We resurrected our Friday coffee group at work and the Galoot Coffee Caddy has been pressed back into service! I made this last year when our group of four became a group of five. Besides accommodating more than the disposable cardboard carriers, it is reusable and much cooler!
This was a fun project with a surprising amount of joinery: dado, stop dado, half-lap, double mortise and tenon, and dovetails. The wood was some mystery "mahogany" which I think is some kind of Philippine or Luan type. I selected only the more dense of the boards as some was too spongy or "popcorny".
Here's the final dry fit:
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And a series of the caddy being disassembled down to it's separate components:
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After glue-up - first unfinished, and then with a coat of mineral oil:
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A close-up of the dovetails. I just love the contrast between end grain and long grain after it has been oiled.
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And final shot of the caddy alongside its mock-up. I don't usually do mock-ups, but since the sizing was critical, I wanted to make sure I got it right.
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A fun project that makes me happy every Friday! Viva Caffeine!
I like this project. Very clever.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and practical. Well done.
ReplyDeleteCute project (and lovely dovetails!).
ReplyDeleteMakes me wish I hadn't given up coffee. : (
So much cooler than cardboard...and greener ;).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words!
ReplyDeleteum. I need one of these! Can you made one for sale?
ReplyDeleteWell, that might be possible. Email me and we'll talk about it...
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