Making of...
Koka-Bora Creation's blog where various articles of interest are posted. The blog articles are meant to provide more information that the corresponding posts on social media; although in many occasions the information will be the same. This category focuses on information and pictures during the making of a particular project.
Another good holiday gift - unique cutting boards - I have them in maple, cherry, and end-grain checkered boards. ..
In this video I go through building a more industrial vacuum chamber that will withstand all the pressure that collapsed the previous one...
In this video, I go ahead and clean my vaccum bag that suffered a little oily mess during the initial phase of the cutting board finishing. And there's a bonus feature.....
Not all woodworking projects arise from joyous reasons. Such is this weeks project. Watch to learn why.....
Hmmm my creative juices are starting to flow. Although, I may need to purchase something to make it happen......
Hot off the lathe - the beautiful figures and patterns of the spalted maple. ..
Preparing for the Home County Music Fest. Making Bankisa seed pods blanks..
To do list for next week.... This is about 48 writing instruments and 15 pen cases. ..
This is my scientific way into dividing a cylinder into 3. I just need to remember which lines I need to cut...
Glue, clamps, and weights... sounds like a recipe for woodworking greatness. ..
Sometimes you just need to help the wood dry faster - by using a toaster oven..
Mirror mirror on the wood, these ones look so good.... I finally made it - I created a mirror Lichtenberg burn pattern on the top of the cases...
The list of things to do never ends. On the immediate list are the the remaining 15 cases and around 30 pens...
And this is the pen made from the African blackwood wood that I talked about in an earlier post. ..
I'm working again with African Blackwood. I've forgotten that drilling through it is like drilling through asphalt...
Back at Alton Mill for the Fire and Ice Festival. Come today between now and 6pm...
