Mary Ostler

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Ok, I finaly finished the working metal prototype.
I learned a boat load of things about building locks, and I look forward to building a finished lock for the skid chest. Got some ideas about decoration for the lock plate… Turnips will be included.

I added the leaf spring, bolt block and a spring block.. These are nails [...]

After I had built my original tudor house, I decided that assembling the house was just more effort than it was worth. I needed something that was much more ready to go. Hence the beginning of the Tudor House Trailer was born. Since I was going to tow this behind my truck I wanted it [...]

Started the metal mock up. I don’t expect this lock will be used in the skid chest. I will be using it to figure out what I need to do to make a nice lock, and avoid all the nasty mistakes.

I started with making a wooden template were all the metal parts were arranged in [...]

A Pillar Cube Dial made for the Shire of Eisenmarche A&S championship (a long time ago)

Made out of red oak scrap, and wood burn details.
It had dials set of Lionsdale, Lionsgate, Clinton, Estrella, and Eisenmarche.
The Lions Gate, Lionsdale, and Eisenmarche dials all read the same time due to the close proximity to each other. The [...]

Made my first mock-up of a lock for the skid wood chest.

It ended up working quite well. The next step will be building a proper metal case, and make the workings out of scrap I have kicking around the shop.

Got a bit more done on the fake barrel for the water jug.

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More fun with cooperage… this one inspired by Spice & Sugar’ question
Fake water cooler barrel
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Plywood scrap from work cut to width and length

Slats cut on an angle and dado’s on each end of the slat. The lengths were determined by the full length of the water cooler, the end planks, 1/2″ ends, [...]

Had a bit of a free day in the shop. I have a whole lot of scarpage needing done on the hutch chest, but I am holding of till I buy a new scrapper from lee Valley. I also need to build a lock for the hutch, and that still in the design mulling stage. So [...]

Since I have made my own hinges for the skid wood chest (the style is called a hutch) I am loath to use screws to fasten the hinges down. I want to use a clenched nail, but will not spend good money on real hand wrought nails, if I can bodge something passable. Plus I have [...]

I got the chest project pretty much done except for the finishing work.
I will be doing a whole bunch of scraping in the future, but I thought I would jump ahead,
and move onto the hinges.

The sides are know fully doweled together. I had a bit of a fight to make the last dado to work [...]