I decided to make a cheap wood puppet on a stick… because I can. My friend lives in Canada so I don’t get to see him much and we needed to be able to tell each other jokes much more often so this was the obvious solution. Notable Materials: Print-out of your favorite face 1/4″ plywood the size of …
DIRESTA Ice Pick Shadow Box
A tribute to the one and only Jimmy Diresta: Maker Extraordinaire. I felt the Jimmy casting was missing the typical Diresta flare, therefore I transformed him into an ice pick…it’s what he would have wanted. Box is made from a reclaimed oak door frame. Aluminum dowels hold on the front of the box with nothing but friction. The block is …
Building a Reclaimed Wood Door from Scratch (Mission Style)
This is a mission style 2 panel door made from a really old piece of reclaimed pine and a piece of glass salvaged from a door I found in the trash. The piece of pine belonged to my great-grandfather who’s daughter (my grandmother) still lives in the house that he built back in the 50s. Joints between the pieces of …
Upcycled LVL Vase & Metal Flowers
Happy Valentine’s Day. Think before you buy, your money casts a vote. Reclaim. Upcycle. Vase made from a scrap piece of LVL structural beam, flowers made from salvaged metal from a broken printer — both of which were saved from the dumpster & the landfill.
A Year In Timelapses
The year of 2015 summarized in timelapses and some other clips from the year that you might enjoy. Details of each clip below! 1. Grandfather Mountain (Linville, NC) ✹ https://goo.gl/maps/VuiCPHJt1E42 2. Rhett & Link Cutting Board (Peabody, MA) ✹ https://youtu.be/YDgQEYWboGc ✹ https://goo.gl/maps/14QJ1a8Zt4t 3. Clarksburg State Forest (Clarksburg, MA) ✹ https://goo.gl/maps/3gmbzB6yYSm 4. Alabama Inlay Bottle Opener (Sandwick, MA) ✹ https://youtu.be/AaeQql-ssGY ✹ …
Adirondack Chair Pair Build
►Plans available here: http://www.jackmancarpentry.com/Plans/adirondack-chair ►Music by Blue Wednesday: http://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday ►More project photos: Coming soon ►Purchase chairs here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/217375592/ The most comfortable Adirondack chair you will ever find! The chairs are made from CVG (clear vertical grain) cedar and finished with 3 coats of spar urethane.
A New Jackman
Jackman Carpentry →→→ Jackman Works Same Paul Jackman you know and love, but with a different name. The Jackman Carpentry moniker doesn’t fit me like it did when I created it in 2009 when I was still a wee lad (I was a senior in high school at the time)…so it’s time for a little change. As of the 1st …
Custom Dining Room Built-In
Built-in renovating an old house to fit a larger fridge on the back side. Made from tongue and groove fir paneling with a fir countertop. Partnered with reused and new cabinets at the base.
Oval Shot Glass Cabinet
The oval shot glass cabinet is about 4 feet tall and holds a little over 100 glasses – made almost entirely from reclaimed materials. The main frame is made from bendy plywood with an oak veneer on the exterior. Backing is milled shiplap pine boards reclaimed from a church renovation. Shelves are made from pallet slats. Door is made from …
Salem Halloween Bowl
I spent a couple of October weekends capturing the scenes in Salem where they celebrate Halloween for the entire month! For those unfamiliar with the history of Salem (settled in 1626) and the Salem Witch Trials (1692). The bowl was turned from what was the branch of a 115 year old beech tree, which fell off the main tree at …
Wood Shot Glass
I finally got a chuck for my lathe, courtesy of Pat from Le PicBois (youtube.com/lepicbois). I tested it out by turning a quick wood shot glass from some Tamboti wood that I grabbed from the discount scrap bin at the wood store. What is a Sway? (youtube.com/timsway). I will always love you, if you subscribe.
Curvy Plywood Stools
These stools were each made from a single sheet of poplar plywood. Each is laminated from a total of 80 pieces – the layers are 5 pieces each, mirrored with each layer, creating a “box joint” at the corners. The seats were carved out with a router jig, the side cut with a skill saw, and the rest of the …