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The following are some smaller projects from my woods class which were more of an exercise in equipment use than anything particularly creative.
The artifacts highlighted on this page are:
- Small Tray
- Wooden Side Table
- Paper Towel Stand
- Toaster Tongs
- Plywood Push Stick
Small Tray
Small Tray
This wooden tray features a groove to hold the basswood door-skin bottom in place, miter joints on the corner and routed handholds. It is finished using Watco Danish Oil.
Wooden Side Table
Wooden Side Table
As a final project for my TEL 203 - Materials Processing and Fabrication class—affectionately known to majors in the program as "Woods"—I designed and fabricated a small side table.
The table is finished with a clear Watco Danish Oil. It features splines on the miter joints of the legs, mortis-and-tenons for the cross-beams and the center top board, and rabbets for the outer top boards. All joints are glued, save for the connection between the top and the base—see below.
The table top is fastened to the base with heavy-duty Velcro—this was intended to be a temporary fastening solution. The final solution is to sink neodymium magnets into several sides of the base as well as the top and bottom of the top. This allows the whole table to be reconfigurable depending on how it meshes with a space.
The inspiration for this table came from a table that my professor (John Belt) had made at a point in his past. It was his suggestion that I model my own table after his.
Paper Towel Stand
Paper Towel Stand
This paper towel stand acted as an exercise in spindle and faceplate turning.
The spindle is made from glued-up maple and the base is made from maple as well. There is rubber-non-slip material adhered to the bottom and the whole piece is finished with mineral oil.
Toaster Tongs
Toaster Tongs
These toaster tongs acted as an exercise in jointing, planing, sanding, glueing, and resawing on the bandsaw.
The tongs are made from assorted wood and finished with mineral oil.
Plywood Push Stick
Plywood Push Stick
This was one of our earliest exercises in getting comfortable with the bandsaw.
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