Though there's nothing spectacular about salad tongs, a serving board, a cooling rack and a recipe box, each of these projects has some unique feature.

 

The salad tongs make use of a clever rubber band tensioning system, the serving board has the most comfortable handle we've seen in awhile, the cooling rack uses a dovetail slat-and-groove for both strength and beauty, and the recipe box combines a handy built-in recipe card holder with fool-the-eye slanting sides that look (but aren't) hard to make.

 

The four projects aren't intended as a set, though by using the same wood for each you could achieve a uniformity in appearance.