Woodworking Projects at LumberJocks.com

Walnut bowl

Bill Akins — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:27:54 GMT

A friend of my Dad’s gave him a large slab of walnut some time back. Several months ago I took it and cut circles with my bandsaw. It made 2 – 11 by 4.5 inch circles and 2 – 5 by 4.5 circles. We took one of each. I made the smaller one for my Aunt during the summer. This one finished out at 10 1/4 by 4 inches. I finished with several coats of 1/3 shellac, 1/3 mineral spirits, 1/3 mineral oil mixed. I then waxed it with Renaisance wax.

Gobstopper/gumball machine

reddinosaur — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:56:51 GMT

This was a project that I did with a class of special ed students. The little knob turns to the right to catch the candy and then you have to turn it back for it to fall through. The jars we used were tomato sauce jars and the center of the tops were cut out

CNC router picture

reddinosaur — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:53:53 GMT

This image relief was made on a CNC router. I had originally intended to make a photo light cube for it but the picture has a small crack in it so I didn’t get to the cube. I figured it’d make a pretty cool night light or lamp.

End grain dart board

reddinosaur — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:51:04 GMT

It’s a dart board that uses end grain that I made in high school. Some of the parts are routed- I just alternated which ones to route.

Ball Bearing from plastic printer

reddinosaur — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:49:06 GMT

Just as the title says, it’s a working ball bearing from a plastic printer. Just about all the work is done on the computer but having a real product in the end is a nice reward

Sweet & Sour for Two

tamboti — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:47:46 GMT

Sweet & Sour for Two
The bowls are Jacaranda ( Jacaranda mimosifolia )
The plates Polar ( Poplus deltoides )
Chop sticks African rose wood Bubinga
Serviette Cherry veneer
Ribbon Polar shaving stained red
Critique / Be it Good Bad Ugly Welcome

CNC router cellphone

reddinosaur — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:46:46 GMT

This is a model of a cellphone made on a CNC router. Just though I’d share =]

Da Vinci Code Cryptex

reddinosaur — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:43:52 GMT

This is the cryptex from the Da Vinci Code. If you haven’t read it/seen the movie, it’s basically a puzzle vault/box. In order to open it you must solve the riddle and spell out the answer correctly. I got the pattern from a magazine called scrollsawer which I found at a local library. The riddle and Buddha on the ends were done on a laser engraver. I had intended the letters be done on the laser engraver too but that didn’t work out so I had to wood burn them last minute.

I used: walnut, oak, and cherry. The dowels are also walnut

Boot Rack and more

Andrew — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:20:51 GMT

I finished this about 2 years ago, While I was working on another project, my wife asked me to design a boot rack for the front entrance. She went to work, and I got the graph paper, this is what I designed. She came home, I showed it to her, and she pleaded with me to try just for once, to do something simply. I threw away the plans and went about my business. 3 days later she told me this project was given a green light. I rescued the plans and here it is.
Features include….
A seat with a pull out drawer that contains “BootJack” to help pry off boots.
A dowel that pulls out to hold our front door open in the summer, replaces a vase.
A small closet to hold a broom and dust pan with a Bipanel door.
2 shelf, one 5” deep to hold mail, and to protect the lower 3” shelf that holds sunglasses.
5 coat hooks.
2 levels of boot and racks.
a drawer under the boot rack that can be lined with old carpet to catch drips.
A mirror on an angle so, the whole family can check themselves out before the leave.
A cubby hole under the seat for hat and glove storage.
There it is people one of my most functional projects to date.
It is made from oak plywood for the back, and the rest is 3/4” red oak. Finished with Minwax Golden oak, and polurethane.
For this project I was tempted to buy a small drill press and a Motising attatchment, I ended up buying a dedicated mortiser, one of the best decisions I have made in regard to tools.

CO2 dragster

reddinosaur — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:48 GMT

This is a CO2 car made for an engineering design class. The cars were drawn on Pro-Desktop and then constructed afterward.