How to design and make a wood carving knife. Interlocking Chess/Checker Board Puzzle. For this project, you will need: Wood* - 16' of 1.5"x3/4" strips 6' of 2.5x3/4" strips Tools - Miter saw (optional) Table saw (mandatory) 1/8" kerf table saw blade with lots of teeth (better for making lots of fine cuts) 3/4" dado blade for table saw (optional, but definitely recommended!)
T-square or some type of ruler (digital calipers are nice to have, but optional) Power Drill/screwdriver Other Materials: (2) Hinges (2) Latches (8) 2" screws Dark stain (I like MinWax's Gunstock, but it's up to you!) Varnish (I wouldn't recommend varnish, but it does make things shiny....) *Note: Be careful about selecting wood that is straight. Illusionist Heart Locket. I got the idea to make this from the movie The Illusionist, I was very intrigued as to how something like this could be made. As i count really find a set of easy instructions to make one of these, i decided to make my own. I took a lot of pics , but towards the end i kinda forgot to, but im sure it'll easy enough to make. This is quite a difficult project, but thats only because everything is so small . I myself have very little experience and thats why the finished product isn't exactly what i expected.
Just follow the pictures and you'll be fine. For those of of you who havent watched the Illusionist, here is the clip showing the locket in action: Ok, let's get started ! A couple of things you'll need: -Tools and machinery -A drill press -A grinder -Drill bits -Foster bits -Lathe -Fret saw -Files - -Materials -Super glue -Scissors -M-seal -Wood ( duh ) -And finally Patience (you're going to need a lot of it , if you're a beginner like me :) )
Wooden Centrifugal Puzzle. Build Galileo's Bicycle. Galileo's Bicycle is a kinetic sculpture designed by Clayton Boyer.
I built this one as a wedding gift for my best friend, over a period of a few months. It can surely be finished in less time than that, but when you've only got an hour or two of free time per week to devote to it, it can take a while! Here is the "official" video of Galileo's Bicycle in operation, from Clayton Boyer's website: OK, so now you're thinking, "if the plans are being sold on the internet, why do I need an Instructable as well? Aren't the instructions that come with the plans good enough?
" I am writing this Instructable with the blessing of the designer - I asked for permission first! Galileo's Bicycle is probably one of Clayton Boyer's most popular designs. The entire mechanism is made of Baltic Birch plywood, maple, and brass.