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‘Best Of All Time’: 50 Exquisitely Crafted Works Of Wood
Any space truly feels homely only after you've added your personal touch to it. You could choose a piece of art that reflects your personality or incorporate cozy blankets to add warmth to your house. But when it comes to furniture or interior decoration, some would say nothing beats the charm of woodwork. We're talking about things like handcrafted coffee tables and rustic bookshelves. Well, honestly, a skilled craftsperson can create a number of fabulous items with just a piece of wood and some tools. Below, the Bored Panda team has compiled the best woodworking pieces people have shared online. Keep scrolling to enjoy these unique creations; you never know, they might inspire you to start your own DIY woodwork project.
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#1
Made This Rocking Chair In ‘97 Wood Shop Class When I Was 14. Had No Idea Why I’ve Kept It For 24 Years. 38 Now And I Have Finally Realized It Belongs To My Son. Might Be A Dumb Post, Sorry, But His Face Makes All Those Years Worth It
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#2
Dare I Say.. The "Neverending Fence" Is Complete!
#3
I Carved This Hellboy Pipe Out Of Briar Wood For Ron Perlman And He Sent Me A Photo
#4
Maiden Voyage Of My First Cedar Strip Canoe! No Kit, No Plans, No Staples
#5
Heard There Was A Plywood Challenge So Here Is My Plywood Rocker For Consideration
#6
First Violin Is Finished!
#7
This Is A Cat Themed Wooden Chess Set That I Designed And Sculpted Myself
#8
DIY Woodpecker Clock Made By Myself. Material Is 3mm Plywood
#9
'splitting From The Norm'. A 16-Year Old From A Local School Has Made An Insanely Awesome Piece
#10
9' Hollow Wooden Longboard
#11
Carved A Rope And Knot From Basswood
#12
Owner Wanted To Cut Down The Tree For The Deck, But I Talked Him Into Building A Bench Around It Instead. I Think It Turned Out Nice And Saved The Tree
#13
I Made A Spice Rack
#14
My 14 Year Old Daughter Made This In Shop Class And I Couldn’t Be More Proud!
#15
Beautiful Project I've Been Working On For A Few Months. Thought Everyone Here Would Like To See!
#16
My Complicated Looking Greenhouse Without Cutting Any Compound Angles
#18
Curved Shelf Experiments
#19
I Made A Squirrel Bar
#20
Desk Dog Lamp
#21
Vlad The Builder: Project #(We Lost Count)
#22
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 💪♥️
#23
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
Sherri Steinert-brown 2 years ago
I'm speechless this is amazing I'm sure your wife would be so pleased . Sorry she didn't get to meet her grandchildren I'm sure she would have loved being a grandma
#24
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
Sherri Steinert-brown 2 years ago
Wow that looks so difficult 😳. It's beautiful you are very talented and smart
#25
I Keep Seeing All Your Quarantine Projects, So I Thought I Might Share Mine Here Too
#26
Bear,raccoon, And Fox Bench
#27
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)
#28
We Just Finished Up Rapunzels Tower And Cottage Playhouse. Next Up A Bit Of Landscaping
#29
Made This To Replace The Stupid Lazy Susan Cabinet. 👍 Or 👎?
#31
It’s Done!!! Now Should It Hang Like A Diamond Or Square? 2 Tone Stains On Birch
#32
Custom Made Bed For My Son. He Is Beyond Excited
#33
I Made A Trefoil Knot Out Of Cherry!
#35
Imagine The Look On My Face When My Boss Said “You’ll Be Lead Carpenter On This Stair Job” When I Had Never Made A Single Tread Before. Lots Of Work By Lots Of People, I Can’t Take All The Credit, But Damn If I Didn’t Pour My Blood And Sweat Into This Staircase
#36
Found Out They Were Making Micro Machines Again And Made A Birthday Present For My Youngest
#37
Recently Finished Up This Sculpture, Will Be Raffling It Off Soon To Raise Money For St. Louis Children’s Heart Center!
#38
Longship Cradle I Made For My First Grandchild Is Complete
Sherri Steinert-brown 2 years ago
So so beautiful now I'm jealous getting ready for my 8th grandchild
#39
It's Far From Perfect And Not Finished Yet, But I'm Really Trying To Make My Parents' Porch Look Better
#40
Octoburl #1 , Fir Burl Carved By Me 2023
#41
Carved An Owl, A Bit Different
#42
My New Work, Turtle Nightlight! A Combination Of Resin And Wood!
#43
Chessboard With A Twist I Made For My Sister And Her Family
#44
Me - Carving Nezuko Out Of Wood - The First Female Character I Ever Made
#45
I Made This Orca Music Box
#46
Layered Plywood Spiral Staircase (With White Oak Treads)
#47
I Carved And Gifted The "Terminator Pipe" To Arnold Birthday And He Sent Me A Photo
Jack Burton 2 years ago
That's quite a cool stuff, the pipe you made and the response, what a nice gesture from him
#48
Nightlight I Made For My Wife. Why Buy One For $3.99 When You Can Make One For 30 Bucks And 10 Hours In The Shop?
Georgia Ireland 2 years ago
That's far better than you'll ever find in a store. The HEART put into it makes it PRICELESS! Good job!
#49
Kiwi!
Elyse-the-Squid 2 years ago
I thought it was the fruit for a second and I was like 'but that's a pear' 😂
#50
After 8 Months Of Hard Work I Can Finally Call It Done! Over 1600 Hrs Of Work Into One Staircase
#51
Scroll Sawn Project Of The Sheriff Of Nottingham, All Natural Wood. No Stains Or Dyes. Oodalally
#52
Fox In Northern White Cedar
#53
Officially My Cutest Project Ever!
#54
My First Work Out Of Birch With Dremel Since I Got Paralysed, Im Actualy Quite Proud With The Results
#55
Milo's Treat Box. It's A Box. For Treats. For Milo
#56
I Was Asked To Make A Memorial Chest For One Of The Soldiers Killed At Kabul Airpot
Sherri Steinert-brown 2 years ago
So sad but beautiful piece you created to honor her . Thank you
#57
I Recently Decided To Gather All My Most Important Recipes...ones We Use Regularly And Those From My Family. I Used The Laser Engraver To Create Wood Recipe Cards And Made A Little Box Out Of Cherry For Them
#58
Built This Bookshelf For My Mom As My First Ever Woodworking Project. I Think It Turned Out Alright For An Amateur
#59
What Is This And Where Do I Find The Plans?
#60
When You Tell Your Retired Cabinet Building Father In-Law That The Guys From Home Depot Said No To What I Wanted Designed For My Kitchen. He Said “Meet Me In My Shop”
#61
Built Some Stairs Down To The Ocean, And A Drinking Spot Half Way Down
#62
Got My First Display In A Local Store!
#63
My Proudest Project So Far. I Built A Canoe For My Father In Law
#64
Coffee Table I Made For A Customer Featuring Landmarks From Her Home Town Of Edinburgh Scotland. Walnut With Wood-Stain Artwork
#65
I Bought Myself A Tablesaw And To Test It, I Built This Little Birdhouse. Many Lessons Learned With This Fun Little Project
#66
The Wood Brick Bowl! I Cast These Oak "Bricks" In Blue Resin And Turned Them Down To A Bowl. What Do You Think?
#67
Bunk Beds I Built For Grandchildren
#68
Walnut Mountain Shelf Made From My Carver
#69
Made My 3 Year Old Her First Big Girl Bed, Just Needs Paint Now
#70
I Carved These Grape Tomatoes From Curly Maple!
#71
Due To The High Cost Of Wood, I Decided To Make A Play House Entirely Out Of Free Pallets And Free Roofing
#72
Custom Hand Made Catscape / Catwall By Happy Happy James
#73
Roll-Up Tool Box I Made... I Ended Up Making A Lid For The Last Compartment So My Stuff Didn't Spill Out
#74
After 8 Months Of Effort, I've Finally Finished Building My Marimba!
#75
Reflections Of Perspective 150x90cm Complete. An Artdeco Inspired Piece
#76
Shelter Seats 6
#77
Saw Someone Else Posted A Bunk Bed… So Here’s One I Did A Few Months Ago!
#78
I Made Two More Jewel Thief Lamps
#79
New Set Of Comfort Birds. Made From Various Scrap Wood And Epoxy Giving New Life To Material Destined For The Trash Bin
#80
Although An Instrument, This Is My First Guitar I’ve Ever Built. This Was Built With Almost All Hand Tools. Used A Router For The Electronic Cavities And A Drill Press For Any Holes That Needed To Be That Perfect. Thank You For Stopping To Look At It
#81
Custom Handmade Record Player Out Of Maple Burl
Miles Mawyer 2 years ago
As someone who has recently turned into a vinyl nut case, I REALLY dig this!
#82
Just Finished This Jewelry Box For My Grandma. Made Mainly Of Oak From The Stairs Of Her Old House
#83
I'm Not A Carpenter, But I Am Proud Of How This Turned Out
#84
My Third Project Through My High School Class What Do You Think?
#85
Made A Bunch Of Cutting Boards For Everyone At Work
#86
Old Piano To Bookcase Using Lid As Back
#87
My Wife Wanted New Cabinets For The Laundry Room. Instead Of Going To IKEA, I Spent 6 Months And Double The Money Building These
#88
I'm Pretty Happy With The Way This Turned Out
#89
One Of My First Few Epoxy And Wood Working Projects. What Do You Think?
#90
2 Years And I’m Finally Done! Acoustic Guitar From Scratch!!
#91
Was A Little Hesitant To Post, But Here's My First Piece Of Furniture
#92
Couple Of High Chairs For My Grandson
#93
Wayfair Said The Outdoor Sofa Wouldn’t Arrive Until September, So I Took Matters Into My Own Hands. I Found Simple Plans On Youtube. This Was My First Time Ever Using A Saw…
#94
A Side Table I Made To Look Like A Sitting Table Guy
#95
Squirrel Nut Bar For The Tahoe Cabin
#96
Here’s A Teak Deck I Designed And Installed Last Winter. Went Onboard Yesterday To Do Some Touch-Up Work And Managed To Get Some Pictures Of The Final Results
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Georgia Ireland 2 years ago
There are so many talented folks out there! Thank y'all for sharing, and keep carving away!
Georgia Ireland 2 years ago
There are so many talented folks out there! Thank y'all for sharing, and keep carving away!
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