You need an apprentice?
only partly joking as I’ve told my wife “when” we win the lottery I’m opening a cabinet shop.
Woodworking pt. 2
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only partly joking as I’ve told my wife “when” we win the lottery I’m opening a cabinet shop.
I would actually love to do this sort of work too. I'm not sure if I'd want to only do that, but maybe get into some house construction / remodeling, and be able to do a lot of it myself
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Lol it's not always a glamorous endeavor. I love woodworking, but the luster can wear off when it becomes about production. For instance, handcrafting a few dovetail drawer boxes for my personal desk is fun. Having a job with 75 drawers and 100 doors that has to be installed in a 3 story beach house next week is another animal.
Don't get me wrong, it is a very rewarding craft, but I tend to go fishing on my days off.
Bookmatched two slabs for the bar in my hunting shed. Big fan of the live edge look. Please Ignore the atrocious clamping situation. 
Just started getting into woodworking 2 years ago. Mainly because of the regret I had after buying some disposable bullshit from Ikea. Working with your hands and making something that could last a lifetime couldn't be more satisfying.
That looks awesome. I built three barn doors a few years back for my first ever attempt. The mistake I made was not letting the wood sit in the house for at least week. Had to do some additional work because of the shrinkage.
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I am butchering (ironically) a butcher block countertop for my utility bathroom. Fvcked up the hole and the edge with a jigsaw, it also came apart at the seam I assume from the cold. The wood is so hard my hammer drill screwed the head off a couple screws when I was trying to brace it back together. I feel like a blind horse trying to fvck a fence post.
Shameless bump...plus a question: how do you keep from getting miter saw tear out? It’s one of the main issues I’ve come across and I’m not sure how to remedy it. I’ve seen that by closing the gap in the clearance insert helps but it hasn’t seemed to work well consistently in a lot of my cuts. I don’t know if I need a new blade or a new saw. I have a Dewalt that has served me well over the years. In some cases I don’t mind the tear out as it goes well with a rustic distressed piece, but for other pieces it’s not ideal.
get a triple chip blade with the most teeth you can find. also, check your saw for square and plumb settings.
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I'll simply add this. On saws that cut from the top side of the material i.e. miter and radial arm saws, find blades that have either a zero or negative degree hook angle. Imagine a diameter line going through the blade. Then think of the many blade edges in relation to that line. That is the hook angle. Most saw blades are around 15 to 20 degrees intended for table saw use. For the best miter saw results, try to find the lowest hook angle.
Freud -hook
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Tax season has been a bitch this year. Finally found a little time to install it. Still need to fill in the screw holes on the header board.
The latest project...a rustic/farmhouse computer desk. I had to build it a little taller than a standard desk because I’m 6’6”.
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