latest on Briquettes

Latest video is now live and here for you to watch click the link to see what I've been up to. 

It's about the liquid squeeze out from making briquettes 

Well worth a watch 

Jamie 

New No-Press method for briquettes 2025

A New method that I'm trying out. A number of you have been telling me to try this out.

So here's a No Press method of making Coffee Briquettes or Coffee logs to burn on my Log burner to save on fuel bills.

I've been making briquettes for over 11 years now and over that time I've developed the best recipe and technique. This is how to make coffee briquettes Using waste #coffee these homemade #coffeelogs burn for over two hours.

Here's the link to the video watch it now

[edit] I've been asked to put the recipe in here. By volume (as the dust and shavings don't weigh much and the Coffee grounds are damp)

This is as close as I believe.

45% Wood shavings
35% Coffee Grounds
10% Fine wood dust
10% Water

As woodworking gets more popular, we should be more responsible for the waste from our workshops.

And remember it's better to make your own rather than go to Tesco to buy them.

Enjoy

#briquettes #briquettemachine #briquette

Pattern or Template A Stool - How to Reverse Engineer a stool

This wonderful Stool I made a number of years ago has come back to have a refresh.

So I'm taking the time to Pattern or Template (depending on your use of the words) the stool in order to recreate and make more of this great design. #woodworking is wonderful.

You can reverse engineer any piece of furniture if you follow this simple method. 

Pattern making or Template making, is for me, the most wonderful way to capture the essence of the piece. Along with this video and photographs I can reproduce this style and to the same dimensions.

You can watch the video here

Hope it helps or just for your enjoyment or curiosity. 

Cheers

Jamie 

Laminating the twist out - & Torsion beam construction

Yes, you can straighten twisted and warped Wood.

Making the rails for my new bench (which will look a bit like the one in the pic)

And getting twist out of my donor parts. By adding laminated timber while glueing up in a clamped set-up. 

watch how I do it here

Well worth a watch and share with your woodworking friends. 

Thank you for your support 

Jamie 

Sjöbergs From Scrap 5

Threaded rod time. How to make a torsion beam bench rail system work.

I've used this method before and I was told that you can get up to a ton of pressure on these joints 🤔

I need to check this out..

But here is the video watch it now

Really busy right now making next weeks video. 

I hope you are well and enjoy the video

Jamie 

The Ultimate Upcycled bench

Part 4. Where the ideas start to become a drawing and the first joint done.

There's a lot of woodworking going on in this video. Working a few things out to transform the old bench into a chunky solid bench that is inspired by the look of the Sjöbergs Elite 2000.

Here's the link to the latest video.

https://youtu.be/BM0MRQ31IRE

If you can support me, I really do appreciate it. It means I can get on with making what I want to make. Making my dreams a reality, rather than being paid a commission to make someone else's dreams & wishes come true.

Cheers

Jamie

https://youtu.be/BM0MRQ31IRE

Sjöbergs From Scrap Part 3

To allow me to build this bench without too much moving around. I need a space for it.

Somewhere it can sit that's not in the way. 

And some of the workshop has other 'stuff' in the way, like the old headboards. #upcycling the Oak headboards is a future project, but they're in the way and I need the space. 

So, the Oak headboards get cut down. Then machined to a thickness that could be useful for drawers and door fronts on the bench. 

Then I've got some unfinished jobs in front of the machines I need to use. So they needed completing this week. 

Some useful #woodworking tips in this video too. watch the video

So let me know in the comments what you like best. 

Thank you for your support 

Jamie