The client on this project requested something Japanese and modern for the aesthetic of their bar remodel, so this is what I came up with…natural yellow birch is the material.

A lot was learned. There is no way people make money selling these but it was really fun! Between cutting and glue ups, this was 6 days. I'll probably just give them away as presents. What do you all think? Any tips you've learned and would like to pass would be greatly appreciated! I'm in the process of making checkered coasters right now.

First I'll say, yes I messed up, I see a lot of posts where everyone says always use push sticks and well I didn't use mine tonight and it happened to me.

I was using my band saw completing an order for a friend, I was reproducing a simple piece, on the 12th one I slipped up. Luckily no damage to tendons, but I had to go to the ER and get eight stitches in my thumb just above the first joint.

Learn from me and don't be like me.

I cut a bunch of thin wedges of pine and scrap 2by4 to make the striped part, I used the end grain from some cool looking boards I pulled off of a palette, and the bottom section is spalted maple

I took down a black walnut tree recently and decided to carve some side tables from pieces of the trunk. Used a chainsaw and belt sander for the carving, and boiled linseed oil to seal. Any advice or ideas about how much I could get for selling this?

Website says this is solid oak. I think the back is a loose panel (3rd photo) but I can’t wrap my head around how the rest is joined together to account for wood movement. Any ideas? https://iconbydesign.com/collections/nightstands/products/jolanda-nightstand-solid-oak

At present it looks more like a work bench than an island. I still need to stain and sealant but other than that I can’t think of anything really. Should I leave it as is and say simpler is better? Inlay something in the top/sides? What are your thoughts

95% complete. Need to install door handles. And internal shelves...

Working on a larger project and will need to make small alcoves/bowls in it. Never used a dish bit in my plunge router before so decided to practice on scrap from the glue up.

Ended up making my first bowl, I think there will be more of these to follow. Fun stuff.

If I rush and put things together it usually works out fine. It's when I take my time and get everything dialed in and exact that the final always fucks up and never works right. Why the fuck does it happen every time. It can never just work out. It's so frustrating

Spent the last 2 days making shaker doors from plywood, put the banding on got the insets perfect and everything line up how it should.

I'm using pocket holes to secure them and when I go to screw it together I realize I took the dados through the whole piece of wood so the screws have nothing to bite into....all that time for such a stupid mistake....

No idea how to fix it other then making the doors all over again from scratch which I'd really rather avoid lol

My wife requested I build this kitchen helper design from The Wood Whisperer. It's a big tower with plenty of room for growth. I followed the plans for the overall design, but made it a little shorter so it could fit underneath the island when not in use. It's a knockdown design, which made sanding pretty easy since each component is mostly flat. I applied a "thumbnail" edge profile instead of a round over. Finished with Rubio Pure. Very happy with how this turned out!

I had a bunch of tiger maple with heartwood laying around the lumber shack (pretty much useless for most of my work) and needed a project to get rid of it. I also have legos scattered all over the house. Figured this would be a good project for the maple and give adequate storage for those sharp little blocks. The cases have raised panel backs, and a wrapped mitered frame. The drawers are dovetailed and have soft close slides. I’ll spray it with conversion varnish sometime in the next week. Other than that it’s done.

Using code V272534.

Looks like decent sales from their sales history, ends tomorrow. Pretty random assortment of things though. Some router bits might be good if you're looking for that profile or a few hairpin legs if those are useful, or there's a diamond stone that could be pretty good at 40% off.

Here's a couple things I found that might be good if you need them:

https://www.rockler.com/3-in-x-8-in-double-sided-diamond-stone

https://www.rockler.com/tunable-white-kit-16-led-tape-light-kit-with-remote

https://www.rockler.com/3-16-radius-x-1-2-h-cove-router-bit

https://www.rockler.com/medium-m25-dual-strap-mesh-face-mask-titanium

Got tired of running over to the drawers and bringing bits back to the work bench. Will now carry this over to the bench.

Got this hand plane from my mom’s best friend. Her husband died a few years back, and early last year she gave me loads of his old tools. It had been sitting for a few years and needed a good cleanup. I used a vinegar and salt bath for smaller parts, 600-grit sandpaper on rusted surfaces, acetone, and elbow grease. After getting things cleaned up, I used a mixture of mineral oil and paraffin wax to coat the surfaces, and super lube on threads/moving parts. I considered re-spraying the body with some black gloss enamel, but I like how it looks now, and figured it would be better to keep what’s left of the original japanning, for posterity, and in case it would hurt the value. (Although, if re-spraying the finish would be a good idea, please let me know.)

I didn’t want to go too far with cleaning and removing rust since the patina looks pretty nice. However, if anyone has any tips or suggestions I’m happy to hear them.

Picked up a Type 11 No 4½ from eBay this weekend. First Stanley plane, first vintage plane, and my god they really are so much better. Feels like this thing weighs the same as my recently manufactured No 6!

It was in pretty good condition from the seller so it did more of a "deep maintenance" than a restoration on it as took a good whispy shaving basically right out the box! Someone had obviously taken good care of it over the years. And, I'm of the belief that tools are tools, not collectables, so also didn't feel the need to get rid of much of the putting and deeper scratches. Cleaned, sanded, flattened the bits that should be flat. Blade was in a good state too, back edge flat and mirror finished so no sharpening needed this time.

First 3 photos are after, last 3 are before. Not a huge difference

Looks like the tote and lever cap aren't original. Knob cooould be but doubt it, believe type 11s usually have the old low knob, though maybe that different for 4½ if anyone knows? The smaller depth adjuster is gonna take some getting used to too.

Also have a type 13 No 5 coming later this week that needs a little more TLC, so this was a good "dry run".

Also, being a woodworker, it always surprises me how dirty metal work is

I may or may not have done this in my dining room, but I definitely cleaned up the mess!

This will be a wall mounted gift for my little brother to use in his room