Shit you built with your own two hands (picture thread)

[rideit]

Nice Rideit... looks to be about 13-14" in dia?

For sale yet? I want one for an xmas gift.

Yes, I am taking orders. Probably can only guarantee delivery if ordered by Dec 2cnd or so. That one is just a proto to show the mechanism, it's really trick. I am thinking $125-$175, depending on size. Warrantied for life...

[RootSkier]

So, I'm a total woodworking JONG, but I wanna build this:

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/22165

I bet that bed squeaks like a mofo. If you don't have much woodworking experience, maybe it's better to start with something that doesn't require large pieces of rare and expensive wood?

That said, any specialty lumberyard that sells a variety of rough-sawn hardwoods will be able to source some sort of mahogany if you have the cash. You'll need quite the shop to pull that off unless you're some kind of renaissance badass who can plane and joint substantial pieces of hardwood with hand tools.

[Hugh Conway]

Google "african mahogany" and denver. Call them. Khaya or the like isn't as expensive as Honduran much less the really rare stuff, but it's not ash or oak cheap. I'd second root that the design looks sketch and to start working with something cheaper.

[OSECS]

Google "african mahogany" and denver. Call them. Khaya or the like isn't as expensive as Honduran much less the really rare stuff, but it's not ash or oak cheap. I'd second root that the design looks sketch and to start working with something cheaper.

What looks sketch ? Somebody's apparently built it from the pics on the site. The issue as I see it is you better be a damn good carpenter to pull off tight, accurate joints or it probably will squeak as Root offered. The wood species is definitely critical to maintain tight joints. It needs to be something very dimensionally stable and hard. Maple could be a candidate, (from a cost
perspective) but it's not the greatest at stain acceptance.

Maybe a mixture of species ? One for the rails and one for the larger corner posts ?

[brice618]

Even rock maple that thick is gonna be pricey. I don't think soft maple would be great for that bed.

You might find a shop that would s4s it to whatever dimension for you, then the rest could be done with smaller, if less suited/ accurate, tools that cost less.

But really if you're a wood jong, it'd be easier to start with simpler joinery and cheaper wood. At least work out the way you're going to build it on something cheap first and then buy the expensive stuff.

[EarlyWood]

Re: bed frame... research decking companies like this one...found this wood at my local lumber yard... check their sizes
http://www.bostoncedar.com/pdfs/outbackdecking.pdf
They use kiln dried Red Meranti, not a "true" mahogany but it gives the rich deep color that's prized in a true mahogany... this stuff is gorgeous ..and cheap...can be seen on the previous page... yeah they prob don't distribute to Denver..maybe they do...the point is maybe check your local lumber yard before going to the specialty yards
Re: the corner blocks..those can be glued up with the cutting of the joinery basically avoided.... glue up with the correct spacing.
go for it..take pics or it didn't happen

ps.. awesome work on these pages...

[iceman]

The outside corners on that bed are gonna eat somebody's knee some day.

[Eldo]

Yep, middle of the night going to or from the can. Ouch.

[Cabinfever]

Just found this thread. Lots of cool stuff. I'll play. Made a pair of these last summer for a friend.

Slightly oversized. Made out of 5/4 pine with big fat paddle arms to hold your beer.

[EarlyWood]

Love how you staggered the height of the backrest skis, kinda like Gumby's head... at least that what I think I'm seeing..maybe it's something in the background confusing me but it's kinda cool.

burnhard, maybe i should explain the glue up but one point to take away from that is you don't need to search for 6" x 6" blocks of mahogany..

[DaHeel]

Built this table a few years ago. Hand peeled pine, unguaged slate tile and 3/4 " ply. Currently needs some cleaning and love but....

[TomCrac]

I think I've skied most of that chair.
Slightly awesome table.....nice.

[gaijin]

That table kicks ass. I'm stealing ideas for my own.

[~mikey b]

that table makes me think of Frieda Heel

I've had some yummy dinner on it.

[tenex198]

Just finished up my buddies "pro model" shop apron.

[Ireallyliketoski2]

Just finished this rotating compost bin, made with salvaged 2x4s, rotating on a reinforced conduit pipe.

[philth]

Tenex, really like your stuff. Nice work.

[itsnowjoke]

The pond and waterfall & overall landscaping. I designed the deck, which is cantilevered over the pond. I left the concrete work to the professionals.

[~mikey b]

that is cool

[OSECS]

The pond and waterfall & overall landscaping. I designed the deck, which is cantilevered over the pond. I left the concrete work to the professionals.

nice ... fire and water, always a good combo......

[climberevan]

I have been working on a really interesting home recording studio recently. It's pretty much an all-out pro-level studio crammed into a tiny space. The interior trim details are complex, varied, and challenging. This log wall and the one behind it are fun, as will be the real tree wrapped around a structural post that goes in the entry. The walls are 17" thick, the windows all have 2 panes each 3/4 thick, and the doors...whew. It's a fun place to spend the next couple of months!

[brice618]

Prototyping a bench in my spare time.

[BigDaddy]

This thread is still rocking... nice work all.

[iceman]

What are you shooting/shooting at with that thing BD?

[shirk]

This thread is still rocking... nice work all.


Made this easy to use funnelator this fall:

deja vu??? didn't you already post this back on page 33/34?