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

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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