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Koko's Pushcart

Check out the pushcart my buddy Schtoo made for his daughter’s birthday!

Schtoo is a great woodworker, solid and inovative at once, with a great respect for functionality.  He made the simplest toy for his daughter.  Hardly what you would first think of for a toy but it is perfection itself.  Looking at his daughter’s joy [...]

A Tofu Press

Here is a cedar tofu press.  And a cedar flute.

Flutes get soaked in spit, tofu presses get soaked under water.  For either, a stable wood is ideal.  A wood that is not toxic is nice.   A wood that can resist rot and mildew is a real bonus.  Cedar does the job.

Here it is all put [...]

A Rather Odd Planter/Seat

As I survey the mess I call home, it becomes clear that as important as a tool is, a place to put it is every bit as important.  Even when a tool is being used, it needs a place.  So I have started to put small racks and shelves all over my yard to allow [...]

Inexpensive Planter

My preference is for a planter with a seat around it. The seat is a comfortable spot in the garden and you can sit while taking care of or harvesting from the garden. There are places where this will not work as well however, and a seat does take up a lot of [...]

A Fine Example of Gouge Use

A carver calls it a chisel, the rest of us call it a gouge.  I guess the carver uses it more, but then we all know what a gouge is.

Over on WoodTreks, Brad Ramsay is being shown using a gouge to carve with. He of course calls it a chisel.

Keith Cruickshank once again has done [...]