A blog about woodworking with hand tools.

Toy Mouse

2013-01-29 16:20

Nothing special just a small wooden toy to my daughter. I had a huge trunk of cherry tree, which was cut out from the garden last year. After several hours of sawing, finally I cut out… Read More

Doll's Bed

2013-01-22 18:23

My daughter got a new a new toy doll for christmas. This inspired me to create a bed for the doll.The sides and the legs are joined by a stub tenon joint. To create this type of jo… Read More

Since I have started working with wood my girlfriend was always pushing me to create a jewelry box for her, even if she does not have too much jewelries. I thought this is a compulsory task… Read More

Glass Pads

2012-11-22 18:48

After warming up with the wooden egg, my interest was focused on carving, so I started to collect some information about carving on the Internet (patterns, tools, etc.). Finally I found a lo… Read More

Paddle

2012-11-22 18:48

I am not a big folk fan, but a paddle could be a good task for practice. The material was shaped, I just had to do the carving. I searched a lot on the Internet for patterns and samples. Wh… Read More

Wooden Trash Bin

2012-11-21 10:44

We have quite slight free place in our kitchen, but I wanted to eliminate the mass we produce with a selective trash collecting. So we needed a trash bin which is slim enough to put it next… Read More

Bookshelf

2012-11-21 10:43

My Wife sewed a home wall hanging pocket organizer into the baby's room. The idea was to create a self with a bar on it's bottom to hold the organizer. The self was made of the same material… Read More

Marking Gauge

2012-11-21 10:43

After some small projects I realized that exact markings are very important in woodworking. It can save a lot of time especially if I have to correct some error because of the "lazy" sketch… Read More

Sliding Bevel Gauge

2012-11-21 10:41

Sliding bevel gauge is an adjustable gauge for setting and transferring angles. It does not require a lot of material so it can be made of any remaining wood and the structure of the tool is… Read More

Mailbox

2012-11-21 10:40

This mailbox is going to be a gift for my girlfriend's parents . They needed a relatively big one to be able to swallow an A4 sized envelope and several newspapers.Firstly, I had to cut the… Read More

Bookend

2012-11-21 10:38

We have an open bookshelf which is not fully filled with books, and on the brink there was nothing to keep the books standing. This inspired me to create a bookend to maintain order on this… Read More

Keepsake Box

2012-11-21 10:37

While I was surfing on the Internet I found the following Keepsake box. I liked the closing system of this box and also found it quite simple to create a similar one. I did not want to make… Read More

Salad Spoons

2012-11-21 10:36

After my previous spoon and the paddle I realized that these kind of things are not really usable, at least nowadays, and I don't have place for them in my flat, because they are not really… Read More

Wooden Spoon

2012-11-21 10:35

While I was surfing on the Internet I saw a lot of nicely carved wooden spoons. I decided to create one. I took a piece of alder wood and created a simple design Read More

Oskar Knot 12

2012-11-21 10:32

This is one of Oskar van Deventer's classic puzzle designs. I found the plans on the Pacific Puzzleworks's site.I did not have to much experiences with making of wooden puzzles, but I though… Read More

Doll-house Furniture

2012-11-21 10:31

My niece is going to have a doll-house for Xmas. Her mother asked me to create some furniture into the children's room. They needed a wardrobe, a bed and a cradle.The main parts of them were… Read More

Hanging Cradle

2012-11-21 10:30

My girlfriend became my wife, and we are expecting a baby. This inspired me to create a bed or a cradle for the new family member. After checking some articles we chose the cradle. Because t… Read More

Wooden Salt Holder

2012-11-21 10:24

I made a salt holder for my mother as a gift. The design was quite simple, but still nicer than her old plastic one.It was made of a piece of pear wood which was cut out from her garden last… Read More

Doghouse

2012-11-21 08:39

Our family just have a puppy. She is Ilka, a little komondor:When she grow up she will be a quite big dog, about 50 kg. This size of dog is not welcomed inside our house, but as the winter s… Read More

Stool

2012-08-29 12:30

A long time without posts. My daughter is growing up, she left the cradle and started walking. While she is walking in the house she is trying to sit everywhere what is fit's her s… Read More

Wooden Egg - The Beginning

2011-07-12 10:12

One day a realized that I am spending too much time in front of the computer, especially after working hours. I started to look for a new hobby which is not related to the computer science… Read More

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