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This Online Group Is All About Appreciating Woodworking Skills, And Here Are Their 50 Best Posts
Some people think that woodworking is a dying art that belongs to the forgotten bunch of crafts that we, humans, don’t find any place for in our hectic lives. But this is not entirely true.
These days, when we live in houses built as quickly as possible with as few extra details as there can be, wood is somewhat of a premium material which is long-lasting and has that genuine value. And you can do wonders with it!
Just take a look at the fan-favorite subreddit “Woodworking,” which is basically an online collection of the most intricate, creative, and breathtaking examples of things you can do with wood.
Created twelve years ago, it’s now a home to a whopping 2.7 million members who share mad woodwork skills crafted in furniture, household items, and anything, really.
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#1
After 8 Months Of Hard Work I Can Finally Call It Done! Over 1600 Hrs Of Work Into One Staircase
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#2
I Just Turned 20 And Have Been Doing Woodwork For About A Year Now. Just Finished This Cherry Desk With Blackened Legs
#3
Made This To Replace The Stupid Lazy Susan Cabinet. Yay Or Nay?
#4
Maiden Voyage Of My First Cedar Strip Canoe! No Kit, No Plans, No Staples
#5
Melting Wood Effect Im Working On. Still Needs Some Sandpaper Love But Very Pleased With My First Attempt
#6
Vlad The Builder: Third Project. We Went For The Classic Picture Frame To Work On The 45s On The Mitre Box. He Got To Help Me Set Up The Router Table, But Dad Had To Lend A Hand On That Cut. He Also Tried Out The Brad Nailer And Glue (March,2018)
#7
Some Of You Asked
#8
My 14 Year Old Daughter Made This In Shop Class And I Couldn’t Be More Proud!
#9
'splitting From The Norm'. A 16-Year Old From A Local School Has Made An Insanely Awesome Piece
#10
Heard There Was A Plywood Challenge So Here Is My Plywood Rocker For Consideration.
#11
I Keep Seeing All Your Quarantine Projects, So I Thought I Might Share Mine Here Too
#13
Chessboard With A Twist I Made For My Sister And Her Family
#14
I Carved And Gifted The "Terminator Pipe" To Arnold Birthday And He Sent Me A Photo
#15
I Made A Squirrel Bar
#16
Definitely The Biggest Project I’ve Ever Done. Solid Oak Through And Through, All Locally Sourced In The Scottish Highlands
#17
Scrollsawn Project With All Natural Woods (No Stains Or Dyes). Prince John And Hiss From Robin Hood. Oodalally!
#18
Carved From Salvaged Barn Wood As A Gift For My Friend Who's Pug Recently Passed
#19
First Try At This Japanese Wizardry
#20
A Bunk Bed I Built For My Daughter’s 5th Birthday
#21
Here Is A Prototype Table We Are Making Using The Original Golden Gate Bridge Suspender Ropes And Claro-Walnut Top. Both Are Over 80 Years Old!
#22
I Carved This Gandalf Pipe Out Of Briar Wood
#23
Wife Wanted A Dr Seuss Themed Nursery So I Built A Dr Seuss Bookshelf
Helen Haley 5 years ago
I do like green shelves and nooks. I do like the way they look. I like them in a nursery, I like them on a balcony. I could and would with wavy wood decorate them festively.
#24
So I Finished This Chair A Few Days Ago
#25
I Carved A Wooden Octopus Who Looks Like He's Scared Of Swimming
#26
Really Happy With The Way This Live Edge Elm Table Turned Out As You Can See On My Face
#27
Archway A Coworker And I Trimmed Out Recently. Painted Picture At The End
#28
My First Woodworking Project. A Fire Rack To Display All Of My Hot Sauces!
#29
This Will Go Down As One Of The Coolest Builds I’ve Ever Done. Wine Barrel Wine Cellar
#30
My Mom Died From Cancer, But Before She Passed She Asked Me To Make Her Urn. We Would Jokingly Refer To It As Her Death Box. She Was A Strong Woman
#31
Made A Coffee Table. I Think The Proportions Are Perfect
#32
End Grain Cutting Board Made From 157 Pieces Of Black Walnut, Birdseye Maple, And Padauk
#33
Girlfriend Wanted A 'My Secret Wood' Ring, So 10 Failed Rings Later, I Made One Just How I Pictured It
#34
First Attempts At LEGO Men. My Lab Is Showing Off Her Latest Creation Too
#35
My 14-Year Old Son Built This Coffee Table For His Sister And Her Boyfriend As A Christmas Gift. It Measures 28” X 42” And Is Made Of Red Oak With Red Oak Stain And Polyurethane Finish
#36
Who Told My Wife That I Could Make A Hand-Carved Solid Maple Dresser Before The Baby Came?!? I Did It, But Wow That Was More Work Than I Thought It Would Be
#37
I Made Three Colorful Sharks In Wood With Epoxy Resin, Matte Finish
#38
Walnut And Oak Bunk Beds
#39
A Rare Look At The Hobbit As A Minimalist Movie Poster Made From 8 Different Woods. I’m Going On An Adventure!
#40
Library I Did. There Are Many Leather Bound Books, And It Smells Of Rich Mahogany
#41
Finally Got Around To Finishing My First Real Desk, I’m Super Proud
#42
Dresser I Made
#43
Boat I Made In My Garage. Plans Are From Glen-L Boat Plans. This Is The "Squirt" 10 Footer. Took Me 2 Years To Make. I Had A Blast Making It
#44
I Made An Inexpensive Desk
#45
My Attempt At The Mountain Napkin Holder. It's A Nice Project To Use Up Some Scraps
#46
I Made A Walnut Coffee Bar
#47
I Made A 600 LED Programmable Infinity Mirror Coffee Table!
#48
1yr Later, Finally Finished My First Table
#49
Rocket By Me
#50
Tried My Hand At Woodworking And Made Some Dining Table Benches
#51
I Was Commissioned To Convert An Old Greyhound Into A Mobile Art Therapy Clinic. I Built 8 Desks That Can Interlock Into Each Other And Into The Side Rail. I Also Built All The Doors, Trim, And Cabinets
#52
I Made A Sliding Door Of The Chicago Skyline! Hope You All Like It!
#53
Some May Call It A Waste Of Wood... I Call It A Waist Of Wood! (Built Of Scraps From My Canoe Build)
#54
I Made This White Oak Ring Box For My Proposal In 2018. She Was So Excited About The Box That She Forgot The Question!
#55
White Oak Arched Pantry
#56
I Needed A Shed And Wanted An Outdoor Bar So I Combined The Two Ideas. Still More To Do But I’m Really Liking How It’s Turning Out
#57
A Carpenter Laughed And Said My Vision And Budget Were Nowhere Close. So I Learned To Do It Myself. Just Added The Two Cubbies On The Left With Custom Made LED Extrusion Lighting. Daylight White Was Used To Highlight The Clothing And Warm White Was Used As Wall Washers. Cubbies Each Weight 70lbs
#58
Just Finished My First Real Piece Of Furniture (Mid Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table) In My Small Shed Workshop With Tools I’ve Bought Off Craigslist
#59
I Made An Epoxy-River River-Paddle For Paddling On Rivers (My Mom Think I'm Punny... That's About It)
#60
"The Burger" Got Inspired To Make A Wooden Burger Puzzle For My Nephew! What Do You Think?
#61
A Symbol Of My Transition From Furniture Making To Guitar Making: I Made A Guitar Out Of A Shelf I Built 3 Years Ago As An Amateur Woodworker
#62
Remember To Sign Your Work. I Used To Really Like This Table I Rescued From A Dump Pile Two Years Ago. Just Found The Inscription...now I Love This Table. It’s Maker, Trboone, Was A Janitor At The University Of Nebraska In 1914. Thanks For The Good Work, Mr. Boone. You Were An Artist
#64
It's Not Often I Find The Time To Build Things For Myself, But Here's My Covid Project. Mid-Century Modern Bookcase
#66
My Boyfriend Needed A Coffee Table So Together We Build One
CATMONSTER2018 5 years ago
I would probably break my legs on the tiny bits of wood sticking out. XD
#67
I’ve Been Wanting To Try Making A “River” Table So I Figured Why Not Make It Look Like The Real Thing?
#68
Newest Accidental Self Portrait In Progress
#69
Bluetooth Speaker For My Daughter’s Graduation Present. Lilac From Our Back Yard, Cherry Like Grammma’s Kitchen Cabinets, Live Edge Birch From Camp, And Purpleheart From Mom & Dad
#70
My First Cutting Board. Maple, Walnut, Cherry And Wenge
#72
My Workbench And Tool Storage Is Complete!
#73
Wanted To Show Off My New Dining Table I Made. Tree Came Down In A Storm Over A Year Ago, Milled, Dried, Flattened, Tree To Table
#74
Made A Mistake When Painting Some Chairs Previously & Missed A Spot, Decided To Experiment With Some Contrasting Colors As A Result. Whatcha’ll Think?
#75
What Was Supposed To Be "Replacing A Few Handrails" Turned Into This Behemoth. I Call It - The Pandemic Pergola
#76
Just Finished Up This Walnut And Leather Armchair
#77
Tough Build For Me But I Finished It. Maple, Walnut, And Padauk Entry Bench
#78
Cedar Screen Door I Made
#79
Credenza In Walnut With Matched Fronts All Completed!
#80
I'm Building A Playhouse For My Kids, Based On Link's House In The Game Breath Of The Wild. Here Is My Progress On It So Far!
#82
It’s Taken Every Weekend Since July, But Dad And I Finally Finished Our Summer Project. Walnut And Maple
#83
I Made Homer's Spice Rack From The Simpsons
#84
My Wife Finally Followed Her Dream Of Woodworking And Built Me A Desk! I Thought I'd Show It Off!
#85
Everyone Was So Nice About The Bed I Built. I Figured I Would Show Off The Nightstands Also
#86
Front Porch Is All Done!
#87
Writing Arm Windsor Chair
Final score:
48points
Nerds All the Way Down 5 years ago
Why do I see Professor McGonagall sitting stiffy and penning a letter to someone in this...
#88
Wifey Saw A Desk She Wanted For $150, I Said I Could Make That For Half The Price And Twice As Good, $300 Later Here Is The Result
#89
Sanded And Oiled. Calling This Barrel Sauna Done!
#90
I Carved A Wooden Crewmate, Not Sus (Among Us)
#92
Intarsia
Final score:
43points
#93
Just Finished This Massive Wet Bar Today! My Favorite Piece I’ve Ever Done And One I’m Most Proud Of. Took Every Bit Of 3 Months To Build
#94
Here’s The Finished Teak Deck On A Forgus 36 That My Father And I Have Been Working On. Some Of You Wanted To See It. Enjoy!
#95
Needed Decor In My House
#96
Made A Simple Desktop Bookshelf And Headphone Stand
#97
Laundry Room Thing The Wife Wanted. 3/4” Walnut Plywood With A Pine Frame. Used 1/8th Walnut As Veneer
#98
I Made A Chore Wheel
#99
Every Good Woodworking Book Will Tell You, The First Step To Building A Crib Is Digging A 50ft Long Trench To Run 240v To The Garage For Your Table Saw
#100
Absolute Amateur, But If That's Where I Want My TV, That's Where It's Going To Go, Stack Or No!
M O'Connell 5 years ago
There's nothing wrong with that at all. Everyone's first project consists of 100% butt joints.
#101
Hallway Table, Cherry Slab And Branches From The Gully
Final score:
26points
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What do you think ?
Michelle Muirhead 5 years ago
I want to uptick all the great projects. What amazing talent they all have, well done folks!
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
It is amazing what can be done with timber and it looks like these talented people have proved it. Keep chipping away people!
Michelle Muirhead 5 years ago
I want to uptick all the great projects. What amazing talent they all have, well done folks!
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
It is amazing what can be done with timber and it looks like these talented people have proved it. Keep chipping away people!
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