Fredstuff.com » wood http://fredstuff.com/blog Hi. I'm Fred. I live in Stockholm, Sweden. I like: Music, TV, Gadgets, Technology and the Webs. I also like to try out new things on the web and when I do I will write about it here. I've been blogging since 2005, mostly in Swedish. This is my first all English blog - Welcome! Fri, 18 May 2012 18:50:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Just Another Curvy Update http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/just-another-curvy-update http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/just-another-curvy-update#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:19:53 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=25472 OK, just one more photo of the curvy candle holders. I drilled holes in them — that’s about it. I’m bored, that’s why I’m posting. The photo was nice though. Right?

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/just-another-curvy-update/feed 0 Curvy Candle Holders Update http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/curvy-candle-holders-update http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/curvy-candle-holders-update#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:57:13 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=25198


Just a quick update. The new batch of the birch candle holders are coming along nicely. I drilled all the holes for the actual candle fixtures today — the photos posted are before that. Next time I post about them it’ll be the finished product. I might experiment a bit with staining on at least one of them (to go along with the usual linseed oil and turpentine). Stay tuned!

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Yup. I started on another batch of the curvy candle holders right after I finished the oak ones. This time: birch. I have a feeling they’re going to turn out quite nice.

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Ooops. Forgot to post the final result of the candle holders. They are done, finished, ready! I don’t have a clue as to what the next project will be. Not a clue. If I/we fail to come up with something I might as well do another batch of the curvy candle holders — they are top sellers. New week, new plans!

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I though I should post just one more pic of the oak candle holders when they are a work in progress. I’m doing five of them and there’s just a bit more drilling and then finishing with the usual (couple of) coats of turpentine and linseed oil. When they’re done I’d like to do another batch of those heavy duty cuttingboards I did a while back, it’s just a matter of finding the right material in the wood shop. If that fails I’ll just go and buy a chainsaw and find a damn tree myself.

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/oak-candle-holders-almost-done/feed 0 Candle Holders 2012 http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/candle-holders-2012 http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/candle-holders-2012#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:52:01 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=18496 Just checking in to see that the blog is up and running. I’ve been occupied with something the last few days — I might tell you later. Anyway; new year, new candle holders! I’ve done this design twice before. Wood: glorious oak. I’m doing five of them and I completed the trickiest part today, I don’t even know what the process is called in English — for once, I fail… I’ll keep posting the progress until finished product. Stay tuned. Oh, and you can see the 3D blueprint in the upper left corner of the pic.

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Trying out the WordPress iPhone app — can’t sleep. I just started (earlier today) a new woodworking project. This time in glorious oak. I’ve done this same design two times before and I’m hoping this will be the best batch yet. Continuous updates will be posted so you can follow along until completion.

Now, let’s see if posting from this app is as easy as it seems.

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BTW, I’m happy to say that the amount of visitors have trippled since I started to blog more frequently. It’s so nice to have you guys visiting this small blog in the utmost (funny word!) corner of the Internet!

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Info for Hipsta-fans:
Lens: Watts
Film: Cano Cafenol
Flash: Off

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I’m doing a new batch of the curvy wood candle holders. This time; birch. Only a few will be in its natural wood texture, most of them will be in English Red and a special Swedish color called Dalablå (Dala Blue). I found two variants of these colors and attached them to this post for reference. I’ve already got the pigments back in the wood shop, not sure how they will actually turn out in the end, kind of exciting.

Anyway, they are going to be super nice. One is already sold (they’re not even 50% done yet). The actual metal candle fixtures will be in “metal” and “gold”. I don’t like the gold ones — but the customers do, and they are always wrong. Will post some more as the work progresses, or I’ll just post the final item. Have a nice weekend!

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