Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

Ha, I will only use it for repairs to clothing/gear and possibly the odd project, I don't sew that much but at least half the time when I need to the old 201K just couldn't cut it.
It's also a resource for friends who tend to be more makers than me.

bit of sapele turned and then laser etched with a lace pattern.

mystery dark wood turned into illicit drinking in the shed cups.

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Got a few more rolls of reflective vinyl so had a play with one Sol Lewitt, and a couple diy in the style of. Plus lucky 13’s for the side of the 125cc.

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My eyes!
This won’t endanger you more?
:)

Related to the Juki Joy above, here's my latest belt I made for my brother who provided a vehicle and muscle (thanks B!) to get that beasty home.
I'm getting a little better but there's lots of room to improve.

My process, in case anyone wants to give it a go:

• cut blank to width to match buckle
  
• make crease lines if so desired (I made my own tool for this)
  
• edge bevel top and bottom of blank
  
• burnish (I'm using a drill press mounted wood burnisher)
  
• edge dye
  
• burnish again by hand using saddle soap saturated rough canvas
  
• skive buckle area so the fold doesn't get too bulky
  
• touch up edge dye by buckle
  
• punch holes for buckle and keeper unless using a centre bar-type
  
• attach buckle with chicago screws
  
• make and attach leather keeper (I sew the ends together, some staple or rivet)
  
• mark mainly used hole position based on customer's belt
  
• punch 5 or 7 holes (1 or 3/4 inches apart)
  
• cut English Point on belt end, finish as per the other edges
  
• dye inside of holes to match belt
  
• apply leather conditioner
  
  

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nice one, looks pro.

Cheers

Yes that belt looks very excellent. Has totally put me off trying to make one. Way too many steps for me.

Nice; did you use a cutter, or was this all by hand?

With a lot of software jury-rigging and a Graphtec vinyl cutter. Some of the stuff like the Sol Lewitt rectangle I’ve had to re-draw from scratch.

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Thanks, looks more complicated written down :)
Harry Rogers (I think) at Bucklhearst has some extremely relaxing videos of almost the same process. It’s not hard, just hard to do really well.

Spent the last couple of days cutting and preparing scarf joints for this timber framed heritage restoration job I'm on. Glued my first one last night all in all pretty pleased with results.

Been given use of an oak framed barn first constructed in 1593 to do my work undercover which is also quite nice.

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Nice! For a minute then I thought you were going to say you were given a 1593 barn as donor wood!

Since you mentioned it I've been hoping you'd share updates on this job. Please keep them coming!

Interesting - keep the photos coming if you can!

finally finished off this laptop sleeve, upcycled sofa leather, lined in grey. Took ages.

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Got the wall plates finished today, minus the half laps that I'll have to cut when it comes time to put the building back together. One of them had a nasty crack right on a mortice that was looking a bit dicey, managed to salvage it with a bow tie spline.

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I've also begun repairing some more of the studs, on a lot of them they had previously been repaired using a traditional scarf joint. In these instances I've had to cut out the rotten wood and re-use the scarf that was previously on the good side, however where possible I've used a scissor scarf as shown in the photos below.

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bow tie
scarf

Hot

Finally managed to finish the model. Scale is 1:3.
It has revealed some design issues I need to iron out.

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Looks good did you go with bridle joints or splined mitres in the end?

Thanks. The stock in the model is 5mm thick so I just did plain mitres. Next step is an actual prototype with bridle joints, but that's a bit far away atm as I have realised it's slightly out of my skill level anyway. I'll have to find a joiner type person to help me.

Really interesting design.
Are you worried about sag of the main top with only small supports in each corner?

My latest efforts, not quite as innovative as drøn’s! Pretty annoyed the cabinet top is coming out a different colour when oiled :(

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