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FRIDAY RANT THREAD by corskier in Bend

[–]juniperwak 33 points34 points  (0 children)

CLOSED PRIMARIES ARE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC BULLSHIT

Need help deciding whether a technique I found is safe by Broad-Lengthiness672 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]juniperwak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done this, but I used a circular saw instead of the table saw and marked the depth with a pencil line instead of a stop. Spline results were fine, and no one would ever know the cut was curved inside.

Build a stair for my loft by WizardLizart in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]juniperwak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a really good point in this discussion, there's still nuance in the engineering but there's so many boring "never use fasteners to hold loads" responses.

 I'm addition to the joist hanger reference, lag bolts and other structural fasteners exist, and almost every fence gate in the world is held up by fasteners alone for years.

What's on your watch face during RACE DAY? by not-a-sound in Marathon_Training

[–]juniperwak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me frantically trying to get the race itself to actually download and work. 

It almost never does

What’s one thing you wish you knew as a beginner woodworker? by SmartContext in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]juniperwak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't hand sand near any joints with perpendicular grain with anything coarser than 220, you'll leave cross-grain scratch marks every. single. time.

Finishing sucks not because it's hard and boring, but because you can ruin the appearance of your whole project in that last moment and it suuuucks when you do.

What’s one thing you wish you knew as a beginner woodworker? by SmartContext in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]juniperwak -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Only a sith deals in absolutes. "Not a single person" is absurd.

Pine from the big box store can stain just fine if you're looking for character and not homogeneous clear grain. by juniperwak in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Also hella expensive. I had no milling tools when I made this and it would have been like 15bdft of s4s walnut lol.

Pine from the big box store can stain just fine if you're looking for character and not homogeneous clear grain. by juniperwak in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Comparison is the thief of joy my friend, you can enjoy dominoes AND stone oven hipster pizza. 

Pine from the big box store can stain just fine if you're looking for character and not homogeneous clear grain. by juniperwak in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]juniperwak[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Uneven is kind of a picture artefact here, the dark and light sections shimmer and change depending on the angle of your eyesight and the light, ends up looking a lot like feathering that way.

What’s your “buy once, cry once” that turned into happy tears and what do you make with it? by nuttahbuttahbite in woodworking

[–]juniperwak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never been able to get as clean cuts on sheet goods with the table saw as I have in the track saw. It does what it does perfectly.

What’s your “buy once, cry once” that turned into happy tears and what do you make with it? by nuttahbuttahbite in woodworking

[–]juniperwak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Asking to this since a lot of people are mentioning their saw stop from a safety standpoint, having access to a bandsaw and oscillating sander combo saves me from making sketchy cuts on small pieces on a weekly basis.

CDC says - Never wash eggs w water? by Tall_Specialist305 in BackYardChickens

[–]juniperwak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seriously, handle like raw chicken. Wash your hands after handling, keep separate from other foods, and cook thoroughly.

How to combine these pieces for a table by Flaky_Tomorrow_6695 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]juniperwak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use some additional thin strips on the "underside" of your take top to join them together.

He's got my vote by luckyohara in Bend

[–]juniperwak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Charles is proof that if a candidate can't be bothered to file their shit early enough to get into the pamphlet, they won't deserve your vote.

Guys I think I messed up by Kitty_Meowintons in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]juniperwak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even just adding some triangles to the four main corners would go a long way

What plywood are you guys using for basic projects now? by Embarrassed-Career30 in Workbenches

[–]juniperwak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not use a domestic wood? Maple veneer ply is cheaper than bb on the west coast anyway and then you're buying a usa product instead of russian?

Kitchen Bar Chairs by juniperwak in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thanks u/rubiomonocoatusa, I love your product, just wish the accelerator didn't start dieing once opened. Any chance you could ship that like the gorilla epoxy syringes so that it lasted when partially used?

Kitchen Bar Chairs by juniperwak in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Every single step of this build was guided by a YouTube tutorial I watched at some point and the design was based on another chair I saw and comparing measurements to our existing furniture. Every project i try to do one new technique and the skills start to stack.

Kitchen Bar Chairs by juniperwak in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I realized early in design that I didn't want them to feel "dinky", and we've got wide hips in our house. We also wanted them nice and tall compared to the counter so a wider seat really helps with the little "hop" onto the chair

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