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The ‘Woodworking’ Online Group Is All About Appreciating DIY Projects, And Here Are Their Best Works (50 New Pics)
When I see an ornate cabinet or a beautifully sculpted chair, I often forget how much design and hard work must have gone into creating it. Every detail required precision and care. It can be easy to take for granted how accessible wooden goods are, but behind every elaborately crafted piece is an enthusiast who devoted time, energy and passion into it. To recognize some of these artists, we at Bored Panda have compiled this list of some of the most unique and impressive woodworking projects proud craftsmen have shared on the subreddit r/Woodworking. From cutting boards to cabinets to nightlights, we hope you will enjoy appreciating these designer pieces as much as we did.
Let us know which creations are your favorites by upvoting and commenting on the images, and if you're looking for even more woodworking inspiration after reading this piece, check out some of our previous publications here and here.
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#1
17-Year Celtic Knot Table Project Involving 2 Generations. Dedicated To My Wife Susan Who Died Of Cancer And Never Got To Meet Her 30 Grandchildren. Western Red Cedar. Arm-R-Seal Satin. Base Pedestal Made Of Reclaimed Timber From A Western Sizzler Fire
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#2
My New Work, Turtle Nightlight! A Combination Of Resin And Wood!
#4
Hello From Ukraine. My City Is Occupied By Russian Troops. So I Hurried To Finish Machete Pipe. Don't Know What Will Happen Next, But Think When The War Is Over I Will Send It To Danny Trejo
#5
I Built This Mechanical Iris Cabinet Using Wood, Brass, And 3D Prints. There Are Over 100 Parts, 30 Bearings, And 16 Axes Of Rotation In This Design
#6
It’s Done!!! Now Should It Hang Like A Diamond Or Square? 2 Tone Stains On Birch
#7
A Side Table I Made To Look Like A Sitting Table Guy
#8
Little Cedar Cabin I Built Solo
#9
The Wood Brick Bowl! I Cast These Oak "Bricks" In Blue Resin And Turned Them Down To A Bowl
#10
Was A Little Hesitant To Post, But Here's My First Piece Of Furniture
#11
Couple Of High Chairs For My Grandson
#12
Made A Bunch Of Cutting Boards For Everyone At Work
#13
Roll-Up Tool Box I Made... I Ended Up Making A Lid For The Last Compartment So My Stuff Didn't Spill Out
#14
Coffee Table I Made For A Customer Featuring Landmarks From Her Home Town Of Edinburgh Scotland. Walnut With Wood-Stain Artwork
#15
Scroll Sawn Project Of The Sheriff Of Nottingham, All Natural Wood. No Stains Or Dyes. Oodalally
#16
Oak Crib I Built For Our Daughters Nursery. Finished With Rubio Monocoat. I Finally Feel Like I Am Ready For Her Arrival
#17
I Finished My Wood-Carved Relief Globe At Last!
#18
Told My Wife There Was No Way She Was Going To Pay $150 For A Shelf I Can Build Myself For $300. Showed Her
#19
Tried My Hand At Chainsaw Carving Yesterday. Pretty Happy With How It Turned Out
#20
She Loved Her Christmas Gift, Despite Me Pointing Out The Flaws I See And Mistakes I Done
#21
I Posted My Daughter’s Bed Earlier, Here Is The One I Did For My Son. Roofed With Galvanized From Our Old Turn Of The Century Barn, And Wired With Switches For Light/Fan And An Outlet To Plug In His Echo. Also Leaving This One Behind For The New Owners, Hope They Love Them!
#22
I Built My Baby A Bed
USMCFelicia 4 years ago
Umm, so where does one find a mattress if that shape?? Asking for a friend
#23
Charcuterie Board Set I Call "Better Together". These Were A Wedding Gift For A Good Friend. I Took The Nesting Concept From Pictures But Added The Heart. I Think The Heart Makes It Much More Complete
#24
Made My Son His First Computer. Walnut Case
#25
A Resting Place For My Best Friend
#26
Last Cutting Board, I Promise
#27
To Commemorate A Family Member Receiving A Heart Transplant. Walnut Heart, Maple Stand
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
Kind of a tangent, but I'm still amazed that surgeons can take a heart from one person and give it to another. And this is a nice piece. ☺️
#28
My Sisters Car Had A Busted Center Console Lid, So For Christmas, I Took The Measurements From The Old Lid, Saved As Much Of The Hardware As I Could And Made A New One Out Of Walnut
#29
An Mri Safe (Non Metallic) Cane For Patients In The Scan Room That My Wife Commissioned (Pro Bono) For The Hospital Where She Works
#30
I Built A Built-In Bookcase In Our Crooked Home
#32
She Said Yes! Pop Up Engagement Ring Box
#33
Went A Little Bit Extra With This Kids Kitchen
#34
Epoxy Table With Light Shinning Through
Agent 8433599 4 years ago
If I had that, I wouldn't get anything done! I would just stare at it all day
#35
We Replaced The Butcher Block Top Of Our Island With Granite, So I Cut Out The Sections Where Each Of The Kids Ate Growing Up And Made Cutting Boards For Them
#36
This Isn’t Worthy To Be Here With Your Guys Creations, But Here It Is….
#37
Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Electrical Panel Covers I Made
#38
My First Try Making A Plaid Fabric Looking Cutting Board
#39
Made A Spartan Knife Holder And Custom Knife Scales. Babinga For The Handles With Brass Pins. Spartan Is Maple, Padauk, And Walnut
#40
Mom Wanted A Serving Board Shaped Like Washington State. Walnut Body With Resin To Square It Up. First Time Using Resin Artistically And Trying The Whole Wave Thing. Pretty Pleased
#41
My Cousin Asked If I Would Help Him Build A Casket For His Dad,my Uncle. He Was A Woodworker His Whole Life. Rush Job So It Never Did Get A Finish On It. Cherry On Walnut With Walnut Live Edge Top
Kimberly Lorton 4 years ago
He would've loved it as is! You did an amazing job! So sorry you lost your uncle!
#42
Shipping Delays Are Insane, So I Built My Own Couch
#43
A Toolbox I Made For My Dad. African Mahogany, Maple, Baltic Birch. Based On An Izzy Swan Plan
#44
The Ribs Of A Skateboard Park I Helped Build
#45
Most Expensive Desk Ever :) - But Think It Looks Pretty Cool
#46
Quit My Corporate Job In Digital Mapmaking/Map Data A Few Years Ago To Make Them On Wood Instead
#47
First Day Cottage 99% Complete
Bill cipher 4 years ago (edited)
*Frantically hands money* when can i move in???? *EDIT* IF YOU WANT TO LIVE HERE TOO I DON’T MIND SHARING
#48
A Chair I Made For A School Project
#49
I Made A Pet Gate That Keeps The Dogs Out While Allowing The Cats To Pass
#50
I Made A Cryptex Portable Vault
#51
Matching Spoons I Painstakingly Carved From Ebony- No Stain
#52
"Taijitu" 2021 - Designed And Crafted By Me
#53
In Need To Have A Sturdy Furniture For Larp, I Came Up With A Set That Converts In Its Own Transport Box For Travel An Storage. Style-Wise It Had To Fit In A Medieval/Fantasy Setup.
#54
My First Real Woodworking Project. It’s A Dna Trellis For My Girlfriend Who Is Working On A Phd In Genetics And Loves Plants
#55
I Made This Comb Of Oak
#56
Built This Little Guy For My Wife, And Was Immediately Commissioned To Make 6 More. I Criminally Underpriced Them, And I Regret Everything
#57
Made Some Patterned Plywood, And Carved A Neat Little Bird From It
#58
Finished Our New Dining Room Table
#59
This One Took A While But Loved The Way It Turned Out. Used Bent Lamination For The Legs And Clear Resin/Manitoba Maple Live Edge For The Top
#60
Woven Stool In Cherry. Could Be Better But Lots Of Fun, Lots Of Learning..milled And Joined By Hand
#61
My New Push Stick Design
#62
Scroll Sawed The Cover For The Gunslinger
#63
Some Of My Lamps That I Have Made By Myself. 100% Handwork. 200% From My Heart
#64
Record Player Stand I Made Over The Weekend
Stephanie A Mutti 4 years ago
"over the weekend"??? omg,, over my weekend, i went grocery shopping. Clearly not using my time as well.
#65
Hello Reddit. It's Been A While... Let Me Show You My Little Box. Yes Its Made Out Of Wood
#66
Wife Wanted Built In Shelves And Cabinets
#67
So This One Is Finished. Now I Need To Get It Into The House Without Any Damage... Made From Walnut. The Inside Drawers Are From Beech Multiplex
#68
I Made This Wood Vase Display Cupboard
#69
A Coffee Table I Mad. Plus Dog Tax
#70
My Wooden Leg Is Nearly Done
#71
Walnut And African Mahogany Corner Display Shelf I Designed And Built Yesterday
#72
My 6th Intarsia Project "That Millisecond Right When Arthur Pulls Out". 70 Pcs And 11 Species. All Purist (No Dye Nor Paint)
#73
New Roommate Needed A Bed. So I Made Him One
#74
I’m 16 And I Built My First Coffee Table! Oak For The Top And Ash For The Legs
#75
First Post! I Am Building A Restaurant And The Millwork Is Coming Out Beautifully. All Red Oak
Greatlolxx 4 years ago
Is this a fancy restorable?if yes,can I have a ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
#76
She’s Been Asking For A Loft Bed All Year. Finally Had A Gap In Wife Projects
#77
Just Finished Up My "Valentine's Gift" To My GF This Week
#78
My Latest Wooden Dome After A Snowstorm
#79
Urns I Made For My Mother Who Passed Away On Christmas Morning. She Loved Cardinals
#81
Dnd Dice Tower (D&d? I Don't Know Dungeons, Just Wood). Made For My Dungeon Master Son
#82
Built From Scratch, Finally Finished Up My Sauna Today, Time To Relax!!!
#83
Christmas Skid Steers For The Kids And Cousins
chaotic_charlie (they/he) 4 years ago
you are SO going to be called the cool uncle/cousin/dad/brother/whatever!
#84
Finally Finished My TV Tray
#85
3 Months Late On My Personal Timeline, I Finished My Wife’s She-Shed! Would Love Any Feedback / Questions On My Process. I’m *extremely* Amateur So Please Don’t Hurt Me Too Bad!
#87
Wanted To Go With The Rock-On Hand Symbol But The “I Love You” Asl Sign Looked Better
#88
Table For 2 From A 1939 Popular Mechanics
Greatlolxx 4 years ago
You just gotta make sure there’s enough space for food there and it should be done!
#89
A Small Cabinet For Bread And Pastry That I Made As A Gift For My Flatmate’s Birthday
#90
Star Wars Landspeeder Inspired Desk For My Son. Walnut And Ebonized Red Oak. Why Build A Desk When You Can Build A Spaceship?
#91
Walnut Koozie, First Attempt At Segmented Turning
#92
My Wooden PC Case Y'all Roasted The Living S*** Out Of. Seems To Be Working Just Fine. No Overheating So Far
#93
Front Entryway I Recently Completed!
#94
Zebrawood Bar Mirror, As Requested By My Wife
#95
Some James Webb Wall Art I Made. Cut The Back Board And Hexagonal Recesses Out Of Mdf With A Cnc, Painted Black And Added Gold-Tinted Mirror Segments
#96
Making It Yourself Always Feels Better Than Buying…especially When This Coat Hanger Was A Couple Grand!!
#97
Second Prototype Turned Out Pretty Good. Love Walnut And Cord Together
#98
I Built A $2300 Wayfair.ca Console Table For About $150 And It Felt Great
#99
My Newly Designed Custom Moveable Shop Cabinet
#100
First Thing I Made And I'm So Proud. I Hope You Like It Too
#101
Cherry Wall Cabinet
#102
First Time Using Cane Webbing On A Bed I Built
#103
Raspberry Pi Briefcase
#104
Cherry Sofa Table I Just Finished. Constructive Criticism Welcome
#105
I Made This Trunk For My Mom For Christmas
#106
My Daughters Room. Most Of It Is Selfmade
#107
Hand Tool Cabinet- Beech And Walnut
memyselfandI 4 years ago
I need me one of those. Too bad I would need to get to my tools easily in order to make it…
#108
Had An Old Pecan Tree Dying In My Front Yard. So I Cut It Down And Made A Table And A Baby Cage
#109
Now When My Friends Ask To Borrow My Chainsaw They Won’t Leave Empty Handed
#110
I Made An Axe. His Name Is Bogravn
#111
Chessboard And Pieces Build
#112
This Is What I’ve Been Working On For Most Of The Last Two Months
#113
I Made A Vibrating Candy Dispenser
#114
Meet Seth, The Stoner Sloth
#115
Secret Doors To The Safe Room
#116
I Added An Extension To My Backyard Bar
#117
My Wife Wanted A Bench For Our Bay Window So I Gave It A Go. Not Much Of A Woodworker But I Came Out Alright!
#118
My Journeyman’s Piece I Did A Couple Years Ago
#119
From Firewood Worthy To Main Feature! Solid Victorian Door
#120
Woodcarving I Made Of St. Patrick. Tried Posting On R/Woodcarving But Was Removed. Made From Limewood
#122
Xmas Present For A Friend: Dice Tower Inside Walnut And White Oak Book
#123
White Oak Dining Table With Brass Accents
#124
Just Finished This Deceptively Complicated Coffin Bookshelf For A Client. Super Happy With The Final Product
Jackie Nettleton 4 years ago
I have a book series that would be a perfect match for this book case
#126
My Wife Wanted To Buy A $2000 Coffee Table And End Table Set…. Yeah Right
Briana Kessler 4 years ago
So you're saying if I ask for expensive furniture, husband will build instead? Good to know good to know...
#127
My Favourite Thing I’ve Designed And Made At Work
#128
Secret Storage On A Dresser I’m Building
#129
My 6 Months Build Ultimate Workbench
#130
Not As Impressive Or Intricate As Some Of The Amazing Pieces You All Are Making, But I Used A Lathe For The First Time Yesterday And Made A Baseball Bat!
Richard Keel 4 years ago
I thought it was a chanter for a minute - with the knots looking like finger-holes
#131
First Time Making Endgrain Coasters
#132
My Living Room Wall Design Out Of Plywood
#133
Wife Said Seller On Amazon Wanted $100 For This. I Was Able To Make It For Less Than 2x That!
#134
I Got Commissioned By A Very Important Customer (My Mum) For A Sign, So Here It Is!
#135
A Bunk Bed. Quick And Easy Job. 150$ With Screws
#136
Had Someone Ask If I Could Make A Cigar Ash Tray Out Of A Stump For Their Den. It Weighs About 100 Pounds, But Came Out Pretty Sweet
#137
I Cut Down A Tree And Made A Swing Set
#138
Zigzag Chair (Design By Rietveld, 1934) I Made In Birch Ply
#140
Will They Float?
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Floating shelves in a kitchen look nice, but I already have to wash a dish after I use it; I'm not interested in being forced to wash a dish BEFORE I use it as well.
#141
Got Funky While Building My First Staircase
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Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
I really admire the levels of skill and patience required for wood working.
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
I really admire the levels of skill and patience required for wood working.
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