Tom Paton (84)

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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Cutting gauge

Simple cutting gauge from some scraps (merbau and a mystery wood).  Cutter from a piece of old jigsaw blade. Added a hole to hang it after taking the photo.

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Headphone rack

Reclaimed merbau rack to store our over-the-ear headphones. Cleaned up Front frame with a kind of recessed through-tenon Dovetailed bottom frame Rough shape Dividers in place Stupidly blurry in-use shot Finished with shellac

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