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I have been reading up on rust prevention and one name that comes up over and over is Ballistol. Apart from keeping Prussian guns clean and rust free, there are those who use it on leather, wood, goats, people, old records, and planes. Here are a few links: Woodnet discussion on Ballistol. The Story […] Here is a method for producing a durable, weather resistant, and lovely milk paint. The secret is PH. Anionic and Cationic layers will cross link and draw to each other. Since wood is acid, first you start with the base coating. Alkali will tend to draw in and bond to acid. Then when the alkali […] I am posting this to preserve for myself what I did to make it. This tool tote, is closely based on Kit Africa’s Hexagonal Tool Tote in Taunton’s Toolbox Book by Jim Tolpin. I picked up the book, saw the tote and then had to have the book. I fell in love with the tote […] This is actually a total failure of a tool. Nicely made, but worthless. I post this just to show a few methods of tool making. The shave here is just an example on a couple of finishing methods. Mostly using CA glue. CA is used by pen makers and few of them have any complaints. […] I love to mix my own paint from scratch. Especially from old traditional recipes. It is interesting what you can come up with. Here is a link to the project Gutenberg publication of The Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. This is the 1866 fourth edition. In it are recipes for all sorts […] |
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