woodworking

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Another angle below. Very dinged up and the end and legs were missing, but seemed like to much hardwood to pass to....

I’m guessing this is the result of layers of slathering a fresh layer of finish on these tables. To be honest, I kind of like the look. Any idea what type of finish this might be?...

Hi, I’m currently carving a bear out of a maple burl. I’m getting to fine details such as teeth and claws. Does anyone have any recommendations as to how I can stabilize these pieces so they are less likely to break?

My family had one from decades ago that’s falling apart, so I made a replacement. I went with toothpicks as little dowels to help join the crossbars to their supports, since the flat glue joint didn’t hold for all of them....

A little beer boat, HV Kaljaasi, made for the summer cottage and warm summer days, when you can sit in the lake and enjoy the sun....

Maple/mahogany stave drum I made for my drummer.

It’s actually just friction fit together in this picture; as I type it’s in the clamps as the glue dries. Tomorrow some final touch up sanding and the first of four coats of spar varnish, then a few decades on my front porch under a couple potted plants....

8.5" x 3.25" | 22 cm x 8.5 cm...

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I’ve got 20 of these to carve out, and I’ve only done a smidgen of carving before. Luckily my boss trusts me enough with his antique carving tools...

I was checking to see how a 3/4" dog hole would look in a vise jaw made from two 3/4" pieces of plywood. Just clamped for the test, but would be glue for the real thing. Interesting to see the hole opened up. And luckily no splitting, but do you think it would work as an actual vise jaw? This is for a Veritas quick release front...

I’m trying to make my own window sills in our new house. We have windows rather deep so depth is around 9in and wide - 42/60in. I’m looking at read oak vs douglas fir. Red oak is mainly available in sub 8in cuts. The only one I found in 9in is 3/4 thick. Would that be sufficient to support plant pots or potentially human...

I’m not sure where the right place to post this would be, but here goes....

For some clarity, I did not make the speakers, but attempted to match the wood as closely as I could for the credenza.

I had an old can of poly in the basement, and decided to give it a try. Thin crust on top, poured kind of like egg whites. But after mixing with mineral spirits it seemed smooth, and the result on my new plywood workbench top is smooth and fully cured as far as I can tell. workbenchsurface

Using cedar 2x4s cut to 1.5x3. Planning to seal with outdoor polyurithane varnish. Any thoughts on the design thus far?...

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I made this from a long piece cherry offcut that I’ve had sitting around for ages. Here’s a better picture of the interesting bit:...

Part of a larger project I’m working on, which takes the “waste sawdust” and grows a Reishi mushroom out of it.

I realize this is a woodworking community so don’t kill me, but I’m in the process of upgrading my tablesaw with a new fence so it’s somewhat related. Plus there’s no metalworking community that I could find on Lemmy....

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What’s a good basic table saw? I look at them online and can’t really tell much a difference. I’m tempted to just get a harbor freight one but know the fence will probably be loose and other annoyances…...