The Woodshop Shed

adventures in woodworking and home maintenance, from my shop in an oversized backyard shed

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Step-stool

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Step-stool This step-stool was created over the course of a semester. It's made out of cedar wood meant for decking. The top is 16”x9”x3/4”, sides are 12 1/2” x 4” x 3/4”, and the legs are 7 1/4” x 10” x 3/4”. An important note is the leg are cut at a 10 degree angle using a table saw. The top pattern is a corn-man surrounded by a field of hexagonal corn! This pattern was made possible by using a CNC router and I hand painted each routed indents with acrylic paint. The use of a planer was used on each piece to grind the thickness down to 3/4”. A rounding bit was used for the top and the legs. Mr. Cornman's project was drilled with screws after using pocket hole joints, 2 on each leg and each side. BE CAREFUL SCREWING IN THE SCREWS, IT CAN GO THROUGH THE TOP. The final project was coated with three coats of tung oil. Let dry and enjoy!



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Old World Santa

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Old World SantaHere's an Old World Santa with his “Good List”carved in basswood with acrylic paints for a finish. But the paints were highly diluted so the wood grain would still show through. Too much paint and it will look like something at the Christmas tree shops for $3.99. The wood grain has to show. It's 9 1/2 inches high including the base. The base has lines and nail holes to look like a pine board wood floor. The designs on the robe, hood, and list, were wood burned in before painting.



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Gun Stock Carving

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Gun Stock CarvingI picked up this cap and ball shooter at a gun store cheap for $50. It's a kit gun and would make a nice toy to try my carving on. I designed all the details myself using reference pics from architectural carving magazines. (I already do architectural carvings so I had the ref mags already.) But I looked at the lines on the gun and tried to fit designs that would highlight the shape of the gun. I was able to fill in surfaces with nice designs but not everywhere.I got to a point where it sat for many months while I had paying jobs to do. Plus it had to sit for a spell while I figured out more details to fill in the blank spots. I picked it back up tonight thinking that if I keep it where I can see it everyday, some new details will come to me. Well at dinner tonight the ideas came and I took it to the shop and finished it off. The carving is done and a stain was applied. I believe the wood is elm and I put on a coat of Minwax English Chestnut. It looks real nice now.The next question is how to finish the finish. I searched on line and all they use is boiled linseed oils and similar. But I can't use that stuff because that oil will get into all those tiny crevices and never dry. I'm also thinking I should antique it some with a quick 'apply and wipe off' application of a dark walnut stain.I think I gotta think some more.



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