Tag Archives: Kitchen

Some projects are simple to design and to build. Others pose challenges that require a modicum of lateral thinking, and this commission is a perfect example of that. Solving the problems at the design stage led to a neat solution that delivered good looks and practical performance without breaching the budget This project started life when I was asked to ...

Modern hardware is too clever by half! This simple commission gave me the chance to try out Blum’s Tip-on push-to-open drawer system, and I have to say it’s wizard… When I was asked to make this mobile kitchen unit, it presented the ideal opportunity to try out a new one-touch drawer opening system as the client didn’t want any visible ...

This handy kitchen bookstand holds even the largest cookbook conveniently to hand and open at the right place, yet it folds flat so you can store it out of the way when you’ve finished creating your culinary masterpiece. I needed to edge-join two oak boards to get the desired width for the front panel. Cut the boards to length and ...

If you fancy a change from making bowls, candle holders and the like, take a look in the kitchen for inspiration. You may even win Brownie points from your other half! Turning for the kitchen Rolling pin Egg timer Spatula Coffee mug tree Kitchen roll holder Pestle and mortar Trivet Bread board Cheese board Herb chopping board and mezzaluna Bread ...

This was an opportune commission to receive as it fits very neatly into my ongoing series about turning treen for the kitchen. It’s a traditional meat carving platter, properly known as a trencher. A few weeks ago I was approached by a lady who asked me to turn something useful from a piece of wood that had been lying around ...

When you ask newcomers to woodturning what they would like to make, they almost invariably say a bowl. In this article I’m going to make a bowl in cherry with an undercut lip, using just one tool The bowl featured here is turned in cherry. When selecting fruitwood it’s quite difficult to find a well-seasoned blank that doesn’t have faults ...

This combined egg cup and side bowl was made from a single disc of English cherry – a lovely creamy-textured wood that’s easy to work, making it an ideal turning timber for beginners Start off with a disc about 150mm in diameter and 80mm thick. Attach it to the lathe using either a screwed-on faceplate or a single screw chuck, ...