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Jeff Donne is a professional spoon carver, treecraft teacher and puppet maker from the far south coast of NSW. He runs As a puppet and spoon maker these are my favourite materials because they are full of life, readily available, and devoid of straight lines. This can of course be a problem because there is no line of reference, but if approached in the same way we make spoons and puppets, it becomes a chair that grows from the tree’s will and limitations, producing a joyful collaboration. Dry or green wood It may take you a little while to cut, but once you’re ready, it’s time to prep your surface. Prep your surface A tool for hollowing the seat – a carving gouge will do the job, but I used a hand adze and a Swedish bowl hollowing tool called a trågskavForever the challenge is to get from an inspired beginning to a satisfied end without falling while you wander, bumping your head and forgetting where you were going in the first place. Straight away you'll know what piece of wooden furniture you want refresh with some wallpaper but hit the brakes. Ask yourself. Does it match the colour scheme of the room? Does the pattern match? And finally, do I wallpaper all of it? or just some of it? Take your time and do some tests to make sure you are happy, by simply taping a sample of wallpaper onto the furniture. Step 2 - Prep

All of the wood I had was dry, so after cutting things to size I was able to whittle most of the tenons to size straight away. For the legs, I used an axe to get things started and then finished whittling with a knife. Everything else was done with just a knife or my fancy Veritas tenon cutter. If you are planning to wallpaper a particularly large piece of furniture for example a wardrobe. We advise that you wallpaper the inside as well, this will stop the wood warping. Step 4- Cut The Paper To Size Watch Those Fingers!The head and face are carved into the comb of the chair. To prepare this piece, I started with a naturally bent cherry branch and split it in two using a froe to guide the split. Even when the temperatures are blistering hot, there’s nothing that I enjoy more than working in my garden.

Which is, or course, who I am, a muddleheaded man at best. And since we should try leaving a part of who Place your wallpaper with the paste side up against your furniture and smooth it out from the centre, working out any bubbles or creases this will help to avoid it bubbling once dry. Build your child his or her very own living treehouse! This living willow playhouse is not as difficult to grow as it looks and your little ones will absolutely adore having their very own playhouse. Plus, when you build and grow this one, you can save hundreds over buying a pre-manufactured playhouse and this one has a nice unique quality. You can also use it to support larger plants or vining flowers.

I painted mine for that whimsical look. If you want to do the same I suggest some watered down artist acrylics sealed in with some linseed oil. Spindles, for example, can be tapped into their seat holes, while you hold and draw pencil lines onto the comb showing the angle of the tenon. Now that it looks nice and clean, let's get going! Step 3 - Sand Down The Wood Or Veneer Sanding Down The Surface Is Important! This coat hanger made from branches is really awesome and it looks really easy to make. You’ll just need to build a shadow box to hold your branches and then add them to the box. This would be a great coat hanger for the front porch to hold raincoats and umbrellas or you could hang it indoors, as well. 17. DIY Outdoor Garden Table I started the seat carving with a hand adze to rough things out, and then I used my Swedish trågskav to refine things a little. The grain was all over the place so I found myself constantly changing from cutting across and along the grain. Going across is easier, but it leaves a rougher finish. I wanted a finish showing off the tool marks so I ended with gentle cross-grain cuts.