Published Sept. 24, 2024
Project Timeline: Sept. 13, 2024 - Sept. 23, 2024 (10 d)
Wand Making
Having seen https://www.youtube.com/@agreatalternative make wand I want to make some of my own. Have never tried carving, and it doesn't look too complicated. This will be a nice small side project.
13 Sep
Having seen @TheGreatAlternative make wands I wanted to make some of my own. Although I've never tried wood carving, it doesn't look too complicated. I'm hoping this will be a nice small side project, while I get by woodworking started.
My first wand attempt, went well at first... then just as I was about to finish it, it snapped in half. The wood I collected was quite old already - I found it outside in the park. I honed a particular weak spot too much and it mad it too fragile. Might need to reconsider the wood I'm collecting. Long dead wood starts to decay / hollow out.<...
Published Sept. 9, 2024
Project Timeline: Aug. 30, 2024 - Sept. 9, 2024 (10 d)
Set up home wood workshop
Adding woodworking to my list of crafts. Need a workbench and hand tools to get started. Will focus on traditional handwork. This is of a set up project.
For a while I've very lightly dabbled in some woodworking. Last year I signed up for a one day course to make a wooden toolbox. I also made a simple raised bed to sit in my garden. This was done with the most basic tools like a power drill, some planks, a garden saw and some nails.
Woodworking has been lurking in the back of my mind as another interest I would like to pursue, since it could be so useful. You could make furniture or anything home or garden related, all of which potentially high value items. However, there is a learning curve and it requires a proper set up space with the right kind of tools. Even then, so much woodworking nowadays is done predominately on pow...
Published Sept. 7, 2024
Project Timeline: Aug. 1, 2024 - Sept. 6, 2024 (36 d)
Octagonal Wooden Plant Pot
Making an indoor plant plant, a large size. Make in wood workshop with some instructor guidance and power tools.
This has been a fun project to work on. Basically my second woodworking project, the first being seed trays i made from some spare materials. Both of these I did in a workshop studio, with the help / instruction of a professional. My goal was to learn some techniques in woodworking, how to use some power tools and see if i could build some confidence.
I would say this was quite a successful project as a first time. Though lets see if the pot lasts. I have a feeling that some joints have too much pressure and may burst apart. But there you go.
Outline of how i made it:
- Used birch plywood sheet
- Cut big pieces down to size using a tracksaw.
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