Jarviser's Recent Projects

2006 major project - Dining Table

This is the largest project since the TV stand. It is made of solid American white oak, with oak lippings round a veneered 18mm MDF top for stability.
Oak side table made from old coffee table. Bichromate and Vandyke stain with Danish Oil finish.
Stained pine bathroom cabinet, commission piece to create a matching unit for existing pine bathroom.
Oak Bookstand made from old skirting. Originally had a 1 metre base with a clip to hang onto a disabled trolley
Six cell battery charger see here. for details.
Toy lorry made of Beech as a christmas present for a neighbour's toddler.

Quick Coffee Table made in a hurry for a new TV.

"Mahogany" (Sapele) table made from offcuts from conservatory build. French Polished finish over Potassium Bichromate stain.


Custom cases for Feinwerkbau P34 air pistol made from cedar taken from old drawer linings and ply taken from a shopfitting.
Hatch doors made from oak taken from an old 1960's bookshelf. Construction is traditional panel in grooved frame and tenoned corners.
My own design of pill popper to remove pills from blister packs by the elderly or frail. Several made and sold on eBay.
Not a make project, but a renovation of an antique mahogany coffee table.
Simple victorian mahogany box with brass inset engraved plate as wedding gift.
Bird feeder and drink station. The feeder is made from oak drawer sides and has a perspex front in a groove. The feeder mouth is an old 30mm hyperdermic body with 1/3 of the diameter cut away on the bottom side. Drinks station is from an old port bottle box and holds a Blue Nun bottle upside-down with the neck just below the top of the saucer. Atmospheric pressure holds in water until the level drops.

TV, video, Sky and Hi-Fi Unit made from veneered boards, with traditional oak panel doors. Speakers behind black cloth.
Several commission jobs - boxes for Record shoulder planes. Made from maple with either solid or ply bottoms and sliding tops. Original eBay sale generated commissions.
Shave tidy made from oak. This was for me and allowed me to carry all my stuff to the bathroom in one hand.
My attempt at a fake antique. Stool from old oak with shakes and knots. stained with van dyke and bichromate and finished in garnet polish. Arrises were rubbed with a burnisher to create wear patterns. Still in use, not sold!
Larger scale project - new bannister rails for my home - see techniques pages.
Folding stool for birdwatching. Made from an old beech table leg and a square of plywood. More engineering than joinery. The cross pieces serve to hold the legs at a constant width and also to hold the weight of the sitter. An extra cross piece under the 'loose' leg top also holds the weight.