Making A Cat Scratching Post Using Pallet Wood And Concrete
Submitted by Keith on Sunday 05/03/2017I made the mistake of buying a cat scratching post that was too small for my cat to use comfortably... So I gave it away (to someone with a kitten) and thought I'd make one for my cat, Dylan.
For materials, I used a pallet that I found in my recent "how to get wood for free" video. I'd use the stringers to make the post, and the slats to make the base. I dismantled and de-nailed the pallet using a crowbar.
Making Simply Picture Frames
Submitted by Keith on Sunday 05/03/2017AEG BSB 18 CBL Brushless Hammerdrill Driver - First Impressions
Submitted by Keith on Thursday 23/02/2017Simple Panel Cutting Jig for DeWalt DW745 tablesaw
Submitted by Keith on Thursday 23/02/2017In this video I make a simple panel cutting jig for my tablesaw the DW745 using salvaged materials.
Mobile Camera Stand - using concrete and reclaimed materials
Submitted by Keith on Thursday 23/02/2017Making A Cat House For Two Using Scraps Of Wood
Submitted by Keith on Sunday 05/02/2017In this video, my brother Alan visits my workshop bringing with him some scraps of sheet materials found in his shed - some pieces of various sizes of MDF, ply and chipboard.
Alan wanted a cat house for his two cats George & Jasper, and he already had an idea for the design he wanted, so we first did a quick drawing in SketchUp to figure out how to make best use of the materials that we had to create that design.
Making A Treasure Chest Blanket Box / Ottoman (part 2 of 2)
Submitted by Keith on Saturday 28/01/2017In this video I start by finishing off the arcs for the lid that I started making in the previous video. I cut one of them in half on the bandsaw to give me 2x thinner ones (for each end) and one wide one (for the middle of the lid).
I needed to cut a rebate joint in to one side of each end arc and both sides of the central arc. I did this by putting my trim router upside down in the vise to use as a makeshift router table - which worked well.
Then I glued and clamped the arcs in place.
Making A Treasure Chest Blanket Box / Ottoman (part 1 of 2)
Submitted by Keith on Saturday 28/01/2017In this video I start making a blanket box in the style of a treasure chest using a donated slab of sapele and some pieces of pine from my workshop.
I started by drawing up a 3D model of what I wanted to make in SketchUp.
Then I ripped the sapele in to 40mm thick strips, thickness planed them so that they were 40mm x 40mm, and then cut a 12mm x 12mm rebate joint along the full length of each piece on the tablesaw.
Finishing The New Workshop Layout - Workshop Re-Model Episode 8
Submitted by Keith on Saturday 14/01/2017Last in a short series about re-modelling my small workshop space.
In this video I make a simple box out of some salvaged OSB to store wood. Simple butt joints, glued and screwed, and I added some castors to the bottom just because I had a spare set which will be useful if I ever need to move it around.