woodworking

Faux Copper Patina Reliquary

One of my TTRPG dice reliquaries painted with a faux copper patina finish, used to display beautiful resin art from @DiceOfTheSeeker.

Key Pattern Pendant

Quick studio experiment to try out a technique with iridescent acrylic, walnut veneer and a Celtic key pattern.

Celtic art Glowforge key pattern laser woodworking

Walnut Scouting Fleur-de-lis Pins

Scouting logo fleur-de-lis pins made with the scraps from the challenge coin project.

Glowforge laser woodworking

Cailyn’s Challenge Coins

Pile of walnut challenge coins engraved with carpe diem and be prepared, a Scouting fleur-de-lis cut through the middle.

I made these walnut “challenge coins” for my niece to hand out at her Eagle Scout Court of Honor.

Glowforge laser woodworking

Celtic Key Square Wood Inlay Pins

Celtic key pattern walnut in maple inlaid pins with bottle cap for scale.

Celtic key pattern pins made from maple hardwood inlaid with walnut.

Celtic art Glowforge laser woodworking

I came up with a fairly simple workflow for creating 3D models of Celtic knots, used those to create depth maps and, used the depth maps to do 3D carvings on a laser (Glowforge) and a desktop CNC machine (Nomad 883).

3D Modeling CNC Glowforge laser woodworking

Slotted Dice Reliquary

Dice reliquaries from laser-cut hardwood ply.

Celtic art Glowforge laser spirals wood woodworking

Floss Separator

This is a quick, simple tool to assist when separating skeins of kumihimo (or embroidery) floss into working clusters with the desired number of strands. The upright is a sandwich of a piece of EVA foam between two pieces of 1/4″ stock (MDF here but, something like Baltic birch ply or acrylic should work, too). The EVA is sliced with a razor blade in the middle of each channel. Then, just glue it all together with wood glue. Some clamping is likely required while it dries.

Floss separator, clamped for glue to dry

It is probably best to clamp it down to a table when using. Knot the end of the skein/bundle of strands and, slip it into the cut in the EVA. That should keep the end in place while you separate the full length.

Floss Separator Design Files

These files are for personal, non-commercial use only. Note that, by referencing these, you are agreeing to release any variations you create under identical terms.

Floss Separator 1/4″ Stock Cut File (SVG)