Woodwork Projects


Woodwork Projects

2021

Twin boxes

Pair of small dove-tailed boxes.

reclaimed merbau and pine cleaned up resawn, lots of tear-out cut to size

Box 1 - press-fit lid.

box 1 open

Box 2 - hinged lid.

box 2 hinges open

Bookshelf drawers

Original bookshelf drawers were spaced to hold CDs. Added small drawers for better storage options, and opened shelf for larger books.

reclaimed pine slots for drawer bottoms simple box joints test fit finished

“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.

frame pieces resawn cleaned up resawn again bridle joints ready to assemble assembled

Box is dove-tailed, reclaimed pine from broken cabinet.

box pieces cleaned up till runners test fit

Sliding till.

sliding till frame

Drawers

drawers

Finished with water-based polyurethane.

finished open

in use

Mitred box

Experimenting with matching end-grain on all four corners.

merbau a lot of tear-out finished finished

Hairclip storage

(with help from Alison)

frame pieces canvas glued on and in use

Joined stool

Inspired by Grandpa Amu again

CAD model exploded

all pieces, rough

Seat

seat pieces, rough joinery for seat seat glue-up

Frame

frame pieces, cleaned up frame glue-up mortises for legs

Assembled

assembled carving finished

Saw horse

2nd saw horse from Paul Sellers’ design, wider top plank.

saw horse

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.

prototype frame pieces cutting slots for side panels test assembly

Tool-chest till

Sliding, removable till for tool chest. Sides dove-tailed to bottom to hopefully prevent it sagging.

parts assembled

Keyboard table

Folding table for sit-stand desk, reclaimed pine bed bits for frame

frame pieces dry fit

Reclaimed plywood top

glued folded leg detail

Leg braces, legs cut to height

leg brace leg brace

Oiled & waxed

folded front view

keyboard table

Acanthus carved box

box piecies glued

Carved & finished

acanthus carving back side

Embroidery scroll frame

loom loom

Utensil rack

utensil rack utensil rack utensil rack utensil rack utensil rack

Paused project at this point…

Small box

First, a scraper to cut rebates:

scraper scraper

Resawn reclaimed outdoor furniture timber (Merbau?)

rebates small-box

Before finishing

small-box

Detour making pucks to support during finishing:

small-box small-box

Finished result

small-box

Tool restoration

Post de-rusting with molasses

tool-restoration

Back saw

tool-restoration tool-restoration

Saw

tool-restoration tool-restoration tool-restoration

Brace

tool-restoration tool-restoration

and shears

tool-restoration

Jack plane

Cleaned lightly and oiled

jack plane

Shaping handle of laminated Tasmanian Oak

jack plane jack plane jack plane

Testing

jack plane

Tweaking handle shape

jack plane

Result

jack plane

Misc

Strop

strop

2020

Corn holders

Small nails smoothed then embedded in scraps of Merbau during lamination, then shaped.

corn-holders corn-holders

Mallets

Firewood (eucalyptus), carved, very heavy. Handle from an old garden stake.

mallets mallets

Lighter mallet from scrap of Oregon/Douglas Fir. Merbau handle.

mallets

Carved koi box

koi-box koi-box

Toilet paper box

cad model

Jointing reclaimed outdoor furniture timber on curved jig

toilet-paper-box toilet-paper-box

Improvised drum sander to smooth inside

toilet-paper-box

Carved and finished

toilet-paper-box toilet-paper-box toilet-paper-box toilet-paper-box toilet-paper-box

Carved box

Resawn slats from bed base

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Joinery on base was a bad idea

carved-box

carved-box carved-box carved-box

Carved and finished

carved-box carved-box carved-box carved-box

Small box

Resawn pieces from reclaimed outdoor furniture

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Garden planter

Boards from reclaimed outdoor furniture

garden-planter garden-planter garden-planter

Playing card box

cad model

Reclaimed timber from outdoor furniture (Merbau?)

card-box

Planing and jointing card-box card-box card-box card-box

Cut to size

card-box card-box card-box card-box

Lid

card-box card-box card-box card-box card-box

Finishing

card-box

Dividers

card-box card-box card-box card-box card-box

Complete

card-box card-box

Filled

card-box

Drill bit box

Layout

drill-box

Finishing

drill-box

Filled

drill-box

Grandpa Amu’s Bridge

Model of the traditional Chinese bridge constructed by Grandpa Amu.

finished bridge model

“Couch caddy”

cad model misc

Sand table

sand-table sand-table

Dollhouse doors

dollhouse-doors dollhouse-doors dollhouse-doors dollhouse-doors

Trampoline steps

trampoline-ladder trampoline-ladder trampoline-ladder trampoline-ladder

Keyboard tray

Retractable, tilting.

keyboard-tray keyboard-tray keyboard-tray keyboard-tray keyboard-tray

Workbench upgrade

Laminated construction pine top, vice.

workbench workbench

Repurposed TV-cabinet as tool chest

workbench

Saw horse (Paul Sellers)

workbench

Misc

Small puzzles

misc

Pantry can shelf

cad model

Stilts

misc

Tic-tac-toe (made with Kate)

misc

Nest box

Intended for rainbow lorikeets

bird-box

Shoe rack

Older projects

Dinosaur kitchen step (2013)

Knife rack (~1999)