Rustic Xmas pressies

[Mattty]

One of the first projects in my new w/shop has been to knock out some cheap pressies. I have a decent quantity of oak beam off cuts and other short ends of oak which i have quickly turned into something i can put a ribbon round-

This is about 6" cube. It takes a small glass candleholder (unfortunately not photographed).

The end grain took some planing!

A bandsaw box. Very crude, but suits the recipient!

The shakes look bad but have been stabilised. Hopefully it will hold together.

Cheese board with a little carving in the corner.
:ho2 :deer :ho2

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Wow!.... Some very cool ideas there, I love the box. =D> =D> =D>

 

[joiner_sim]

The box looks fantastic! How did you do the inner box?

The candle holder is a great idea for a gift! I can see myself knocking a few of these out in the future!

 

[Mattty]

The box looks fantastic! How did you do the inner box?
The candle holder is a great idea for a gift! I can see myself knocking a few of these out in the future!

Easy mate. Find a nice lump of wood and clean up. Bandsaw the top off and remove. Bandsaw the sides off and remove. Hollow out the centre and remove. Clean all the bits up stick back together and hinge the lid. Rinse repeat for the 'tray' using the previously cut out centre.
:ho2

 

[joiner_sim]

Thanks for the advice. Now, just to find a tree to hack down :twisted:

 

[Paul Chapman]

Very nice pieces - I like those very much.

Cheers :ho2

Paul

 

[Waka]

I like the rustic approach. The box is very good, must give that a try one day.

 

[eggflan]

Very nice Matty , i love this kind of work as your eyes are drawn to the timber rather than fancy joints and hardware , someone will be very pleased this xmas the box is fantastic and the candle holder looks great and so simple

 

[wizer]

All brilliant. Well done. The carving looks good on the cheese board, what it it? Close-up?

 

[MikeG.]

A bandsaw box. Very crude, but suits the recipient!

A tad harsh, Matty?!! I hope your recipient doesn't happen upon UKW!!

Nice combination of wood and imagination..............very good.

Mike

 

[woodbloke]

Matty - nice looking pieces. I like the cheeseboard, just pondering to myself that I ought to knock something up like that for the Christmas Stilton - Rob :ho2

 

[Ironballs]

All look very good, like the idea of the box, simple but effective. A few ideas to try that will win me garage time points for not too much effort

 

[maltrout512]

Very nice Matt. Those shakes, I normally fill with melting a dark wax into them, scrap with a plastic edge and rub over with the back of a peace of sand paper. It then makes a high light of the crack.

 

[Mattty]

Thanks for all the nice replies.

All brilliant. Well done. The carving looks good on the cheese board, what it it? Close-up?

I've made a couple more in Ash. Hopefully with a better close up.

The carving idea i borrowed of someone about 15 years ago and have made a few of these over the years. It's just a quirky detail really but i like to call it a tomato holder. You put one tomato in there while chopping the other one to stop it rolling away :ho2

 

[wizer]

Thanks Matty, nice work.

 

[Tom K]

Thanks for all the nice replies.

All brilliant. Well done. The carving looks good on the cheese board, what it it? Close-up?

I've made a couple more in Ash. Hopefully with a better close up.

The carving idea i borrowed of someone about 15 years ago and have made a few of these over the years. It's just a quirky detail really but i like to call it a tomato holder. You put one tomato in there while chopping the other one to stop it rolling away :ho2

Stylised Chrysanthemum detail surely or tomato holder if you prefer :lol:

Regards Tom

 

[eggflan]

Do you finish your cheese boards with anything such as a light oiling to help protect the timber , if so what is safe to use on chopping boards and the like :?:

 

[Mattty]

Hi Egg. Yes i gave them a quick coat boiled Linseed oil, let it sink in for a few hours and then wiped off.

There are various food safe oils available, but they are expensive.
You shouldn't use Veg oil, Olive oil etc as it will go rancid apparently. I'm no expert on these things though, i'm sure asking or searching under the finishes board will prove fruitful. :ho2

 

[Ironballs]

I did an ash end grain chopping board recently and finished that with Chestnut food safe oil, not too expensive and goes a long way

 

[pinkyinboro]

the last time i said this was when first meet the missus


i love your big box!!!!