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Today I finished my ā€œmuseum of test projectsā€ which will serve as a reminder when I make something thatā€™s not full of errors in the future. Maybe.
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The missus made me promise to make her a box for her sparkly things.

This is what I came up with. Saw cut veneers on the lid and base that were left over from our coffee table, and the rest was left over from something I canā€™t even remember making over the last year.

Hinges from Ian Hawthorne. Finish is Walrus Oil, Butter and Wax.

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The missus made me promise to make her a box for her sparkly things.

This is what I came up with. Saw cut veneers on the lid and base that were left over from our coffee table, and the rest was left over from something I canā€™t even remember making over the last year.

Hinges from Ian Hawthorne. Finish is Walrus Oil, Butter and Wax.

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Looks lovely. You do realise that for the next birthday, anniversary, Xmas etc sheā€™ll expect you to buy enough large sparkly things to fill it ........šŸ˜‰
Then you can make a strongroom to store it in for security
 
Looks lovely. You do realise that for the next birthday, anniversary, Xmas etc sheā€™ll expect you to buy enough large sparkly things to fill it ........šŸ˜‰
Then you can make a strongroom to store it in for security

She can forget it!
 
A bench for our front porch. It is fitted inside the letter box, so it stops the mail scattering across the porch, and provides somewhere to sit while you put your outdoor shoes on.

Made from oak solids, and oak veneered MDF. The lid lifts to get at the mail, on concealed Zyssa hinges, and the left-hand panel slides out to allow for overflows.

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A bench I have just finished for my daughter and son-in-law. They are both keen skiers and were interested in having a bench made out of an old snowboard and two skis which they no longer use. Came across this design on the web, although there were no plans for it, only photos. So had to guess appropriate dimensions. Its all made out of reclaimed wood I had. A mixture of scots pine (I think) and an old fence post, dimensioned as usual with my planer thicknesser
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. Finished in danish oil - 4 coats. Its all held together with M8 bolts for the leg structures and with M8 coach bolts to join the lengthwise members - one of which supports the snowboard. Its surprisingly comfortable!

Quite pleased with the look. They haven't seen it yet due to Covid - they are in Tier 4. So it will be a New Year pressie sometime!

They have had to cancel their skiing holidays through the year, so they are hoping that by next winter they might be skiing!
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A bench I have just finished for my daughter and son-in-law. They are both keen skiers and were interested in having a bench made out of an old snowboard and two skis which they no longer use. Came across this design on the web, although there were no plans for it, only photos. So had to guess appropriate dimensions. Its all made out of reclaimed wood I had. A mixture of scots pine (I think) and an old fence post, dimensioned as usual with my planer thicknesserView attachment 99407View attachment 99408. Finished in danish oil - 4 coats. Its all held together with M8 bolts for the leg structures and with M8 coach bolts to join the lengthwise members - one of which supports the snowboard. Its surprisingly comfortable!

Quite pleased with the look. They haven't seen it yet due to Covid - they are in Tier 4. So it will be a New Year pressie sometime!

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That is really nice.
 
I thought I would show another item I made recently. My OH saw a small piece in a catalogue about a small table which can act as centre piece on a dinner table and also sit on our sideboard. As usual I said I could do something like that! So, after rummaging through my old wood stock I found some pieces from an old oak fireplace I had been holding onto, so the top is made from two pieces of that fireplace glued together to make a thicker board. The two splayed legs are just offcuts from downsizing a couple of old oak kitchen cupboard doors. Again quite pleased with how it looks. Its finished in wax buffed up. The important thing is that my OH really likes it, and of course it provides an ideal home for some gins!
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Had a go at a stool this week.

It was to be a basic item but then I thought I would have a go at wedged tenons not sure they are the right joint? but a stool in small project book by fine woodworking used them.
Cheers James
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Had a go at a stool this week.

It was to be a basic item but then I thought I would have a go at wedged tenons not sure they are the right joint? but a stool in small project book by fine woodworking used them.
Cheers James
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Nice job, need to be careful with wedges that are inline with the grain, a couple of too heavy blows and youā€™ll split the wood.

Fitz
 

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