Amanda Frayer artisan // illustrator // designer
Posts tagged ‘glue’
How to make a wooden ring (Part 4)
What would life be like without one more sanding jig? Let’s not find out! Introducing the Ring Churner — specially designed to sand in the round. You can see it pictured below before I did any sanding. You can also see a flat, ugly edge on my ring if you look closely. That’s exactly the [...]
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 1)
If you’re using found wood for this project, a quick word about seasoning before you jump in. A general rule of thumb for seasoning is one year for every inch thickness. Seasoning is easy enough, just remove the bark and seal the end grain with wax, paint or sealant. Prop it up so the air [...]