Mary Ostler

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I decided to give my dust filled lungs a bit of a vacation day, so I chose to play with milk paint instead. I have been playing a little bit for the last week or so, but today was what I consider day one of the experiment. I managed to finally find Hydrate Lime yesterday. [...]

Just more images of the chest project. Dados cut for inset bottom panel Doweling has begun 3/6 panels assembled.

Got a bit more done on the Skid wood chest.  I now have the two ends done, and a front panel. I have ran out of the ripped slats, and will have to rip a whole slew more tomorrow. Thinking I will dado the bottom board and recess the front and back panels. Saw a [...]

Picture of the finished Triangle Back Stool I have a whole lot of scrap skid slats kicking around from my x-chairs and Triangle stool projects. I decided to see if I could reuse them in a Semi-period project. I have at least two chest projects in the future, I thought a 6 board chest might [...]

I completed the triangular backstool last night (sans slat seat). Overall I am very happy. Its comfortable, and looks kickass, but… always a but somewhere….. I hate the back rest part. The jig I made to drill the hole at 45′ angle moved while I was drilling. the two small dowels spindels that attach the [...]

Yes. more frak’n chairs stuff. Stringers done Porcupine Balusters (toothpicks glued in the nail holes.) Don’t know if I’ll have time to get the seat done before the demo on Saturday, so I tried to see if I could get the rope to work. Not only did it work well, its comfortable. I may just leave [...]

 More workshop fun. . I have a few last minute things I need to make for the trifecta, but do I get on with the tasks at hand. No! I decided to make a triangle chair. I am just in the biggest turning mood as of late. Another skid from work Turning a short leg Getting ready [...]