Tag: woodworking
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Mini Trebuchet
I built a mini trebuchet out of some scrap wood from around the garage. It works, but I need to tune the string length and the weight to get it to throw better. I cut the wheels out with a hole saw on my drill press. The pieces are all connected together with dowels.
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Wooden Baby Rattles
I made two simple wooden baby rattles out of oak. I found the easiest way to drill the two opposing holes for the dowel was to drill straight through with a spade bit on the drill press and then make the large hole with a hole saw bit afterwards. The first one I made, I…
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Giant Wooden Xylophone
Today I build Simon a new toy, a giant wooden xylophone. I read an instructables and thought I would make something similar with some scrap 2x4s. I started with a 10 inch piece and got up to 28 inches before running out of wood. There is a 2 inch difference between each board. I drilled…
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Patio Bar
Amanda and I build a small bar for our patio. I made a simple design spanning two of the posts around our patio. The design was mocked up in Fusion360 in order to help figure out some of the cut angles and to help decide on the right size. This helped me think it through,…
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Giraffe Pull Toy
I made Simon a giraffe pull toy on wheels for him to play with. The main part is all spray painted plywood. I cut it out using a jig saw and just followed a simple line drawing I made on the piece of wood. I masked the whole thing off with masking tape and cut…