A new Imperial to Metric Converter App that shows Fractions, when converting lengths for DIY projects Simple Metric Imperial Measurement Converter I have always found it frustrating, after writing up a DIY article, that when using an online measurement converter it never made it easy to convert my metric measurements to imperial. For some reason, […]
Timber Cookbook Stand Stain & Varnish
Timber Cookbook Stands – Time to Stain & Varnish Following up from my recent article on How to Make a Cookbook Stand, I wanted to show how the finished product ended up. I ended the article with the cookbook stand in its raw timber finish. I mentioned that I had enough material to complete a […]
How to Make a Coffee Table / Side Table
How to Make a Coffee Table / Side Table. It works great as either! This project was really a spur of the moment kind of thing. The previous night I played a board game with my 2 girls, and they like to play board games on the floor, instead of the dining table. Which I […]
How to Make a Cookbook Stand
How to Make a simple Timber Cookbook Stand or iPad Stand or Art Stand A simple DIY project that you can make with very few tools and leftover material you may have lying around. This project gives you the opportunity to recycle some old pallet wood or even some old shelving, which is what I […]
Speed Square – a must have hand tool!
My Speed Square – from Amazon to Australia That’s correct, I purchased my Speed Square from Amazon.com. I didn’t really plan it that way. I was looking on Amazon for an interesting project for my daughter to do over the school holidays, and found this very cool “Build Your Own Internal Combustion Engine” model. So […]
Japanese Wood Rasp – a Powerful Shaping Tool
Wood Rasp File by Shinto – a High Quality Woodworking Tool Walking around the Sydney Timber & Working with Wood Show last Sunday, I wasn’t planning on buying a new rasp file, or any file for that matter. But somehow that all changed when I wandered into the “Japanese Tools Australia” stand. The stand had […]
Wood Shrinkage and Expansion – Pallet Timber
My Pallet Wood Shrinkage & Expansion Problem Working with Pallet Timber (or reclaimed wood) is a great way to create furniture and other bits and pieces for around the home. Pallet wood can give an interesting and rustic feel to most pieces, especially if you leave the timber in it’s rough sawn state instead of […]
Timber & Working with Wood Show 2015 – Coming Soon
The Timber & Working with Wood Show 2015 is coming. Every year for the past 10 or so years, I have made the trip to the Timber & Working with Wood Show, with my dad and brother-in-law. I must admit I don’t always look forward to going, but it does end up being quite a […]
How to Build Wood Pallet Furniture Projects
Using recycled material to build furniture isn’t a new concept by any means, But with the seemingly endless availability of wood pallets, the DIY Wood Pallet Furniture craze has gained an incredible amount of interest in recent years. I personally have only recently started using recycled wood from pallets and packing crates for furniture, and […]
How to Build a DIY Workbench
This DIY workbench is something I just found at PopularMechanics.com, and I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a pretty nice unit when it comes to size, functionality, sturdiness and it’s also a do-it-yourself woodwork project. Now this is the first time I have ever visited this site. With a name like “Popular Mechanics” I imagined it […]