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Submitted June 29, 2017 at 06:03PM by shogunjimi http://ift.tt/2unciWW woodworking
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Thursday, June 29, 2017
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Quick question. Finish for refrigerator bottle opener. woodworking
I don't have time to put a coat of anything on the bottle opener I just made. If I put a thin coat of mineral oil on it would it then have to be recoated like a cutting board would or no since it won't really need to be washed ever?
Submitted December 26, 2016 at 03:55AM by WalterMelons http://ift.tt/2hFnzM5 woodworking
Monday, August 29, 2016
Wood refrigerator (not completely woodworking related, but thought it was a neat project involving wood) woodworking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfmrvxB154w
Submitted August 29, 2016 at 03:09PM by Revol- http://ift.tt/2bwb8ym woodworking
Submitted August 29, 2016 at 03:09PM by Revol- http://ift.tt/2bwb8ym woodworking
Friday, August 12, 2016
New to Cabinet Making woodworking
Hey all, I'm a newer woodworker, still learning the ropes and I am planning on tackling a custom cabinet project for my house. We are replacing our refrigerator and the space in which it is going is too small to put a suitable fridge into. We have plenty of cabinet space for everything we own, so we are planning on removing the cabinet above the fridge and building a winerack cabinet to go over the new fridge.
This is what I'm shooting for:
Is this something that someone who is new-ish to woodworking (Not 100% newbie, but still learning) would be able to tackle?
Any tips or tricks to make sure it's right the first time? Any pitfalls to avoid?
I'm hoping to glean as much info from this sub as possible. I'm really getting into woodworking and have been lurking here a while. You all make me so jealous with the stuff you come up with. I've even started getting into learning to do some hand joinery because of all of you.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Submitted August 12, 2016 at 06:25PM by TheOnlyVertigo http://ift.tt/2bmV7iu woodworking
Monday, April 25, 2016
Made a refrigerator bottle opener with a magnet cap catcher woodworking
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Submitted April 26, 2016 at 02:42AM by rilez52 http://ift.tt/1XSU0Wi woodworking
Submitted April 26, 2016 at 02:42AM by rilez52 http://ift.tt/1XSU0Wi woodworking
Friday, April 8, 2016
Living Room Bar (Wet Bar Addition) woodworking
Hello friends. About a year ago, I started a project to build a bar for my house. The previous owners had some kind of popcorn machine in the same spot, but considering its proximity to the wet bar and not finding anything suitable for that spot that was commercially available, I decided to build my own.
Re-watching all of Cheers for the umpteenth time also helped.
I feel I need to mention from the get-go that this project was built with absolutely no plans other than those I had in my head. I shot from the hip for this entire project. Considering this is my first real woodworking project (seriously), I'm impressed with how good it came out.
The first step was to figure out how big it was going to end up being. The actual area is pretty small and I didn't want or need anything tremendous, just a basic but nice serving/utility station that drinks can sit on and be a fancy spot for my mini-fridge. So I started by cutting and laying out some 2x4s to the general shape of the frame.
Standard bar height is 42" so the plan was for 39" 2x4s standing vertical, with a horizontal 2x4 on top and one across the bottom, for a total of 42" of height. Then it was time to build the skeleton.
The part I failed to take into consideration was the quarter-inch top, so the total height ended up being a hair over standard. I'm not too worried about it, honestly. Next, I started building the internal shelf support structure by adding rails to the inside-left side of the bar. The inside-back wall was the first to go up, using a piece of leftover pressure-treated wood I had sitting in my garage.
The plan ended up being for an open shelf area on the left side of the bar, with the bottom being nice and tall to hold all kinds of liquor bottles, and a much shorter shelf up top to keep small items like rocks and shot glasses, bar towels, snack bowls, and what have you. The original idea was for a half-open, half-closed cabinet area, but the fully-open shelf ended up being far more convenient. The refrigerator compartment was intentionally built tall enough to accommodate mini-fridges up to 33" in height, in case the one that's there now ever dies and I decide to buy a taller model.
Thanks to my dad being a skilled electrician when I was growing up, a lot of that knowledge transferred and I have a good deal of experience with electrical stuff. So while I was assembling the interior walls, I also included two built-in outlets in the bar - one at the rear-bottom of the refrigerator compartment:
...and a second one on the outside of the bar, near the top. This one has USB ports, so friends have a convenient spot to charge their phones if needed.
Now one thing I wanted for my bar is edge moulding that runs along the edges of the bar top. The lip is there so if you spill a drink, the liquid doesn't roll off the edge of the bar. Half-round moulding isn't something I've seen in any store in my area and two pieces of quater-round jammed together would look like crap, so I bought some 1" closet dowels and made my own:
With the frame and the internal structure completed, it was time to start putting up the outer walls. I'm still not thrilled at the perpendicular grain from one panel to the next, but I guess that gives it some character. (Plus, the dark color at the end does a good job of hiding it anyway.) After the outer walls were complete, I gave the outlets a final test.
With the base structure completed, I started assembling the decorative areas and discovered that I made a mistake calculating the lengths of the lip for the bar top. I failed to consider the additional half-inch added by the outside decorative panels, meaning that all four of my half-round lengths was an inch too short. Off to Home Depot to pick up more closet rod, this time cut to the correct length. From there, everything started moving quickly. The front of the bar was divided into two panels, and all of the hard angles were finished with quarter-round. Countersunk the nails, filled the nail holes and gaps with wood filler, and gave the whole thing a good sanding.
The shelving area was last, and happens to be my least favorite part of the bar. It's functional so I'll live with it, and it was a good lesson. With everything finally put together I gave everything one last sanding, and construction was complete.
With time to do things eaten away by other projects and my job, that's pretty much how it sat for the past 9 months or so. As of this past Wednesday, I got tired of seeing the thing unfinished every time I came downstairs, so I gave one last push and hit it with some flat black to match the rest of my furniture in the living room.
At this point I can safely call it "mostly done," as all I need to do at this point is drop a protective epoxy layer on the bar surface and add some felt to the shelves.
I'm pretty happy with it. Most of all, because I built something! :)
Submitted April 09, 2016 at 01:11AM by ccurzio http://ift.tt/22iyFq9 woodworking
Monday, February 22, 2016
Need help or plans for cabinet! woodworking
Hey guys, been lurking here for a while and just have a quick question to ask. I am trying to finish up my kitchen and am having a hard time figuring out how to build pretty much a custom upper cabinet that will hold all of my wife's cook books. Instead of my cabinets ending at the wall, they stop where my refrigerator is but there is still a large space about 3 feet long and 18" deep over the fridge. Does anyone have somewhere I can find a place for plans or have some pointers on how to make one. We have just cheaper regular oak cabinets so I figured I could just use a veneer at the end. I kind of wanted just one large opening and sturdy enough to hold a good amount of books. Thanks for help guys, this forum is really helping me learn.
Submitted February 23, 2016 at 02:32AM by fabobio http://ift.tt/1UiMcgO woodworking
Saturday, February 28, 2015
My Bar is Finished! (First-ever real woodworking project.) woodworking
Hello friends. Some of you may recall a thread I posted recently about a bar I was in the process of building. It's my first ever REAL woodworking project, and I'm pretty happy with it overall.
My first major project in (what I guess you could call) woodworking was about a year ago. I moved into a new house, and the kitchen was functional, but ass-ugly. So I busted my ass and redid the entire thing. I got rid of the old appliances, ripped down the ugly backsplash mural painted by the previous owner, sanded and stained the cabinets and doors, and replaced all of the hardware.
It was a tremendous pain in the ass, but worth it in the end. However while this was a lot of sanding and staining, I can't really legitimately consider it true woodworking so I don't count that as my first ever project. Since moving into this same house, I've long wanted to extend the wet bar area to include an actual serving bar. I looked around at various bars on Amazon and other sites, and had an impossible time finding exactly what I wanted and needed. So I recently decided it was in my best interest to attempt to build one custom. This, ladies and gents, is my actual first woodworking project.
First thing was to get an idea of how big the thing was going to be. The area in question is relatively small and I don't want or need anything huge anyway, just a simple serving/utility station that looks nice and can tuck away my mini-fridge. So I started by laying out a faux-frame around the area, and cutting the boards to size for a general idea of the size.
Standard bar height is 42" tall, so I planned for 39" 2x4s with one on top and one underneath, building a frame that's exactly 42" tall. Then I built the skeletal frame:
Unfortunately I didn't take the bar TOP into consideration, so the end product is going to be slightly taller than standard. But this is my first DIY project so I'll forgive myself for these small oversights.
I then added rails to the inside of the left side of the bar, and used a leftover piece of pressure-treated wood I had laying around for the interior back wall:
The idea was that it was going to have an open shelf on the upper-left for holding various liquor bottles, and then a closed 2 door cabinet in the lower-left for other random storage. That turned out to be a little much, so I went with a two-level shelving area on the left. I'd also built the fridge compartment tall enough to accommodate mini-fridges up to 33" tall in case I ever replace the one I have with a larger one.
I have lots of experience with electrical wiring, so I included two built-in outlets in the bar - one in the back-bottom of the fridge area, and one on the outer-left side of the bar. The outer outlet has built-in USB ports so guests can easily charge any devices they have with them.
After completing the interior cabinet walls, I went ahead and wired in the first outlet. This is the external decorative outlet that includes USB ports in addition to the standard receptacles.
Next step was to arrange for moulding to go around the edges of the bar top. Most bars have a lip along the edge so if you spill a drink, the liquid doesn't roll off the edge of the bar and drip onto the floor. Unfortunately nobody around here sells half-round moulding (and I didn't want to cram two pieces of quater-round together), so I picked up some dowels and made my own:
Then I completed the refrigerator compartment including the second wired outlet:
From there, it was a matter of getting the outer walls onto the structure and securing them in place. Once that was done, it was also a good idea to test the outlet to make sure everything was working the way it needed to be. My Lava Lamp made an excellent tester.
After that it turned into a pretty big push. The bar surface was added, and unfortunately once this was done I discovered that I made a mistake calculating the lengths of the half-round moulding. I didn't take into consideration the overhang of the moulding going around the top of the bar, so each of the half-round lengths was an inch too short. I picked up more closet rod, cut them to the CORRECT length, and then sliced them in half and attached them to the bar. I also attached the trim, dividing the front into two squares, and finished all of the angles with quarter-round. Then I countersunk all of the nails, filled the gaps with wood filler, and sanded everything really well.
Finally it was time to assemble the shelving area. Unfortunately this is the part of the bar that I'm least happy with, but it turned out functional. After that was done I filled and sanded everything once again, and construction is finally complete:
All it needs now is one final sanding, a twice-over with some tack cloths, and then staining and sealing. I'm leaning toward a cherry or espresso stain, with a poly finish.
This project was a pain in the ass at times, but tremendously rewarding. Thanks for reading, and I hope you like my work. Even though most of you can make something infinitely better in half the time. :)
Submitted March 01, 2015 at 12:09AM by Accipiter http://ift.tt/1EWk21e woodworking
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
can a complete beginner make a 3-sided enclosure for a wine refrigerator? woodworking
I have a space next to my oven where I'd like to put a small (about 12 bottles) wine fridge. (I have checked with a temp gun to make sure that the outside of the over does not get warm with the over at 450 for 45 minutes.) I'd like to build a 3-sided (right side, left side and top) to go around the fridge AND to put a piece of quartz on when I get my counters redone. The space is roughly 17"w x 30"h x 27"d. Obviously, I need the exact dimensions of the fridge to know how big to make the enclosure. I did ask one woodworker about the project. He said I should use oak veneered plywood. I have no idea if this is a good idea or a bad idea. I'd be happy to pay someone to make this but the one woodworker I was referred to said it'd cost $600. I thought that was pretty steep. Am I wrong?
Should I consider making it myself? I have never made anything out of wood, other than a stick to roast marshmallows on. :-) Will I end up with something unstable and cheap looking, if I build it myself? I've looked at the free plans on a few websites but, wince this seems to be a rather odd thing to build, I haven't found any. Advice? Thanks.
Submitted February 18, 2015 at 07:00AM by njf520 http://ift.tt/1EmrFxA woodworking
Saturday, February 14, 2015
One car garage woodshop. Questions about dust and refrigerators. woodworking
I've got a one car garage that I'm doing all my work in. I've also got a fridge and a chest freezer in the same space. What sort of precautions should I take? Any suggestions?
Submitted February 15, 2015 at 12:18AM by brohatmas_ghandi http://ift.tt/1A7RWix woodworking
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Need help with hinges woodworking
I'm building a simple play kitchen for my son for Christmas and I'm getting lost in the world of hinges. Could someone please point me in the right direction before I end up buying $30 a piece Euro Hinges?
I'm going to be building three cabinets. The largest will be the "refrigerator" and be approximately 48" high and 20" wide. I'm planning on making the the doors out of 1/2" plywood and mounting them on sides made of 1x12" boards (still working out what type of boards, but I'm thinking something harder than pine).
I'm planning on frameless, inset doors. I would prefer to have them be "soft-close" as my son is very energetic with his cooking. Any help would be appreciated!
Submitted November 30, 2014 at 07:15AM by mldkfa http://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/2nt2x3/need_help_with_hinges/ woodworking
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