Category Archives: Projects

More laser-cut honey boxes

Posted on January 11, 2026 by james

First, one for six standard 1lb round jars for Wivey Kitchen, from Wivey Grows. And then another box for my own honey, this time with my contact details on the back.

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Laser cut jewellery display

Posted on January 10, 2026 by james

My daughter asked if I could make a little display stand for the earrings she makes to sell and suchlike. “Shouldn’t be that hard,” I thought. Here’s the actual stand. FreeCAD for the win, once again. Just need to make … Continue reading →

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Bait hive floors

Posted on January 10, 2026 by james

I’ve never had purpose-made bait hives. I just use old brood boxes that aren’t really good enough for bees to over-winter in. I paint them a dark green/grey so I can tell them apart from all the others. Then I … Continue reading →

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My honey jar box is evolving…

Posted on January 10, 2026 by james

I don’t feel that I’ve reached the final iteration yet, but I wanted to do something that made the box rather more visually appealing. Here’s what I came up with.

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A new box for honey jars

Posted on January 9, 2026 by james

Now I have the laser cutter, I thought I could make a better box for displaying and transporting jars of honey. Then I found the “laser cut interlocking” plugin for FreeCAD and I was away! This is my first attempt.

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More clearer boards incoming

Posted on January 8, 2026 by james

I needed some more clearer boards. It’s tempting to stack all the supers in an apiary together to clear them, but in some cases I just don’t have the space (or anywhere remotely level), so I needed some more clearer … Continue reading →

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The compost toilet is complete!

Posted on January 7, 2026 by james

The “throne” is finally finished and in use thanks to some scrap phenolic ply and a cheap fake wooden seat.

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Getting close with the compost toilet

Posted on July 2, 2024 by james

Now it’s in situ, I grabbed some scrap timber and 15mm hexa ply from the waste bin at work and today made the “throne” for the compost toilet. Hopefully I have sufficient left over to make some doors and perhaps … Continue reading →

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Fun moving the compost toilet

Posted on July 2, 2024 by james

When I designed and started building the compost toilet, my intention was that it should sit comfortably on the pallet forks I have for my compact tractor so I could move it around. I’ve now reached the stage of wanting … Continue reading →

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Let’s have a little jig

Posted on May 13, 2024 by james

One the rain started this morning, I retired to the workshop for the day. I was casting around for things to do when I realised that I had sufficient bits to make two more fat dummies, so I got those … Continue reading →

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