How To Remove Dings & Dents From WOOD – FerryQuickTips
Getting a piece of wood close to finished only to have a ding put in it frustrating. Okay frustrating may be putting it lightly. Dings, dents and minor scrapes to near finished wood can be a huge pain. A huge pain unless you know how to fix it. I was taught freshmen year of high […]
FerryTalk – Scattered & Shattered FerryTalk & Who Are You? (FT29)
Apparently I have found a way to ramble on for well over ten minutes now. I suppose it has been a few weeks since the last FerryTalk. I appreciate all of my viewers especially viewers of my talks. I really think it is most like my normal self. Essentially you are getting me as I […]
How To Make Apple Boxes (ep54)
Apple boxes get tons of use in all sorts of fields relating to camera work. These are great for having talent sit on, stand on, setting props on or secure lighting fixtures or tri-pods. They also work really well around the home workshop for a place to sit or as a nice little step stool! […]
FerryTalk – Balloon Heat Sink Experiment & Freebooting (FT28)
I answer a few questions people had from last weeks project Making A Bowie Knife. One of the common question I received was why I didn’t lower the tang of the knife in the vise to prevent it from bending. There was an existing hole in the tang portion of the knife blank for a […]
FerryQuickBuild – Making A Mapp Gas Torch Holder
In my shop I get more use from my Mapp gas torch than I ever give thought to. From heating up seized fasteners and melting frayed ends of rope to antiquing metal and molding plastics, I never seem to have a good home for it. I had to change that. By doing this project I am […]
How To Make A Bowie Knife (ep52)
I had a few old table saw insert lying around from a saw I longer have. I had thought about throwing them away when I remembered a friend of mine was getting married and recently started a knife collection. This gave me the idea to try and make a cool Bowie knife from the old […]
FerryTalk – Cutco Scissors & Small Projects From Scrap (FT27)
Having some good scissors in the shop is often overlooked. Cutco make a kitchen shears called their super shears, found here that are amazing. Not only do they cut paper and your standard everyday fair, but they are not troubled in the least cutting vinyl, leather, thin gauge metals as well as a host of […]
Tooth Fairy Box Build (ep51)
My oldest child had lost his first tooth. Therefore we need a proper container in which to put the tooth in so the Tooth Fairy (no relation to me) could find it when he put it under his pillow. To say he was excited would be an understatement. I made it from some scrap walnut. […]
FerryTalk – Can you teach Creativity & Interesting Tools (FT26)
Can you teach creativity? Post a picture of your most unique or interesting tools on Instagram and hashtag #uniquehandtool and/or tag me in it @nickferrybuilds – My Instagram
Faux Stained Glass Experiment (ep50)
I came across a product made by Rust-Oleum called rippled finish. It got me thinking that it does a good job making clear glass look rippled, but wouldn’t it be cool to use some color. If I were able to add color I might be able to give the look of stained glass. To make […]