What to give the person who has everything? In middle age I have frequently encountered this problem. Over the years, I have made and given pens, boxes, clocks and chopping boards. But this year, I found the holy grail of presents.Where once I might have given a bottle of whisky, now I can add a personal touch. This whisky cabinet is not only easy and quick to make, it is a statement piece that can sit proudly on a mantle piece.
The carcase is a box with a recessed platform that the bottle sits in, a spine or back piece, and a top – all of which sit on a bevelled pedestal. Gull-wing doors open to reveal and frame the contents within.
This project is relatively simple but you can make it more elaborate with featured timber, or by adding inlays or marquetry as shown on these pages. This article shows how
