Here are the pipes I have made so far
Seeing as I am doing pretty well on the rustic side, I decided to go full out rustic and make a pipe with some character. So I am carving one to suggest a tree stump. Continue reading Mesquite Smoking Pipes
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I have finally finished my portable tool rack design. It is a tool roll, rack and box, all in one. Maybe not really a box, but then it may be better. Read along, and you can be the judge. Before I let the cat out of the bag and show you the vagabond tool rack,
let me give you the background on this project. I have been testing Ecopoxy as an adhesive. They are not marketing it as an adhesive, but I think they really should. I love this stuff. Here is a fairly wicked test of a glue. any glue you choose to name. This nice jagged chip is about to be glued. To this [...]
When grinding down a few old drill bits to make other tools, I noticed that the spiral on a point was quite lovely. This inspired me to produce this design. This is a scratch awl, for leather and woodwork. The awl itself is made of M2 tool steel. The handle is ash and leather with a stainless steel ring. The grip by the way, is wonderful. I am tempted to make several gouges and chisels with this grip. One thing I have not seen, apart from a tool roll, is a leatherworkers holder for tools, made from leather. Kind of hard to find in a search, since leatherworkers make aprons, rolls, holsters, belts and pouches for everyone else. In western woodworking, one of the common rites of passage is the manufacture of a tool box. It is certainly a good test and demonstration of skill. It is also a nice way to showcase your skills. Because of these things, my fascination with tool containers, and my desperate need to organize my tools, I decided to make a leatherworker’s tool holder. Of course I decided to try to be a bit artistic and to make the holder have a timeless sort of quality.
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