Started Making My Xmas Gifts

[sancho57]

Nothing special easy to make, shaker peg racks, can be used for keys, coats what ever.
Easy to make buy the pegs, cut the timber 3 1/2" wide 18" long, marked and drilled the holes with my 1010' , used a bead bit in my CMS , then sanded ,stained the pegs with a combo of dark walnut as a base color then 2 coats of red mahogany, finished with shellac and a coat of wax. Nice and easy Xmas gift.

 

[VW mick]

[member=10147]jobsworth[/member]

Could be a cool thread

I've knocked up these serving trays for my youngest daughter for Christmas [attachimg=1]

 

[Kev]

Nice - but you need to add a stable wine glass holder [wink] hic !

 

[sancho57]

Those are nice. I like them.mserving try's are on my to do list

 

[VW mick]

Thanks [member=10147]jobsworth[/member]

Didn't meen to hijack your thread

Just got a little exited about making Christmas gifts

Thought it would be cool to see what everyone else is making for Christmas

 

[Gixxerjoe04]

Nice looking stuff, I'm hoping to get started tonight on some gifts. One thing I would do for the serving trays, put the screws in deeper and cap them off with a dowel.

 

[VW mick]

No

Just got some s/s torx on order

 

[HowardH]

Going to make this board designed by my Russian friend Andrei at MTM Woods.  Already started getting my stock ready. It's going to make someone dizzy... 

[attachimg=1]

 

[alkaline]

It is a great guys. I started producing feeder for birds. It's from small cuttings teak wood and would like it gift for my little daughter.
[attachimg=1]I wish you the best.

[wink]

 

[sancho57]

Very nice, a great idea to  [huh] [thumbs up] [thumbs up]

 

[Tinker]

[member=10147]jobsworth[/member]

Could be a cool thread

I've knocked up these serving trays for my youngest daughter for Christmas [attachimg=1]

I am working on my own Christmas list.  Christmas 2014 that is.  I just finished a wall board for hanging coats and hats in the entrance to our son's house.  I have finished a serving tray for our daughter.  Also doing a chef's knife handle for daughter. The tray is all finished as far as construction, but still needs finish. I have the knife already to put the scales on, but trying to get all of my leaf cleanups done before Thanksgiving (of this year  [unsure]) We all be visiting daughter in Arlington for TG dinner and a few days.  I am hoping to deliver both presents on Thursday. 

Next week, i will start on 2015 list.  [member=32795]VW MICK[/member], I would like to (try) copy your design of tray.  I have a few pieces of Cherry that I cut from a limb that had fallen from a customer's tree about 15+/- years ago.  I resawed one of the pieces into thin slabs to make cheese cutting boards.  Once i started resawing, i realized the wood could not stand using as cutting boards of any kind and decided to glue together to make a small serving board.  I made a tray with splayed sides like you have done for my Ex SIL a few years back, but i like the way you have done the handles.  I am thinking about dowels instead of screws.  Or maybe a domino in each corner.  Maybe let them stick out beyond the corners to give a little more rustic look. 

I should have lots of time this year for making presents for 2015 and maybe even finish on time (As we say in the Orient: Nevah hoppen, GI )
Tinker