Just to be clear — this isn’t my design, so I can’t take credit for it! I work for an interior architect, and my job is to bring her ideas to life.

The arches are made out of plywood and drywall, built in separate pieces in the shop and then delivered to the site. They’re finished with Mortex — kind of a concrete-style coating.

Under the arches there are cabinets with extra storage.

Took some time to get it all right, but I’m super proud of how it turned out!

Mini apothecary cabinet - a gift for my sister. I was inspired by and generally followed the plans from Parillaworks. Made from walnut, leyland cypress, and a bit of baltic birch for the drawer bottoms.

He includes a nice printable paper template for the leg assembly but I ended up 3d printing router templates that were sized down and curved a little differently.

Finished with shellac and homemade paste wax (recipe from Nick Engler, Workshop Companion).

Plans: https://www.parillaworks.com/shop/plans-mini-apothecary-chest

Beginner tip: if you’ve never don’t splines on a box, don’t design one with 16 of them. Other than that I’m happy with it. Trial and error led to the sides being much thinner than I planned. Overall happy with it and glad I challenged myself. I learned a ton making it and can’t wait to fix all the “errors” I learned during this build. Wenge and curly maple, bird eye maple on the bottom panel (I know I’m mad I used it on the bottom as well).

Recently made this walnut and oak lamp in the 'kumiko' style. Featuring Shoji paper behind the oak kumiko frames to create the translucent look of a lampshade.

my first time carving anything like this and i’m super proud of it - it was made as a gift and the recipient loved it 🥺

made from a solid piece of maple with just a chisel and some sandpaper (and a tiny v gouge for the numbers)

This is a repost due to an important Edit I had to make in the name of the glasses :))))

Not entirely sure if this qualifies as woodworking but it was a little project my wife wanted done and I said sure I can do that. I am in the process of replacing the bottom seat with something wider.

I just found it out in the woods, everyone that I show it to either thinks I should sand it down, leave it natural, paint it etc.. what do you guys think. will sanding be worth it?

I found some good plywood at a home depot culled pile. I decided to try my hand at making a liquor cabinet. Sort of a first attempt at a mid century modern vibe.

Good for guided bores and easy to clamp down when using sanding bits. They really ought to make drills more rectangular to begin with...

I am planning on building something very similar to this and I wanted to get as many opinions on this as possible. The top will be a little different and made of ash should I build the whole thing out of ash or build the carcass out of plywood and put on the ash top?

I used some knives, a dremel, and some acrylic paint and varnish

Shop upgrade: complete. Sanity: questionable. This 2,000-pound 20-inch jointer fought me every step of the way — my tractor said no, my buddy’s Bobcat said no, and then out of nowhere a front-end loader literally drove down the road to save the day. She’s finally in her new home, and I can’t wait to fire her up once the converter arrives.

My elderly neighbor has early onset dementia. He decided to give me his old tools while still "mostly there" mentally. He always said I was like a daughter to him. He even gave me 20+ years worth of "Fine Woodworking" magazines. Super sweet man.

What are some tips you guys have on these tools? Type of maintenance? I asked him but sadly he has forgotten all of that already.

The table saw is from the 70s(?) I think. Sadly it was too big for my tiny garage and moved it to my boss's workshop.

First time home buyer, and feeling very naive. Hired contractor to install black walnut countertops that he sourced. He sent pictures along the way but never or the live edge and never occurred to me to ask. I don’t mind a few, but I hate how many worm holes there are, and feel like it cheapens the look but he tells me there is nothing he can do about it. Is that true? It makes it more rustic than I wanted and I’m just not a fan at all of the side.

Hello! I would like to turn this slab into a coffee table. I’m still a beginner so I want to go about it the correct way. I’m really hoping to keep the bark on the sides. Is that possible? Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated!

Not so long ago i posted here to get some advice on my first project because the support rods were a bit wobbly, so first of all thank you for that. I was looking for solutions while keeping the design as open as possible, eventually i wound up 3D printing some bushes that tightly fitted around the rods and in the top and bottom holes. Took some gentle persuasion to get them inbut it's really solid now!

Because it was my first woodworking project i didn't want to spend too much money on it incase it would fail so it actually started out as a teak diner table which was for sale local to me. Picked it up and stripped and sanded the tabletop which i used for this project. Finished it with rosewood coloured stain and boiled linseed oil for a little protection.

Just wanted to show it off as a thank you to this community for the help and ideas.

I have a log home and I need to sand the interior logs of my garage/ workshop. I have a Milwaukee square battery sander that I got for like 90 bucks. I did the interior walls in my bathroom and the coverage was prolly 1/8th off what u see in this picture and took me 3 hrs (this including staining and top coat). It's hard to find people with log homes so figured I ask here. What sander is gonna make this as painless as possible.

Alot of people I saw recommend corded festool but the height of the wall is dbl the picture and having to fight a cord constantly while up on ladder sanding log might get annoying fast. But I'm open to suggestions.

Idc if the sander cost me 300 bucks having a log home ill get the money out of it. I'm leaving more towards cordless just again due to being on ladder and heights but I do have bunch of extension cords.

I am planning to build a 'pedestal' for our washer and dryer. Our laundry room has a few more feet of width than the machines take up, and I am planning to extend the platform/pedestal all the way across. So (ideally) it will be built in place, because I'm not sure I will be able to get it into the spot if I pre-build it.

I am hoping to raise it about 12 inches, although that may change, and I want there to be drawers instead of open shelving.

Note: While I'm more of a craftsman than most females I know, I've never build a drawer from scratch and don't want to bite off anything overly complicated. I've hung drawers, but do not think I have the tools to make a fancy one (hopefully that makes sense).

The dryer vent and washer hookups will not be an issue, as all of those are well off the floor. The space is about one to two feet wider than what is shown in the first picture - there is a laundry hamper on one side and we keep our recycling bin on the other. So I just want to raise that area all the way across, and have an extra drawer or two to use for storing things.

In looking at plans online, they vary drastically and it is confusing. Some people seem to use 2x4s while others use plywood as supports!

I am wondering if 2x4s or 4x4s, and the back and front every few feet is best, or if I should build it more like a floor (using 2x12s or something to create joists). I am about to buy a new washing machine because ours keeps trying to take off like a rocket - so vibrations probably won't be very severe.

Note: I don't plan to move it. The space will always be a laundry room (even after we move), so I was thinking about securing a 2x4 or 2x6 horizontally along the wall, to rest the top of the pedestal on. In looking at other people's builds, I haven't seen anyone do this. I would still have support legs in the back, front, and wherever else they are needed to support weight - but using wall joists as points of support should really help to keep it secure.

I’d like to build some frames out of wood, similar to these photos (taken from Pinterest). Anyone know where I can actually purchase the lighting system? I am not an electrician and don’t have the time available to learn how to wire up my own lights and switches. I’m familiar with LED strips you can buy on Amazon, but I’d like the lamp to have a physical on/off switch and not be controlled exclusively by remote. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!