A former colleague of mine spotted my pens and wanted 30 chairman style pens to give to clients and personnel. Most of these pens were chrome plated roller balls, but I also made a few gold plated ones. I’m not… Read More... "Engraved rollerball and fountain pens"
Here you find all posts on my adventures with wood.
Knives, beer crates and pens
It’s been a while since I posted some projects, so here are the latest ones. Knife handle replacements An aunt asked me to fix a few broken knives. The blades were still perfect, but the epoxy (or resin?) handles broke.… Read More... "Knives, beer crates and pens"
A farewell gift box
As a farewell gift to a colleague a few of us bought a nice bottle of whiskey (or so I’m told). Now since these bottles aren’t exactly cheap the packaging is quite nice, but nothing is quite as nice as… Read More... "A farewell gift box"
Sword and shield
This year a former colleague of mine wanted to get something special for his son’s first birthday. He asked me to make a wooden sword and shield to decorate his sons room. It should however be sturdy enough to use as… Read More... "Sword and shield"
eggcelent – olive wood egg cups
After the bottlestopper I felt ready to wrangle the olive wood some more. We needed egg cups for the house, so I looked around the interwebs a bit to find some designs I liked. I decided to keep it simple… Read More... "eggcelent – olive wood egg cups"
olive wood bottle stopper
Recently I bought some lovely olive wood with the intention of making egg cups. Since my only experience with olive wood is pen making I thought it would be best to make something else with the leftover part. The wood… Read More... "olive wood bottle stopper"
woodturned christmas tree
Last christmass I gave you my … christmass tree. This is one of the christmas trees I gave away last december (2014). It started out as a quick project to practice my skew techniques. When I presented one to an… Read More... "woodturned christmas tree"
handmade wooden puzzles
I always liked brain teasers and puzzles. Not the jigsaw kind, but the 3d metal or wooden ones. Metal puzzles are great, but wooden puzzles are not more than great fun, they are beautiful to look at… provided you can put… Read More... "handmade wooden puzzles"
Laser engraved pen
When I started posting my pens on Facebook, someone asked if they could be engraved as well. He was interested in having some of these pens made for a new company he started. It took me a while to find… Read More... "Laser engraved pen"
Woodcarving: princess Elsa from Disney’s Frozen
At the beginning of this school year I had to choose another woodcarving project. I decided to make something for my five year old niece. Since she is completely hooked, as all young children seem to be, on Disney’s Frozen… Read More... "Woodcarving: princess Elsa from Disney’s Frozen"