gregmcateer
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Love them. Pictures of the recipients' parents' TV, mirrors, etc later, please 
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Dandan
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These are my "oh, no, I forgot to get my mum something for Christmas" simple kumiko coasters. She loved them!
billw
The Tattooed One
Today I finished my āmuseum of test projectsā which will serve as a reminder when I make something thatās not full of errors in the future. Maybe.
billw
The Tattooed One
Also made a holder for my sharpening stuff.
PaulArthur
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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 canāt even remember making over the last year.
Hinges from Ian Hawthorne. Finish is Walrus Oil, Butter and Wax.
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 canāt even remember making over the last year.
Hinges from Ian Hawthorne. Finish is Walrus Oil, Butter and Wax.
Love them. Pictures of the recipients' parents' TV, mirrors, etc later, please
They where for my own kids, so far nothing has broken, they're powerful enough to be fun but not destructive
Looks lovely. You do realise that for the next birthday, anniversary, Xmas etc sheāll expect you to buy enough large sparkly things to fill it ........
Then you can make a strongroom to store it in for security
PaulArthur
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Looks lovely. You do realise that for the next birthday, anniversary, Xmas etc sheāll expect you to buy enough large sparkly things to fill it ........
Then you can make a strongroom to store it in for security
She can forget it!
Lovely. We've found that it can take a couple of years for the bats to move in, depending on type and the siting of the roost.
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.
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.
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
. 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!
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!
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!
Droogs, my OH has a very good eye, and I do my best to deliver what she wants!
Benchwayze
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Jameshow
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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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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 youāll split the wood.
Fitz
