The Woodshop Shed

Mental Health Action Day

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(from Popularwoodworking.com)


The Covid-19 pandemic has effected nearly everyone, in one way or another. And we know that being stuck at home, away from friends and family has been hard on everyone. That's why Popular Woodworking and Woodsmith magazine are happy to …Source

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5 more cutting boards

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(from Lumberjocks.com)


5 more gifts.Sorry for side ways picture

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A flock of birbs

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I've been carving birds lately (or birbs, since they're cute and small). First is ash (not recommended for beginners), next is cherry (better, but the curly cherry scrap I used had some interesting grain to work with), and finally juniper (not bad, but brittle).Carved with various Morakniv knives, ranging from a sljd knife to their 8cm long Basic knife. Then sanded, generally with 60, 120, 180 and 220 grits before being finished with BLO and shellac.Ruler in the background for those who want to know how big they are. They're generally small enough to be held in a hand.

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Buffet/ China Closet in Oak

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After attending a neighbor's open house, I was awestruck by the starkness of the interior. We've been in our house for a very long time, and no longer see the encrusted accumulations of cookie jars, teapots, miscellaneous papers and collection of creams and ointments that populate every square inch of horizontal surface. The wife and I came to the conclusion that we could either de-clutter (difficult), or just create a cabinet to house it all, (easy).So this project will further our goals, 1.) to rake off all the crap and hide it in a new piece of furniture, and 2.) to strive to avoid buying any of the materials going into this project. From my pile of roadside salvage came the doors, upper and lower, and sheet goods and cutoffs primarily from H4H Re-Store. I resisted the urge to just go out and buy new hardware, when I have 2 rollaways top and bottoms full of perfectly good hardware and fasteners. Even the stains and finishes are as much as 20 years old, but they performed like fresh, new material. Even the amber shellac was 8 years old!! I avoided the use of this stuff for fear of it not drying right, or whatever.All to say that I'm trying to observe the mantra of reduce, reuse, and recycle. Yup, I put a dent in my lumber pile, and made something worthy of houseroom. In fact, I was able to free up some space for 47 half-sheets of Arborite and Formica!! So I'll be doing some laminating projects next, which should chew up a bunch of old crates and make even more room.Oh, and this cabinet is 40” X 14” X 86” high, with adjustable shelves. It will get used well, I'm reassured.Hope you like!

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