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  • TV REMOTE CONTROL

    by DUSTY MILLER     Thursday, November 19, 2009
    SO HAVE YOU WOODWORKERS WORKED OUT WHAT IT WAS?????????? THE TV REMOTE CONTROL THE ONE ON THE LEFT I TOOK APART. AND I MODIFIED THE WORKINGS. I THEN MADE A SHELL FROM SOLID OAK AND I DRILLED HOLES ON TOP 1/4 INCH DIAMETER.I THEN FITTED INTERNAL WORKING...

  • BOOKMARKS

    by DUSTY MILLER     Thursday, November 19, 2009
    OFFCUT BOOKMARKS FOR THE BOOKWORM! THESE ARE OAK // PINE // AND MDF . EASY TO MAKE ,THE MDF CAN BE PAINTED OR PYROGRAPHED? (USE UNLEADED PAINT) THE OAK AND PINE IS BEST TO BE OILED WITH BOILED LINSEED OIL. THIS IS DUE TO THE TIMBER BEING MORE FLEXIBLE...

  • WONDERS IN OAK

    by DUSTY MILLER     Wednesday, November 18, 2009
    THIS PIECE TOOK 2 HOURS TO MAKE. CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS?????????? SEE LATER WILL TELL YOU THE ANSWER. UNTILL THEN KEEP GUESSING?

  • MONEY BOX

    by DUSTY MILLER     Wednesday, November 18, 2009
    FROM LEFT OVER MAHOGANY LOG. MADE MONEY BOX WITH INLAY UNION JACK FROM ASH AND EBONY OFFCUTS USING A COMBINATION OF RADIAL SAW /BANDSAW AND THE ROTOZIP . .WITH LOCK AND KEY .!YOU TOO CAN MAKE THIS WITH THE USA FLAG ON THE TOP.

  • SAUSAGE DOG KEY RING

    by DUSTY MILLER     Wednesday, November 18, 2009
    EASY TO MAKE USING OFFCUTS OF TIMBER ,MAKE ANY SHAPE YOU WANT USING BANDSAW. YOU CAN BUY KEY CHAINS TO MOUNT ON TO YOUR PIECE. IDEAL XMAS GIFTS.

  • PUZZLE CHEESE

    by DUSTY MILLER     Wednesday, November 18, 2009
    NOW THAT YOU HAVE MADE YOUR CHEESE WITH LITTLE CHEESE WITH LOOP CORD FIXED ONE END.?? CORD TO BE AT LEAST 40 INCHES LONG?? NOW MARK LARGE CHEESE 1 TO 8 ! STARTING WITH TOP HOLE AT THE THINNER END.THEN MOVING UP AND DOWN AND SO ON.HOLE 8 IS THE LOWER HOLE...

  • CHEESE PUZZLE

    by DUSTY MILLER     Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    IF YOU HAVE ANY SCRAP MAKE THIS PUZZLE.?EASY TO MAKE BUT HARD TO TAKE APART! FOR THIS YOU NEED A PIECE OF TIMBER 4X2X2 INCH THICK,MAKE A WEDGE SHAPE AS SHOWN IN A CHEESE SHAPE?? DRILL HOLES AS SHOWN X 8 ?? NOW MAKE A SMALLER WEDGE SHAPE IN DARK WOOD?...

  • OFFCUTS

    by DUSTY MILLER     Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    MORE OFFCUTS OF TIMBER LYING AROUND IN WORKSHOP.SO HAD A BIT OF TIME TO MAKE THESE ON THE LATHE. MIXTURE OF YEW / MAHOGANY/ AND ASH BLOCKS I FOUND!!. THE PIECE ON THE RIGHT!! TIMBER HAD TO BE CUT INTO 1 1/2 X 1 INCH X 4 INCHES LONG,THEN MITRED ON BENCH...

  • HEART SHAPE CLOCK

    by DUSTY MILLER     Sunday, November 15, 2009
    THE HEART SHAPE CLOCK .IDEAL FOR ANY PART OF THE HOUSE. USED BANDSAW / AND MADE HEART SHAPE TEMPLATE FROM A A4 SHEET OF COPY PAPER.EASY TO MAKE FROM ANY OFFCUT. DOESNT HAVE TO BE HEART SHAPE,CAN BE WHAT EVER YOU WANT CLOCK SHAPE TO BE.!!

  • MDF/TIME PIECES

    by DUSTY MILLER     Sunday, November 15, 2009
    OFFCUT OF 6MM MDF AND SOME OLD CLOCK PARTS FROM BROKEN CLOCK FACES I FOUND AT A CAR BOOT SALE.SEE WHAT CAN BE MADE FROM THESE.

  • ALL SIZE BOXES

    by DUSTY MILLER     Saturday, November 14, 2009
    STARTED THESE IN JUNE 2009 WITH ODDS AND ENDS OF BEECH/YEW/AND ASH I HAD LYING AROUND. THESE ARE IDEAL FOR KEEPING YOUR BITS AND PIECES IN. I USED THE RADIAL SAW TO MAKE THESE BOXES AND THE JOINTS ARE MITRED AND HOUSED AND REBATED. WAXED AND POLISHED...

  • WOODEN LIGHT PULLS

    by DUSTY MILLER     Saturday, November 14, 2009
    AGAIN OFF CUTS NO BIGGER THAN 1" 1/2 INCH X 1 INCH DIA MAKE A LIGHT PULL EASY USE YOUR WASTE TIMBER ? SO IF YOU HAVE A LATHE WITH A 3 / 4 JAW CHUCK GET TURNING?

  • LIGHT SWITCH

    by DUSTY MILLER     Saturday, November 14, 2009
    FORGET THE BORING LIGHT SWITCHES IN PLASTIC?MAKE YOUR OWN ANY TIMBER YOU HAVE SPARE ALL YOU NEED IS A ROUTER AND CHISEL? EASY TO DO. SO GOOD BYE PLASTIC LIGHT SWITCHES HELLO WOODEN LIGHT SWITCHES.!

  • JIGSAW PUZZLE

    by DUSTY MILLER     Friday, November 13, 2009
    THIS IS THE PUZZLE MADE FROM SOLID PLASTIC FROM A SKIP. ONLY 4 PIECES BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE APART UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW.!

  • BANDSAWS

    by DUSTY MILLER     Friday, November 13, 2009
    HERE IS THE INSIDE OF THE BOX INLAID WITH VELVET.! THOSE OF YOU WHO OWN A BANDSAW? MAYBE A DRAPER/ STARTRITE/ WARD /ELECTRA/ KITY/MINIMAX/DEWALT/ CORONET/ BURGESS/DELTA/ SHOPSMITH/ .?REMEMBER ONE THING BANDSAWS CAN DO ALOT MORE THAN YOU THINK.IF YOU PUT...
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