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I recently completed this letter opener. It was mainly a project to practice on and to use up some offcuts of nice woods that would otherwise have gone to waste.
The handle is turned from a combination of rosewood, wenge and maple offcuts. I assembled and turned it all using a pen mandrel (but neglected to use any brass tubes so had a bit of trouble getting it off!)
The blade section is made from a piece of maple (I think, it was an offcut so not entirely certain)
The bevels were roughed in with a belt sander and finished with a combination of filing and hand-sanding. The blade was then glued into the handle, and a small piece of maple was used to plug the hole at the pommel end of the handle.
After some more sanding on certain areas, the entire thing was covered with Danish oil, then clear lacquer
I don’t do a lot of proper woodworking (I mainly build props from movies or TV) so this was a nice break from my usual kind of project. Hope you like it!
Made this ukulele with scraps from building sites (front and back from chestnut cladding, neck and sides from sapele from a window frame and the binding from ekke decking. The chippies always laugh at the silly electrician with a tool box full of wood.
my first curved leg plywood desk , made by thin curf cutting slots to last ply layer and folding in form. 18mm birch ply / black valchromatt tops. each section joined with cam dowels for packing down if needed.
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Hi Ax, my latest bowl created from timbers sold as firewood logs , machined down to strips for segment cutting. The finish rings where dressed off in depth on the lathe using a home made wooden longworth chuck.before gluing into place ready for turning as a complete bowl . A digital angle gauge and a good saw sled are imperative to get good segment joints.
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Burr mulberry and splated London plane jewellery box #woodworking #makeitinmarch
After a slight lockdown mishap where our (previously) freestanding television ended up on the floor (children tried to use it as a support for their den…) I built this box to wall-mount the TV. There were no shops open here so had to use what I had on hand in the garage. Decided to build it this way in order to hide all the cables. Joists to support the weight of the devices. There is storage on top behind the TV for things like Nintendo and an access panel on the side. The box itself is actually only mounted by way of a French cleat… first time trying that. Had a strip of LED lying around which finishes it off. So far so good, the kids like it and it’s a real space saver in the room.
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Trying desperately to enter march competition keeps sending me round in circles
I thought I would share a couple of scroll saw projects I just finished for my daughters upcoming birthday.
3 and 6mm Birch plywood, finished with white gloss and lavender enamel spray paints. I used Pegas Skip Tooth no.3 blades to cut them, bought from Axminster Tools 
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After a full year of working from home on the kitchen counter, my wife’s dressing table and generally anywhere away from my two little lads, I finally cleared a space and built myself a desk. Made from solid ash and first time making my own panels, really pleased with the result. Hope you like!
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Here is the solid birch hand dovetailed tv unit with push to open doors, soft close hinges and gas struts I made for my parents, mounted with french cleats. 200 x 40 x 40 cm
Here is the solid birch hand dovetailed tv unit with push to open doors, soft close hinges and gas struts I made for my parents, mounted with french cleats. 200 x 40 x 40 cm
me too
I just don’t see the the link to enter
please advise
steve
Hi Steve, At the very top of the Make it in March post you will see just below or just to the right an arrow, this will enable you to reply to the Make it in March post with your entry. Hit the reply button and it will give you a text box where you can copy and paste or drag and drop the image of your entry. I hope this helps. Lisa
Knocked up a quick and crude 2nd desk for my home office out of some left overs from the garage. My primary desk was getting overrun with project stuff and never getting tidied before work.
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Side table with a segmented plant pot and tray made from Panga Panga and Oak. Joinery features angled bridle joints, mortice/tenon, and some handcut compound halfblind dovetails. Started this just before starting engineering at university last year. The recent lockdown has given me time to add the finishing touches and the plant pot.
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I made this model of the Teaching and Learning HUB at Nottingham University. The exterior walls are made from laser engraved basswood and acrylic, the base is a lime veneered MDF box with representative topology, and the interior pieces are 3D printed. Staircases connect each floor and rooms are filled with tables and chairs.
Everyones work looks amazing! Good luck!
Thanks.
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