Any Woodworkers?

[retfr8flyr]

Just wondered if anyone here did any woodworking. I have messed around with it for quite a while now.

 

[claudermilk]

I was just barely starting it. Got a bunch of tools and a garage shop almost set up. Then life hit, and now it's all buried under crap. I hope to be able to carve out some working space again so I can start on the project that got me going; I want to build a nice large format field camera (nothing like jumping into the deep end to start, eh?). That's been stalled for a couple of years now.

 

[retfr8flyr]

I am space limited also I have about 1/2 of one bay in my garage for my shop. I have to share it with my lawn mowers, which I move outside when I am working on things. Here are a couple of shots of my shop. I am standing in the bay my wife's car normally parks in. I move that outside when I am working also.







I have everything mounted on mobile bases and move whatever machine I need at the time out into the open space.

 

[rcm90]

I have been playing with finish work for a few years. Have not made anything too crazy but am about to jump into furniture making.

These are just what I have near the top of my camera list. Ill dig through and find some more.

Starting to turn a bat.

 

[SGTguy]

Just wondered if anyone here did any woodworking. I have messed around with it for quite a while now.

I have been making furniture for years. I like your shop setup. Almost all the furniture in my house I made, here are my kitchen cabinets I done about 4 years ago.

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[retfr8flyr]

I have been playing with finish work for a few years. Have not made anything too crazy but am about to jump into furniture making.

These are just what I have near the top of my camera list. Ill dig through and find some more.

Starting to turn a bat.

Looks good, I have never gotten into turning but I may try some small stuff next year. Good luck with the furniture.

I have been making furniture for years. I like your shop setup. Almost all the furniture in my house I made, here are my kitchen cabinets I done about 4 years ago.

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Thanks, it's small but I have fun working out there. That's some great looking work, do you build professionally, or just for your self?. I mainly do smaller projects, Jewelry boxes, tables and work bench type of projects. I may be trying to build some cabinets for my daughter next year though.

 

[SGTguy]

^ I was doing it on the side for play money for years. Now I work for my sons new business doing custom woodwork, kitchens, baths and basements plus we do heating and AC too.
Most of the furniture I do today is for my kid houses, freebee, lol



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[rcm90]

Those cabinets look damn good!

 

[dre256]

I work on bowling centers up and down the east coast as my job. I do a lot of work on maple and pine. I cant say I can am a builder on cabinets and furniture like above (it is awesome looking work!) but I am real good restoration with finishes and sanding. I have a huge wood working shop at my job.

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

When my shop is up and going i hope to get my dad's shopsmith mark 7 out of storage and start working with it again. When i was in high school i made a bat on the lathe, that was a pretty cool project. Earl you have a pretty impressive setup.

 

[retfr8flyr]

Thanks, 2 years ago the arthritis in my spine reached the point that I can't play golf anymore. I needed something to keep my occupied and I had always dabbled in woodworking. I got a better table saw and some other equipment and have been playing out there every since. I enjoy it and mostly make stuff for our house, or for my kids and grand kids.

 

[SGTguy]

That sucks that you can't play golf anymore, I don't play as much as I like to and my game shows it.
What I like about woodworking is a satisfaction of making thinks that will be here long after I am gone.
I have to post pictures of my wood shop/man cave/ Shelby museum, lol.


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[rdsx18]

I just started to do some turning, my uncle has a little shop set up because he did a lot of woodworking about 15 years ago.

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[rcm90]

I'm going to make a showcase cabinet for work and want a dustproof or air tight seal without using any velvet or seals. I was leaning towards a hook joint with loose tongues or a rebated joint with tongue slip. What have you guys used?

 

[BleedinBlue]

I'm going to make a showcase cabinet for work and want a dustproof or air tight seal without using any velvet or seals. I was leaning towards a hook joint with loose tongues or a rebated joint with tongue slip. What have you guys used?

I'd say a locking rabbet would do just fine.


I've only been into woodworking for a couple years now. It's a learning process. Just a few random pictures that are on my phone.

 

[rcm90]

Picked up some wood to make a butchers block.

 

[retfr8flyr]

Picked up some wood to make a butchers block.

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Nice,, I love both of those woods. Are you going to make it end grain? I made an end grain one for my daughter with Hard Maple and Purpleheart because she loves purple, it turned out fairly well.

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

Earl that is badass. My daughter would love something like that.

 

[rcm90]

End grain is the only way to go IMO. Im going to do this design. Looking to make it 2" thick.

Unsure if I should band the edges or not.. been thinking of a checkerboard style, or something a little more intricate.

 

[retfr8flyr]

Here is a neat little program to help you with your cutting board design. http://www.lastalias.com/cbdesigner/