Anyone enjoy woodworking?

dbl · Jan 4, 2016

A little bored tonight, so I thought I'd share a table I made for an odd sized dining area. Made the banquet against the wall also. The base of the table matches the coffee table I made.

kschweer · Jan 4, 2016

dbl said:
A little bored tonight, so I thought I'd share a table I made for an odd sized dining area. Made the banquet against the wall also. The base of the table matches the coffee table I made.

Very nice!

kresDFW · Jan 5, 2016

dbl said:
A little bored tonight, so I thought I'd share a table I made for an odd sized dining area. Made the banquet against the wall also. The base of the table matches the coffee table I made.

David, for the table top, is that stained poplar? Or what type of wood did you piece together?

steiger33 · Jan 5, 2016

dbl said:
A little bored tonight, so I thought I'd share a table I made for an odd sized dining area. Made the banquet against the wall also. The base of the table matches the coffee table I made.

That is a beautiful table

dbl · Jan 5, 2016

kresDFW said:
David, for the table top, is that stained poplar? Or what type of wood did you piece together?

It is stained poplar, 1x2's biscuit joined together. My wife wanted the "zebra" look to it so I cheated a little, knowing poplar doesn't stain evenly. It worked out perfectly because she was happy with it, and when she's happy, I get new tools!!!

kresDFW · Jan 5, 2016

dbl said:
It is stained poplar, 1x2's biscuit joined together. My wife wanted the "zebra" look to it so I cheated a little, knowing poplar doesn't stain evenly. It worked out perfectly because she was happy with it, and when she's happy, I get new tools!!!

It turned out well. I have a friend that did stained poplar for his kitchen counters that were jointed together and it turned out very nice.

ReeferBob · Jan 6, 2016

Here is a music/jewelry box that I just now finished the inlay on. This will be ready for finishing in a few days. It is mostly Cherry with a Maple top. Inlay is Mahogany.

jlanger · Jan 10, 2016

Here's a couple of panels I just made for a metal stand; held on with magnets.
He wanted an old rustic look for his man cave.

Rough-sawn Pine with various stains and glazes.
Stiles and rails are 5" with varying widths on the full thickness panels.
Before.

After.

uppermost · Jan 16, 2016

I just finished building this stand for my DSA 65 Rimless. All Oak

kschweer · Jan 16, 2016

uppermost said:
I just finished building this stand for my DSA 65 Rimless. All Oak

Very nice!!

New2dareef · Feb 7, 2016

So a question for the experienced carpenters. I'm building a stand for my 180gal, 6'x2'x2' tank. I don't want a center brace in from. I'm thinking of spanning both the front side and bank side with 2"x6" glued and deck screwed to 2"x4"s. Am I crazy or is this still overkill

steiger33 · Feb 7, 2016

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Here is a new frag tank stand I built today. It's 42 1/2" tall. 24 wide and 48 long. Will house a 60 gallon frag.

SteveSTL · Feb 18, 2016

Walnut slab table on an 1880's sewing machine base. Oil, shellac and wax finish

SteveSTL · Feb 18, 2016

Irish Wych Elm Burl fountain pen.

SteveSTL · Feb 18, 2016

Louis Cube Cribbage Board. Figured Anigre, Walnut and Mahagony veneer with Walnut frame.

jhoop · Feb 18, 2016

To all you Reefer/Carpenters really nice projects !
Enjoy the pictures !

kschweer · Feb 18, 2016

@SteveSTL awesome work! I really like that table!

ReeferBob · Feb 18, 2016

Table is beautiful! I am curious why you used shellac? Shellac has an alcohol base and any spills of alcoholic drinks would leave a ring or mark.

SteveSTL said:
Walnut slab table on an 1880's sewing machine base. Oil, shellac and wax finish

SteveSTL · Feb 18, 2016

ReeferBob said:
Table is beautiful! I am curious why you used shellac? Shellac has an alcohol base and any spills of alcoholic drinks would leave a ring or mark.

Actually it doesn't. I mix my own shellac and it takes days for shellac flakes to dissolve in pure alcohol. I've done experiments using vodka (the cheap stuff

) and put it on shellaced oak for 10 minutes, 30 minutes and until total evaporation. None of them had any effect. The alcohol starts evaporating as soon as it hits the air and doesn't have the strength or contact time to make any sort of impression.