Tom Paton (84)

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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Piano table/stool

A "moravian stool" inspired table and stool for an electric keyboard. Made from reclaimed wood from a wardrobe shelf and a couple of curtain rods. Somewhere around this time I also refurbished this chest of drawers.  Stripped/sanded most of the paint.  Disassembled and re-glued. Replaced…

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Blanket chest

A medium sized chest,  made from a bunch of reclaimed scraps from an arm chair, a few stools and some bookshelf shelves.  Finished with linseed oil & beeswax. Final result:

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Tools

A bench hook/simple shooting board a la Richard Maguire.  Worked well though I had to glue up a couple of smaller boards to get the width. A bird cage awl.  From a tent peg, will see if i was able to harden it well enough…

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Boxes

A few boxes made from "junk wood" for storage of various tools etc. in my workshop. This little one is simple pine and for storing a few blow-torch related tools. These bigger boxes were made from the back panel of a large wardrobe.  One still…

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