How to make a simple first aid cabinet out of solid wood

 

Tools and materials:

Table saw

Block plane

Cordless Impact Driver

Cordless drill

Random orbit sander

Air compressor, nail and staple gun kit

Chisel set

Jointer planer

Flush trim saw

In this video I make a wooden first aid cabinet out of spruce wood. For this project I used mostly reclaimed materials I found in the garbage.

I begun by making the main body of the cabinet. I cut my timber to size and then made half lap joints to connect the sides. I used glue and nails to keep the pieces together. 

For the back I used scrap pieces of MDF from an old bookcase. 

I made the French cleat system at 45 degrees to hang the cabinet on the wall. 

Once the body was ready I started working on the door of the cabinet. I planed and joined the pieces. Then I selected the grain pattern I wanted and glued the pieces together. This was reclaimed material so it had a lot of character. 

I then glued two braces on the door to keep the panel from warping. 

I made the cross for the front and added the hinges.

Finally I finished my cabinet with two coats of water based satin varnish. I lightly sanded between coats.

And that was it. My cabinet was ready. See you soon with a new project video. 

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Making a beech mallet - Woodturning

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Buffing kit

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Wire Burning Kit

Chisel set

Table saw

Jointer planer

Forstner bit set

In this video I make a wooden carpenter's mallet out of beech wood. Beech is cheap but really hard. So it's an ideal wood for that kind of project. 

I begun by preparing my mallet’s head. I cut a piece of wood in half, jointed the two pieces and then glued them together.

I then squared my block. At this point it was easier to drill the hole for the handle. 

Next I mounted the piece between centres on the lathe and turned it. 

This was mostly skew work. To clean the end grain I used a bowl gouge. 

I like to leave a little bit of excess wood so I can later on get rid of the tailstock marks. I removed the excess wood with a sharp chisel and my random orbit sander. 

Next I turned my handle. I first shaped the tenon and then continued on the rest of the piece. I also added some sweat lines with my wire burning tool. 

Finally I glued the handle on the head and buffed my mallet with carnauba wax.

My mallet came out really nice. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 

 

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This is my best and most fun spinning top - woodturning

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Buffing kit

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Wire Burning Kit

Cordless Chainsaw

In this video I make a special trompo spinning top out of almond wood. I spent many hours on experimenting and designing this top and I think the result speaks on it's own. As far as I am concerned this is my best spinning top from all I have made so far. 

I first turned the wood between centres and then created a tenon to fit my chuck. 

Next I roughly shaped the exterior of the top with a bowl gouge and a skew. 

To lower the centre of gravity of the top. I hollowed it a little bit. This helps the top turn and spin better. 

I then added a small groove for the string to grab on. 

To shape the bottom. I used a jam chuck to hold the top in place. I also added a small curve near the tip. this helps the string to be tight before you spin it. 

Next I made a small string stop form the same wood. 

I buffed everything with carnauba wax. 

This type of top, requires to practise it’s throwing technique. But once you master it, it will give you hours  of fun.

I really enjoyed this project. It was worth the time and effort. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video.

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How to make a vintage trompo spinning top - woodturning

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Buffing kit

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Wire Burning Kit

In this video I make a string powered spinning top called trompo out of beech wood.

I begun by mounting the piece between centres on the lathe and turned it true with a roughing gouge. 

I then used the skew to create a tenon for the chuck. 

Then I shaped my top using mostly the skew. 

I also added three decorative lines with the wire burning tool. 

I then drilled a hole and added a nail on one end of the top. 

Then I used a file to shape the tip. 

Next I parted the top off the lathe.

I polished the top on my buffing kit with carnauba wax. 

I made this top as a decorative piece. You can find several YouTube videos on line on how to spin this top. 

I am really happy with the way my top came out. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 

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Woodturning a lighted Santa Claus

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Belt sander

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Drill press

Jointer planer

Cordless drill

Forstner bit set

Led Strip RGB Light

Bandsaw

Dowel center pin

Foredom Woodcarving Kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

In this video I make a lighted Santa figure on the lathe. I made it out of spruce and painted it with latex paint. 

I begun by making the body first. To do that I had to glue 4 pieces together. I first flattened the pieces on the jointer and then glued them in pairs. Once the glue was dry I glued the two pairs together. 

Next I turned the body. I also made small beads to act as eyes nose and buttons. 

Next I turned the feet. To make two identical shoes I cut a piece almost in half. I added a zip tie on one end and turned both shoes at once. Before I remove the piece from the lathe I added sand paper so I could sand the legs to fit on the shoes.

I connected all the joints with dowels because in most cases it was end grain to end grain. 

To fit the beard I had to sand one button down 

Next I made the base which was mostly bowl making work. 

Finally I added the rod on which I mounted the led stripe later on. 

I then Applied a base coat of varnish and then painted the piece with latex paint. 

My Santa came out really nice. It was quite challenging project because it had many pieces. But I really enjoyed it.

Anyway, that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 

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Making a wooden bowl without a lathe - Woodcarving

 

Tools and materials:

Carving tools set

Carving mallet

Cabinet Scraper set

Cordless chainsaw

Skil electric planer

Spoke shave

Flat rasp

Flat file

Random orbit sander

Mineral oil

In this video I make a wooden bowl out of a piece of pine I had in the shop. Despite the fact that it was pine, it was pretty hard to carve. 

First of all I used a compass to establish the main diameter of my bowl. Then I drilled my depth hole in the centre. 

Using a big gouge I started hollowing the bowl. Once in a while I added lines to carve the bowl in segments. This way I had a little better control over the shape I was going for. 

I used a round scraper to clean the tool marks although later on I decided to add more character in the interior with a gouge. 

I used my chain saw to remove as much material as I could from the exterior of the bowl. 

Next I used an electric planer to shape the exterior as much as possible. 

To clean the lip of the bowl I used a spoke shave. 

I finished shaping with a rasp, a file and my random orbit sander. 

I decided to add some character in the interior by leaving the gouge marks.

Finally I finished the bowl with mineral oil. 

My bowl came out really unique. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 

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