Music – my new blog

Posted by jerry on February 8th, 2008 — Posted in Journal, Music, Woodwork

First up, I’m still maintaining this one – but I thought i’d try an experiment with a single-topic blog – Four Strings – which will be about all things fiddle and violin and folk music. So the music posts you have enjoyed here will now be on the Four Strings blog.

The main thing I’m working on at the moment is a pochette – a travel fiddle – that I am making using traditional violin making techniques. So there’s also something there for the woodworker. My latest post there is about how to bend the sides – hence Bend it like Antonio” (Stradivarius).

Let me know what you think of it. If it works well, I may set up a couple of other single-topic blogs so you can follow your favourite theme. Of course the eclectic ‘random notebook’ style of this one will continue as usual

Cheers
Jerry

Stanley steamer motorcycle – the lococycle

Posted by jerry on February 4th, 2008 — Posted in Motorcycling, Steam

I had seen brief references to a pacing motorcycle built by the Stanley brothers – makers of the Stanley steam car, but I had not seen any photos until this one turned up on the Stanley Motorcarriage website, along with a few technical specifications. Please email me if you have any further information about this steam motorcycle

Stanley steam motorcycle

Cheers
Jerry

Making an Arts and Craft table

Posted by jerry on February 2nd, 2008 — Posted in Journal, Woodwork

The Woodwhisperer provides a great series of video podcasts outlining all of the steps needed to make a mission-style Arts and Crafts Movement table. In this first podcast he discusses the design process, using Google’s ‘Sketch-up’ 3D modeling program to develop a materials cutting list. He then steps through the process for preparing the lumber and then the joinery options. Watch all three videos, starting with #11 shown below to get the complete project – loaded with information for the woodworker

Enjoy!

Cheers
Jerry