Tom Paton (81)

Dovetailed box

Another box, another lid design. Protruding dovetails on this one. And another little bonus "box" that I'm going to use as a glue-pot.  Made from some spalted firewood of some sort.

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Bathroom vanity organiser tray

A tray to hold small items on the bathroom vanity (hairclips, toothpaste etc.) that are a pain to move around when cleaning. Frame made from pine, single coat of shellac for colour, then finished with polyurethane for some water protection. Tray made from a very…

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Kitchen organiser trays

A (mismatched) pair of small shelves (trays on legs?) for organising a few items on our kitchen benches. Made from reclaimed wood from the frame of a hollow core bed-head.  This difficult to work. The heartwood is hard and pretty but difficult to work as…

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Adjustable planing stop

Workbench planing stop that can be raised & lowered using the threaded rod. I used a 3/8" threaded rod to match the threaded insert, since that was what I had on hand.  On the end of that I tapped a M8 threaded section to fit…

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Stool / Pot-plant stand

Four-legged stool that transforms into a pot-plant stand (or the other way around). Reclaimed pine from a bed frame, 2 way splayed and tapered legs, tried a basic "shou sugi ban" finish with a propane torch (heavier on the seat, lighter on the legs).  Finished…

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