T.J.D.CRAFTS

President Barack Obama

2009-03-26T20:50:00.010Z

Hi all,

I have not been posting in ages but i have been working on a project which has taken me four months of hard work, god when i set out to do this i did not think i would be this long at at.

But i have to say it was well worth the work and by the response i have gotten from my family and friends i am amazed. Thank you all.

Since the new President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama has took over office i am delighted for him and his family, So this inspired me to make this piece as a tribute to the president.

I made this from several hardwoods and oiled some, painted some, glossed some, theres so much variety in there i find it hard to remember it all.

It was all designed on computer first and then brought to wood.

I taught it would be good to put the American flag in the background and also the Statue of Liberty in there also.

So may the luck of the irish be with you Mr President Barack Obama and long may you stay.

Please let me know what you think.

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A miniture stool for my 4 year old Godson and Nephew!

2009-02-02T18:36:00.004Z

I made this stool for my godson James,
who is also my nephew,
It is made from pine and finished with a clear varnish,
The tools i used for making this stool were the
table saw, bandsaw and router mostly for the rough work.
Then it is sanded down and finished by hand.

The name is engraved into the wood about 5mm deep and i could put any name on there for a personalised project. :)

A Glass Shelf Ornament with a Downlight!

2009-02-02T18:21:00.003Z

Hi All,

Well Ive been quiet due to my pc packing up on me and it took a while to fix.. :(

Anyway this is one i designed myself and have
made in the last week or so, It has two glass
shelves and two solid shelves for the top and bottom,
Also i put in a nice blue downlight which shines
through the glass to the bottom, It would
be nice for displaying jewelry or other ornaments,
Its about a foot high and the bottom shelf is a foot
in diameter.

This is made from American Walnut, African Walnut, Beech and Glass.

I finished this with teak oil.

I made this using the bandsaw, Scroll saw, and Router mostly.

well i hope ya like this one. :)

My Workbench Completed

2009-01-16T17:14:00.006Z

Yahey i finally finished my workbench with router table in it, I added a few sockets which i didnt put in the google sketchup plans but here it is,

My Dog Lucky seems to like it anyway !!

Google Sketchup Woodworking Plans

2009-01-15T22:42:00.010Z

I made up this video today of a work bench i am making at the moment, almost finished so i will put up some pictures of the finished workbench soon,

I made it so i can use it as a router table also,

Google sketchup is great for designing woodwork projects.

I have a book which is great for learning how to use Google Sketchup, its called Google Sketchup for Dummies, there is a link to the right of this page or you can get it here,

Teddy Bear Scrollsaw Pattern

2009-01-14T21:41:00.003Z

Well with Valentines coming up i taught id put together a pattern suitable for it,

So i made up this teddy bear pattern for you to scroll.

If anyone makes this please send me a picture of your finished project and i will put it up here on the blog for everyone to see.

It could be cut just as a picture or maybe on top of a box face or something like that.

Well i hope you like it.

Tree shaped Jewellry box

2009-01-13T19:57:00.009Z

Hi all, This is my latest project I've been working on.

It is a tree shaped Jewelry Box made from five different types of wood which are

Beech, American Walnut, African
Walnut, Pine and the handles are Mahogany.

I made this jewelry box mainly from the scrollsaw and then finished it with Teak Oil.

Rocking Chair Clock

2009-01-03T18:04:00.005Z

This one is a Rocking Chair Clock I made from pine and stained with dark oak.

This is a design from Rick and Karen Longabaugh whom i got a book about scrollsaw miniature clocks.

Greenacres Bar Clock

2009-01-03T17:37:00.011Z

I made these for two local bars for christmas gifts,

The first is Greenacres Bar and Lounge in Tenacre, Kilmore, Co. Wexford run by Noel and Noeleen Troy.

The second is The Hideout Bar in Tomhaggard (where i grew up) and is run by Stephen and Tush Lawlor.

Both Are great country pubs with pool and darts and plenty of sports, and very nice people, I recommend a visit to them if you ever visit Co. Wexford in Ireland.

And I hope that these clocks will not stop working at closing time.....!!!!! ha ha...

Oh and if you would like any personalised designs like these email me with your ideas.

Home Made Drum Sander for around €40

2009-01-01T18:29:00.007Z

I taught id share this idea i made today in approx one hour and very cheaply using left
over wood, silverline drum sanding bits-€10, A halfords power drill -€25, and a bracket to hold
the drill on the bench which i got at a fair for about €10.
This is extremely handy for those awkward
sanding jobs and the silverline kit came with
five different size drums, from 10mm to 50mm and pads of different grits aswell, I got this on ebay.

I used offcuts of doorframe screwed at back onto

the bench, Then a 2x1 screwed onto the front, Then a piece of MDF with a hole where the drill head is. I just put 2 screws in the mdf because i need to take it off to change the bits.

Well i hope you like this and save some time and

money.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2009-01-01T18:17:00.004Z

Hi Everyone,

Id just like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year.

I haven't had much time to blog lately so hope to get it going this year and

post lots of projects and patterns for you.

Anyway, Cheers to a Happy New Year....

A Motorbike Clock

2008-12-19T21:13:00.003Z

I made this one for a christmas gift for my brother who loves motorbikes....

It is made from pine and finished with teak oil.

Wooden Coffin from Beech and Walnut

2008-12-19T21:08:00.004Z

This is one i made last week, I dont know why but a coffin i taught looked nice!!!

I made this using the scrollsaw and bandsaw from beech and walnut.

Fifty pence shaped box

2008-12-16T23:26:00.003Z

Well this one is my own design and project, I made this from Mahongany and Pine and

finished it with Teak Oil.

I make my designs with a program called - Corel Draw x4 - which is a great tool for making

scrollsaw patterns.

Oval box

2008-12-16T23:17:00.006Z

This is a box i made with the scrollsaw mainly, I got this project from a book called - Box Making Projects by Gary Mackay.

This is a excellent book to help you learn how to make all sorts of box type projects.

I made this box from Mahogany and Pine, and finished it with teak oil which really brings out the colour of the wood.

My Workshop

2008-12-16T22:24:00.009Z

My workshop, as good a place to start as any i guess,

I taught id start off this blog with a few pictures of my workshop, This is where i do all my projects.

This is my Scheppach Deco Vario Scrollsaw

And My Record Bandsaw.

These are must have power saws if you intend to do wooden craftwork to make life a lot easier.