Pair of small dove-tailed boxes.
Box 1 - press-fit lid.
Box 2 - hinged lid.
Original bookshelf drawers were spaced to hold CDs. Added small drawers for better storage options, and opened shelf for larger books.
Storage for large photo albums, coffee table books etc. and miscellaneous items in box draws/till.
Frame is pinned with dowels (draw-bored), but not glued. Reclaimed pine from bed frames.
Box is dove-tailed, reclaimed pine from broken cabinet.
Sliding till.
Drawers
Finished with water-based polyurethane.
Experimenting with matching end-grain on all four corners.
(with help from Alison)
Inspired by Grandpa Amu again
Seat
Frame
Assembled
2nd saw horse from Paul Sellers' design, wider top plank.
Box for a tissue box. Attempt to interlock frame. Paused for now - joints were a little loose and it didn't quite fit together in a satisfying way yet. Don't have a photo with the panels (ply) in place.
Sliding, removable till for tool chest. Sides dove-tailed to bottom to hopefully prevent it sagging.
Folding table for sit-stand desk, reclaimed pine bed bits for frame
Reclaimed plywood top
Leg braces, legs cut to height
Oiled & waxed
Carved & finished
Paused project at this point...
First, a scraper to cut rebates:
Resawn reclaimed outdoor furniture timber (Merbau?)
Before finishing
Detour making pucks to support during finishing:
Finished result
Post de-rusting with molasses
and shears
Cleaned lightly and oiled
Shaping handle of laminated Tasmanian Oak
Testing
Tweaking handle shape
Result
Strop
Small nails smoothed then embedded in scraps of Merbau during lamination, then shaped.
Firewood (eucalyptus), carved, very heavy. Handle from an old garden stake.
Lighter mallet from scrap of Oregon/Douglas Fir. Merbau handle.
Jointing reclaimed outdoor furniture timber on curved jig
Improvised drum sander to smooth inside
Carved and finished
Resawn slats from bed base
Joinery on base was a bad idea
Carved and finished
Resawn pieces from reclaimed outdoor furniture
Boards from reclaimed outdoor furniture
Reclaimed timber from outdoor furniture (Merbau?)
Planing and jointing
Cut to size
Lid
Finishing
Dividers
Complete
Filled
Layout
Finishing
Filled
Model of the traditional Chinese bridge constructed by Grandpa Amu.
Retractable, tilting.
Laminated construction pine top, vice.
Repurposed TV-cabinet as tool chest
Saw horse (Paul Sellers)
Small puzzles
Pantry can shelf
Stilts
Tic-tac-toe (made with Kate)
Intended for rainbow lorikeets
