I'm a beginner woodworker who favours hand tools and reclaimed timber

Laptop tray-table

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…

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Small hexagonal box

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.  

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Striped 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…

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4-drawer boxes

A pair of small 4-drawer boxes/chests. Made from reclaimed wood from drawers from a chest-of-drawers. Making the carcasses Making the drawers Resawn pine board for the backs/bottoms Finished boxes.  Boiled linseed oil and a few light coats of shellac. Glued and cleaned up Handles fitted,…

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Tilting-framed-lid box

A small box with a complicated lid.  Framed to avoid having to glue up a larger piece and avoid end-grain.  Lid slides and tilts to open. Closed Open Open Fully open

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