Coconut shell is quite an interesting material - underneath that bristly exterior, there is a lustrous dark shell that can be polished to quite a lovely finish.
In this article, I take a coconut shell and make it into a little musical instrument.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
By Mike on Saturday, February 25, 2017, 21:58
Coconut shell is quite an interesting material - underneath that bristly exterior, there is a lustrous dark shell that can be polished to quite a lovely finish.
In this article, I take a coconut shell and make it into a little musical instrument.
Friday, December 23, 2016
By Mike on Friday, December 23, 2016, 22:42
We had a 'Christmas Jumper Day' at work. Trouble is, the office that I work in is too hot for me at the best of times - there's no way I'm wearing an additional layer.
But it's for charity. I can't just sit it out - so my solution was to print my own Christmas-jumper-style shirt.
Monday, October 31, 2016
By Mike on Monday, October 31, 2016, 22:30
The wooden tops of my trusty old folding workbench were starting to look really beaten and worn - time to make them over with some lovely new hardwood.
After I finished doing that, I also had a great idea for repurposing the old scarred and worn bench tops into something unique and new.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
By Mike on Saturday, October 22, 2016, 04:18
More tinwork fun with drink cans. This time for a star-shaped box with a convex profile - the design is still a bit half-baked, but I'm putting it up here in case anyone wants to experiment with it.
(Article updated October 2016 with video tutorial to make this item into a shabby-chic Christmas tree ornament)
Thursday, August 4, 2016
By Mike on Thursday, August 4, 2016, 23:09
I wanted to make a one-off little knife to use when I go foraging for mushrooms. I made this one out of cheap junk.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
By Mike on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 21:28
Here's a really quick and simple way to make a floating-wick oil lamp, using materials that can be easily found anywhere
Saturday, May 28, 2016
By Mike on Saturday, May 28, 2016, 21:06
I fancy making a musical instrument. Trouble is, I'm no musician (well, I can play the harmonica and pan flute to a mediocre level).
So I was looking for something that requires a bit of intuition, rather than dexterity in the playing. The Koncovka seems to fit the bill exactly - read on to find out why...
Sunday, April 17, 2016
By Mike on Sunday, April 17, 2016, 15:42
This is a project based on a woodworking technique that I discovered (or maybe invented!) completely by accident.
It's a wooden bowl made from slices of tree trunk - the clever part is that nature provides the curvature...
Sunday, July 26, 2015
By Mike on Sunday, July 26, 2015, 13:28
This was a quick Saturday morning project to do something that's been on my To Do list for years and years - try to make a wooden whistle completely from scratch.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
By Mike on Sunday, March 1, 2015, 12:50
My daughter is working on an art project related to postal services and asked for my help with a bit of metal casting - this seemed like an ideal opportunity to do something I have heard of, but not yet tried - pewter casting into cuttlebone moulds.
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