Quick bookshelf

I just finished this bookshelf in about 3 weeks from start to finish (that's fast for my part-time hobby). Because of the rush I bought some pine boards for the long support pieces but the shelves are reclaimed. Shelves are set in dadoes, glued, and pinned with 1/4" dowel. Aniline mahogany dye with water-based topcoat. 

It was a long haul

I finally finished the armoir that I've been working on for years on and off. Entirely reclaimed materials, no glue or nails (other than the screws for the pipe flanges). Mortise and through tenons and some Japanese joinery where the posts meet the top. 

Making things to make things

Just finished all the mortises and tenons for the base of a new workbench. Next steps: give them a quick sand and oil, assemble, and put on the work top and vises.

A Marriage for Tacos

Got around to delivering this wedding present today so I can finally post some pictures: a tortilla press made from solid white oak, finished with food-safe pure tung oil and stencilling by T.

Cause everyone needs a podium

Mortising on the armoir is coming along slowly, but in the meantime I made a quick little soap dish out of some scrap 2x4.

Jewelery is like furniture, just smaller

Thought I'd try my hand making a crystal-shaped pendant for a Christmas present. Reclaimed wood, aniline dye, and water-based satin clear-coat.

IT'S ALIVE!!!!

I've created my first Most Useless Machine!!!

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Needed to add the latch on because it was a little cramped inside there and the wires kept pushing up the switch side. I also unexpectedly had to re-wire the servo motor, and I haven't soldered anything for the better part of a decade, so I was a little surprised it worked. The mahogany aniline dye with satin clear coat really made the Dollar Store wooden box look nice as well. Here it is in action (if you haven't seen one before, a Most Useless Machine does nothing other than turn itself off):