A bit of fun with wood.

[EddieJ]

Some more odds and ends.

My daughter is now nearly 15yrs old, yet she still wanted to play with this a few weeks ago.

These were made from wood that I pulled from the bonfire over at the sawmill.

Legs were sadly too short!

A fun nest box.

Some oak gates and posts.

Mega swing

Some house signs.

And one of two fold up bean pole systems.

 

[bignomis]

Hi Eddie

thanks for sharing your amazing artwork with us. It's refreshing to see something a little different to the normal stuff and just what can be achieved with some imagination ( and skill)

I love the mouse tea light - it's given me some ideas for Christmas presents!

Could you tell me what the carving blade is in your Makita angle grinder and where it can be purchased.

 

[EddieJ]

Many thanks bignomis.

The disc is a 'Holey Galahad'. They are pretty expensive for what they are, but I was able to justify buying them as I also use them for cleaning up the tennons and half laps on my oak framing.

I have all three discs, coarse, medium and fine, but the fine and medium are just a waste of time for me on oak. They sadly clog up in seconds.

I'm not sure where I bought them from at the moment, but will try and find the receipts tomorrow.

Unlike in this video, I would never use any of the tools without wearing chainsaw gloves. It isn't worth the risk.

http://youtu.be/ZMw25V69t8E

 

[EddieJ]

If it's Christmas stuff that you want to make, here are a couple more ideas.

And here are the small deer in more detail http://woodgears.ca/reindeer/index.html



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[bignomis]

Hi Eddie

Thanks for the info & video on Holey Gallahad - I've found them at Classic Hand Tools and as you say they are not cheap but it does look as though it could be a really useful bi of kit. I've already got the Arbotech tungsten tipped carver for the angle grinder and it looks like the Holey Gallahad would be ideal to use after the rough work has been done with the Arbotech. I would be interested to learn how useful you think the Arbotech mini carver is.

Thanks for the extra Christmas ideas.

Cheers