Kiln shelf stacker

Kiln shelves are brittle and should be stored standing on their edges. Some furniture was required to store three circular kiln shelves. I built it using scrap wood. Design I had some rough-sawn softwood boards of width 12 cm and thickness 25 mm, recovered from a palette. The circular shelves were of diameter 350 mm and thickness 10 mm. […]

Wedging table

Wedging is the process of kneading clay to remove air bubbles before use. A wedging table is a low, study table with an absorbant surface (a concrete paving slab can be used) for wedging. A wedging table was required. I built one using softwood timber which had been found free on Freecycle. Design Five key […]

Mortal engines

Over forty years ago, my late father brought a Mamod steam engine into the home, screwed it down onto a strip of chipboard, and made it run. I can not remember now if it was a toy for me or a toy for him. Eventually, like childish things, it was put away, in a shoe […]