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...

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...

   I think it was one of our Shop Teachers in High School, who told us about how challenging Shop was in the "Old Days"... We were told for instanc...

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...

For cutting the yoke tenons, I used the technique described by Ty earlier, rather than using a filler piece in the top curve of the yoke.  Ultimate...

Back when I was flush-trimming the arm and seat rail components, I avoided routing the straight edge on each where they would eventually be joined....

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

   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...

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...

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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

[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...

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...

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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

[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 ...

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...