We got back four days ago and given jet lag and all the other things that await you ( a fall cold too) on your return I didn't get back into the shop until yesterday. I decided on a quick little project that recycled a piece of wood from a dresser that I picked up off the street a while ago. The inspiration was two more pieced of furniture we picked up on Saturday morning.
I took a chest of drawers apart and this is the last drawer front left. Obviously it has been ignored and was laying in a corner until this project came along.
You can see the trim that was nailed onto the front. This piece is solid hard wood, though not one piece. I worked around the nail homes to make my project.
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| all the pieces |
This is a project that is quick and easy if you do things in the correct order.
First I ripped the board to width and then used my router table and round over bit to shape the smallest piece, before cutting it off the board. I then rounded over the end and cut the middle sized piece, last I rounded over both ends of the longest piece.
The little foot goes at one end. In this case I glued it into place.
The three pieces go together to make a nice little portable bookend. Actually it doesn't need to be glued together at all, but I didn't want the little foot to get lost.
To make this a more personal item I did some wood burning. After I burned the initials, I stained them with transparent water colour paint. It just just a hit of colour to the burned portion.
This is a quick project that can be personalized or customized in tonnes of ways.
cheers, ianw
p.s. it is nice to travel, but it is nice to get back home too.
Horsham, UK. high street.
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| a beach on Lanzarote |
I think the beach wins the photogenic battle
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