A marking knife I made from a discarded wallboard saw blade. I didn't get it as polished as I wanted.
A closeup of a marking knife I made
Side view of a marking knife I made
Collapsable workbench. Surface is an old computer desk that fell apart. Rest of the construction is 2x4's.
A modified angle brace receives a threaded rod with a handle. The rod mates with a t-nut placed inside the frame.
The tail vise. I later moved it more to the left to allow for clearance of a saw blade while cutting a clamped piece.
The workbench, collapsed.
Side view of the collapsed workbench. It's thin!
A coping bow saw I made out of maple. Tension is provided by the threaded rod at the top instead of the traditional string and paddle device on this type of saw.
A router plane I made out of maple. The cutter is a ground allen wrench, held in place by a wingnut and a thumbscrew with a hold drilled in it.
Smaller router plane. This one is designed for smaller pieces, like burr puzzles, which would not work well with the large hole in the larger router plane I made.
Inkle loom I made for my wife. Main body is birch, dowels and feet are oak. Only power tool used was the drill press. It was a learning experience. Finished in tung oil.
Rear view of the inkle loom. Note the wedged dowels.
Close up of the wedged dowel. The wedge exerts force along the grain. Placing the wedge parallel to the grain may result in the wood splitting as it shrinks and swells. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Piece of oak cut with the frame saw. This was taken after planing. The rough cut looked more... rough.
Frame saw. Blade is a bandsaw blade held to carriage bolts with smaller bolts. A wing nut tightens the blade.
Coat rack with cubbys for storage. Will be painted.
Tangram set I made for my son. Species of wood unknown, but I think it's hickory.
Coin box I made for my daughter. Top is bloodwood, body is ash, bottom is walnut. One of the walnut sections slides out to reveal the box's contents.
Jewelry box I made for my daughter. Body is teak, top is lacewood.
Another view of the jewelry box I made for my daughter.
Knitting needle rack I made for my wife. Top is cocobolo with bloodwood faux breadboard sorta thing going on, the sides are maple, the bottom is bloodwood.
Cheese slicer. Made from maple and ... not maple. Hardware came from broken cheese slicer.
Locking keepsake box
Locking keepsake box. Made specifically to contain the journal. Body is maple, frame and legs are... not maple. (???) The darker wood was nice to carve.
Carving on the top of the locking keepsake box.
