The Woodworking Thread

[WickedFog]

One problem I have is getting decent material. Nothing but big box left around here with the twisted green boards.

My dad knew a lot of farmers that were always clearing trees. We'd go cut down trees for them, and whenever we found Walnut, Maple, Cherry, or a decent Oak, we'd cut it down into 12' lengths, or whatever was straight. The local sawmill would trade dad some of the wood to saw it into lumber for him. We'd air dry it. We always had a stack of nice stuff to play with.

 

[Jerold]

I actually found my saw... OK it's the Royobi BT300, I have the Craftsman version. You can see the sliding table, which apparently is a thing. But there is no miter slot, which is so very useful.

Now that I know what it is, I found they do make a dual miter slot for that platform, but it's like ~$100 on ebay. I'm thinking about just making my own. The question is what is the "standard". Do people use T-slot or U-channel and what width?

I'd like to be able to use things like feather boards which I assume would lock into a T-slot.

 

[Warby]

I made this coffee table back when I was in high school. Sheoak with jarrah strip's. No nails or screws. I made it solid, very solid. Its heavy and will last forever. Still no cracks or warping. I was very proud of it. Still am.

 

[Warby]

Turned this Jarrah burl bowl many moons ago.
Kept the natural edges.

 

[Doom!]

Turned this Jarrah burl bowl meany moons ago.
Kept the natural edges.

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Hey, where's the other half of your coconut? Looks cool.

 

[Brady Matthews]

I'm a bit late to the party. I just found this thread. I built this in my woodshop class with no plans at all. I am currently working on a 12 valve cummins replica

 

[Bwompuss]

Used to wood work as a hobby in my 20s. I miss it. Don't have the room nor the time to do it anymore. Loved to weld and do metal work too. Been a few years but I imagine it's like riding a bike.

 

[Jerold]

Used to wood work as a hobby in my 20s. I miss it. Don't have the room nor the time to do it anymore. Loved to weld and do metal work too. Been a few years but I imagine it's like riding a bike.

Although, tools have gotten better. ... so have bicycles.

 

[Guest D]

Made this a couple years ago.

 

[Brady Matthews]

I just finished making my 12 valve cummins engine replica

 

[WickedFog]

Made this a couple years ago.
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I worked at two woodshops that made breadboards and butcher blocks. One was a custom woodshop. We wpuld make whatever folks wanted, up to 4' wide. On display in the lobby was a butcher block that had huge 6"x6" tapered legs. The top was 12" thick, and 32" square. The asking price was $2500. It was definitely a show piece.

The other shop I worked at mass produced all of the breadboards for Shrock Cabinetry.

 

[Guest D]

I worked at two woodshops that made breadboards and butcher blocks. One was a custom woodshop. We wpuld make whatever folks wanted, up to 4' wide. On display in the lobby was a butcher block that had huge 6"x6" tapered legs. The top was 12" thick, and 32" square. The asking price was $2500. It was definitely a show piece.

The other shop I worked at mass produced all of the breadboards for Shrock Cabinetry.

Thats cool.
I have some more glued up. Just gotta rip it down and lay it up one of these days.

 

[WickedFog]

Thats cool.
I have some more glued up. Just gotta rip it down and lay it up one of these days.
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I really miss woodworking. My dad had every machine you could possibly have in a home woodshop. And the custom woodshop I worked at was a lot of fun. Lots of really cool projects. A lot of really expensive projects too, since a lot of our work was for the doctors and lawyers and other bigwigs around town.

 

[Guest D]

I really miss woodworking. My dad had every machine you could possibly have in a home woodshop. And the custom woodshop I worked at was a lot of fun. Lots of really cool projects. A lot of teally expensive projecys too, since a lot of our work was for the doctors and lawyers and other bigwigs around town.

I ran a small fabrication shop for a design company for many years. Metal and wood. My schooling was in metal but my dad and life experiences taught me wood. Mostly stainless, aluminum brass/bronze. I miss that too.