I made these for my grand daughter when she comes over to visit. The blocks are hard maple and the box is fir. I used finger joint on the corners of the box, I am not sure if it will show in the pictures. I did not put a finish on them as she still puts everything in her mouth.

Thanks for looking, Ron

These are the last of my Christmas projects, I am done for Christmas. I made more than pictured, I had to get the others done and in the mail, did everyone get theirs, be patient.

The card board box was my inspiration for the tea boxes. One is Brazilian cherry, maple and walnut top another is oak and one walnut with a hickory top. Others that where already sent where cherry and combinations of the above woods. These woods match the bread boards and wine tray gifts already posted so the receiver has matching sets.

Now its time to clean the shop it is a mess.

These are also Christmas presents i have made this year for friends and family. Have you ever been at a tasting and glass in one hand and tray of goodies in the other and no place to put either down to enjoy one or the other. Saw some of these made of plastic and stole the idea. Woods are cherry, coca-bola, maple, walnut and hickory.

I live near the home town of Gallo winery and my son works at one of the wineries.

Thanks Ron

I put these together for Christmas presents, I like contrasting woods I hope the relatives do also.
The woods are cherry,walnut, maple, hickory, teak (thought it was mahogany until I cut it, to late) and oak. I had already started the boards when I read a comment from someone about oak being porous, I’ll give that one to my brother in law. I going to ask for more clamps for Christmas.

Thanks Ron

My plastic panel on my pontoon boat was old and faded. So I milled some teak to 1/4 inch and used the old panel for a template. Teak is a nice wood to work with, sands and shapes easily the wood feels almost oilly.

I left out the cigarette lighter, quit smoking one year ago.

This is the last of my recent completed finger joint boxes. The wood is walnut, hickory and the inside tray is maple. I like the way the walnut and hickory blend together. I have a couple more in the works along with other small projects. I have tried for awhile to complete a box and always had some difficulty and have kept some of the pieces thinking I will fix them someday This site has taught me a lot, I have learn from many different post and from comments people have made on different post even the comments have opened a different way of approaching a project. I want to say thanks to everyone posting and commenting.

Ron

Getting practice using my finger joint jig making boxes. As they say “Practice makes another box” or something like that. The wood is walnut, hickory and mahogany all about 1/4 inch thick. I have one more box made and a couple in the making. I will post them later to spread out the post.

Thanks for looking, Ron

This is cherry body and hickory top with finger joints, the wood was re-sawn to 1/4 inch. I just made a jig for the table saw for finger joints. Part of the fun of wood working has been making functional jigs and breaking down the wood to what I want. I still have a little trouble with hinges and the lid closing completely it wants to stay open about a 1/16 of an inch. This was made for the tea packages we have in the house. I will make more for Christmas presents and get ahead of the game. Christmas is right around the corner, 5 months, so two weekends out of the month leaves 20 days to build projects.

My wife asked for a small stool for the kitchen. When standing for prolonged period she likes to have one foot up to relieve her back. This is made of maple and padouk. It was an attempt to mortise through the top and place a wedge in the top of the stool legs and center support. I need practice and different tools for the mortise and glad for wood fillers. She likes it and uses it daily, it was fun and I learn with every project.

The paper towels in my trailer will unroll as we travel if we do not secure it. I made a towel holder that has a weight that drops as the roll get smaller and keeps it from unraveling as we travel if not secured. I made two one for my trailer is cherry the other is for my brothers 54 foot boat and is made of teak.

Like me, my daughter in law is short, so I made her a stool to reach the top kitchen cabinets. It is 12” high 10” wide and 15” long. The wood is maple and the plugs are walnut to cover the screws, (I have not tried mortise and tennon yet), finished with tung oil.

Heres something I found to make with left over material. I used cherry, Walnut Mahogany and purple Heart. The handle where something I had no tried on a project before, They where a good learning experience that I can incorporate into other projects,

Thanks for viewing, sorry about the clarity of the second pic.

Made this for my son and new daughter in law, just married in the snow at Yosemite Dec. 2008.

My first attempt at following purchased plans, I learned a lot during the process. It is made of cherry, the kids requested the stain. I added the shelves using aromatic cedar, three separate shelve to move and retrieve what is under them.

I hate throwing away any scrapes, I was given a book marker made of wood once, so I stole the idea.

These are walnut, cherry and mahogany, one has purple heart running through it, these are 6” x 1 1/4” x 1/8”. Feels good when reading a book and feeling the smoothness of the wood. They make great stocking gifts or for clients during a meeting they will remember the gift.

My wife was planning a wine tasting party and ask for cutting boards and serving trays. Some are for the different wines she was serving, others are for cheeses and breads. I didn’t realize how long it actually takes for a project like this. I thought cut some boards glue them together and I’m done. I used Maple and Ash and coats of cutting board oil.

This was my first project more than 20 years ago, did a little wood working for awhile then life got in the way. I was able to slow down and get back into it and build a new shop, looking forward to many new first projects. The wood is Walnut and Ash, I made it for, some pewter and bronze chess pieces I bought in 1975, of the characters from the “Hobbit”. Never new back then how popular they would become.

Chess pieces added.

I make these for fallen police officers in California. I donate them to the department they last worked in, so that the department can present them to the family. I keep them simple so it doesn’t take away from the flag. It is my way of saying thanks, to them and their family. These three are Mahogany, Walnut and Cherry.

I made these for Christmas presents last year for family, I also give them to clients. They are fun and everyone needs to touch them to see if they are nailed down.

I made this for my niece for her diploma, however she also was awarded about 7 other awards at graduation. So I made a case for her to display one and keep all the others together in the back. It is made of Purple Heart, first time I have worked with it. I do need to practice on square and patients.