Leather
Axe Cosy
Our little hatchet normally hangs on a hook in the Workshopshed. But I wanted to transport it so felt that the blade need a bit of protection and us from it. I had some leather left over from a previous
Small Repairs
Not all good repairs need to take a long time or lots of effort. Sometimes it’s the simple ones that are the most effective. Vice Screw Replacement The Axminster vice I’ve had for a few years works really well and
Posted in: Repairs
Materials: Leather, Mild Steel
Footstool Finishing
Over the last few weeks I put the footstool back together. After a good amount of sanding, I used oak coloured wax to stain the wood for the new side panels. The PVA/sawdust filler did not take this stain so
A handmade footstool
A few years ago my daughter inherited a “big bed” from her Great Aunt and we set it up in her room. Last year she told us that she did not like the big bars over the ends so as
Posted in: Footstool
Materials: Leather, Pine
Tags: furniture
A sand bag
“A sandbag? Are you expecting flood?” I was asked. “No it’s for metal forming” I replied. When I’d been making the candle snuffer, I’d found it difficult to get the cone shape on the end and using the anvil covered
Posted in: Sandbag
Materials: Leather
Tags: metal forming
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
