This afternoon I took the time to upgrade some of the wood maps that I have here. By upgrade I mean mounted on a board, lined with cloth tartan and placed in a rustic frame.
Continue reading Getting framed in the workshop
A couple of people contacted me about combining the design on my wooden maps with cribbage boards. Worth a shot I figured. It was only when I realized I had to drill 361 holes did I begin to understand the amount of work involved.
Continue reading Wood Maps Nova Scotia No 18 and No 19 Cribbage Boards
My ‘winter white’ Nova Scotia wood map No. 17 measures about 20 inches long. The boards are rough sawn using a chainsaw, then the coastline is cut out with another saw. Continue reading Nova Scotia Wood Map No.17
Here is a wood map of Cape Breton I cut as a request from a new customer who wanted the ‘positive’ image. When I cut wood projects like this I refer to them as the ‘positive’ and the ‘negative’. Continue reading Cape Breton Wood Map No.3
A customer requested a 12×12 cut out of Cape Breton Island. I glued up pallet boards to make a panel.
Today we finally got to the Nova Scotia wood maps. These are special because we went the extra step of applying the provincial tartan of Nova Scotia as a background. Continue reading Nova Scotia wood maps with provincial tartan
Ever get an idea in your head that will not leave? 🙂 This is what was in my head for the past month and the only way to get it out was to create it.
Continue reading Wood map of Scotland
Making use of the left overs from a previous wooden map project I mounted this outline of New Brunswick to 1/8″ veneer plywood and re-cut the outline. This wooden map project is for sale. Check the for sale page to see if it is still available.
Another one, all done. Making use of the left overs from a previous wooden map project I mounted this outline to 1/8″ veneer plywood and re-cut the outline.
Continue reading Wood map of Nova Scotia No 14
Today I progressed with making a wood map of Scotland. Measuring 22.5 inches by 35.5 inches. The back board is the flag of Scotland, made up of a 1/8 inch veneer panel to glue the boards onto, and then the rough sawn balsam fir boards are cut and fit into place.