Anyone enjoy woodworking?

[dbl]

Wow Paul...that's awesome. My first reaction would be what you told your wife. That's a piece of art right there and should be preserved as such.

Other than that, maybe a small foyer/console table top? Or maybe a sofa table? Just something to show that beauty off.

 

[dbl]

While I'm here drooling at Paul's attic find, figured I'd share a quick little project for my son-in-law. He's federal law enforcement and apparently there is something called challenge coins. Anyway, he wanted a little display rack for them and this is what I came up with. Made with some leftover cherry I had.

Also a shallow shadowbox made with the same cherry, with oak splines. Hard to tell in the picture but it looks pretty sharp with the contrasting colors. Well, at least I think so. :)

 

[aircrane1]

Let's discuss the darker side of wood working and I'll start with a question. Table saw vs. a thumb - who wins? Judging by the stitches I acquired this afternoon, I'm going to go with the table saw. :mad:

Classic case of "Stupid is as Stupid Does."

Two words (or is it one?) Saw Stop!

 

[dbl]

Two words (or is it one?) Saw Stop!

Trust me...it's the first thing I showed my CFO (aka wife). Had I not spent the price of that saw on my insurance deductible, she may have gone for it...lol.

 

[Billdogg]

I will give a very strong +1 to the SawStop brand! I sold my Delta cabinet saw for just less than 1/2 of what I paid for it a got a SawStop cabinet saw to replace it. It is leagues ahead of the Delta in terms of fit and finish. Dead on right out of the box.

Having spent the first 11 years of my career working in the ER of a busy trauma center I saw (pun intended?) more than my fair share of tablesaw injuries. I didn't want to spend the extra $$$ when I got the Delta andit was a great saw. I just was always very nervous around it because I know just what it can do. Then I took my wife to Woodcraft on a day when they were demo ing the Sawstop saw. It took NO coaxing to let her decide that I HAD to have it. Definitely the very best purchase I have ever made for the shop.


Here's my latest - a small table for my sister. Lacewood with inlayed top.

 

[dbl]

I will give a very strong +1 to the SawStop brand! I sold my Delta cabinet saw for just less than 1/2 of what I paid for it a got a SawStop cabinet saw to replace it. It is leagues ahead of the Delta in terms of fit and finish. Dead on right out of the box.

Having spent the first 11 years of my career working in the ER of a busy trauma center I saw (pun intended?) more than my fair share of tablesaw injuries. I didn't want to spend the extra $$$ when I got the Delta andit was a great saw. I just was always very nervous around it because I know just what it can do. Then I took my wife to Woodcraft on a day when they were demo ing the Sawstop saw. It took NO coaxing to let her decide that I HAD to have it. Definitely the very best purchase I have ever made for the shop.


Here's my latest - a small table for my sister. Lacewood with inlayed top.

That's beautiful...nice work.

Everything I've read about the SawStop is positive, and I'm more talking about the saw itself, not necessarily the safety aspect of it. I'm glad to hear you echo those comments to it's abilities. The keeping your fingers part is certainly an added bonus. In all seriousness, I have given serious consideration to selling the Delta and upgrading. This just confirms that is likely a great idea.

 

[jsker]

Fellow woodworkers, I need suggestions.

When we moved into our house almost 40 years ago, there were old boards and wood up in the rafters of the garage. So after all this time I final pull this old stuff down and what do I find. A single piece of pine that is 21 inches wide by 47 1/4 long. :cool:



This is not multiple boards glued up, but one board. And I know the picture makes it look like a glue up, but that is the dust and dirt from other boards on top of this piece. You just don't find wide boards like this today.....cultivated pine forests. You're lucky to find 12 inch wide boards. So here's the question, what can I make with this that will show off the fact that it's one piece?

I'm so excited about this board, I told my wife I'm putting a picture hanging hook on the back and simply going to hang the board.

I like @dbl idea, or coffee table, and leave the board like it is, and apply a clear finish.

 

[jsker]

Two words (or is it one?) Saw Stop!

Great saw, and well worth having

 

[jsker]

I will give a very strong +1 to the SawStop brand! I sold my Delta cabinet saw for just less than 1/2 of what I paid for it a got a SawStop cabinet saw to replace it. It is leagues ahead of the Delta in terms of fit and finish. Dead on right out of the box.

Having spent the first 11 years of my career working in the ER of a busy trauma center I saw (pun intended?) more than my fair share of tablesaw injuries. I didn't want to spend the extra $$$ when I got the Delta andit was a great saw. I just was always very nervous around it because I know just what it can do. Then I took my wife to Woodcraft on a day when they were demo ing the Sawstop saw. It took NO coaxing to let her decide that I HAD to have it. Definitely the very best purchase I have ever made for the shop.


Here's my latest - a small table for my sister. Lacewood with inlayed top.

Beautiful.

 

[jsker]

Doors

 

[dbl]

Doors

Very nice Jeffrey. I'll take one for my house please. I'll PM the specifics.:)

Beautiful work friend.

 

[jsker]

Very nice Jeffrey. I'll take one for my house please. I'll PM the specifics.:)

Beautiful work friend.

Your list is getting bigger:D. I have to work and lightening the inside pictures, the grain in the door molding turned out really well.

 

[aircrane1]

Great saw, and well worth having

I'll go one more and tell you that not only is it a great saw but it holds up VERY well under extreme conditions. I have two of their big cabinet saws in a high school shop. One is dedicated as a dado saw and the other used as a general rip saw. We have had these in the shop for around 7 years now and if you consider that they are both run by about 150 high school kids each day you can just imagine the abuse they take. Saved two fingers so far and SawStop will replace the cartridge for free if you send in the old one and it is a proven human contact firing. I have run nearly every brand of table saw around and these are by far the most well built and thoughtfully engineered machines in the shop. There are rumors that the original designer of this technology is currently working on a bandsaw and a miter saw with similar technology. BTW, our district insurance carrier paid 50% of the cost of these machines. Hard to beat that deal.

 

[User1]

Well, I figured I'd share the project I was working on when I lost the battle with the table saw. Had someone contact me asking to have a cabinet made for a mini-fridge for their office. They wanted something "rustic" but a little chic. This is what I came up with. Frig in the right section, storage on the left with pull out tray. Just need to sand and put a finish on it.

Looks nice. Oddly enough my better half wanted to try and incorporate a barn door in our home but I couldn't really see a good place let alone fit. I picked her up a pair of 54 bottle wine cellars and decided to make an enclosure for them which is similar to what you show here. Similar hardware, door, etc with the exception of it being wider to hold a secondary fridge unit on the left. Should fit in nicely although I'm trying to figure out what sort of top to put on it.

I've been toying around with tossing some 2 x 4's in the back yard to let weather and antique stain them or trying a concrete style counter top. In either case nice job. I'm building something similar :)

 

[jsker]

working on a bandsaw and a miter saw with similar technology

Good to know.

Thank you for the testimonial, this is great to know for a future purchase for everyone who reads your post.:)

How are the fences?

 

[User1]

Also with regards to Saw Stop - we mandated them on all supported devices on base / carpentry shop. Well worth the investment. Saved people / us plenty.

 

[kschweer]

Man you guys are talented!!! Very impressive projects!!

 

[dbl]

Looks nice. Oddly enough my better half wanted to try and incorporate a barn door in our home but I couldn't really see a good place let alone fit. I picked her up a pair of 54 bottle wine cellars and decided to make an enclosure for them which is similar to what you show here. Similar hardware, door, etc with the exception of it being wider to hold a secondary fridge unit on the left. Should fit in nicely although I'm trying to figure out what sort of top to put on it.

I've been toying around with tossing some 2 x 4's in the back yard to let weather and antique stain them or trying a concrete style counter top. In either case nice job. I'm building something similar :)

Sounds good. It's funny you mention your better half wanting a barn door as mine has been as well. Her comment on this project was "Hey, I've been asking for one for years"...lol. I told her if she became a paying client I would give her a barn door!!!

 

[jsker]

I've been toying around with tossing some 2 x 4's in the back yard to let weather and antique stain them or trying a concrete style counter top

Look in to Shou Sugi Ban link a Japanese style of preserving wood. This style would look really cool. I saw Chip & Joanne do this to a house boat build.

 

[dbl]

I'll go one more and tell you that not only is it a great saw but it holds up VERY well under extreme conditions. I have two of their big cabinet saws in a high school shop. One is dedicated as a dado saw and the other used as a general rip saw. We have had these in the shop for around 7 years now and if you consider that they are both run by about 150 high school kids each day you can just imagine the abuse they take. Saved two fingers so far and SawStop will replace the cartridge for free if you send in the old one and it is a proven human contact firing. I have run nearly every brand of table saw around and these are by far the most well built and thoughtfully engineered machines in the shop. There are rumors that the original designer of this technology is currently working on a bandsaw and a miter saw with similar technology. BTW, our district insurance carrier paid 50% of the cost of these machines. Hard to beat that deal.

What a great testimonial for the product. And a brilliant thing to do by your insurance company. The cost of paying 50% of a saw or ten is far less than the future value of just one teenager's finger. :confused: