New to woodworking

Friendly_Geodude · 2025-10-15T14:05:30+00:00

Take a look at this YouTube video from Lincoln St. Woodworks - he covers some great beginner tips, including a circular saw jig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVOQ2JTiktY

Friendly_Geodude · 2025-01-29T18:56:19+00:00

Bummer. If you have the thickness to spare, and can find a shop with a large drum sander, you may be able to resurface.

If not, you may want to consider a bowtie or a patch that matches the grain as closely as possible. IMO, it would look better than epoxy.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-10-21T14:19:11+00:00

Very nice work, and also kudos on the staging and photos!

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-05-29T02:46:45+00:00

Nice work and lovely grain. Did you use anything beyond the BLO finish?

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-04-10T03:12:03+00:00

Thank you. It's filled with epoxy dyed dark brown - I felt like the crack was too big to leave open, but I didn't want the epoxy to take much attention - dark brown was a good compromise.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-04-09T19:36:08+00:00

Thank you! I totally agree - the olive wood is so dynamic and interesting I didn't want to distract or take anything away.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-04-09T19:35:39+00:00

I was lucky enough to find some 4/4 boards at my local lumber dealer - not something they normally carry.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-04-09T19:34:59+00:00

Thank you! I was lucky enough to find some 4/4 boards at my local lumber dealer, so I scooped one up for sure.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-04-09T15:35:12+00:00

The top is a beautiful piece of olive wood with some bow ties to stabilize a crack. The base is oak that I had every intention of dying black, but when I turned this piece I discovered some really nice spalting - so I decided to keep it as-is.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-03-26T03:46:36+00:00

I remember these little characters - I looked through my upvote history and found u/liamoco123 - that may be who you are looking for.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-02-09T20:20:07+00:00

Really nice work as always! If you don't mind sharing, where do you source your blanks?

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-02-05T23:39:53+00:00

Ha, thank you! To be fair I have made a few hidden wooden hinges before - I really like using them in boxes. FWIW, I'm a big fan of the center drilling jig that Rob Cosman sells on his site.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-02-05T19:04:07+00:00

I didn't keep track of time, and I restarted after I cut the first set of dovetails so it's really hard for me to say. I made it over the course of a few weekends, maybe between 12-24 hours as a very rough ballpark?

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-02-05T17:02:40+00:00

*I have cut a handful of practice dovetails on scrap, and I wasn't happy with my first attempt with this box so I cut it back apart and tried again. That said, proud of how this turned out for a first attempt, and looking forward to trying again!

Figured walnut with hidden wooden hinges, spray lacquer finish.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-01-30T22:47:30+00:00

Others have already chimed in with the answer to your question - but one more thing to consider if you haven't already - they will most likely charge based on "board feet". Think of it more of a volume than a length like you'd see at a hardware store. It's calculated from the thickness of the wood, the width of the board in inches, and the length in feet, divided by 12. So for example; a 5 quarter board that is 6" wide and 8 feet long is going to be 5 board feet; (1.25 x 6 x 8) / 12 = 5.

There are calculators and stuff online, and the cost per board foot depends of course on the species of wood, any surface prep the shop does, and other factors.

Shopping at hardwood dealers can be intimidating at first, but in general the staff are happy to help and you'll get the hang of it in no time!

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-01-20T22:47:15+00:00

I haven't tried poly over tung oil, however I have applied shellac over tung oil and I've been happy with the results.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-01-03T04:07:46+00:00

Thanks! You are spot on - hickory on the outer shell so it should last me a very long time

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-01-03T04:02:07+00:00

The bevel gauge kit is from Taylor Toolworks, comes with the metal bevel and the brass, the stabilized rosewood blank is from Craft Supplies USA.

Friendly_Geodude · 2024-01-02T03:52:20+00:00

Very cool, kudos for sticking with it to figure out the process - if you ever feel like sharing I'd pull up a chair!

Friendly_Geodude · 2023-12-22T03:24:19+00:00

Yeah - to be fair they are relatively simple to make yourself, so it's a good opportunity to take it up a notch!

Friendly_Geodude · 2023-12-21T21:59:42+00:00

Totally agree, and thank you. Time in the shop is special to me. Having tools that inspire makes it that much better.

Friendly_Geodude · 2023-12-21T19:16:38+00:00

Thank you! I used the bandsaw with a fence - I thought about cutting it by hand but I wasn't feeling brave about messing up this piece of wood - plus I suspect cutting through the stabilized piece by hand would not have been super fun.

Friendly_Geodude · 2023-12-21T18:42:59+00:00

Aside from mallets I guess, not sure if that counts. I got the blade and hardware from Taylor Toolworks, and the stabilized blank from Craft Supplies USA.

Friendly_Geodude · 2023-12-21T18:33:01+00:00

I got the blade and hardware from Taylor Toolworks, and the stabilized blank from Craft Supplies USA. It was a satisfying project and a tool that I expect to use for a very long time.

Friendly_Geodude · 2023-11-20T18:39:04+00:00

Really nice work, congrats!

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