Category: Projects
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Leather Net Holster v2
Read more…: Leather Net Holster v2A week and a half ago I made a v1: I took it out for two days of fishing and, while I didn’t lose my net, I didn’t like how much it twisted and flopped around. Today I made a v2 with two important changes: Cut and glued to prep for hole punching and sewing:…
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Leather holster for a landing net
Read more…: Leather holster for a landing netA couple months ago my uncle made a beautiful tamo, or Japanese fish landing net, for me. And during my recent visit, I noticed that he and my cousin made leather belt holsters for their landing nets, so I resolved to make one for mine, too. Following their advice, I hit up the nearest Hobby…
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Wading staff
Read more…: Wading staffQuick project this week: A wading staff for fly fishing. Features depth marks, a T-handle with catches carved in to free snags, and magnets to dry out flies. The paracord clips to my waders so I can drop it without worrying about it floating downstream while I’m trying to land a fish. Made from a…
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Little Free Library at Esther Place
Read more…: Little Free Library at Esther PlaceEarly this summer the founder of Peekskill Walks reached out and asked if I’d be interested in building a Little Free Library for Esther Place, a former street that has been shut down and turned into a much needed outdoor community hangout spot. Sure! I love woodworking, books, and hanging out at Esther Place drinking…
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Turning a T-ball Bat
Read more…: Turning a T-ball BatCharlie started showing some interest in baseball, so I decided to turn a small bat for him on the Shopsmith. Starter t-ball bats are roughly 24″ long and ~ 1.9″ in diameter, so that was my guide. I made this one out of a pine 4×4 I had in the rafters. I know bats are…
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Bread Lames
Read more…: Bread LamesLike a lot of folks, I’ve been baking sourdough bread this year, and I wanted a bread lame to score the top. While making a few other projects, namely spoons, I split two small pieces of cherry with a natural curve that I thought would be perfect for a bread lame, so I got to…
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Turning Candlesticks on the Lathe
Read more…: Turning Candlesticks on the LatheBack in September I made a serious effort to learn how to turn wood on the lathe. I turned a few tenons on the stool legs earlier this year, but that is it. I was on the hunt for a good beginner project and Amanda asked for some candlesticks, so I got to work. As…
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Turning Christmas Ornaments
Read more…: Turning Christmas OrnamentsWe decided to change up our Christmas decor this year and go with an all natural aesthetic. Dried orange and cranberry garland, a basket instead of the tree stand, and wooden ornaments. I’ve been learning how to do lathe work this year, so after Thanksgiving I started turning ornaments. I’m still pretty new to turning…
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Two Staked Wooden Stools from The Anarchist’s Design Book
Read more…: Two Staked Wooden Stools from The Anarchist’s Design BookI love staked wooden chairs and I want to learn how to make them, so I picked up The Anarchist’s Design Book from Lost Art Press. All of their books are top-notch and I highly recommend them. Christopher Schwarz’s introduction on what he means by “anarchist” resonates deeply with me. I figured I’d start small…
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Wooden Joiner’s Mallets
Read more…: Wooden Joiner’s MalletsI made three wooden joiners mallets this year, following the Paul Sellers videos (1, 2, 3). The first has a head of laminated Beech and an Ash handle. Mostly because that is what I had around! There are no nails or screws in these, just wooden joinery. The handle and mortise in the head are…
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Malloreddus Boards
Read more…: Malloreddus BoardsAmanda was watching a video about different types of handmade pasta (we had a lot of time on our hands during the pandemic and finally got some flour!) and asked if I might be able to make a malloreddus board. I decided to give it a try! I started with sawing and planing down a…
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Coffee Filter Holder
Read more…: Coffee Filter HolderAmanda and I wanted to hang our coffee filters in a little nook above our coffee grinder, and I happened to have a lot of free time on my hands back in April, so I decided to make one. This one by Yoshitaka NakayaArchived Link that inspired me: I didn’t really have much of a…
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Cape Falcon F1 Kayak Builds
Read more…: Cape Falcon F1 Kayak BuildsOver the winter of 2018/2019 and summer of 2019 I built two Cape Falcon F1 skin-on-frame style kayaks. I want to be better about documing my projects here, so I’m taking a few posts to document the backlog. The primary benefit of a skin-on-frame style kayak is how light it is. They end up being…
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Book Review Jekyll Collection Template
Read more…: Book Review Jekyll Collection TemplateA book review template for Jekyll sites using Collections. Complete with a star rating system.
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Category Filtering with Isotope in Jekyll
Read more…: Category Filtering with Isotope in JekyllThis is the most recent addition to my Jekyll Tools repository on GitHub. Isotope is a popular jQuery filtering and sorting plugin. I combined it with Liquid to generate category filtering in Jekyll.