Scroll saw and power carving

I need to bore some pretty large mortises in the bottom and top of this pivot door for the pivot hardware.

I was gonna take it to a guy who has some sort of boring machine but I can't get ahold of him.

I'm considering doing it myself. It's way too deep for a plunge router. I'm thinking about using a drill jig and drilling a bunch of holes and then chiseling.

How would u do this?

General question for anyone who's done something similar

I'm planning on putting up a board and batten "feature wall" for a new nursary. I have a lot of red oak in the shop. My idea is to shape it into 1/2" shaker stiles and rails and piece them together on the wall like a giant cabinet door without the center panel. I have stock long enough for the rails to run the whole length of the wall in one piece, but that might be more of a headache to work with.

Other than the wall not being perfectly flat and square, is there anything else I should consider?

I have been wanting to get into woodworking for awhile, I need a few things for a house I bought such as bookshelves, shelving, and most importantly (at least currently,) I need an office desk.

Rather than throwing 150-200 at a new cheap desk of Amazon or something, I'd much rather build my own.

My question is, what tools would I need? How much would materials cost for a nice sized L shaped desk with shelving and such? What would be a good choice in wood?

I'd say I'd like to keep my budget under 500 but I know with tools alone I will probably be reach upwards of 1,000 and I'm okay with that. I do have a decent amount of tools already but I do not have anything to actually cut the wood. Any ideas/help? Thank you!

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I did end up grabbing the cutoffs. Was very surprised when I pulled up to the “bin”. thing was massive and was sitting on a forklift. Probably around 500-800lbs. I came unprepared so could only grab ≈50lbs. I did pick out most of the good usable stuff, though.

Some very pretty pieces in here, wish I could’ve grabbed more. (Stabilized pieces are my own).

Struggling to attach hickory 1x6 legs between frames and questioning strength

Building a 65g fish tank stand, hoping to keep the inside minimal. My legs have me questioning the build.

Here's the build- Frame : s4 milled hickory 1x6. Top platform : 3/4 marine grade fir Sides, back, and top/bottom of the bottom frame : 1/2 shop birch

The legs are attaching to the side corners only (1" of length plus 4.5" of side for each leg), I tried to glue and pocket screw but they spread a little each time (no long enough clamps, plus they dangled a little)

• new plan is to try attaching them directly to my 1/2" plywood at the same time I attach the top and bottom frame and hope that gravity makes it more secure - enough to support a 36" aquarium on a 38" frame and the legs not directly under the tank.

I have a top frame with sides and 3 middles sandwiched between: 36x19" this will have 3/4" plywood on top but that will overhang to 22" in the back (where the tank won't be but plumbing will) and a smidge in the sides. * I have to cut a decent size hole in the back overhang for air and pipes, debating just doing a big chop since it's heavy?

In my head this is strong enough but now I'm debating my sides and legs, not sure if it's overthinking or I should take extra precaution?

I have a smallish piece 8"x24" roughly of some burnt/charred wood that I would like to preserve. I took a trip out west and was able to explore the grounds of a previous wild fire. One side is pretty much burnt completely, the other side not so bad.

I would like to put a good clear coat of some kind that will preserve the colors and general state of the wood. I am hoping to be able to display it with out leaving charred remains all over the place.

Any recommendations or previous experiences would be appreciated. TIA

Howdy y'all,

Been building my first attempt at a trestle table for the past few weeks, and its been going fairly well so far. Base assembly is done, and just finished gluing up the tabletop the other day. Since the start of the project I've had concerns about size and stability. I'm not concerned about it fitting into the dining area, but I am concerned about overall stability.

Today I cleaned up the tabletop and did a test fit on the base (screwed it in place). And it certainly doesn't feel flimsy per se, but there is a tiny bit of give if I lean on one of the long ends. When seated and just leaning on the table its almost unnoticeable, but overall there is just a little bit more play than I was hoping for.

I'm thinking about adding some diagonal bracing between the cross members that support the table and the central posts (see second pic). From what I can tell the play in the table top is coming from the cross members flexing under the weight. Is this a good direction to go in? I do know that most trestle tables do have some kind of bracing here that the design I'm working off of omitted. Or am I overreacting and do these types of table just have a little bit of innate play?

https://preview.redd.it/it7b52u6x0ud1.jpg?width=1727&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0960e98a2a82355390603fa7b1baadd5ed2d9711

https://preview.redd.it/a7g0v1u6x0ud1.jpg?width=979&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=531ef7286e16dc7473f347fae497db5182648293

I'm about to spray a penetrating sealer on a douglas fir interior: ceilings & walls, 3300 square feet total.

BIOSHIELD 03 Resin + Oil Stain finish

-vs-

HERITAGE NATURAL FINISHES Original

I've heard from one person that Bioshield blotches if it's overlapped - can anyone confirm or deny?

I've got a Greco x5 airless sprayer for this.

Heritage sounds so easy to get on, am only hesitant because it's a bit darker than the Bioshield 03 when applied.

Thanks in advance for any experience/anecdotes.

Please be gentle, I'm extremely novice. This fir wainscotting we have has been stripped and sanded down and I applied some General Finishes dark gel stain to it, which mostly went ok. There were some patches where it was a bit lighter but it mostly looked fine. After drying down, I've since applied one coat of water-based topcoat (also from GF). Most of it applied fine, but it seems like when it was being wiped on that the topcoat immediately wiped off some of the stain on patches like seen in the photo above.

What's going on here and how can I fix it?

Hi all,

First timer and DIYer. I accidentally didn’t take into account the edge banding (rookie mistake) and the doors are now slightly too large by 1/16 and 1/8 of an inch respectively. What is the best way to adjust these plates while still having a straight edge? Thanks!

Ok, I've looked around and can't find a desk that comes close to what I want. So I guess I'll have to build one. I want a corner unit on wheels/castors as it's going up along my electric/gas cupboard. So it will need to be able to move out of the way, as & when. 150x170cm. Shortest end will have my PC on. The longest end will be used for model building.

I could use some idea's please. Or a plan to work from

Apologies if this is the wrong group to ask this! I have been looking for a while on how to either buy or make a floor to standing desk for a small space. I have found a few options such as the uppeal desk. However, it is just a bit to large for where I live and bit too pricy for something that doesn't check all the boxes.

I stumbled upon the Lambda standing desk from Work From Home Desk company and love it. The size is great but the only issue I have is that it does not go low enough. Does anyone have any recommendations on how I can possibly buy this and make it go lower or make something myself? Due to the woodworking of this desk I thought this would be a good group to ask. Below is my ideal requirements.

1. Height range 15" - 43"
2. Table Width: 31" (Can be flexible)
3. Table Depth: 24" (Can be flexible)
4. Instead of installing a stable shelf for the monitor I would like to install a monitor arm that can move to align with the height.

I am very aware that this is all a very tall order. I am hoping someone may be a bit more creative then me with any advise on how to do this. I really appreciate your time for even reading :).

Aspiring wood worker here. I haven’t really done much but we’re getting there. Anyways, my wife has commissioned me with a job. Yanno how family’s put out signs or rocks with their last name? My wife wants something like that. But here’s the catch. She doesn’t want our last name on it. We are a foster family and have kids coming and going regularly. She wants something that can show each kid that’s here and also be interchangeable to take names off and put names back on. Any ideas? I’ve been racking my brain and haven’t come up with anything.

I have a kitchen prep table that I've temporarily put a couple 4x4 boards on, to get it at the preferred height. I'd like to make slightly better by cleaning the boards up. Rounding off the ends and adding holes for the legs (more secure and no sliding).

I know I need to get a router, but I don't know if I need a fixed or a plunge base router? What type of bits and jigs/templates?

(Excuse the poor picture)