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Grille

ByBruce Sharp July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

After a few attempts to bend fine strips into curves, I gave up and resorted to the scroll saw.

Disability work | Recycling | Toys | Woodwork

Album of Pride

ByBruce Sharp February 14, 2017August 30, 2021

What Do You Like? Not liking hammers doesn’t make you a freak. It gives you the opportunity to like something else. One of my friends has trouble concentrating for more that a couple of minutes. He will stop work, stand up and walk away! Hammering, sanding and lacquering just don’t hold him. BUT, when he…

Toys | Woodwork

Spotted Gum Rattler

ByBruce Sharp October 18, 2016August 21, 2021

The clock has been a gentle construction. However, it is about time my friends had some rattle, bang and thump in their work. Using a hammer to thump things together is lots of fun. But our giggles are really a response to mutual trust as we care for each other’s fingers and enjoy each other’s company. This is…

Creative efforts | exploring a skill | furniture | Recycling | Woodwork

Old Saw Blade Side Table

ByBruce Sharp May 31, 2021August 25, 2021

Junk is stuff you have no use for. Here is a blade that was destined for land fill, so was the timber. Junk can be reclassified! The teeth have been ground smooth and the weight of the blade gives the table a nice stability. In making this there was a nice exploration of cutting compound…

Creative efforts | furniture | Recycling | Woodwork

More Recycled Glass

ByBruce Sharp February 17, 2021August 30, 2021

These little tables are remarkably strong. Birch ply give access to lovely graphic lines. It is a happy design exercise to make a toggle that matches the legs. I like the birch ply, but should have avoided the circle of the body!

Disability work | Toys | Woodwork

Teaching is Sharing is Teaching

ByBruce Sharp July 14, 2015August 21, 2021

This blog is the work of a retired woodwork teacher, me. A wonderful career of making cool things with kids has loaded my head with lots of stuff to make and share. Lessons are an Act of Sharing My inventive/creative work continues through opportunities to share what I enjoy. There are customers at a wood tools shop where I work part time….

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