Portable Clothes Line

This collapsible clothes line was designed to go on a wall, and you just lift the arm and voila you have a small clothes line, well we couldn't put it where we would like so I thought why not make it portable, so I did. We can roll it to either side of the house on the deck that has the sunshine we need. Or if ReBecca wants to hang some silk material and not have it subjected to the Searsville winds we can just leave it in the mud room.

Of course the day I put it up, it snowed.

Folds down nicely.

Indoor use.

Knife Holder

After a year and a bit with the kitchen knives setting on a towel in the drawer I finally made a knife holder, and of course it's custom fit. It's not fancy but each knife has a spot, the handles fit into groves to hold them in place and now I don't have to worry about cutting myself when ever I reach for one. It's make from maple so it's large enough that it won't move around in the drawer.

 

It holds 16 knives.

You can see the different handle heights.

This is the old way of storing the knives.

Now the new way, much better.

Treasure Box

Another treasure box made for a friend of the family, but from what I was told I don't think it'll get there, she likes it too much. It's made from Birdseye maple with strips of walnut around the top and a little piece of purple heart at one end on the under side of the top, to create a little shadow to hide the cut line. The corners are mitered and there are three coats of poly.

I love Birdseye Maple.

A little inlaid trim.

Pull out sliding top.

Birdseye everywhere.