Upcycled Chairs
This week’s project comes from Rebecca. The kitchen chairs were looking a bit tired and shabby after 11 years of use. These Stefan chairs from Ikea are simple wooden affairs with a detachable cushion but they had various stains from
Surprise Maker Parcel
Andy unboxes a #SurpriseMakerParcel from Alfred Chow – Maker of things. There’s an interesting selection of items in the box, some really old ones and some useful electronics.
Posted in: Inspiration
Three different drill bits
When I shattered a 7mm drill bit the other week, Dormer Pramet got in contact and offered me a replacement. I’ve been following them on twitter for a while and particularly like their machining tips and Monday quiz from which
Active Hands
Workshopshed: Engineer and Sportsman Rob Smith runs Active Hands, a company that makes assistive technology for people with gripping problems. Whilst on holiday as a student, Rob fell down a cliff and suffered a spinal injury. After 9 months of
Posted in: Interview
Tags: Assistive Tech, gripping
Making Space for Your Woodworking Projects
Workshopshed: Today’s Guest post is from Sandy Morris who tells us of the problems of running out of space to work. Sandy: I heard an interesting but fairly common story about a man living in Oxford who was passionate about
American Magazines for Makers
So that I’d have something to read on a long flight I dropped into a Barnes and Noble store to see what magazines were available. I picked these three. Nuts and Volts I’d heard of Nuts and Volts via the
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews
Calbourne Water Mill
Calbourne Water Mill & Rural Museum is located at the North East corner of the Isle of Wight. There’s been a mill on the site since before the Domesday Book was written in 1086. I had a chance to visit just
Posted in: Exhibition
Drill Sharpening
I recently dismantled a broken garden seat so it could be taken for recycling. Basically separating the metal and hard plastic parts. To complete this I needed to drill out some rivets. Unfortunately doing that I snapped a 7mm drill.
Posted in: Sharpening
Tags: Drill bits, grinding
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
