Tony Frentrop | carpenter | artist
Day 11 –
This is a habitat I whipped up today for my pet centipede. As in, now he has officially become my pet.
I caught him in my garage about 2 1/2 months ago. He’s been living in the jar I originally caught him in. Ever so often I’ll give him some fresh grass and water and he’s a trooper.
So now he has a new home.
Threw this together with maple, plexi-glass, and five-minute epoxy.
Misc pieces I’m working on for a display case for a mink skull.
For Day 5 I made a case for my Snake Eyes collection. This is a metal grate soldered to a hinge to create a gate-like opening. The other side is stationary. There are also four copper wrappers on each corner to give it an older look. The case is made of 7/16 oak.
I was looking to make an organic body part out of something cold and industrial. Came up with this – its my Heart Shaped Copper Box. The whole piece came out of a large flat sheet of copper that’s about 2/3 the thickness of a penny and its about yay big. Hard to tell from the pics, but all the joints are soldered together.
I made this toolbox to hold some of my smaller supplies.
The doors on top are held together with a rotating latch. They swing open and each door houses a drawer or two. There is space behind them for more storage. The size is perfect for sanding sponges.
There are 2 long drawers. I made the handles out of walnut and made a slight indention for a more ergonomical grip in the center of each handle.
There are more photos and close up details in my Box-gallery. Click here to view them.
going to pieces 