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I am starting to dive more and more into woodworking. I have looked but don’t really see a dedicated woodworking section. I know I’m not the only one on here that enjoys it. I have seen many others post pictures of projects they have done. I feel like it needs its own location outside of home projects. Not all woodworking projects are “home projects”. It’s currently a hobby but hopefully one day it will turn into something more. It would be nice to have somewhere other enthusiast can come and share ideas and projects they are working on. I don’t really want to join another forum just for woodworking. I usually just watch a bunch of YouTube videos and read articles online.

Maybe this thread will catch on or possibly get pinned? A sub forum under “DIY Corner”?
 
I was the wood shop teacher’s assistant in 9th grade. Does that count?

Built this when everyone else was building bookends. Bought the clock works and brass finials on top. I think the shelf came from Lowes.
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There's some very talented woodworkers on the forum.

I tinker with it from time to time. Just recently built my first box.

Currently I'm working on a small bedside table for the guest room. The top is 5/4 cherry and walnut. Not sure what the legs will be yet.
 
merrill77 said:
Might want to check out NCWoodworker.net
Great community & a wealth of knowledge & experience.
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That's a great site. I was a bit intimidated at first by the quality of some of the work some of those guys/gals turn out.

But for the most part, they're all willing to help with advice and opinions on how to accomplish a particular task.

A lot of them will hold workshops or give private lessons as well
 
Ignore the deck, it was built before we bought the house, extremely sore subject
 
Built this jewelry box in the father/son woodshop class two nights a week in ninth grade, same year I built that clock. About 1970. It was on dad’s dresser till he passed in ’95. It’s got some miles on it.
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I am going to build a headboard, floating bed frame, and night stands with wood from my family’s farm. My brother in law and I started demoing this past weekend I have one or two more days of demo left and then I’ll move it all here where I can work with it. I am slowly building out my shop in my garage so by the time I get this demoed I should have most of the tools I need. 55CA8DB2-FE05-4408-8D52-45711895C63E.jpegF5BAA887-C257-44A0-AF04-F39CD1E2A20B.jpeg6896FFB4-16F9-4B22-87C8-CE075555E97A.jpeg
 
fieldgrade said:
Being the trained professional you are we expect no less.

PICTURES! :D
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LOL. Well, since you asked…

Bookmatched WO Table tops from a tree that grew on the customer’s property. Believe it or not, these are both 4 board glue ups. The middle seam is obvious because of the bookmatch; the other two less so…. ;) We actually started with the log and ended up with the tables.

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Here is a close up of the middle seam in the first table. One of our points of professional pride is how tight we get the glue up seams.

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This table leg is actually a 3 piece glue up.

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A pair of spalted copper beech slab from a tree planted by Teddy Roosevelt and that grew at Sagamore Hill. The first pic is of the slabs before glue up (the slabs were sprayed with mineral spirits to show the grain); the second is of the completed table.

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There’s more but I don’t have pix on this tablet.
 
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My granddad carved this, I guess with chisels, when he was an adolescent in Red Springs, NC. It was a stool top. It split apart at one point and was glued together years ago.
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He also went on the make a business of building porch swings and selling them about the same time, as an adolescent. He bought this gold filled watch with the proceeds around 1903-1905.
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My dad a few months before he passed and my oldest son about thirty years ago. One of the porch swings grandad built behind him. My sister had it hung in her backyard down in the SC Low Country till maybe five years ago. 115 years of regular outdoor use.
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Jerzsubbie said:
I’m a YouTube certified woodworker who doesn’t get to do too much these days, with 2 little ones.
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Dude I feel you with three little ones under 8. It’s hard to get housework caught up let alone have a hobby
 
Scsmith42 said:
LOL. Well, since you asked…

Bookmatched WO Table tops from a tree that grew on the customer’s property. Believe it or not, these are both 4 board glue ups. The middle seam is obvious because of the bookmatch; the other two less so…. ;) We actually started with the log and ended up with the tables.

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Here is a close up of the middle seam in the first table. One of our points of professional pride is how tight we get the glue up seams.

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This table leg is actually a 3 piece glue up.

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A pair of spalted copper beech slab from a tree planted by Teddy Roosevelt and that grew at Sagamore Hill. The first pic is of the slabs before glue up (the slabs were sprayed with mineral spirits to show the grain); the second is of the completed table.

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There’s more but I don’t have pix on this tablet.
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I really like the history in that last one.
 
@Scsmith42

How do you attach the legs to the table?

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I have (3) old growth pine slabs that are 5/4 x 20" x 11'-4" that I want to make into tables for my G-kids.
Legs are what I'm not sure how to attach.
I looked at metal wire legs, but same issue with the finished thickness being around 1".

Thanks,
Ron
 
My dad does some rustic wood furniture and brings me cutoffs and smaller block pieces that want work as well for some of his projects. Here's some pieces he brought me last time he came up. 20230918_145957.jpgsome oaks, cedar, wormy maple and walnut in this batch. I use them mostly for firearm stocks and grips, knife handles and build frames for my hanging leather art pieces. The piece of walnut standing on far right has already been cut to rough size for one of my old single shot 12ga projects
 
Gator said:
I want to know about the bucket on the pole.

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Ask @kcult 🤣.


Iirc it had holes drilled in the bottom and I was trying to dry out something, don't remember what it was
 
Scsmith42 said:
^^^ Beautiful old growth heart pine. Did you sterilize the boards to kill the old house borers that were in them?
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How do I go about doing that? Never even crossed my mind. I was thinking about filling in all the holes with black epoxy or mixing the sawdust and glue and filling in as much as I could
 
since you asked... I've done a few things. This is not my profession- just a hobby. But, I've been thinking lately of how to turn this into an income stream. I tend to bounce around and learn new techniques and styles, so I have considered building content for a YouTube channel. I've filmed a few projects so far, but haven't jumped in with posting anything yet.

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Since we’re sharing, here’s some of mine over the past ~7yr. I enjoy it when I have the time.

Sliding mirror gun safe
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Cabinet/shelving around my safe
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A couple beds and a night stand
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Custom cabinet in laundry room with basket storage (we loved this!)
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Pickler triangle for my kids
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