Woodworking Hobbyists
For those of us who like to putter around in our workshops creating works of art. Why not showcase some of your work?
- created by x_BLIX_x
Woodworking newbie
Return to DiscussionsI'm fairly new to woodworking. I got a Shopsmith a couple of years ago and have enjoyed learning to make several items in wood since then. I am almost always nude while doing this, so I'm glad to see this group.
So far, I've built a few things, but what I like the most are:
Landscape path lights - cedar
A board shaped to match support a heavy bathroom light fixture - stained oak
USB flash sticks - spalted maple from my yard
Paring knife - spalted oak (burl?) from my yard
Outdoor shower - pressure treated wood and cedar
Hand tools, hand-held power tools, Shopsmith in table saw/band saw/router/drill press/ other configurations. I think nude may actually be safer than clothed (ear/eye protection as needed). I do put a shop apron on when using a grinder - especially with a wire brush mounted.
So many projects on the list . . . I may try making a vaporizer mod next (e-cig).
I had to look it up, having never seen a Shopsmith. It does look to be a jack-of-all-trades machine tool.
I prefer hand tools:- hand drill, brace and bit, plane, hand saw, spoke-shave, chisels and gouges. When they see them people say they haven't seen such antiques in use before. Some of them belonged to my father so you can guess how old they are. I've made several pieces of furniture with them, usually in oak. And I've used them for wood carving.
I do have power tools:- circular saw, drill press, lathe, jig saw, power drills, electric screw drivers.... Each is designed to do a specific job and they do save time. They are handy for making stage scenery. But I prefer the hand tools when needing full control of my wood work.
Having been a carpenter in my earlier years I've done everything from framing houses to building cabinets. Hung all the doors and windows in our house of 18 years. Still doing "honey build me this" projects although not on as big a scale as I use to do. I even took a wood turning class at the John C. Campbell folk school when my kids were doing their camps. Made some nice stools. While I appreciate the folks that use the non-power hand tools( I have some hand me downs of my grandfather's who was a carpenter during the great depression). I prefer using power tools.
