My last big project introduced me to 18th century European joinery and really got me hooked on the idea of more complex assemblies that are locked ...

There appear to be two kinds of joints to be found among the Japanese Joinery videos available. One is the structurally elegant locking type that I...

Trying a slideshow.  Practice run..... This is a wall unit I made a few years back.  [DSC01627.JPG]

Building the Columns for the ends. Another Slideshow [4 Belly Columns.jpg]

This is a blog of making a classic car. I hope you will enjoy it. Questions and comments are more than welcome. There is also a breakdown vid made...

This is a blog of making a classic car. I hope you will enjoy it. Questions and comments are more than welcome. There is also a breakdown vid made...

This is a blog of making a classic car. I hope you will enjoy it. Questions and comments are more than welcome. There is also a breakdown vid made...

Before I could apply finish to the disks and attach the pyramids, I had to iron out the details of how to attach the three outer support wires. Th...

 I wanted to use glue to attach the pyramids to the disks, because I didn't want any visible fasteners. But it was very apparent that I would need ...

 At this point, the moment of truth had arrived. It was time to attach the tensioning wires and hope they didn't tear the pyramids apart or result ...

Until the Review section gets built up (no rush Martin!), I figured I’d keep my reviews contained to one blog series. This will serve as the into t...

I have just finished up and shipped my project for the LJs 2022 knife swap. This was a first for me, as I’ve never made a knife before…well, I stil...

This is a review I posted a while back on the other site, I thought it might be of interest for some folks here…. ________________________ I've ne...

During making the Buick Sedan I have made a lot of pictures and they will be used for this blog about the build process. This blog is mostly made i...

During making the Buick Sedan I have made a lot of pictures and they will be used for this blog about the build process. This blog is mostly made i...

During making the Buick Sedan I have made a lot of pictures and they will be used for this blog about the build process. This blog is mostly made i...

To keep the bottle of essential oil stable inside the potion bottle, I decided to make an insert to hold it. For the insert, I suggest using the ...

The insert is complete... and now to make the outer bottle. I chose a deep red colour for my bottle, as it was leftover yarn that was sitting nea...

We could stop here but I wanted a cap for the potion bottle. Using the white yarn, I made a circle: √ 6 sc in magic ring √ inc around = 12 √ [in...

With my latest crochet project completed, I went back to looking for an amigurumi animal that hand-size, rather than 18" or so.  Sifting through t...

Before we begin with the body, let's make the muzzle.  Why do we want to start here? Because, when we are making the face, we will want to add the ...

Nanuk is coming to life .. √ body √ head √ nose √ eyes Next: arms, ears, and a scarf for an added touch. ARMS (2, of course) > magic ring: 6 >...

Head √ Legs √ Body √ Dola needs arms!  For the arms, I adapted the pattern for the Moose, making them more "doll" arms - with thumbs. Yes, basical...

and here we are ... needing hair. I do not enjoy doing hair. Sigh... but it must be done. Checking my mindset for this part:  “"Adding hair is j...

Well... I almost made it through doing the hair.  I have to admit that I got tired of doing hair and my "perfectionism" goal disappeared and my "go...