Making Working Wooden Locks: Complete Plans for 5 Working Wooden Locks Tim Detweiler
Publisher: Linden Publishing

This book accomplishes this task to a Hopefully his next book “More Working Wooden Locks” on order since October, will contain plans for 5 distinctive locks. Always install strong locks and heavy-duty latches. Made from beech, this saw accepts the hardware and blades from Tools for Working Wood, but the cheeks, stretcher and toggle are simpler to make – without looking too basic. With store-bought and ready-made mail order sheds: they're flimsy, profit-driven solutions that I've always had to tear apart and modify too much to get the storage space to work or to match the character and style of the home. This review is from: Making Working Wooden Locks (Woodworker's Library) (Paperback). I thought I could do a better job with the transitions between the cheeks and stretcher. Great Idea for a Book, mediocre implementation, February 25, 2003. Master crafter Matthias Wandel (famous for his homebrew pipe organ) made this clever wooden combination lock to demonstrate how combination locks actually work. The idea of making functional locks completely from wood is great. Avoid low-lying areas that collect water because excess moisture may cause premature wood rot, make your hinges rust, and promote mold and mildew growth. I didn't like the transition between the blocks that hold the hardware and the rest of the cheek. Diy-plan Mar 24, 2013 @ 5:17 pm. With this saw, I used a I didn't like the complexity of the rotating joint between the cheeks and stretcher.