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    Making a Confederation Tray

    July 30, 2018 /

    It started as an experiment, like most things do around here. To try it and see what happens. We had harvested some hemlock logs from Sutherland’s River, NS in the winter of 2017/2018. We decided to slice up some hemlock into round discs, called cookies, and follow through the process of levelling, sanding and finishing. But first, we have to count the rings. I counted just over 150 rings. That means this tree sprouted at about the same time a group of men gathered in Charlottetown, PEI. Which is just up the road and across the water :). Confederation Cookies.

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    About 150 growth rings.
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    Homemade wood stain

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    I read so much about vinegar and steel wool, and finally caved in and decided to see what all the hubub was about. I used a mason jar with one wad of steel wool and filled it with white vinegar (5% acetic acid).

     

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    Woodworking Tip for Oily Smudges

    January 13, 2014 /

    Put some sawdust in your box of finish nails. It will absorb the oil that comes on the nails, preventing it from causing smudges on the unfinished wood of your projects.

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    Christmas Rocking Horse Ornament

    January 13, 2014 /
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    Finished Rocking Horse Ornament

    This Rocking Horse ornament literally can be done in an hour, not including the time for paint to dry between coats of course πŸ™‚

     

     

     

     

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  • Woodworking Tips

    Woodworking Tip for Strip Finishing

    January 12, 2014 /

    Old aluminum screeningΒ is excellent for scraping off finishes when stripping furniture.

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  • Crafts,  Primitive patterns,  Seasonal

    Christmas Candles #129

    December 27, 2013 /
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    Completed project

    With the pattern in hand (downloadable PDF available to purchase in our online store), its easy to make changes to a woodworking plan. In this case we took a 15 inch tall candle and made it 36 inches tall. Why? Why not! πŸ™‚

     

     

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    Toy Soldier #128

    December 26, 2013 /
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    Step 4: Paint the Toy Soldier.

    The elves are progressing on their next Christmas project, the Toy Solider. The downloadable pattern is now available to purchase in our online store.

     

     

     

     

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  • Outdoors,  Refinishing

    Refinishing an outdoor rocking chair

    July 13, 2013 /
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    Refinishing a rocking chair.

    A woodworking friend, Bryan Cowing, made this cedar rocker for me a few years back. Its been parked on our covered porch since then. At the time I had put a couple of coats of clear wood finish. With the deck recently rebuilt, the idea came to refinish the rocker.

     

     

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    Refinishing solid oak kitchen cabinets

    June 15, 2008 /
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    This kitchen cabinet set is 25 years old and it featured door handles in the middle of the door panel. They wanted new hardware and the door handles moved to the lower corner of the doors.

     

     

     

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