Pete's Attempts at Woodwork

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Quick back update

I had my operation as scheduled on the 1st May, and the results were stellar.  Immediately after the operation, it was clear that the pain had pretty much gone completely.  Next day I was back at home, and I'm not back at work (at least, part time for now), and completely off the painkillers for the first time in nearly a year.  The quality of the staff at the Hull Royal Infirmary were just fantastic, and I am so grateful that they have managed to sort out what was a very limiting back problem.

It's a bit like getting my life back again, and although I am taking it easy for the moment, I am finally starting to get some stuff done.  Other things are limiting what I can do for the moment, but some decoration has taken place and it won't be too long before I can get my teeth into a decent project.

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Pret a Manger in York has been refurbished and new furniture added. These chairs look really good. I really like the squareness of the design. I wonder though if anyone from prey actually sat in one for long enough to, say, eat a sandwich. They might have found out why other chairs aren't designed like this...

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Finished. #woodworking #reclaimedwood #planterbox #herbgarden

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Nice shaker bookcase by Edmunds Clarke Furniture

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Nice M&S Larder units for freestanding kitchen

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Update and first project (sort of)

Just a quick post this time to say that I now have a date for my back operation. If it's successful, then I should get a major part of my life back and finally be able to get working on some projects. Having said that, I have managed to do a tiny project. We needed a new shelf in the bathroom and so we bought a "kit" from B & Q. This basically just a plank for the shelf and two triangles of wood to act as the brackets. I couldn't resist doing something to it, so I rounded over the lower edge of the shelf with my bee router, which worked really well and really improved the look of the shelf. I also changed the method of attaching the shelf to the brackets. Rather than nailing the shelf to the brackets from above (leaving the mail heads exposed on the surface of the shelf) I drilled holes into the brackets from below. This was trickier than it sounds, because it meant drilling into a sloping surface. I had bought a cheap (£17) Silverline drill stand to act as a temporary drill press and despite it being a bit wobbly it worked really well. I finished the shelf by sanding and applying Danish oil, which really improved the look of the wood (which basically just a cheap bit of pine). The shelf feels really solid now and at least it's a start. So, I have my operation on the 1st May then I will need 4-6 weeks to recover and I can back to work and get started properly making some stuff.

[tinyacorns]

Shop made mallet. Maple with hand carved handle.

[designamoreprojects]

Tension Series - “I (Shelf)”

- Birch Plywood, paracord, hardware

(600 x 370 x 120 mm)

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Katakana Desk - Dare Studio

http://www.darestudio.co.uk/products/tables-and-desks/katakana-desk/

JMM

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tloc extensible desktop for small spaces

by la mamba studio

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Nice

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Adirondack-style garden furniture has come to Ikea.

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Integrating a wine rack into the kitchen sideboard/dresser would be nice as well.

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A few more ideas kitchen-wise, this time from Barker and Stonehouse.  They are really into furniture made from reclaimed wood (including our bed).  Both of these are a bit too "distressed" for my liking, though.

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Options for a unit to fit in on the back wall of our kitchen from Ikea.  We have one drawer unit from the same range as the second one of these, but since we bought that (last summer), Ikea have decided that it should have wooden door fronts, whereas ours has stainless steel.  So, even it we go with that one, it won't match the unit we already have.  Since we are going for a "traditional rustic kitchen", I think having everything matching would look odd anyway.

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Nice, foldaway desk in Barker and Stonehouse.

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A couple of example of hidden inner drawers.  The second one uses typical drawer runners, but the first is just resting on simple wooden rails, and can be easily lifted out.

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Splined and doweled mitre joint in a coffee table.