Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts

Full sized Halloween coffin

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 6:56 AM
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Nighthawk, from New Zealand, sent over pictures of his Halloween project. This is really cool. Check out his web site to see the complete build. Creepy.
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Coffin SketchUp plans pallets and Halloween

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 3:46 PM
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A lot of you have been confused by the angles on Fridays coffin project. I admit that they are a little tricky. If I was making something "critical" I would certainly have stressed over them a lot more. As it turned out, my pallet boards fit together close enough for my slacker tolerances.
However, big thanks to "Wood Chuck" Bruce, who took the time to make a SketchUp file of the coffin, complete with actual angles! These plans are really good. I need to spend some more time learning SketchUp stuff beyond straight lines and square pieces!
  • Download Bruces Coffin SketchUp file.
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For those of you who love using pallet wood, heres a fabulous infographic from Amol that illustrates everything you ever wanted to know about pallets. (Click though to see the whole graphic.)
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Since Halloween is soon upon us, I thought I would share Neils version of my Skull and Crossbones candy dispenser from last year. He made a stand for his and added a little cup to collect candy.
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I really like this pair of pallet wood cabinets from Chris. The dark color and hardware complete them. Something so warm and inviting about tables made from pallets.
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And dont forget: as soon as Halloween is done, Christmas gift-making season is upon us. Yup. Heres a simple idea from Brad Costa, who made this jewelry tree for his girlfriend.
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Finally, heres a cool project from Lesli that looks simple to make and with the cable supporting it, should be quite sturdy. Plans available on The Woodworking Trip.
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Make a toe pincher coffin candy dish for Halloween

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 1:57 AM
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For some reason Ive been meaning to make a Halloween candy dish for a long time and never got around to it until this year.
Coffin stylesI decided a coffin would probably make the most sense as a recognizable Halloween design. My first thought was an ornate, rectangular, Dracula-style casket. The biggest problem with that plan is that a trick-or-treat candy box needs to be seen in dark conditions. A vampire coffin could come across as just another box. The solution would be heavy ornamentation and a silky, padded lining.
Then I remembered the classic "toe-pincher" coffins you see town undertakers building in old westerns. That six-sided shape is uniquely identifiable as a coffin. You probably wont confuse it with a jewelry box!
Making it look rusticThe fun part about building this was making it look as though it had been build by one of those old west undertakers. Individual boards held together with narrower cross braces. To make mine look even more authentic, I used scraps of pallet wood containing splits, stains, and nail holes. Although I glued it all together, I added some rusty coffin nails.
If you would like to make your own, here is the cutting template I made for mine:
  • WWMM Coffin Candy Dish templates (pdf) 
    • You could certainly experiment with the size. Mine is 13" long by 6" wide. It seems to hold plenty of candy.
    You will also note that I didnt bother to figure out the angles needed to create the six sides. Since it is rustic looking, I wasnt concerned with cutting anything exactly. I just sort of estimated the bevels and made them work, gaps and all. If you want to turn this into a fine woodworking project, you would probably want to figure out the exact angles and cut them accordingly.
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Halloween Special! Woodworking for Mere Zombies

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 1:34 AM
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An all-new, brainless DIY show! Took a break from making a woodworking project this week, unless you count a head protection box for the undead.
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Halloween stick mustaches

Posted by chun | 0 comments | 10:03 AM
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Why spend hours at the costume store and thousands of dollars on a Halloween costume when all you really need is a mustache?
Make these using scrap wood and be the life of the party!
Maybe bring beer too.
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The hardest part of making this video? Getting that paint off my garage door.