Oak Scrap Chopping Board

Materials

This chopping board was created from a number of oak legs from a furtinture foreclosure.

Process

As these were salvaged materials there was a lot of surface preperation required to flatten and smooth the rough stock. After creating a rough blank over-sized it then had any voids filled with epoxy to allowfor this to be used as a chopping board.

Finish

The board if finished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil for a food safe surface that needs to be reapplied each month.

Epoxy River Table

Materials

The top is a combination of Cherry and blue expoxy with bent metal legs

Process

Firstly the cherry slab was flattened and placed in a mold to allow for the coloured epoxy to be poured without wastage. The epoxy was then left to cure before another round of flattening. Legs are attached via threaded inserts to allow for the table to be flat packed.

Finish

The cherry is finished with danish oil with the epoxy being polished using high grit sandpaper and automotive polishing compound.

Wooden Tissue Box

Materials

The top of this box is a mixture of end grain ash and sapele with the sides being solid walnut.

Process

The top was offcuts from an end grain chess board that were re-sawn thinner to be used within this tissue box. The sides were a simple box joined using rabbit joinery.

Finish

The box was originally finished in danish oil but has since been re-finished with beeswax and mineral oil to return the item to its orginal luster.

Oak and Metal TV Stand

Materials

The top is a thick piece of brown oak from Somerset with the legs being welded metal box section

Process

The top was rough sawn when collected and too wide for a planer, this was flattening with a hand place over a number of hours before the cracks were stabalised with clear epoxy. The legs were welded together using a TIG welder before being ground down to a smooth finish.

Finish

The top is finished with danish oil and a top coat of hard furniture wax. The base is sprayed using a black hammerite for longevity.

Oak Wedding Jewlery Box

Materials

Kiln dried oak was used for this box with the hardwear being aged brass for a vintage look.

Process

The box is constructed using half lap joinery to create a long lasting piece of equipment that can be used for many years. The box was constructed in one complete piece before being sawn in half to create the hinged area.

Finish

The finish applied in this instance was a base of teak oil and a top layer of hard furniture wax.