Weekend woodwork

[Gray git]

Spent the weekend making this for wifes birthday ( cover story for spending the time making wot i wont )

The table is all cedar and the benches beech and all hed together with broom handles..

 

[Bob Slade]

brill, and very rustic i like it:thumbup:

[David oakman]

Nice one you just need to get the strimmer out around the legs:001_smile:

[Gray git]

You misstake the wild meddow grass/flower area of our garden for grass i just didnt get round too cutting

[Gray git]

Also made this for my little girl a few weeks ago. the seat is just an offcut from a bit of oak that twisted a bit but made a nice curve to sit on, holds my weight so carnt be that bad!

[Rob D]

That seat is excellent!!

[Gray git]

cheers Rob, all hazel rods and joints only held in by the natural shrinking of the timber. Cut all the tennon bits 1st and let them dry in sun for a few days before cutting and drilling the mortice bits, all the joints wer quite a tight fit to start with and only get more so as everthing shrinks and only 20" tall for a 2year old!

jast show's not all alaskanmill prodjects need three blokes to lift it only the very impressive 1's.

[Rob D]

Also I find it quite easy to make to tables and benches quickly but chairs are another matter !

[Big J]

A cabinet maker I share a workshop with is of the same opinion - you never make much money from chairs. Too many angles to do quickly. He uses a jig and spindle moulder for dining sets as it means he can get a degree of uniformity in a reasonable time frame.

 

Excellent furniture btw Gray.

[Ian Flatters]

Look very nice, really like the characteristic look the cedar table has.