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  • Crafts

    Plywood End Grain Tray

    October 17, 2021 /

    When people hear the word plywood, I imagine they would think ugly, after all it is a utilitarian product in most cases. But a furniture grade plywood like birch can be very beautiful. I especially like the stripey end grain.

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    South River Lake, Nova Scotia wood map

    Wood Map South River Lake

    February 28, 2021
    Shaping the carved tree.

    DIY Carved Trees

    December 25, 2020
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    Mahone Bay Wood Map

    February 23, 2021
  • Cup Cake Rack Woodworking Plan.
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    Cup Cake Rack Woodworking Plan

    January 30, 2020 /

    This 4 tier cup cake rack (aka cupcake tree) can hold up to 83 cupcakes on four trays.

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  • Ford Depot Hack Antique Automobile Woodworking Plan.
    Scrollsaw

    Ford Depot Hack Antique Automobile Woodworking Plan

    January 30, 2020 /

    The Ford Depot Hack was developed to carry passengers and their luggage to and from train stations. Station wagons evolved from these vehicles. Hack is an abbreviation of the work hackney (taxi).

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    Rubber Band AK-47 Machine Gun Woodworking Plan

    New Woodworking Plans for Feb 23rd

    February 23, 2020
  • Scrollsaw

    Call of Duty

    March 19, 2019 /

    These hemlock part oval shaped boards were the scrap pieces from a log I cut in early 2018 to get some oval shaped plaques. I am not one to throw anything away 🙂 I set them aside, figuring at some point an idea will come along to make use of them. I figure if the Earth can invest +100 years to grow the tree, I can at least keep the pieces around for a little while longer to see what else might be possible.

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    Completed Maritime Call of Duty.

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    Cape Breton

    So Many Maps…So Little Time

    June 1, 2021
    Black wood map of PEI.

    Prince Edward Island Map

    December 19, 2022
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    Justice League Logo

    March 27, 2021
  • Bathroom,  Crafts,  Machinery

    Making a Live Edge Bathtub Tray

    October 22, 2018 /

    When we finished the basement a few years back, we took our time to find the things we wanted to outfit it with. That included going to an auction and getting this dresser which we turned into a vanity. Since this bathroom doesn’t get high use, we left the original mirror even though it is a little wavy.

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    Dresser turned vanity

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  • Crafts,  Painting

    Making Beach Art Using Wood

    September 3, 2018 /

    We decided to use up some of our scrap wood to make a piece of art for the living room. I saw something similar on Pinterest and followed the link to Etsy. Yikes. I think they were asking around $400. I knew we could put our own spin on it and decided to give it a go. The first step was to start cutting strips of wood into varying widths and thicknesses on the table saw.

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    This could take a while

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    South River Lake, Nova Scotia wood map

    Wood Map South River Lake

    February 28, 2021
    NS map with painted lighthouse scene.

    Large NS Map With Painted Lighthouse

    November 3, 2022
    Wood map of Long Island, New York with Jim Barry.

    New Wood Map

    February 21, 2020
  • Crafts,  Painting

    Making a GPS Sign

    August 22, 2018 /

    We needed one more ‘thing’ to fill out our wall of ‘things’. First we decided on the size and shape. We figured something about 8 x 20 would be best, so a long rectangle. With that information we decided to make a sign with our GPS co-ordinates on it. Here is where we plan for it to go.

    DIY gallery wall
    Where the red box is

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    New Nova Scotia Wood Map

    May 1, 2020
    DIY rope basket.

    DIY Rope Basket

    August 16, 2020
    Wood Map of Nova Scotia with Flag $49.00 A wood map of Nova Scotia made from naturally spalted, sustainably harvested local wood. Map is hand cut from veneer plywood. Back board measures approximately 12 x9 inches. Each one has a hand painted flag of Nova Scotia.

    Wood Map Flag Design

    May 4, 2020
  • Landscaping

    It Started Out Just to Cover Up Some Dirt

    August 17, 2018 /

    We got a call from a family in Antigonish who were looking for one of our folding bench picnic tables. After we delivered it, the conversation turned into, “I was wondering if you can also do this…”.  They wanted some sort of box to wrap around the deck posts columns to cover the dirt, and at the same time allow a shelf to place one or more social beverages while they sit out in their back yard.

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    Looking to hide the dirt.

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    Rural mail box installation.

    Mailbox replacement

    April 18, 2020
    Fairy door diy.

    DIY Fairy Door

    March 29, 2022

    Operation Tree Removal

    November 6, 2021
  • Maps,  Scrollsaw

    Making an End Grain Wood Map of Nova Scotia

    August 15, 2018 /

    We’ve had some sugar maple wood slices in the paint room drying for several months now. We’ve made platters and trays and cookies too. Now its time to try something new. How about scroll cutting sugar maple end grain and see what happens? The short video below shows the snail’s pace that is needed.

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    Wood map of Nova Scotia No. 60

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    July 1, 2021
    20210329 Wood map of Nova Scotia

    Spalted Birch – before and after

    April 2, 2021
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    Newfoundland Map Crib Boards

    March 14, 2021
  • Crafts

    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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    March 19, 2021
    Black wood map of PEI.

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    Cape Breton

    So Many Maps…So Little Time

    June 1, 2021
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