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Spool Ribbon Holder Racks

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While searching for ideas on what to do with wooden spools I came across this Etsy seller’s site in Etsy… DesignsbyDuane.  These spool ribbon holders are really nice and simple.  You can buy from DesignsbyDuane (or others – we don’t sell these) if you prefer ready-made with no further work. If you want to make your own custom version, just buy wood dowels, ball dowel caps, and cuphooks from us!  One possible improvement on the design:  Add r-cotter pins or linch pins to the end with no balls to prevent dowels from falling out of the cuphooks from happening.

 

Make a lamp with blue tape & dowels

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Came across this interesting article by Jaime Derringer at design milk on making lamps with blue painter’s tape and wood dowels.  It looks fun and easy to do, especially during a boring rainy day.  If your first one doesn’t work, just rip off the tape and try again!

I might give this a try because I personally own tons of blue painter’s tape for my boat painting projects.  I also have lots of the same type tape in both yellow and green colors.  You only need a saw and the saw you see in the article is a Japanese style pull saw which cuts only on the pull direction.  It cuts better and nicer than traditional western style saws.  More precise.  I have one.  Highly recommended for woodworking, even for little projects.

 

 

Mini Flagpole Project

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Wondering how to make a mini flagpole for desk use or indoor decorations?

I came across this video by Curtos Noir (The Proper Gents @ youtube).  It’s nice but a bit involved if you don’t want to do woodworking beyond cutting dowels or drilling holes.  The easier way to do this is to get our pine wood plaques or wood discs or this candlestick base as a base and pick your favorite size dowel and top.

If you want a bigger flagpole, get one of our 1″ x 48″ wood dowels and one of these varnished flag pole finial with lanyard holes.  A great easy project for Memorial Day or July the 4th!