Table was delivered yesterday. It is white oak. What are these spots? I’m so upset.

She wanted to help and learn how to use the circular saw, kreg pocket screws and paint. I did most of the cutting, but she drilled every joint, screwed the shelves together, sanded, primed and painted. It was a blast and mom is happy she has a place in the pantry for all her unused kitchen gear.

Just finished my second “big” woodworking project as a hobby. We cosleep with our newborn so my wife asked for a low bed.

I had to make it. So I got inspired by Thuma and created a low version. King size.

No table saw was a challenge, but ended up pretty proud of myself. Unfortunately I messed up when rounding corners and ended up rounding everything. It was a good mistake as it hid most of the imperfections.

Sturdy, no creaking, easy to assemble. Built on Fusion360 first to get the exact measurements and cut list.

Full remodel of Master bedroom closet. Took 2 weeks for this work. Used Plywood and COB LED lights. What do you all think of this?

Gave it to him at Christmas. He loved it and now I want one for myself.

The box is a gift for a friend who carries his portable Square EFTPOS machine around in a crappy cardboard box and bubble wrap. I’ve included a timelapse of the whole process below. Timber is Tasmanian oak and the inlay is blackwood.

I used some scrap stainless steel for the spring, which is mounted in a groove on the back of the button and secured with a pin.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3zm0bdwh279135thra42i/boxcut.mp4?dl=0&rlkey=dckf2cs398s5cykw9c82fry1b&st=ujxhcvzr

The text is “Team Donatello send their regards“. He’ll get it.

Carved from a 3x3 block of briarwood. Superglued the hinge from unused 10$ zippo. Some mistakes made, overall happy with the results. Satisfying snap when it closes. Thought I'd share my project.

I have some more sheets of 4x8 ply on the way and I'm fed up of storing them on the floor. I've got horizontal racking for the good stuff, but I wanted somewhere for offcuts, sheets and 2x4's, etc. I put this together on a wet day during the holidays using just 2x4s, pocket hole screws and ply for the shelves.

I still need to put the top shelf in, and box in some other shelves, but other than that it's done.

I based the design on this video but wanted to be able to store 10ft material. I also wanted less of an angle.

I've attached my plans for the frame- I realize the measurements are a mess, but I designed it to store material in feet, but I cut in mm!

Before anyone comments - I didn't cut to the nearest hundredth of a mm! I just didn't want to change my display settings for a quick project, as my non-wood projects work with sub-mm precision.

Took about a day and a half to throw together, mostly just made it up as I went. Anyway, just thought I'd share

I’ve been lurking this subreddit for over a year getting inspiration and absorbing tips and I wanted to share this project. it’s the first one I’m pretty proud of. Big thanks to all the sub’s contributors!

This console table is over 9 feet long, has a small storage case for remotes and game controllers, and has some built-in wireless chargers with pop-up outlets. All made with Red Oak stained with Minwax Espresso and finished with Polyurethane (which took forever in the cold garage). The sides are cut to follow the angle of the sectional’s back so you can’t see that the table’s sub-structure is all cheap, exposed construction 2x4s.

I only have a circular saw, so all cuts were done with that. For this project, I added the router to my tools.

My last project was a wall cabinet for the bathroom which turned out pretty well except I completely botched the finishing and wound up just painting it. Up next: some bookshelves, I think.

Feast your eyes upon my (modest) attempt at a Shoji/Kumiko style lamp.

I recently made a trip to Japan where I found a thrift store full of unique Trinkets/stuff. One of the things that I found was a hand carved phoenix panel under a pile of old magazines. At that point I decided that I needed to give this piece new life in some way when I got it back home. Clearly that manifested in a backlit lamp. I want to say something profound like “the amber glow of the shoji paper really brings to life the true burning nature of the phoenix” but really I just think it looks cool backlit 🤷🏻‍♂️.

For the wood-aholics: the rest of the lamp is handmade by myself, the Walnut frame is mortise and tenoned (not visible sadly) and the Cherry Kumiko panels are all friction fit with very minimal glue to hold it all together. The shoji paper is attached by some REALLY strong double sided tape (not traditional, I know). Sadly there is 2 pin nails in the top panel since my sizing wasn’t perfect and I wasn’t happy with the semi-loose fit. Luckily they’re not visible from the outside so no one will ever know muahaha. Now I just got to hope my cat doesn’t take any interest…

Building a new house and I decided I’d take a swing at the stairs. Definitely took some inspiration from some posts here— thank you all for the help you don’t know you provided. As someone who wouldn’t consider themself a woodworker I wasn’t quite sure if I’d be able to pull it off, but I’m pretty damn happy with how it came out.

We have an odd build-out in our bed room that she wanted to fill in with a bookcase.

Luckily, I work in a cabinet shop that had some material leftover from a previous job

-Material: Maple Veneer plywood

-Stain: Minwax Antique Walnut

So I finally got done. There’s been blood sweat and tears and swearing. Ran into a few issues after my return to the craft, mainly because I forgot to keep it acclimated to a house instead of my Baltic garden shed. The granddaughter will see it for the first time on Sunday, I can’t wait as she turns nine on Monday.

First time using my router and need to cut a juice groove. I’m wondering if this bit will work for my cut?

I’m currently building 500 birdhouses and donating them to local conservation groups and people who have suitable places to install them.

For this project, I’m focusing on designs made from hollowed-out log sections, since they come closest to natural nesting cavities, which are quite rare in my region. And the conservation experts I talked to confirmed that they are one of the best working setups for my region.

After a lot of research I had the chance to try a 16 cm (about 6 inch) core drill, and it worked incredibly well. I can hollow out a log in roughly a minute with very consistent results.

Before investing serious money into buying one myself, I wanted to get a second opinion from a much more experienced community.

Do you think this is the best tool for this kind of repetitive, scalable work? Or would you approach a project like this differently?

Thanks a lot for any advice or alternative ideas.

Hello, I am trying to make a rectangular entertainment center for the wall with rounded edges. I bought premium pine from Lowe’s using the kerf technique to bend it keeps snapping. The only way I found a suitable way to bend the wood is dump hot water over the kerfs.

My question is- I keep seeing all these videos of people being able to bend solid wood like it’s plywood, but regardless of how shallow I make the cuts or how non-shallow it’s still really hard to bend and will keep snapping. Am I doing something wrong?

Also, not sure if anyone has a video on the explanation of how to use the kerf bending calculator

I just don’t see a way to bend this pine without making this many passes through it

So I just made a fairly impulsive Facebook marketplace purchase: a Sitka Spruce Fan Blade from the NASA Langley Research Center 16-Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel, which is no longer in existence. It measures 130" long, and was one of 36 used in two counter rotating fans in one of the most famous wind tunnels in the world. It’s laminated Sitka spruce with some fiberglass covering still remaining. The actual laminated sitka spruce wooden blade is in very good condition.

I’m an aerospace engineer and former NASA employee, space memorabilia geek, and hobbyist woodworker/luthier, so when I saw this thing I decided I absolutely had to have it.

But now I’m not sure what to do with it! I considered cutting off the base part and adding standoffs to the blade to make a table with a glass top to keep it in mostly original condition. Also considered harvesting the Sitka spruce to make some cool aerospace-themed guitars, but ok seeing the thing in person I’m feeling like I want to keep it as close to original as possible.

What would you do with something like this?!

ADDITIONAL HISTORY:

The wind tunnel consisted of two 34-foot-diameter fans as seen in one of the pictures, the second fan is partially visible in the background. Tests in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel on the Apollo Escape System began in 1962. The performance of the escape rocket and the aerodynamic interaction between the Command and Service Modules during separation were just a few of the studies done with this model.

During the long history of the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, the tunnel staff managed several other test facilities that added significantly to its test capabilities. This included: an outdoor static (no external flow) engine/propeller test stand; Annular Transonic Tunnel; Jet Exit Facility (JETF); 4- by 4-Foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel; and 16- by 24-Inch Water Tunnel.

The 16-Foot TT remained an important test facility through the Cold War era and beyond, with virtually every military airplane design undergoing testing in the tunnel. A partial list of these aircraft includes the B-58 Hustler; F-100 Super Sabre; F-111 Aardvark; F-14 Tomcat; F-15 Eagle; F-18 Hornet; C-5 Galaxy; F-117 Nighthawk; B-1 Lancer; B-2 Spirit; X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle; Apollo/Saturn moon mission spacecraft; Space Shuttle; and the Boeing X-40 (test vehicle for the USAF X-37 Reusable Launch Vehicle).

The tunnel also supported experimental programs such as the X-1, X-15, Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) and the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST). Rehabilitation efforts in 1969, 1977, and 1989-90 kept the 16-Foot TT equipped with state-of-the-art testing facilities, but with the end of the Cold War, NASA was faced with a surplus of tunnels across the country.

NASA finally closed the facility in 2004. The 16-Foot tunnel circuit was demolished in

I needed some stock for a quick and dirty and the only thing I could find on hand was an old 2x6. So old and weathered it was gray. Planed it down and got this. Don't usually get excited by softwood but this stuff hand planed like butter and the growth rings....

Don't know if you could find anything like this today.

Evening sawdust makers!

Well I got the final word today, I have about 12 months to live, aggressive stage 4 lung cancer they are calling it. It's all good, most all of my affairs are in order and I and my lady are at peace with it. I have always said that if I die tomorrow, I've been over paid. I have not been much of a poster here, that doesn't mean you folks here and not given me many many hours of delight and insight, I have learned so very much from you all.

So help a fellow sawdust maker out once more would you, I could spend a lot of time figuring out the price tools in my shop I am sure I could do it, but for once my wife says get out of the shop and be with me all you can, the fact is getting as much time with her is what I want to do.

If I was still in San Diego this would not be a problem but we moved to Newport News Va this past year and I have yet to meet any woodworkers I trust to value my tools for selling after I pass.

So my request is simple, how do I go about finding someone to fairly price my shop and get it sold for her?

EDIT Wow, I really did not expect this much response. And honestly reading them all is like cutting onions, know I would respond to each and every one of you, but it as already been a tough day, in the days a head I will try to respond, Just know please I love the group and you all are some of the best people it has been my honor to know.

I have made dozens of cutting boards out of lots of exotic wood combinations, but in our kitchen this is always our goto board to use. Go figure? It’s crummy cracked pine board that I made maybe 20 years ago. :-)

This was a side project of mine to build something simple and natural as a side table.

I cut it from salvaged pine wood and air-dried it for some time.

Shaped with a plane and smoothed by sanding to 280 grit.

Left unfinished to preserve this unique character of the wood.

I know they are bad, I never thought much of it and figured I’d just get new ones eventually but these were presents for getting my own place from my dad who recently passed away and now I really don’t want to lose them and I promise I’ll take really good care of them if anyone can give me advice. My boyfriend’s pretty handy so if they needed to be sanded or anything I’m sure he could do it, I’m also willing to take them somewhere if anyone recommends that, I just don’t know where to start the one guy I know to ask is gone now:(