I made these from walnut for a simple look. The compartment is about the right size for a rolled-up $20 bill. Or a $100 bill if you’re that blessed…
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Recent Projects: Longwood Click Pens
These are a new (to me) design, called “Longwood Click Pens”. Aptly named, because they’re a decent size, and the single-barrel construction really shows off the wood. And they’re the only “click”-style pen I’ve encountered, so that’s refreshing too.
Woods are (l-r) Zebrawood (2), Pink Ivory, Walnut, Paduak, Cherry, Lacewood.
Small PineTable
The “design” for this is not only dead simple, but was lifted from an existing table of ours, which was kind of messed up and needed replacing. Just four straight legs, four stretchers mortised into the legs, and a square top made from four narrower boards. If this table was a song, it would definitely be in 4/4 time.
Magnifying Glasses
A couple of magnifiers, made from a wood called Pau Ferro, which is kind of a more interesting walnut.
Set a Spell, Put Your Feet Up
Lynda finally unearthed her upholstery stuff, and I found the hinges, and so the walnut footstool from a few months ago is now finished! I love it when a plan comes together, and before the New Year too.
see also:
Walnut Footstool – Dry Fit (posted June 23, 2010)
Two Christmas Presents and a Video
Merry Christmas! Here are a couple of Christmas presents I made, one for Lynda and one for myself. And stay tuned for a video that’s exactly as exciting as watching icicles hanging from a roof.
Continuing the octagon theme for our household, here is a small pot pourri holder I made for Lynda for Christmas.
From a design by The Wood Whisperer ( www.thewoodwhisperer.com) this is a small swiveling desk clock. The hardware is from Lee Valley Tools, the wood is Wenge and Curly Maple.
And now our main feature: colder but more exciting than watching grass grow, here are the icicles hanging from our roof, presented in vertically letter-boxed format because I’m an idiot and shot it in portrait orientation, requiring a trip into windows Movie Maker to rotate. Now I’ve got Movie Maker cooties all over me…
Craftsman-style Oak Book Shelves
I made two more of these, this time actually paying attention to the length of the shelf, which I made too short in the earlier version. Although the short one looks great where it is, these would actually be too long. Context is everything, right?
Oak bookshelf
Fun little oak bookshelf I made from some pretty nice quarter-sawn white oak… has some nice figure… simple double-boiled linseed oil finish…
Five Wine Stoppers
Another smart shopper allowed me to make these bottle stoppers in plenty of time for her holiday gift list. The three on the left are made from Pau Ferro, and the two on the right are Padauk. These are two of my favourite woods to work with. I also enjoy James Woods, but not so much Tiger Woods, though I’ve never actually worked with either of them.
Ten Wine Stoppers
Nov. 18, 2010: From a variety of woods (curly maple, padauk, pau ferro), these ten bottle stoppers are all for a very clever client who got her holiday shopping done early! But I can always make more, just holler…