by Paul | Apr 30, 2020 | Contests & Giveaways, Promotions
Giveaways are open to all subscribers of Downeast Thunder Creations and Shoestring Shipyard respectively. No purchases required. Subscribers are entered once automatically. Additional entries are earned by adding (no more than) one comment per video on each video...
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 | Nov 1, 2017 | Arts & Crafts, Tools & Equipment
I needed a rubber stamp with my logo, but I didn’t want to spend the money to have one made up for me. I took a class at the Women’s Health Resource Library ( http://www.whrl.org ) in Milbridge, Maine last winter on how to make rubber stamps and linoleum blocks, so I...
by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
I needed a branding iron with my logo, but I didn’t want to spend the money to have one made up for me. I looked around my shop to see what I had for scrap materials and found some large brass bolts that could be used for the branding head. I also found some mild...
