Sadly my favorite screwdrivers of old are beginning to show their age. Not much life left in the few that haven’t gotten lost or broken. While searching the web for a good ratcheting driver, I found a very interesting screwdriver. It is called a double drive screwdriver. Kobalt makes it and Lowe’s carries it. After […]
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I made a few ‘pushers’ of wood to make a game of Majong a bit faster to organize and easier to play. I also experimented with my stamp. When stamping leather, it needs to be damp. I tried this on the wood and all it seemed to do was leave a water mark. Sadly not […] The weather has been nice and I have spent time in the garden. But my woodworking is suffering. I have a very repetitive woodworking task, that involves careful gluing of parts prone to shifting. It is not hard, but it is hard to do right. This task will keep me from creative work for quite […] I am charmed by rustic tools. Extreme simplicity, implied durability and the clear functionality speak strongly to me. I am delighted when I can capture that in a tool that I make. Here are several recently made tools that are unique, simple, solid and quite functional. This shows them sheathed and unsheathed. I […] There are a lot of simple ways to soak off rust. Here is a comparison of several of these. All the items used in these tests were totally covered in rust before treating. On the left one part molasses to six parts water for one week. On the right citric acid in water for two […] |
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