Did you know that I made an Android app last year as a challenge to myself? Of course you didn’t, I haven’t told you yet! You can find it through Google Play, or just click here: Cookie Cutter Christmas – it’s a cookie decorating game for… Read More »Christmas Cookie Cutter
The only bandsaws I see in stores or online around me are ones that really just look like modified scroll saws. I’ve been planning for a while to build one following Mattias’ design from woodgears.ca, I’ve finally gotten around to purchasing the plan. My Router… Read More »Buying a Bandsaw
I have an abundance of the 15cm Irwin style quick clamps, but none any larger. So naturally clamping up anything wider than 15cm can be a li’l tricky. I know there are heaps of home made clamp designs out there, and they are on my… Read More »Give me the clamps!
It’s Christmas time! I’ve been getting the kids excited since September, lots of Christmas movies and crafts have been happening in the Woodfather household lately! Adding to the Reindeer I made a couple of weeks ago, I’ve now also made some plywood Christmas Baubles.… Read More »Christmas Baubles & The Last Minute Elf
Going for a jog the other day I found this on the side of the road. Woohoo, free wood! It looked light so I thought I’d carry it home, bad choice, my fingers are still numb… But what to do with it? I’m not a… Read More »Popping my Pallet Cherry
Hooray! Christmas is just about here! I’ve been promising my kids for 4 years that we would start decorating the front yard of our house at Christmas time, and each November / December I end up saying – “Next year kids!”. Well I finally decided,… Read More »Make Christmas Reindeer Yard Art
After copping yet another veiled threat from my wife, I decided to finally get my act together and build a bookshelf for the girls room. I’ve only been promising it for the past 8 months, what’s she so upset about? 🙂 After drawing up a… Read More »My WWMM Shelves
Never work with kids or animals! Wait, let me rephrase that. Never work with kids, or they turn into animals… What a disaster race day was! I had high hopes – the kids were super excited, running around having a great time. They ooo’ed at… Read More »Childrens Horse Race Game – Disaster!
10 Horse heads cut up – I feel like a bad-ass Mafia guy now… [mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”2/3″]Seeing as the race is only a week away I took the painted and outlined horse heads to the children, what a mess! 10… Read More »Making a Childrens Horse Race Game! – Part 2
Wow. I had no idea what a woodworking show was like. I can’t believe how great it was, and how popular. It seemed really busy; having never been to one before I’ve nothing to compare it too but still, there were just people everywhere. And… Read More »Melbourne Timber & Woodworking Show
[mantra-multi][mantra-column width=”2/3″] Springtime in Melbourne means the Spring Racing Carnival! I’ve decided this year to run a Melbourne Cup race at home, with the kids as jockeys of course! I originally made a couple of hobby horses for my girls last year, using a horse head… Read More »Make A Children’s Horse Race Game! – Part 1
