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Project suggestions?
Hi, I am a beginner wood worker that want to make some projects, I don't have space for a table saw, jointer, band saw, router table or track saw in my workshop/shed.Any suggestion on what project I can make?
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One thing that is fun to make and useful is a wood mallet. There are plenty of videos and different ideas on what it should be. Like angled ends or 90 degree ends.
What’s Your Least Used Tool (but You Still Keep Around)?
It's my portable electric planer. I bought it with the thought that I'd never need a full size surface planer and I could also use it in place of hand planers. It either takes off too much or nothing at all. I hate it. It's been 2 years and it's just sitting there collecting dust. Especially since I now have a jointer and a 12.5 inch surface planer.
The first thing I made that I was proud of.
Back in Jr high, 9th grade, I made hanging lamp for my mom for Mother's Day. It was made from mahogany and had 8 sides. Four of them were this gold opaque pieces of plastic. It looked really nice and is hanging in my living room 51 years later.
2 likes • Dec '25
@Rich Murphy It looks white but it's actually that old plastic yellow translucent panel from the 70's. Excuse the mess Holidays!
1 like • Dec '25
@Rich Murphy Thanks. Considering I made it in 1975 or 76 I'm thrilled it's still in one piece and working.
Fare Thee Well:
Folks, it is painful to write (both, Physically & Emotionally), that I must leave here for a good while; I "took" a fall, at 75YO that's not good. the short story is My left arm is not cooperating and I can barely do 1/4 of the things that must be done. 75 YO, in my body [except for the Right Hip, it tells Me its 127 years old]. (I can still do humor) • • • • • but truth be told, I get depressed NOT being able to be creative in wood, AND seeing it done brings about some Depression[s] that I have worked on for Decades as a RVN Combat Veteran to get rid of. So I choose to "be absent" for a while • • • • I hope to to be back, but live with GOD'S WILL not my own . . . . a parting joke: "What is ORANGE, and Sounds just like a Parrot?" * * * * * * * * * * * A CARROT philip lives LIFE, on Life's terms
0 likes • Nov '25
I'm not sure if you will see this but I feel for you. Last May I broke my elbow from a fall and still have not been able to return to the shop. In fact I'm thinking about giving it up. I'm not sure how safe it's going to be without full use of my arm. See I blew up my elbow because I landed on it. It took 4 plates and over a dozen screws to get it back together. Come spring I'll make my final decision.
🧹 What’s the One Shop Habit You’re Trying to Break? (Win $100 Gift Card!)
Every woodworker has that one habit in the shop that’s tough to shake. Maybe you skip dust collection, leave tools out a little too long, or put off sharpening until it’s absolutely necessary. What’s the habit you’re trying to break (or have already kicked)? Share it in the comments! No judgment here, just honest shop talk from folks who get it! 🏆 Prize: $100 Sawinery Gift Card (for treating yourself after breaking that habit 💪) 📅 Winner announced on November 17! 📍 Open to U.S. customers only (for now). We’re working on making them available in more locations soon!
2 likes • Nov '25
This might sound stupid however, not falling off the ladder. Over the years my patience has decreased and I keep skipping the last step on the way down the ladder. It's getting ridiculous. Especially since I know better. I'm just in a rush and boom again. Things like putting everything away at the end of the day I've mastered because I have Asperger's syndrome and I have to put everything away or I think I might blow up.
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John Wilcox
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Cranky old grey hair dummy who still loves to make sawdust. Romance is walking down the aisle of the hardware store with your spouse.

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