I’ve been working on the first (passenger side) body side panel, the second (driver’s side) panel, and the tailgate forms all at the same time. So...

I’m overdue for another update of the Beetle Ute build. My brother and I went down to test out the fit of the door panel on the passenger side. Mic...

The build process for the tailgate panel is very much like the previous 2 panels. Here is a shot of the panel after fiberglass. [image.png] One th...

Well here goes another 52 weeks in the shop challenge for myself to get in the shop or even shops more often. I did one of these over on that other...

Well I already missed a week and this will be the second week missed.  Last Monday night my Dad lost his battle to lung cancer and passed. I have b...

All, thanks for the wishes regarding my Dad. I can't believe it is already going on 3 months. I am around and check in occasionally, but been back ...

orStarting here since these form the basis of it all. I want this column to be all finished before making the lamp base. There are target dimension...

WIth the blocks assembled, time to move on to the end caps. There will be one for the top side of the lower block and top/bottom for the middle blo...

Well, last time I left with the copper soaking up ammonia fumes. It worked, but not quite the effect I was after:  [IMG_9271.jpeg] The black is w...

After discussing the base with my "client" (my husband), I'm going with a combination of maple with the walnut I had left from the project.  This w...

Decided I should take the last step to screw the base to the box to make sure that worked OK.  Good idea as it did not go as planned...sigh... For...

This urn is for a good friend of over 25 years.  She saw the urns I build for my husband and me, and asked if I would be able to build one for her....

From time to time I'm asked how I made some stuff for my models. In this series I will make a blog per component. In this blog the Axle pegs. Thes...

From time to time I'm asked how I made some stuff for my models. In this series I will make a blog per component.  This time a steering wheel is m...

This time a gear lever is made out of a bead, tootpick and/or dowel. Comments are appreciated. [04 Gear lever v3.jpg][04 Gear lever v3 (2).jpg]

[10.00 Drawer Details.jpg] The drawer boxes were easy to build. I made them from 12 mm Baltic birch plywood. I prefinished the insides with poly, ...

 [11.00 Door Details.jpg] Earlier, I had cut the doors to size and drilled the hinge cup holes. Before I could apply finish and add the brass disk...

Now it was time to work on the brass disk wing disks. Each disk would fit into a shallow (about 0.04” deep) 5/8” diameter well. Before proceeding,...

A Little about me Being sort of a retired nerd, I spent my career doing mostly finance related I/T, I have always gravitated towards technical stuf...

EDIT: I change the name to reflect the actual purpose of the post Let's Make Some Boxes So we all make boxes, right.  There are all kinds.  Fancy...

I made some trivets with simple images on the cheap home center plain white tiles in another project. [IMG_8376.jpeg] Simply put, this black on th...

Well, yes! You can use the Ti02 on tile and transfer a photograph over. I personally haven't seriously tried to do this but I have seen pictures o...

So it has been a while! For a while now I've been using a free, on-line software called ImageR for getting settings near perfect for etching onto ...

In order to explain my own speargun project, it makes sense to provide some context on speargun designs first. [Image] Spearguns, used for huntin...

I’m brand new to wood lathes and woodturning. The journey that led me to getting one was about as strange as possible. I’m going to use this openin...