/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Also wondering if anyone has some suggestions for my next project. I've gotten some interest in buying this piece so I'm thinking about actually putting together some nicer retail-ish pieces.

more in progress shots.

look at all this wood.

I bet it wobbles with out a skirt

woah, check out that alchemy. Transmuted that beautiful pine into less beautiful but somehow more popular chestnut. At the very least it went from super scratch prone to scratch and spill proof.

>>841085
it's actually rock solid. I can use it as a bench with no wobble at all, and I'm 260 pounds.

only one more pic worth sharing.

>>841091
>>841085

check the screw pattern and leg style for why it's stable. There's also a triangle wedge hidden in the leg joints, on opposing corners, if you look closely. Also lied, one more after this.

last picture, and probably my better half's favorite. All decked out in the living room.

oh right, I said I'd post the side table too.

It's not done yet.

>>841097
and a parts view. Note: lack of crossbrace. I'm doing a testfit when it all dries, then cutting it to size.

And that brings us to now.

Ahh didnt see that brace on the first pic.


I would suggest hiding the screws next time. Either using pocket holes and plugs , or using a plug cutter and drill bit set.

I hate the collor. But to each his own.


I would have used milk pant and done a rough whiped and sanded finish. Then sealed it.

Installing the end vice on a new workbench

top all glue together and flattened

>>841423
I went with two from vises. My next bench im definitely doinh a tail vise

>>841432
Front vices

Yea I went with a leg vice on the front and ill be adding a sliding deadman once its all put together

>>841087
>>841091
I have bad news for you.
I too once thought the surface could be a load bearing structure.
it can't.
next time you need to build a frame on which the top surface rests. otherwise your middle beam will flex.

>>841092
You should add at least one frame boqrd across the bottom to support each of the boards equally, and bolt the boards to it. You can find some nice rustic looking bolts to add (or give it a patina).

Those legs look like they might spread apart and collapse before the benches time. Otherwise I dig the look. Been meaning to make a table myself.

German table engineering masterrace obsiegt again, dude.

>>841866
>Gaffel Kölsch
A true gentleman and a scholar.

>>841765
That is nice work.


I made mine out of glued up 1x4. To make a tenon and mortis frame. Then i drawboared each joint.

There is no glue holding the joints so i can knock it doen when i move.


Once i get a house big enough with a proper workshop i hope to build a nice bench like yours.


I love the Quaker benches with the dogged tail vice, and leg vice.

I am making a cabinet and want to make one of the doors a mesh screen rather then solid.


What would the best way to do this be?

Just mount the mesh to the back of the frame? Rabbit out a section of the frame and inlay it?

Assembly will be with a kreg jig.

>>841082
Next project? A stand up desk. They keep your posture from going to shit from sitting all day. I'm building one now from some cypress slabs I got

>>842069
Again picture is upside down. Fuck

>>841866
Ein wirklich sehr moderner Fliesentisch.

>>842176
It is not fliesen, it is painted/ sprayed. But tnx ;)

>>842070
Open it up in an editor on your phone, and crop/resize it that will make sure it is oriented correctly.


Moots last fuck you was this damn phone image flipping

bump motharfukarz

Just a simple poilsh job on a decorative piece, for my parents. Can I get some advice on finishing it? First time working on wood in years. I want it to be smooth and shiny. I heard a shitty story of how rubbing a chicken bone on wood after sanding can give a really glossy finish, any truth to that? Other wise all I have at the minute is some teak oil. Not entirely sure what kind of wood it is, but as you might be able to tell from pic, the left end has a reddy brown tinge to it, if that's any clue

>>842536
Dont do that.

Use lacquer. You apply a coat and sand it back with with 400 grit paper, then apply 3 -6 additional coats. Sand with a 600grit then 800, 1000 grit, 1200, then 2000 grit.

You alternate which direction you sand. ( up and down. For one grit , the left to right with the next.

Ince all the scratches are out, you use an electric polisher and automotive polish to get the highest gloss possible.

>>841866

great beer, terrible looking table.

>>842551
Thanks anon, I'll drop by the store tomorrow to pick up some laquer

Red oak scabbard. It's unfinished in this picture

>>842577
sweet dude.
are you going to add metal banding to it?

>>842580
I don't have the tools or knowledge for that yet, plan on doing a bit on leatherwork for it tho.

This pic is from today, got the woodstain on

>>842581
awesome
how snugly does the sword fit inside?

>>842584

glides in for the last 6", gets snug in the last inch. doesnt take much force to pull it out, but you can hold the sword point-down by the hilt and it doesnt fall off.

>>842576
Actually im going to ammend what i told you.


The process i outlined is what i do on gun stocks. For which i use an oil based finish.

For your piece i would do some things different. Since your going for a high gloss display piece


First use a pore sealer. It will fill the wood grain before you apply the lacquer. With oil finishes this isnt needed but for lacquer it is a must.


Then put on 5-6 good layers of lacquer. On the face you will display

Then walk away from the piece for 1 week ( 2 or 3 would be better) to let the lacquer cure fully.
Then sand it down, start with 600, 800,1000, 1200, 2000 then the auto polish and a buffing machine.


Still sand in alternating directions.
Once finished flip it over and lacquer the back with a couple of coats , you can sand it and polish of you want but if it wont be seen why bother.

>>842593
Thanks man

Would danish oil work as pore sealer?
Also, should I sand in between those 5-6 coats, or apply them first, then sand after it cures?

It's my first one ever, now that the project's coming to and end i'm fairly pleased with the results. I hope to make more for other swords.

It was made from one scrap piece of oak hardwood flooring, ripcut down its length to make two planks.

You can see in this pic that the contours of the outside aren't squared up with the blade channel on the inside.

made from 2x4 premium pine. all pocket holed and countersinked. its my computer desk now. i did a similar thing to my tv stand. room is mess so i havent taken pic of it.

>>842599
No you cant mix danish oil and lacquer.

Next to the lacquer they will have a pore sealer.

No, dont sand between the coats. Your just trying to build up a coating so you can then polish the coating smooth.

>>842645
Well.... I mean you can put lacquer over danish oil but you need to wait 2-3 weeks before you put on the lacquer.


The fanish oil has to be fully cured, hince the 2 weeks.


Pore filler on the other hand is just a few hours.

I've had the idea to build this chair kicking around in my head for a while. I think I saw a similar design somewhere, but I can't remember where.

Anyway, it's done, all oak with mortise and tenon joinery. I think I'll donate it to the local church or something since its not very comfortable but looks ok in the right environment.

>>841081
Neat table, simple yet nice.
You could mitre the long edges of a plank for braces but it's a lot of effort.
>>841423
Is that a chisel job?
I just built my own bench but entirely out of scraps. Chipboard surface. Might share it later for the other ultra poors.
>>842728
Nice work but yeah, looks uncomfortable. Maybe add cushions? There is something super satisfying when you use pure ironless joinry.

>>842570
Shut your fucking mouth and show me your autistic table + beer.

>>841866
Lol meine deutsche Handwerks Kunst ist besser als deine..

Gesellenstück 2015 mother fuckers!

Finished this Morning. European cherry and maple

Woodworking thread seems to be full of mostly furniture. Anywho, I made and installed a set of skirtboards in a basement yesterday

>>842791
Also put in the base and wall mount rails. This is looking at the 1st floor leading to the landing that is in the first pic. Supposed to be making a table today but that's dependent on if my boss brings me the 1/2 steel rod like he promised.

>>842790
>coffee table
Naja sieht nich schlecht aus, aber als coffe table n bischen hoch :) Wie lange haste dafür gebraucht? Und zeig ma von der anderen Seite (Gesellenstück, nicht geselle).

>>842581
>>842590
Goddamn red oak is pretty. I picked some up recently to make a side table for my Weber. Glad I went with red oak after seeing these pics.

>>841766
I'm assuming by "middle beam" you mean the center of the three surface boards? It's supported by a cross piece at both ends, fwiw. Also, it's a small coffee table. Not really mean to hold weight, it was just a nice bonus.

>>841821
once again, coffee table. So far hasn't been a problem but yes, it would be if it was bearing any real weight.

>>842644
Very nice! :) Love working with pine. How much did that run you?

>>842790
so um die 120 stunden, über ein weit raus von 2 Wochen ;D

ist mir gut gelungen, morgen gibts ne note

>>842791
>>842793

to be fair, thats considered carpentry, but looks good

>>842898
what

>>842896
Way to put everyone to shame.


Looks great

made a coffee table a couple months ago

>>842975
Damn, pretty nice.

>>842793
Boss brought the steel but shorted me on the alder. Still gotta put in a horizontal on the open span and some laterals to support the granite thats supposed to go on top.

Hey guys, I'm dumb. How can I brace this so it's not a wobbly piece of shit. All made with 2x4.

Hey guys, I'm dumb. How can I brace this so it's not a wobbly piece of shit. All made with 2x4.

>>842994
What us it a stand for?


Your legs need to be longer, then toss on some corner gussets

>>842996

It's a stand to hold leather. There's holes at the top that pvc pipe will go through.

>>843000
When i said legs i mean feet.


Use plywood triagles in the corners. Willl be stiff and solid

>>842991

Why would they want the rod going horizontal... isn't that a climbing hazard for kids?

>>843049
Probably to match the style of the railing we made, this is before we installed the horizontal steel. Dude its 40inches tall, if your kids fail that hard, you need to question your parenting skills

>>843055
>all those knots
W-why carpenter-kun?

>>843097
What is rustic modern.

>>843111
Bleh. I hope it stays in whatever the fuck time period it's trying to be.

>>843097
Knots are nice. Pic related is my ceiling. Endless amusement making out faces. Look at the little mustachio man in the middle

>>843116
Heh knots work well with panelling and stuff I think, just they seem so big and clunky on that railing. Not my taste I guess.

Your work is awesome btw. All those radii? Fucking mint.

>>842893
>>842893
well that ran me about 35 bucks. i like it its solid. once everything dried i put 3 coats of oil based poly on it. it looks great with just the poly.

>>843117
This isn't my work, i was raised in this house before inheriting it. The carpenter who did work on it was totally based though, here's the parting gift he left on the end of the stair bannister

>>843055
I dig it. Are you going to finish it light or dark?

Does anyone have experience working with tulipwood before? I saw a small piece at a local flooring store and I decided it would look nice as a handle to a lauri carbon I'm finishing up. I'm trying to carve a slot in it but it's really hard and dulls my chisel without making much progress.

Making a router table and bought some MDF to use as the table top. Should I add some lengths of 1x3 underneath to act as a brace to prevent warping? How should I seal it?

>>843200
>>843200
Double it up.

Paint it with latex paint. ( or put a piece of counter top vinear onto it)

This weekend: trying to come up with a way to join end grain to end grain without a router or proper shooting board.

The plan so far is to cut a mortise into each piece with my small router plane, and carve a loose tenon because I can't afford to shorten either.

Before that, though, I need to true up an end face. The plan is to clamp it to the side of my workbench, sharpen my block plane as much as I can, and just take it slow and check often.

end result should be a guitar, but that's probably quite a few weekends away at this point.

>>842790
more like Gaysellenstück

I made a box

I am not good at the woodworkings....

I also made a hall table for my sister

I onlynuse scrap stuff I find laying around the farm and places

>>843230
Loose tennon , biscut, dowel

Those are thw ways

I'd like to get into this properly, and I would have thought making a simple stool for my new garage would be a good starter project.

This is my design, by no means final, I know I might be stupid here, but how would I join the adjacent slats to make the actual seat? Wooden dowels with wood glue? I have no idea.

>>843347
>>843347
There are a few ways.

If the edges are planed and matched with out any gaps you can just glue them edge to edge.

You apply the glue to the egde of oeach board and clamp them together, i would use a cawl to keep them flat. ( a cawl is a taper piece of wood clamped to the surface to keep the piece flat. )
Then plane it smooth


The second way would be to use dowels.
You drill a set of holes , glue in dowels and join the pieces. Once again clamping untill they dry.

The next option is pocket hole joinery. You use a jig and special bit to make a bunch of pocket holes in the pieces. Then use screws to join them. This works best when combined with glue, screws alone will work out after heavy use and wood movement.

The next option is a biscuit or domino.

There use a machine to gut a slot or pocket into which you insert and glue a wooden ovel or domino shaped piece

Next would be to tounge and grove the boards. This provides a ton of area for your glue and a good mechanical bond.

Last method and the strongest is a sliding dove tail. But you will need a router table

>>843347
Your entire poject can be done with dowels and is a great excuse to get a nice dowl jig ( not a General brand)

As an alternative to a doweling jig, I would suggest dowel centers. I like mine much better than the jig.
Also, >>843347 my first stool/small table project, I used 1/2" plywood for the top of the stool. worth considering.
Finally, by your picture it looks like you're just planning on butt jointing the apron pieces between the legs? not a great design. Either mortise and tennon, dovetail (if you're getting a router), rabbet, or put the legs on inside corners of the apron pieces. If the join separates the stool becomes wobbly, and a wobbly stool WILL snap the screw and collapse on you.
Also also, a lot of benches and stools like that don't really have a solid top, just three separate pieces of wood all attached to the legs. It works. Just use 1" wood or thicker so they don't deflect much when you sit on them. If you're worried, add another crosspiece in the middle o the stool to keep them together there. Only really a problem with long boards, but that's what picnic tables do.

>>843364
You can also dowel the skirt and legs.


But butt joints should be avoided at all costs. If furniture

>>843351
> mfw my dad got a biscuit joiner

>>843055
looks great!

>>843115
Well when you have a million dollars to throw down on a custom home you can get whatever the fuck you want.

Table I made a few months ago. The legs were fucking expensive. I don't remember the dollar amount but was over $100. Got all the pipes and flanges from home depot.Table is 5' long btw. If anyone know where to buy threaded pipe like this please share. I want to make some matching pieces for my living room. Thanks!

>>843372
Looks great, but the poles look a bit bent

>>843374
> home depot
> pipes look bent
Why asking for pipe selling location?

>>843387
sorry. wasn't clear on that. meant to ask if anyone knew where to buy them cheaply.

>>843387
this is all the pipe for just that one table. each stupid little piece is $5-$10.

>>843374
thanks. they're not bent though. looks like it guess with the way the light is hitting it.

>>843372
Junk yards. Or get in good with a plumber.

>>843392
Here is the hint.

10Ft pieces are cheaper to buy then the individual pieces.


Most big boxes will cut and tread them down to 18"

Or you can cut the pieces down with a recip or band saw. rent a pipe threader and thread them your self.


Flanges you can find in scrap yards, or ebay.

>>843392
Yikes. When i was in vocational school for elec. trades we had a ton of that rigid pipe, We had to cut it and thread it ourselves. There was a big fucking machine that'd do it, I'm sure way expensive. If you could find a vo-tech school with an elec tr program maybe they'll cut you some, and just buy the ends. The kids need practice and when i was in school we'd usually just scrap everything when we were done.

>>843405
umm, that would be for professional plumbers who dont give a fuck about spending 5 minutes threading a pipe and want it done now because time = money. there are inexpensive hand tools.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTSBeew24V8

or you could get a pipe bender or a mid welder and save some money on needing quite so many parts.

Completely novice woodworker here, absolutely no actual experience but a lot of theoretical knowledge. I've talked with my grandfather a lot about woodworking and done a lot of research and watched a lot of videos on tools, joints, finishes, etc.

I'm looking to make a bartop arcade, in the same vein as something like pic related if you've never seen one. It's going to house an old CRT monitor of mine, hooked up to a Raspberry Pi with Retropie on it, along with arcade controls, and I'll probably stick some fold-out keyboard+mouse in the bottom as well so I can have it if I need it. My biggest hurdle is how I'm going to assemble the whole thing. All I really have access to is a drill, a circular saw, and a jigsaw, and that makes it kind of difficult. I don't want to have any screws or nailheads on the outside because this is more of a looks project, but the monitor is also pretty heavy and I don't want it to come crashing down obviously. The jigsaw will be good for cutting out the actual pieces, and I've seen some creative ways to do dados and rabbets with a circular saw, but I'm not sure if that's enough and still be able to make it look good on the outside. Do you think I should invest in a doweling jig, or a biscuit joiner?

>>843440
Use shit like this. Glue your edges up and then screw these into the corners from the inside. No visible screwholes from the outside.

You might also look into pocket screw jigs. You can make your own disposible one if you don't want to drop money on real one. Or get one from Harbor Freight, which is just as disposable.

>>843200
>>843205
Yeah double it, you can't have too much weight in a work bench.

>>843230
Make a cheap shooting board. It's worth it.
Also, plane half way only then flip to avoid fraying the edges.

>>843307
Yay, a fellow scrap wood bro. That's good work. If you need a surface to look clean go crazy with a cheap jack plane. Not hard and you can use the shavings to kindle up a nice fire.

>>843347
Simple is the key word. Dowel everything. All you need is wood, dowels, drill, glue, mallet and a hand saw. Good first project.

On your second project start making tenons. The feels when your first tenon penetrates into the mortice. Hnggggggg.

Never use butt joints. They are called butt joints because you're going to end up with a plank up your butt when sit and it breaks.

I need Some help.

I am making a dresser and will have two drawers mounted side by side using full extension side mounted metal drawer glides.

For the bulk head between the drawers that the slides mount to, is a 3/4" piece of ply thick enough or should i double it up?

Im concerned with having enough room for the screws to not hit eachother

Currently working on Cabinet doors.
Shit's taking longer than I thought it would.

>>843876
It goes much faster if you have a good router table and a 2.25hp router.

>>843875
Probably double up, keep in mind that your drawer faces need space to overlap the opening. Think like cabinets usually they have like 2inch styles. If you screwed the drawer guides in the style at the front, you'd only need to fur out the back.

>>843880
I've been doing most of it on a table saw. I don't anything could really speed things up, the shapes take time to cut no matter how it's done.

>>843881
Thanks. I think that will be best. Hope to have a picture of the finish case monday. ( if the rain stops)

>>843882
When i worked in a shop, we used a miter saw with a digital meter and stop gage to make the cuts. Then had 4 router tables.

Each one set for a different cut.

It was an assembly line. When we had a rush job there were 6 guys making doors.

One guy cut the planed stock to length dictated by the plans

One guy took the boards ran them on one table to put on the decorative edge, then the next guy did the dado, then one guy put on tenons and another mortises. The last guys did the assembly and glue up, then put on a strap clamp.

We could knock out 40 or 50 doors for a custom job in a day. But it wasnt fun and involved a lot of equipment.


With my one router table when i need to do many doors i to one complete step at a time for all the doors.

I cut all of them first ( then label them )
Then set my router table up for the next step, run all the pieces through, rinse and repeat.


With high quality sharp bits. And a organized work flow you get into a good rhythm

>>843906
Must be nice. I'm just working by my lonesome. I'm making 9 plain doors and 10 with places for glass panes. I've been winding and grinding on them for four days now.

>>843911
It sucked actually.

Yeah it was nice to have the equipment and the shop space, but when you have a high dollar rush job because some millionaire's wife has changed her mind or the designer is a flake but has the money to pay for their incompetence it just makes things stressfull.

>>843917
If I made cabinets when I retire could I make a decent living?

>>843919
If you have the shop space, tooling, and skill.

Yeah. You can.

You need to get in good with a local designer. Which usually means providing free samples of your work to them. And being their bitch at times.

If your a one man operation you wont be able to take on more than one or two jobs at a time and keep to any kind of delivery schedule.

>>843440
>I'm looking to make a bartop arcade, in the same vein as something like pic related if you've never seen one. It's going to house an old CRT monitor of mine, hooked up to a Raspberry Pi with Retropie on it, along with arcade controls, and I'll probably stick some fold-out keyboard+mouse in the bottom as well so I can have it if I need it. My biggest hurdle is how I'm going to assemble the whole thing. All I really have access to is a drill, a circular saw, and a jigsaw, and that makes it kind of difficult. I don't want to have any screws or nailheads on the outside because this is more of a looks project, but the monitor is also pretty heavy and I don't want it to come crashing down obviously. The jigsaw will be good for cutting out the actual pieces, and I've seen some creative ways to do dados and rabbets with a circular saw, but I'm not sure if that's enough and still be able to make it look good on the outside. Do you think I should invest in a doweling jig, or a biscuit joiner?
>>843556
Don't forget you can set nails using the chip method or countersink screws and dowel plug it and sand flush. That would be the easiest way to do it if it doesn't need to ever come apart.

Instead of a biscuit jointer, I'd go with a router and a rabbeting bit and loose tenons.
Or dowel centers (not a jig, you can get a package of centers for like $8, they fit in the hole or on the end of the dowel and let you mark a mating hole for the drill.)

Most cabinets like that that i've seen are assembled using glue on the inside corner pieces instead of screws, like shown in your picture. With a big surface area like that, a plain butt joint will work fine, since you're gluing edge grain to edge grain. Where you need screws is pretty much only end grain, or if it needs to come apart at some point.

>>842924
carpentry=/=woodworking

>>843055
looks good, hopefully you'll finish it natural

>>844173
They aren't separate and distinct disciplines. They overlap quite a bit, though each one has areas the other doesn't touch.

>>843392
Others have said it, buy the 10' pcs and have them cut and threaded to size.

However, for $5-10/pc, check Lowe's over Depot. Last time I checked, they were cheaper than that, IIRC.

Also, ask the guys cutting the pipe if they have anything stored under the machine. When I worked in the Plumbing dept, we always had fucked up pieces.

>>843392
>>844320
Forgot to mention that you could get manual pipe threaders for $30-70 for a set from Harbor Freight. Not the best set, but they'll do the job:
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-1-in-ratcheting-pipe-threader-set-62354.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-2-in-Ratcheting-Pipe-Threader-Set-62353.html

Get some tapping/die/cutting oil to go with it and save yourself a lot of money, if you're going to do a bit of these.

>>844327
Awesome. Thanks. Harbor freight has some shit tools but every now and then you'll pick up something from them that lasts.

Latest on my cabinet doors.

Going to be building a dining room table for family gatherings. Wife wants me to make a table from a 4x12 x3in slab of redwood.

>>844666
I hope you have a wheelbarrow of cash.and 6 guys to bring it in

>>844666
Your looking at about $4,000+ for the slab with out shipping.

Good luck with it. Slab tables are really nice looking.

>>844666
I think that style of furniture is tacky.

>>844668
>>844667

Really? I bought one for 500 bucks. It's out at the farm otherwise I'd post a pic.

>>844666
12ft?

I really really doubt you will find 12ft slabs for any thing less than $8000.

Slabs that large are rarely sold openly. Most are sent to guys who make boardroom tables or large high end bars and contract with the logers for them.

>>844672
If you bought a redwood slab 4'x12'x3" for $500 you sir have great luck

>>844672
Nigga what? Where did you get it?

>>844660
Nice joint

>>844677
Thank you.

>>844676
>>844675
>>844674

Guess I cheated then. Family friend cut down a few trees on their land and this is what they asked for it. Also got a pile of white oak boards, around 12 of them 2x10x16

I thought wood was just cheap

>>844683

So guess before I ruin 6000 of wood with my inexperience. Got any suggestions on table designs I can grind to increase my woodworking?

>>844683
No. Would isnt cheap.

White oak 5/4 is about $5 per board foot in my area redwood cah is north of $8 per board foot

>>844689
You could take some scraps and practice doing bow tie joins. That will help you learn routing which you'll be doing a lot of on that table.

>>844689
I do not. But there are tons of designs available. I sugest going to a library and looking at bacl isues of "fine woodworking" magazine. Its comon and has great plans

>>844689
Practice your plane skills.

A slab that large, your going to jeed a jointing plane. They are about 24-30" long.

>>844689
make something like this. DO NOT leave the live edge, that's some hippie looking bullshit.

>>844683
Each of those white oak boars is worth about $100. So you got $1200 worth of wood in white oak.

>>844701
I think live edge looks good, but it is very easy to go to far. And it depends on decor

>>844704
Unless your decor is in a parallel dimension where the 70s never ended then don't do it.

>>844708
Thats just like your opinion man.

>>844708

My house was built in 59 with more wood than I will ever be able to do away with. And I live in Eugene, OR. Was gonna keep the live edge incase I ever have to sell it.

Any books/online resources you guys can recommend?

I 'made' this at OSH this weekend.

They literally cut the wood for free. All I had to do was screw it together and sand it, for 22$.

>>844954
Lowes/OSH employee here.

We hate you. Buy a fucking saw and a drill.
Also does your OSH have the robots yet?

>>845124
By robots do you mean a 3d printer?

also fuck off

>>844689

>he's playing runescape IRL
if that's the case, mahogany tables, nigga.

>>845149
No. I mean the OSHbot

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/oshbot-will-save-you-from-asking-for-help-in-a-hardware-store


Buy some tools faggot

>>844683
>>844694
Thin strips of wood are dirt cheap.
Large slabs get exponentially more expensive with size. They require old old trees. They are getting extremely rare. An old tree is a gold mine if you are allowed to chop it (we have conservation rules stopping us).

>>845317
but there must be a dip in price at middle sizes?
you lose a lot of material to kerf for this strips.

>>845316
>oshbot
Are people really that retarded? I mean I live in Tasmania and half the population is functionally illiterate but still, can't they use a tablet and just pick the questions or is a giant brick on wheels really necessary?

>>845397
Serious question: what is it with Tasmania and illiteracy?

>>845401
Serious question, why such a shitposting tripcunt?

>>845403
Everyone needs a hobby.

>>845405
So, your hobby is shitting up our board then..?

Its arrogant fucks like you who give tripfags the reputation they have. Good work faggot.

>>845316
tools are kinda expensive!
handheld chop saw: 130$
chop saw: 180$

>>844689
Start with making boxes. Start with hardware store pine.

Call me Sparewoodworker. I only use what I find in my dad's cellar.
This is a damn sturdy bookshelf that fits right under one of my windows.

Rack built from an old IKEA slated frame.

>>846636
i really want to like this but those corner blocks are awful.
could have bevelled the edge or something, stained them to match even?
bet it is sturdy though.

>>846638
I forgot to mention that the entire bkac is covered in a single board, so it even more sturdy than the picture implies.

I haven't tried any painting so far, only pure woodworking.

So, I found another slatted rack from IKEA in the cellar and I needed a raack for my comoputer where I can also put my scanner on top in ergonomic height (I scan a lot and don't wanna injure my back)

1/4

>>846643
*slatted frame

I counted the boards on the frame, made some sketched, listed up what lengths of boards I'll need...

2/4

>>846644
And a bit later it looked like this.

3/4

>>846645
And finally it looked like this in my room.

4/4

Because I wanted another desk, I built rails that I could screw under my ceilng at the window.

1/2

>>846651
And took the headpiece of my sister's old, disassembled bed, removed all extra parts from it and you can now put it in as the desktop.

2/2

>>846653
Oh and that is aluminium foil on the window shelf, because I've got an ivory plant hanging in a pot at my ceiling and it needs light, so I gotta have a mirror there.

>>845397
Its our long term goal to replace employees.


Oshbot is $40,000 ( per unit last i read from corp.)
Service life is expected to be 5-7 years per unit.

No healthcare costs No over time, no worker comp, no sick pay, ect.

In exchange oshbot serves up advertising (in its back as you follow it to the product)
Eliminates out need for translation services. And is always polite.

Did some frames for pictures and mirrors. Oiled them then beewaxed them.
I also did a "fake" drawer system when I remove my miter saw from the bench, to fill the gap on bench, and let me have plain space on both sides of the table saw.

Lats and greatest on my cabinet doors. I'm assembling the ones that go on the bottom and now I'm finishing the pieces for the ones going up top.

>>846999

>>847000
Fuck this joint.

Put a few coats of poly on a sheet of MDF and cut a bunch of bits of ply today. Time to build a router table. Tomorrow's Saturday, I have beers ice cold in the fridge and an excuse to spend time in the garage. Tomorrow will be a good day.

>>847028
Hello, I'm assuming this question falls under this thread, since I can't seem to find a general housing thread that isn't about paint. I've run into a small problem that I'm sure I can get around, but want to know how you all would go about it.

Through the help of Google, I've found that my problem lies around the doorjamb. I've installed a new Striker Latch and I took a little bit extra off around the latch and frame. Should I work on restoring the frame before or after fitting the latch? There's a small gap to te left and right that I'm sure I could replace with smaller pieces of wood and epoxy , but is that enough?

>>848003
Sorry for the terrible quality, webcam is terrible I have a better Camera, didn't feel like grabbing. I will take my time and grab it if necessary.

>>848007

>>843372
>>843392
Whats the best way to polish galvanized pipes??

I get mine from Lowes, they are nice but look dirty. Whats the best way to clean them, or straight up shine and polish. Also, ways to smooth out the cut ends.

>>848003

not wood, you wanna use something liquid that you can shape exactly, like Bondo wood filler.

>>848017

is this a joke? you're a male and you dont know how to polish a pipe? i've been polishing mine daily since age 14.

been working on this crib for the last 2 months. Finally finished. No more sanding. No more waxing. feels good

>>848489

>>848490

>>848492
>>848489
>>848490
Nice mortise work.

>>848492
not sure if I like working with white oak. might have liked it better in ash, but still pretty happy with the results and the variation and contrast in the wood itself

>>848494
thanks. went faster than i expected with a router to take out most of the material, but they still felt never-ending

>>848497
So you used a router and a chisel? Maybe you should invest in a mortiser if you do a lot of projects like that.

>>848499
Yep, chisels. id love a mortiser, but I am on a budget. This was my first major piece of furniture, not something I get the chance to do all the time. First thing on my wish list is a table saw though

>>848508
How the fuck did you make that without a table saw??

>>848508
I have a circular saw and a miter saw. Otherwise the lumber yard surfaces all my wood when I need it "planed". They can also rip it down if I can't make a safe cut. Otherwise I clamp a straight piece of wood to the board I want to cut to make a fence and use the circular

Just finished building this today. Took about 6 hours. Staining it tomorrow.

>>848630
ha ha, other crib guy here. congratulations. and clean looking work. what kind of finish other than stain are you thinking of?

>>848630
Is it going to be used from birth or will the baby be in a bassinet/cradle to start with?

What books would you recommend to a newbie who wants to learn to do woodwork as a hobby? I'd like to start with fun, small (cheap) projects ie. boxes, tables, chairs, etc. and learn the basic techniques, thanks.

>>848682
The only book I have is The Complete Manual of Woodworking.

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Manual-Woodworking-Albert-Jackson/dp/0679766111

Got it for a wood shop class in school. Has a lot of the basics (types of wood and their common uses, tools of every variety and how to use them, stains, finishes, taking care of tools, tips), and is very well done. It does not really have many projects in it though for you to get started. It has a few schematics but maybe not what you are looking for if you want a book of projects.

I'd recommend using pine or poplar as it is generally the cheapest wood to play around with. Otherwise, you'd be surprised how much you can find laying around such as pallets, 2x4's, old wood in grandpas garage, etc..

Boxes and frames are great projects to learn about joints. Chairs on the other hand can be one of the more difficult projects (I know they look deceptively simple).

I usually just look up videos on Youtube whenever I want to learn a new technique with wood working, as I have to see it being done. Books can only show so much, really. Otherwise, just get out there and make some mistakes, thats the best way to learn something in my opinion.

This is my favorite youtube channel for wood working at the moment. Makes a lot of his own tools.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel

>>848693
Thanks, man

My god these are taking so long.

>>848758
It'll be well worth it in the end. Looks great

>>849026
Okay, this is kind of ignorant...

Has anyone ever dovetailed treated lumber? Like, decking and fence?

Okay, so, here's the idea. I want to make a guitar cab. I don't want it to sound good, if it does that's cool, but it's not the point.

I'm going to build it out of treated lumber, stain it like a deck, instead of closing the back I'm going to use lattice, and maybe for the "grill" as well, and for handles I'm going to use gate handles. I'll be forever amused if the joints are dovetailed, because it's something that if done right always looks good. The idea of throwing that on something that's going to look terrible no matter how it's done is just amusing to me. I'm thinking about putting tiki torches on top and lighting them if I ever gig with it.

I just was wondering if you guys have had any experience with it. Also any ideas to help out my backyard themed amp?

>>849181
As long as it is dry it will dove tail fine.

>>849181
I've never dove tailed treated lumber before but I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't be able to. The only thing that would be different is that you want to be careful about breathing in dust from it.

Making an entertainment center. But.... Have a slight problem.

On the bottom are some doors that slide in tracks. The top has pull out drawers.

But i made a mistake and have a gap. Should i make my drawers oversized and notch them to fill it. Or cut and glue a small block to fill it?


Pic related. Pointing at the gap

>>849196
Couldn't you just cut a new piece of wood?

>>849200
I am out of maple ply and really dont want to go buy another $50 sheet to fix this fuck up.

>>849196
Hide it with trim

I have enough common sense to realize that I can't do rounded edges without a router, cool rounded legs without a lathe, and can't realistically do curves without a jig-saw

But with some wood, a hand saw (like in pic), some measuring tape, some sandpaper, some wood polish, along with a hammer and nails, and a well thought out blueprint, do you think it'd be possible for me (a carpentry novice) to make some square wooden shelf from scratch?

>>849226
Sure, it won't be too pretty since you don't have the tools for proper joint work or finishing but you could make one that at least works.

>>849226
Rounded edge.... Pvc pipe slit in half. Glue sand paper in it.

But yes. You can

>>849283
Splitting a pvc pipe would be pretty tricky with just a hand saw.

Do you guys ever make any wall-mounted stuff? Wall mount are the best. Eventually I want to have EVERYTHING hanging off of the walls except for my desk chair.

Drawers on the wall, desk on the wall, bed folds down from the wall, and obligatory monitors hanging off the walls. I want it so that there are absolutely no crevices along the floor for dust to build up, no hidden spots that are difficult to vacuum.

It took me like 5 minutes to put model and keyframe this animation, but it took my shit-ass computer like 25 minutes to render it

>>848630
Nice work anon, that looks like a lot of router work and it looks sturdy as balls.

Also, congrats on ruining your life.

>>849196
Right angle bracket? If it's somewhere you'll never see i should be ok as long as you get enough screws in it.

>>849226
>I have enough common sense to realize that I can't do rounded edges without a router, cool rounded legs without a lathe, and can't realistically do curves without a jig-saw

Get a spokeshave and a piercing saw. As for making profiled legs, yeah you're screwed without a lathe; but second hand ones can be had pretty cheap and will to the job for a beginner.

>>849226
Absolutely.

>>849324
I'm in the process of putting together a wall mounted rack for my hifi and PC monitor, wall mount is the cleanest way by far.

>>849324
I'm not as passionate about wall mounted stuff as you. My job requires me to move around so my shit needs to be portable.

>>849366
Use french cleats

Made a small stepping stool from free wood today.

I decided to make a new wood mallet today. I glued a couple pieces of oak together and went to work on the sander to make the handle. Then maple for the head. The head is actually 3 pieces laminated together. I drilled a couple large holes out in the middle section to cast lead into to give it some good weight. It's just a replacement for an awful one I made from a 4x4 years ago that is all worn out.

>>849379
> guy asks people for experiences with hanging shit from walls
> tripcunt tripcunts out a useless response about how he knows nothing about hanging shit from walls as if the question was directed at him.

It's like you enjoy painting a target onto you your chest. Oh that's right, you're a tripcunt, it's all about you, isn't it?

>>850676
Christ almighty, that comment is two days old. And as if tripfags are the only ones who leave vapid unnecessary comments.

Examine your life.

>>850729
> And as if tripfags are the only ones who leave vapid unnecessary comments.

It's definitely not, but when you choose to be an attention whoring faggot by placing an identity to your posts, you choose to place yourself up for extra scrutiny, as you have been told many times now.

Enjoy the drama faggot. It's all of your own doing.

>>850732
How old are you? Do you even know the first thing about woodworking or did you just pop in to stir up shit?

>>850735
>Do you even know the first thing about woodworking
Sure I do. Here's a book case I made last year, and a work in progress shot of the birdcage stand I built for my daughter. I can post the bench stools and hall cabinet I have built as well if you'd like.

> did you just pop in to stir up shit?
..you mean like if someone were to go onto an anonymous image board and post a comment saying "I have nothing to contribute, but i'ma post mah trip anyway"? cuz fuck me if I'm wrong, but the drama, oddly enough, only ever starts when a tripfag shows up. It's almost like the users of an anonymous image board rally against those who try to put themselves above the board and its traditions by using a persistent tripcode. Funny that.

>>850741
I'll admit that's nicer than what I thought someone would make who acts as autistic as you.

>>850744
Stop accusing people who enforce the rules of having autism.

>>850744
> shitposting tripfag who contributes nothing
> autist who appears to be capable of doing something other than being a shitposting tripfag

i know which i'd rather be

>>850748
First off, there is no rule. if there was there wouldn't be a name field.
Secondly you're not a mod so it's not your job to enforce the rules. What you're doing is the equivalent of yelling at random people because they're wearing white after labor day. Or trying to issue a speeding ticket when you're not a cop.
To me that seems pretty autistic.

>>850750
If you want to see what I'm up to you can ctrl+f my handy-dandy trip.

>>850751
The reason there is a name field is in case it is necessary to use a trip. In this and most other cases it is not. It is universally accepted that using an unneeded trip here is bad form and makes people not like you. Stop pretending otherwise.

The whole attraction to 4chan for me is the anonymity. If you want to unnecessarily identify yourself, it mystifies the fuck out of me as to why you don't you just go post on one of the million other messageboards that require usernames.

>>846742
After days of wax & oil, I've yet finished my frames. It's now time to hang them.
>Drill baby drill.

>>850791
Nah you're just a douche. Suck up your pussy juices and whine somewhere else asshat

>>850791
Bbbut muh ctrl+f

>"Tripcodes are for jerks!"

Made a little side table a while back. Perfect for some snacks and magazines. Slides right up to ya.

Craftsmanship is not great though, I've only done a few projects before.

>>850752
Oh, i thought you used a tripcode because you were a useless cunt who shitposts so hard that you loose your turds in the sea of effluent. Make up your mind faggot.

Anyone else make the mistake of taking on too many projects.


It is my biggest problem.

>>845124
Good call. We'll all never go to Lowe's again so as not to inconvenience you. enjoy your unemployment.

>>851093
Thinking we give a fuck about cutting your shit.


( we intentionally fuck up cuts for cunts that have us cut their projects. ) oh sorry we only have 1/4" accuracy.

>>850905
not too bad. I don't see anything wrong with the work itself, at least not in that photo.

I am also less of a fan of exposed screws in my own work, but that is my only critique.

any future projects in mind?

>>851063
My problem is usually drastically under estimating how long things take.

>>851125
Yeah the screws mainly what I'm referring to. The joining pieces also don't sit flush since I couldn't get a 90 degree cut. And I accidentally routed all 4 sides of the vertical piece, but that was easy to hide.

I moved out so less time in the shop now, want to make a coffee table for myself, and if it isn't terrible, one for my mom. Still trying to think of a gift for the gf. Bandsaw box was a failure

>>851128
your problem is being a tripfag. gtfo

>>851155
are you about done? you might come to 4chan for anonymity, and I like anonymity is awesome and the internet is so liberating blah blah, but I also like /diy/ NOT being a drama-fest. You are the only shitposter here. Its insufferable and painfully obvious that you can't let it go already.

talk about wood

>>851157
> he still thinks its just one person who hates tripcunts

So let me get this straight. Despite overwhelming opposition form many anons to many tripcunts over many many threads, when a tripcunt shows up and starts throwing down their own flavor of "quality posts" it is the fault of the anons who rightly respond and rally against them, as opposed to the tripfag who despite said opposition, chooses to be an attention whoring cunt determined to make a name for themselves, and piss of the users by ignoring THE FUCKING FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE BOARDS. You're saying that's the fault of the anons, right? It's not the tripfags who are the root cause of the drama, its the anons.. right?

>>851157
>talk about wood
And I have been, all fucking thread. That's the great thing about anonymity, you never know who's posting what, all there is to judge a post on is it's merits. Unlike tripfags, who need to ascribe an identity to the information they present, otherwise how else will everyone drop everything and listen when they post?

Fuck you for defending this shit.

>>851187
nah man, i really could care less about tripcodes. doesn't get my undies in a bunch one bit. the guy is making posts regarding wood. you've been just trying to egg him on since noon today and he isn't even responding to you anymore.

>rally against him.
you are the only one who seems to be doing that here. I have indeed seen other tripcode users who are attention whores, but none of that is here. there is no fucking Constitution of 4chan that you have to defend for everyone anon

>>851187
>>851188
>>850741
>>850676


lol at people getting butthurt at 4chan over some guy choosing to have a name. Go shove a fat dildo up your ass or build some tables or shit. I thought the fundamental institution of 4chan was not injecting estrogen up your ass and being a slack-jawed faggot.

>>851194
>...could care less...
You could, could you? So you do care some then?

What's the name of that kind of computer software that calculates and gives you a visual representation of the optimal way you should cut your sheets of wood to the lengths of the pieces you need? I've seen it on a tv show before.

It showed you where to make the cuts so that you make the most of your wood and nothing is wasted.

>>852225
Sounds like a simple tool for simple minds. If you have planned your project out you should know exactly how much timber you'll need and how to cut it. Even a diagram on a napkin will help out there.

Newbie question:

How important is squaring wood? As in correcting warps and bends before working with wood? It's almost never touched on in all the videos I watch on the subject, but it must be something all woodworkers contend with before every project, right? Unless there's some well-known source of already-squared wood that I'm not aware of and I'm planning on buying wood from a hardwood dealer like an idiot.

>>852281
Well it depends what you're making. For most stuff that I make which is mostly tongue and groove it's very important. Shit just won't fit together if it's bending around in weird ways. On top of that for most decent projects you're going to want your wood a different width than what it's sold as. Plaining is the best way to get your wood the size you need it. Doing proper joining is also important although you can do a decent job of that on a table saw.

>>852311
Oh, you actually make shit? I though you just shat the place up with your trip. Thanks for the advice anyway.

>>852314
No problem. I'm making cabinet doors at the moment.

>>852311
What's the most common method for planing? With a planar and jointer? Hand planing?

>>852316
That was not an endorsement cockhead.

>>852318
I wish I had the patience for hand planing. I have a mechanical plainer and a joiner. Plainers can be a bit pricy but they're worth their weight in gold.
One of my joys in life is taking salvaged lumber and plaining it just a little so it's cleaned up but still shows wear.

>>852320
Nice one

Been remodeling a room. New drywall, paint, windows, door, trim, flooring. Now l get to do the fun stuff, cabinets and tables.

Pic is the beginning of a wetbar my wife wanted put in. 1.5in maple butcherblock. Will have two rows of drawers and two big drawers on rollers for canned food/rice/beans. Will be building a humidor to go on top of this as well as some more cabinets.

So I recently came in acquisition of a Stanley No.10 Rebate plane. Can I run this as my do-it-all plane or should I Ebay it to buy a Paul Sellers Approved™ number 4 plane?
I also saw another number 10 in the local thrift shop for twenty bucks. Cop or not?

>>854131

Nothing's stopping you from using a No.10 erryday, but it's physically fragile and worth a lot more money than a normal plane. Selling two No.10s on eBay would get you at least $120 and that'd buy 8 smooth planes at yard sale prices.

>>854161
Thanks. I think I'll try to squeeze some shekels from the other number 10 and keep the one I was given so I'll have one in case I want to make rabbets. I'll buy a #4 or #5 with the shekels and some clamps too. Gotta have clamps, man.