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Aluminum Baseball Bat Cast
After setting up my 1912 wood lathe I had to make something with it. So, here we go! Possibly one… Read More
1912 Wood Lathe
Cleaning and setting up a beautiful early 20th century wood lathe made by "Officine Manfredi Bongioanni" In Fossano, Italy. I… Read More
Bench Grinder / Buffer Restoration
Complete and in depth restoration of a cool vintage italian bench grinder, probably used as buffig and cleaning tool. I… Read More
Cast Aluminum Bars
Aluminum is very easy to melt, this is how I cast myself some real nice and custom sized aluminum bars… Read More
From Broken Pump To Belt Grinder Motor
Broken pumps are a great way to get free motors for projects! Got this one for free with cracked pump… Read More
Japanese Nakiri | Making New One After 2 Years
More or less two years ago I made a nakiri just like this one: https://youtu.be/ygCxoUqdrbM I decided to re-make that… Read More
DIY File Guide
Last month while trying to modify an ikea ceramic blade I realized how hard this ceramic material actually is. Sand… Read More
Greaser Restoration And Nickel Electroplating
Restoration of a cool old greaser I found at a flea market for 1€. The greaser itself it's nothing special,… Read More
Insanely Big Butcher Cleaver
Yes, I did it again... My own style of restoration for this incredibly cool butcher cleaver! I found this beauty… Read More
Ikea Ceramic Blade
In this project I want to experiment with ceramic blades from Ikea. My idea was to modify one into a… Read More
Ball Bearing Rings
Turning an used ball bearing into a nice ring with some very basic machining on the metal lathe. I got… Read More
Drill Press Vise Restoration
This vise came for free with the Rosa drill press I restored a couple weeks back. This kind of vises… Read More
Ko-Bunka Knife
Making a japanese chef's cutting tool starting from raw materials with many of the tecniques I have shown in previous… Read More
Adjustable Wrench Restoration
Restoring a very nice adjustable wrench made by "Peugeot Freres". This wrench was probably made in the late nineteenth century… Read More
Make An Ulu Out Of A Sawblade
Collaborative project with Wood By Wright to make an ulu knife.Make An Ulu Out Of A Sawblade Read More
PID Controlled Toster Oven
Made another PID controlled oven to use in my upcoming projects. Here in the new workshop I don't have access… Read More
ROSA Drill Press Restoration
The Italian manufacturer "F.lli Rosa" also known as "Trapani Rosa" made some of the best drill press over the twentieth… Read More
Simple Leather Bag
Back to leatherworking projects! This time I made a bag, a gift to my girfriend for our anniversary. Xoxo The… Read More
From Rusty Knife To Chef’s Knife
I found this big knife at a local flea market in a bucket of "everything 2€" miscellaneous items. I bought… Read More
Makers Central 2019
Makers Central was great! Here are some stuff I was able to do there. Thanks to everyone! Read More