Lots of Pooh!!!

ByBruce Sharp March 26, 2021August 26, 2021

Disability work | Toys | Woodwork

Spinning Top
ByBruce Sharp July 27, 2015August 21, 2021

The act of making is its own end! My friends may comprehend nothing of the object they have created, but are always richer for having been engaged in the act of making it. With little prior experience of working in disability services, I had no means of judging the progress of a lesson. More experienced people than…

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exploring a skill | Woodwork

Stretching a Canvas
ByBruce Sharp February 17, 2021August 30, 2021

An artist in my circle wanted to make a frame on which to stretch a canvas. The joint in the corner of such frames is a complex thing that is not to be tackled by a beginning woodworker. I needed to simplify it. In the hope that beginners will give it a go I have…

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Creative efforts | furniture | Woodwork

Wedding Treasure Box
ByBruce Sharp April 6, 2017August 21, 2021

Weddings generate lots of emotional investment. Minute details become important. To make something for a wedding is to buy shares in loaded scrutiny. Here is my response to a request for a box to take cards at a wedding. The brief was relatively open; it sought a white container with a slot for posting cards in its…

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furniture | Woodwork

Chairs and Table
ByBruce Sharp May 28, 2017August 21, 2021

Fairy Furniture Grand daughters leave grandpas with the privilege of doing cool stuff. Here is the furniture with which she can join Alice at afternoon tea in the backyard. Even though this is made from decking boards, a life outdoors will see the timber eventually split and fall apart. So, a decision has to be…

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Creative efforts | exploring a skill | Woodwork

End Grain
ByBruce Sharp February 17, 2021August 29, 2021

This is a celebration of end grain. When sanding end-grain to a polish, there is a lovely moment when you stand back to look at the figure. It is always beautiful. The hand cut chain is a fervent hope that the enjoyment never gets away! Human hands don’t seem to be able to create lines…

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Disability work | Toys | Woodwork

One Block of Wood
ByBruce Sharp September 12, 2017August 23, 2021

All we did was sand it and paint it. Then added a few stickers. This single block of wood gave my mates two whole sessions of relaxed fun. Pictures tell enough of the story here. Simplicity can sometimes be a good option. Every project is different. Every project has discoveries. The discovery here is that…

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