Oak Shelf

I had to wait until management went away on holiday until i could put the shelf on the wall as it wasn't given the okay, but now its up its staying. There have been obvious improvements pointed out but that goes without saying. I used the table saw to cut through the oak plank, which was easier than the hand held circular saw, when i used it the right way round, so due to poor workmanship it has left some marks on the top as a reminder. I did sand it a bit but my sander came in a big help when i needed a dowel pin to fix a draw handle. I've been to the wood supplies in Wickwar, but its country supplies and they would have to order a large amount of pine so ill have to go further a field.

Picture frame

I made this oak frame from cuts from making the table. It's been assembled for some time but I needed some hard board for the back. It was made to fit the picture which was a present. There is a slight issue with the level of it when up, but I should be able to adjust the position of the hole or use two nails and some string. For now it rests nicely on the next picture

Wooden Crib

This is a small crib for my nieces dolls as ordered by management. i had to smooth of the edges so as not to cause any injuries. its not been used much yet but i look forward to seeing them rock it. the rock is not that smooth and is one thing id change. Management has also been treating it with something so it looks suitable. It used to be a oak wheel barrow which has seen better days. this is just wood from the top half of the wheel barrow which is still operational but needs a repair and is also full of apple for storage. Ive not been very hands on recently due to the cold weather but I'm hoping to start a couple of projects, using a new circular saw i got from a work colleague. One is a large oak shelf for books, which i keep imagining falling off the wall , and another is a pine draw, to go in a pine table. I want to get the pine locally in Wickwar as there is a wood yard I've been meaning to visit. So i have the best intentions of using my weeks holiday to make real inroads in my plans. But its the festive period and the copising season has begun. I have also received interest from a old friend for a bookcase, which funnily enough i have already made something similar for my shoes. 'Bird man if this is acceptable your in luck' (but i fear its far to small to hold a small portion of your knowledge.

Table two

The new draining board had a left over slab which i made into another outside plant table. Used a old metal side table base which should be bolted to the wall so making it stand up is difficult. the solution is to place it underneath a window ledge which makes it stable. Painted the top with varnish after instructions from pops. My nice had to help me as i broke the end of the wood off standing on it showing its security, so nailed it back in place with a little helper.

Table

Table with fold out side table. The top is a old draining board and has drainage grooves which inspired the fold out lower table which the excess water draining on to it, as it is going to be used to put plants on. gave it a lick of wood stain as the top had already been stained.

Fence

I should have taken a pic of the barrier of pallets i had in place of these planks before but i didn't have the for sight. Its wobbly on purpose to deter any animal invaders coming over to frighten the chickens. i might strengthen it with a middle post and add another plank if it doesn't prevent any trespassers

Small table

This was a much quicker project finished in a few hours, mainly due to the legs being a off cut from a table my mum wanted made smaller. The table is destined for my aunties tree house for her grandsons. She hasn't accepted it yet though so i might have to call it a bonsai stand but i was really happy with it. It looks like a miniature pub table, the top planks are off a old gate and pretty weathered. I would put some wood stain on it but my auntie is hopefully going to take it today.

Oak table

Its finished! Well i was thinking of trying to make it look finished but the rustic look always seems to become the sensible option. Its taken what feels like 3-4 months and probably was. But i blame unforeseen distractions like holidays and other more important jobs. I followed the instructions in the book a bit more so had less tweaking to do once all the parts had be made, but that is what took the majority of time. I used about 2/3 of one large plank cutting lengths of wood with my circular saw and have left a half moon shape off cut i was thinking of making a CD/DVD rack with. Once i was happy it wasn't falling over i had to clear out the garage of all of my tools and of cuts as it was looking like a beaver dam or something.

Extend open bottom planter

This is the largest planter yet. Its as large as possible using two full planks, were as id usually use one plank to build one. Its got no bottom either and no legs as when i put it in place in the field I'm going to dig the top soil away and have the planter be an extension of the earth. ill take a picture when I've done it. we didn't have a spade that wasn't broken so we had to burn the ends out of the broken ones to replace the handles.

Two seater bench

Latest project finished today. although I'm not sure whether i might sand it to improve the finish or leave it ruff and ready. Getting more and more tools as sawing the thick oak was getting very tiring so i bought a circular saw to go with a electric jigsaw, and got some more sandpaper for a sander we've got but I'm thinking about getting a more powerful one.There's a planter doing great in the background too.

Oak bench

We had a very large oak tree in our coppice plot 2008 as you don't usually take oak especially such large ones dad wondered if Steve might be interested in planking it up. Steve wasn't interested in keeping it for himself but he said he'd do it and dad could have the wood, so i took it upon myself to come up with some designs. Steve has got all the gear and a idea, so craned it out of the wood and store it in his yard, and i was lucky enough to go with him and plank it up its a awesome machine. We planked it up one and half and two inches thick and the wood is heavy. Steve also gave me an idea of what to do with it and showed me a simple bench idea.

chainsaw bench

A exciting project, mainly because it wasn't a plant box. using the design of dads old saw up saw bench and some of the surviving parts. i had to go to a hardware shop to get a few more nuts and bolts because the old ones were rusted or saw. I was so happy with finishing it but my pride has been knocked as repairs have had to be made because it was broken, apparently by the cows but more likely because of one two many miss place chops

My First order

News of the fantastic planters spread like wild fire, and i received my first order. Granny's planters had seen better days and when offered the contract i jumped at the chance. However these where to surround plastic one so i had measurements to adhere to. Imagine my relief when they squeezed (with a bit of a push ) into my boxes. This is a picture of the latest planter for my dad though as unbelievably i don't have any picture of the ones i took to Devon. Shocking, i think a road trip is in order. Except they are back from Devon now still intact

Another planter

i always like to take pictures of them when there finished. i think its because it takes a certain amount of time and effort so its nice to appreciate it. I could make as many as possible with the left over wood until its all gone.
Sizes depended on the size of the wood in the first place, as i generally saw it in half using one plank for one box,

some strawberries in the first box.

Picture frames.

It all seemed so easy. What could be easier its basically a plant box but smaller. To be honest the designs were easy to come up with but then making then were tricky. i think its due to inexperience or whether its because their smaller you need better technique, I'm still happy with them one is mine ones my mums, and i definitely want to do more now as i think i could do better

Shallow planter

Once i got a bit of a system going i the inportant bits of not ruining the wood at crucial areas and finding good wood for the bases and legs, it started getting easyier. Although there are always problems, always

Theres some leftover wood.

Thanks to Steve theres some left over wood from a new fence, and Dad with the ideas of plant boxes i got cracking, or screwing

Chicken run

And while your at u can fix that too. So with the run finnished i gave a tired run for chicks a revamp and lick of paint

Woodwomer Begins

It seems an eternity ago when i started to saw, hammer, screw, nail, staple and basically will a chicken run together. And basically it was/ is awful but is still standing! All be it on a slant however its an achievement and i was glad to finish it. So now i have got the wood bug and wanted to put up my rustic wood work to show u.

i couldn't find a picture so had to go and take one, and ill have to get a better one another day