FabSwingers.com forum: Can you remember what you made in woodwork lesson

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

At school. I remember making a shoe box

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

A smaller piece of wood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A pencil case

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

A mug tree

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By *illie99TV/TS
over a year ago

Central Scotland

A polar bear and a letter rack, there's probably far more but it's that far back I can't recall

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By *oldyoudown41Man
over a year ago

Winchester

Coffee Table

, good old days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A jewellery box

Took me bloody ages as well

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Bedford

Mug tree

2 tier pencil case

3D puzzle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Small bird box

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mug tree

2 tier pencil case

3D puzzle"

2 tier

budget must have been insane!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tea pot coaster...which was half eaten by one of our dogs in 1985..

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mug tree

2 tier pencil case

3D puzzle

2 tier

budget must have been insane!"
can't picture a 2 tier pencil case

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I didn’t do woodwork class

I made many tablecloth’s and tea cosy’s

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By *eductiveEyesKillerThighsWoman
over a year ago

Nowhere & Everywhere

I made a little box / mini coffin suitable for a hamster or similar rodent!

I was not a typical child!

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By *AYENCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

A petrol station complete with carwash - I nicked a couple of my mum's curlers - enjoyed it so much I've never stopped, though I make bigger things nowadays.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Splinters

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

A jewelry box and wooden bookends with metal work scrolls. Both of which I still own

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A wood dildo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A pencil case with a sliding lid

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

A train, it had a battery powered motor.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Bedford

"Mug tree

2 tier pencil case

3D puzzle

2 tier

budget must have been insane!can't picture a 2 tier pencil case

The top tier rotated to reveal the bottom tier.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Bedford

"Splinters

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

The worlds worst coffee table

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A wine rack.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A jewellery box and Im sure my Mum still has it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A real mess and disappointed parents

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We were rationed.

I was given a 8” bit of 2x2 so I carved it a bit and declared it a model of a totem pole.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The very first thing i help make in Woodwork was the wooden mould for a Fiberglass canoe, We did eventually make the canoe from it as well in the second year.

For "O" Level i made an Appalachian dulcimer. It's a 4 stringed instrument and to be honest sounds horrible, i actually sold it to a music shop about 15 years ago for £1400

, never did tell them i made it at school

When i left school i also made a Gibson Flying V copy out of Mahogany and beech, i could never afford the proper pickups for it though, so it was never used and has long gone to the tip now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A model plane which got destroyed by a 747 3 weeks later.

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

A toast rack

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"A toast rack "

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The very first thing i help make in Woodwork was the wooden mould for a Fiberglass canoe, We did eventually make the canoe from it as well in the second year.

For "O" Level i made an Appalachian dulcimer. It's a 4 stringed instrument and to be honest sounds horrible, i actually sold it to a music shop about 15 years ago for £1400

, never did tell them i made it at school

When i left school i also made a Gibson Flying V copy out of Mahogany and beech, i could never afford the proper pickups for it though, so it was never used and has long gone to the tip now."
wow a true professional

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Girls didn't get to try woodwork when I was at school

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

A table that wobbled with hideous 70’s tiles on top..

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By *ornyhappyCouple
over a year ago

perth

A letter rack, a keyring & a wooden box with a lid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Firewood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still have a photo!

Quite a quirky/impressive Wood/Acrylic combo coffee table

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"At school. I remember making a shoe box

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a dinosaur carving

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A stick

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Salt and pepper cellars and for GCSE a Trophy Cabinet out of mahogany.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

long time ago but a mitre box, still have it today!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"long time ago but a mitre box, still have it today!

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Yep. A spatula, a jewellery box, a keyring and a peg board game.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One term we made mini hockey sticks. Mine ended up being my first ever dildo a few years later

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By *drian HardthrobMan
over a year ago

Worcester

Made a little puzzle box

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The world's most ugliest door stop

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

A square stool with green and cream raffia cord woven top, a book shelf...and the tea pot stand

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By *andyMinx_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds

A mess

But it was supposed to be a door number plaque

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A toy tank. A jewellery box for my mum which she still has and a set of check pattern coasters which my parents still have.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i mr made a spice rack, mum still has it on her wall, mrs made a jewely box

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The very first thing i help make in Woodwork was the wooden mould for a Fiberglass canoe, We did eventually make the canoe from it as well in the second year.

For "O" Level i made an Appalachian dulcimer. It's a 4 stringed instrument and to be honest sounds horrible, i actually sold it to a music shop about 15 years ago for £1400

, never did tell them i made it at school

I would hope so after all these years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A knife holder for kitchen knives ...

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

A miniature horse.

I've lately learned that there are similar ones made in Sweden called Dala horses; which are painted with bright patterns.

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

London sometimes

A dulcimer, a garden sieve, and a box.

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By *lice MaliceWoman
over a year ago

The Facility

A spatula and a letter rack. I still use the spatula

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"One term we made mini hockey sticks. Mine ended up being my first ever dildo a few years later

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I remember making dovetail joints too. I think we learned more things like joining than making items.

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By *isiseCouple
over a year ago

Yorkshire

And to think I used to teach woodwork in schools!

Never knew the stuff that was made was so popular!

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

An envelope opener

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember making the teacher pretty angry regular

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"An envelope opener"

In woodwork?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"An envelope opener

In woodwork?"

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By *asha86Couple
over a year ago

walsall

A doorstop xT

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Crawley Down

I made a chess table, a bowl in woodwork, oh and a clock.

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By *inxybWoman
over a year ago

Durham

A side table…two bits of MDF that slotted together for the base, painted to look like MasterCard and a fifty pence for the top! That was about 34 years ago and my sister still uses it to stand her Christmas tree on, obviously hidden under a cloth!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Letter holder and a wooden spatula which my mum had and used for years and years

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By *hrissieTV/TS
over a year ago

Colchester

A bee hive

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

A box.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A duck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm jealous. My school didn't do anything so exciting.

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

A mess when I cut my finger on the saw

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By *asual_WandererWoman
over a year ago

A spot you want me

A box... with dovetail joints

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A string winder and after almost 40 years my dad still has it in his shed

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"A box... with dovetail joints"

Snap.

We then etched a design on it with a solder iron.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trinket/Jewellery box and some salad servers.

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By *dquestCouple
over a year ago

Peterborough

Bird house if I remember correctly through the mists of time!

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Leeds

A wooden bowl. We spent about a term hollowing it out a bit more each week. Then the teacher took one from a pupil to demonstrate that it needed to be a bit deeper. Put his chisel straight through the bottom.

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By *ooo wet tight hornyWoman
over a year ago

lancashire

I made a jewelry box that my Mum still uses and also a Horses head bookend...I still have that too..

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

A wooden horse

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

A slightly smaller block of wood then the one I started with. Embarrassing really as my uncle was classed as a “toy maker” (a high level of competence in carpentry from the days of yore)

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

A wooden clock

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Two guitars, half of another guitar, neck rest and various useful jigs

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By *not123Couple
over a year ago

sp1

Jewellery box

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By *iss MaverickWoman
over a year ago

Cardiff

Randomly my wood work also included plastics... I made, and still have, a wooden duck whose mouth opens and closes when it's pulled on its wheels, and a plastic pig made out of moulded plastic

quite impressed with myself tbh hahahaha

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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago

halifax

A book/video cupboard...still in use and in the living room.

And a sledge... broke that hitting a rock at what felt like warp 5

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By *ealthy_and_HungMan
over a year ago

Princes Risborough, Luasanne, Alderney

a menu holder shaped like a hen

a jewellry box

a clock

a bookcase

a coffee table

a carrom board with marketry depicting deities

a half glazed door

a 7 tread staircase with kite winders

a box sash window

an acustic guitar

lots of things turned on the lathe

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"A smaller piece of wood

That was my project too.. Turns out I made a piece of art... Only took me 2 years too.

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By *errocaWoman
over a year ago

Shropshire

A chess table

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

An automoton owl,

perspex rabbit

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

"An automoton owl,

perspex rabbit "

extendable mug holder, dad still uses it..

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By *007ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

I still have the first thing,,,a mouse! Not the computer variaty lol

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"The very first thing i help make in Woodwork was the wooden mould for a Fiberglass canoe, We did eventually make the canoe from it as well in the second year.

For "O" Level i made an Appalachian dulcimer. It's a 4 stringed instrument and to be honest sounds horrible, i actually sold it to a music shop about 15 years ago for £1400

, never did tell them i made it at school

When i left school i also made a Gibson Flying V copy out of Mahogany and beech, i could never afford the proper pickups for it though, so it was never used and has long gone to the tip now."

Blimey... I take it you passed with Gibson flying v colours!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I made a wooden pencil case thing and a totem pole ornament xx

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By *ngrylookingpenis123Woman
over a year ago

A duck that wobbled when you pulled him along

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I made a wooden pencil case thing and a totem pole ornament xx"
have you still got them xx

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