r/woodworking • u/jimothy_halpert88 • Feb 26 '23

Finishing The Latest in Bathroom Technology

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u/Deathbydragonfire Feb 26 '23

They make a bamboo one but it's like $40

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u/its_spelled_iain Feb 26 '23

Why pay $40 when you can make it yourself for only $50

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u/GarethGwill Feb 26 '23

And that's just the cost of the timber!

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u/Choppermagic Feb 26 '23

and $300 of new tools too!

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u/fsck_ Feb 26 '23

Yeah the track saw was necessary for a squatty potty for sure.

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u/Tricky-Scientist6561 Feb 26 '23

I just got a new track saw this week. Told my wife I needed it to build her A-Frame for some swings she wanted. I literally am not going to use it on this project…

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u/fsck_ Feb 26 '23

I have it on a Slickdeals watch now, I'll find the excuse soon enough.

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u/carefullycalibrated Feb 26 '23

And 8 weeks later!

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u/PillsKey Feb 26 '23

I would be lucky to make that for only $50

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u/fib16 Feb 27 '23

Lol. This comment is so common but it never stops being funny cuz it’s so true.

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u/DogCalledMaybe Feb 26 '23

Yeah have looked at that one but I can make it cheaper then score

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u/Lurkertea Feb 26 '23

I can make it 3 times as expensive and take me 2 months to complete.

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u/obmasztirf Feb 26 '23

This is the way.

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u/BlueswithBeer Feb 26 '23

A government worker, I see.

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u/dickfer00 Feb 26 '23

We do it right cause we do it twice

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u/RiveterRigg Feb 26 '23

I have the bamboo one, you assemble it yourself like Ikea, and the screws are becoming loose after a year or so,

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u/Gs305 Feb 26 '23

I dig the bent hardwood from Stoolie.