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Coffee table for one
It had to be easy to move and quite small, but big enough to accommodate a cup of coffee and a TV remote. I started up by cutting the timber to length. Then I cut dados using my table saw. Not too deep, as they will only prevent the parts from spinning around. Pocket holes were next. Once drilled, their edges were cleaned with little rasps and sandpaper. Every joint was reinforced with glue. Fixing the last one was a little tricky, I managed by using my ratchet spanner. I also used additional screws for the bottom pieces – having…
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Earring hanger
This one is very like a regular picture frame except that there’s no artwork and its substitute is loaded from the front, not the back. That was the goal, to expose the whole grille and keep all these little squares visually equal. The timber was rough cut to length on a table saw. It was then ready for routing. To complete the task I had to use 4 router bits, a DIY-ed router table-top and a fence (for the bits without a bearing). The last step was to put chamfers on the bottom edges and deepen the recess for the…
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Bottleneck vessel
In order to cut the bottle I had to set the glass cutter at an angle. That gave me good access to the bottleneck. This jig has many limitations due to the way it’s built and fixed to the wall. Cutting was easy and fast, the bottle cracked as planned and the labels came off easily. Smoothing sharp edges was done in 2 steps, as always – outside first, inside next. This is 40 grit: I finished sanding with 3000 grit for the outside and started sanding the inside. I used 3 grits: 240, 400 and 600. Polishing was next,…
