Well, more precisely one small step… This is a small step to be used in the kitchen to reach those higher shelves, made as a housewarming gift for a friend. It’s made from oak (with the exception of two small walnut pegs), the joints are all hand cut as I wanted to try and see if I could do them all without assistance π the text on top was engraved on the laser. I decided to add some rubber feet to stop it sliding around. Dimensions are 36cm wide, 16cm…
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Box #3 (Kai)
When a friend lost their beloved pooch I decided to make a little box to keep some of his ashes in, I ended up making a personalised lid with a dog tag on, and made a sliding lid for a change. Lid is made from Wenge and the sides from Ash.
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Well, the best laid plans and all that π I decided to have a practice making a box using mainly hand tools (I’ve still not sourced a planer thicknesser that I can use/afford) so I shaped an off cut of Elm for the lid which was good fun, then dimensioned some Maple for the sides by hand and shaped the sides. The workshop was rather cold when I wanted to glue it up so I ended up using a large cardboard box and a fan heater pointing into it to…
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Or maybe it should be called a tale of two workshops π I started this box some time ago as a birthday gift for my dad, unfortunately our landlords decided we really should live somewhere else so before I could finish the box I had to dismantle the workshop and finish it in on the edge of a bit of wood surrounded by packing boxes we haven’t had time to unpack yet π This one is made from quarter sawn oak and wenge, I’ve not used wedge before but it…
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Box made as a wedding gift using sycamore and walnut….. Dimensions – 29cm wide 8cm high and 19cm deep
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