I've found a few old photos......

[Pinch]

Hello Chaps.

As I’m still not fit enough to continue with my sideboard project at the moment, I have been looking through some unpacked boxes since our move at the beginning of the year and I’ve stumbled across some old photos of previous projects, one of which dates back to 1983 when I was an 18 year old apprentice carpenter & joiner. The other few projects are from the early 90’s. I have loads more somewhere - wish I could find them.


1983 – Kitchen Seating Area.

This project was for my girlfriend’s mum and dad of the time. I had my 18th birthday while I was making this project and my girlfriend’s dad Dave, bought me an electric planer as a birthday present. I remember feeling especially pleased with it as it was a rebating planer.





My 18th birthday.


Proud as punch!
What an 'ansome chap.



1990 – Hi-Fi Unit, Coffee Table and Display Cabinet.

During the late 80’s and early 90’s, I was doing a lot of shopfitting work around the country. I remember waiting all weekend for materials on one of the shopfitting jobs, so I made these three pieces rather speedily for my home which I was renovating at the time. The hi-fi unit was solid wood, the coffee table was solid wood and WBP ply and the display cabinet was WBP ply with wooden mouldings.










1991 – another Kitchen Seating Area.






1992 – Pine Fire Surround.

I remember this little project as quite challenging because I still didn’t have a workshop and I made this on site.








1992 – Pine Workstation.

As above, I made this on site as I "still" didn’t have a workshop at the time.















What a wonderful happy-go-lucky time it was back then.

Loved it.

bscene-drinkingcheers:

:text-bravo:

 

[Mike G]

........As I’m still not fit enough to continue with my sideboard project at the moment...........

Why, what's up? Did I miss something? Hope you're well soon.

Nice photos. I remember making tons of stuff in the 80s with pine matching. That and the haircut brought back loads of memories.

 

[Pinch]

........As I’m still not fit enough to continue with my sideboard project at the moment...........

Why, what's up? Did I miss something? Hope you're well soon.

Nice photos. I remember making tons of stuff in the 80s with pine matching. That and the haircut brought back loads of memories.

Cheers Mike.

Yep, the big hair! The old Barnet is a bit thin on the top now.

I've been in and out of hospital during the last 4 weeks with what they now think is Crohn's. I'm just awaiting screening for new IV treatment which will hopefully start in the next couple of weeks.

Apart from that, all is hunky dory.

 

[Malc2098]

Wow!

 

[Rod]

You are so talented, it’s a great pity that you couldn’t continue.

Rod

 

[AndyP]

Hope you can get sorted soon Paul. Always a pleasure to see your stuff but then I do every day.

 

[Rod]

Here’s another old one, my little helper turned 50 last week.

With the lockdown my hair is beginning to look like that.

Rod

 

[Malc2098]

You're lucky you've still got hair!

 

[Woodbloke]

Here’s another old one, my little helper turned 50 last week.

With the lockdown my hair is beginning to look like that.

Rod

I still use my teak spirit level which I bought around 1974; it's hanging up in the 'shop - Rob

 

[Pinch]

Wow!

Thanks Geezer.

 

[Pinch]

You are so talented, it’s a great pity that you couldn’t continue.

Rod

Thanks Rod - very nice of you to say.

 

[Pinch]

Hope you can get sorted soon Paul. Always a pleasure to see your stuff but then I do every day.

Thanks Andy. Yes, I watched the video of the settle only last night - lovely project and I enjoyed making it very much. I hope all is well with it.

 

[Pinch]

Here’s another old one, my little helper turned 50 last week.

With the lockdown my hair is beginning to look like that.

Rod

Wow 50 years ago... cool photo, and you're very fortunate to still have a full head of hair. I wish I did.

 

[Pinch]

1993/4 - Here's another, but I’m sure I’ve shared this old project on here before.

This Walnut Display Cabinet was for my grandmother and it was my first attempt of fine cabinetry with carving and veneer work included in the project. I still didn’t have a workshop, but I did have a large flatbed trailer in the driveway which had a solid wooden floor, so I built up timber walls from the floor with a window and doors, built a roof and waterproofed the newly formed trailer which looked more like a burger van trailer than a workshop. Once the outside was waterproofed, I fitted out the inside with a small bench, vice etc so I could start making the cabinet. Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of the mobile workshop and just a few WIP photos of the project, which do show some interior detail of the ‘shop.

I would have taken these photos during late 1993.

Carving these legs was my first attempt of carving wood and I went straight into the walnut without practising on scrap wood. I did have some wood carving books for basic tips of how to prepare and carve.





The top upside down.


The MDF panels were to receive all the veneer work, which I had to read up on too as this was also my first attempt of veneering. I did however have quite a lot of experience with laminate work whilst shopfitting, so I soon got into the swing of veneering.



These were the finished photos of the cabinet I took during early 1994.











I also entered the cabinet into a competition through an old woody mag called Traditional Woodworking, which was hosted by Sandvik Tool Makers of Sweden – “Woodworker Of The Year 1994” I was thrilled to be awarded a runners-up prize for the work and consequently, I wrote an in-depth article for the magazine about the cabinet and was paid ‘pound notes sterling’ for this. I also received a runners’ up prize which included a bag of Sandvik hand tools. At 29 years of age with no real fine cabinetry experience, I was absolutely elated to make the finalists short list and go on to receive runners-up prize.





My grandmother sadly passed in 2000, so the cabinet started its second journey in the family as an heirloom, where it's been with my parents for 20 years now. When these guys leave this world, the cabinet will come to me, and then onto my eldest daughter when I've gone.

bscene-drinkingcheers:

 

[Malc2098]

Wow.

 

[RogerS]

Just jaw-dropping, Paul. Your skills make my poor efforts look positively neanderthal.

 

[fiveeyes]

Just jaw-dropping, Paul. Your skills make my poor efforts look positively neanderthal.

Could not agree more. Really don't what else to say.
Paul, your work is positively first rate. I do hope that you will continue, get well soon

 

[Phil]

Just jaw-dropping, Paul. Your skills make my poor efforts look positively neanderthal.

:text-+1:

 

[Pinch]

Wow.

Thanks Malc.

 

[Pinch]

Just jaw-dropping, Paul. Your skills make my poor efforts look positively neanderthal.

Thanks Roger - not at all ole chap.

 

[Pinch]

Just jaw-dropping, Paul. Your skills make my poor efforts look positively neanderthal.

Could not agree more. Really don't what else to say.
Paul, your work is positively first rate. I do hope that you will continue, get well soon

Thanks Bill - you're very kind. Can't wait to start treatment.

 

[Pinch]

Just jaw-dropping, Paul. Your skills make my poor efforts look positively neanderthal.

:text-+1:

Thanks Phil.