Amanda Frayer artisan // illustrator // designer
Posts tagged ‘drill’
How to make a wood ring (update)
Over a year ago, I taught myself how to make wood rings and blogged about it here. Back then I couldn’t find any instructions online, so I muddled along learning by trial and error. Since then, I’ve improved my technique and found other helpful how-to’s. So here’s a brief update of my current process.
How to make a wooden ring (Redux A)
After the failure of my first ring, I kicked it into high gear like the guy at the Button Factory in the children’s song. I glued as many squares together as I could, so many they were bursting out of my c-clamp and making a gummy mess. Then in true assembly line style, I drilled [...]
How to make a wooden ring (Part 2)
I highly recommend using a power drill and spade bit for this, as it does the job cleanly in under a minute. If you don’t have a drill (and can’t borrow one from a friend or rent one from the hardware store), you can also carve the hole by hand. Or without the spade bit, [...]