New Life Woodworker

New Life Woodworker Unique woodwork, handcrafted from rescued timber. I give old wood new life — and support charities helping others to build new lives.

09/09/2026

SHOP SCENES 090926. This little bench hook I made is an absolute workhorse! Bench hooks are normally used to hold components for sawing - you'll have seen this in an earlier Shop Scenes reel. However, as my bench is perfectly flat it can also double as a shooting board - as it is here. The brown fence holds the component at exactly 90 degrees to the edge of the board. The hand plane (on its side) then runs snug along that edge and therefore trims the component down to precisely 90 degrees to its top edge i.e. perfectly square. 👌 It even then serves as a stop to steady components for chisel work - you may have seen this on an earlier reel when I was cutting rebate joints. Three processes supported by a single, simple jig I made from off cuts in about 15 minutes. Love that! 💪

09/09/2026

SHOP SCENES 080926. Just cutting out the rebate joints for another pencil box. It takes about 10 mins per joint, and there's 4 on every box. That chisel has to be scary sharp to get the precision we're looking for. This one's just about ready to be sharpened again but still doing the job well. It's difficult to describe the satisfaction of pressing in and seeing that shaving curl up as you feel the blade quietly thud into the vertical wall. ... And all with Stevie Wonder vibing through the shop speaker.

09/09/2026

SHOP SCENES 08/09. Just setting my marking gauge to 52mm so I can score cutting lines precisely and consistently for every piece. The finished size will be 50mm on the nose but we cut to 52mm and then take the last millimetre of each side on the shooting board. This allows me to dial into precisely 50mm and ensures the piece ends up perfectly square. Trust me - there's a lot more to working with your hands than just working with your hands.

08/09/2026

SHOP SCENES 0709. No big reveal. No fancy editing. Just a bloke quietly cracking on in his workshop. I'm dimensioning components for the pencil boxes. Using a Gentleman's Saw (what a fantastic name for a hand tool!) to cut out the sides from a re-sawn pallet board. The bench hook will then double up as a shooting board and I'll come in with the hand plane to shave each component down to precise dimensions and perfect square.

07/09/2026

14/25. Polished, packaged... And ready to go! Rebate joints. Natural wood finish. Sliding lid. Finger hook handle. Oils. Wax. Sweet! 👌

In case you're new here: the Pallet-to-Pounds challenge is our attempt to raise £1000 for charity from items made from a single discarded pallet.

The limited edition boxes (25) are selling out fast but we do have a few still available. Comment below if you're interested. Customisation is also an option - size, joint construction, lid colour, handle.

We'll be releasing additional items made from other elements of the pallet soon. But for now, we're locked in on the boxes.

Give us a follow and pop along to our Just Giving page to see how this pans out...

https://www.justgiving.com/page/pallet-to-pounds?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

06/09/2026

17/25. Mint finish lid and base. Pristine, not distressed. Rebate joints. Dimple handle. Hard wax oil finish.

In case you're new here: the Pallet-to-Pounds challenge is out attempt to raise £1000 for charity from items made from a single discarded pallet.

The limited edition boxes (25) are selling out fast but we do have a few still available. Comment below if you're interested. Customisation is also an option - size, joint construction, lid colour, handle.

We'll be releasing additional items made from other elements of the pallet soon. But for now, we're locked in on the boxes.

Give us a follow and pop along to our Just Giving page to see how this pans out...

https://www.justgiving.com/page/pallet-to-pounds?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

05/09/2026

And the next one. Handcrafted. Hand finished. 100% human.

05/09/2026

So this is 13/25 - a cute little pink number. Rebate joints. Dimple handle. Destined for the desk of long-time New Life supporter .rogerson1864.

The Pallet-to-Pounds limited edition (25) is selling out fast but we do have a few still available. Comment below if you're interested. Customisation is also an option - size, joint construction, lid colour, handle.

We'll be releasing additional items made from other elements of the pallet soon. But for now, we're locked in on the boxes.

In case you're new here: the Pallet-to-Pounds challenge is out attempt to raise £1000 for charity from items made from a single discarded pallet.

Give us a follow and pop along to our Just Giving page to see how this pans out...

https://www.justgiving.com/page/pallet-to-pounds?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

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