Bathroom vanity

This bathroom vanity was two years in the making- mostly because I just did not get it done earlier:)

The side panels are Spruce and Cedar. The door frames are Teak with Brazilian chestnut and Maple dividers. Rail and stile construction was used for the doors and frame of the vanity.

The handles are Mahogany with Walnut inlays.
The board above the doors is also Walnut.

I wanted to finish this project before our baby was due. My wife very patiently helped me with this project. The counter top is black granite.

Zebra

This Zebra is based on the pattern I used for the horse. My inspiration for using two types of wood was from a friend of mine who turns wood pens using multi wood blanks to start with.

Two species of wood were needed for the different colours. I used walnut and maple. After the blank was glued up, I smoothed the edges with a smoothing plane. A small scraping plane was used to take out the tiny marks left in the wood. The final effect of the planes was a finish

that was absolutely flat.

When two different types of wood are used there will be differences in how the wood is sanded. The walnut is softer than the maple. I finished this project with Tung Oil and I was impressed with the way the colours of the wood came out.

Hand tools

My collection of hand tools is slowly growing with the addition of a wood mallet and smoothing plane. The plane was made by myself at a Lee Valley workshop. I highly recommend this class at the Calgary Lee Valley. The plane was made in one day from a few pre-fabricated pieces of red oak. The blade and chipper are supplied as well. This wood smoothing plane works well when it's
tuned up correctly.

The wood mallet is made from red oak too. I built this in one evening in my shop. There are a few small things left to do- like shape the handle some more.

There is something really fascinating about using tools that you have made yourself. A real feeling of accomplishment.

Horsepower

My niece was born yesterday in Salmon Arm, B.C. I made this horse on wheels for her.

This was my first project where I made a blank using two species of wood. In this case - walnut and maple

The mane and tail were made from hemp string.