Having successfully completed Chinese Checkers, which we played yesterday, and it was much more enjoyable than I thought it was going to be, I decided that today, I would get on with Solitaire. I printed off a template in the same way as for Chinese Checkers Again I used laminated oak board, this time IContinue reading “Solitaire”
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More Sawdust!
This morning, I was covered from head to toe in sawdust, both from the table-saw, and sanding! I cut up some scrap mahogany into 1\” x 1\” strips for the trim, the idea being that it will create a lip on top of the board, so any loose marbles can\’t roll off. I then cutContinue reading “More Sawdust!”
Chinese Checker Board
I decided to make a start, so using Matthias Wandell\’s \’Big Print\’, I printed off the pattern for the board to the exact measurements required. This took four sheets of paper, so having cut my laminated oak board to size, I taped the pattern onto the board. Then using my hammer and a center punch,Continue reading “Chinese Checker Board”
I\’m going Bald!
Trying to master Sketchup is easy…so says everyone, so why am I finding it almost impossible? I follow the video tutorials, stopping them whilst I do my bit in the program, great, I think I am there, then I go off to practise and it all falls apart! However I am determined this time, thatContinue reading “I\’m going Bald!”
An Englishman in Colombia 