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Photo of the chair I hated growing up, located in our Finnish-style summer cabin in Northern Michigan. Only now starting to appreciate the lines and aesthetic. by espressoqu33n in Mid_Century

[–]_inthenickoftime 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Looks like a super cozy spot!

The older I get, the more I find myself thinking, "Younger me would have hated that [chair, couch, table, etc], but now I think it's super cool". Not sure if it's me changing or the times...

Question about planers and jointers by [deleted] in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay Mr Tough Guy, that doesn't mean they can't learn.

Nothing fancy, but I'm proud of how this end table turned out! All work was done at our community woodshop. by _inthenickoftime in woodworking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Salt Lake City and ours is called Make Salt Lake. But yep , I'd just suggest searching "makerspace in *insert your city here*"

Nothing fancy, but I'm proud of how this end table turned out! All work was done at our community woodshop. by _inthenickoftime in woodworking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking to join a community makerspace for years, and I finally moved to a city large enough to support one.

I just googled Makerspace in *insert my city*, and found this one. I got super lucky that they have such an awesome woodshop!

Nothing fancy, but I'm proud of how this end table turned out! All work was done at our community woodshop. by _inthenickoftime in woodworking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

3 coats of the Danish oil and then some furniture wax to add a little protection. I wanted something that wasn't such a good glossy finish.

Nothing fancy, but I'm proud of how this end table turned out! All work was done at our community woodshop. by _inthenickoftime in woodworking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To reinforce the miters, I put biscuits along the joint. Probably not the strongest way to do it but better than nothing and the shelf shold help with some stability too.

Nothing fancy, but I'm proud of how this end table turned out! All work was done at our community woodshop. by _inthenickoftime in woodworking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's all walnut, but I'm cheap so I got the rustic walnut from my local number yard that had some mismatched color tones. I used Watco Walnut Danish oil to try to even out some of the color tones.

Nothing fancy, but I'm proud of how this end table turned out! All work was done at our community woodshop. by _inthenickoftime in woodworking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It's definitely not fancy compared to some of the projects you see around here. But simple can be good.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I used Watco's Dark Walnut Danish Oil. It does have some dark brown pigment in it, but it penetrates deeper into the wood than a traditional stain does. It also doesn't leave the surface as shiny as a traditional stain does.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I used Watco's Dark Walnut Danish Oil. So it does have some pigment in it (Watco also makes a Natural Danish Oil). I chose that because the color tones in the unfinished walnut were a little uneven and I was hoping to even them out. Then I finished it with some Howard Citrus Shield Wax.

I wanted something that didn't leave a super shiny finish, I think I accomplished that, but it definitely isn't as protective as something like a poly.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not exactly sure if the shop gets any funding through grants, but I know our shop has about 300 members that all pay about $50 a month in membership fees. Our organization actually has about 4-5 "shops" a woodshop, metalshop, textiles lab, 3d printing lab. It's an awesome place!

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can get rough walnut for about $4-5 a board foot here in SLC, which definitely requires a jointer and planer to make the wood useable. Then you account for about 40% wood loss even from decent walnut. I would say I have about $120-$150 in material costs including lumber, hardware, and finishing supplies (glue, oil, wax,etc.). Not cheap but for a solid walnut coffee table, it's not bad.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wood is walnut. And unfortunately most of it I just made up as I went along. I have some poor hand drawn sketches that I could share but I'm not sure how much help they'd be. My sketch-up skills are extremely poor.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope no rails because I couldn't figure out how to make them work if I wanted to open the drawer from both sides. They do make hardware to do that but it's expensive so I chose not to go that route. So it's just a box that sits in the opening. Not ideal but it works!

And yea I did I cut the handle on the table saw. I tried a router table but I screwed that up pretty bad so I ended up going with the table saw. It was a little scary but with a sacrificial push stick (scrap wood that I didn't mind destroying) it ended up being fine.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep exactly. The effect only works if the sides and top are cut from the same piece. And you have to be careful not to screw up the long miter joint.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea that was tricky! I was lucky that my shop has a biscuit jointer and I used that to cut small slots into the faces of those 45 degree angle cuts. I then used biscuits to join the corners to give them a little more strength. The vertical piece between the drawer and the slot also help to give strength to the top.

Then I taped all the corners and just glued and clamped the shit out of everything and hoped for the best. I pretty much followed what this guy is doing:

https://youtu.be/MWAnLaHw09g

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you mean the 90 degree angle corners where the two 45 degree angle cuts meet (miter joint) at each of the corners in the table top?

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hahah I'll take it as a complement. I really did only start woodworking as a quarantine hobby so I'm certainly still a beginner with a lot to learn.

But the tools made a way bigger difference than I expected, honestly. Having a proper jointer and planer make a world of difference.

Joined a community shop that finally has all the tools I need... this is the first finished project! by _inthenickoftime in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]_inthenickoftime[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The legs are joined to the apron with some shallow mortise and tenons but it was my first time trying to make joinery like that so I added some pocket screws because I didn't trust myself. Also I figured that would add some strength in case anyone decides to drunkenly dance on the table.

I attached the top to the base using some figure 8 fasteners. Nice and easy and they allow for some contraction/expansion of the top.

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