Wood Working Discussion

[devildogelite]

I was wondering if anyone here does any woodworking at all. I've been watching some videos online and I really want to try it. Some of the simpler stuff still looks amazing. I'm planning on building a desk out of 4x4 posts and 2x4's. Then building a butcherblock table top. It all seems pretty easy and from what I've seen will look amazing.

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[Waru]

im taking a woodworking class in school

[JazZ5109AI]

i like doing woodworking, and also a very small amount of welding and metalworking

woodworking is great for time wasting, and building semi-useful things, likes tables or chairs

[SlayerZ99]

I do a lot of woodworking as school and such.

Right now Im a student aid and help underclassmen with their projects and such. We work on anything from a mirror, to a cutting board, to a bowl.

Right now Im designing and building a Air Force shadowbox as a present for my dad.

To build the desk youll probably either A) Get a butcherblock table top or B) make your own

[Clone v.117]

I added a secret drug compartment to a table I made in woodwork, teacher gave me extra marks for it.
He knew what it was for.

Woodworking can be pre fun, though I haven't done that much outside of school.

[Zalot]

i like doing woodworking, and also a very small amount of welding and metalworking

can you smith me a daedric sword
i'll pay you 14000 septims

[Madmitten]

measure like a motherforgeter or else your stuff'll be lopsided
also it'll pay to put a extra trim around the edges made of a 2x4 split in half long-wise
either that or round off the edges and paint it

[Zalot]

god I feel so left out of this thread
my crafting level is only 34 :(

[Waru]

but the real question is what is your favorite kind of wood

[ResonKinetic]

I don't know what I'm talking about here, but here are some things I like to see in wood-work.

If it's furniture, smooth edges. Less likely to sustain severe injuries.

Personally, I like my fingers sans splinters, so sand your work down everywhere.

Give it a nice finish, so that it will have an appealing texture to it.

[devildogelite]

Yeah after watching some videos about it online I wish I took it in highschool. But since I have little experience with it I feel like a desk would be easiest to start with. Especially since it's easy to do. Nothing but flat cuts with a table saw or miter saw. Though a butcherblock table might be hard.



It's super super simple. But making it myself lets me get it to the exact size I want. I also plan on making another smaller one so I can put them together in an L shape.

measure like a motherforgeter or else your stuff'll be lopsided
also it'll pay to put a extra trim around the edges made of a 2x4 split in half long-wise
either that or round off the edges and paint it

I was going to just router the table top and cover it with some kind of clear oil. I want to paint the legs black maybe. Maybe use a router on all of the table too.

Also I want the tabletop to be made a butcherblock, I just did it in sktechup like this to find out how much all the wood to make the legs would cost.

[Clone v.117]

Jarrah because it's pretty and hard af if you need to quickly beat someone.

[SlayerZ99]

but the real question is what is your favorite kind of wood

Purple heart.

It shows no mercy.

I don't know what I'm talking about here, but here are some things I like to see in wood-work.

If it's furniture, smooth edges. Less likely to sustain severe injuries.

I like my fingers sans splinters, so sand your work down everywhere.

Give it a nice finish, so that it will have an appealing texture to it.

Depends on what wood youre using

Yeah after watching some videos about it online I wish I took it in highschool. But since I have little experience with it I feel like a desk would be easiest to start with. Especially since it's easy to do. Nothing but flat cuts with a table saw or miter saw. Though a butcherblock table might be hard.

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It's super super simple. But making it myself lets me get it to the exact size I want. I also plan on making another smaller one so I can put them together in an L shape.

I was going to just router the table top and cover it with some kind of clear oil. I want to paint the legs black maybe. Maybe use a router on all of the table too.

If you want to make it look nice it wont be just 2x4s

and if your making the top yourself you'll probably need a planer and jointer too

[ResonKinetic]

Depends on what wood youre using

Like I said, no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm just saying those are the things I like to see.

[devildogelite]

If you want to make it look nice it wont be just 2x4s

and if your making the top yourself you'll probably need a planer and jointer too

This is all 2x4's and pretty much the same design, it looks nice.