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Well, the first model in this series is complete and I will say that I have finally come to the conclusion that painting a model of this complexity...

I’m overdue for another update of the Beetle Ute build. My brother and I went down to test out the fit of the door panel on the passenger side. Mic...

All, thanks for the wishes regarding my Dad. I can't believe it is already going on 3 months. I am around and check in occasionally, but been back ...

It is time to fabricate the windscreen frame for the AC Six.  This is not a difficult part but there are a number of ways to complete this particul...

Well, last time I left with the copper soaking up ammonia fumes. It worked, but not quite the effect I was after:  [IMG_9271.jpeg] The black is w...

This time a gear lever is made out of a bead, tootpick and/or dowel. Comments are appreciated. [04 Gear lever v3.jpg][04 Gear lever v3 (2).jpg]

This urn is for a good friend of over 25 years.  She saw the urns I build for my husband and me, and asked if I would be able to build one for her....

I built the cabinet from maple to save money. Now it was time to try to darken it to the middle-toned mahogany finish our friend wanted. I knew I d...

 [11.00 Door Details.jpg] Earlier, I had cut the doors to size and drilled the hinge cup holes. Before I could apply finish and add the brass disk...

Now it was time to work on the brass disk wing disks. Each disk would fit into a shallow (about 0.04” deep) 5/8” diameter well. Before proceeding,...

[10.00 Drawer Details.jpg] The drawer boxes were easy to build. I made them from 12 mm Baltic birch plywood. I prefinished the insides with poly, ...

This is the start of a blog series about my Butterfly Cabinet project. It started over a year ago with a request from my wife’s best friend for ...