New Projects

Do you want to see my newest projects?  How about the YouTube videos I have made?  If you say “Yes” then head over to the new website - www.timsww.com

Hope to see you there!

Links & Websites

We all have our favorite websites.  When talking with people there are some I like that they never heard of, and the other way around.

So here are some of my favorites along with their YouTube Channels.

If you visit them, please let them know you found the links here.

Thanks!

Tim


Scrollsaw Workshop

Scrollsaw Workshop YouTube



Woodworking for Mere Mortals

Woodworking for Mere Mortals YouTube



Jays Custom Creations

Jays Custom Creations YouTube



Wilker Do’s

Wilker Do’s YouTube



The Carmichael Workshop

The Carmichael Workshop YouTube



Shop Time

Shop Time YouTube



Darbin Orvar

Darbin Orvar YouTube



Drunken Woodworker

Drunken Woodworker YouTube


Originally posted at Tim's Woodworking 3/12/2015

New Website!!!

New Website

After putting this off for some time I finally have my new website up and running. 

I am still not sure if I am 100% happy with it, however it is a start.

On the site I have put up several photos, some from the old blog and some that I never shared.  These photos are sorted into different galleries so make sure to look at them all!

After some frustration I was able to get a contact page running, so you can send me e-mails!!!

There are also links to be able to find Tim’s Woodworking in different social media sites.  Videos that I have made and a new Blog to follow.

And the last thing I can think of is the calendar.  If there is an upcoming craft show I am going to be at I will list it here.

As always, thoughts and comments are welcome!

Oh, the site is…  http://www.timsww.com

See you there.

- Tim



As an afterthought, I am sure I will report to here as well.

RFL Sweetheart Bazaar & Craft Fair 2/7/2015

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Come see the show, fair, bazaar...

More crates...

These crates are 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 6".  

To get the graphics of the two of them I used a method by Steve Ramsey #ForMereMortals

Please check out the Mere Mortals Wood Working along with the Mere Mortals Home & Garden - http://formeremortals.net/

And here is another option - scrollsaw a shape on the end:

And here is a large group of them:

Crate Coffee Table

Build some crates, put them together, and add wheels and you have your sister’s Christmas present… just a bit late.

Sweetheart Bazaar

Going to be in the Sweetheart Bazaar – any suggestions on specific items to make/have there?

If you are going to be in the area, please stop by and say Hi!

Wood - a Christmas Present???

Christmas Eve I was turning a pen. While I was, I thought that woodworking, specifically turning is like opening a Christmas present. You do not know what the wood will look like when you are done.

The wood is Bethlehem Olive.

Driftwood

Driftwood

Not long ago I went to the coast.  Specifically the Moro Bay San Simeon area.  While I was there I want some driftwood.  I was not sure what I was going to do with it, but I wanted some.

I picked up several pieces.  A few weeks later I deiced to try and make a pen from the wood.  It took several tries as the wood is very fragile. After multiple attempts I did it!

Here are pictures of the wood, several as I was making blanks from them and one of the final product. 

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Turning Pens

I am learning how to turn pens.  It has been fun but frustrating.  But it does come down to being a learning experience.

Here are some examples of what I have made so far.

The woods used (from left to right) are: Bethlehem Olive, Bethlehem Carob,  Bocote and Zebra wood.

The two Bethlehem woods are from Bethlehem.  The olive wood trees “are over 300 years old, and some have been growing since the time of Christ.” The wood is taken from branches that have been pruned or fallen limbs and/or trees.

TARDIS

I have always wanted a TARDIS.  It would be nice to have a full size one like in these videos:

http://youtu.be/_BaVax0cArg

http://youtu.be/rtWUrJU46M8

Guess I will have to do with this one.

Poodle Patrol

Here is another project I did after work.

For both this and Scooby I used pictures from a coloring book for the pattern.

Just for fun projects.

Here are my latest two projects.

The cross is made with plywood back and the front is made with pallet wood.

The Scooby was made using a page from a coloring book for a patter.  It was a quick after work project.

 

What is the value of "Hand-Made"?

Sometime ago I cut out a piece for my Step-Dad for his birthday.  I pinned a picture to my Pinterest board. 

There was a comment made that a person’s laser could do that.  It was not a bad comment and I did not take it that way.

Another time I went to the Etsy site and was looking at some of the scroll saw type work people were selling.  I saw a piece cut from a pattern I had used a few times as well.  I looked to see how much it was selling for.  I was shocked to see that the seller priced it at about what I pay for the wood.  Upon investigation I found that it was cut with a CNC or Laser cutter.

I do not want to talk bad about people who do this.  However I find it lessens the value of what I make.  Let’s say I need to sell a piece for $20.00.  It might be something that took 2 to 3 hours to cut.  Now a person can buy the same thing for $5.00, but it was cut by a machine.  Makes it hard for me to sell pieces.  Good thing I do this for a hobby.

Do people consider a CNC cut piece to be “hand-made”?  I know I personally don’t.

Do you find there is more value to a piece that was cut hole by hole? 

Just some thoughts…

Thanks for reading.

Jayne Mansfield

I have been doing a lot of bigger projects.  When I used my scroll saw it was for simple cuts.  I wanted to challenge myself to something a bit more detailed.

I found the Old Crow Scrollwerks web site and the pattern for Jayne Mansfield.  As I have a brother that loves her I had to do it.

And best of all... its not a poodle!

More poodles….

Yes I have made a couple more poodle pieces.

Poodles and Pallet Wood

I was able to get some pallets for free and made a couple of different project.  Hope you enjoy them!

It is hard to say goodbye!

We have all had someone move away.  This might be a childhood friend or a co-worker.  It might be devastating or it might be a good thing.  Or it could be somewhere in between.

How do we say goodbye when we have the chance?  Is it the heartfelt “I’ll miss you” or the empty “I will keep in touch”?  For me I mean it when I say “keep in touch”.  But I am embarrassingly bad about doing just that.

For the past several years I have had the pleasure of working with a young lady who seemed to always have a smile on her face.  Her laughter was contagious.  Her dedication to her job and her family is inspiring.

When I found out she was leaving for a new job I knew that she would be missed.  I wanted a way to express that I would be one who missed her.  So I went to the shop and made these pieces as a goodbye, good luck and remember me.

Bonnie, I wish you had stayed.  However I am a strong believer that a person needs to do what is best for them.  With that, I wish you the very best in your new adventure and all of the ones to come.

The first two are from patterns at Steve Good's site.

Geocaching Part #2

As a follow up on my previous post, I dropped my travel bugs off today.  I picked one up to move along in its travels.

In the past year this travel bug has traveled over 12,000 miles and has been in more than one country.  As I have picked it up I am responsible to log it and move it to another cache.

I thought this was a wonderful “geocoin”!

Geocaching

Not too long ago I decided to give Geocaching a try.  For those who have not heard of this, it is a high-tech treasure hunt.  It is a way to get you, and your family out and about.  You might look for caches in your local town or maybe go hiking and look for some in the great outdoors.  You will find that there are caches all over the world.  Please take a look at: http://www.geocaching.com/

One of the additional ways of getting involved is by Travel Bugs.  You can send an item out into the world to travel.  As the owner of a TB (Travel Bug) you can track it’s progress and location.  There are some out there that have been traveling for years.

So, here are the first two I am releasing.  Both were made on the scroll saw.  The metal tag connected has the unique tracking number for this item.  One piece is one I made some time ago.  The other is the symbol for Geocaching.

Enjoy and try going on a treasure hunt.

If you you want to track these items from http://www.geocaching.com/ , the tracking numbers are:

• TB5JE0P
• TB5JE0A

Maybe you will find them one day...