IKEA table made up with pallet wood

We had this cheap IKEA table and after seeing a few people on the internet make theirs more interesting to look at I thought I'd give it a go. Not much to lose as the tables are cheap and the pallet timber is free.

I cut the timber on my table saw.
Sanded it.
Glued it.
Took a couple back off after it didn't look right (a bit of a pain).
Glued and nailed an edge for finish, then stained and varnished.
I painted the legs with a grey Matt gloss paint then put the original shelf back.

Mahogany bird design door wedge

I was given some mahogany a while back!

After seeing lots of different bird designs I thought I'd make a door wedge, or door stopper.

I drew the bird free hand on card until I was happy then tagged it to the mahogany.

I cut it out with a jigsaw, then hand sanded it lightly.

Just coat of Danish oil, then another, very light sand and buff and it was done.