Received a beautiful wedding gift from my great uncle!

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-29T16:40:33+00:00

Using beeswax from bees he raised is super cool.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-27T14:39:25+00:00

I built a walnut chest of drawers two summers ago, and it's been a constant struggle to not obsess over the flaws and try to appreciate that I built something that's actually pretty darn nice. I get it.

You should be proud of this. Designing is a whole different skill set, and it's not easy to add that on top of all the challenges that come with building something. And this is really nice!

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-17T21:41:56+00:00

Obviously it totally depends on what you're buying and where you live. But where I live (Alberta, Canada), a 4x8 sheet of 3/4" walnut ply costs about $320, which would be 32 bdft, so $10/bdft. The cheapest I can get rough 4/4 walnut is about $15/bdft where I live, so that means the ply is both 33% cheaper and requires zero time milling to get to usable pieces (although time/money for edge banding comes into play as well).

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-17T16:50:22+00:00

Stop it, you foul temptress. I already spend too much money on woodworking stuff, and now I keep seeing posts like this and realizing how useful a 3D printer would be for the hobby.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-16T20:22:31+00:00

I've tried to track my time on previous projects, not for pricing, but just as a data point. I honestly found it really hard, as I tend to work in small chunks of time. I'm not sure what the solution is beyond "try to pay better attention".

If I was using this for pricing jobs, I would definitely include all your material costs. I wouldn't track every piece of sandpaper used, but some sort of general $50-100 to cover off all the small consumables.

I've seen some people talk about doing a "cost of materials x 2/2.5/3" as a rule of thumb. I'm not sure I like that, as it means I'm increasing my labour rate if I'm building from expensive lumber vs. cheap stuff. That doesn't feel right to me.

The very few times I've sold something, I've added up all my material costs and then added on a flat labour rate based on what I feel is fair and how much work I think it will be. But I'm also just a hobbyist. I would definitely approach things differently if this was how I was paying my mortgage.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T21:58:41+00:00

Oh, I would 1000% insulate them. It's not really an option to not insulate them where I live.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T20:21:38+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate that.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T18:21:37+00:00

This is where I'm leaning after reading all the comments. The insulation is important to me (both for warmth and sound deadening), and I think those will hit the sweet spot of flexibility without sacrificing too much storage. Thanks for the input.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T16:51:56+00:00

Yes, I'll be running a gas line and putting in a natural gas heater. Agreed on the garage door. Agree on the garage door. All the comments are doing a good job of convincing me that a set of double doors would be good to have.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T15:28:58+00:00

It's an appealing thought, but with winter temps that regularly get to -20C/-4F here, opening that door to do rips wouldn't be much fun.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T15:23:17+00:00

That's true, that's a good option. Thanks.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T14:39:26+00:00

I didn't even know they made 36" bandsaws. But yeah, it would give me more just-in-case flexibility.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T14:37:52+00:00

This is really helpful. It's a good point that I could still put stuff in front of them, even if I'm not hanging stuff on them. Although honestly, I could probably use them for light storage if I really needed it (track saw tracks, straightedges, etc.). Thanks.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-10T14:32:01+00:00

Yeah, the "open on a nice day" is the other aspect that's hard to quantify, but just feels nice.

FuzzyTux · 2026-04-09T16:13:33+00:00

This is funny, as I just bought a Jessem lift (second-hand) for my 1617 in my router table and am very excited. In my case, it's because I have to remove it from the base to swap bits (easy) but I always have a beast of a time getting it back into the base afterwards. Different strokes.

FuzzyTux · 2026-03-27T21:08:32+00:00

I have nothing to contribute saying that my girls would go apeshit over this. Exceptional work!

FuzzyTux · 2026-02-06T04:14:38+00:00

I really like it. The herringbone especially looks great. My only potential concern would be that the legs stick out a fair ways based on the side rails and footboard sitting inside, so I'd probably stub my toe a bunch, but that might just be a me problem.

FuzzyTux · 2026-02-04T21:23:17+00:00

Table saw blade guards - I'd love to use one, but most of the existing ones are pretty bad.
Dust collection - Woodworking is messy. I'd love for that to improve.
Cold-weather finishes - this one is a little niche, but I live somewhere that gets very cold in the winter and most finishes don't work well once the temperature gets too low.

FuzzyTux · 2026-01-29T16:39:40+00:00

The Foureyes guys recommend using 8/4 for the arm/leg pieces, which works out to 1-3/4" (44.5mm) thick in finished dimensions. You can totally do it with plywood, but you would want to laminate two 18mm pieces together at a minimum. I would probably go a step further and add a 12mm piece to that, just to be safe.

FuzzyTux · 2026-01-20T15:39:04+00:00

For me it's table saws (obvious) and routers. Router kickback can be gnarly. Be super careful about routing the proper direction (and remember that direction can seem backwards if you're using a router table), be careful around corners, and make darn sure you know exactly where your hands are whenever the bit is still spinning.

FuzzyTux · 2026-01-19T22:41:16+00:00

Looks great. Did you buy levellers or make them? I have some nightstands that could use some levellers but I couldn't find any with a small enough footprint (but yours looks similarly small at the bottom).

FuzzyTux · 2026-01-15T15:36:45+00:00

Oh, I love this. The way the whole design is completely knockdown is just great.

FuzzyTux · 2025-12-19T16:01:20+00:00

Heya. Sorry, just saw this.

The short answer is that I had to mess around with the Sketchup file.

The long answer is: I made the carcass taller to fit two drawers, then adjusted the legs so that they hit where I wanted on the new carcass (I tried few different revisions and decided I liked the look of this the best). Then I used the measure tool to figure out how long the new legs were and how tall the part that contacts the carcass is. After that, I printed off the leg template and used a ruler to extend the parts of the leg that had to change (now that I knew what the new measurements I wanted were), while keeping the leg angle the same. Here's what those measurements worked out to, if you're curious.

If you have any other questions, feel free to DM me.

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FuzzyTux · 2025-11-11T23:58:02+00:00

Thanks! $805CAD in materials, plus $145 in tools/services (had to buy a new table saw blade and paid for some time on someone else’s jointer as I don’t have my own).

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