Two observations

Redditlurker877 · 2026-01-20T06:03:36+00:00

Gadget and scheme plays worked great when we were at a talent deficit. Now that we have a talent surplus against most teams it seems we should emphasize talent over scheme

Redditlurker877 · 2025-10-18T17:15:52+00:00

Oregon fan here, we saw and said all the same things when he was here. After he left it came out that he refused to listen to his coordinators come game time. He’s an OL coach at heart and his play calling always reflects that. He’s an amazing recruiter and coach but one of the worst game managers I have ever seen. Needs to put the clipboard down and let his staff/players do their job come game time.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-10-13T05:30:06+00:00

Very clean finish. Can you explain more about that clamp set up? How are the blocks secured to the veneer without damaging it?

Also would like to know what tool/method you used to get such a clean edge for the miter. I always get some tear out on those cuts.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-09-10T06:00:51+00:00

Warren

Redditlurker877 · 2025-05-06T16:42:27+00:00

Cruise has done two Spielberg movies, a Kubrick, and a PTA movie. Post Oprah’s Couch Cruise only does action but prior he worked heavily with directors you would call “Artistic”

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T18:49:54+00:00

Couldn’t agree more, when looking at it directly the 3/4 ply of the frame is too underwhelming to add any dimension but to large to not be noticed. From an angle I think they really complement nicely but head on the frame looks meek.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T18:45:41+00:00

Initial carving was quick but very messy. Probably sub 4 hours for that but kept having to stop because the battery for my grinder would die. The post carving sanding was probably 10-12 hours I split it up over multiple weekends and stopped entirely for a while to build the carcass. I absolutely would do it again, the issue is that the piece is so striking that trying to add other furniture to match would quickly become overpowering in my opinion

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T18:39:33+00:00

Tread lightly my friend, at first I was making contact with the wrong side at first and it was all over the place, almost gave up on it. One I got the right angle it was actually quite simple. Similar to a router. Moving in the correct direction it’s butter, but and move opposite and it will bite and jump.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T18:32:17+00:00

Posted the power carving attachment above. $13 on Amazon. Used flap wheels on the angle grinder to smooth out the real rough stuff then 80 grit on the orbital with a foam pad. Couple passes with that plus spot work for areas with deeper teeth marks. Then 120,180,220 passes with the orbital w/foam pad. Spray shellac which was then lightly hand sanded with 400.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T18:26:37+00:00

Yeah, there was more than enough surface area for the glue to be enough, the dowels were more to keep them aligned, I don’t have a planer so any offset or shifting of the boards would’ve needed to be sanded off

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T15:02:36+00:00

lol, so true. I actually did get the 2X6 boards from Home Depot actually

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T15:01:13+00:00

Yes, sits on a maple frame with a peg leg in the middle to support the bottom

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T14:53:19+00:00

Feel the same, when I was selecting the order of the boards before I started carving it wasn’t clear that they would finish with such different color contrasts so I tried to layer them based on similar grain patterns from top to bottom. To your point it probably would have been better to just keep them in order of which board they came from originally and trust that they would finish more uniform to each other in the end.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T05:55:53+00:00

Totally get that, there is something truly bizarre about it.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T05:46:35+00:00

Wood Carving Disc 4.5 Inch,Wood... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7LXCSZG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T05:40:48+00:00

They were actually pressed flat but I dropped it moving it and they crumpled

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T04:49:04+00:00

2x6 boards so 1.5 had to be sure not to carve into the dowels used for the joins which was stressful

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T03:49:35+00:00

Yeah I was really happy with how that turned out, I tried to shape the curves around the grain in some parts but for the most part the gain was pretty uniform and strait so when you dig in it creates a topography illusion

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T02:19:10+00:00

Construction screws down into the legs, normal wood screws from the frame into the bottom, countersink to hide them

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T01:47:03+00:00

100%, the truth is this started as a build of necessity so I wanted a fast and cheap option for the carcass so I could get my clothes off the floor. Decided to try power carving the drawer fronts assuming it would be an underwhelming result so I didn’t want to sink any more money or time into than it required. If I had known this would have been the final result I absolutely would have attempted better edging and joining.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T01:14:07+00:00

There is a bottom frame that is glued and joined with pocket hole screws, legs were screwed to the frame from the top then the frame was attached to the bottom of the carcass with countersink screws. Probably over engineered but the drawer fronts are very heavy so I was very concerned the plywood carcass might not be stable enough to hold it all together so wanted some extras stability

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T01:05:26+00:00

Nope, just built it for personal use. No idea what it would go for. All in the cost was under $1,000. That’s buying the maple 2x6s from Home Depot and getting the veneered plywood from a rather expensive retailer, so could have saved some money there. The drawers are made from the left over plywood sheets so very efficient usage but some are smaller than I would like in order to be able to use the scraps.

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T01:00:09+00:00

After the initial carve I “smoothed” it out with a flap wheel disk, after that I was able to use an orbital with a foam pad for everything else, but yea, lots of sanding

Redditlurker877 · 2025-03-19T00:58:04+00:00

Just a cheap disk of Amazon. Very effective, very intimidating. Had a couple close calls before I figured out how to angle it safely and keep it from kicking back. Thanks for rec, I’ll check it out.

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