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I found a few cone calculators online that will give you the details of the flat pattern to use that will roll into the desired cone shape.  I used...

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...

OK, I am stumped and need some input.  The find: I recently purchased 2 pieces of vintage 12-inch 4x4 walnut barn wood beam. The project: I would l...

Boys and Girls, This is another of my “Operational Tips” posted on LJ, that I managed to drag across a while back before the ban.  May be of som...

Boys and Girls,   Another “Operational tip” posted on LJ and copied before my ban.   Being a cask-o-vino drinker, I’m surprised I managed to learn ...

This is a long overdue update. The project progresses, but the conversion takes a break while Michael’s main business ramps up for the holidays. He...

With a bit of finish, the clock will be complete and ready for use.  For the hub, I wanted to retain the whiteness of the holly, so I finished it w...

This jig will be used to cut the radius on the base of each spike using a router table with a tall pattern bit installed. I started with a plywood...

I searched for "prior art" for cutting compound tapers like these, but I couldn't find anything that did what I needed.  This is the idea I came up...

Before I can apply finished, I need to take care of a couple things - address the gap in the hub veneer and plug the holes in the end of the spikes...

In keeping with the all-wood theme, I thought I'd see if I could make the wood hands as well.   To mimic the black hands of the original, I found j...

I have a large selection of veneer due to having made custom table tennis paddles for years.  But for this clock where the form is the star (litera...