Here we’re showing how to turn wooden tool handles, in this case for carving chisels with both a The stock used are ash hardwood dowel rods of 35-mm diameter. Each handle is turned using standard spindle-turning tools, with the handle tapering towards the ends. The tenon for a socket-type chisel must fit precisely, requiring frequent…
This post includes projects produced primarily on a lathe, especially bowls, utensils and other functional items. In addition to the lathe and band saw, the toolset is modest: a set of woodturning gouges and scrapers, faceplate, four-jaw chuck, and a bench grinder.
This window was be fitted into an inclined roof, requiring angled horizontal rabbets. The square vertical rabbets are formed by attaching a separate piece of molding (glued on, with central plywood spline for reinforcement). The frame features mortise-and-tenon joints with panel groove. The window pane is secured with molding on both sides (glued-on on one…
To achieve a rigid and sturdy construction, the legs attach to the bench body via T-bridle joints (CZ ‘zahrdleni/rozvor s cepem’). The backrest incline is adjustable to allow for a range of exercises.
This granary-inspired, self-dispensing bird feeder features a turned block for connecting the feeder to the post, inclined plates (acrylic, for easy inspection of contents volume) fitted in the grooves in side panels, and positioned slightly above the floor to allow for grain dispensing, tenon side panels, secured with hard-wood wedges in the floor, glued-up floor…
We flattened the warped top using a traditional restoration technique, and stabilized the top (to prevent future warping) by adding both side stabilizers (pegged mortise and tenon, with peg holes elliptical to allow for wood movement) and bottom stabilizers (sliding dovetails). The damaged leg parts were replaced with loose-tenon prostheses and shaped to final form.
These double swinging doors feature a simple frame-and-panel design, and a top stop block that slides on horizontal plywood rails. A hollow chisel mortiser simplified the production. The intended function was to facilitate passage to humans while denying passage to a dog.
For outdoor cooking in a pot over campfire, we need a solid bench, a sturdy lid, and a stir paddle. Built with basic hand tools and an angle grinder.
Frame: Outlined through dovetails Shelves: twin mortise-and-tenon, chestnut wedges Drawers: veneered front (chestnut), inlay banding double dadoes grooved bottom (plywood) Dividers: stopped dados Wall attachment: ‘invisible’ French-cleat hanging system Finish: water stain, email, nitrocellulose lacquer, wax
Simple, efficient and robust drawer joints: rabbets and brads for the front, dados for the back, grooved bottom.
