by Paul | Feb 6, 2018 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
You can make your own dough cutter. I’ll show you how in the video below. This is a great project to take on for making gifts. The fabrication process is relatively easy, and straight forward. Relatively speaking, this project is not very time consuming, and such a...
by Paul | Jan 27, 2018 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead
Why settle for 5 cents when you return your empty beer or soda cans? You could possible earn a much greater return by using the thin aluminum material, harvested from the beer or soda can by embossing a picture or figure on the metal, framing it, and selling it on...
by Paul | Jan 24, 2018 | Blacksmith Works, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Inspired by Roy at Christ Centered Ironworks on Youtube, I decided to make my own large rawhide mallet to achieve better finish results on some of my steel work. At first, I thought I’d simply buy one. I was somewhat dismayed though, after searching online for large...
by Paul | Jan 12, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
I finally finished my micro-mini painting masterpiece in acrylic on canvas (measuring 2” x 3”). I call it: “Tree.” The job wasn’t completed in its entirety though. It needed to be framed. Traditional store-bought frames would not do, as this painting is on canvas,...
by Paul | Jan 9, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
I made a linoleum block print, and I show you how I did it in the video. BUT – What makes it a “hybrid linoleum block print?” Traditionally, linoleum block prints are made by using hand tools such as wood carving knives and gouges, much in the same way the “old...
