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Feenix posted:I know red oak is known to be very very porous for end grain, etc, but is it ok enough used edge grain for a non cutting food surface? Like a serving platter thing.? Meow Meow Meow posted:Pretty much done this cabinet, just need to add drawer bottoms.
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Goddamnit, I used to find this thread inspiring. After the last few pages, I find it intimidating and am now going to burn all my projects and tools so no one ever has to lay eyes on them again. Seriously, kudos to the bevy of great projects in this thread lately. You guys rule.
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Nonvalueadded User posted:Goddamnit, I used to find this thread inspiring. After the last few pages, I find it intimidating and am now going to burn all my projects and tools so no one ever has to lay eyes on them again. This is my favorite thread at SA ever and even though I am nowhere on some of these cats’ level, it has pushed me to do more, be more, buy more, and try more than I ever would have on my own. I love woodworking. I only discovered this in the last year or so. It’s the best!
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Nonvalueadded User posted:I find it intimidating and am now going to burn all my projects and tools so no one ever has to lay eyes on them again. ...said every one of those dudes you admire like fifty times
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Best way to learn is to gently caress up, you will know exactly what you did wrong and how to do it right next time...and how to "fix" it (hide it, change it, etc). The bookcases I am working on are now 63" tall instead of 64" to hide an extremely stupid mistake I made 
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JEEVES420 posted:Best way to learn is to gently caress up, you will know exactly what you did wrong and how to do it right next time...and how to "fix" it (hide it, change it, etc).  Man I was so proud I routed most of my dados properly however... That vertical is stained already because it USED to be a leftover, being used to test a finish, but due to a similar mistake, ended up being the one piece with the same dimensions as the other uprights. I measured the dado positions wrong, so I ended up two inches too high on all of them  Thankfully that stain is the color the wife decided on, so I don't have to buy a new sheet of plywood.
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We could just as easily make a thread of "little mistakes that were too annoying or expensive to fix." I spent a couple hours getting a beautiful circle out of a replacement table-top, went all the way around it routing the edge then hosed it up the last 6 inches. Lifted on me just enough to take a bite out.  Made me mad as absolute hell when it happened, but 6 months later it eats just fine, I learned a lesson (get a better router, don't get lazy just because the first 125 inches went perfect). And honestly it took me 2 or 3 minutes of running my finger around the edge to even remember where it was. On to the next thing.
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Feenix posted:This is my favorite thread at SA ever and even though I am nowhere on some of these cats’ level, it has pushed me to do more, be more, buy more, and try more than I ever would have on my own. I love woodworking. I only discovered this in the last year or so. It’s the best! Same and  That workbench and the dresser are both badass. We put in a bid on a house this weekend, it has a very large basement, half finished, half unfinished, big bulkhead and easy stair access. Wife already agreed that I could knock out the dividing wall on one side to expand the shop later on if needed. I'd always want more room like anyone, but it's going to be really nice, unfinished working area is like 300-350 sq ft already. Bonus while driving around open houses I saw a dust collector someone tossed on the curb just hours before. It needs new cloth and vinyl bags for it, but its a 1HP collector on a mobile base. Works fine and the impeller and motor look brand new. It's not the best one ever (Steel City 65110) and the company went out of business but its probably going to be good enough for the few power tools I will have in the 1st years of the shop and this saves me a ~$200 right off the bat.
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I was putting the groove for the bottom shelf on 2 bookcases so 4 cuts. Did one, did two, did three...wait that was the same side as the other two  Cut a strip of scrap plugged the groove, planed it flush, and cut an inch off the top so that the 3in top trim now covers it.
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Anyone here collect Disston saws? I'm looking for the two handles for a No. 554.
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JEEVES420 posted:I was putting the groove for the bottom shelf on 2 bookcases so 4 cuts. Did one, did two, did three...wait that was the same side as the other two I had to do similarly with a mortise on my last piece: I marked one endpoint, measured out the size of the mortise, marked again, cut it...and discovered I'd measured in the wrong direction. As a result, though, I got to learn how to make a grain-matched plug. And the plug is basically invisible unless you know to look for it, and it doesn't affect the functionality of the piece at all.
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That Works posted:Same and The start of an.. interesting thread saga
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:The start of an.. interesting thread saga Let's hope not! By knock out wall I mean probably just end up putting in a double door in a partition wall between the finished and unfinished spaces.
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mds2 posted:Anyone here collect Disston saws? I'm looking for the two handles for a No. 554. Yup, and nope. They're findable but I'd recommend looking in spaces that aren't populated strictly by tool collector vendors (I got my 48" 554 cheap from an antique farmstyle decoration vendor since apparently crosscut and wood-frame bow saws are popular old timey wall ornaments). There are folks who sell just handles but they realize that they're selling to collectors, and the prices reflect that. À la carte 'helper' handles are rare and a bit pricey if you're looking for something authentic and brand-/model-specific. Just like anything with old tools, you're gonna find more stuff if you're willing to put in elbow grease in restoration and wait for just the right diamond in the rough to pop up. If you're super picky you can also buy era-specific throughbolts, nuts, and medallions for fairly cheap. Thankfully, Disston's timber line had the simplest handles of any of their products. If you get your hands on some apple wood it'd be fairly easy to replicate one for the main blade. Much less so with the helper handles, though, since they require shaped steel with threading and a couple different parts. I still don't have the helper handle for mine but it's still perfectly usable for everything shy of felling actual big-rear end trees.
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 I finished a bench. It was my first time hand cutting any real joinery, but in the end I got it to fit well enough. Finished by charring the wood with a propane torch, cleaning the surfaces, then tung oil. I'm moderately happy with it. I learned a lot by doing it, so the next project will use more expensive wood (so not pine/fir). Nonvalueadded User posted:[...]I find it intimidating and am now going to burn all my projects and tools so no one ever has to lay eyes on them again.[...] Me too. But I'm building things anyway. Hopefully the worst thing that happens is I have to buy another part of a dead tree.
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Pissed Ape Sexist posted:Yup, and nope. They're findable but I'd recommend looking in spaces that aren't populated strictly by tool collector vendors (I got my 48" 554 cheap from an antique farmstyle decoration vendor since apparently crosscut and wood-frame bow saws are popular old timey wall ornaments). There are folks who sell just handles but they realize that they're selling to collectors, and the prices reflect that. À la carte 'helper' handles are rare and a bit pricey if you're looking for something authentic and brand-/model-specific. Just like anything with old tools, you're gonna find more stuff if you're willing to put in elbow grease in restoration and wait for just the right diamond in the rough to pop up. If you're super picky you can also buy era-specific throughbolts, nuts, and medallions for fairly cheap. I found a 54" in a barn sale the other day for $10 in pretty darn good shape. It has both handles but the wood is pretty worn out. I've looked around a bunch on the internet without any luck so far in finding replacement handles. I think I could easily replicate the main handle, but I have no idea how to go about cutting the slot for the blade.
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So if you remember I asked about refinishing a bed frame earlier, tried the old English and cleaning route which didn't work and decided to strip sand stain and varnish. I finally got through the striping and sanding, which was indeed a ton of work, and am trying to decide on stain color. I'm pretty sure this is just some kind of basic pine, any recommendations? I bought a golden oak color stain at home depot but now I'm second guessing myself. 
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Test your colors out somewhere inconspicuous to get a feel for what they'll do to the wood. Otherwise it's pretty much just a matter of taste. 
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:
Thanks and yes the maple is a veneer, I've never seen quilted stuff solid around here.
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Spikes32 posted:So if you remember I asked about refinishing a bed frame earlier, tried the old English and cleaning route which didn't work and decided to strip sand stain and varnish. I finally got through the striping and sanding, which was indeed a ton of work, and am trying to decide on stain color. I'm pretty sure this is just some kind of basic pine, any recommendations? I bought a golden oak color stain at home depot but now I'm second guessing myself. Yeah test it. But if you want a suggestion I like Antique Walnut from General Finishes (Wipe on).
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Friend bought a house that had a trash compactor. Trash compactor died after like 6 months. He wants to replace that hole in his cabinets with a hideaway cabinet for a garbage can, and I'm staying at his house rent free for a few weeks with nothing to do, so doing this project has become one of my projects Got everything basically sorted out, making a kinda lovely cabinet door by edge joining a couple of pieces of poplar and staining them to sort of match his other cabinets, but god drat why do router bits gotta be so expensive? Wanted to get one of those nice wide ogees to kind of match his other cabinets but gently caress if I'm dropping like $80 on a bit I'll use like 3 times. He's getting a 1/4" roundover on his cabinet door and he's going to have to like it. Also the hinges I got require a metric forstner bit which is annoying as well.
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Oh man, Rockler has started stocking live edge slabs in smaller more financially manageable sizes. (Think large cutting board size for ~30 bucks or so...) I’m gonna bite on a few!
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Test your colors out somewhere inconspicuous to get a feel for what they'll do to the wood. Otherwise it's pretty much just a matter of taste. That's fair. And appreciate the aged walnut suggestion further down. Will home depot let me try out a couple stains and return the ones I don't want? Feels a little scammy to do that
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How does pine take dyes? You may want to look into that as an option, they behave pretty differently from stains and can open up a world of options. You can color the wood to pretty much anything, without forcing it darker. Or, for instance, you can use them to actually get that deep espresso color without sacrificing depth. You can get some pretty convincing color changes, and if I recall, some woods that are blotchy under stains are great with dyes. Or maybe I have that the wrong way around. Either way, dyes generally offer a ton more options and flexibility.
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mds2 posted:I found a 54" in a barn sale the other day for $10 in pretty darn good shape. It has both handles but the wood is pretty worn out. I've looked around a bunch on the internet without any luck so far in finding replacement handles. I think I could easily replicate the main handle, but I have no idea how to go about cutting the slot for the blade. Nice find, they're good saws! You could cut a decent-sized block of whatever wood you like, pattern it out, stick it in a vise, and cut the blade groove first with a hand ripsaw (carefully, of course). Try to use a saw with a kerf as close to that of the blade as possible. All you have to do is get that one cut right and you have a handle in the making. You can use the saw's bolt holes to mark for drilling later, and you can cut/shape the rest of the handle to suit you. Half the fun of restoring old tools is the little workarounds and processes you find for yourself; have fun and experiment!
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@spikes32. I did a side table for my son’s room out of pine with a golden stain. Your wood should hopefully be old enough you don’t need to worry about sap pockets causing splotchy, but I used a pre-stain wash to even it out. Worked fine and I don’t have any inconsistencies. The golden stain turned very yellow with some orange. Didn’t work for my taste, but my son liked the color he picked. Phone posted:drat, that looks great. I hesitated to call it that because I’m using fir and not Japanese cedar, but it was fun using a very large blowtorch. Well, once I got my flame dialed in at least. It turned out more red than I expected, but it works. Next time I’ll try whatever cedar I get in the US because I think it would look nice. I’m wishing I’d finished my picnic table like this, but I’m not sure I want to try to manage moving a 10’ table around for firing.
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Sockser posted:Friend bought a house that had a trash compactor. Trash compactor died after like 6 months. He wants to replace that hole in his cabinets with a hideaway cabinet for a garbage can, and I'm staying at his house rent free for a few weeks with nothing to do, so doing this project has become one of my projects Grizzly always had reasonably priced router and shaper bits in the past. Hope you've got a drill press for the hinges. Also, I'd put a slide-out shelf on the bottom, makes it more convenient.
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Does anyone have any suggestions for beginner level projects that are also good gifts? My favourite woodworking projects have been stuff like - Cribbage Board - Coasters - Bottle Openers - Blanket Ladder - Toilet Paper Caddy etc Prefer youtube videos over pdf/plans
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What tools do you have? Cutting boards are mechanically pretty straightforward, but they're made of pain if you don't have a good way to flatten them (belt sander, thickness planer, or router flattening jig). Small wooden boxes can be a good excuse to practice your box/dovetail joints, and you can flock the interior and put in some dividers to make a jewelry box or something. Small children can get building blocks, which are also a good opportunity to practice cutting curves (for arches), doing routing on fancy pieces, etc.
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Got a lathe? Make wooden dildos. People pay big $ for nice ones
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zapplez posted:Does anyone have any suggestions for beginner level projects that are also good gifts? My favourite woodworking projects have been stuff like - Picture frames - Beer totes (to fit bottles or maybe growlers) - Carved spoons - Spatulas - Canoe paddles
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Got a lathe? Make wooden dildos. People pay big $ for nice ones Wow, splinters much you sadist? Do a youtube or gtfo
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Got a lathe? Make wooden dildos. People pay big $ for nice ones do you need to stick with the "food safe" finishes? I assume friction finishes wouldn't hold up well.
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I've been given access to an enormous amount of free 8' 2x1s, obviously it's garbage wood but I'm finding a few uses for it - what's a recommended finish for garden furniture to let it last a couple of years at least?
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cakesmith handyman posted:I've been given access to an enormous amount of free 8' 2x1s, obviously it's garbage wood but I'm finding a few uses for it - what's a recommended finish for garden furniture to let it last a couple of years at least? Spar urethane.
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Got a lathe? Make wooden dildos. People pay big $ for nice ones  zapplez posted:Does anyone have any suggestions for beginner level projects that are also good gifts? My favourite woodworking projects have been stuff like
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Mr. Mambold posted:Grizzly always had reasonably priced router and shaper bits in the past. Hope you've got a drill press for the hinges. Also, I'd put a slide-out shelf on the bottom, makes it more convenient. I’ve got one of those mini drill presses that just chocks into a hand drill which is sub-optimal but should work And yeah, the dude had bought a little uhhh bin on a slide and had not gotten any farther into figuring out the situation so I’m building around that Also this loving opening is a hell of a trapezoid but I think it’s kinda going alright so far  Also may have cobbled together a pretty decent match on the stain
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