Category Archive: Fabrication

Spiral House

Spiral House

We’ve recently completed the spiral house. Or is it the beehive house? Or the Pentagon House? We come up with a lot of names for …

 

Late Nights, More Houses

Late Nights, More Houses

Well, we are falling behind in our posts, but not in our progress. Above is the final clamping of the Helix house, two cylindrical houses tied …

 

Chugging Along

Chugging Along

We just keep chugging. Daniel has been planning out a bunch of birdhouses. As you know from previous posts, he likes to sketch all of …

 

Process Images

Process Images

Here are a series of process images from a productive day in the shop. Below you will see me planning out the copper concept house, …

 

Under Construction

Under Construction

Well, we’ve been in the shop working on several new designs, including our first experiment with a concrete birdhouse. We assumed there would be several …

 

Blockheads and Smartie Pants

Blockheads and Smartie Pants

Blocks! I’m drilling into the blocks with forstner bits. They’re hard to use! Especially being short, it’s really hard to get the …

 

Stumps, Gourds, and More

Stumps, Gourds, and More

Shop weekend number two. Here we are. Today, we stopped by Elaine’s apartment because she offered us a few birch logs and some …

 

We’re in the Shop!

We’re in the Shop!

Blocks! So, of course, now that the weather has turned and it’s spring, we’ll be spending a lot of time indoors! We biked to the …

 

Paper Mâché!

Paper Mâché!

Paper mâché. It makes me feel like I’m a kid again! It’s like voluntary arts and crafts class. We are doing a few experiments …

 

New Fabrication Toy

New Fabrication Toy

We’ve used this project to justify buying a new toy in the shop. Its hard not to be excited about new machinery in a woodworking …