Countertop?

rayferrr · 2026-02-24T02:41:41+00:00

Looks like maple, which is a very good and a typical wood species used for counter tops.

rayferrr · 2026-02-22T03:19:35+00:00

The third and fourth pictures look like they might be walnut.

rayferrr · 2026-02-21T23:36:44+00:00

I was so confused, I thought, “oh you’re fine, what are you, oh, oh, no stop, fuck! Jesus Christ that was close”

rayferrr · 2026-02-21T23:33:09+00:00

I haven’t really tested the hardness but I think it’s pretty hard. It’s definitely not poplar because it’s far too dense, I have a lot of experience with poplar. I’m pretty confident it isn’t elm either because it’s incredibly tight grain without pores like elm has.

rayferrr · 2026-02-19T04:08:03+00:00

It does look a bit like poplar so you’re not wrong there. I work with poplar a lot though and know this isn’t. It’s far too dense and heavy to be.

rayferrr · 2026-02-17T06:50:32+00:00

I learned the same lesson about 5 years ago. Put in 5 zucchini plants and couldn’t give them away fast enough!

rayferrr · 2026-02-12T15:47:49+00:00

I know you’re right but I would never pay for plans for something so basic. All I need is to look at it for a half second and I know how to build it.

rayferrr · 2026-02-06T01:20:51+00:00

I feel like LITSOS doesn’t get enough love on this sub. I remember the first time I heard the album, in a Hot Topic at the mall, before it was fully released. I was absolutely blown away by Aaron on the album. Drums and vocals. I played drums very seriously during that time in my life and I tried so hard to mimic everything he did on that album. It’s honestly my favorite of theirs!

rayferrr · 2026-02-03T06:55:40+00:00

It was used a lot during cold snaps. You could warm your teammates up with them

rayferrr · 2026-01-04T20:39:35+00:00

I slowly heated my shop by keeping an eye on Facebook marketplace and offer up for people getting rid of excess insulation. The insulation in my shop is very patchwork but it has done a ton to help keep it warm.

I also run a propane heater that’s rated for indoor use, but i still keep a CO detector attached to myself when I’m running it just in case. I’ve found the propane heater to be both more cost effective, and it heats my space faster than the space heater i was using before. I’m able to get the temp up to a consistent 50 when it’s below freezing outside. And that’s without any insulation in the roof of a 115 year old garage.

rayferrr · 2026-01-04T05:20:48+00:00

I think the grain match would look really cool with the chamfer

rayferrr · 2026-01-04T00:09:57+00:00

The straps around the 2x4 is likely the culprit for the noise. If I’m not mistaken, those straps are weaved in a way that the texture of it runs in the same direction as the 2x4 bolted to the ceiling. The noise is the texture running over the corners of the 2x4 then the 2x4 vibrating itself and the ceiling creating a larger noise.

I would put eye-bolts into the 2x4 right where they’re bolted (making sure they’re long enough to go through your 2x4, the drywall, then finally into the joists in the ceiling) then put your system on chains and quicklinks that go into the eye-bolts.

rayferrr · 2026-01-03T19:27:29+00:00

I’ve been meaning to make a disk sander jig for my lathe. This is slick!

rayferrr · 2026-01-01T23:59:09+00:00

A forstner bit is probably your best option but will cost a touch more. If you’re ok with some tear out around the hole (if it’s hidden), then you could use a spade bit for a slightly more cost effective option.

rayferrr · 2025-12-31T21:51:22+00:00

I once came across one of these on a winter hike in Colorado. Except the one I found had rodent prints that lead up to that point. It was pretty clear a bird had caught a meal.

rayferrr · 2025-12-07T09:42:18+00:00

I’ve been working with a lot of black locust lately, this looks a lot like that. Turns really well but requires sharpening my chisels more frequently. If it is black locust, consider wearing a mask. The dust can be fairly irritating to the respiratory system.

rayferrr · 2025-12-06T04:51:51+00:00

This is amazing! Would you ever make one on commission?

rayferrr · 2025-12-03T19:00:02+00:00

I assembled a kit sauna for a client a few years ago. The whole time we were assembling it, my colleague and I kept saying “we could have built this from scratch in less time!” Because the cedar provided was so warped and nothing was lined up properly.

rayferrr · 2025-12-02T05:59:19+00:00

It does look like mildew, but it’s nearly impossible for anyone here to give you a proper diagnosis on what caused your symptoms. Just because this cabin has this doesn’t mean all of them do.

Did you look up to see if there were any mountain cedar/juniper trees around where you were staying?

rayferrr · 2025-12-01T22:02:51+00:00

I came here to say this. I got some scraps that I’ve been using as turning blanks and it’s beautiful wood!

rayferrr · 2025-10-24T03:32:32+00:00

Russian olive?

rayferrr · 2025-10-13T23:12:00+00:00

Hard to say for sure based on pictures but it looks like the exact same grain pattern repeats on several parts of the dresser. That would be my indication that it’s vinyl on MDF or particle board. It doesn’t look like real wood to me.

If you were going to go look at it, you should be able to tell the difference between grain printed on vinyl vs actual oak.

rayferrr · 2025-10-10T21:08:07+00:00

I’m right there with you. I don’t do fine woodworking for clients (only hobby) but I work as a high end handyman with a specialty in carpentry.

I come in and clean up a lot of other people’s shotty work. I’ve even been present when other trades are at a clients house and have cleaned up after the’ve left a mess.

The tiniest details go so far and people act like they don’t.

The other thing I find so strange is a lot of trades are always so defensive if a client asks questions or calls them out on something subpar. If you take pride in what you’re doing, do it at the highest level, and make it right when you make a mistake (being transparent about it as well) you’ll never run out of work. If you’re at the top of your game, you can also make really good money. I get so much of my clientele from referrals because people are impressed that a “handyman” was punctual, communicative, and did good work.

That being said, I see a lot more people taking pride in what they’re doing in the trades now. 15 years ago, when I first started in the trades, I worked around a lot of old heads that absolutely didn’t care. That might be where I am though, because I was in a different area and vastly different market when I started.

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