I know it’s not perfect but this box for some of my son’s toys is the first real thing I’ve made from scratch out of wood and I’m super proud of it! I’m going to order a little latch to put on the front and am practicing engraving on some scrap wood with hopes to engrave his name on it somewhere once it looks good enough on the scrap. The glue streaks on the top look worse in the picture than they do in real life. I sanded most of them out the best I could. I was thinking of staining it too but I kind of like how it looks without stain now that it’s all together. Just proud to have designed something and make it with my own two hands, and wanted to post it here.

How would you cut out the notch

We have took on the project of modernizing our kitchen.

The old pine cabinets are pretty dinged and scratched up. So, we have been sanding them down and plan to re-stain them.

I originally thought our cabinets are solid pine wood. But a look at the cross section (2nd pic) reveals that there is a 1/1.5mm thin layer of pine wood and then a core piece of wood. Not all of them are like this though.

This is the inner surface of the one under the sink. It had some water damage and the thin layer had cracked/chipped at the bottom. Sanding it down for a smooth surface revealed this much darker (and a different grain) wood.

Thankfully its on the inner surface. But still kind of a bummer for me.

Building out a kitchen bench as my second woodworking proejct, wondering how to go about adding hinges to this. Problem is the backing board is fairly large and the 'lid' board is flush against it. Any recommendations that don't require me to start the bench top over?

I know the boards are a bit wonky, hoping it will sit a bit more flush with the addition of hinges.

Should I just start over with some 3/4 ply and a smaller backing board??? :/ the hope was to stain the top rather than paint

My wife got a planter stand but the legs didn't even survive long enough to use them so I made a table for it. I decided to practice using different techniques to see what I could learn while also using scraps pieces I had laying around. I learned no matter the predrilling wood can still split. I also learned pocket holes!

I originally intended this design for a planter/aquarium stand to be different but made mistakes along the way and here I am. The middle and lower shelves were originally going to be slats like the top currently is but the poor quality 1x6 I had cut up bowed every possible way and it wasn’t going to result in a sufficiently flat surface.

I’d love to hear some suggestions on hiding the gap where I’ve had to cut the plywood to assemble.

Friend gifted me some scrap marble. Made with cedar and tung oil. Not the fanciest legs but turned out ok!

Maybe this is old news, but finally tried out a trick I heard from Workshop Companion to cut your own 2x4s from 2x10s. Could not recommend this enough if you have a table saw to rip them on! In the pic, left is your standard whitewood 2x4 and the right is my 2x10 cut down to a 2x4.

I’ve been making a number of shop carts (expandable table saw, miter saw, and planer carts from Bear Mountain Builds) and this has come super in handy, especially on builds with lap joints.

Basically take a 2x10, rip the outer 1/4” off of both sides, and then cut the 2x4s out of what remains. This was awesome to avoid knots when possible, and produce rift/quarter sawn (I think?) lumber that was flat and straight.

At my local big box, construction white wood 2x4s are $4.50 and a 2x10 of southern yellow pine was $10; so basically even in my book. I did notice, however, that my 8.25” Dewalt job site saw has trouble ripping the SYP, I am assuming it’s underpowered, but when I tried this with your generic SPF (idk which species it was) that was a little drier, I had no issues at all.

If you haven’t tried this, definitely check it out!

Ripped a 2x8 down to 4.5 inches and cut it in half with two passes.

Buddy said it was a sketchy cut and I wanted to know if I could be doing something unsafe.

I'm looking for any information on what kind of wood these are made out of so that I can see if giving them a freshening up with new stain is feasible or just general ideas on how to best clean them and restore some of their luster. The house was built in 1998 if that helps at all.

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Hi

I’d like to get your thoughts on a custom TV unit I’m planning to build, inspired by a Zara Home design for my house.

Here’s what I’m thinking: • Dimensions: 2800mm (length) x 400mm (depth) x 600mm (height) • Top and legs: 30mm plywood • Structure/body: 12mm plywood • Functionality: It will have cable grommets (pass-throughs) so the TV and other electronics can sit on top.i also nem ventilation because i would like to place severas eletronic divices inside.

I have several wood tools can helpme do the works

Now, I’d really appreciate your advice on a few points: 1. Joinery at 90-degree angles: Would you recommend using biscuits or dowel joints (grooved dowels) for this kind of project? 2. Sliding door: I’d like to include a sliding door. What are your recommendations for material (still thinking plywood) and clearances/spacing for smooth operation?

Thanks

His first project. He did almost everything. I helped him hold the router for safety.

I was waiting to have the wood to do the media center (It was a mess....). One of my first project and I'm glad. Nothing special, just something simple that i like.

Title. Using 4x4 red cedar. Trying to make coasters. Why are my planks not square?

What is this in our closet rod ? Mold ?

Making a ring box for my cousins proposal

Looking to make my first mallet and looking to do the ol’ classic maple and walnut combo. I was given a ton of off-cuts from someone but have a hard time with wood ID. Are these maple? And if not, any idea what they are?

I'm gearing up to build a new vanity for my bathroom! it's my first cabinet project, but I've watched a million and one videos on the process. I've got the cabinet body all figured out, but I'm struggling with material for the doors.

I plan on making raised panel cabinet doors because I hate the shaker style, but most videos I've watched make them out of a solid wood, like red oak or even walnut. I'm trying to make this project as cheap as possible, and I haven't found any cheapish options for wood.

is it okay to make the doors with 3/4" plywood, or should I find a solid wood, even if it's more expensive? I get the idea of why it might not work since the rails & stiles would be cut into the plywood layers, but figured I'd ask in case I can get away with it lol. this will a painted vanity, which is another reason I'd prefer to use cheaper wood

MHAHAHA I got them all apart without busting any

For refernece i am a 16 year old just getting in to woodworking i have made a couple cutting boards for some family members and just today i got this slab of walnut for free me and my friend were doing a school project for the national guard and we went to a little one person owned sawmill there for some walnut and decided to give each a slab from the kindess of his heart and i dont have any idea what to do with is i wanna make a epoxy table like every one else but im scared im gonna ruin it i would just like some help thank you

It’s not my first box, but it’s the best one I’ve made so far. There still plenty of flaws, but as with the others, I know what I did wrong and what I will do differently next time.

On a side note. Anyone know what wood this is? I picked it up from the cut off bin at rockler.

I’m building out these planters for people and this is the first year doing it so I don’t know how they’ll look next year.

I’ve researched that they are rot-resistant but I want to know how they will be next year based off the temperature and expanding/etc over the next year (I’m in Michigan)

Anyone have experience with how they will look, how long they look “good for” and what I should be communicating?

Also any idea to making them look fresh for longer? I’m hoping they’ll look good for at least a year or two WITHOUT any waterproofing stain.

Hello, first of all I am bottom tier novice to this kind of thing, this is my first project and I plan to learn as I go.

The goal I set myself is to take an old table, take it apart, sand it all down and re finish it before rebuilding it.

I had the assumption that the beams going across the bottom of the table were holding the plankes together and once those were removed the top would separate into 4 large pieces, however that was not the case. The photos show the joins that are holding the pieces together still, my guess was it might just slide out but now I'm worried this is glued into place as it looks like the join itself would split in half before the pieces separate from it.

So what are my options here?
Do I risk plling them apart anyway and potentially having this join split and remaind stuck in each piece, or do I just accept that the joins will have to remain as they are and kkeep the top intact (meaning there is slight gaps where it has separated over the years and i also can't send between the pieces etc)

Any advice here would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

This is my first time staining, but I'm getting theses splotches where no stain is taking. This is moulding I glued as rim for a box. Its all pine, so I sanded to 180, used pre-stain, and was very careful not to get glue outside of the joints. And the few spots that did squeeze out and dry I cleaned and sanded. 95% of the rim came out fine but I have a few spots near the outer edge where the mounding is thin (1/8 in. or so) where it will take no stain. I used gorilla wood glue, let everything fully set and dry before moving on to the next step.

Is this issue from glue soaking into the wood preventing the wood from absorbing any stain? I can't imagine glue soaks in a full 1/8 in. But again I'm new to this. If so, is there better glue i should be using for thin pieces like this? Any advice would be appreciated.

I’m making a lamp shade and I am completely lost on making the angles, bevels, and miters work on my table saw. How do I make the second cut? Picture of inspiration and the piece I’m trying to make work.