50 People Share Their Weird Yet Hilarious Creations In This “Un-Craftsman-Like” Group
As cliche as it sounds, masters of crafts aren't born. They're made through hard work, failure, and perseverance. So while someone hasn't traveled far on the road to excellence, they are destined to make mistakes. And the subreddit '[Bad] Woodworking' has plenty of examples to prove it.
Sharing pictures of various projects falling short of their ideal version, this online community embraces Bob Ross' happy accident approach and provides quite a few lighthearted giggles along the way. Whether it's a child's pencil holder or a driver's phone holder, if there's a production, there's a way to mess it up!
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Homer's Spice Rack. Made For A "Shi**y" Gift Exchange
I wouldn't think it would be a s****y gift exchange idea if someone there is a Homer's fan.
Made This When I Was About 5 Or 6. Pencil-Holding Caterpillar For My Dad To Use At Work
Yep, there's a reason it's still around. I'd cherish this if my kids made it
Load More Replies...This is probably one of your Dad's most prized possessions. Wholesome AF.
The fact that it appears you dad has kept this all these years says everything :)
This is my absolute favourite here, craft projects by 3 -6 year olds. 😍 --- PS: I was gifted a "wish fulfiller" once, it was made out of colourful corn puff things (looks like mini marshmallows, you wet them and you stick them together there, so you can create little sculptures). Mine looks like a dragonfly 😍 and is very helpful.
This is outstanding because I’d laugh every time I look at it, and I imagine coworkers would, too! Kids are funny unintentionally, but it’s often the best kind of funny!
We managed to get in touch with the moderators of '[Bad] Woodworking' and they agreed to give us more insight into this subreddit.
"Moderating here is fairly simple and the general philosophy is to let downvotes take care of unpopular content," the team told Bored Panda.
"Some posts are off-topic but get upvoted and they usually get left alone, even if reported."
A Kitty Door In A Door
Spidercat, Spidercat, does whatever a Spidercat does...!
Load More Replies...My parents' house had a summer kitchen my brother and I used as a playhouse/toy storage. When he was 13, my brother kicked the door open as he usually did, and it fell off. He and I looked at each other and said, "Dad's going to kill us." My brother handed ten year old me the heavy wooden door to hold as he moved the hinges on it. (The wood was rotten.) He forgot to move the hinges on the frame. He took the door, to try to hang it back up, but it hung six inches too low. My snotty contribution was, "Well, it fit before!" Having absolutely no other option in his teenaged mind, my brother sawed the six inches off the bottom of the door and rehung it. We were both shocked at the six inch gap at the top of the door. When Dad got home from work, we were innocently standing ramrod straight, arms down at our sides, with horribly fake smiles plastered to our faces. Dad immediately asked us what we'd done, and as every child since the dawn of time, we replied, "Oh, nothing."
Recently Finished Project
I think it's beautiful too. Makes me think of The Flintstones.
Load More Replies...This doesn't belong here. At all. Okay, maybe carpenters would recognize plenty of mistakes there, that's perfectly possible. But the rest of us don't. We only see how beautiful it is!
As a craftsman of 27 years I approve. This is an intentional and thoughtful approach
I thought so. The chains look uneven so the bench will be level
Load More Replies...It's a cool rustic swing. I like it. As long as the seat is sanded so you don't get splinters It's great.
Everyone saying this doesn't belong here: I agree it's gorgeous, but could you actually use it as a swing with that tree directly behind it? I'm thinking that's the fail.
Literally, I think you and I are the only ones seeing that ...
Load More Replies...Woke Up To Snowmageddon In Texas And Sister Asked If I Had A Sled For Her Daughter (Which I Didn't) So I Built Her A Shitty One Real Quick
this is better than the one in those stores! cover2-640...a5bac3.jpg
How on Earth can you call this s****y? This is great and made with love. Doesn’t get any better than that.
We used boxes , free. Then throw away. This was 90s so before recycling was a "thing."
Load More Replies...Any sled that works is worth it. We used to go down hills on lunch trays, lol.
This sled looks more durable than any single one I've seen at the store within a reasonable price range.
Load More Replies...The moderators said there have been some bans from off-topic spammers but it has been a while since the last time.
"People generally seem to post about things they are proud of or happy about, but know could use improvement," they added.
The maturity of the subreddit's members, their respect towards each other, and their genuine interest in the craft as well as the desire to get better at it have to be some of the main reasons why this niche community, despite being almost a decade old, remains active.
Didn't Wanna Pay $13 For An Extension Cord Reel. I'll Make My Own With $1.30 In Materials And $1,300 In Tools
Kinda like my garden. Why would I spend $3 on lettuce when i can grow my own for $50
This post must have been made before the cost of lumber went up. Now both the wood and the tools would cost $1,300 each.
Made A Small Box Out Of Popsicle Sticks To Hold Toothpicks For My Work Truck
Why? This list isnt for things that are bad or stupid. Just weird/unique.
Load More Replies...Phone Holder For Google Maps And An 800 Mile Trip. I Had 15 Minutes-Ish And Very Few Tools On Hand
You screwed it to the dashboard? How about a little hook and loop. Even if you had to go into a store for a m inute?
Hey, there are these things called 'maps' and they're great. You don't have to screw them to your dashboard.
Do they still make maps, and if so, where would you buy one?
Load More Replies...a little sandpaper and stain and you would be surprised at how good it could look
Deodorant Holder, My Wife Asked "Why Is There A Baby Stump On My Counter?" Lol
Wives- letting us pass off broken projects as heartfelt gifts for longer than we'll ever admit ♥️
Nah, this isn’t shítty, but to a degree, brilliant! (I’ll see myself out 🤣)
Many insiders believe that woodworking is somewhat easy to become decent at but takes a lifetime to master.
Even Paul Sellers, whose biography as a woodworker began in a small joiner's workshop in 1965 in Stockport, England, and who now has two of his pieces gracing the Cabinet Room of the White House, calls himself "a lifelong amateur woodworker."
So staying humble and not being ashamed of your mistakes seems to be really important in this particular field.
Tricycle
My childhood was littered with things like these , bogeys they are called in Scotland.. literally days of fun without any technology needed
You could at least pad the seat. And what are you supposed to do with your legs? I'm not a contortionist!
I want to ride my tricycle, I want to ride my trike. I want to ride my tricycle, I want to ride it where I like.
Did I Win The Sub With This One?
I feel like whomever sits in this should def be holding a can of beer…
These appear on the park lakes in Beijing when they freeze over. Couple of home-made ski poles and fun is to be had.
When In Doubt, Screw It
It looks good, but it might need a couple more screws!! Or some nails.
Same principle applies to tying knots, if you can't tie knots tie lots of knots lol
Why are there different types of screws? Why are they not all screwed in all the way? Why are there some even attempted in the top? And why just why?
1) We have several boxes of old screws to use for scrap projects, so I get it. (although these look new...) HOWEVER, judging by the heads probably only one is intended for use with wood... I'm not sure the others hold that well. 2) They were put in at a slanted angle. Also, the heads weren't designed to sink into wood so they stick out more. 3) No idea. Maybe failed attempts of trying slanted angles? But there was little reason fr that, either... 4) Possibly to post it in threads like this...
Load More Replies...There Was An Attempt
So that's what some people do with the free moulding samples they take
It's one of those things where the journey really is more important than the destination. "In making, I find unsurpassed peace," Sellers wrote in one of his blog posts.
"It's a silencing of excess that gives me encouragement in the simplicity of making with my hands."
A Stool Sample
It looks small but I don't think it looks so bad. Just the 1 screw needs to be screwed down a little bit more.
This I LOVE! As a be person with an intestinal condition, I NEED this!
I would kick that about 1 million times I reckon if I had it in my house
8 Cuts + 12 Screws. Does The Job Though!
Unfortunately it will shrink and the bark will fall off after housing all the bugs
I feel like a parent asking about their kids macaroni art, but... What is it? What's it's job?
Actuloy this is super cool because the outside areas still have bark, so it feels like an irl tree shelf.
How About These Genuinely Sh*tty Steps In Our Garden ?
This is not allowed, even temporarily, in any jurisdiction that has building codes.
TV Remote, Friend Said His Kids Kept Losing The Remote So This Was The Solution
And it’s handy for bonking the kid when he’s lost it yet again! (I’m kidding, of course, because that’ll get you arrested these days, but when I was a kid, I’da been hit with this multiple times daily for whatever imaginary infractions had occurred that day.)
Load More Replies...My grandfather tied a string around his and tied it to the candy bucket, it's something no on ever lost again lol
Smart. For him or grandkids? Either way i like.
Load More Replies...There are ph apps for tv remote replacements these days. Or most smart tvs run by alexa google just talk to it.
I stopped to use the restroom at a gas station during a long trip. Asked for the key to the restroom, it was attached to a tennis racket.
Load More Replies...Sellers has spent a large part of his working life in the USA where he taught woodworking courses and he advises everyone to embrace the challenges. "Throughout my work teaching classes hands-on, I learned from students what troubles them the most. Cutting square, planing square, cutting straight and sharpening a perfect edge, the list could be exhausting were we to go down that road," he recalled.
"We could soon convince one another that we should just go the machine route. And yet there is something truly magical every time you develop a very particular skill you never thought you could or would own."
Some Sage Advice
Teach a man to fish, you have a customer for a day. Give a man a fish you have a customer for a lifetime.
"Set a man a fire, he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire, he's warm for the rest of his life"
As the old man said once, I already cut off this piece of wood twice, and it's stil too short.
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll drink beer on his boat all day.
Sh*tty But Effective Toddler Deterrence For Our Lazy Susan
YOU NEED TO MARKET THIS!! I've been trying for YEARS (kids and grands) to find a latch to keep kids out. Everything is cheaply made, expensive or you need an engineering degree to figure out how to use it. Personally, I'd buy your idea. 😊
Isn't that the spinny thing in the middle of a table?
Load More Replies...we had one of these, except it had a hinged door so it didn't rotate in like that. we decided to just find another home for what was in there, and fill it with light weight plastic bowls and all of those odd lids that go to nothing, and other harmless things and just let the toddler have his fun with it. kept him occupied and we never had to worry about him getting into other stuff because that one was "his".
I think that is a good idea. There are probably ones that you can buy at a?store to do the same thing.
Made A Ramp For The Dogo, But I Guess It Was Too Sh**ty Since She Refuses To Use It
It's not s****y and the dogo will use it in time. But put some antislip rubber in it. I have a primitive one next to my bed and after about six months, my dog is now using it to get down. I am hoping, she'll eventually use it to get up the bed, aswell. It is a high boxspring one and she is small and elderly.
Doggie ramp nothin’, I’d like one just like this for my front door.
Tempt the pup with treats on it. I had to make steps for my pup because of his arthritis and after a little time, and a few treats, he started using them.
It needs anti slip rubber treads on it to feel more secure for the dog. That looks like the dog would slip on it.
I expect her claws feel unsafe on it, put something non slip on it. We put fake grass on ours and then he was happy with it
Walnut Sculpture I Made. My Wife Thinks It Looked Too Much Like A Certain Distasteful Emoji
It does, and it looks like a snake, and it looks like an earless cat sleeping on a pillow, and a three fingered hand with the thumb tucked in… honestly, I kind of love it.
Sort of a wooden worry stone! The grain of the wood is pleasing as well.
I want it idc how it looks but it seems like it's be smooth and I wanna hold it
"Thinking back through my years as a full-time, lifetime, lifestyle maker, I can recall every step where I earned my ability through my stubborn determination not to give up. Some recollections came when I was one step away from giving up and giving in. In that split second, a lone voice, barely audible, said just one more try. There it was. The launch was complete and I was flying in euphoria as all resistance left, the cut was made and the two pieces slipped perfectly together for the very first time," the woodworker explained.
Practiced Making A Picture Frame From A 2x4. No Planning Ahead. Turned Out As Expected
Put a picture of a waterfall in it and the water running out bottom left
Some big bows that change with season would cover that right up. It was intentional, see!! It’s a bow hook! :)
Just be careful - the downvote fairies have made their visit clear.
Load More Replies..."Alright you can do this, three trapezoids so far, gotta finish it with one more, all you gotta do is make a trapezoid- oh c**p"
Stand For My Wife’s Mini X-Mas Tree. Weights Are To Keep The Cats From Pulling It Over
You can't stop cats from knocking over Christmas trees. It is a fact.
Sitting in boxes and knocking over trees. It's why they exist
Load More Replies...Oh, you poor, naive soul... There is no end to cats knocking over Christmas trees....
Finally Get To Make A Post Here! Made Some Legs For This Leopard Bench
This isn’t terrible compared to its competitors. I mean the back feet are facing the wrong way but all the legs are the same length so kudos!
Technically they are the right way because there's another head on the other end :)
Load More Replies...Age? Hotel rooms still have ironing boards. My 13 year old knows what one is lol
Load More Replies...Did I Have The Correct Tools? No. Does It Look Good? No. Does It Function Well? No. Am I An Idiot? I Don't Have All The Answers
I'm not hating this. If the dimensions are what I am wildly guessing they are, then I think this could work for several uses on a patio.
The moderators of '[Bad] Woodworking' said that, ideally, they would like to see more engagement, as they're sure there is plenty of "content" being created nearly daily in every neighborhood, "but probably most people would be put off by having their work labeled as [bad] here."
"It seems to be a space for people that are capable of more and have respectable creations, but need a quick solution and would agree that what they made is a bit comical."
Repurposed Free Wood Has Become Ugly Garage Work Bench. Much Sturdy, Much Eyesore
My husband create very similar night table which he is very proud of. Yes, night stand. And now I can't get rid of it. I tolerated it for year and was hoping slowly it will move to garage,but nope. Still there, and he's showing it to every mate who visits him. Tempted to set it on fire and pretend it was flashlight.
I Slaughtered A Guitar Neck I Was Making, But Needed A Chisel Holder
Found In The Wild…
In Yorkshire we have a saying when someone leaves the door open which is “Put t’wood in’t oil” (put the wood in the hole) which means shut the door but this puts a whole new spin on it 😂😂
When you start removing rust, and then remember you have no idea how to weld
It's not rust! this is a Saturn, well known for their dentproof plastic body panels. If you hit one too hard it will break though.
Load More Replies...Another Chair Made Out Of My Deck I Demolished
yup, nothing a round over router bit couldn't fix
Load More Replies...Why is this a fail. Nicely done. Reusing wood for good pupose instead of just throwing the wood away.
Just like the tesla cyber truck, With a few cuts/ angles could be more appealing
looking at the sharp edge on the seat makes the back of my legs go "ouch"!
#update On My Shitty Wooden Chandelier. Thats How It Looks Finished
There is A LOT of grey area between idea and execution, in general. Put a shade on that naked bulb- meh- I'd live with it for 10 years or so.
From The "Quick And Dirty" File
I need one for MY heater! I'm using a tiny pair of vice grips right now. LOL
I Also Made A Sh**ty Phone/Tablet Stand
I could be grateful if you gifted this to me. Extreme happy smile on my face and everything, I promise.
This isn't s****y it's brilliant!!! Paint it and you are good to go!!! 🤓🤓
No Fires Allowed... So Tiny Scraps Turn Into... Kind Of Larger Scraps
This is cool looking. I’d hang it! I’ve seen sculptures in museums that are uglier than this.
I took away your down vote. Someone is unclear of the concept. Maybe they sculpt, lol
Load More Replies...I think back lighting would make it more shadowy, covering the colors of different types of wood, so personally I have to disagree. The differences of the colors and grain make this interesting to look at.
Load More Replies...This Coffee Table I Made
Porcelain tea seat, priceless. Tea with friends, priceless. This tea table, worthless.
I get priceless and worthless confused: can't put a value on either.
Load More Replies...The "When-your-wife-is-so-mad-at-you-that-you-knew-it was-best-to-stay-in-the-garage-and-got-bored, project"
Happy Hannukah You Hacks
My Dad's Cutting Board
Is that just a raw (I don’t know the word, unfinished? Naked? Lacking lacquer?) piece of wood?
He buys them in bulk you know they come in 12 foot lengths. When on wears out cut another one it will s twelve for the price of one.
Please don't do this, that chunk of 2x6 has been pressure treated, and even if it hasn't on a cutting board you want to use a wax sealant, you know so the wood don't absorb bacteria and food particles that will make you sick
With the price of lumber these days, that cutting board is worth more than that sh!tty charcuterie plate.
If that's treated lumber it's bound to seep chemicals. I don't mean treated with lacquer. I mean the process of dipping green lumber in a chemical bath before kiln drying.
Pine is too soft and resiny for a cutting board. It will warp and split from washing.
Absolutely Textbook Quality Dovetails On My First Attempt
Just mix some sawdust with glue, and spread it into the cracks... No one will ever tell the difference... Make sure to sand it down tho... 😁👍
Normal textbook, but it was the "how not to" illustration
Load More Replies...Made A Stool. Despite Its Questionable Looks It Is Actually Quite Comfortable And Steady
Someone else is gonna have to sit on it first
Load More Replies...Ikea, y'all need to calm down. I followed the instructions and instead of a chair I have a duplex table.
Cover it with a tarp or table cloth, & nobody will question your sanity.
With diagonal, lateral AND vertical bracing. The engineer in me loves you.
Found This On Fb. What Do You Think?
Diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing, diagonal bracing....
Do I have to say that as a mantra, or while counting rosary beads?
Load More Replies...I think my anxiety is poking out. I'd feel better if there were more supports under the top bed legs to the bottom base
Soap Holder At My Friend’s House
I guess if you have an outdoor shower, you don't mind a plywood soap holder
Of course it is. That way you can get Tetanus along with your splinters!
Load More Replies...Plywood Chic
Take the handles off and paint it a cream lacquer. Put handles back on. It will make the green tile look super cute and retro.
You're dreamin, I'm afraid. OSB will be textured like that no matter how much paint you coat it with
Load More Replies...My Dad Made This Terrible Table
Why does it bother me that the left side seems to be missing some zip ties? Like that’s the part that would make this unstable. Unstable table. Ha! 😂
It bothers me to no end that they didnt put the supportino wood on the same side on each leg.
Did he make the table and realize it needed to be taller, or did he just think, "Darn it! I'm out of screws, nails, wood glue, packing tape, poster putty, and Velcro. What can I do? It HAS to be taller. Ooh, I know … zipties!"
Didn't Want To Rent A Crane So I Built One Out Of 2x4s
Impressive but also a bit scary- if nothing falls then good job-
Load More Replies...That depends on the nature of what's being lifted. If all you are doing is lifting something straight off the bed of a truck and setting it on the ground, I'd say 400lbs capacity would be reasonable.
Load More Replies...Is your bases long enough to prevent tipping? Maybe the camera angle but I'm a tad concerned.
Wondering the same. I guess it depends on if you're raising the object straight up, and if you can keep it from swinging. Yikes I've got a bad picture in my mind...
Load More Replies...Finally Finished The Treehouse, Total Cost Around $50. Everything Was Made From Items Found In A Barn
I'd be less worried about tetanus, and more worried about the serial killer who you are bound to find hanging out here...
Load More Replies...Yeah. The "the poor kid was held in *this* shed for two years"-setup.
Load More Replies...Looks rather like a long-drop toilet I saw built over a mangrove flood-plain I came across in northern Australia.
My first thought was "outdoor-toilet", too
Load More Replies...Was Told You Guys Might Appreciate My Teapot. Kettle Handle Used To Get Hot. Not Anymore
OP wouldn’t be able to buy one; he’d come home with another whistling kettle
Load More Replies...First Railing Lmao. Swear I Used My Tape Measure
I believe they used their tape measure. However, the tool they actually needed to use was their protractor.
Maybe also a level, and some knowledge that boards naturally have a bow in them. But definitely a protractor.
Load More Replies...Don't worry about tripping over the toys on the steps, the railing will kill you first.
I Needed A Weight Holder So I Cut Two Pallets And Screwed Them Together With Boards. Done
Only suggestion... As long as it is fastened together tightly, the only thing you need is some sort of clasp or cut in the top to keep the weight from rolling.
**take another pallet and make a base/floor to better support the sides.
Load More Replies...Order order. ---? State your plead. 'Well in my defense, he was using a wooden workout machine...what was he thinking would happen when it crushed his skull as it collapsed...'
Professionally Made And Polished Thing To Hold Log When I Saw
This works for a boy scout requirement to learn lashings (assuming you use a standard lash pattern).
all old timers do this . my grandfather had one with chain saw marks all over it
I See Lots Of Beautifully Made Mallets In Various Subs, Behold My Sh*tty Contribution
Needed A Stand So I Made This From Scrap
I’m sorry but I think scrap might be the best word. That said, it is standing so… congrats?
If you put something really cheap or unbreakable (preferably both at the same time) on it, it might be okay. A phone-book, maybe.
I kinda like it. Kitschy. I feel like it's going to start walking, like in a Pixar movie
If you like it enough to make something similar do me a favor and use screws and not just wood glue, please
Load More Replies...I had the leg on an old Duncan Phyfe table break just before Thanksgiving dinner once. Propped that end of the table with a tower made of a dictionary, my jewelry box, and a car jack to take up the slack. All during dinner when someone would forget and lean forward we'd all yell, "ELBOWS!"
Finally Found A Reddit Where I Can Show Off. Here You Can See A Bird House, Made It Myself
I would have gone with an angled roof but otherwise I can assure you: at least tits won't care if it looks like this. They nest in letterboxes, abandoned watering-cans and whatever else you have lying around at roughly 1m above ground. Just remember to clean it once in a while after it was used.
The other holes look like he was trying out different places for the resting pole
Secondary school flash back. At age 13 we all had to make a bird house during wood technology, yes that is what the class was called, my attempt looked a lot worse than this example.
Quick And Dirty Panel Lifter. Needed To Move A Sheet Of Plywood By Myself And Threw This Together With Scrap Bin Wood. Ugly Af But It Worked!
A friend and I broke a shelf in his parents' bedroom. A tiny one beside the bed. Trouble to be expected. Everything closed, evening time, gotta do with what's there. Went to the basement. Found some ca. 40mm thick particle board and made a replacement. Put that in bottom position, the one from there replaced the broken top one, and they NEVER noticed.
First Metal Free Build. Incredibly Unstable, 4/10 Woodnt Recommend
Why stop there? All you need are another two pieces of wood and it'll be stable af.
I think it's too narrow to be really stable, tough. So maybe put those two pieces on the bottom to widen the stand and voila
Load More Replies...My 2 Year Old And I Are Making A Tree House! Its Only 3 Feet Off The Ground :) And I Couldn't Figure Out How To Make The Hole The Size Of The Tree?
Why? He looks fine. Sorry, but this is a stupid comment. You do realize these pictures are of things that have already happened? Also, no one appreciates you criticizing their parenting.
Load More Replies...Dice Tower Made From Sturdy Wood And A Firm Plastic Adhesive In 2020, Not To Brag But This Piece Speaks For Itself
A dice-tower. You throw dice in the top and they come out in the shelf. It's so when you throw dice, you don't have to run after them on the floor or have them throw over all your little meeples on the boardgame.
Load More Replies...Needed A Workbench, Made A Workbench
People... If you want to build something that holds quite a lot of weight, you either do proper joints or make sure the weight-holding legs are UNDER the weight to be held. As it is, you put all your faith in the screws that are SIDEWAYS in the weight and weight-holding legs. That's not gonna hold for long as you now have shearing-forces on the wood and not top-forces (sorry, my woodworking-vocabulary is severely lacking)
The work bench does't look that bad. But not to sure about the electric part if it.
How do you make a work bench... if you have no bench to work... these are the questions and I need answers
Friend Made Beer Pong Table Out Of A Door His Dad Kicked In, Thought It Belonged Here
or a kid trapped in a room. easy to pick the least charitable option you can think of isnt it?
Load More Replies...Dad must kick a lot, I think I see the base of one of those kicking, boxing things in background?
Truck
I was thinking the same thing, some kid is gonna love this.
Load More Replies...I Give You The Double Decker Sofa. Ideal For Game Night With The Guys
If you're proud enough to post for billions to see why do you obscure your faces? Cowards. Own up, it's not bad work.
So We're Posting Sh**ty Treehouses Now??
I Made This Stool A While Ago—thought I’d Share
I hope it is not a stool sample, or someone should cut down on fibers in their diet.
It looks like an Easter Island head supporting Hitler... Don't judge me. Its 4:45 am.
Cat Water Bowl Holder, Made From Scrap Wood & Cracked Where You See The Glue, A Bit Over Halfway In The Middle. Top Piece Was Warped, I Also Used 18 Gauge Brad Nails To Keep It Together. Notice The Beautiful Clamp Marks & The Wedge I Tacked On To Keep It Level. Hole Cut Out W/ Jig Saw
It's actually quite hard to cut a perfect circle with a jig saw. A hole saw however...
I wouldn't be able to use it for it's intended purpose. It would ruin my ability to appreciate the aesthetics of the hole, and the skill required to create it.
Load More Replies...I Needed Shelves And Had An Old Kitchen Bench. Admire My Bodge Job
Oh no! I understand the need for a shelf but you could have done much better than this. Especially because you wasted the space of the original top by just stomping the second part on it. This is ugly as hell.
Could have used wood plugs to connect the feet of the upper half, then it wouldn't belong here
Sh*tty Reconstructed Pallet Table
Those are the same table. The "reconstruction" is just a mid build picture. The floor is the same. The reflection and lines are the same. The side of the table the picture was taken on and stage of the build are the only changes.
Old Desk Left By The Old Owners Of Our New House
Weird finishing choice on the right side, but it has an interesting mid-century aesthetic about it.
Tower Built. No Blueprint, First Saw. 3 Hurricanes And 5 Years Later Still Standing
The Excellent Framing Work At A Job Site I'm At
That's meant to support the roof? Have never been frightened of an attic til now.
Who Would Want To Do This To Their House?
That’s a really pretty design! Needs to be on a house with different siding, though!
AHHHHHH!!!!! WHAAAAAT?!?! I will drive to Tennessee TOMORROW!! Place your orders for epoxy tables and benches now, folks 😅
Woah, this is very beautiful wood! I wouldn't have put them THERE but I'd definitely buy them of 1 $
That wood be dope ad on a cabin or a house with shingles or cedar cladding
Combination Wardrobe And Nap Spot, First Thing I’ve Build Out Of Wood How’d I Do?
Probably a cat, tbh. And I hope they are not ladder steps lol
Load More Replies...Well .... It's standing that's a plus. Might I suggest ... perhaps , don't quit your day job just yet.
This Sub Is Perfect For Me As I Don't Care About Aesthetics And Only Functionality. Here's A Sh**ty Bench
Lid Handle Fell Off, Wood Scrap Pile To The Rescue!
Took The Glass From An Old Scale To Make A Window. I Need To Start Actually Trying When Taking Measurements
The outer corners are actually hard to get right and tight. The rest is ehm... Bad
Measure farthest point cut at 45 angle and it will come out square
Load More Replies...My Crowning Achievement. This Bad Boy Presses All The Goo Out Of Tofu So That I Can Fry It Later. Improvements Will Be Made. Oh Yes
Is this a dog-toy on the table? I certainly don't mind my dogs in the kitchen but I draw the line at their toys anywhere near my food.
If You Can Build Something With Less Effort That Will Hold Your A** Up… Show It Here
You didn't *build* the rock, though - that was OP's challenge XD
Load More Replies...Six Modelos In And My Wife Tells Me That I Needed To Get The Cucumbers Going Up A Trellis. No Problem, Dear. Ezpz
When It Works, It Works
Why? It's ugly, but the concept is fine, or am I missing something?
Load More Replies...Standing Desk
Yes! Maybe go for some better wood and cut off the edge and it will be pretty nice.
Load More Replies...The Underside Of This Deck
Okay but this is obviously a pic after they disassembled the deck. Some of the wood has rotted and therefore isnt wher they are supposed to be, but it's not actually all that bad, I'd say. The beams are elevated so they don't touch the ground - important! As we can see where it did touch ground, the poles are rotten through. Not the right kinds of screws, I'd say, as some beams have sunken down. And maybe not the right wood (but I don't know how long this one was standing okay before it got taken down)
Definitely not treated pine on the beams, if they've managed to rot without being in contact with the ground. Unless it's termites. You can tell where the beams were originally before they started to start ripping it apart. Definitely only looks like a complete mess because of the varying angles that the decking boards were laid (on purpose). Judging by the state of the decking screws, it's been in place for a decade at the least.
Load More Replies...Big fan of how the nails are still in it. You could hire it out. "Want time off with tetanus? Pop round and have a walk on my decking"
You don't use nails for a deck. Way too much movement for nails - screws are the right choice (and preferably non-rusting ones)
Load More Replies...0% Waste
Wood fill or putty and some sanding work and paint would make it look better, maybe? Lol!
It’s The Attention To Detail That Really Sets This Transition Apart From The Rest
This looks like a project I'd start and then got distracted and came back to finish it (✨️Adhd✨️)
Checkout My Sh*tty Bench-Top Sander!
ha! i built exactly the same a few years ago. once i had done with it, it got a third life as a spool holder for a 3d printer.
I'm not the most religious but I try to avoid any obvious demons so I am going to put a cross now and pray for his soul to burn in hell dor eternity after forcing us to witness this. +
This Mallet Someone Made
Ia This An Optical Illusion?
Made A Stool
You mean stool as in feces? Kidding. Seriously what were the needle nose pliers used for?
It Ain't Pretty But It'll Work To Keep Clothes Off The Bedroom Floor
Lmao maybe in a perfect world! You might make that, but your clothes will still live on the floor. I think they like it that way.
When You Run Out Of Money For The Real Mounts, You Gotta Make Do
You're telling me you had all that money for the entire flight simulator, specific to helicopters, and couldn't afford the desk???
The desk appears to have been purchased, or do you mean a helicopter specific flight simulator desk? If it were me, and I had the choice of the spending my money on the helicopter specific desk setup, or the actual helicopter controls, I know which ones I would be getting first.
Load More Replies...Anaheim Convention Center
It lookks like you can't stand right at the table, though, because the base is so wide.
Load More Replies...I wonder if they used the palm wood to make the tabletop. That would be kind of cool.
Omg I read conversion center at first and I was like "oh so they wanted it to be perfectly straight"
I used to go to Blizzcon at the ACC every year... that wasn't there then, it must be new XD
Literal Trash, But It's The Perfect Size And Shape
Sh**ty Coffetable For My Coffee
Don't lie. It's a White Russian. I mean, no one drinks coffee from a glass like that.
Check Out My New Laundry Shelf. I Made It Myself
Roast My First Bench
The only way to roast this thing is with fire. Words won't do a thing because the bench is a bench.
The top is crappy but the legs and underwork are fine. Replace the OSB with something better and it's actually pretty neat. Maybe next time put the parallel cross-beams on opposite sides of the leg as you put a lot of strain on the wood-grain like it is. It might shear down like this since the legs aren't very wide.
I've seen people on job sites come in and set up, and then build a work desk just like this for the job site. The tear it down and toss it with the scrap lumber and build another one at the next job. They are sturdy and two people can make one in 5 minutes or less. Nice job on the interlocking joints
Made This See-Saw With Scraps In My Garage
Hey Bob! Was that your kid flying over the next door neighbor's fence?
Slapped Together Access For The Far End Of My Chicken Coop
Monitor Riser Stand Made With Hand Tools Only
Better than mine. I use the "home handyman DIY guide" as my monitor rised.
Seems like at least a quarter of these are amazing, not "weird", "hilarious" or "uncraftsmen like".
Once locked myself out of my house and went full McGyver. Found a bamboo stick, a hook for hanging a garden basket and some green wire put it all together and made like a hook'a'duck type device. Put it through the catflap and managed to get my key from the worktop. I was so pleased with myself lol. Then I realised the back door was unlocked the whole time lmao.
To clarify I locked myself out the front door then got all the "supplies" from the back garden.
Load More Replies...So much engineer in this post - no aesthetic, no cost, minimal functionality, far overthought
Seems like at least a quarter of these are amazing, not "weird", "hilarious" or "uncraftsmen like".
Once locked myself out of my house and went full McGyver. Found a bamboo stick, a hook for hanging a garden basket and some green wire put it all together and made like a hook'a'duck type device. Put it through the catflap and managed to get my key from the worktop. I was so pleased with myself lol. Then I realised the back door was unlocked the whole time lmao.
To clarify I locked myself out the front door then got all the "supplies" from the back garden.
Load More Replies...So much engineer in this post - no aesthetic, no cost, minimal functionality, far overthought
