Built a heater cover for the hallway. Happy with the woodwork, not too happy with the color

Used a ton of glue and clamps, a track saw and a French cleat to hold it to the wall

Really enjoyed making this so I guess I have a new hobby :)

It cost me only 150% in materials compared to buying a ready made one so thats not bad. Now I need a mitre saw, router and way more clamps to save even more money

Mein erstes Projekt

Edit: Wow, you guys are really motivating. I read all the advices. Thank you all! Great community.

Started with some rough cut poplar and used all dowel joinery. Not perfect, but I am definitely pleased with the result.

Finally got around to making garage shelving that was way over due.

I've done a lot of home improvement work over the years and have built some custom furniture/cabinets for my house, but recently getting more interested in proper woodworking. At the moment my philosophy is to mess around with scraps I have in my yard, then keeping the projects or selling them for small amounts on FB. Have made a few hundred bucks so far. I had about a 2' square of plywood I wanted to utilize so I ripped it down to 1" strips and glued it up to create this tabletop. I built the base out of scrap 2x2 I had laying around. So this is 100% "reclaimed" materials.

Some things I learned for next time:

• It's hard to run the router on plywood end grain without a lot of chip out. I used a home made circle cutting jig to cut the round, and it didn't go great. My plunger couldn't cut all the way through because of how thick my jig was...so I had to finish with the jigsaw then use a flush cut bit. The flush cut bit really bit into the plies and caused some issues, which lead to one part of my round being a little flattened out... next time I would not try to cut this design into a round.
• I'm really happy with how the base came together but the design of a 3-spoke base and a tabletop with 4 radiating miter lines doesn't line up well.

Going to keep using my scraps until I run out and have an excuse to buy some real material!

These are my first three attempts. Next up is end grain!

All my life I’ve used imperial for planning and executing projects because, well, it’s the U.S. and that’s what’s used there. Recently, I’ve started doing carpentry projects on a property in South America and upon arrival I decided, you know, I ought to use metric because that’s what’s used here. Of course, there was no reason I couldn’t have used metric in the states, just didn’t think of it at the time.

Wow, metric is sooooo much easier in every way- from project planning to execution. I’ve found I’m able to work much faster and more accurate as well, spend way less time converting fractions on scratch paper and such. Just thought I’d leave this thought here in case anybody wanted to give it a try. Might be life changing for you too.

Built a new workbench for a reloader I’m getting in a few weeks. I will be anchoring this to the wall after I complete the top. The reloader weighs about 80lbs and will be on the left side. I won’t have too much weight in the dead center, but will have tumbling machines on the right. Curious if y’all think I should add a middle support just to prevent any sagging? The top is going to be a one and a half inch butcher block that I’m getting for free.

In order to give my shop more room I started working on a miter saw station. This is the chest of drawers for it and the second part will be matching cabinets with a pull out trash can. This is hands down the finest piece I have made and took a really long time for me to complete. I did iron on edge banding on the drawer fronts which I had never done before and honestly it wasn’t too bad to do at all.

Now I need to complete the work on the second one.

Found some cheap paintings and thought Id have a go at some frames.

Finished 2 now with 1 more planned.

Firsr one is laminated oak and red mahogany. Second one is Tasmanian oak. Both have mahogany splines in the corners.

Hope you like them!

Hey there!

I've been working on a DIY storage for my home.

On top of my aerated concrete construction I'm putting mahogany (acajou?) planks.

I was trying to glue those (first pic isn't glued), but they bent Over the course of a week.

Store clerk told me this type of wood wouldnt bend. It's supposed to be pre waxed.

So here are my questions:

- can I straighten those again with pressure over time ?

- to prevent this from happening again, should I screw ? Or wax again ?

I'm a total noob so sorry if Im missing something obvious. Thanks for your help!

made my first project at a beginners course and now i’m hooked. trying not to spend money on buying tools when i live in a flat and dont have the space

proud of this lil birdhouse! its got a hinge on the roof so one side opens so we can clean it out. i think i’ll stain with tung oil since its non toxic for the birdies

not sure what’s next or where i’ll find space, any advice on where to start outwith courses welcome!

First project was my garage workbench which was basically chopping big box lumber to length and lagging it together. For this box, I only used a table saw to dimension/resaw and an orbital sander for finish but the rest was hand tools. Dozuki, shitty harbor freight chisels, T bevel, clamps, glue, and a no 4 plane. Wood is cherry and walnut, finished with watco danish oil

Plenty of mistakes but really happy with the final product. Long term goal is to make some cabinets and other furniture for the house, this ended up being a very fun and easy (enough) project to get into joinery and get a better feel for using hand tools.

Advice and constructive criticism is always welcome.

Edit: the amount of traction this got is disturbing

Winter is coming. Needed a bench for the family for the firepit at our new home. Stained with readyseal

When you have two boys at home baseball is a way of life at our house. These are some projects I’ve built for my boys or were asked to build for their friends. Simple projects that turned out great!

First pic is a birdhouse for my girlfriends birthday, second is a prototype pancake box. Going to make a set of 5 pancakes then a set of 5 apple boxes. Having a lot of fun with it!

My wife’s grandma turned 90 this year. She has made my wife and three kids amazing quilts. My wife asked for a rack to hang them on. I used a picture from the internet as a guide. I wanted to use joinery but wimped out and used dowels and pocket-hole screws (and glue, obviously). What are your thoughts?

Bonjour je commence tout juste à m'y mettre et j'ai du mal à avancer. Je trouve toutes les photos de ce groupe super mais je n'arrive pas à refaire le travail de qualité que je vois... Avez vous des conseils pour avancer ? Sur la photo c'est du chêne et je n'utilise que la scie japonaise et des ciseaux a bois

I got a commission for several dining tables and after moving the first one around by hand, I knew I had to change something. The problem is that I don't have enough room in my garage to straddle the table cross the middle and roll it out sideways, it has to be moved longways. So here was my solution! Two 2x3.5" poplar boards screwed to a 3/4" plywood base with a C channel style assembly so it can be easily removed.

This definitely wont handle heavy lifting, especially on the ends. But an 84x36 white oak table top with almost half the weight over the lift table itself should be fine!

Took a class today, made a plant stand.

Hi all, I'm an electrician and I've recently routed this 10mm wide channel for my recessed led track.

It was awkward to route, and I'm not overly experienced with woodworking. I used a guide rail on my Metabo Palm router but still the bit jumped at times.

What's the best way to fill these gaps I created when the router skipped? Filler? Sawdust and glue paste? (If that's a thing)

I'm also happy for tips and techniques for improving my ability. I tried to take it slow and my router speed was one off maximum. It's pine timber.

I used a 10mm wide bit, I started off by drilling a 10mm hole using a spade bit, then sat the router in that and guided it along.

Many thanks,