Dr.Al
Old Oak
Last-minute-ish present for my other half's birthday next week (started yesterday evening, finished it off this afternoon - it was much quicker to make than I expected so less last-minute than I thought).
She drinks gallons of tea, mostly loose leaf, so I thought I'd have a go at a wooden caddy. I made it relatively small (125 mm high, about 76 mm square I think) as it doesn't have a proper seal so things will stay fresher if it's topped up fairly regularly. I might have gone a bit too far on the making it small; I suspect Carolyn might get through that much tea in only a couple of days! I can always make a bigger one if she likes the idea / design anyway. I'll fill it with tea before wrapping it up!
Mitred dovetails on the corners and my first attempt at a non-bought hinge (turned on the lathe out of some brass bar) and also my first attempt at carving (I thought I'd start with something without any curves!). All done with hand tools, apart from turning the brass bar and drilling the holes for the brass bar).
The colours look a bit purply in the photos, but that's just the problems associated with twilight photography. It's all American Black Walnut. Finish is a single light coat of mineral oil - I didn't want anything that might affect the tea flavour.
She drinks gallons of tea, mostly loose leaf, so I thought I'd have a go at a wooden caddy. I made it relatively small (125 mm high, about 76 mm square I think) as it doesn't have a proper seal so things will stay fresher if it's topped up fairly regularly. I might have gone a bit too far on the making it small; I suspect Carolyn might get through that much tea in only a couple of days! I can always make a bigger one if she likes the idea / design anyway. I'll fill it with tea before wrapping it up!
Mitred dovetails on the corners and my first attempt at a non-bought hinge (turned on the lathe out of some brass bar) and also my first attempt at carving (I thought I'd start with something without any curves!). All done with hand tools, apart from turning the brass bar and drilling the holes for the brass bar).
The colours look a bit purply in the photos, but that's just the problems associated with twilight photography. It's all American Black Walnut. Finish is a single light coat of mineral oil - I didn't want anything that might affect the tea flavour.
