Wobblycogs Workshop

Author: Doozer

  • Pfeil Tools and the Sheffield List

    Pfeil Tools and the Sheffield List

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    Pfeil tools are very popular amongst woodcarvers but their numbering system differs from the widely used Sheffield List. The first few chisels are numbered in a similar way to the Sheffield List but after that it starts to deviate more substantially. In this article I attempt to match up the Pfeil numbering system with the…

  • Woodcarving Tool Retailers

    Woodcarving Tool Retailers

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    There are a lot of woodcarving tool retailers on-line so it’s easy to get lost in a sea of choices. I thought it would be helpful to put together a list of retailers that I’ve used or occasionally that I know people have used and are happy with. None of the retailers on this page have paid for…

  • Woodcarving Tools Numbering – Sheffield List

    Woodcarving Tools Numbering – Sheffield List

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    One of the first things a newcomer to carving will come across is the notation used to describe tools which will typically look something like this: #6 10mm. To a beginner this can be quite daunting, it doesn’t seem to be enough information to specify the tool. Fortunately with a little knowledge of the Sheffield List…

  • Easy Childrens Easel

    Easy Childrens Easel

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    Christmas is coming and that means it’s time to get into the shop and build something for the kids. I like to try and build them something every year, and this year it’s going to be an easel for painting and drawing.

  • Recycled Sash Weights

    Recycled Sash Weights

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    As I’ve mentioned in other posts I’ve been making some sash windows over the last few months and the time has come to start hanging the sashes which requires sash weights. Due to a design time miscalculation of the weights of the windows I only bought about half the sash weights that I needed – I…

  • Rat and Mouse Catching

    Rat and Mouse Catching

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    A little while back I had to deal with a bit of a rat and mouse problem and, like most people, I called in the experts. The guy who turned up was really friendly and we got chatting about what he did for a living. I have to admit it was one of the most fascinating…

  • BioShock Inspired Letter Rack

    BioShock Inspired Letter Rack

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    I’ve recently been playing BioShock Infinite and enjoying the Art Deco architecture and I thought I’d make something that would look at home in the game. As I had a few scraps of timber left over from another job I thought I’d use those to make a letter rack.

  • Hand Made Aluminium T-Nuts

    Hand Made Aluminium T-Nuts

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    I recently installed a t-track into my router wardrobe table and quickly discovered that I didn’t have enough t-nuts to do anything useful. I vaguely remember buying some t-nuts with the track but that was a while ago and time seems to have ensured that all but one has gone missing. What more excuse do…

  • Hand Carved Decorative Molding

    Hand Carved Decorative Molding

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    Recently in the workshop I’ve been making sash windows for an extension we are having built. I haven’t documented the process yet as I have more windows still to build but I thought I’d capture one small aspect now – hand carving the decorative molding on the bottom of the stiles.

  • Festool Hose Adaptor

    Festool Hose Adaptor

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    I recently bought myself a Festool ETS EC 150/5 random orbital sander (ROS) as I needed something to help hide my mistakes sand my excellent quality finished pieces to bring out their true inner beauty. Either way, one of my reasons for splashing out on the green rather than a lesser brand was because of their (deserved IMHO)…

  • Simple and Cheap Corner Clamps

    Simple and Cheap Corner Clamps

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    Corner clamps (also known as mitre clamps, angle clamps and various other variations on a theme) are really useful where you have a large structure that is difficult to keep square while under construction. I built these clamps to help with some sash window frames I was building.

  • Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 8

    Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 8

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    In the previous part I built a dolly system for moving the scaffolding around and fitted clips to the ends of the working platform to stop it sliding out. In this final part of the main series I’ll fit the guardrail system and build a lifting mechanism to get the scaffold up on to the…

  • Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 7

    Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 7

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    In part six of this series on building a homemade scaffolding tower I built the platform and had a test climb of the tower. In this part I build and install the dolly system to move the tower and fit clips to the end of the platform.

  • Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 6

    Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 6

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    In part five of this series I joined the long sides together by fitting the rungs and then added some additional bracing at the bottom of the tower to stop it twisting. In this part I build and fit the platform and have a test climb.

  • Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 5

    Homemade Scaffolding Tower – Part 5

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    In part four of this series I completed the long sides of the scaffolding tower. In this part I’ll build the shorter sides which provide the rungs which are used to climb the tower and support the platform.