Dominoes on the Floor

ByBruce Sharp October 25, 2020August 23, 2021

These oversized wooden blocks make a lovely plonking sound as they fall!

It is all about fun.

Recycling | Woodwork | workshop

Pallet Wood Bench
ByBruce Sharp October 15, 2020August 29, 2021

Sometimes the universe sends cool stuff my way. A good friend took delivery of a large machine from Europe. He discarded the packaging timbers in my direction. They were 2400 x 120 x 90mm and some species of pine. These two projects are a response to this good luck. Workbench When talk turns to…

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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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Disability work | Toys | Woodwork

Wooden Train
ByBruce Sharp May 15, 2016August 21, 2021

This project was perfect for batch production; the pieces are simple and can be cut in multiples. BUT, the coolest part of all is that when it was done we put our carriages together and created a train of inspiring proportions. We used our usual techniques of dowel hammered into holes that are 0.5mm too small….

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Disability work | Woodwork

Note Pad
ByBruce Sharp April 17, 2017August 21, 2021

Our shopping basket seemed to take foreverrrrrr to finish, but that was only because a few of my disabled friends renewed their love for sanding and painting. It was a good thing, for the results were so good we decided to give the baskets to our mothers for Mothers’ Day. But it wasn’t quite Mothers’…

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Creative efforts | Toys | Woodwork

Book Ends
ByBruce Sharp July 1, 2017August 23, 2021

Indulging Self and Grand Daughter Every act of making has some self indulgence in it. Here is a response to the gift of scraps of 30mm plywood. The sheet edge is a bold linear graphic. Making my grand daughter’s initials to decorate her book ends indulged my desire to play with mitres in the lines…

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Creative efforts | Recycling | Woodwork

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!

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