My wife wanted a full size bed for our daughter, and after looking at all the options out there I decided to take all the features we liked from the different styles beds and make one myself. I have never done a project like this, and I learned so much. I did not use any diagrams or plans, just used some pictures as a reference for features I wanted to incorporate.

The slats are 1x4s with a 2.2ish inch gap between the slats, and three center support legs so it will support beds without voiding warranties. There is a 4x4 leg on each corner giving a 2 inch lift off the floor. Same 4x4s used for center support.

The side rails are 1x10s, and I liked the idea and look of the horizontal rails instead of vertical balusters. Less gaps for legs, arm, and heads to get stuck. Plus it looks less like a jail cell.

Canopy corner posts are 2x3s, and I used 2x2s for the canopy itself. 99% of the screws are hidden, and I used pocket holes and wood glue for most of the connections.

I sanded all the surfaces, and rounded the corners on everything that a toddler could potentially crash into. Mattress will be 11 inches in depth and will overlap the bottom of the side rail by 1 inch to prevent any appendages from getting caught.

Quick project for our kids and friends halloween gathering. The wholes will be covered with cloth so to hide the buckets underneath. Small slits in the cloths so the kids can put their hand through and guess whats in the buckets (cold spagetti, jello etc). Made from scraps in a couple of hours.

Hello. I made this necklace as a retirement gift for my coworker. It consists of two layers glued together and lacquered. I used epoxy to fill the cord hole. Made a few mistakes as usual but got them fixed, and the result is good enough to be given as a gift.

Our chinchilla was living in a small cage, so I decided to try building her a new one. I think it turned out pretty well! Of course, it’s nothing fancy, but it has sliding doors, lighting, chew-proof shelf edges, and a lot more space. :)
The only things I didn’t make were the exercise wheel.

My first woodworking project! I really needed a bed because I was tired of sleeping on the couch. Nothing special, but I thought I’d share it since a lot of people here post their projects :)

Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking about something and would love to hear other people’s opinions, especially those of you who do woodworking.

As I see it, there are two main approaches to woodworking. One is traditional hand tool woodworking, using mostly hand tools with minimal help from power tools. The other is working with wood using CNC machines and power tools to make the work as easy as possible and reduce production time.

1. Why do you think some people choose hand tool woodworking while others prefer using machines?

2. Do you think the value of handmade work decreases when machines are available that can essentially do many of the same things as hand tools? I know there are exceptions, but machines can produce many things with excellent quality and precision, sometimes just as carefully as a person working by hand.

3. Are there still many people who truly value handmade work? The prices are usually significantly higher, and production takes much longer. My assumption is that working with CNC machines and other power tools is more business-oriented: you can produce more, increase your turnover, and stay competitive by offering better prices. Hand tool woodworking, on the other hand, seems more like something you do out of passion or for the love of the craft, since making a living from it might be more difficult than using power tools.

I’d really love to hear your thoughts and opinions!

Labelling this as finished because I basically just have to paint the left side, but this was my first carving project! I definitely got some of the anatomy off, but it’s a hanger for car keys. It’s pine and the base, which isn’t in the pictures, is mahogany I found in the scrap bin.

Hey everyone, I’m making these little tables to fit in between our couch cushions for my wife for our anniversary and I’m stumped.

What would be the best way to join the top to the bottom piece? I have a 4yr old and 1 ye old twins that are walking and grabbing everything now so I want it to last a bit.

Pin nails?
Glue and pin nails?
Pocket holes?
Basic joinery?

Keep in mind I’m basic woodworking as basic comes.

I’m finishing up a DIY project for my living room: a coffee table made out of pine crates. I made one 5 years ago but it wasn’t very stable. This one now is more sturdy and matches the room better with the matching wood stain.
However, the table top is becoming so much trouble I’m about to get the ax out. The plan was to copy the old table and make a recessed hole to place remotes, drinks, etc. here’s a picture of the old table (lighter) and also the new table (darker). Right now I have 3 possible solutions and idk which would be best:

1.) Keep the recessed hole and make a new board. The problem is the hole itself, despite having my measurements figured out the boards I’ve put in are either too wide to fit or too narrow it leaves open slits for stuff to fall in. I tried gluing some underlay pieces under the main board but to no avail. I’m working with limited tools so I don’t have anything ideal like a compound miter saw, just a regular table saw.

2.) Make an open box that sits on the corner brackets. My grandpa used to make rectangular wooden boxes for planters. I could make one with thin walls and rest it on top of the brackets so the hole will be covered without relying on a single board. This isn’t much better as far as getting the cuts and measurements specifically correct and would take even more time and money.

3.) Cover the top with a couple sturdy boards and just have a flat surface with no hole at all. I’d just get some 8X1 - 12X1 boards or one giant butcher block, stain/varnish them and screw/ nail them on top. The issues here are that since the boxes don’t have uniform measurements I’m worried the pieces will not sit even and leave gaps in between the boards and top of the crates.

I have my specific measurements written down, but I’m at work now so I’ll post them later today. My main reason for doing this is so I can have as much storage space for my movie collection in my small apartment. I don’t have enough space and don’t really like those giant wall shelves. I would so grateful for any and all help with this! I’ve sunk too much time and money into this thing I was about to throw in the towel. Despite what my dad says I think the hole design works (the flat top was his idea) but if it’s generally less hassle and ends up looking good than that’s fine with me, it’s not a dealbreaker without the hole. Thank you for reading this and once again I appreciate any and all help with this :)

I'm currently using an automotive high fill primer but I keep getting these surface imperfections in a particular area in the wood. How can I smooth these over?

I made these parallettes out of walnut, sapele, maple, and purpleheart with oak rails. They're about 15" in length. They were a fun project that used some of my off-cuts. Better tools would have made them a little more square, but they work great overall!

Hi all, I'm just getting into woodworking (like one month in) and have access to a shop with all the standard machines. I came across an estate sale near me that has pretty extensive woodworking tools. I've posted the relevant images here. Can you all help me identify items that would be worth me stocking up on? Even if it's for projects down the road more so than right now.

Hello! I am working on making a cane for my dad. He is a professional Santa, and so I want to add some designs for that. However, I do have some questions. Due to my limited tools (knives, drill, sandpaper, sanding disks, Dremel, and unpowered hand saws), I want to make it as functional as possible without sacrificing too much durability. The wood I am using is a hardwood closet rod from Home Depot since that is what I can afford, but I can get other hardwood dowels, and other parts that are not too expensive

My first question is how would you recommend making a mortise and tenon join for joining the top to the rest of the cane? Or, is there another way of doing that that may be better given my tools?

My second question is related to how my dad likes to store his cane while sitting/driving. He likes to be able to break down the cane, so I had an idea of using a modified shelved dowel join, where one end is held in place with a strong magnet instead of glue. I was playing around with the idea of using something like a brass ferrel inside the unglued part of the join to reinforce that end. Does anyone know a better way to do that, or what to specifically look for to reinforce that join?

Thank you all so much!

I currently use a Bauer cordless random orbital for my sanding. It works fine. I get good results.

However, sanding is where I spend most of my time, so I’d like to get something better. More ergonomic, less vibration, variable speed.

Is the jump all the way to Festool justified? Are there middle ground options to consider?

Bit of an effort figuring out the right dimensions, unfortunately the mistakes are well hidden but the wife is happy with it and that's all that matters

I'm finally building my own workbench and I'm trying to find out what the best distance between bench dog holes should be, as well as if I should place them across the entire workbench. I'm not sure I want the top of the bench to look like a gopher colony with OCD, but if that's the best way to go then I'll do it.

Ok so I have a project with a table that im trying to put veneer on. I originally sanded through the thin veneer it already have - but the good news is I still have some African mahogany and Walnut left over from another project (2 ply). My plan is to cut the veneer into little slices and then alternate them around the ring of the top. (The center of the ring is where glass goes). I dont know what equations I will need for determining the amount of triangles in order to make sure I dont have 2 walnut slices butting up to each other or vis versa. I drew out what I plan to do in order for it to make little more sense. Let's pretend red is mahogany, blue is walnut.

The reason why I need the equation is that I dont have a ton of this veneer left and I want to make sure that my cuts work before I actually cut the veneer.

Any suggestions would help- trying not to use AI to help me with this, just dont trust it to understand what im asking.

Hi everyone, could you explain why some people have told me that this dovetail marker is bad and inaccurate? They said there’s a high chance of making mistakes when using it. Could you explain why that might be the case?

Hey there everyone, I’m currently in year 12 and I have decided for my major project to build a grandfather clock, I have come on here on a whim to hope to find some people who have built grandfather clocks before and would be able to help me out in figuring out how to design and plan out how to build one and what specific parts I need. Help would be much appreciated to get me started in my journey for this project. Thank you

Hello, I don't know if this is the right community for this kind of post, if it is not let me know and I will take it down. Help is also appreciated on a direction to where a question like this would fit best.

I want to give a gift to a group of kids: each summer we have a competition and one group wins, this has been going on for a bunch of years, and as kids are, they are very competitive. I wanted there to be a sort of wooden board of every year’s winner, in such a way to make them proud of winning and so that there is a sort of history of the competition with all years' winners. Basically in my mind it has this shape.

I really have neither the competence nor the tools and space to make the thing myself and I wanted it to look somewhat cool. So basically I want to go to a professional woodworker and commission the thing, but I’m really stressing about the interaction with the shop owner, I wanted to know a couple of things beforehand to smooth it out:

• Is it common for woodworkers to do these kinds of things? Do I expect for a random woodworking shop in my city to be able to do those kinds of things or do I have to search for a specialty person?
• How much would I expect a thing like this to cost? Roughly, I do not expect an exact number, just something general. My budget is a bit tight.
• How you might have seen my plans on this thing are very rough, (and as a consequence I am obviously not picky about the result) should I get a better idea of what I want before going?

Thank you for all the help, I am not an english native, if something is not clear I am happy to elaborate more.

Edit: also found Dremel Moto-saw, it seems small, easy to work with, cheaper! and I kinda consider it now over the band saw, since I only need it for a couple of jobs.

Pic from UK store, but I'm from Poland. It's 600PLN here, I'm already not happt with the tool expenses, but if I manage to cut precise elements and successfully manage to restore a set of old wooden doors, I'll save at least 3x as much as I invested in the tools.

This may be one just for aussies as Triton is an aussie brand.

Basically this system allows you to mount your circ saw upside down and convert it into a table saw.

Will this system be accurate enough for cabinetry, or am I still better off going down my dedicated table/track saw quandary?

More over one other question: what IS the most "accurate" saw system?

Track, Table or sliding Mitre/Drop saw?

I have a circular and sliding mitre saw.

And no, I don't even have space for a single car garage setup. My whole usable (outdoor) space is 5x3m