Wend
Established Member
Hey folks,
With Christmas just around the corner, I took a break from making tool holders, and tried to use up as many offcuts as I could making an advent-calendar's worth of little things for my wife.
But the most exciting to me started off as an offcut from the garden a couple of years ago. No idea what sort of wood it is, but hopefully its moisture levels etc have stabilised well enough that it will survive at least the next 6 months.
I cut a small reindeer's worth off the end, and roughly planed all 4 sides of it.
That was enough that I could safely cut a cuboid out on the bandsaw.
Then I could mark if up ready to become a reindeer.
I wasn't keen on the greenish tint that danish oil seemed to turn on whatever this wood is, so I used a clear spray lacquer instead. I put some nails in some plywood for it to sit on while I was spraying it.
The finished article:
Thanks
Wend
With Christmas just around the corner, I took a break from making tool holders, and tried to use up as many offcuts as I could making an advent-calendar's worth of little things for my wife.
![DSC_9238.jpg DSC_9238.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/121/121685-DSC-9238.jpg)
But the most exciting to me started off as an offcut from the garden a couple of years ago. No idea what sort of wood it is, but hopefully its moisture levels etc have stabilised well enough that it will survive at least the next 6 months.
![DSC_9160.jpg DSC_9160.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/121/121677-DSC-9160.jpg)
I cut a small reindeer's worth off the end, and roughly planed all 4 sides of it.
![DSC_9171.jpg DSC_9171.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/121/121680-DSC-9171.jpg)
That was enough that I could safely cut a cuboid out on the bandsaw.
![DSC_9173.jpg DSC_9173.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/121/121681-DSC-9173.jpg)
Then I could mark if up ready to become a reindeer.
![DSC_9178.jpg DSC_9178.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/121/121682-DSC-9178.jpg)
I wasn't keen on the greenish tint that danish oil seemed to turn on whatever this wood is, so I used a clear spray lacquer instead. I put some nails in some plywood for it to sit on while I was spraying it.
![DSC_9221.jpg DSC_9221.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/121/121683-DSC-9221.jpg)
The finished article:
![DSC_9225.jpg DSC_9225.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/121/121684-DSC-9225.jpg)
Thanks
Wend