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“I Love Woodworking”: 50 Times Woodworking Enthusiasts Took Their Projects To Another Level And Shared The Results In This Instagram Account
Some of our favorite smells include rain after a hot day, freshly cut grass, and fresh sawdust. We don’t know about you, Pandas, but these three really bring us back to our childhoods when our parents and grandparents would be working on their latest projects in the garage or the shed out back.
It sometimes feels like woodworking has fallen from grace in recent decades. Pretty much everyone knew at least a bit about working wood, but now it’s usually a skill that only builders and DIY professionals have. That’s a pity because you can craft some truly impressive buildings, furniture, and art out of wood. The kind of stuff that really makes you want to live out in the middle of the forest in a log cabin that you built with your own two hands.
We’ve collected some of the best woodworking projects, featured on the ‘I Love Woodworking’ Instagram page. Hopefully, these will inspire you to give the craft a chance… or pick the hobby back up if your tools are lying dusty and cobwebbed. Scroll down, upvote your fave pics, and let us know what you're working on at the moment. And beware of splinters!
Dr. Paul Bones, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Texas Woman's University, who works with wood as a hobby, was kind enough to share his insights about the craft with Bored Panda. He gave some great advice for those of you who might be new to woodworking and revealed how he got into the hobby in the first place, as well as why he's so passionate about it.
"I love woodworking for many reasons. I’m a disabled academic, so having the ability to make something tangible, something I can see and hold helps keep me grounded. And relatively sane. I also like how there is so much to learn and so much to make. I started turning pens, then went into bottle stoppers, then bowls. Lately, I’ve been working with inlay rings and knives. It’s just a lot of fun learning new skills, applying them, and watching myself improve. It also gives me time to just sit with myself, disconnect from deadlines and emails, and be more present in the moment. That’s what keeps me glued to woodwork," Dr. Bones opened up to us. Scroll down for our full interview with the professor. Meanwhile, you can find his handmade wood items on Etsy.
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HeatherDPanda 4 years ago
This is so perfect for those upstairs rooms along the roof line! Amazing!!
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Leslie (they/them) 4 years ago
This is pretty! Is this for exercise or just for decoration? Sorry, I never work out so I'm really dumb about anything that isn't Pringles or procrastinating. 😅 -
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flutterbyy 4 years ago
If you painted a line down the middle, it would complete the Deathly Hallows.
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Renee Terry 4 years ago
That would be scary....I would need to be confident of its strength rating before I could even begin to relax, let alone worry about dropping the remote control
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Mark Waters 4 years ago
I can just see me stubbing my toe in the middle of the night (or maybe day).
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pat martin 4 years ago
Perfect for a ferrier. So many things they have to do as they go from farm to farm, they'd know where their shoeing tools, chems, measuring instruments, etc.... A travelling horse vet gets paid per job, so the more streamlined it is, the better. Mine has something like this in a RAVÉ
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Alessia Battiston 4 years ago
Everytime I see something like this I think about all the spiders and all the other creepy things that could hide in there
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Womaninsky 4 years ago
I can't imagine rocking every time I need to roll over. But cool concept.
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Leslie (they/them) 4 years ago
HELP MY PLANT MOM INSTINCTS ARE KICKING IN! MUST BUY EVEN THOUGH I AM IN DEBT!!
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Joseph rick 4 years ago
There is a nice amount of ground floor space at the rear. As to why it dosnt have internal stairs to the 1st floor - its because - if you have ever have had to fit stairs to a limited space - its a nightmare. They take up an enooooormous amount of costly room.
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Aisling Raye 4 years ago
My cats would love this so I'd never be able to put anything on the shelves
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Leslie (they/them) 4 years ago
Maybe I could finally get work done here! Who am I kidding. I won’t. Anyway, wow that is an amazing desk!
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Ann M Clinkscales 4 years ago
I have one like this, and it is incredibly comfy! In mine, it's perfect for sinking into!
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Ian Leong 4 years ago (edited)
Its a floating table where each of the chains are under a lot of tension and pulling in different directions. Its easier to understand if we take each of the chains indivdually. The key is the short middle chain which bears the weight of the table and stops it from falling to the ground. However the table can still tip forwards or backwards. The chains on either side prevent this - the chain at the back stops the table tipping forwards and the chain at the front stops the table from tipping backwards. The chains are tightened to the point the tension forces are directed perpendicularly up and down and balanced. This balance of forces also stops the table from tipping sideways.
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Swear Wolfe 4 years ago
Perfect for the bathroom and you could make smaller ones for hand towels and wash clothes.
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Asher Elliott 4 years ago
So I'm supposed to stand on a rock every time I need a shower? I would fall every time.
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Ann M Clinkscales 4 years ago
I have one if these. It leans back though to make a futon bed. Kind of skinny but un a pinch works very well!
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Joseph rick 4 years ago
this is pleasant. there are many incorporating this shape/designs with the similar wood and metal on this BP listing. Simple and nice design
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Joseph rick 4 years ago
This is not a good joint at all esp for something as heavy as a bed, the stress on that bit of timber between the bolt and end of the board will split and fail pretty quickly.
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Joseph rick 4 years ago
Very hard to get a design for these knick knack shelf things to work, either the woods to thick for the shape or it just looks like a lump - this works
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T5n 4 years ago
Things gained from this post: 1. People can do amazing things with woodwork. 2. People can create things that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. 3. I need a cabin in the woods.
juice 4 years ago
not to be a birch, but i think this post wood have been a whittle better if BP vetted the entries more cl(oak)sely. (there were only like three where the woodwork wasn't the impressive thing, i just wanted an opportunity to make puns)
T5n 4 years ago
Things gained from this post: 1. People can do amazing things with woodwork. 2. People can create things that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. 3. I need a cabin in the woods.
juice 4 years ago
not to be a birch, but i think this post wood have been a whittle better if BP vetted the entries more cl(oak)sely. (there were only like three where the woodwork wasn't the impressive thing, i just wanted an opportunity to make puns)
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