This project uses standard size timber that you can buy from most hardware stores so no milling required. Learn Woodworking and make this easy DIY Chisel Rack, ideal beginners woodworking project and handy for the experienced woodworker to work with their hand tools.

I love this little thing as it allows me to take my favorite chisels to where I am working and not have them rolling around on a bench.

Step 1: Work out the Size of the Chisel Rack

First thing you want to do is layout your woodworking chisels that you want to put in the rack. Have them spaced out a little bit we will probably go about 34cm, you want to allow for space on the end as well so it doesn’t hit the sides.

Layout bench chisels hand tools

Step 2: Cut the Rails, Post and Spacer Blocks

For the rails I use 42mm x 19mm wood from the hardware store. I setup a stop block on my cross cut sled and cut 4 of these out about 35cm long. Remember if you don’t have a table saw or crosscut sled you can just use a mitre box and a hand saw.

In between the chisels I’m going to use like a one inch spacer block so we will just move another stop block on the table saw sled.

When cutting skinny little parts like this i’ll use a little stick to just hold it down so it doesn’t get trapped and come fly out at me.

You need 2 post about 190mm or 7.5 inches long roughly, you can make it longer or shorter depending on the chisels you are using. The width of the pieces can be around 100mm but its not critical just what you can easily source or pull out of the scrap bin.

Table Saw crosscut sled cutting small pieces

Cutting with Cross cut sled on table saw

Hand tools, using Veritas low angle jack plane

Step 3: Make it Smooth

To avoid sanding i used a Veritas low angle Jack Plane to smooth over all the pieces and leave a shiny smooth finish.

Step 4: Glue up the Top and Bottom Rail

Veritas Chisels layout

First i laid out my chisels to roughly how i want them roughly and used a little spacer block in between just to set the distances so there all pretty even.

The Bottom rail just needs on space on either end and the top can be how many you like for your chisels.

I then glued and clamped up the pieces as in the photos been careful to keep everything flush, but it’s not critical as we can clean it up later with the hand plane if you get any movement.

Glueing up top rail of chisel stand

Step 5: Clean up the Top and Bottom Rails

Now I just want to get top surface and bottom surface dead flat so its all nice and clean looking, to do that I’m just going to use the hand plane again which is the Veritas Low Angle Jack Plane which I really love if you don’t have a plane you can just use sandpaper and a sanding block that will do the same thing as well.

Hand Plane top of Chisel Rack with Veritas Low Angle Jack Plane

Step 6: Glue Up

Clamp up DIY Chisel Rack with Bessey Clamps

Because I’m gluing end grain what I’m going to do it rub some glue right into the ends because if you think of end grain like as like straws so it’s going to absorb much more glue than the face grain so we will just work a bit in there but I’ve got a pretty decent surface area for the size of the project so it will hold it no problems at all.

Then i just clamped it up overnight to dry.

Veritas Block Plane end grain

Step 7: Finishing Touches

I took the clamps off and just used a block plane to get the ends level with the rails.

I then applied a couple of coats of Minwax wipe on poly.

Step 8: Ta da the Finished product

And here is the finished product. If you enjoyed this please follow me on social media and subscribe to my YouTube Channel.

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The Pens make great gifts for Family and Friends as well as your valuable clients, i also do bulk orders for corporate customers.

The Wooden Pens are highly polished with a beeswax blend so it’s smooth to hold and still feels like you are holding wood rather than a plastic feeling finish.

I make Pens in many styles including Bolt Action Bullet Pens, Parker Ink Pens, Fountain Pens. I can also do custom order wooden pens if you have something particular in mind.

Some of my favourite woods to make pens out of are Coolabah, Red Mallee Burl, Huon Pine, Brown Mallee Burl, Figured Eucalyptus.

Wooden Pen made from Coolabah wood, bolt action style

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Woodworking tips: learn how to make solder inlay in your woodworking projects using solder and a soldering iron, I used the Inventables X Carve CNC to carve Superman’s logo you can also use hand tools or a Dremel tool to carve and shape for this woodworking technique.

X Carve CNC from Inventables

1/ I used the X Carve CNC from Inventables to carve out a design to about 3mm deep, but you can use any sort of carving or boring tool like a Dremel, Drill Press, Router Table, Table Saw, Chisel, Scroll Saw etc.

Melting solder for inlay in woodworking projects

2/ I used solid solder that is used in plumbing and using a blow torch melted it over the carving, I found clumping it together worked better as each drip would merge with the one next to it, keep going until you fill the mold with solder.

Sanding solder inlay

3/ Using a belt sander to sand down the excess solder it did a pretty good job of quickly removing material, you can finish it off with a random orbit sander and some hand sanding to give it a bit of a polished look.

Woodworking using solder inlay

4/ I used a blowtorch to burn the wood around the Superman logo which looked pretty cool, you could also stain the wood if needed. I then used Minwax wipe on poly to finish it off.

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Make a Wood Steadicam for a GoPro or iPhone camera stabilizer using wooden bent lamination and aluminum, get that steadyshot you have been looking for in this easy woodworking project that will teach you some new techniques like bent lamination.

DIY Wooden Steadicam for iPhone with Bent Lamination

Nothing is more annoying that watching video with a shaky camera this simple Steadicam will solve that

The Steadicam is used to hold your camera or smartphone steady and reduce handshake and uses counter weights and a UNI joint to achieve these

This woodworking project uses bent lamination by soaking the Steadicam thin strips of wood in water until they become soft and flexible; they are then bent around a round form to achieve the desired shape while wet.

After drying they are glued together to give the final shape, I use wedges as clamps for the parts which apply a lot more pressure to specific parts that trying to use clamps.

The Handle is a UNI joint also made from wood, this can be made using simple tools that most people have like a saw and a hand drill.

Cutting thin strips on a table saw with a Grr-Riper

Step 1: Cut the Strips for bent lamination

Using a magnetic stop block set about 3mm past the blade on the table saw you can cut the thin strips for the bent lamination. Just cut the strip and keep moving the fence over.

I then soaked these in water for about an hour to make them more flexible.

Glue up for Woodworking Bent Lamination

Step 2: Bent around form and make wedges

While the wood was soaking i made some small wedges on the table saw by tilting the mitre gauge to 10 degrees making a cut then straighten the mitre gauge make a cut etc, more detail can be seen in the YouTube video.

I then take the wet strips and bend them around the form (circle) to give me the shape i want, i used a brad nail gun to attach small pieces of wood around the the bent lamination leaving a gap of about 4mm, i then hammered the wedges in the gaps.

The wedges apply a lot of pressure to specific points ensuring there are no gaps.

I let this dry overnight before glue up.

Step 3: Glue Up the bent lamination

When glueing up the bent lamination you want to apply a lot of glue so all surfaces and completely covered, i covered the form with packing tape so the glue did not stick to it.

Then using the wedges again i hammer them in making sure there is good pressure all the way around and no gaps.

The excess glue is wiped off with a damp cloth.

DIY Wooden Uni Joint

Step 4: Making the handle with a Uni Joint

I used a Uni Joint for the handle so the Steadicam can swivel freely.

To start with i drilled a hole about 20mm down from the end of the rod. then cut down the sides as seen in the images.

I used a small piece of wood with 2 holes at 90 degrees to fit the 2 pieces together more detail can be seen in the YouTube video above.

I used small nails to join it all together, i cut them flush and applied super glue with the spray activator which make is dry almost instantly. This joint moves very well.

Steadicam handle assembly

Step 5: Final assembly and fine tuning

I cut a piece of aluminum and bent one end, i ran a bolt through the small end that the handle attaches to by holding it with 2 nuts, you can see what i mean in the image.

The handle can be moved forward and back to get the balance right.

I made a separate video for the iPhone mount that you can watch here.

For the counter weight i just drilled some holes in the bottom of the lamination and inserted some bolts until it felt right.

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CNC project making a passive amplifier for your phone that actually works with an X-Carve CNC machine from Inventables

Learn how to use Inventables easel.com software to make this simple passive amplifier for your phone with a CNC machine.

You can find links to the free plans here https://www.inventables.com/projects/make-a-passive-amplifier-for-your-iphone

For all my Free easel.com projects you can follow this link and open any of them straight in easel and start carving. https://www.inventables.com/users/warren-downes

This simple project amplifies the sound my reflecting it into a cone that has been carved out by the X-Carve CNC machine

easel.com CNC software for X Carve screenshot showing live view

Step 1: Using Inventables easel.com CNC software you can quickly combine circles of various sizes and depths to make the cone to amplify the sound using the align tools.

Clamping down the passive phone amplifier

Step 2: Clamp the project to the X-Carve cnc machine, you can follow this link for the free plans in easel you can use on your X-Carve to cut them out.

X Carve CNC carving passive Phone amplifier

Step 3: Press Carve in easel and let the machine work its magic and carve out the cone and phone holder.

Apply Danish oil finish to Passive Phone amplifier woodworking project

Step 4: Sand the project and then apply some Danish oil with a rag, Danish oil gives a nice close to the wood feel. Danish oil is a mix of tung oils and varnish. I also used a Veritas block plane on the edges to soften them

Step 5: Put your phone in and listen to some sweet tunes.

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This set of hold down clamps can may be made on the X-Carve CNC machine out of MDF .

Free plans for easel  are available on the Inventables website. https://www.inventables.com/projects/work-piece-hold-down-clamps

To get started secure a piece of 300mm x 300mm MDF to the X-Carve using double sided tape or any other preferred method.

Follow this link which will give you the free plans to carve the design out on your X-Carve CNC machine, You just need to open the plan with the link to Easel.com press carve and the X carve will do all the work for you.

The wedges used in this design can apply a lot of pressure to the work piece ensuring it does not move while the CNC machine carves it out..

There are several main pieces with slots cut that match the width and spacing of the mounting holes on the X-Carve.

Use 5mm machine screws and washers to secure them to the waste board.

The thinnest part goes at the front and is aligned with the graphic on the waste board this can be left permanently in place for quick setup of the workpiece.

The 2 medium thickness pieces go on the left and right of the wast board, the left ones can be permanently left in place and aligned with the marked line on the waste board.

The widest part goes at the back of the workpiece.

The 3 smaller parts are for odd shaped parts and spares.

You can adjust the right and back parts to apply pressure to your work piece before tightening down.

For added pressure leave about a 3mm gap on the left and right hold downs and then push the wedges in the gaps and give them a slight tap with a small hammer to hold the work piece firmly.

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Star Wars Woodworking project video of making a silicone mold for chocolate using X Carve CNC from Inventables. Star Wars collaboration project in honor of Star Wars Day 2015

Using multiple techniques including Inventables X-Carve CNC, Silicone Molds and playing with chocolate to create this cool tasty project.

FREE PLAN HERE https://www.inventables.com/projects/star-wars-sil…

Inventables X-Carve CNC Star Wars carving for the mold

Step 1: Secure your workpiece and carve with Easel.com

Secure a piece of plywood or similar material to the X-Carve it needs to be approximately 300mm x 300mm and 19mm thick.

Don’t forget to watch this YouTube video first to give you a good understanding of the entire process.

You can use the below link to open this in Easel.com which is the software Inventables have created to run the X-Carve CNC machine.

The X-Carve will then carve out the parts needed to make the mould for chocolate

pouring silicone into mold

Step 2: Pour the silicone into the Star Wars templates.

I’ve got my shapes cut out on the x carve

I’ve got a Tie Fighter The Rebels logo and Darth Vader’s profile the X-Carve did a pretty good job of it the edges are nice and smooth so the next thing we are going to do is get some food grade silicone this comes in 2 parts you typically get a part A and a Part B and then you mix them together and a chemical reaction goes on and then we will just pour these into the mould and let them set.

I used Barnes when I looked on the internet I found plenty of different brands if you can’t find this one.

You want to make sure you mix this really well and fold it in on itself spray a little bit of olive oil on the wood to make it less likely to stick when pouring. If you just try and pour slowly and finely so any bubbles burst on their way down

rebel-alliance-logo-silicone-mould

Step 3: Remove silicone from mold

You may want to watch the YouTube video for more detail on this.

I let the silicone dry overnight so its nice and hard, what I ended up doing is cutting through the template all the way through and then just gluing a backer board on it because I anticipated that they might be a little bit hard to get out.

You can then just split the boards apart and pop out the mold from the wood.

Take your time to peel the silicone off the wood. Clean with warm soapy water to make sure there is not dust or wood on the silicone mold.

pouring chocolate into mould

Step 4: Melt the Chocolate and Pour in mould

Use a double bowl technique to melt the chocolate and pour it into the mould. Get a pot of simmering water and then place a bowl over that and add the chocolate and stir and melt.

Shake the mould gently and pick up the edges and let them drop to make sure the Chocolate works it way into the corners and also gets out any air bubbles. Place the mould into the fridge.

removing darthvader chocolate from mould

 Step 5: Remove Chocolate from mould and eat Darth Vaders head

Take your time and carefully peel the silicone mould off the chocolate.

When done eat and enjoy

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This project is nice and simple for those wanting to start using there X-Carve 3D Carver straight away after building it. You can also use the below link to open the plans directly in Easel.com and press carve and you are on your way.

I wanted a quick an easy little CNC project that my daughter could leave out for the Easter Bunny to fill up with chocolate.

You can apply the same technique to any design like a Batman logo or something of your own design.

You can view the project and plans on Easel.com by clicking this link

Build Steps

Secure a piece of wood / MDF 200mm x 200mm (8″ x 8″) to the X-Carve and open the project in Easel.com with the link at the start of this project.

You can also change out the Rabbit photo for something else like a Batman Logo or any other design you like, just select the Rabbit and press delete then import the SVG file of the image you like and move the oval shape to the centre of the new image.

Follow the steps in Easel.com to begin carving the project, it will give you 3 pieces that are quick to assemble.

After the X-Carve has finished carving the shapes out use a sharp knife to cut the tabs holding the pieces in the wood.

You can then use a file or piece of sandpaper to smooth any of the tabs that are left on the work piece.

Use a wood glue to glue the 3 pieces together to make a bowl shape, i use Titebond but any wood glue will be fine.

Apply pressure with a clamp of a weight on the piece.

Its also important to use a damp cloth cloth to remove any glue squeeze out as this will make you life easier later.

Last step is to apply a couple of coats of paint to the entire project, using a primer can also be helpful to give you an even coverage for the final coats of paint.

Or if you have chosen to use a nice wood for the project you can finish it with Danish oil or spray varnish.

I painted the eye’s and ears black to help them stand out.

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Inventables X Carve review and build, This video gives you an overview of building your own X Carve CNC machine.

I was excited when I spoke to Inventables and was offered their new desktop CNC machine called the X-Carve for review, as CNC was something I had wanted to get into for a long time.

This video will give you a brief overview on how to build one of these CNC machines as well as giving my opinion on the build and the X-Carve CNC, I also discuss Inventables software that runs the CNC called Easel which is free to use.

Inventables also have a great community forum on their website that is worth checking out if you are thinking about buying an XCarve CNC or even just curious on how they work.

Inventables have given me the X Carve at no cost and only asked me to review the CNC build and give my honest opinion.

For more information go to the Inventables website https://www.inventables.com/technologies/x-carve/

To try out Easel which is the free online software that powers the X-Carve CNC machine and the Shapeoko 2 go to www.easel.com

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I will be doing a full review on the X Carve CNC from Inventables over next few weeks.

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