Any Woodworkers Here? Show Off Your Latest Creations! (1 Viewer)

I haven’t bitten the bullet yet on a small CNC like the x carve, because they’re generally only capable of fitting smaller spindles that can’t handle 1/2” shank router bits. And you’re not going to find these larger cove bits in 1/4” shank (nor would you want to use them if you did). You could probably get away with smaller cove bits with a CNC, but it would require a lot more passes and probably not end up a very nice surface finish.
Got it. Haven't done enough research on the CNC machines yet - I was assuming that you could run whatever router motor you wanted in them, as long as they would fit in CNC setup, similar to a router table/lift. Sounds like that's not the case.
 
The strength of the motor has to be strong as well, not just the router/spindle itself. You can throw a big beefy router into a CNC machine, but if the motor isn't strong enough to push the router through the material then you've got a problem. And vice versa.

My first CNC that I built had a pretty weak router, I upgraded to a bigger one but then my CNC motors were too weak. I upgraded those and was finally able to cut trays with it.

My first set of trays was actually made using a 40mm Forstner bit with 2 blanks sandwiched together on their side. This only works for racks though, not long trays.

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Wow. There are some skilled folks on here!

I put an RFID lock on this cabinet. It holds my bourbon and snacks I don't want the kids to eat! LOL
 

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Adapted a design and built this Catan board and box using my desktop CNC for my Wife for our 5th anniversary.

I learned so much and it was a very rewarding project for me too. Told her next year I’m just buying something though!

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Awesome to see others are also making their own CATAN boards. Just thought I'd share my woodworking below. Very inspired and thrilled to see how others have been utilizing their laser engravers!View attachment 912929
These are sweet! I might need to tackle the same thing but using my USCutter vinyl machine to label everything instead - the laser engraving is amazing though!
 
First project (for fun) in a LONG time and damn my techniques are rusty. Made a horse racing game - I figure why buy a board when I can spend three times as much building one of my own..... :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

I wanted to use Blanton's cork toppers for the horse pieces, which requires the board to be a little bigger than the ones commercially available, but it still fits on a standard poker table with room on both sides for tossing dice. I wanted to keep the board natural looking without any stain, so I went with white oak and walnut for the lanes to get good contrast.

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Ripped all the boards to size for each lane:

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The board was going to be wide enough that I wouldn't be able to use the drill press once they assemebled, so I chose to pre-drill the race steps prior to glue-up.

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Cut the combined board to length:

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I unfortunately don't have or have access to a planer, so this was followed by 2 hours sanding the bejesus out of the piece to get it nice and flush:

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I had some old leftover decorative inlay pieces from my table build, so I used those to make start and finish lines. For the scratch lines I used some leftover spanish cedar from my humidor build:

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Finished with a few coats of poly:

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And some vinyl labels to finish things off:

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It's not perfect (several holes are a little off and I missed sanding out a few scratches) but it was definitely nice to get back into the shop, it makes for good therapy:)

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I made this wall ruler for my daughter so she and her husband could track their 18 month old daughter’s growth.

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My wife and I make a bunch of these as well! We bought a 4ft vinyl cutter and she enjoys her side business selling all sorts of crafts and whatnot (which means I get tasked with making tons of frames haha)
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So the steps I took were:

1) Bought two old dressers from a local antique shop, which had very nicely built sliding shelves:

2) Built a platform very slightly wider and about 2.5 feet longer than the dressers;

3) Put casters under the platform;

4) Built supports on the ends and in the middle to hold a heavy top, and to attach birch ply on the back and sides;

5) Found a beverage fridge that would fit in the center space;

6) Used various oak boards to dress up the rough lumber on the cabinet side;

7) Painted it a very dark grey to match the cabinets;

8) Punched holes to ventilate behind the fridge;

9) Found a 12 foot walnut butcher block piece at a lumber salvage place for the top;

10) Sanded and stained the walnut with multiple coats of 100% tung oil, which will be further sealed with two speciality products still on order to avoid staining;

11) Added pulls on either end fashioned from an old black leather belt and some random hardware.
 
Progress pics [The order in which these are posted seems to have been random, meant them to be sequential]
 

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I had actually always wanted to do woodworking but never even took shop class in HS. When the pandemic started I decided to dip my toe in. I may have fallen face first into the ocean. I build all sorts of stuff for fun. All either gifts or for my house. The workbench was probably the coolest one as its so useful and will be with me for a loooong time.


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I had actually always wanted to do woodworking but never even took shop class in HS. When the pandemic started I decided to dip my toe in. I may have fallen face first into the ocean. I build all sorts of stuff for fun. All either gifts or for my house. The workbench was probably the coolest one as its so useful and will be with me for a loooong time.


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I can attest to @TheAlchemist 's work, he's definitely fallen in deep and does great stuff.

That's an awesome bench! I went the cheaper route with mine - similar style, just not as nice stock. She's sturdy AF but not that nice to look at lol.
 

Really nice... Curious what type of finishing products you used on this project?

I recently worked on an 11' butcher block bar counter... I used 100% pure tung oil (off the shelf, but you have to be careful to get the real stuff not some blend which is mostly solvents), four coats 24 hours apart, fine-sanded between coats.

A friend who is in fine architectural restoration steered me to a small company in Rhode Island called Sutherland Welles. They were very gracious spending about 20 minutes on the phone with me to find the right products for the top coats.

I wound up using their Murdoch hard sealer (two coats) followed by their Murdoch 500 matte floor finish, which is actually food grade despite the name, again two coats. The result was just what I was looking for — something which looks rich but not glossy, which can handle moisture.

https://www.sutherlandwelles.com
 

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