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Make your own Beam Compass
A beam compass is one of the easier tools to make up in the workshop. A scrap piece of wood, a screw and pencil are the basics. You can also use a clamp or rubber band to add some tension to keep the pencil in place.
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Pallet board painting
Inspired to paint Gina was pinspired by a project she seen and wanted to do her own version. A trip to the workshop and a dive in the scrap wood pile, produced four panels which she promptly got busy painting.
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Wood slabs into craft projects
Chainsaw carved trees Even the left overs from chainsaw work can be made into something else. Here are some Christmas tree projects that can be made quickly on the bandsaw.
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Sawdust on a stormy day
small angels After lunch, it was still raining and heavy at times. Best thing to do is spend the day indoors making sawdust. I made some small angels to go along with the larger angels made earlier this week.
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Wood Maps Nova Scotia No 18 and No 19 Cribbage Boards
Cribbage board template 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.
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Pallet Wood Snowman
Snowman primitive craft This snowman didn’t take too long to come together, measures about 18 inches tall. A bit of cutting, nailing and painting topped with a red ribbon and some holly, makes a great Christmas gift idea.
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Woodland Owl
Whoo has an idea of what I am about to do? With some scrap log bits, there must be something that can be made from it.
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Primitive Angels
Primitive crafts With a few simple boards from the wood pile, I made a couple of these primitive craft angels today.
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Nova Scotia Wood Map No.17
Nova Scotia Wood Map No.17 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.
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Cape Breton Wood Map No.3
Cape Breton Wood Map No.3 $75 as is 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’.
