Thread: What to make!!?

Are you talking Australian Red Cedar ? I'm assuming you are . I have a similar amount and it either goes into special restoration work . Not just the average work I get sometimes . Or I make special reproductions from it . Your wood though so choose from what you need I suppose . And do it in a style that suits the wood .

Ship it to me.
I would use it to make some nice furniture and use the scraps in smaller projects such as scale models.

Originally Posted by thelumberjack93

Hi guys, just posting on here to see what everyones choice would be in terms of making things.

Long story short, I am making a toy trunk for my son out of cedar but have hit a blank in terms of what to make next.

I have about 2 cubes of cedar including several slabs and the figure of the stuff is exceptional so I don't want to judt nake rubbish. Yes I know I have 2 cubes or around but everytime I come up with a great project I scrap it because I don't want to "waste" it.

So my question is, if you had this much to play with, what would you do with it?

You live just down the road from my brother who's at Clear Mountain, but enough of that, we're talking projects.

With a "Toy Trunk" being made, how about a whole stack of beautiful heavy duty wooden toy vehicles to fill it.

Have a look in the Toymaking section of the forum for ideas and if you need help with plans, please drop me an email and I try my best to assist.

Cheers, crowie

Make one of these! This sideboard is made using Red Cedar, not Australian, but not far off it. I finished it with Oil, but Shellac would have made it shine. Ya live and learn. But it's been excellent given the treatment it gets.

Regards,

Rob

I made a toy box/ storage chest for each of our three grandchildren out of northern rivers red cedar or camphor laurel. Just a simple box with a drawer under.
The natural progression then , each child having, or likely to have, a mess of books, was to cedar bookcases. Both items will hopefully become keepers for generations. Put a secret drawer somewhere, they love the idea.
Regards, Bill.