The Woodshop Shed

Spartan Helmet carving

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My first project carving. I came across an interesting drawing on Pintrest, and decided to make these out of some basswood I picked up recently. One of my sons follows a streamer called “Spartikus” and he has a logo that looks like this, including the shape of the sword damage to the eye.Probably one of the most interesting experiences, was working to create the shape and the carving, and then literally taking a hatchet to it to create the damaged scarring look to it. I found the basswood very soft and easy to shape, and it was probably a good choice to make the deep dent type details here.The finish was a first attempt at a “dry brush” technique. I was trying to give it a grimy, worn look, and highlight the contours and detail.

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Halo - a Mechanical Marble Machine

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This is Halo, a fully mechanical, spring-powered, dual track, eddy current limited, wooden marble machine. To get it started, just wind it up. A hidden lever pops out from the large drum at the bottom of the sculpture to give you plenty of winding leverage. A ratchet and one-way pawl keeps the sculpture from back-driving while you wind it. To keep the spring from unwinding too quickly, an array of magnets spins in close proximity to an aluminum disc. This induces eddy currents, loops of electric current that generate their own magnetic fields, fields which oppose the fields of the magnets moving through them. Essentially, this acts as a silent, self-regulating magnetic brake. The faster the spring tries to make the magnets spin, the more resistive force they encounter. Essentially, this mechanism keeps the lift ring moving slowly and at a near-constant speed. Marbles are picked up from the base of the sculpture and travel up with the ring to the top, where they are dropped onto a switch that determines which track each marble will venture down. The marbles move in and out, and up and down as they make their journey down the tracks.To see Halo in action, you can see a video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvQgzEcX8I8If you'd like to build your own, plans are available on my website: www.derekhugger.com/halo.htmlI'd love to know what you think of it.-Derek

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4 Simple, Shop-Made Router Jigs

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Improve your router techniques with these four simple, shop-made router jigs that are easy to use and just as easy to build. I'm a power-tool woodworker. Sure I use hand tools for some parts of furniture building, specifically when cutting …Source

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2021 surprise swap

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The box is made from ambrosia maple using the Incra ibox jig. My first box using the jig and I find extremely easy to setup. The scrollsaw blade holder is 1/4” Baltic Birch and is a Steve Good pattern. The pen is a blank from Lost River Pen he cast blanks for all branches of service. I got the idea for the pen because recently I made two Air Force pens for my brother and nephew who retired. When I saw ozarksawdust was an army veteran I couldn't resist making him the pen as a thank you for his service.

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Lighten Up

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I've struggled for a long time to adequately light my garage for woodworking. I've added fluorescent and LED work lights in the areas where I do the most woodworking, but overall brightness was still lacking. I stumbled upon some adjustable …Source

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