I'm a beginner woodworker who favours hand tools and reclaimed timber

Framed Crate

This crate ended up looking a little fancy, but it was made from an unknown wood from the inside (frame and drawer rails) of a chest of drawers.  And pine from a bed end. It is roughly the size of a milk-crate (300mm³). Adding the…

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Framed box

This box took a long time to complete as I was only spending little snippets of time on it. The goal was to make as much box as possible out of two scrappy boards. One was resawn and used for the panels, the other was…

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Overlocker crate

A pine crate with a simple lid for storing an overlocker. Made from pine bed slats jointed and glued into panels. Sides glued, gather pieces for the base and lid Glued and cleaned up Finished with boiled linseed oil

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Tool crates

Simple crates made from pine Ikea bed slats jointed and glued into panels.  Handy for storing awkward shaped items. One is storing hammers, the other braces and bits (narrower so they can stand upright).  

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More junk boxes

Same wood as the others, made as a pair but they are slightly different sizes due to splits in the original panels. The tops were glued on then the lid cut at an angle and hinged. Starting wood - varnished on one size, painted on…

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