Saturday 25 September 2021
by Wulf
Comments Off on (Re-)making the Bed
When we bought our house, it came with a couple of large, square beds at the far end. These have been great for growing a variety of veg but the one nearer the house has an apple tree against the … Continue reading
Tuesday 20 July 2021
by Wulf
Comments Off on Inkscape
For a long time now, I’ve liked to keep the Open Source vector graphics programme Inkscape installed. However, I’d not used it for a while as it was starting to get a bit flaky on my Macbook (possibly a lag … Continue reading
Monday 19 April 2021
by Wulf
Comments Off on Parallelism
I thought the diagonal fence on my workbench router top was a cunning idea. I was even getting excited about how I could use wide marks at the edge to make (scaled down) very precise cuts at the router blade. … Continue reading
Friday 16 April 2021
by Wulf
Comments Off on Back to the Drawing Board
Rather than doing a lot of woodwork, I’ve actually spent most of the day sitting in front of my computer working on an old version of Sketch-up and planning my design. There were quite a few scribbles and calculations on … Continue reading
Sunday 17 January 2021
by Wulf
Comments Off on DIY I Can Handle
The wonderful thing about building with cheap materials — like the wood from those pallets I have been taking apart this week — is the freedom to develop a design. Here the task was to create a gate in front … Continue reading
Thursday 10 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Chilly Fingers
I don’t know what the temperature was when I cycled to work this morning but it is the first time recently that I’ve found the tips of my fingers getting unpleasantly cold even with my thicker gloves on. According to … Continue reading
Wednesday 26 December 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on Azul
One of my presents this year was a fantastic boardgame called Azul. You play the game by collecting (drafting) sets of coloured tiles and thus winning points. It creates lots to think about but also looks beautiful. Furthermore, it feels … Continue reading