Here, you can find anything that has not yet found a home elsewhere – the general stuff!
As you might have guessed, this is my entry to this year’s Birdhouse Competition hosted by Summer’s Woodworking. The Reclaimed Adirondack Endgrain Birdhouse offers so many advantages to the inhabiting bird that I can hardly name them all – sustainability, style and safety are the most important ones. Usually I… Continue Reading Reclaimed Adirondack Endgrain Birdhouse – with a bow!
After using the rust solution on my Rune Blade build and really loving the result I experimented with other ways to create unusual colors on “plain” wood – the cheap stuff that does not come with stunning grain or colors. And on top of that, the stain used is pretty cheap,… Continue Reading Juice up Your Wood – Color Wood using Vegetable Juices
I saw this doormat at an open air museum for old farm houses here in Bavaria, and I just had to make one. It is a simple concept, easy to make, and if placed right it can be a great conversation starter. Wondering whether such a wooden doormap will stand up… Continue Reading Doormat from Scrap, inspired by a historic Piece
Make a rune blade for the sheer joy of it. And it looks great, too. Is is another one of my fantasy pieces, and one that inspired a different direction for the flavor piece(s) I made for the first one. Enjoy, and remember to be inspired! Videolink! Keep on reading for… Continue Reading The Rune Blade – a Fantasy Piece on Edge
If your kids have a toy shop, here is how you can make them a cool looking (and wooden) corn cob to sell to their customers. All you need it a piece of dowel, some string and wooden pearls. On a side note, I have not been uploading in a… Continue Reading Kids’ Shop – Make a corn cob
I recently submitted my entry to Summer’s Woodworking‘s 2014 2×4 competition, and I have been asked to put together plans for the toolchest. At first I thought that it would be tough since I improvised my way through this project, but as I thought about how I could do it… Continue Reading How to build a Young Woodworker’s Toolchest
Introducing the Young Woodworker’s Toolchest. So It finally has arrived – my entry to Summer’s Woodworking’s 2×4 competition, after hours and hours of trash talking (and procrastinating). It is meant as a toy (for children, not the kind that comes with a plug and push sticks) and contains a collection… Continue Reading 2×4 competition entry – Young Woodworker’s Toolchest
Build a stand for rarely used tools, saving space while keeping them in the shop. This project was inspired by Jack Houweling’s design (as far as I know there are no plans for it as of now), but it turned out much less sophisticated (and not knowing the mechanism he… Continue Reading Rotating Tool Stand
Make a simple tools drawer from scrap wood and leftovers to easily organize tools you regularly use – or want to.