Woodworking Tips & Ideas

Making & Replacing old Barn doors

This is a pair of very old double Barn doors that I recently had to replace with new, and a bit of a task it turned out to be.

The making of the new doors was a relatively easy task which took place off site at my workshop.

I made a preliminary visit to measure up and take a few photos and make notes about such things as the placing of the original fittings,  protrusions of the stone rebates and threshold levels etc etc.

How to make a beehive compost bin

We live in the Lot et Garonne which is in South West of France, a rural, agricultural environment filled with Bastide villages (Fortified for protection) such as Villereal, Monflanquin, Monpazier and Castilliones to name but a few.

Living in such an environment gives you a desire to grow your own produce and live more of a natural existence, which brings me around to my latest project which has been to make a composting bin for our garden and vegetable patch.

A beginners project carving a simple mouse

This is a great starter project for the first time carver because of it's absolute simplicity, size and economy of material.

It is ideal for someone who wants to have a go at carving but doesn't know where to begin, it can be achieved quickly, can be done with a reasonable quality penknife and finally, only uses a minimum of timber.