Post a photo of the last thing you made

[Jameshow]

I’m in the workshop only intermittently this year as I am doing a big heritage building refurb. But the last week or so the lime plasterer was in my way so I got to be in the joinery making a few incidentals for the same customer. See below. Made a whole lot of mouldings to match his existing ones as well but they aren’t really worthy of a photograph.View attachment 134716
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I wasn't even in the queue for talents!!!

 

[Garden Shed Projects]

Little floating shelf with a drawer, in Oak. The client gave me a fag packet sketch of the shape he wanted and I did the rest.

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A fruit cage for the gf too.

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She’s gonna get out of that easy

 

[Garno]

I wasn't even in the queue for talents!!!

Yes you were. You were a few places ahead of me

 

[Garden Shed Projects]

I finished this desk for my wife’s office. It’s made from recycled internal glazed screens, mainly in beech. I put the sapelle squares in as I didn’t want to use up all my long lengths. I have posted it on the recycled thread but thought I would stick it on here too.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Got bored this morning so went out to finish a bowl for our goddaughter and her partner, it's made from a block of Sapele, I finished it 2 days ago but during the sanding and finishing it took a warp and rocked when on a tabletop so I had to remount it and flatten the bottom off, hopefully it won't warp again. I'll post some pics once the oil finish has dried, after that I put a piece of spalted sycamore on and made a little pot.

 

[DBC]

They look great. What finishes have you used please?

Osmo polyx oil.

If anyone knows how to pronounce the middle word properly please let me know

 

[Tuna808]

Polx.

 

[DBC]

Polx.

thanks.

 

[Sporky McGuffin]

I made a loom bench for my wife from three planks of raw sawn ash. Polyacrylic finish. Height adjustable in 2cm lumps via some M8 bolts in steel tube. Design is a rip-off of a commercial one, but that was £375 and this cost me £350 including buying a new sander (for £290 including a load of Abranet) and having enough ash left for a little storage unit (next project). Also my first bit of furniture, and with my first mortice & tenon joints.

I also built the loom, but from a kit, so that doesn't count (but it was a brilliant build).

 

[Sawdust=manglitter]

While waiting for the house sale to go through i was looking for a project to get stuck into, so i thought i’d make myself, what i call, a ‘man box’… which is a watch storage box where i’ll also keep cufflinks, rings etc in.

The box is all solid wood, made of British Walnut (with some spalting), the lid is crotch figure from the same log, with the compartment dividers made of African Blackwood, all lining made of black dyed pig suade, and treated myself to the ‘smart hinges’ and ‘smart lock’. Not obvious from the photos, but the sides of the box are all angled by a subtle 2.5 degrees, so unfortunately this was already cut when i received the hinges and lock, so i had to fit them all by hand rather than on a router table as recommended. This project had been great hand tool practice!

I still have to make the ‘watch pillows’, and also the ring/cufflink storage insert though!

 

[Jameshow]

I made a loom bench for my wife from three planks of raw sawn ash. Polyacrylic finish. Height adjustable in 2cm lumps via some M8 bolts in steel tube. Design is a rip-off of a commercial one, but that was £375 and this cost me £350 including buying a new sander (for £290 including a load of Abranet) and having enough ash left for a little storage unit (next project). Also my first bit of furniture, and with my first mortice & tenon joints.

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I also built the loom, but from a kit, so that doesn't count (but it was a brilliant build).

I like it!!
It cost £350.... The sliding mitre saw was £290)

 

[Sporky McGuffin]

I believe it's called man-maths.

 

[Garno]

While waiting for the house sale to go through i was looking for a project to get stuck into, so i thought i’d make myself, what i call, a ‘man box’… which is a watch storage box where i’ll also keep cufflinks, rings etc in.

The box is all solid wood, made of British Walnut (with some spalting), the lid is crotch figure from the same log, with the compartment dividers made of African Blackwood, all lining made of black dyed pig suade, and treated myself to the ‘smart hinges’ and ‘smart lock’. Not obvious from the photos, but the sides of the box are all angled by a subtle 2.5 degrees, so unfortunately this was already cut when i received the hinges and lock, so i had to fit them all by hand rather than on a router table as recommended. This project had been great hand tool practice!

I still have to make the ‘watch pillows’, and also the ring/cufflink storage insert though!

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Wow that is stunning

 

[nickds1]

I finished this desk for my wife’s office. It’s made from recycled internal glazed screens, mainly in beech. I put the sapelle squares in as I didn’t want to use up all my long lengths. I have posted it on the recycled thread but thought I would stick it on here too.

Desk is lovely but... pretty please, get yourself some curly cable ties or similar

 

[Stigmorgan]

As promised here's a few shots of the Sapele bowl I've made for our goddaughter and her partner, today I also put on a piece of silver birch that was cut last August so is still pretty green. Both were finished with Danish Oil.

 

[Valhalla]

A fruit cage for the gf too.

She's going to be cold in there at night..............

 

[Padster]

My first attempt at a bowl with a lid....

Regards

Padster

 

[Pete Hughes]

Absolutely NOT boring Pete, I think it’s great. Really spacios. I like the centre positioned vice and it looks solid and probably last donkeys years.

Kind Regards… Rob

Hello Rob, apologies for the late response to your like, time just goes. You may notice that the left side of apron is shaped out higher than right, the reason for this is to allow more room to access the lower shelf.
Take care,
Pete

 

[Garno]

My first attempt at a bowl with a lid....

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Regards

Padster

That is beautiful mate

 

[isaac3d]

While waiting for the house sale to go through i was looking for a project to get stuck into, so i thought i’d make myself, what i call, a ‘man box’… which is a watch storage box where i’ll also keep cufflinks, rings etc in.

The box is all solid wood, made of British Walnut (with some spalting), the lid is crotch figure from the same log, with the compartment dividers made of African Blackwood, all lining made of black dyed pig suade, and treated myself to the ‘smart hinges’ and ‘smart lock’. Not obvious from the photos, but the sides of the box are all angled by a subtle 2.5 degrees, so unfortunately this was already cut when i received the hinges and lock, so i had to fit them all by hand rather than on a router table as recommended. This project had been great hand tool practice!

I still have to make the ‘watch pillows’, and also the ring/cufflink storage insert though!

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Very nice indeed. Well made and beautiful wood. But here's the thing; you used African blackwood for the dividers and then covered them (at least partially) with leather/suede (very nicely done, btw). I have some salvaged leather which I was intending to use in the same way that you have but I can't bring myself to cover beautiful wood with leather/suede. Is it just me being obsessive? Do others feel the same way? But then how do you protect delicate jewellery items, if not with soft lining? To line or not to line, that is the question.... One of life's deep imponderables?