Woodwork

Kid’s Chair

ByBruce Sharp July 3, 2022

Left over decking boards and a lazy Susan bearing. The bearings are pretty strong and should be able to take the weight of a little backside.

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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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Recycling | Woodwork | workshop

Cheap Work Bench
ByBruce Sharp September 2, 2017August 23, 2021

Stable Work Surface Jobs in wood offer incredible variety. My brief, on this occasion, was to make a strong and serviceable workbench. It was to be big enough and stable enough for multiple workers to use hand planes. It wasn’t to cost too much for it would be disposed of after three days of use….

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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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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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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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Dirty Work
ByBruce Sharp December 31, 2018August 23, 2021

Whose work is it? Each project with my friends is really a joint effort. An amount of work belongs to my batch production and an amount to my friends. The components of this project were complex. Sides of the tray were all cut individually on the bandsaw. Each handle involved angles that needed to be…

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