Woodworking

One of the joys of the move to Vermont has been the stability and time to get into a hobby I've been longing for for ages. It started in early 2015 with a course at a local craft school and turned a few rough-sawn planks of maple into a nice little coffee table for the living room.

Everything was paused during the chaotic summer. November saw things slow enough to a point where I could rent workshop space and actually have time to make it worthwhile. I haven't taken on any large projects yet (nor have I had much dedicated time in the shop) but I've been practicing hand-chiseled joinery on a series of small items that we could use anyway.

Here's a soap making box with half-blind dovetails:
 

And here's my new maple toolbox, with dovetails and a mortise-and-tenon handle (with a walnut strip down the middle):