simple Tea Box @ TX/RX Labs Dec. 1st
The good folks at TX/RX Labs invited me back for another weekend of teaching woodworking. This year, I’ve asked to build some Christmas gifts. We are building the Simple Tea Box – and I’m sending one to the winner of my “First to 30” likes raffle on WoodshopCowboy’s Facebook Page. So like WoodshopCowboy on Facebook,Continue reading “Come Build the Simple Tea Box @ TX/RX Labs Dec. 1st”
This Week in the Classroom: Gottshall Block Project
I’ve heard before from others in the “making” or woodworking communities I’m a little behind the times. I make cigar box guitars when they were totally two years ago. Or I teach developmental woodworking in manner more suited to a different century. So of course, I discover a sweet little hand tool project about aContinue reading “This Week in the Classroom: Gottshall Block Project”
This Week In the Shop: Point and Shoot Camera Mount, V. II
Just a short slideshow this week. Took a second shot at the camera rig. It’s a little long, but the hardware’s been upgraded and it stays put. I especially enjoy the mounted 1/4″ nut for the wrist joint. Make it safe and keep the rubberside down this week.
This week in the Shop: Dead Simple Jig for Drilling Bottles
For the last two years, I’ve spent one weekend before Christmas drilling holes in glass blocks to create lighting stands which look like something like this: photo credit: ike4014 via photopin cc This year, he’s asked for me to drill the same hole in a wine bottle. In order to make this happen, I neededContinue reading “This week in the Shop: Dead Simple Jig for Drilling Bottles”
This Week in the Classroom (and the shop): Time Lapse Photography or Filming Rigs
In my second period this semester, I’m moonlighting as a video producer. I don’t get to do any fancy music videos or full-feature movies, but I do get to make a documentary. We’ve got the backdrop ordered, the lights rigged up and a the interview stool picked out. I even have a low-slung directors chairContinue reading “This Week in the Classroom (and the shop): Time Lapse Photography or Filming Rigs”
This Week in the Shop: Merchandise Display
It’s taken me a few years, but I’ve begun accepting commissions. A friend of mine came with a project I couldn’t refuse. He wanted a chest to haul around the merchandise related to his rock band. He said he wanted something that light up the event and highlighted the band’s name. I knew just whatContinue reading “This Week in the Shop: Merchandise Display”
Check Out the Shutter Table Project on Recyclart.org
Recyclart.org is a site dedicating to showing off recycled and salvaged projects from readers around the world. If you’ve followed WodoshopCowboy for a while, you know I make the most of the Houston ReUse Warehouse’s offerings. Here’s another shot at how my boys and I used louvered shutters and fence posts to create some pretty sweet littleContinue reading “Check Out the Shutter Table Project on Recyclart.org”
This Week in the Shop: Put Your Legs Up On A Little Something (It’s a Stool)
When my grandfather asked for a footstool, I obliged. He’s one of those elder individuals with a he once built a school with his bare hands and then sent his kids across the ocean to come to this land and earn their fortune type of stories. Which means if he asks for a stool, show some respect. Do itContinue reading “This Week in the Shop: Put Your Legs Up On A Little Something (It’s a Stool)”
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