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[stuckinthemud]

Doors, always trim the doors. Can’t really tell from the photo but sometimes shimming the hinges with thin card can help on wonky frames

 

[Hornbeam]

Portfolio case for a photographer.

SOS hinges look very neat

 

[Fitzroy]

Getting on with the new sash bay window in the attic. All the timber is milled up to the correct size, lots of hamster bedding!

Using unsorted redwood for the whole build and really pleased with the quality so far. Pretty tight rings and lovely and resinous, shed smells delightful.

Fitz

 

[Cabinetman]

Getting on with the new sash bay window in the attic. All the timber is milled up to the correct size, lots of hamster bedding!

Using unsorted redwood for the whole build and really pleased with the quality so far. Pretty tight rings and lovely and resinous, shed smells delightful.

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Fitz

That timber looks pretty good to me.

 

[Dauph]

Yesterday and this morning I made (just using hand tools as usual) my fifth one of these leaf tea caddies:

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It's made of American black walnut with mitred (at the bottom) dovetails and the same simple hinge I've used on all the other ones. I've now made three with "TEA" carved into the top (all American black walnut), one with "KEEMUN" carved into the top (made of cherry) and one with "EARL GREY" carved into the top (ABW again). The Earl Grey one (of which I can't find any photos at the mo) was a present for my parents, the Keemun one is (predictably enough) for Keemun, which is what I mostly drink (weak and black). The bigger one of the existing "TEA" ones holds English breakfast tea, the smaller one has different things in depending on what we trying at the time (currently Darjeeling). The new one will also hold Keemun tea but is for me to take into work.

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With that done, I had a fun little session using my little home-made block plane to make a load of shavings out of maple, walnut and cherry so that I could take an arty photo of it, which I'm going to get printed on a mug as it'll be a bit more interesting than the one I have at work at the mo:

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Those are lovely. Did you carve the lettering by hand as well?

 

[Dr Al]

Those are lovely. Did you carve the lettering by hand as well?

Thank you. Yes. I printed it out on a piece of paper and stuck it to the wood with masking tape, then used a knife to transfer the lines and a couple of chisels to form the shape.

 

[Fitzroy]

A couple of busy days in the shed and the sash ‘boxes’ are done. Boxes used loosely as none of them are true boxes. Really pleased with how they have turned out. Parting rail, weight pocket, pulley cutouts all to be completed.

Two side boxes and central box for the bay

Half a box! Odd window design.

Always amazed how many shavings woodwork produces!

Off on hols for a week then on with the sashes.

Fitz

Sills were shaped using the table saw and a hand plan, came out nicely.

 

[thetyreman]

that is some very good quality pine! looks good!

 

[ozzpoz]

Practicing with router table so a couple of beach T-light holders. Then had a go at a handy little ceder pencil case.. I've got a thread on best way to finish the pencil case if anyone has got any ideas.
Thanks.

 

[HOJ]

Well I didn't make it but had to cut it down to fit it in, on a bit of a co@k up Howdens kitchen.

Ripped to width, rip cut the lipping off the off cut, cleaned up the edges and glued them back together and drilled holes for hinges.

 

[paulrbarnard]

Well I didn't make it but had to cut it down to fit it in, on a bit of a co@k up Howdens kitchen.

Ripped to width, rip cut the lipping off the off cut, cleaned up the edges and glued them back together and drilled holes for hinges.

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Got to ask. What is it?

 

[HOJ]

Got to ask. What is it?

It was a 150mm door for a pull out wire basket thing, but had to be ditched, because it was an inch to big to fit so its now a 135mm door to make it a "tray cupboard"

 

[ozzpoz]

More practice on the router table. Things I've learnt,
1. I need a planer / thicknesser it was a big thick plank of ceder. Had to do most of it on the table saw.
2, working with the beech was much easier than the ceder.
3, I also need a sander. My arm hurts

 

[MikeB1972]

New here.
Last thing I did was a small ash shaker side table.
Hand tool only build.

 

[Doug B]

Just made an American white Oak door & frame for a cupboard in a bedroom, the design & timber is to match the wardrobe doors.

The veneered panel was made from 9mm mr mdf & 2 leaves of AWO veneer.

You don’t get much oak for £350

Most of it planed up ready for the door, frame & another project

Dry fit

Assembled

 

[HOJ]

@Doug B what do you cut the grooves/mortice's with, for the panel and rails to fit into the door frame jambs, they look quite deep.

 

[TRITON]

You don’t get much oak for £350

It's those 2" boards, they always cost a pretty penny.

Nice door incidentally.

Nicer workshop. And that sure is a rather large Festool investment.

Can I ask. Did you go to the building and printing college in Glasgow ?

 

[Doug B]

@Doug B what do you cut the grooves/mortice's with, for the panel and rails to fit into the door frame jambs, they look quite deep.

With an adjustable groover on the spindle moulder Paul

 

[Doug B]

It's those 2" boards, they always cost a pretty penny.

Nice door incidentally.

Nicer workshop. And that sure is a rather large Festool investment.

Can I ask. Did you go to the building and printing college in Glasgow ?

Thanks, the systainers you can see don’t hold any Festool tools, I do own a lot of systainers as I find them very convenient for storing tools I have to transport.

I’ve never been to Glasgow infact the furthest I’ve been into Scotland is Paxton house.

 

[HOJ]

With an adjustable groover on the spindle moulder

Got it, similar job coming up, I actually forgot that I have one...