Mary Ostler

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Finally got the canvas roof done. So much nicer than the brown tarp. It was cool I made a functioning yurt for ~$35, but that tarp was really butt ugly. Now to make the side walls, and a locking mechanism for the door.

So close.  13 more pieces to turn, and then the decision to paint it all fancy or to leave it plain. More and more I am starting to think I might just leave it natural. Wood is so pretty, its a shame to cover up all the grain. End tenons chiseled and sanded down to [...]

Milk Paint from kitchen spice From top to bottom. Chili powder, Wasabi, Turmeric & Mustard Powder

Been a while since I updated the page. I came down with a severe chest cold, and it wasn’t intil the last couple of days I felt good enough to wander out to the shop. Colds over…enough lallygagging around. Since I no longer have an unlimited supply of skids, I resorted to using 2 2×3′s [...]

Foot board is now complete. I am thinking I might not add any more embelisiments to the footboard.  It will still be painted in contrasting red and black, but I think I will leave all the craziness in the head board. The two ends seperated by a couple short lenghts of 1″ doweling. The rough [...]

Finished all the turned work on the head board. Still have to paint all the parts  either red, black or gold leaf. Originally I was going to make the whole bed from the Douglas Fir pallets from my workplace. Well plans change. My company recently went through a massive restructuring. We are now primarily a [...]

Did a bit more experimenting with dyes for milk paint.  I have no problem with getting  Blacks, Oranges, or Yellows but am having an ace of a time getting a decent red for my rope bed. Saffron, Brazil Wood, Turmeric, Red Oxide, Carbon Black, Red Saw Dust in Isopropanol,Red Ainiline Dye, and a Black Ainiline [...]