Sunday, May 29, 2011

Felting Table

Another project off my list of items to build. There is an art to felting and my wife is becoming very talented at it, and she requires a place to create, and I wanted my shop back becasue she was using my work table for a while, thus the need for this protable felting table. This table was made to set on another table or flat stable surface to create on. It is made from ¼ plywood and oak edging and a piece of formica/arborite, and of course a bit of silicon to keep it water tight. It has a ¾ inch edge for strength and to keep the water controlled, along with a drain hole in one corner, I have been told you don't want alot of standing water. It mesures 71" x 43", just right for our kitchen table.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Berry Pickers

Here is my version of a hand held berry picker, the original was made by me wife's grandfather, many years ago. The new version is basically the same except for the obvious modification, the good thing about this modification is that if it doesn't work it can be easily adjusted to the original style. I made it out of yellow birch, a good sturdy wood as the sides are only ¼ inch and the ends could get a bit of abuse from the scooping up things.




Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Printer Stand

As things get moved around every once and a while there is an opportunity to build a new piece of furniture. In this case my wife needed a stand for her printer and other items. This is a simple side table made of oak, the top and legs panels glued with biscuits, the legs set in a 1/4 dado, with an upper and lower support on the back for stability. A little golden oak stain and a coat of poly for protection finishes it off.