Mary Ostler

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Goofing around in the work shop the other day.  I have been thinking about trying to turn a Japanese oval turned Inro. This turned out to be one of the more difficult things I have made. Trying to juggle drill bits of different sizes for different cuts just got confusing after a while. An Inro [...]

Tir Righ Fall Coronet Tourney has come and gone. Overall I got to give the event two big thumbs up.  I talked to alot of people about possible machinations for future builds. I love my deviously  inventive and creative friends and acquaintances. <insert evil laugh here> Many pictures after the link

I hate turning plywood bowls. They are horrible to hog out material, and they never finish very well. The plus side is they are very pretty. I have had my arm twisted behind my back to make a bowl for my aunt. 14 images of tedious details on how I make plywood bowls

After an epic two day clean-up, de-junk, & re-organizing of my workshop, I decided I deserve some play time. I have done mortice & tenon joints before on projects, but they have always been 90′ connections.  This time it was angled joints. Grabbed to pieces of scrap wood. Marked out a 45′ angle 1″ deep [...]

Hey everyone who reads my blog, It’s going to get a little quiet around here for the next few weeks. I am working on a single item entry into Tir Righ A&S championship. Normally I would blog about the day to day menusha of what I am doing, but after consultation with my laurel, I’ll [...]

I am broke beyond all measure this month. I have had to use what I have inside the fabric stash to work on my Turkish garb. Hence the somewhat nasty green/gold sari material shalvar.  Since I will be making nicer ones once I am back in the black, I have used elastic in this pair. [...]

Once I had made the Bedouin tent, I tried out my turned rope bed to see how it would fit inside the tent. It fit, and would have done a good job of being …well…a bed. The more I looked at it, the more It just did not look right. I decided I needed to [...]

I am attempting to make myself some new garb. I have been wearing mens English late period since I started in the SCA. I started with mens clothing because of my extraordinary ability to trip on the hems of skirts even if the hem is well higher than my ankles. Time has come for a [...]