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The ATCA 2009 Spring Meeting

May 5, 2009 No Comment

The Atlantic Tool Collectors Association held their Spring meeting this past weekend at the Museum of Industry in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. The association was formed in 1994 with a view to promote public interest in the history and preservation of antique and collectible hand tools in the Atlantic Provinces. The semi-annual meetings offer an opportunity [...]

Woodworkers Safety Week 2009

May 3, 2009 No Comment

Well, once again we give a nod to safety in the workshop with Woodworkers Safety Week 2009! This is the second year that members of The Wood Whisperer Network who blog and podcast have gotten together to create an abundance of safety related articles. The purpose, of course, is to bring safety in the workshop [...]

Three Small Turned Boxes Of Ash

April 29, 2009 No Comment

Here are three small turned boxes that were a whole lot of fun to make. They can be used as a small jewelry box, a gift box or to hold a treasured memento. Each one is made of Ash and only about 2″ in diameter and height and finished with a bit of beeswax. The [...]

A Bird House Specification Chart

April 27, 2009 No Comment

Building a birdhouse can be a great way to spend your woodworking day! It can be both fun and rewarding. They make for the perfect first project, one to do with children, to beautify your garden and to attract birds to your home. In addition to the great feeling of a job completed and/or the [...]

Even More Walnut For The Walls

April 25, 2009 No Comment

Why do just one when you can do three? I was able to get even more picture frames completed over the last few weeks. Once again, these were made with the same Walnut that the last few frames were made of. And, yes, I still have a bit more wood left for a couple of [...]

More Walnut For The Walls

April 23, 2009 No Comment

I finished another Walnut picture frame recently. It’s just a bit of simple woodworking but it sure fills the empty wall space. This frame is around 16″ X 13″ and it is finished with several coats of wipe-on poly. It was also made from the old upright piano ends that I mentioned in a previous [...]

Learning Spindle Turning At The NWG

April 21, 2009 No Comment

This month’s meeting of the Nova Woodturners Guild was both an eye popper and very educational! The Show and Tell session offered a bevy of beautiful work from several members and Dave Wilkins took us on a review of spindle turning tools and techniques. Dave’s presentation gave us an excellent overview of the various tools [...]

A Surprise Spalted Maple Vase

April 17, 2009 3 Comments

In the last post I mentioned that I turned a hollowed vessel using the Rolly Munro Articulated Hollower so I guess that I should tell you a bit more about the turning. This piece was turned as a traditional shaped vase and is made of Spalted Maple. It stands at about 5 1/2″ tall and [...]