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Epoxy Yarn Bowl

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 Asher Stephenson 0 Comments dipit, diy, easy yarn bowl, epoxy, epoxy yarn bowl, pinterest, resin yarn bowl, shop time, yarn, yarn bowl

Can you dip yarn in resin? Totally! Can you make a bowl out of it? Probably! Can you figure out

Buying Your First Scroll Saw: Advice from the Scroll Saw Scribbler

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Justin Christensen 6 Comments buying a scroll saw, Henger Multimax, scroll saw, scroll saw scribbler

Hello all you boys and girls! So recently I’ve been getting a lot of messages and posts roughly along the

Easy Rust Removal

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Peter Brown 5 Comments cast iron, restore vintage tools, rust, tools

Everyone has a recipe for cleaning rust off tools! “Naval jelly!” “WD-40 and green scrubbers” “Vinegar!” “Electrolysis is the one

Craiglist

How To Find Quality Tools For Cheap On Craigslist

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 Peter Brown 8 Comments cheap, craigslist, tools

A lot of folks want to get into woodworking but lack the funds to buy high end tools. Or so

Making a Thunder Tube

March 30, 2015February 18, 2016 Peter Brown 0 Comments diy, drum, how to, How to make, make, Percussion Instrument, Peter Brown, shop time, thunder, thunder drum, thunder tube, Wood, woodworking

A Thunder Tube, or Thunder Drum is a really fun noise instrument. I’ve seen many versions of this but they

Recycle Old PVC Into Flat Sheets

March 16, 2015January 5, 2016 Peter Brown 1 Comment cnc, diy, dye, how to, How to make, make, Peter Brown, plastic, pvc, recycle, reuse, stain, woodworking

When you think about PVC, you’re probably like me, and consider it as a tube. Well, it’s pretty easy to

Assembling The Shapeoko 2: The Day the Shop Stood Still

February 3, 2015February 18, 2016 Peter Brown 0 Comments

After 10 hours, countless washers and a broken 5mm tap, I will never complain about assembling put-together-furniture again! I

DIY Hurricane Balls

January 5, 2015January 20, 2016 Peter Brown 2 Comments easy, grand illusion, hack, hurrican balls, toy, Wood

This couldn’t be simpler! I bought a bunch of 7/16″ ball bearings at the hardware store. They were less than

How to do woodturning with a strobe light

October 6, 2014January 5, 2016 Peter Brown 0 Comments bizarre, how to, lighting, strobe, weird, woodturning

This is just too weird not to share. The lathe is running at 800RPM, but it seems to stand

Simple Key Rack

September 30, 2013January 12, 2016 Peter Brown 0 Comments design, keyrack, simple, woodworking

My wife wanted a new key holder for our office. Something simple and modern. She had me cut up some