Birthday Dinner

Husband's first birthday dinner at the ranch.

Menu:

- Pumpkin soup in mini pumpkins

- Spicy chickpea stew with rice

- Focaccia with Fourthillfarm Extra Virgin Olive Oil

- Fudgy chocolate cake with chestnuts and pistachios

Making a Pullout Cabinet

My wife has put an order in for a pullout cabinet she needed for her spices and bottles. So this is what I'm going to be building in this video.

I wanted to build the skeleton out of plywood. But for the front facing legs and drawer side, i wanted to use something special to fit into our farm kitchen. I paid a visit to my local shop to pick some oak and fir wood. I used fir for the legs and oak for the front facing side of the drawer.

I was thinking of having a flat surface of oak to show its grain but luckily, after cleaning the timber with my jointer in my woodworking shop, a beautiful oak knurl just appeared.

Well, the result was very pleasing. Here is the video as I'm building it in my shop, hope you like it.

Solid Robust Workbench

The first thing you need when setting up a new woodworking shop is a solid, robust workbench. It provides a flat, durable surface for the projects in your shop. You can also add many drawers for storage to keep your shop tidy.

For the skeleton, I followed the Pask's instructions. This workbench is built with 18mm (3/4") plywood. Tabletop is 6 layers of them. Layering plywoods provides a strong foundation which you expect from a workbench.

After finishing the first phase, I wanted to give it a better look with beautiful walnut texture. I covered the table top with a contrasting walnut. I added a vise. And finally, for storage i added 4 drawers (2 large + 2 thin), again covered with walnut.