There are an even dozen of these tiny carry baskets; now they will all need to be painted, and then filled. They measure 3.2 x 2.4 cm each (1 1/4 x 7/8" ). I thought this would go quickly, but....
I cut out the handle supports, sides and ends in stacks, and of course, the stacks shifted as I cut them. All the original short sides (24 of them!) had to be discarded; I followed instructions, but they were .3 cm too short.
Drilling the holes for the crosspiece was also interesting; my pin vise does not take large drill bits, so I drilled first with a thin bit, then with my largest bit. That was followed with my 5/64th bit, which doesn't fit into the pin vise; I had to twirl that one by hand. And after that, I needed to use a needle file to ream the holes out some more. And of course, several cracked as I assembled the handles, as I was using stir sticks. Did I mention my wood supply is emptying fast?
The handles had to be shaped; I used an emery board for that, and now my arm hurts. I'm going away and eat tacos!
But in the end they all turned out great! Have an extra taco to celebrate!!! They look great, Marijke.
ReplyDeleteI love how they look! Perfect little carry trays. They remind me of Eliza Dolittle with her basket of violets.
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ReplyDeleteHi Ann, welcome to the blog. Thinking of taking up miniatures?
DeleteI how I can relate to production line problems! But you persevered and ended up with a dozen awesome mini baskets! And got to cheer yourself up with tacos. Sounds like a pretty good day to me! Will will always make the way...
ReplyDeleteThis particular production line didn't work that well. I should have done them individually and saved time. Hah! I painted the baskets today, now I get to think about filling them.
DeleteCuanta producción y que bonitas todas !!!!
ReplyDeleteAn Amazingly Good assemblage of wooden utility baskets. I realize how tedious and fiddly making the same thing over and over can be but you've done a terrific job with the first stage and I can't wait to see what the next phases will bring.
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