Knotty Beauty!

ByBruce Sharp March 6, 2021August 29, 2021

Radiata pine attracts many complaints. Its knots, in particular, face cruel criticism, irrational radial prejudice!

This is an exercise in emphasising the beauty of the knot!

Disability work | Toys | Woodwork

Toy Aeroplane
ByBruce Sharp June 8, 2017August 21, 2021

Lately, many projects have been created as presents; the latest note pad was a gift to the boss of the house we work in. It is simply time to make something self indulgent. So, here is our toy aeroplane.Some of my friends will not be able to make sense of what we are making. Others…

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Fire Engines
ByBruce Sharp July 6, 2016August 21, 2021

My friends were impressed by the notion that our train’s carriages could be hooked together and towed around. It failed, however, in that each woodworker could only take home a single carriage; they had nothing to tow. At the end of the train project, and experiencing a flush of overconfidence, I asked staff for inspiration. They requested a fire…

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Disability work | Toys | Woodwork

Lots of Pooh!!!
ByBruce Sharp March 26, 2021August 26, 2021

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Woodwork | workshop

Not a Roubo Bench- workbench for a small space
ByBruce Sharp November 15, 2017August 23, 2021

A workbench is a personal statement. In a concrete way it expresses needs, resources and interests of the person who made it. Many boasts are to be found that an author/woodworker has intelligently created superior responses to the needs of a workshop. Here is another entry into that crowded arena. However, what follows makes no…

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Disability work | Woodwork

Clocks Finished
ByBruce Sharp October 18, 2016August 21, 2021

Each clock is a joint project. Each clock is a reinforcement of personal skill in dexterity, patience, and communication. We are delighted by ourselves and with ourselves! Our plan is to put these on sale at a local hardware shop. It is fair to say that all of us had fun: clients, carers and volunteers.

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furniture | Recycling | Woodwork

Pallet Wood
ByBruce Sharp August 22, 2021August 27, 2021

Pallet wood has challenges.If patina tells a story, this is a saga of neglect.The milling process was rushed, the drying stage left twists and warps, and nails fixed the stigma of an abusive past with rusty stains.With such baggage, construction needed to compensate by accepting skewed realities. All timber in this table was rescued from dumping…

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