This is my first real Scrollsaw project. I found a picture on the internet of one I liked so I sort of copied it. The bolt/washer/nut was my idea, the one I copied had a dowel with a ball on the end.

Made from Black Walnut.

 

Herb

That's pretty classy, Herb.

I LIKE IT!! Even has a nice flat top to put your drink,ER... magazine/book on. Very nice, did you cut the two sides at the same time? They look remarkably similiar (not all mine do  LOL)

1 minute ago, Artie said:

I LIKE IT!! Even has a nice flat top to put your drink,ER... magazine/book on. Very nice, did you cut the two sides at the same time? They look remarkably similiar (not all mine do  LOL)

Artie, I made a template,and drew it on the wood, then cut it 1/16th from the line and sanded it to the line with my spindle sander, then used a 1/4"r router bit and rounded the edges. I have trouble cutting to the line accurately .

Herb

That looks great Herb!

I'm sure Artie was referring to coffee as his drink. 

54 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

That's pretty classy, Herb.

it are that...

WOW! I Like It!!

4 hours ago, Artie said:

I LIKE IT!! Even has a nice flat top to put your drink,ER... magazine/book on. Very nice, did you cut the two sides at the same time? They look remarkably similiar (not all mine do  LOL)

Here are the pictures of the template and mock-up I did before to see if I liked it before I made the walnut one.

Herb

Very cool Herb and quite classy for it's intended purpose.

How are the sides attached to Artie's drink holder? Glue/pin nails? dowels? blind dovetail?

I really like the threaded bolt, washer & nut idea and incorporation. That turned out great!

What man wouldn't want to change out the empty TP roll with that feature?

8 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

How are the sides attached to Artie's drink holder? Glue/pin nails? dowels? blind dovetail?

On the mockup ,I used pin nails and on the walnut just butt and glue. I found the original picture.

Herb

Edited November 14, 20187 yr by Dadio

Great job Herb.  Is the nut & bolt actually threaded?

Edited November 14, 20187 yr by Cal

57 minutes ago, Cal said:

Great job Herb.  Is the nut & bolt actually threaded?

Yes, both ends, they have to be taken apart to change rolls.

Herb

Now you have went and done it Herb! Now you have to do towel racks, mirror frames to match to sit on the counter and some jewelry hangers. I also made a shelf for the hundreds of bottles of perfume and smellem good stuff. It all should match so if you build it all at the same time it will be easier to make the same colors match. But to start with you need to get a set of french curves at HL and some large sheets of graph paper at a printing store and a little practice you came be designing your own patterns. 

 I learned a lot about making things that go in bathrooms...If its going in a bathroom for the elderly don't have a lot of openings that will catch dead skin and dust...The things I made for our bathroom is cute yes but impossible to clean. 

  Then next one you make include an enclosed space for an extra roll of toilet paper or two. I didn't do that and the extra rolls still sit on the back of the commode.

 And don't forget, the elderly usually reaches for some thing to grab a hold of to help get off the pot so make things sturdy within reach of the commode. So your not in the elderly category yet, but you will be some day....

Great Job Herb!!!

I really like it!!

22 hours ago, Artie said:

I LIKE IT!! Even has a nice flat top to put your drink,ER... magazine/book on. Very nice, did you cut the two sides at the same time? They look remarkably similiar (not all mine do  LOL)

In todays' world, I'd bet the flat top would be more useful for cell phones that hardly ever leave peoples hands 

2 hours ago, It Was Al B said:

In todays' world, I'd bet the flat top would be more useful for cell phones that hardly ever leave peoples hands 

I thought the same thing...

2 hours ago, It Was Al B said:

In todays' world, I'd bet the flat top would be more useful for cell phones that hardly ever leave peoples hands 

They write articles about the amount of germs on the old dial phones, can imagine those I-Phones in the bathroom. 

1 hour ago, Dadio said:

can imagine those I-Phones in the bathroom.

From the reports I've seen, most toilets have less germs than the average cell phone

Great job Herb.