Just call me Britney Spears. These three for $54 from my local construction reuse place. The Festool router works fine and seems to almost be unused. I cannot believe it was marked $35.
So a storm blew down a 75+ foot Poplar on my property last night. Well halfway blew it down. Hooray for an expensive woodmaker removal! I have tree removal services coming so they can chop it up and get it out. So here comes the age old question. Is it worth milling?
The diameter is ~40" wide near the base. A local sawmill will mill it for $200 an hour. The tree removal company can load it on a trailer for me and I can borrow a F250 to get it to the sawyer. The removal service says they can get (2) 9 foot segments for me, no problem. My FIL is a general contractor and has space in his warehouse where I can let it dry out for a few years.
So I've done all the research, the question is, should I pull the trigger? Im a hobbyist at best, so I doubt I'd ever be able to use it all. Is Yellow/Tulip Poplar worth the hassle/cost?
How would y'all go about heating/cooling a workshop like this? My current plan is to finish two rooms in the back like pics 3 & 4, but not do the rest. There's a gas line that's in the middle of the left side where there used to be a heater but a previous tenant took the heater apparently. Also yes pics 3 & 4 was just me brainstorming with AI. The scale is off and it wouldn't exactly work out like that.
I'm in a big slump right now. I'm lacking in motivation and inspiration. I've got a shop full of tools and materials but I can't be bothered to make anything.
How do you approach this? Wait it out, go searching for ideas? How am I not participating in a hobby that I know brings me a lot of joy and satisfaction?
I started working again on my cornhole board. I cut out the circle with my jigsaw and a scroll blade, but it still turned out wavy no matter the amount of sanding I do
I’ve finally completed my king size pencil post bed in cherry. It is finished in shellac. Took me about 6 months due to life stuff, but it’s finally done. Nothing technically challenging, just the sheer size of the pieces made it cumbersome. I cut the posts out of 16/4 cherry.
Made from scrap wood around my shop. I wanted to test out some of my designs. The lamp was a bit more in depth than I bargained for.
I’ve got a table that’s been sitting on my porch for many years, and recently the bottom seems to have started failing/falling apart. I’ve really got no clue what I’m doing, and have no wood working tools, but I’d like to replace the bottom before it fails.
Currently the tiles are sitting ontop of a large thick piece of cork. Short of having the guys at homedepot cut me to size a slice of pre-warped 4x8 of plywood, is there any other route I can take? I’d prefer to have a fix that works for many years. This table gets a little bit of rain.
It would be awesome to just get a piece of wood, and put the tiles right on top of it. But I’m sure there’s cushioning needed in some way etc
Any help is appreciated, thank you
Corded 10” front sliding for $300
I’m in NJ, America. I want to buy some olive wood for a project, a gift for my uncle whose family is from Greece.
I would like to know where to buy some, and how to know it’s from Greece? Anyone in here know how to go about it?
Some work in progress from my archives. I made this pipe for Sylvester, but I'm not sure he received it.
Took quite a bit of time working on my first chair. Wanted to do a Z chair with a danish weave. Mainly curly ash with red oak accents as I ran out of ash and had some red oak scraps that worked out. The angled mortise and tenons weren't as bad as I thought but doing the shaping of the curves took a fair bit of work between a saw, chisel, rasps, files, and drill with a sanding spindle.
I wish someone had told me how long and how much cord doing a weave takes but I'm pretty glad with the results.
Used almost 1500 ft for the whole chair with a waste of about 17 ft from off cuts and trying to hide the knots in decent places.
I'm in the UK and often use (european) beech - it's quite cheap, easy to work, and strong. I can't remember seeing any US/Canadian woodworkers using american beech... is it very different from european beech?
I built 2 flip top carts to help with shop organization. Oscillating Sander with planer and drum sander with scroll saw. Still need a few finishing touches like drawer fronts and some bracing but overall it is a big improvement. Shout out to Fisher’s Shop for the inspiration.
I have an older Porter Cable planer that I purchased a few years ago. I have only ever used it to flatten wood no wider than 3”. I am now trying to flatten a 12” cutting board and I cannot get it to flatten. I have it on a flat sled with shims, hot glue, etc. to get it stable and I constantly get a convexed top. Tried a different sled, same thing. The bottom of the board is convexed also, so it’s not like one side is concaved and the opposite is convexed. Is it the planer and is there something I can do to adjust it. I just find it strange.
I was offered a set of machines at a steep discount. It’s from a person I’ve known for years and is trustworthy. I already have a well-setup shop, but am always on the prowl. It’s basically machines for a framing shop. Hardly used. Miter guillotine, fastener driver thingy, hot/cold vacuum press, and a legit looking glass cutter (not pictured). I’m not super familiar with these types of machines, but I see the potential.
A little background…..I live in an artist driven town and do woodworking full-time. I’ve made many custom fine wood frames for a variety of art. I already have a bag veneer vacuum system, but the press being sold looks pretty sweet.
She paid $6,000 usd for it all six years ago and is expecting way below that. I’m doing my due diligence and may make an offer. She’s also willing to piece it out separately.
So, should I buy the whole lot? One or two of them? Rank the machines based on usefulness in an already well-equipped shop? What applications are there, other than framing? I have money squirreled away, so I’m not going to lowball her too, too much.
Alright I think this is about right. Any suggestions to make this more efficient? Just need to cut the hole in the middle. Hand tools only too dead gum hot to be outside.
Finally got my dust collector setup finished, and honestly, I am pretty proud of this one. This started as a Harbor Freight dust collector with an upgraded impeller, and then turned into a full garage side quest.
I tried to include photos as I progressed, from the mounting and filter setup to everything finally being in place. I wall mounted the 2 HP motor on a 3/4 inch plywood board using a 2x6 French cleat tied into studs with 5/16 structural screws. I also added lower lock screws because I do not trust vibration, gravity, or my own optimism.
The cyclone is an Oneida Super Dust Deputy dropping into a plastic drum, and the filter is mounted on its own plywood backer with a shelf and gussets underneath sealed with gray foam marine/automotive weatherstrip and silicone.
This is a massive upgrade from the Ridgid shop vac setup I have been using for far too long and utilizing a "dead space" in the garage with the dust right tool attachment system. For now it runs, pulls air, and nothing has tried to leave the wall. That feels like a win.
UK based, dimensions are in the last photo.
I've been dragging this around for years and am considering selling it, but have no idea how much it's worth! Does anyone have any idea what a block like this goes for? I looked online but could only find veneers this highly figured.
Also open to suggestions on what to make with it, but it's so unique I'd be terrified I wouldn't be able to do it justice.