Crafts
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New Woodworking Plans for Feb 23rd
This week we add about a dozen new full size woodworking plans to our online store. From outdoor yard art projects to rubber band machine guns, and thousands more, there’s something for everybody. What’s your next woodworking project?
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Making a Monogramed Sign
This weekend we decided to make a monogramed sign to hang from the steel pole we placed in the flower bed a few years ago. We usually just hang a garden flag but each year it either rips or frays. These flags are around $30, you’d think they would last a few seasons. Nope. The one from last year had a small tear in it so I sewed it up and in only a few weeks time it had another much larger tear in another spot. They don’t make things like they used to. Time to do a little DIY.
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Primitive Angels 2017
Primitive Angels 11 inches tall In the latter part of 2016 we made some primitive angels. Now its time to make some more. With no more pallets boards handy, I gathered some blue denim pine that’s been drying in the shop from the trees we cleared in the summer 2016.
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Spooktacular carved tree
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Getting framed in the workshop
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.
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Scrollsawing coastlines
There are a number of ways to cut away detailed wooden map coastlines. To start, one of the traditional ways is to take your paper pattern and trace it onto the wood surface, then start cutting.
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Tabletop Reindeer
Today I cut out a knock-down tabletop size reindeer, it stands 15 inches tall and only requires four board parts to build. The following pictures are the basic steps to create this cut little reindeer, easy to make in about 20 minutes.
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Christmas Candle Scrollsaw Project
Finished Candle Ornament We have revised our downloadable pattern for the Christmas Candle Ornament. Probably the safest way to burn a candle on the Christmas tree.
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Christmas Candles #129
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! 🙂
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Toy Soldier #128
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.