Category: Woodwork
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Rustic chair
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We recently visited Woodfest Wales. It was more Forestry than Woodcraft but still had lots of stalls selling handmade furniture as well as a huge 2nd hand tool area (I had to keep my wallet firmly in my pocket whilst there!). It was family friendly and had lots of interesting things going on so we had a lovely…
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Making a shonky bench
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Here’s a quick photo diary of me making a shonky bench for the garden. Firstly I selected a suitable piece of slabwood. Currently I’ve only softwood but I chose the chunkiest bit that I have. I cut it to size which in this case was long enough for 2 people to easily sit on and…
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Making a peening bench
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My scythe needs some TLC due to the massive ding I managed to put in the blade when clearing out some brambles late last year and hitting a privet hedge’s stump. Ouch. I was already aware that using a combination of a file to remove the ding and a technique called peening I’d be able…
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Green Woodworking with Mike Abbott
Since starting my beginner’s cabinet-making course, I’ve been intrigued by the differences between modern woodworking techniques and the more traditional methods such as Green Woodworking (like chair bodging). Why use green wood? Well, Mike Abbott, who is, as you’ll read, the guy that ended up teaching me, explains in his article in the Summer 2009…