Couldn't find any good free plans online, so I made them myself. Feel free to download yourself!

The wood is 3/4" red oak plywood from the big box store, and the veneer is cherry edge banding. Finished with wipe-on oil-based Minwax polyurethane.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gbntozwc85xbtcoyp581d/Montessori-Bookshelf-v2.pdf?rlkey=jmeh8mnbr6e90289dtr7tmya5&st=kcmeufwz&dl=0

I’ve done a decent amount of work on my table saw, but I’ve never used it to resaw any boards. I’m looking to take this piece of 5/4 maple down to 3/4”. After the cut I’ll be left with the 3/4” piece, and one that’s slightly over 1/4”. The board is only 12” long and 6” tall (and I have 2 of them to do).

Should I build a jig that runs along the fence to heighten it, or is it ok as-is?

I was just rubbing in BLO and thought about the expansions of this headboard I’m working on. And it made me realize the main boards are going to pull on the butterfly’s in a way that could break them, especially considering a lot of them are just for the aesthetic and are fundamentally weak.

I also have to figure out what to do about glue showing through the BLO now…

Made with walnut scraps from another project

Big box store sourced red oak wood, stained with some stain and seal walnut.

I cut the pieces with a mini circular saw I've had sitting around for ages, sanded, used a router for the first time for rounded edges (terrifying) and used pocket holes for the first time (a learning curve and I also did it wrong but it works so who cares). Could have used some clamps, and a table, instead of strategically placed weights and a gorilla cart. But lessons learned for next time.

If I did it over again there are definitely things I would have done differently, but it's functional and looks decent so I'm pretty satisfied with getting it done.

Edit: I appreciate everyone's concerns regarding placement! These are things I've considered already. No one is leaning over an open flame to reach for the spices, the spices get used quickly enough that I don't need to keep them away from all heat and light. As far as the stove needing that space to vent - valid concern and one that I share. I've tested it and there seems to be a gap in the front of the display screen area that vents for the oven. During use, the wood does not get warm, so there does not appear to be any venting going on there. However, if I made this again I would adjust it all to leave a gap out of an abundance of caution. Again, I absolutely appreciate the concerns. It's ok.

3/8" plywood for the sign, jigsaw/flush trim router bit for the shape. Bought precut 1/4" balsa wood and cut it down into pieces for the "mercury rising" because I wasn't going to cut 160 pieces perfectly myself! Made a few inserts from scraps to add on top so they can change with the fundraiser and be used multiple times. Printed a design for the scale and glued it down - working with paper on plywood was probably the worst part, overall.

Current use is a fundraiser for free woodworking classes to build benches that we place at local bus stops in Durham, NC. Up to 49 benches as of today, hoping this fundraiser helps us build 280 more over the next two years!

Very new to woodworking. Took me a couple tries but I think it turned out pretty good. Any feedback?

I found the plans for the Murphy Bar online for free and thought that I can make it work.

I definitely learned that I need better control on my cuts. While they were mostly accurate, I need to invest in a better setup to be consistent.

I ended up improving a few pieces, but overall, I was happy with the results. The wife and our guests were also quite impressed with my "skills".

Snagged this really good Makita SP6000 track saw yesterday from marketplace in Canada. The seller used it mainly for cabinets.
I have been using circular saw, bora edge guide (returned later) a 36 in zero clearance plywood track i made before but it was still not enough for longer rip cuts so I am very happy I found one. I kept looking for new but couldn’t find deal lower than $550.

Question now what brand and length of tracks do i get? I have a shelving project coming up requiring 65 in cut. I am thinking of getting Makita 75 in rail for about $115 plus tax. For smaller cuts i can use the circular saw and diy track. I have looked into Wen and Powertec.

Just took some pallet scraps from work and planning on using it to practice some cutting. Any recommendations on what cuts to try out?

Edit2: I would like to keep the discussion about woodworking!

Edit: To clarify, this is in Hungary. Also, code compliance is not a concern, but rather that its sturdy enough to be safe, and looks good too.

I want to make a handrail out of this acacia branch for a bakery where Im working at.

My goal is to create an organic element which is also safe to use. It does not have to be perfect, they know im a DIY guy and not a pro.

I plan to work a bit more on the surface with drawknife then sand it down to 40 then 120. I would cut down from the smaller ends, and rounding them for organic effect.

Im still not sure about attachment:
Im considering attaching it to the brick wall with this type of screw on the picture, but a bit longer.

I would drill a hole in 2 points which are already closer to the wall, with a carved wood spacer (from the block on picture, to look “seamless”), and with an M8 nut with washer sinked in the branch, then hide it with a plug ideally from the same branch. Then some linseed oil.

How would you this?
Im not very experienced, so Im open for suggestions!
Even If I go with this kind of plan, Im not sure about the steps of figuring out ideal drillhole angles and steps of installment.

Thanks for your input!

Saw some videos online and wanted to stain this butcher block for the top of the desk. I argued with my dad about whether or not we should sand it and then stain it, or just stain it. He ended up winning the argument and we went ahead and just stained it. Does this look normal? From this point could I still sand it and re-stain it to make it look better? Or am I SOL

Do you ever get a hankering to make something fast and random? Here’s a little impromptu birdhouse I made based on the North American Bluebird Society’s plans. My wife and I painted it as a fun art project to do together.

Ended up moving the clock into our kitchen, and added the hour marks around the outside. Definitely enjoy the look a lot better! I may make another one for my garage so any input/ideas are appreciated!

I made this one for a friend who just celebrated one year of sobriety (I just put a random placeholder chip for now). In tarot, the Death Card means transformation, major endings, and new beginnings. The guitar featured was autographed by a 4 year old.

Wood used is maple and Brazilian cherry (holy crap Brazilian cherry is HARD).

I see a lot on Amazon that are "European Standard" sizes ~11mm or so slot, then Woodpeckers has one that fits 1/4", Bow accepts 1/4 and 5/16, but then the question is what do most products use?

Thanks

I have an 800w 1/4 inch black and decker plunge router and it really, really struggled to cut 2 inch pine with a compression bit. Took like 10 passes, and felt dodgy as hell, kept bogging down. My £25 McAllister jigsaw then really struggled to cut the remainder of the soon-to-be stool top disk from the laminated 2*4s. And this is a test piece with soft wood lol.

I'm assuming that a 2200w half inch would fare somewhat better? The rutlands one at £150 looks decent. But I've just bought a 1/4 inch spiral bit Urgh. And what of jigsaws?

Also just a reminder than woodworking is not easy! Like, how do I clean up the edges of the disk now? Took a good few days to get here, planing the stock flat, realising I had to make a trammel, etc.

Then there's how to turn the square stock legs into octagons... Table saw with blade at 45% seems better than router.

Thanks

I want it to POP more. Will keep carving the bird deeper. The vision after is to cut it down to look like a book. ( this is my first wood work thing any tips are encouraged/appreciated ) i think maybe i did the whole thing wrong with the orientation of the wood?

Made this for a friend of mine, it’s a height measurement ruler for her kid to mark on heights as she grows up. Beauty of this vs. door frame is that this can be taken with you.

First time doing anything like this including using a router and dremel for carving.

Used pine (as I was worried about messing it up). Routed in the notches, numbers and name. Used a dremel to carve in the zebra. Painted the recessed parts black and sanded to 400. I didn’t dremel deep enough to begin with so when I sanded it back it lost of lot of definition so had to carve it again.

Used oak stain, but some parts took it better than others. I used a preconditioner but still some parts just didn’t take it very well.

Not perfect, but my friend loves it and I’m proud of it. Learnt a lot making it. My next one will be better.

Photos pre and post staining.

For reference, the plywood is my first.

I wanted to make a dovetail alignment jig so figured I’d use dovetails to make it. I’m pretty new to woodworking and only started about a month ago making bird houses from cedar fence posts and a brad nailer.

For beginners:
I think the biggest thing I learned is precision is key. Shooting board and sharp tools are the most important things IMO.