Woodwork Projects
2021
Twin boxes
Pair of small dove-tailed boxes.
Box 1 - press-fit lid.
Box 2 - hinged lid.
Bookshelf drawers
Original bookshelf drawers were spaced to hold CDs. Added small drawers for better storage options, and opened shelf for larger books.
“Bible” box
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.
Mitred box
Experimenting with matching end-grain on all four corners.
Hairclip storage
(with help from Alison)
Joined stool
Inspired by Grandpa Amu again
Seat
Frame
Assembled
Saw horse
2nd saw horse from Paul Sellers’ design, wider top plank.
Tissue box
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.
Tool-chest till
Sliding, removable till for tool chest. Sides dove-tailed to bottom to hopefully prevent it sagging.
Keyboard table
Folding table for sit-stand desk, reclaimed pine bed bits for frame
Reclaimed plywood top
Leg braces, legs cut to height
Oiled & waxed
Acanthus carved box
Carved & finished
Embroidery scroll frame
Utensil rack
Paused project at this point…
Small box
First, a scraper to cut rebates:
Resawn reclaimed outdoor furniture timber (Merbau?)
Before finishing
Detour making pucks to support during finishing:
Finished result
Tool restoration
Post de-rusting with molasses
Back saw
Saw
Brace
and shears
Jack plane
Cleaned lightly and oiled
Shaping handle of laminated Tasmanian Oak
Testing
Tweaking handle shape
Result
Misc
Strop
2020
Corn holders
Small nails smoothed then embedded in scraps of Merbau during lamination, then shaped.
Mallets
Firewood (eucalyptus), carved, very heavy. Handle from an old garden stake.
Lighter mallet from scrap of Oregon/Douglas Fir. Merbau handle.
Carved koi box
Toilet paper box
Jointing reclaimed outdoor furniture timber on curved jig
Improvised drum sander to smooth inside
Carved and finished
Carved box
Resawn slats from bed base
Joinery on base was a bad idea
Carved and finished
Small box
Resawn pieces from reclaimed outdoor furniture
Garden planter
Boards from reclaimed outdoor furniture
Playing card box
Reclaimed timber from outdoor furniture (Merbau?)
Planing and jointing
Cut to size
Lid
Finishing
Dividers
Complete
Filled
Drill bit box
Layout
Finishing
Filled
Grandpa Amu’s Bridge
Model of the traditional Chinese bridge constructed by Grandpa Amu.
“Couch caddy”
Sand table
Dollhouse doors
Trampoline steps
Keyboard tray
Retractable, tilting.
Workbench upgrade
Laminated construction pine top, vice.
Repurposed TV-cabinet as tool chest
Saw horse (Paul Sellers)
Misc
Small puzzles
Pantry can shelf
Stilts
Tic-tac-toe (made with Kate)
Nest box
Intended for rainbow lorikeets
