Demonstrations

Classic Lath Art Progression Pictures

September 10, 2008

I recently wrote about Rod Skramstad from Classic Lathart. He has updated his website to include a series of progress pictures that turned out quite nice. Although not necessarily a tutorial, it does give us some insight on how he goes about putting together one of his lath art paintings. Rod has a series of [...]

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Windmill Project Video

September 2, 2008

Frank from FranksWoodshop.com has put together a great video, demonstrating how he put together a windmill plaque. This 3 part video shows you each step of the way as he cuts and assembles his windmill plaque. The steps are covered in detail along with plenty of commentary. A very cool project. After you’re done watching [...]

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Cutting Miniature Puzzles

May 15, 2008

I’ve talked about our favorite puzzle master, Carter Johnson before (CarterJ Puzzles, Puzzle Tutorial, Puzzle-Cutting Tutorial). One thing about Carter, he’s very generous about sharing his knowledge on puzzle cutting. Well, he has another video demonstrating how he cuts out his signature puzzle, the one cent stamp! I’m lucky enough to have one in my [...]

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Compound Cutting Chess Pieces

April 2, 2008

Monday I talked about the chess sets that were being created in the SSW&C forums. Chiz Wolfe from Wood’n What-Knots has a nice set of progression pictures on his website as he creates a chess set for his son. Each piece is compound cut with the scroll saw. He has 3 pages of pictures that [...]

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Lath Art Progression Pictures

March 27, 2008

I learn best by example and demonstration. That’s why I love progression pictures and tutorials so much. So I was pretty excited when I saw Christopher Hildebrand’s set of progression pictures as he puts together a lath art painting of a horse grazing. He makes a few comments about each photo. The photos are high [...]

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Heirloom Puzzles For Children

February 15, 2008

While looking through YouTube, I came across Ceal Pedersen as she demonstrates how she makes unique wooden puzzles for children. The video is very interesting. I especially like how she mounts her artwork to the wood. Very informative for any puzzle maker out there. Check out her YouTube video here. And while you are at [...]

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So You Want to Make a Wooden Clock?

February 11, 2008

One of my Holy Grail projects is to make a wooden clock. I think I would have a real sense of accomplishment. It would be a great way to show off your skill and impress your friends. Besides, they look really cool. Adrian Iredale has a bunch of videos on YouTube that show off the [...]

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Puzzle-Cutting Video

December 12, 2007

I wrote a while back about Carter Johnson. He is the resident puzzle-making master in the forums. He has made almost 600 full-size puzzles (400 of which still reside in his basement), 700 Christmas card puzzles and nearly 2000 stamp puzzles made from 1 cent stamps! This guy knows his stuff! It’s no wonder why [...]

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Make Your Own Picture Frames

November 30, 2007

OK. So you’ve cut a beautiful portrait that you’re quite proud of. What’s the next step? Frame it, of course! You can go to Wal-Mart and buy a $3 frame. The problem with that is it looks like a $3 frame. You can go to a frame shop and buy a $30 frame. It looks [...]

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