Tom Paton ⁽⁸¹⁾

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…

A small lap-table, for raising a laptop to a better height and replacing a plastic one with something nicer. Made from the slats of an outdoor dining table.  Nice wood, but very dirty to work with... Top tray Legs attached to frame (almost) before finishing…

Made using offcuts/remaining boards from the previous striped box. This was pretty rough as it was mostly an experiment in cutting dovetails for a non-rectangular box.  

Slats from an outdoor dining table, jointed into boards for a box with contrasting light-coloured wood strips. Attempt to photograph on a plain background Unfortunately, I didn't pay quite enough attention to detail, as the jointed boards had subtly different widths meaning that the light…