alright today on repairs101 i�m going toshow you a bunch of really easy do it yourself projects that almost anyone can do on anybudget that make really great cost effective gifts.you know, i�ve made a lot of boxes as gifts for people over the years and they�re generallyreally well received. i make them using mitre joints, dado joints, simple butt joints, elaboratemortise and tenons � you know, whatever. here�s a box i made but instead of a lidi strung a hanger across the top and drilled a three quarter inch hole for a songbird�snesting site. if you don�t like birds you can stick a thermometer or a clock in it.i pretty much always use recycled or reclaimed materials.i like to carve dug-out boxes in all kinds
of shapes � use your creativity. this onehas a snug fitting step on the lid that holds it secure. you can get a nice set of brasshinges for about five bucks or improvise like i did with this brass hinge pin.this is an end piece of a mahogany handrail that i think will make a really nice low-profilejewellery box. so mark out your dug-out section� set thedepth on your drill press or mark the bit with a bit of tape.i actually ran out of time before i could finish this box but here�s yet another dug-outbox i made a while back. i actually didn�t make this coaster setbut i�ve got a pretty good idea how it was done.you normally see long flat cribbage boards
with two sets of sixty or a hundred and twentyholes. instead i took this scrap of mahogany and made a nice delta pattern to leapfrogyour pegs around. throw in a deck of playing cards and it�s starting to look like a prettygood gift. now this is my tool caddy that i cut out ofa six by six western red cedar post that used to support my rear porch.if you can get your hands on some mammoth or mastodon ivory at a local lapidary shop� you�ll find it works beautifully with rasps and rifflers and it can be wet sandeddown to a really fine polish. now i�ve found hair jewellery is a big hitwith women who wear their hair long. but it takes a special kind of girl to wear a hairclip made from a macintosh lc575.
work glue in well with a scraper until thewood is completely saturated and use clamps to create this cutting board that i made fromsome old teak scraps that i rescued from the dumpster.wipe excess glue off with a damp rag so you don�t have to scrape and sand it off thenext day. here i mark it on two sides so i can followthe line with the blade exactly. a little mineral oil and it�s ready for usein the shop or in the kitchen. alright thanks for watching and don�t forgetto subscribe!