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! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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.

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/candle-holders-2012/feed 0 New Woodworking Project http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/new-woodworking-project http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/new-woodworking-project#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:54:10 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=15621 20111223-234629.jpg
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.

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/new-woodworking-project/feed 0 Update: Curvy Candle Holders http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/update-curvy-candle-holders http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/update-curvy-candle-holders#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:07:23 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=7846 OK, just one more post about the damn candle holders before I show you the finished product. I can’t help myself. The texture in the wood (birch) is really popping now that they’ve been treated with a mix of linseed oil and turpentine. One more turn of sanding by hand on Friday and then another coat of oil/turpentine — then it’s time for paint (and the actual candle fixtures in some kind of metal).

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!

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/update-curvy-candle-holders/feed 0 Curvy Candle Holders Progress http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/curvy-candle-holders-progress http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/curvy-candle-holders-progress#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:38:56 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=7772 Worked like a maniac today and the candle holders are just about ready for paint. Sanding by hand is quite a workout. They DO look better than in the shots above, I was just messing about with Hipstamatic for the iPhone. The next Curvy update will feature the finished product — I think.

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

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/curvy-candle-holders-progress/feed 0 Curvy Candle Holders 2011 http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/curvy-candle-holders-2011 http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/curvy-candle-holders-2011#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:25:17 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=7668

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!

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/curvy-candle-holders-2011/feed 2 Back To Wood Working http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/back-to-wood-working http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/back-to-wood-working#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:08:21 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=5507 Holy moly, close to TEN days without a single update on the blog. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again a thousand times; having your own independent blog funded out of your own pocket is soooooo nice. Not having to worry about ad revenue and SEO optimization. What a rat race that must be. Anyway, I’m back in the wood shop! The place looks just as we left it before the summer hiatus. I’m relieved to have the traumatic moment of slot cutting with the router behind me, I was worried, not about the design but the fact that the wood easily get burned when routing. Lo and behold — it went without a hitch. Or spark. I present you with two giant photos of the Birch Cutting Boards:

Before oil coat and polish
Routed handle for easy lifting

I’m going to sand the edges down just a tad. The edges need to be quite sharp to give the “handles” some grip when lifting. Some additional sanding (by hand) remains still and then it’s time for some coats of finish. I hate to let them go and I’d really like to keep at least one for myself. If I do miss them when they’re gone I can always do two more, or ten.

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/back-to-wood-working/feed 0 Woodworking Project ‘Curvy’ Complete http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/woodworking-project-curvy-complete http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/woodworking-project-curvy-complete#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:10:41 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=368 I almost forgot to write an update on my latest woodworking project! I laid my finishing touches on it well over a week ago but I couldn’t write about it until today.

Why, you may ask? Well, you see — it was a Christmas gift for my father. Here is a link to the previous post. Anyway, here it is, the Alder Wood Candle Holder:
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It turned out real nice and I’m doing two more after the Christmas break. I’ve already started and I can’t wait to get back to work! Bigger pics of the piece can be viewed at my Flickr page. Two more in the works…

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/woodworking-project-curvy-complete/feed 0 Woodworking – New Project! http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/woodworking-new-project http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/woodworking-new-project#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:11:18 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=298 We had our yearly Christmas Bazaar a few weeks ago (November 25:th). I missed out since I was at the hospital.

It was a huge success and our woodworking department sold almost everything we had worked on during the year.
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So, it’s time to start anew with a fresh project. I chose to do a new light holder, it’ll make a perfect Christmas present and I hope it’ll be ready in time! Project name: ‘Curvy’. The first step was cutting it out in the band saw, then quite a bit of work on the belt sander, then back again to the saw doing the cut outs. After a few turns back and forth it’s sanding by hand — I guess it’ll take… forever. Sanding by hand is tedious but it’s totally worth it. I’ll keep you guys in the loop!

]]> http://fredstuff.com/blog/design/woodworking-new-project/feed 0 Dear readers, I’m Alive! http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/dear-readers-im-alive http://fredstuff.com/blog/pictures/dear-readers-im-alive#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:02:45 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=173 The good thing about running a small, unknown and non-ad driven blog is that you don’t have to post new content every single hour of every single day. I do admit to a feeling of slight guilt and neglect for letting it (the blog) be alone for so long.
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So, what have I been up to you ask? Well, I’ve been really busy doing all kinds of wood work. The pic above is of the oak candle holders I made, five of them in total. I gave one to my mom on her birthday and the other four are up for grabs on November 25:th when we have our annual Christmas Market. I also managed to slap together ten small chairs. At the moment I’m working on twenty small bird feeders (made of wood obviously) that we will pass along to a center for people with brain damage. They’ll do the finishing up, sanding and painting so I’m just cutting out the designs.

I’ve been out and about playing records at different clubs and bars. I prefer to say ‘playing records’ instead of DJing.

I got my brand new Apple iPhone 3G S today – weeeee! I’m having a blast, kind of strange to finally have one in my hand since I know so much about it and how it operates without ever owning one. I’ve put some apps on there already; Flickr (might add a Flickr widget to the sidebar of this blog in the days to come – just need to fill the newly created account with some pics!), Facebook, WordPress (easy blogging on the go!), Twitterrific (need to update Twitter more often!), Skype and a few others. I have a great broadband plan for the iPhone and my sloppy neighbor has a fully open Wi-Fi going next door so I can use that when I need additional speed – haha! When I find some useful apps for the iPhone I will post them here.

Well, that’s about if for this brief update. Have a nice weekend!

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