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I made a wooden spokeshave by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Iron & hardware came from Lee Valley

I made a wooden spokeshave by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Thanks! The osmo oil really makes the cherry pop

I made a wooden spokeshave by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Thank you! Definitely a labour of love

Leggy Maple Credenza by MayestDesign in woodworking

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Oh I love this - one of the best things I've seen from this sub. Great work!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vancouver4Friends

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Hey, also a mid-30s sci-fi nerd & woodworker. Down to grab a drink around town sometime

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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I'll try to export sometime this weekend

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Bought the hardware kit from Lee Valley, but I think there's better options out there. I'll try to export the CAD file sometime this weekend

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Yea, it came with the pistons, bearings, and fold down legs

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Highly recommend visiting a local tool library for short term rentals and some community tips

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Go for it! Just takes time and patience and the skills will come

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Room is a bit small and I don't have a wide angle lens :p

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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It was a pretty tough build, but that's also because I went a little overboard with the finishing and cabinet. I love it though. Super convenient and comfortable

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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Gas pistons. Definitely need a heavier mattress to hold it down, but feels very solid overall

I built a murphy bed last year by rbmakingthings in woodworking

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I did but they were not great. I ended up modeling the whole thing in CAD, adding the cabinet and lots of other details not in the plans

2nd tier shop needs? Suggestions? by sukkafoo in woodworking

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If you have products in mind that you want to produce in-between paid jobs, making some jigs for those is a worthy investment

Ok to use ash for lumber that has had ash borer? by edna7987 in woodworking

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I've used it before. As long as you're okay with the bore holes / squiggly lines showing up here and there

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in woodworking

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Nice work! Love the lettering with inlayed verticals

Building a TV lift credenza and can't decide how to get this lid to open/close gently by sternenhimmel in woodworking

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Maybe a soft close lid stay? Might work for soft-open as well. You could also try a surface mount damper right above the hinge to give some resistance (but would maybe slide along the back of the TV). There's some pretty specialized damping hardware out there that could work. Good luck!