Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

It's called a lever clamp.. They are wonderful to use!
Toolmate is an inhouse brand for a danish hardware store - you should be able to get them in any proper hardware store though.

What he said. ^
These are not fancy, but they work well.

So - courses. Anyone done any, recommend any, any specifically to
avoid? I'm pondering bookrack or table here
https://www.newschooloffurniture.com/sho­p/

Another rabbit hole for me to disappear down. Thanks!

Project sideboard i.e. attack old dining table and chairs with big fuckoff plunge saw is a go

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Top and base from the table top, doors and side panels from chair seats

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that should look boss

Its looking very likely that in the near future I'm going to win a contract to restore this lovely old timber framed building for a local built and agricultural heritage museum.

The building was initially built in the mid 19th century to house boilers for a laundry in an asylum in Watford. It was then repurposed to be an apple and soft fruit store.

I'm really looking forward to it, the first step will be to number and catalogue every single part, see what can be repaired and what needs to be replaced. Should be a lot of fun but there is a lot of rot in the frame a lot of which will need to be replaced, so I'll be brushing up on my traditional joinery skills.

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Beautiful little house, hope you get the job!
Guess the light inside is very nice?

local built and agricultural heritage museum.

Chiltern Open Air Museum?

I've been turning a few things, mahogany and iroko bowls then some little oak decorative bowls filled with resin and sparkles.

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Those are great

That's the one.

thanks, i'm definitely still learning. It's my favourite thing at the moment. I've got some more oak and some yew to try turning yet.

Have you checked out Kyle Toth on YouTube?

https://youtu.be/zqC5nSkuDYw

Looks good I like the pyrography on the top (I'm assuming oak) bowl.

I see why you'd assume it was oak, but that was the only leaf image I could find at the time, it was late and I couldn't be bothered to search online for a better one.

Fair play it's still a good job getting the lines that defined and even without scorching the wood next to it.

Ah, I can't take credit for that, it's etched in using a laser cutter

Some more turning, plus picked up the leather underneath for making into tool rolls.

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more making. upcycled sofa leather.

not sure if people actually have decks of cards these days, unless you are a magician or play bridge.

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Nice work!

Its looking very likely that in the near future I'm going to win a contract to restore this lovely old timber framed building for a local built and agricultural heritage museum.

I got it! Well chuffed!

Good going. Congratulations!
Keep us updated, please.

Maybe relevant for the architecture thread too? Or maybe it's only me who's into restorations and old stuff.

Thanks.

To be honest I was thinking of doing a thread in current projects like Hovis has done with his garden office.

Any cabinet makers on here able to suggest how best to go about constructing this without loads of screws showing? Prototype will be made of MDF, final one PLY and Valchromat. machined on a CNC router. It'll be supporting quite a large weight.

I'm thinking of designing a sub-frame to screw in to the panels from the inside and also give the doors a lip to close onto.

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Pocket holes with plugs of the same wood to fill the holes?