Now that I'm working pretty much a full time desk job, I've decided to get back into the hobby/craft i loved back when I was in highschool. Needed something to get me away from the computer.

Just wanted to post this to show off my starting set of tools!

Going to be building a workbench as my first project back into it. Soon after I'll be building a big shoe rack for our entry way!

For further discussion, I'd love to hear some budget handtools (chisels, squares, etc) and/or upgrades for this jobsite table saw yall would recommend!

Glad to be getting back in the craft!

Thought of this when I woke up and got it done before bed! Don’t think I’ve done that before. Bonus, I got to use up some low quality wood I wasn’t sure what to do with.

This is a caddy for my foam squares I use to support plywood when I break it down with my circular saw. Someday I may adapt it for a French cleat, but for now I’ll figure out ok how to hang straight on the wall.

Maybe Im spoiled, but every router I've had in 2 decades has a collet that will self-release if you loosen it . Not sure how they work but you reach a 2nd resistance point and the bit comes free after that.

but my spinrite router doesnt do that... I have to pry the bits out of the collet, or if possible, tap on them and they eventually loosen (not really possible for smaller spiral cutter bits that dont have any steel to tap on)

Is this normal for others with spinrite router? any tricks I should know to get the bit out?

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If anyone has made a dog ramp, Could you share pictures and some tips?

I’ve seen many varieties of techniques and I’m a beginner so ideally something “easier”

I want to preface that I am a complete novice and sorry for any ignorance. We are replacing all of the baseboards and doors to be more inline with our mid century modern home. It had 6 panel doors and decorative trim that did not go with the style of the house and we are replacing all of it.

Recently got new flush doors for our mid century modern home where the door is Lauan. We stained them and they look great. We went out and picked up pine to trim around the doors with. As you can tell where this might be going, the pine is absolutely horrible. We've tried transparent all the way up to solid stain. We've sanded, pre-stained, and then stained the doors. Color gets sort of close but overall they look bad. I am sure there are steps I have missed that might have helped but again, I am a novice and learning as I do this.

I feel absolutely defeated and frustrated with this. I knew two different wood types would be different but didn't think this bad.

My next steps are to give a call to some lumber/millwork companies around my area to get some help on what might work best for new trim to help go with the doors and the rest of the house.

Are there any recommendations or advice on the meantime to hopefully make me feel better lol

I plan to build a shuffleboard table for use outdoors. It will sit outside on a covered patio, which will block most but not all rain, and will have a cover (like a BBQ) much of the time. It's in a woodsy area in TN, so it will often be humid.

From a materials and finish perspective, what should I be doing different than an ordinary indoor table? Wood choice? What about resistance to mold, warping, and rot?

I didnt make these but found them at the dollar store. Added weathering and Thompsons water seal so I can use them as coasters.

I’ve been working on this router table for a few weeks. While not complete, it is finally functional, so I used it to make some drawer bottom grooves - for the router table!

Looking to build a greek baglamas but i can't find any measurements online other than the 55 cm length and the body measurements

I need the neck and head measurements aswell as the fret spacing ones. Anyone here knows about where i can find basic measures online?

Do you people use a hollow chisel mortiser or do you use a plunge router for your mortise? Getting a bit worn out using a drill press and/or chisel.

What do you prefer and why? Bonus points for a tool recommendation for either option!

Hey guys, I would like you honest oppinion from woodworkers from all over the place, and with all kinds of experience because I dont really know if this vision I have is feasable, or if its just wishful thinking.

I was looking for a shop to rent, and in my area the prices are all over the place. I dont get too many orders at the moment and I dont know if starting a business by myself is the greatest idea especially with the cost of equipment, rent, utilities.

So something came up in my head. Maybe I'm not alone, maybe there are others out there who want to turn their hobby in a business.

So I was thinking, why not partner up with 5-6 woodworkers from my area and split the costs, rent would be cheaper per person, we could buy lumber in bigger quantities, maybe get better prices, split the utilities. We could even build a bussiness together buying tools and equipment would be much easier. If each would bring their own customer list, and work together on projects as they come, so we dont have dead times.

The downsides I can think of:

-disagreements on projects, like who's project should we do first

-not working equally as hard as others

-being late on their share of rent/utilities

-hogging tools

-different views on how the business is run or its future

What are your thoughts, would you start a business with a bunch of strangers or share a space?

The upsides

-cheap rent

-helping hands

-constant work

-possibility of building a brand, cheaper to advertise

-sharing experience

Amateur tinkerer here, minimal workshop at the moment.

I have a bit of scrap 1x2 that I want to trim to all be an even length. Right now they are at 4-5" lengths , and I'm looking to have 6 pieces that are all 4" (or whatever length my shortest is minus a sawblade's width). All I have is a handheld circular saw (and a router, and a jigsaw, but neither of those immediately seem like the right tool) and I'm trying to figure out how to get these pieces cut to the same length in a way that won't chop my finger off, damage the blade or send wood flying.

My first thought is to affix them all abreast to a piece of sacrificial plywood to make the cross cut? I've used super glue to temporarily put two pieces of wood together then used a hammer to shock the two apart. Not sure if that's the best play here though.

I'm welcome to any ideas, up to and including "let that scrap be scrap and use it as a spacer/hammering block/whatever"

I’m making this mid-century TV console with rabbet joints. Is there a problem with expansion of the top/bottom boards from the vertical risers?

There’s a main table, slots in the sides of the table and borders, and a very thin runner that is all glued in.

In the picture you can see glue on the left piece about to slide over the small runner in the middle. I would think this would break, but I really like the way it looks. How could I do it?

Got some pony clamps new in box, clamshell, and they don't have thread on the inside of one end. How the heck does anything connect to this?

Are they defective or am I missing something really obvious here?the other end went right on and the thread blocker went right on as well.