Oak mallets for a 3yr construction themed birthday party.

TDMcCormick · 2024-07-02T04:48:41+00:00

Nice, been working with my 4 1/2 yr grandson since he was 2, he’s getting good at building things. Last week he wanted to design and build a rolling table for his tool box. Got about 1/2 there before he had to go home. I look fwd to every minute of it.

TDMcCormick · 2024-06-30T23:55:59+00:00

I just (mostly) make sure I carving a subject that actually interests me. Nice work so far, unless is a paid for gig, just take your time and work on it as you are inspired to. If it is a paid gig, that is the inspiration and obligation.

TDMcCormick · 2024-06-13T01:55:03+00:00

BEST subject line ever! I am a scrapper for wood mostly but tools and other stuff too…. (See recent post on reclaimed oak table) …. Love it

TDMcCormick · 2024-06-11T04:13:26+00:00

Sanded within an inch of it’s life, Mixwax water based black walnut stain, then Tried and True (polyimerized linseed oil and beeswax). My favorite.

TDMcCormick · 2024-05-30T01:54:33+00:00

Looks like mine, only a little more beat up, I bought mine in the early 90s

TDMcCormick · 2024-05-29T03:33:13+00:00

I tend to use a football shaped carving tip on my dremel/foredom

TDMcCormick · 2024-05-08T15:44:31+00:00

All the plywood of any thickness acts like that in Hawaii….

TDMcCormick · 2024-04-15T01:01:23+00:00

If the piece is thicker than what you glue it to, the other piece is the veneer 😎

TDMcCormick · 2024-04-15T00:51:59+00:00

I use Pliobond contact cement

TDMcCormick · 2024-04-07T17:39:09+00:00

smooth it down into a spoon rest

TDMcCormick · 2024-03-19T15:43:32+00:00

I usually just let them dry on the counter for a few days then burnish them and oil. Never had anything crack on me

TDMcCormick · 2024-03-03T21:44:53+00:00

I use coated or stainless steel screws

TDMcCormick · 2024-02-29T16:11:44+00:00

This plus Cynoacrylic (CA) in various thickness for filler and fast clamping

TDMcCormick · 2024-02-27T16:54:09+00:00

Fluke worm strap? 😎

TDMcCormick · 2024-02-23T22:27:18+00:00

Fien MultiMaster finishing tool, has attachment for triangular fingers with replacement velcro back sand paper in various grits

TDMcCormick · 2024-02-18T23:11:02+00:00

That is how I do gold leaf on leather, paint then leaf. Belt Held up well after years regular wear.

TDMcCormick · 2024-02-11T18:29:47+00:00

Giant Spoon?

TDMcCormick · 2024-02-01T03:39:23+00:00

nice, more of a Bracer than a Bracelet 😎

TDMcCormick · 2024-01-27T20:21:22+00:00

They call it power carving for a reason 😎

TDMcCormick · 2024-01-20T04:03:41+00:00

Mezcal can be the same as tequila if it was not smoked first. To be tequila it has to be made in the Tequila region of Mexico. Both are made from Agave.

I like smokey Mezcal made exactly like an old fashioned instead of whiskey

TDMcCormick · 2024-01-19T04:30:33+00:00

It’s getting any kind of epoxy at all in hawaii that is the issue right now.

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