Peter McBride        Antique and Old Tools
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woodwork projects
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The long awaited dinning table in Australian blackwood, big enough to seat 12 easily.

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Staircase in Jarrah, with patternmakers tool chest blocking a view of a soffit panel.

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clock.jpg (51569 bytes) Eight day chiming clock in Jarrah and silky oak.
silvertray.jpg (67356 bytes) Australian Blackwood boxes for sterling silver tray and servers.
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Kitchen in Australian Blackwood, 5 year project almost finished.

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Cutting out sewing table with gate legs and drop-sides.

 

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A bowl in Walnut.
The next two pieces, a cot and change table I made from English Oak that was recovered from a few trees cut down in suburban yards in Melbourne.

See my page on Milling the Oak.

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change_table1.jpg (50521 bytes) Change table
cof_table1.jpg (64848 bytes) Blackwood coffee table
train1.jpg (34343 bytes) Coen's "pull-along" train and carriage in Silky Oak, Jarrah and Ash.
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A toy box for Coen in the style of a traditional tool chest, in Pine, Blackwood and Fiji plantation Mahogany. One day we'll make some sliding tills and fill it with tools.

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trophy.jpg (47323 bytes) Basketball trophy with stands for ball and 2 photo's.
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firewood_box.jpg (81517 bytes) A firewood box .