Good Timber

James sent in this photo of a bedside cabinet he made from English elm and European ash he bought from Good Timber. A simple elegant design that shows off the beauty of the wood grain.

Hello, Some months ago you supplied me with two lengths of American black walnut which I have used to make a wooden steering wheel rim for my 1974 MGB. These photos show some stages in the construction. As you  can see the first step was to make two hexagons and then to machine them into circles using a router. I made a jig for the router which allowed it to turn and also to be lifted on and off the work. The wheel was made by making two identical circles between which the metal rim of the wheel was sandwiched, having cut a slot in each half for this in advance. ( I bought a second hand wheel on eBay for this project and stripped off the original rubber and plastic rim). The trickiest bit was to machine the 'shoulders' which shroud the ends of the spokes. As you know one slip with a router and hours of work can be ruined. The finger grooves at the back of the wheel were also done with the router, this time adapted to run in and out from the centre to the rim.