Larry | April 30, 2009
Most miniaturists own a Dremel tool. Because of this, most miniaturists own a gazillion bits, disks, drums, and wheels associated with their use. While many seem baffled over how to use this vast array of tooling, all of us must deal with putting them somewhere.
It’s no surprise, then, that when people see my solution to [...]
Larry | April 28, 2009
I’ve gotten a couple queries about the system I was using to hold things in place during the casket assembly project. I thought I’d address it here by showing you how to build one. The basic “system” is a magnet board that looks like this:
There are a couple commercial magnet boards available, most notably the [...]
Larry | April 25, 2009
Many miniaturists have used Preac table saws when they attend workshops. While smaller in number, many have realized their usefulness and now have one in their own shops.
While many have the tool available to them, what’s not so available are people talking about how to use them. Pete and Pam Boorman do put on well-attended [...]
Larry | April 23, 2009
We woodworkers are suckers for gizmos and when you couple gizmos with the concept of sharpening (the woodworker mantra), lots of dollars flow. If you’ve got $500-600, run right out and buy a Tormek sharpening system. Many who can’t come up with that kind of change to sharpen their tools, have adopted the WorkSharp system, [...]
Larry | April 21, 2009
Over the years I’ve made miniatures for many people scattered around the world. This makes me feel pretty good when I think about it but there is a downside. When you create a miniature it’s sort of like a new child, fresh, different, and presuming you did a good job, it’s also somewhat like your [...]
Larry | April 20, 2009
Welcome back to the square casket project. Today we’re going to assemble the basic box. This is not difficult but two things determine success. The first is the precision with which you create the parts. If they’re not the right dimensions, or they’re not square, they won’t assemble into a box no matter what you [...]
Larry | April 19, 2009
Anyone know a good lawyer? Wood’nBits is sitting in a precarious position of having a very powerful wizard upset with us. Being a modern, American wizard, he’s suing me rather than turning me into a toad. As I understand it, I’m being sued not only for his loss of time but for something called “negative [...]
Larry | April 17, 2009
As I was pondering the construction of the casket for Lisa, my two neurons rubbed together and spoke. They said, “Why don’t you step through the construction of this box with the folks, showing them some of the things you do when building miniatures?” As these two neurons are all I have to work with, [...]
Larry | April 16, 2009
I’m am so fortunate to have Pat Roberson as a friend. To be honest, I’ve never met her. Somehow, in this modern Internet world, she’s still become a very close friend, and a very talented friend I might add.
She sent me some photos the other day and I just had to share this one with [...]
Larry | April 14, 2009
Remember Lisa Salati? She’s the wonderful lady who got me involved in the casket project I’ve reported on recently. Well guess what? She wants another one. This one should be a bit easier as there’s no pyramid top, no drawers, and no doors. Just a box with a hinged lid.
We’ve discussed sizes (it’ll be 1″ [...]
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