My Covid-19 and later projects
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Looking at your photos I can see you're very talented John. I'm well impressed!
Project 172
Various Pot Hanging devices
Inspired by George at the Moot - and to give me some woodworking practice - I decided to make some pot hanging devices...
The first was the good old "adjustable pot hanger" a long arm held by a forked stick and a "Dead Man's Finger" and with a shaped and "dimpled" end onto which the multi-hooked vertical piece locates for simple adjustment of pot height. With a simple "Ring Hook" this vertical piece also works hung on a simple cross bar fire rig. My hook ring is an old knitting needle, the hook and arm are both in Rowan while the fork and finger are Hazel
The second device is George's "Dovetail Fire Crane". For this the horizontal element has a triangular hole to take the triangular upright - it cannot fall or get knocked apart - and multiple notched to take multiple pots or to give horizontal movement of your pot across a fire. The horizontal member moves up and down the triangular upright easily when unloaded but under load it locks in place well and gives you vertical adjustment and the upright can turn in the ground to swing everything out of the heat.
The cord binding on the pieces is to make sure no-one thinks they are firewood...
I made two of these devices to practice using a draw-knife and shave-horse and will be gifting one set - and the home-made billy cans - to the owner of the woods I play in.
Various Pot Hanging devices
Inspired by George at the Moot - and to give me some woodworking practice - I decided to make some pot hanging devices...
The first was the good old "adjustable pot hanger" a long arm held by a forked stick and a "Dead Man's Finger" and with a shaped and "dimpled" end onto which the multi-hooked vertical piece locates for simple adjustment of pot height. With a simple "Ring Hook" this vertical piece also works hung on a simple cross bar fire rig. My hook ring is an old knitting needle, the hook and arm are both in Rowan while the fork and finger are Hazel
The second device is George's "Dovetail Fire Crane". For this the horizontal element has a triangular hole to take the triangular upright - it cannot fall or get knocked apart - and multiple notched to take multiple pots or to give horizontal movement of your pot across a fire. The horizontal member moves up and down the triangular upright easily when unloaded but under load it locks in place well and gives you vertical adjustment and the upright can turn in the ground to swing everything out of the heat.
The cord binding on the pieces is to make sure no-one thinks they are firewood...
I made two of these devices to practice using a draw-knife and shave-horse and will be gifting one set - and the home-made billy cans - to the owner of the woods I play in.
Nice work John tho I do think you missed an opportunity to carve one of your tiki heads on the first pot hanger so he can keep an eye on your pot for you 
Project 173
Cutting board come plate and a Spoontula
Bad weather boredom was defeated by finding a couple of pieces of wood to play with ...
A scrap of Pine made the serving tool cross between a spoon and a spatula - which I tried to decorate with a bit of Kolrosing but made a poor job of it! - while a bit of Oak became a small plate (for square meals?) on one side and a kitchen chopping board on the other
This was not the ideal choices of woods for the jobs .. the pine is a bit soft for serving tools while the Oak was originally from a Victorian chest of draws and as hard as iron - a swine to work!
I did not go for a high finish on either piece but they should work OK - at least a short while in the case of the spoontula!
The Peltonen knife is for scale.
Cutting board come plate and a Spoontula
Bad weather boredom was defeated by finding a couple of pieces of wood to play with ...
A scrap of Pine made the serving tool cross between a spoon and a spatula - which I tried to decorate with a bit of Kolrosing but made a poor job of it! - while a bit of Oak became a small plate (for square meals?) on one side and a kitchen chopping board on the other
This was not the ideal choices of woods for the jobs .. the pine is a bit soft for serving tools while the Oak was originally from a Victorian chest of draws and as hard as iron - a swine to work!I did not go for a high finish on either piece but they should work OK - at least a short while in the case of the spoontula!
The Peltonen knife is for scale.
Yes, Oak, while a lovely wood, is not fun to work.
but, look at that beautiful grain!
but, look at that beautiful grain!
Project 174
First steps in wood turning
With borrowed tools I have started out learning the art of wood turning ... and these are my first efforts - two half finished bowls and a finished bowl and a finished "Rounders Bat/Priest/carving baton... the bowls were turned on a powered lathe and the baton on the pole lathe. All the wood is Ash and was initially turned green and the finished bowl "finessed" when dry. The remaining bowls will also be finished when dry - if I get around to it, these pieces being more about learning the tools and techniques than producing truly finished pieces...
First steps in wood turning
With borrowed tools I have started out learning the art of wood turning ... and these are my first efforts - two half finished bowls and a finished bowl and a finished "Rounders Bat/Priest/carving baton... the bowls were turned on a powered lathe and the baton on the pole lathe. All the wood is Ash and was initially turned green and the finished bowl "finessed" when dry. The remaining bowls will also be finished when dry - if I get around to it, these pieces being more about learning the tools and techniques than producing truly finished pieces...
Project 174
Lathe tool grab bag
I realized that I needed more carrying capacity - the lathe tools I have been loaned take up a lot of space! - so I made another gear bag based on the one in project 171.
Basically the same size and design but with handles made from re-twisted sash cord, knotted with a "Double Fisherman's Knot"
Lathe tool grab bag
I realized that I needed more carrying capacity - the lathe tools I have been loaned take up a lot of space! - so I made another gear bag based on the one in project 171.
Basically the same size and design but with handles made from re-twisted sash cord, knotted with a "Double Fisherman's Knot"
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