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Nature edge on the top held with buttons, the skirt is M&T into the legs or sticks the rest are dowel joints including the passel rack. Sanded back to 240 grit. Finished in semi gloss spray on...

Absolutely love it really nice work. Myrtle is one of my favourite timbers it's been a while since I've put any photos up must do so mainly Blackhart sassy in the lounge room

The Blackwood is great to work with just hard on the joiner and thicknesser going to need sharpening before I start my next project.

And thanks everybody for the kind comments thay are comfortable...

Hi Lignum
I made two templates front and side profile marked the side on a timber blank cut that on the band saw and spent the next three days sanding the the front and backs then marked the front...

I made 6 of the chairs from the book The Best Seat In House they have taken a while to finish (work gets in the way:rolleyes:) all in black wood, leather upholstery 3 coats of lacquer sprayed on, my...

Wongo I love your work your chairs are come together nicely I started mine last leave just got back. There all glue and fastened together just the final sanding to do Oh! I'm making Davis chairs from...

Thanks for the kind comments guys they are a lot of fun to make


Fencepost2 - Tony Ward is definitely the best one to talk to about bandsawn boxes, I've only done the ones on this thread and a...

I thought I would make a few different boxes for Christmas presents I still need to get more control of saw but I suppose this comes with time and practise the boxes still look good but could be...

Hi I haven't had much time in the shed lately work and home renovations etc. But a little me time in the shed so I thought I would give a bandsaw box ago. Pretty basic but ok for a first go Black...

Thanks guys for the kind comments. It was a great pleasure to make, it looks a lot better up close and I take crap photos sorry about that. Off to work tomorrow so no shed time for a month or so:C....

The table is made of black-hart sassafras. mortise and tenon joints on legs and apron and a dove tail joint in the stretcher under the draw. Draws are also dove tailed the top is held down with...

Just a simple pen case, A friend asked if i would make 20 doubles and 20 singles cases looking on the net most of the cases where solid and couldn't see the pens so this is what I came up with. The...

Hi gooma I have uploaded it to youtube here's the link YouTube - Rob's Marble Tower

Hi Corbs the plans are from Forest Street Designs I don't know how much she paid for then, put the name in a search engine the plans are in inches and a lot of small angles to cut good practice thou.

I've been working on this for the last couple of weeks, a lady in Sheffield Tassie makes marbles and sells them to tourists etc. anyway she bought the plans off the net and asked if I would build it....

The tables are finished My tenon weren't real flash so I decided on loose tenons finished with a wipe on poly, 3 coats in all. Every thing is what I had in the shed left overs and scraps...

Got all the legs squared up and cut to length first I marked all the legs back left and back right and so on, then marked where the mortises are to go routered the mortises pic 1. Then draw the shape...

Lignum I decided on just legs and the skirting I did think of draws and a cabinet base but I think would look out of place with the top. I'm starting on the legs today I will put up some pic tonight...

Thanks guys for the nice comments. It did feel good put it up on the wall and putting his things on the shelves in stead of leaving them in a box.

All the long scrap timber I had was building up as they do. The table tops are about 1100L x 480W the timbers are Blackwood, Myrtle, Celery top, Silver wattle, Tiger myrtle, Huon pine, King billy...

It's taken me a while to get around to making this I've been putting it off. It's to put a few of my sons personal item in you know his training mug his first woodwork project from primary school a...

Thanks heaps keju Your a legend

Yes very similar the pin less blades are between the clamps which have to be hooked on to the bottom and top arms

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Thanks guys for the nice comments. Delivered the unit this morning mum was pretty happy so was dad at least the TV they had doesn't look like an eagle on a pimple a little more in proportion.

Yes BrettyC that is what they are for should be enough ventilation for most electronic equipment.

Hi guys it's been a while since I've made anything of substance I was looking through The Australian Woodworker MAG when I saw a corner entertainment centre by Neil Scobie (a two part article)...

That looks really good Jill:2tsup:

In between glue ups on the Entertainment Unit I managed to make a few picture frames also for my sons birthday he always complains his walls look naked. Made out of Tas oak The photos are water falls...

Hi guys this has taken a while to finish but its all done :D Blackwood and silver wattle panels natural side blackwood on the sides. The panels I cut them at 22.5 deg glued and pulled together with...

Hi Waldo I like the idea of the channel at the rear of the cabinet but if he moves 2 or 3 times it may damage the male piece over time this is why I was thinking of putting in grub screws in the out...

Hi guys I’ve been working on a corner entertainment unite for my sons birthday special request from his girlfriend and the sucker that I am :doh: I put the chairs on hold got as far as making the...

I put the 5% angle on the legs for some thing different and to practise the M&T angle of the centre arch between the legs. The chairs I’m going to start in a couple of weeks when I get back from...

That’s a stunning piece of work Bob the bed looks really nice.

Thanks for the kind comments guys.

Hi Guys well I’ve finished the blackwood dining table it’s only taken 5 months it’s a bit hard to nip into the shed when you work at sea. The table is 1800mm L X 850mm W the legs are M & T joints the...

That is awesome Donna. Well done.

That’s a really nice table. Top work Wongo.

Nice table and the finish shows up the colour and grain a treat top work.:2tsup:

Thanks Boz no wounder i couldn't fined them in the search:doh: breadboards got it now thanks again

Hi it’s been a while since I’ve posted work seems to take up to much time. I’ve been working on this trestle style dining table since Christmas and just got the table top glued up. The whole table is...

gdf26562 I really like the design nice curves and the tapered legs work well together great job well done.:2tsup:

Very nice Mic-d I really like the design well done.:2tsup:

My last pic of the bed it is finished ready to disassemble and bring inside I will put up one more from inside but that will have to wait until the miss goes on a little shopping spree apparently....

All most finished the bed slats are just about on I rounded over the slats and the spaces I put a centre support rail under the slats for more support don’t know it I need it or not some more sanding...

That’s some major restoration work sundancewfs. It looks like it has many years of service left now and it's a nice looking piece put a another pic up when you have the fitting on.

Thought I would put a pic up to show my progress so far it's starting to look like a bed now foot board is all but complete the head board is finished with 3 coats of lacquer.

Yes Zenwood the joint are all straight just a half mm if that of sanding on the two centre stiles to fit flush and re-router the joint. I did stuff one centre stile and had to redo routered the wrong...

Cobs I’m not sure what finish might see if someone has a spray gun and put a lacquer on.


Wendy the only thing that hits me is the miss but I usually deserve it. The myrtle will look really...

Well I think it was Harry that told me to try some thing harder well this is about as hard as I can do at the moment I got the design out of the woodsmith mag with a few changes to the panels. The...