Pocket Pellet Stove

My little Smokeless heater

Being inspired by the cold weather

I began tinkering on an new idea 

I wanted a portable self contained heat source 

that could fit in a backpack 

As always I scrounged around until I 

found what I hoped would be acceptable

components, in this case it turned out to be

scrap sections of a metal fence, some old

screen from a rabbit hutch and a soda can  

I drilled then taped the holes to except the legs

 cut an opening on top for the flue then had a friend 

weld it together

"Thank You Aaron"

I started testing with a handful of wood pellets
and was surprised it lasted almost half
an hour. By restricting air intake with the
top of a soda can I was able to increase the 
temperature when using pellets
Note: I did use a propane torch to lite 

As long as there were flames it put out very little smoke

The addition of stovepipe could make this

a nice little tent stove

The Principal's office chair

A nice additional to the house

I seem to recall sitting in one of these chairs while

waiting to see the elementary school principal 

After the tear down and sanding I began refitting 

the parts

I had to use some creative clamping methods

due to the irregular shapes

and more creativity in clamping 

 here I used a second bar clamp 

to keep the frame square 

Rupert the Walking Wooden Robot

Here's a fun weekend project. 


Rupert the Wooden Robot
Animated 

An earlier design

You don't need an engineering degree to build your

own walking robot. I copied the dimensions from this site 

on the Theo Jensen leg design. Adding my own

design concepts to the Jensen leg this is what I came up

with  

The first concept had great potential 

but I was unable to get him to walk

Seeing a need to enhance the design and

reinforce the leg connectors   

I cut him in half

And gave him an articulating 

mid section in hopes to solve

 one of the many issues

 Here is some of his first steps 

Now that I have a proof of concept design,

I'm encouraged to build a bigger and more

refined version of Rupert 

Green House Project #4 "The Completion"

As the summer comes to an end

so does the construction of my 

Green house project

  I ripped-down 2x4's into 2x2's

then assembled frames

which fit between the uprights.

Once they were checked for proper fit, 

I stapled 4 mil. semi-clear plastic 

over the frame then trimmed with white

duct tape and stapled it again

The side panels were hinged for ventilation 

the front and back panels were securely affixed

to provide additional strength   

Now it's complete I get to spend more

time gardening

I've enjoyed building the greenhouse,

 as with every project 

I've learn something new

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my 

Green House Project 

Thank You

Step #1

Step #2

Step #3

1960's Rocker

With every new design comes 

new engineering that is meant to speed up production 

unfortunately when production is sped up

quality falls. 

This 1960's chair uses nuts and bolt system to 

secure the major components together.

The problem occurs when you have a lose

nut.

With a lose nut there is additional force placed on 

the joints for which they were not designed, resulting 

in failure. 

My plan was to fill the open pockets

with fitted pieces of hard wood

then to reattach the backrest with 

heavy duty screws.

With the repairs complete it was reassembled 

A fresh coat of Murphy's oil

it's ready for another 50 years.

Available for sale $80 or offer

Contact me at

SchwartzCustomCrafts@mail.com

Green House Project Part #3

The opportunity to add to the green house 

has come, whether a little at a time or

 all at once it will get done.  

I removed the brace and poly tarp I had temporally 

across the back and cleared the way for

a permanent back wall

With this project I have found it easier to 

pre-stain the lumber after cutting to length.

Using up all of the dark brown stain I had to use

some left over cedar stain to finish the job

With the soft top lifted I was ready to install 

the 2x4 framing.

To keep it simple I over lapped two pieces 

of glass fitted into the groove of the frame

which provides side to side coverage.   

With the glass framed in and an upper

cross boards in place

 it was time to reattach the soft top.

A look from the inside showing the new framing

that and my little garden

The next step will be to close it in completely  

Stay tuned for part #4

Cane Chairs

Beauty is in the I of the beholder, 

and now I think these look pretty good.

With new vinyl and repaired springs.

Available for sale if interested contact me at

SchwartzCustomCrafts@mail.com 

Labor Day Weekend Sale Preview updated

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Seth Thomas Mantel Clock

(1920's) 

Lady Rose
table

Restored and enhanced 

 Restored Elementary School desk

 Restored School desk

Preserved 50's era card table and TV trays

Unfinished 1800's table, lock box and poker set

 Restored oak table

Drop leaf table

 Restored post war modern end table

Restored Pair of 1890's oak chairs

Restored Slot back oak chair and toddler's musical rocker

Set of 4 Restored chrome leg vinyl chairs

 Restored Navy chairs (1946)

 Restored G-plane chair
(1960's)

 Restored Lane Danish Modern coffee table
(1960's)

 Unfinished Danish Modern coffee table

 Unfinished Antique Chess Board

 set of 3
Chrome and vinyl chairs
 Chrysler Red

Depression era 

Spindle chair

Pla-M-Well
Poker chip set

 Unfinished Rattan chairs

 Unfinished Mid-Century rocker

 Unfinished Pre-war Arm chair

  Mirror stand * Spindle chairs being updated