Tom Paton ⁽⁸⁴⁾

Converted old bedside table lamps into "shoji" style lamps. Started with wood from the legs of a coffee table One lamp was made first as a prototype The difuser material was made from fairly heavy watercolour paper (140gsm) which was coated with polyurethane to make…

Built roughly following the Anarchists Toolchest pattern, but made from a reclaimed bed frame so the dimensions/timber choices were a bit constrained.  The sides were glued up from bed slats.  Couldn't avoid knots, but kept them away from the joints as much as possible. The…

A small table/cabinet for the bathroom.  Made from wood from an old family couch (might be teak). Didn't take any photos during construction, it was a bit of a weird frame and the order of assembly was not particularly well considered...

A box for storing/carrying art supplies (paint tubes) modeled on a Japanese style toolbox. Similar box by John Zhu here https://youtu.be/pxa88seXsNc?si=2QYJmRWRqUD6E20g&t=567 I made this from reclaimed timber from a chest of drawers.  The wood is quite soft, but nice and light which is important so the…

Attempting to make a better version of the hexagonal box. Some preliminary design to figure out dimensions Stock preparation and glued up panels Screwed up and patched one corner's dovetails Glued up and cut off lid Finished with boiled linseed oil and shellac Patched corner…