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Another stitched knife, this time from dark rose wood and birch, stitched with a brass wire. #stitchedwood #handmadeinberlin #utilityknives
Stitched wooden knife. 🪡 The 0.4mm brass wire is stitched with a saddle stitch and the only thing that holds the knife together. I am curious to see if this version will last. Since it's the first time I ever tried a saddle stitch, I can see a steep learning curve even along this single…
The outstanding original CK2 utility knife has an iconic design and I admire the simplicity, durability and ingenious sheet metal design. The blades can be bought separately so I started designing my own blade holders for it a couple of years ago. The recent shop upgrades made it possible to refine the design a bit…
Trash to treasure. ✨ When making boomerang, Christian from @berlinerbumerang saved me some offcuts that are perfect for these small knives that I so enjoy making. The blade is made ba Olfa @olfa_japan from their CK2 utility knife. The guides are brass and make it all super smooth. The integrated magnets give a very distinct…
Hunting rainbows on stainless steel with a Acmer SM-60 fiber laser. #fiberlaser #edelstahl #ReimagineWithACMER #acmerlaser #rainbowengraving
The smallest wooden blade holder for a standard 18mm utility knife blade I can think of. Made from 4mm aircraft grade baltic birch ply, cut with the Acmer P3 48W diode laser with inlayed brass profiles that guide the blade. The knob makes it easier than a round one to loosen and tighten the blade…
Ring hinge clamps in action. They securely hold the thin sheets of metal straight even when the laser heats it up. The wide uninterrupted pass through is so nice since I can use larger sheets. The left of clamp is screwed to the table which makes referencing an ease. The ACMER Autumn Indoor Crafting promotion…
Ring hinge clamp to hold thin sheet stock while fiber laser engraving. The thin metal sheets get quite hot and bend severely while laser engraving and cutting, which moves them out of focus and ruins the result. So I came up with these ring hinge claps to hold them flat and even.. Made from 28mm…
Rainbow engraving blades for my new utility knives. The rainbow effect showed up almost on accident when trying to black engrave some Olfa blades. They use some kind of stainless for it and my new Acmer SM 60W MOPA laser somehow magically makes a rainbow colored engraving on it. It only showed up at the…
The new laser cutter is put through it's test procedure and I like to do it with a project, I have done before with different tools- the router table in this case... To be honest: I think someone has a business just using that machine to cut the parts and assemble these cute small utility…
Tools that make tools that make tools. Cut with a Acmer P3 48W which makes iterating in the designs almost instant. ✨ Thanks to @acmer_official #woodenknife #utilityknives #bladeholder #acmer #acmerp3
I used to make these small utility knives with a router table but the new laser in the workshop opens up another approach to making them.Thanks to Acmer @acmer_official for letting me test the P3. The 48W cut that ply with a whooping 10mm/s with nice edge to start with. The parts are cut from…
Knob for a utility knife. The ring is from smoked oak, the inner parts from smoked oak, maple, padouk and birch with leaf gold details, all in a knife made from. plum wood. #woodenknife #bentwoodring #handmadeinberlin
Utility knife from plum wood, still in the rough stage, still being a bunch of 2D shapes stacked together. #woodenknife #prototyping #plumwood
Rubber stamp cut on the Acmer P3 48W diode laser. The speed the rubber can be cut is amazing compared to my previous 5W tool. This brings bigger stamps into a timeline where I am actually thinking about making a stamp when I want one. The smell makes an air filter mandatory. My solution, just…
Paper backed veneer box coming together. The veneer is backed with 120g/m² paper using fish glue. This makes it 100% grown naturally grown materials that can go on the compost without exposing plastics. Due to the construction technique there are pockets that have to be filled up to result in an even wall thickness when…
New tool in the shop, the Acmer P3 arrived - a 48W diode laser. It replaces my old 5W Orthur LM2. The power and speed is amazing and makes projects possible that would have taken ages in my former laser. The first project with the tool is a revisit on small boxes made from wood…
Walnut burl bentwood rings. One of the most difficult woods to bring into a ring shape. Die to the random fiber direction the inside is made from straight grained walnut to lend its strength. The figure is just phenomenal. #bentwoodrings #handmadeinberlin #holzring
A memorial piece for a spruce tree, that a customer planted years ago and that was taken down. They brought me a small piece of firewood and the idea of a heart. That's the result. #memorabilia #luckycharm #treelove
0.5mm rebate cut with the PantoRouter and a custom 3d printed template. #pantorouter #custommade #finewoodworking
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Cutting a bentwood ring to width on a selfmade lathe. The new parting tool has a 0.5mm blade made from a utility knife blade and it makes cutting the ring to width effortlessly. The digital dial takes the guess work out of the equation and helps that every ring gets cut to the perfect width.…
Tonight is "Lange Nacht der Bilder" in Berlin Lichtenberg. Numerous artists open their ateliers and show their work. I'm too, so you are all invited. @langenachtderbilder @bloateliers
Smallest bentwood ring ever. For a collaboration with @mal_natt I made some test rings in birch with an inner diameter of 7.46mm, one with 6 layers and a second one with 11 layers. The small inner diameter is usually a no-go, especially when skipping the heat/moisture procedure and going straight to the glue up. They…
Oil sanding mahogany Years ago Lothar Jansen-Greef introduced me to the oil sanding of new wooden objects in his phenomenal YouTube channel @antik-greef So here is the process with a wooden utility knife handle, food grade linseed oil and 600 grid wet sand paper. Doing this a few times with a week in-between for curing…
One Idea, 5 different designs. When I really like an idea I made different design studies to find out what I actually like. The marquetry rings became a signature item in my portfolio, showing all kinds of motives and I believe that so far they are unique. Let me know which one you like best…
Slider vs Screwer The new version (starting right) is a salvage of a mishap from another design in mahogany, this time not smoked. I like the shape mich better than the previous version but the slider mechanism is just so much more convenient that I clearly prefer that. #utilityknives #woodenaccessories #woodtools
Wooden utility knife in mahogany. Over the years I explored many different kinds of utility knife designs and I happened to like this one the most. It's one hand use combined with the automatic locking is all I want in the workshop. Using leftovers as usual I smoked the wood so that it turned into…
Ring hinge clamp in action. Meant for special glue ups, sewing leather or just hold a piece of paper. The endless reach through in-between the rings might lead to unconventional applications. It developed out of curiosity about the possible strength and failure mode of the hinge. Happy to report that it holds just fine even…
Ring hinge clamp Finding out how strong this hinge type is was one of the objectives of this build. The clamping force is plenty strong enough to serve as a clamp for sewing small leather projects, glue ups or just the menu of the day. #hingedesign #clamp #woodworking
Automatic wooden box in oak. I just love making these boxes with an automatic closing mechanism. I don't even have a special use case in mind. #boxmaking #woodenbox #magicbox
Kinetic wooden installation from locally growing woods with a stacked layer design. This time the stacking compliments the design, letting the trunk come out of the ring instead of sinking in on the previous one. It turned out phenomenal and I'm still getting hypnotized by It- even though I know how it's made. The round…
Wooden sculpture from oak, walnut, maple and cherry. The last one used a flat motive, this one a stacked layer motive from the same design and turned out even more mesmerizing. #woodenart #kineticart #handmadeinberlin
Kinetic bentwood ring installation. The base is from smoked oak, the rings from walnut, the filling in maple. The base has a domino hole in the back to invisibly mount it to any wall that holds a screw. #artinstalation #bentwoodrings #handmadeinberlin
Marquetry bentwood ring. This one has a constant band width which allows for the dice design to go all the way around. The chatoyance makes the single pieces blink. #bentwoodrings #marquetry #handmadeinberlin
Made my day 🪄 Marquetry bentwood ring in smokes oak and mahogany with inlays of rosewood, cherry, limba, maple and eukalyptus. The next one will be the design all the way around and a consistent band width. The width of each piece is 1.7mm and 0.5mm thick 🧐 #bentwoodrings #marquetry #custommade
Bentwood ring box in maple. Since altering the grain direction affects the seasonal movement and thus roundness so significantly, boxes like that work without jamming all year long. Because the shrinking rate varies with direction, a wooden ring out of a grown piece will inevitably get out of shape. This affects the needed clearance and…
Marquetry bentwood ring. This pattern is one of my favorites and the play of direct sunlight on the different wood species is just breath taking. The pieces are literally blinking, showing off their beauty. #bentwoodrings #marquetry #handmadeinberlin
Rob Cosman introduced me to the wooden hinge. His tutorials on how to make it are legendary. Check them out on his YouTube channel. @robcosman_handtoolwoodworking One thing I struggled with was the perfect placement of the hinge so that the lid opens a desired angle, the pin doesn't get exposed when flushing the back and…
Ringbox in maple 🍁 Sliding ringbox that is itself based on two bentwood rings. It all started as an upcycling project to make use of old cardboard tubes friends of mine get their materials shipped on. #boxmaking #bentwoodring #upcycling
Thin parting tool from a utility knife blade. Parting sections from bentwood rings used to mean loosing about 2mm due to the width of my parting tool. A modified utility knife blade reduces this to 0.8mm. Dividing a 10mm bentwood ring blank into two now makes two about 4.5mm wide ones- in this case perfect…
Magic business card box in mahogany. Made from aircraft grade birch ply (0.5mm layer height) veneered with mahogany offcuts. The box has a depth stop and an air dampened closing mechanism that is based on internal rubber bands. I love when boxes turn out so clean and without almost any clue of how it works.…
Playing with offcuts. #workshopplay
100% wooden hinge The fixture to precision turn the bentwood maple rings from earlier today turned out to be a game changer. The super smooth action of the lid on this practice piece in birch plywood is the fruit of the whole effort. #woodenhinges #bentwoodring #furnituredesign
Bentwood ring calibration. To use a bentwood ring as a hinge, they have to have a spot on wall thickness. To compensate for the inaccuracies of the chuck, first a mandrel is turned to the exact inner diameter of the ring. This mandrel holds the rings, that have a consistent inner diameter at this point…
Pair or cherry & oak. #bentwoodrings #holzring #handmadeinberlin
Wooden hinge in the Rob Cosman style. It's actually my first attempt from years ago. They are by far the nicest wooden hinges I've come across and the boxes I made with it turned out beautifully. On this sample nothing is hidden so one can see how it's constructed. Check out Rob's @robcosman_handtoolwoodworking YouTube channel…
Bentwood ring from mahogany. This one is tiny with a ring size 44 or inner diameter of 14mm. These are the hardest do do. Even with my pinkie they are a challenge to finish on the inside. #bentwoodring #handmadeinberlin #holzring
Bentwood ring from padouk. #bentwoodrings #handmadeinberlin #holzring
100% Wooden ring hinge It's just a demo piece to see how the thicker 4mm rosewood and maple rings work. It's the first try to capture the rings while not hiding the hinge. The inverse ring segments close the mortises on the ends, strengthening the other wise open ended boards significantly. #woodenhinges #bentwoodrings #furnituredesign
Making precision bentwood rings right from the mandrel. The target size is a no. 63/ 20,1mm inner diameter with a wall thickness of 4mm. I guess this one hit the spot. Based on this precision the rings can be used for hinges, ferrules or my "wood in motion" pendants without alot of cleanup or compensation…
Ring hinge on a clamping device. A few comments suggested the ring hinge would wear out fast and would break easily. So I was looking for a way to test that thought and come up with another use besides putting a lid on a box. So this clamp came up and adjusted in size it…
Ring hinge box. Made from birch ply and aluminium rings as the hinges. Still figuring out the best relations of thicknesses and positions of all parts. Every half millimeter influences strength, durability, available tools, visual appeal, overall size, possible materials, and much more. 9mm ply, 28mm rings with 3mm wall thickness. #boxmaking #woodenbox #hingedesign
Box lock improvements. Modified the pin so that it's entrapped and added hard stops to the rotation, which improved the haptics in the right direction. #furnituredesign #furniturelock #kunsthandwerk
Furniture lock This prototype of a furniture lock can be integrated in a lid of a box or a drawer with a wall thickness of down to 9mm. It's a 4mm pin. The design doesn't need external space. I made small demonstrator years ago and now I'm revisiting the concept for the boxes I'm building.…
Cutting a ring to width. My small and portable setup to work in the bentwood rings in action. #bentwoodrings #toolmaking #handmadeinberlin
Welcome to WerksAtelier, a small woodworking workshop in Berlin. #workshoptour
Ring hinge box No. 3 Exploring radiuses and another way of constructing while incorporating brass hinges. The main purpose of this version is to see how the box can be rounded over and if I like the outcome given the limitations through the hinge design. It's cut into scraps of birch ply that has a…
Bentwood box, wooden hinge. This box from zebrano and ash wood has a nearly invisible wooden hinge in the style of Rob @robcosman_handtoolwoodworking and it's by far my favorite wooden hinge style. The body of the box is a unique combination of a bentwood part and a solid back that takes the hinge. The super…
100% wooden hinge in rosewood and birch. Back to the roots so back to bentwood rings as the hinge rings. #woodenhinges #woodenbox #prototyping #poc #handmadeinberlin

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