woodbloke
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The sycamore and walnut box made by Syntec4, with wooden hinges reminded of a blanket chest I did some years ago. Couple of pics shown below:
The timber is reclaimed Douglas Fir which I lifted of the beach at Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset. We just happened to be there after a Channel storm when some deck cargo from a freighter was washed up on the beach, needless to say everyone was taking home large planks to timber that day. I lugged 3, 4m x 150cm x 5cm lumps of timber up the cliffs to the car, where I just happened to have a roof rack fitted -had to drive ever so carefully home tho' :roll: .
After a couple of years drying I skimmed off the top with a scrub plane, then deep sawed it into planks and dried it for another couple of years. I made the wooden hinges without to much trouble, timber for the hinge pins and handle is ebony. There is a tray inside for storing pillow cases and smaller items. In all, it's been a very useful thing to have at the bottom of the bed and gets used for storing all sorts of bed linen - Rob
The timber is reclaimed Douglas Fir which I lifted of the beach at Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset. We just happened to be there after a Channel storm when some deck cargo from a freighter was washed up on the beach, needless to say everyone was taking home large planks to timber that day. I lugged 3, 4m x 150cm x 5cm lumps of timber up the cliffs to the car, where I just happened to have a roof rack fitted -had to drive ever so carefully home tho' :roll: .
After a couple of years drying I skimmed off the top with a scrub plane, then deep sawed it into planks and dried it for another couple of years. I made the wooden hinges without to much trouble, timber for the hinge pins and handle is ebony. There is a tray inside for storing pillow cases and smaller items. In all, it's been a very useful thing to have at the bottom of the bed and gets used for storing all sorts of bed linen - Rob