Blog Series

Wegner Dolphin Chair

Part 6: Mortise and Tenon Jiggery

For all the mortise and tenon joints between the sides and stretchers, I decided to go with integral tenons cut on the Pantorouter.    Unfortunatel...

Part 7: Mortise Jigs for the Seat Stretchers

I'm focusing on the seat components first so I can work out any kinks in the M/T process.  The components that form seat sides have a single mortis...

Part 8: Seat Stretcher Tenons

I cut a set of stretchers on the CNC since its bed was large enough to accommodate their length.   It's much less harrowing than flush trimming nar...

House Projects

Part 1: Miscellaneous Home Work

   Even with a comfortable Shop, Winter seems to curtail Woodworking Projects... But I have not been altogether idle... Various little "Problems" e...

Part 2: New Lamp Shades

   This latest Project came about literally by accident! We have two Lamps in our Bedroom that I had inherited from my Mother... A picture was snap...

Part 3: Upstairs Bathroom Update

On one of my recent projects, I mentioned starting to renovate our Upstairs Bathroom... The Bathroom had a False Wall in it that was shoddily made...

How it's made

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Part 11: Hinge

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Part 12: Ebonizing liquid

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Just for Fun

Part 6: Wrap it Up...

   This commissioned Gift Box was all-together after "Just for Fun #5"... [20251108_111111.jpg] After making sure that the inside "Riser" was remov...

Part 7: Make Something!

   Haven't had a boatload of inspiration lately, so even the simplest of projects is welcomed... This Project started at my Desk... Pens and pencil...

Part 8: Gloat Box

Littlecope Boxes have been entered, over the years, into a couple of New Hampshire State Fairs with excellent results! [20240923_145059.jpg] I am v...

Toy Race Cars

Part 4: Fenders

The fenders can be made from a template, but if you change the wheel size, you'll probably want to adjust the fenders to match the wheels you've ma...

Part 5: Assembly

Putting the cars together isn't too complicated, but here is the order I do things in. Your mileage, as they say, may vary. First I get the axles ...

Part 6: Overview / background

Note, this should have been first, but Craftisian doesn't have a good way to go back and add a new entry out of order, as far as I can tell. [Imag...

1951 Ford Pick up

Part 1: Staining & construction

So after weeks and weeks of construction work I commenced staining. Two years ago I read a very interesting book on timber finishes. One of the a...

Part 2: Construction

[IMG_2514.JPG] This photo shows the bumper and a good clear view of the tray in the back of the pick up. Stay tuned and I'll provide more photos a...

Part 3: Model Ford pick up 1951

About three years ago I bought myself a set of plans for the 1951 Ford Pick up from Toys and Joys. The plans sat untouched for a long while. In Sep...

OooooKaaaay

Part 1: Somebody Needs Assistance

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Indian Pallet timber Credenza

Part 6: More Nail and Knot work. Face Profiling and Whisker removal

I actually had a crack at a good day for a change. So first up was completing the nail hole plugging, and being a good Boy Scout testing if it was ...

Part 7: Anybody built Face Frame Items using inset Euro hinges?

I went shopping for two sets of European Hinges for the Credenza I found a huge section dedicated to Euro hinges. [66 Euros all in a row 2.JPG] I f...

Part 8: while waiting to decide what to do about my Euro hinges

You may have seen the Plywood off cuts I collected from CFI Industries [IMG_7217.JPG] Well  I cut them up even smaller, or at least the 4mm sheet...

Overlay Panels for a Car Project

Part 27: Bed Cover

Progress continues, but at a slower pace. Both Michael and I have other commitments which adjust priorities. Luckily, it looks like we’ll both be r...

Part 28: More Panel Fitting & Trimming

During my trip to fit the bed cover frame I also do another check on the fit of the wood panels. [image.png]   The panels do not conform perfectly ...

Part 29: Bed Floor

Another wood project for the truck is a wood floor for the bed. I want to have straps and planks much like the bed floors of older trucks, but with...

Hints and tips that some may not have heard of.

Part 52: Dis_CORD in the workshop.

Boys and Girls,   It seems I was proactive in the past and taken copies of some of my past LJ BS posts and unfortunately for you poor wretches, thi...

Part 53: Dust extraction made easy(er) with remote control.

[01.JPG][02.JPG][03.JPG][04.JPG][05.JPG][06.jpg] Boys and Girls, I’ve tried to rationalise with those jerks at LJ about my ban.  Not because I ...

Part 54: Creating a New Blog Series

Boys and Girls, If I've posted this before, I apologise... If I haven't I apologise for my apology. There may be issues in how to document a seri...