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This is a new take on a theme you've seen before. It's a crate for carrying six bottles, though this time they're 22 oz. “bomber”-size bottles. I included bottles of home-brewed Milk Chocolate Stout for demonstration purposes. ;)
The components are:
- solid white oak ends and rails
- birch plywood dividers
- hemp rope handle
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One of the big departures from earlier takes on this theme is that there are no nails, screws, or other assembly hardware. All joints are hand-cut mortise and tenon (through-tenons for the side rails, and blind tenons for the bottom rails and dividers), secured by snug-fit and glue (though the dividers are free-floating). Lots of chisel work … I need to re-true my sharpening stone.
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The other experiment was the finish. Instead of leaving it unfinished, or resorting to my usual varnish/sealer, I mixed beeswax and mineral-oil (1:5 by volume). A small amount of heat to dissolve, a small amount of time for it to cool to a paste, and then a small amount of rubbing to spread it on. I'm very happy with the results; it just makes the wood look very healthy, and really pics out the oak grain. Many thanks to Andrew for clueing me in to the fact that old American Woodworker issues are available for free on Google Books, where I found hints for the mixture.
No burned designs this time. I couldn't decide on Andrew's style (and I ran out of time!).
Use it in good health, Andrew. Click any of the see more links for a couple more pictures.
Anyone else planning to post pictures of their work? We're bummed that we missed seeing all of the creativity this year.
The way the side rails join to the ends are just beautiful Bryan. I love seeing the small design of cross grain on the ends. It is just lovely.
ReplyDeleteLovely work Bryan! I think you're ready to tackle that Sleigh Bed!
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