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Curved Top Recipe Box

By |July 23rd, 2012

Recently I decided to experiment a little with the barrel coopering method to create a recipe box that had a curved top. Creating the top would have been possible on the band saw with some thick stock, but I wanted to learn how to do coopering.
You create a curved piece using coopering by  taking small narrow pieces of wood and creating a bevel on each side. When you glue each of the narrow pieces of stock together they form a contour. The narrower the pieces that you use, the more defined is the contour. After glue up, and a little planning, scraping and sanding I was able to create a nice smooth curved top to the recipe box that […]

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Multi-Clarinet Stand is Complete

By |March 6th, 2011

I created two multi-clarinet stands as part of the commissioned project request. Each stand can hold up to 7 clarinets at one time. The stands are made from black walnut, finshed with danish oil, and topped with a wipe on gloss poly.

I made some changes to the original design after creating the prototype.
Brass Inserts
I wasn’t happy at all with using t-nuts for the threaded pins to support the actual clarinets. I didn’t think they would stand up under use so I decided to use threaded brass inserts from EZ-LOK instead. I bought a few extra to practice insertion techniques with, and I think this was a wise choice as they make a much more solid thread than the t-nuts […]

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New Project, Multi-Clarinet Stand

By |February 12th, 2011

It’s been some time since I’ve made an update on the website but I thought I’d take some time out to let everyone know what I’ve been up to.

I’ve moved the workshop and am still trying to get that in order but at least it’s currently usable.

I’ve been comissioned by the manager of a music store to design and build a compact multi-clarinet stand. I wanted the stand to be able to fold up into a small package for transportation but sturdy enough to hold 5-8 clarinets. A triangular shape seemed to be the best apporach for stability and after quite a few iterations of the design using google sketchup I came up with the following. Pictures are just […]

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New Horseshoe Pit Woodworking Plan

By |August 2nd, 2010

There has been a steady interest in the horseshoe pits both online and through private emails. With so many questions I decided to take some time and create a complete set of woodworking plans with detailed instructions and diagrams so that anyone with basic woodworking or carpentry skills could easily build their own set of quality horseshoe pits.

The plans are now available on the Downloadable Woodworking Plans page.

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The Download Store is Open !

By |July 25th, 2010

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It has been a long time coming, but the woodworking plans download store is finally open at the Kyserike Kraftsman!

You can now purchase (for a small fee) the plans for a selection of the original woodworking projects that I have documented here on the website. To start, the plans for the tack trunk, grooming tote, and the bandage wrap holder are available for download today!  Plans for the horseshoe pits will be available for download in the very near future.

Each high quality plan includes step by step instructions, a list of material, and detailed drawings to help you create your own woodworking piece.  Visit the downloadable woodworking plans page now to purchase your plans and […]

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