CJK Works: Φεβρουαρίου 2021

GRANDPA'S CARPENTER'S SAW

One more time forsaken tool that belonged to wife's Grandpa, who was a carpenter btw, and was found in the old spider infested basement....

Disassembled cleaned painted and polished...Restored to preserve the memories of an era and its craftsmen who did a lot with a lot less.

GRANDPA'S PICK-HAMMER

This mini pick-hammer was found in an old carpentry storage basement that belonged to my wife's grandpa amongst other tools I will be showcasing later on. The handle was broken and held at it's place with the help of a piece of wire. the metal part was in a bad shape too.

The tool was taken apart.

The old handle and nails were thrown away. A new handle was made from the leg of an old armchair and the head was cleaned and sharpened.

Assembled tool below.

The handle was decorated with black paracord. I used a whipping knot ending it to a bowline knot for hanging.

WELCOME

In this blog I will start publishing my creations and restorations. In the beginning I will be publishing photos and/or videos of projects already finished. After that I will try to cover current projects in a daily basis. The goal is mainly to keep a record of my work and maybe help in inspiring fellow crafters and restorers. I am not a professional, just a hobbyist who gets satisfied working with his hands and mind. I make great efforts to preserve - restore the original parts of the piece at hand regardless if it will be fully functional after finishing it.

Have a nice stay and remember practice makes perfect!!

MONKEY FIST JIG

A jig artistically decorated, made from scrap materials, for creating inspired monkey fist knots!!

All art is hand made/drawn and this is the first time "cJk" is implemented as my logo/initials.

The monkey face is not my conception (I've just drawn it) instead i found a pic somewhere in the net :P so credits go to the initial designer. Happy knotting!!