Last summer was a hot one. No trips abroad so the focus was on building a pergola for our summer place.
Hand jointed pergola
An interpretation of Chris Salomone’s modern credenza
For my birthday, my wife gave time away from the kids to spend at the communal shop and build something. I really enjoyed the design that Chris Salomone had in his youtube channel. However, it was slightly too big for my needs so I modified it quite a bit. Here’s a montage of the build with some explanations here and there.
Making a valet box out of leftover oak
Amidst all meaty stuff, I’ve also gotten into woodworking. After building the small side table, I had some white oak left and an urge to build a humidor, i.e. a wooden box that that is good looking and has a well sealing lid. However, I doubted my skills, so I lowered my ambition level and decided that I’d be making a valet box to hold my shoe shines.
Learning workshop tools – a small side table from oak
My wife got a father’s day gift for me to use the municipality’s workshop. And oh boy I did!
We have just ditched our couch and bought two arm chairs. We needed a small side table to hold our wine glasses while we sit and read. Having the perfect size and shape proved difficult to buy so I decided this to be the perfect job for me to learn again how to use workshop tools.
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