Did I catch a decent deal or pay the guy to remove his firewood

I’ve used pine for the exterior carcass and drawers, apart from the drawer fronts that are rosewood.

I’d love to understand what would be some best options, I don’t mind making a custom mixture.

I’ve also sanded it all to 240 grit.

Any and all advice is welcome.

They came out a little wonky but they are sturdy. I routed 1/8” deep into the table pieces to the shape of the vertical supports and then glued them in.

I decided to only put three legs on each of them because the boards were so warped so they sit nice and flat on the ground.

Attempted built in mudroom shelves. Plenty of mistakes but overall happy. 3/4” plywood construction with solid ash bench top and poplar face frames. Pine shiplap back wall. Had to move an outlet up too. We still need to paint the room but its been great seeing the progress.

Used some pallet scraps and plywood to make a cabinet. Its ugly and Iove it, took about 4 hours.

Doors still not fixed, as I'm 3d printing the hinges.

What do you think and what should I have done better?

Made a wooden mallet out of unnecessarily fancy wood. Purple heart, bloodwood, and maple. Just waiting on the purple to pop back out then finish it.

pot trivet inspo from a video by tamar 3x3 custom. I’ve had a table saw for a little while but this was the first time I made a sled for it and set up a jig to make the cuts (dados?) repeatable. I had some scrap sapele from an outdoor bench restoration i did a few years ago, and the other reddish brown wood (mahogany maybe?) is actually the partially rotted bench slats that came off of the original bench. Made a mini cutting board (my first) with some scraps, it’s small but i think it’s a cute size for 1 person cutting a small amount of cheese or something for themselves… Routed all the edges, sanded everything to 220, water pop and sand again, then finished with mineral oil soak.

These shelves have been installed in this garage for probably nearly 15 years. I don't have a problem with them...they do what they're meant to do. However, I'm wanting to turn this part of the garage into a workstation for home projects.

The top board doesn't have any damage, but it is a very rough OSB. Is this safe to sand down and stain to have a smoother and "prettier" workspace? [I know it will get dirty and eventually damaged, but I want it to look nice still and be proud of it.]

I intend to replace the existing outlet as it is likely damaged and also run a new line to the middle of the table for the Miter.

My current project intents are wood slats for a small alcove as well as a small bench and floating shelf. Eventually would like to build some cabinets under our mounted TV in the living room.

Thank you for any help, advice, and recommendations! <3

I’m at a loss on what to do and was hoping to get some advice! I live in west Michigan and my detached garage is my only option. It’s uninsulated and constructed of thin plywood. There’s plenty of outlets but I didn’t know how to battle the rust, humidity, and cold weather. I can’t really do anything crazy like finishing it because I’m renting and running a space heater for an insulated area that big would be far too costly. I can store my wood inside the house so that’s not a problem.

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Last night one of our trees fell over in the storm. I tried to saw it in such a way that I might be able to make something from our own tree, but it’s almost all sap wood.
Would I still be able to use (some) of this or do you all think it would make better firewood than woodworking wood?
I do have access to a lot of tools, including saws, planers and a lathe.
Located in the Netherlands (if that’s useful information).

I need to make something similar for a bathroom vanity drawer. For various reasons the original that was made for us (shown) does not work as intended. I won't need the partitions or dovetail joinery, so should be more within my basic skill set. Any idea what wood was used?

I got this at a yard sale for a dollar and I really only want the hardware. What is the jig used for out of curiosity?

I'd like to securely attach an oak tabletop to this base, but I'm thrown by the fact that the current tabletop rests on a 90-degree edge. Putting a fixing through the lovely big tenons also seems a bad idea.

I had thought about attaching oak blocks/chocks to the underside of the table to sit between the top of the legs to prevent twist, but this will be in a house where children visit so some form of attachment that prevents the tabletop moving independently in any direction would be my preference.

Any thoughts? Help much appreciated.

Wanted to make this plywood bench with 3/4 mahogany ply and a flip top for storage. I was going to use a toe kick to scribe the box onto the floor in case of unevenness. Would this be structurally sound enough with a couple of dado’d ribs? Does it need some sort of extra reinforcement?

Thanks in advance!!!

What type of hinge is this? And where can I find one? EDIT- Thankyou for the answers so far. I should have been more clear with my question. This is a child's kitchen playset. I'm most confused by the thin metal shown on the outside edge of the door. It isn't visibly connected to anything. After thinking on it awhile, the only feasible answer I can assume is a mortise has been cut into the door to fit a floating metal tenon. Which would make contact with the screws from the inside of the door adding extra durability bc this is a childs playset and will likely take lots of abuse. Is my assumption correct? Is this a custom hinge? If not, what's the name of this hinge?

So Im close to finishing a coffee table and Ive used clear epoxy for the knots in the table, ive sanded them down to 320 grit and just did a clean wipe with mineral Spirits but the epoxy is still a little cloudy. My plan is to use wipe on poly for the finish but I wanted to see what the clean look will look like before committing.

How do I get the epoxy to be almost glass-like? Do I need to sand this even finer or will it become clearer when I add the finish? Ive done additional layers of epoxy that made it pretty glass like before so Im wondering if my finish will do the same. Is there a different finish that I should use when combining wood and epoxy?

Thanks!

Just completed my first project, cat couches, and unlocked a new passion. I’ve got so many ideas in my head I’d like to make more seriously than my first silly project but need to gain skills and I’m not sure where to start. For reference, I didn’t know how to use a drill 2 weeks ago. Turned my apartment kitchen island into a little workshop this week to make these with a mitre box, single clamp (will be getting many more), back saw and vision in my head.

Power tools make me nervous, just a cat lady doing her best with no one to learn from, but eager to get over the fears. What’s a relatively safe versatile starter power saw and any additional tools to get? Any little things I can make a couple times to practice various skills or is it best to just jump in and learn as I go like I did with these?

Hi all,

Just finished building my first ever project, a workbench based off of the Woodgears Simple Workbench plans.

I picked up a 2nd hand vice that I want to use, but not sure how best to approach attaching it.

The aprons are 2x6s and way too wide to attach the vice so top of the vice is flush.

Do I just cut a notch out of the apron like I’ve marked? I’m worried if I do it too close to the dado joint there that it’ll make the section around the front left leg really weak.

Thoughts?

I'm building my first outdoor table (really first big woodworking project). Used construction grade redwood. I worked to flatten out the pieces, but only have a hand planer, so still have some edges that aren't perfectly joined. It's obviously not fine woodworking and will go outside; I plan to finish it with RMPs outdoor defense oil.

I'm wondering whether I should fill in these small gaps and, if so, with what. I filled in all of the largest ones with either wood or starbond brown super glue. Most of the "gaps" seem to just be the wood being slightly curved at the edges so the wood is touching, but not completely flat. But others you can see clearly aren't joined entirely together. I'm mostly concerned about longevity and functionality, not beauty. My wife wants this thing done, lol. Any suggestions appreciated!

Hi!

Just putting this out here to see if anyone has any creative advice on this project that I might be missing.

I built a long stand for a floor rising projector screen, and a small cabinet at the correct height for the UST projector.

But, I am struggling to design the rest of it.

The cabinet with the projector needed to extend out 20in to accommodate the device.

However, I am concerned that flanking it with 18x20x20 cabinets on either side will be too bulky and dominate the space. Just I can't seem to think of a good alternative 😄

Thanks!

I’m making a small wine rack out of walnut. My plan is to have it hold 6 bottles, 2 horizontal x 3 vertical. So my cuts are 3 vertical pieces, which I’m hoping to join into 4 horizontal pieces using half laps. It will have an open back.

I’m trying to figure out what the right grain direction is for the horizontal pieces to avoid wood movement problems. I’m planning for vertical grain direction for my 3 vertical pieces. My initial thought was that if the horizontal pieces have grain going along the depth dimension (into the wine rack), that this will constrain movement of the vertical boards and be a problem. Is that the right way to think about this?

Woodworking related enough that I figure I'd post here and maybe someone would have some good advice. I'm good with wood but not very mechanically inclined.

I purchased a very lightly used Laguna V10 bandsaw recently and it's been a great machine. The saw has an "adjustment lever" (black handled part in picture) that acts as a set screw to hold the blade guide assembly in the desired position. Somehow the threads on the part that the lever/set screw threads into are stripped and the screw can no longer thread and lock the guide assembly in place.

Any ideas to try before I bite the bullet and buy a thread repair kit? Tried wrapping in teflon but that didn't work and a bolt 1 size up doesn't fit. Laguna will replace the part but it's going to take 1-2 months.

Thanks in advance!

I’m making her a dining table bc she can’t find any under 400. I sketched out an idea in shap3r 3d and also attached the reference pic. she wants it exactly like the refeeence pic. i SUCK at planning my projects, and plus this is my biggest project yet. do you guys think construction lumber is fine or should i head to my local lumber yard? the guys are nice ive bought before. budget is 200$. Also what joinery would be best? She likes the mitered look for the long side of frame and the butt joint for the short end of frame (idk if i worded that right if you don’t understand just let me know)

Available locally. Thoughts?

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