Larry | June 30, 2009
What little shop time I’m getting right now is coming in very short segments. Casting around for a smallish project, that didn’t require juggling large pieces of wood resulted in my indulging a desire to own a turning saw.
What’s a turning saw you ask? It’s a small bowsaw, of course? Oh…and a bowsaw is a [...]
Larry | June 26, 2009
I was discussing roomboxes with one of my miniatures buddies and I mentioned seed magnets as a useful way of holding things in place. Her response was “What be seed magnets” and since I don’t often see miniaturists using them I thought I’d mention them here.
Here you see six of them sticking to the [...]
Larry | June 19, 2009
It’s probably heresy to say so but if there was one thing a miniaturist could learn that would improve many aspects of their craft it would be that home building centers and mass-market craft outlets are often NOT the best place to buy the tools and materials they use. I know, I know… how could [...]
Larry | June 17, 2009
One of the fun things about being a woodworker is that once you have a bunch of tools, you can do a lot of things with them. Oddly, most people don’t, concentrating on a single form of woodworking, whether it be scrollsawing, furniture making, miniatures, or whatever.
I’m not so much that way. I enjoy working [...]
Larry | June 17, 2009
When the red and white Canada Post truck pulls up in front of my house something special happens. I become 8-years old and it’s Christmas. I dash to the door, eagerly wondering why it’s taking the driver so long to get out of the truck.
And it happened yesterday afternoon, when a box was delivered from [...]
Larry | June 16, 2009
You know it’s a good day when a book arrives in the mail. Today is a good day as I just received Stephen Shepherd’s new Hide Glue: Historical and Practical Applications book. If you’re not familiar with Stephen, he is a consummate craftsman and shares his knowledge via his Full Chisel Blog. His long awaited [...]
Larry | June 14, 2009
Most commercial finishes are too thick for use on miniatures and need to be thinned before use. Often, we want to use dyes that must be mixed with an appropriate solvent. I’m a big fan of shellac in various dilutions and so typically have 3-4 bottles of the stuff in my finish cabinet. All of [...]
Larry | June 13, 2009
Over the past couple months a couple people have inquired about posts I’ve made about creating tenons and half-lap joints. It seems that a technique, used regularly by woodworkers is less well-known in the miniatures world. I apologize for glossing over it. Hopefully this will remedy that omission.
If, at this point, your response is “What [...]
Larry | June 11, 2009
Those of you who follow my blog may have noticed a slow-down of sorts at Wood’n Bits. I’ve been reluctant to say anything about it but it occurred to me that this might be interpreted as being a lack of interest in the blog on my part so I thought I should say a few [...]
Larry | June 7, 2009
Marc Spagnuolo, aka The Wood Whisperer, has become a fixture in the Internet woodworking community. His ‘don’tcha wish your shop looked like this’ workshop, his self-effacing humor, high-quality podcasts, and his willingness to show his mistakes and how to fix them have made him a popular guy.
This is reason enough to mention him but I’m [...]
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