Cheese Doorstop

Inspired by the wedge shape of a good piece of edam or the inspiring and iconic holes of swiss. Combining them together to make a function item at home for any cheese lover.

Equipment

• A piece of wood
• A cutting tool - saw, bandsaw, circular saw, drop saw table saw etc.
• A drill
• A variety of drill bits
• Sand paper
• Red and Yellow Paint (could be acrylic or spray paint)

This piece of wood was collected from a spare pallet, you can easily purchase some pine or any scrap wood you have

For a pallet:

1. Carefully remove the nails from the piece of wood
2. If a nail cannot be removed make sure to mark it extremely clearly where it is so as to avoid damaging any equipment
3. Select a length of the wood that is clear of too much damage from nails and other causes

An ideal door stop should be between 15 to 30 degrees.

1. Print out the template (see attached image) and cut out the desired angle (somewhere between the 15 and 30 degree lines)
2. Stick the template on the side of the wood
3. Cut to desired length (adding a few mm extra due to sanding back the weathered surface)
4. You will most definately need to slice your wood length wise as a standard piece of wood will be about 2 to 3 times the required thickness
5. Cut desired wedge angle

Swiss cheese requires the holes

1. Select a larg drill bit
2. Drill about 3 to 5 holes on the top and sides
3. Switch out for a medium sized drill bit and repeat step 2
4. You may even want to try drilling a hole between the top and a side

Edam cheese needs to have the curved wax for this we need to

1. Sand back the cheese edges to give a curved edge, this will help the red paint look more like wax later

Carefully sand all the surfaces, working up to the highest grit that is practical.

To sand in the holes you could use

• A rotary tool like a dremel
• A piece of dowl (or something similar) with some sand paper on the end
• Sandpaper and a finger
• Just leave it with the finish from the drill

Swiss Cheese:

Swiss Cheese is yellow so;

1. Select and spray the wooden cheese with the yellow paint
2. Wait for the paint to dry before rotating for the other surfaces
3. Ensure each side has a minimum of 2 coats

The photos above are painted with acrylic

Edam Cheese

Edam cheese has an outer wax coating so;

1. Paint the central strip yellow and ensure the preferred number of coats is achieved
2. If spray painting - mask off the yellow paint, leaving 1 to 2 mm strip of yellow exposed on the edge
3. Paint the back and edges of the wedge with red paint. The exposed 2mm of yellow will give the illusion of the wax being thick, helping to sell the wedge of cheese look
4. Once dry, remove the tape and touch up any areas which require paint

If your floors are slippery or the door stop doesn't stop the door closing

Floor Boards:

Add some rubber draw liner to the base.

Carpet:

Try adding on some of the rough side (hook) of the velcro to the base