Routing Jig for Donut’s Lateral Supports
It is one if the watershed facts of woodworking. You need to make a jig to make a jig to make something right. It’s always true and always worth a […]
Author Archives: tsunamiChris
So You Want to Build a Tsunamiball?
Every once in a while I get a request from someone for the plans to build a tsunamiball. This is super exciting for me, and I am more than happy […]
From Mac to Machining
OK, its not machining, more like printing it out on 11×17, taping them all together, cutting with scissors, taping to wood, trimming on a band saw, then cleaning up with […]
Is it Crazy to Build a 16 Foot Tall Wooden Donut?
Crazy Plans for two 16 foot wooden donuts.
Aft Interior Stripping Progress
All of the prep work has really paid off on this first layer of stripping. The first day I had some snapped strips, which is a real pain, especially when […]
First Stripping of the Aft Interior
Exciting day today. I started to strip out the last open framing on the tsunamiball. I started by spending almost an hour vacuuming out all the nooks and crannies and […]
Getting Some Help from Dad
My parents came out for a visit recently. I jumped at the chance of putting my Dad to work on the tsunamiball as well as playing a bit with steam […]
Tsunamiball Scan from Matterport
Last year I had a visit from my friends at Matterport and they did a scan of the Tsunamiball. The file has been up for a while, and when I […]
Video: Terrific Video from My Friend at Faircompanies
Click here for the video. Many thanks to Kirsten Dirksen for her time and interest. I think initially, Kirsten was interested in the tsunamiball because it could be made into a small […]
Video: September Update and Steam Bending Basics
In general I try to start and finish one phase of building before I move onto the next. This summer, however, I have let things stray a bit. Some of […]
