Wood working

[SDG]

Great thread and some amazing work. I would claim to be an amateur at best. Far from a fine woodworker or finish carpenter, but here are a few of my projects.

Reclaimed cedar fence boards from my grandparents house turned into an outdoor bar. Here is what I started with.


Sanded down and fitted up. Don't see 12" wide by 1/2" thick anymore.

Did the stone on top as well with a black grout, fun little project.


Pine kitchen island. Nothing fancy, the copper top was more work than all the wood.


Finished.


Had an itch to make some cutting boards, so did an end cut American black walnut design.


And the finished oiled product. Messed up on the book end on a couple... but of well!


Also remodeled my grandmother's kitchen. Refaced all the cabinets with ash, and refinished the original pine doors, but don't have a pic of the finished product. Huge pain in the butt... but fun none the less.

 

[catahoula]

Very nice guys!I bought some damage cabinets from a home center and the particle board carcase on them were damaged. They had solid oak fronts. I ripped those off so later I will make my own; I miss being around specialized wood suppliers. Anyone ever seen Purple heart or ebony hardwood?

 

[sipafz]

Wow, a lot of great looking projects in this thread! I’m jealous of the skills displayed within. Being that my dad and grandfather are both finish carpenters, one would think that I would have some of those skills? Unfortunately that’s not the case. Being a machinist, I can cut metal to the tightest of tolerance and into just about anything. I just can’t seem to turn that off when working with wood.

 

[duktrx]

Was a finish carpenter, building custom cabinets and furniture for 15 years. I'm sure I have a hard drive, I can pull photos off. When my remodel gets to the kitchen I will be making all my own cabinets, I do miss having a place to make sawdust, for that matter, sure would be nice to wrench in a garage.

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[black pearl]

This thread got me thinking of some past projects. So I dug out a few photos from one really fun job.
Front door I made on site.
The kitchen island I made. Also made the counter tops. We actually made all the cabinets for the house but couldn't find those photos. and the post and beam car port.


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[black pearl]

Very nice guys!I bought some damage cabinets from a home center and the particle board carcase on them were damaged. They had solid oak fronts. I ripped those off so later I will make my own; I miss being around specialized wood suppliers. Anyone ever seen Purple heart or ebony hardwood?

I've got a small stash of Purple Heart. I've done some work with ebony, may still have some small pieces.


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[TrailHunter]

Some great work here... Cool thread. Here’s a small IPE siding job we did last week:

 

[desertrunner]

Nothing too crazy just a few pieces I found plans for on Anna white











That's a 60" TV for reference



Ran the nail gun off my jeep actually haha



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[JeepinLife]

Nothing too crazy just a few pieces I found plans for on Anna white

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Ran the nail gun off my jeep actually haha

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Haha that’s awesome you ran the nail gun off the jeep. Great work. Actually planning on doing a bed like that in about 3 weeks. Anything you’d do different?


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[JeepinLife]

Some great work here... Cool thread. Here’s a small IPE siding job we did last week:

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That’s awesome looking. Super strong wood there.


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[TrailHunter]

That’s awesome looking. Super strong wood there.


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Thanks... yeah, it’s a very stubborn material... It’s expensive, hard, heavy, must be sealed on all edges, eats drill bits, ruins saw blades, can’t use nail guns, holes must be plugged, very difficult to bend, moves how it wants in climate changes, must be installed to breathe properly, and constantly needs to be re-sealed.... I’ve installed it on gates, fences, decks & siding with a lot of swearing... but the end product always looks bad ass.

 

[desertrunner]

Haha that’s awesome you ran the nail gun off the jeep. Great work. Actually planning on doing a bed like that in about 3 weeks. Anything you’d do different?


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About the only thing I would change is the bed rails size, those bed rails are 2x12s my wife wanted the box spring to fit all the way down inside hidden and to make the legs like solid 4x4 it's a 2x4 post with the bed rails slid in to essentially complete the 4x4 post but damn it's heavy. But I have faith it won't fall apart that's for sure haha. If you don't have a crazy tall box spring and mattress like we do a 2×8 or something similar would work out well.

I also bought those key hole brackets on Amazon and they require you to offset to one side and slide it down and left to click in which posed a problem when I went to attach the bed rails to the foot board. I had to loosen the headboard bolts and take all the cross braces out to then move the bed rails independently. It would be easier if they were just vertical drop ins, but now that we figured out the order it all needs to be assembled it works out



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[black pearl]

Thanks... yeah, it’s a very stubborn material... It’s expensive, hard, heavy, must be sealed on all edges, eats drill bits, ruins saw blades, can’t use nail guns, holes must be plugged, very difficult to bend, moves how it wants in climate changes, must be installed to breathe properly, and constantly needs to be re-sealed.... I’ve installed it on gates, fences, decks & siding with a lot of swearing... but the end product always looks bad ass.

It's a fun wood isn't it! I've done a few decks with it.


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[catahoula]

Some great work here... Cool thread. Here’s a small IPE siding job we did last week:

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This thread got me thinking of some past projects. So I dug out a few photos from one really fun job.
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The kitchen island I made. Also made the counter tops. We actually made all the cabinets for the house but couldn't find those photos. View attachment 297390 and the post and beam car port. View attachment 297391


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Bad ass my man!

 

[catahoula]

Some great work here... Cool thread. Here’s a small IPE siding job we did last week:

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Very beautiful. I have read about how hardy that wood is.

 

[catahoula]

Nothing too crazy just a few pieces I found plans for on Anna white

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Ran the nail gun off my jeep actually haha

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Nice Anna white fan here as well.

 

[catahoula]

Here is my latest project. A headboard I somewhat copied from the internet with copper patina sheets I made for my wife.

 

[scull20]

Nothing crazy here...amateur at best and still learning. Lots of trial and error. Definitely a fun hobby.

Cedar Benches I made for my parents


Boxes and Cutting Boards I made for my wedding centerpieces







P.O. Box Door “Bank” for one of my groomsmen


Finger Joint Jig for the table saw

 

[TrailHunter]

Here is a couple more I found from some fun projects:

This small stair was built using reclaimed 2x and old crates..



This was a remodel transformation that could have been dropped in Hawaii.... Mahogany ceilings with custom built fake beams, detailed railings, siding, custom 6x Eaves, IPE deck, Trellis.....

 

[Jsouder53]

This was a remodel transformation that could have been dropped in Hawaii.... Mahogany ceilings with custom built fake beams, detailed railings, siding, custom 6x Eaves, IPE deck, Trellis.....

That house is amazing! Great job!


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