This is where 3D printing, woodworking, CNC machining and home DIY come together — sometimes as separate hobbies, sometimes as the same job with different tools. There’s a certain satisfaction in working through a problem with my hands — measuring twice, cutting once, and occasionally improvising when the measurement was still wrong. Not everything comes out perfect. Most things come out better than expected.
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Making picture frames from beech wood
I recently bought a set of art prints from an Indonesian artist — a series of four illustrated drawings of Malaysian cities: Malacca, Penang, Cameron Highlands, and Kuala Lumpur. Each print is A4 size with very thin margins, which made finding off-the-shelf frames tricky. Most standard frames are built with a wider overlap that would…
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Turning chisel handles from maple
I picked up a cheap set of chisels when I first started the workshop. The blades were decent enough, but the plastic handles were uncomfortable to grip and, honestly, a bit of an eyesore next to everything else on the bench. I’d been wanting to try wood turning (on a electric lathe) for a while,…
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Laying wood flooring
The basement of our family house has bare rough concrete flooring, which can be somewhat dusty, rough and tiring for the legs. Hence, I decided to spent a few weekends to lay wooden flooring. The first step was to smoothen the floor as there was uneven spots and surface blisters – not resolving this now…