Useful Woodshop Projects

[smark]

If you are a beginner in the workshop, it is often that you find that the projects mostly advertised are neither interesting nor easy to manage. Many of the projects are not only time-consuming but also require skill and effort that you may not be having. You have probably questioned the availability of workshop ideas that are easy to undertake, save you time and are useful in your home and life. Below are some woodshop projects that you may find interesting as well as useful.

Lanterns- are often useful for creating ambience and setting the mood in a house. While ready-made lanterns can be found in local stores, they are quite costly. This is especially so for those built from wood. One can easily design and build their own lantern from scratch saving a lot of money in the process. plans for building lanterns are found in the internet or local workshops.

Toddler beds- for friends who are about to have babies this is a great idea. Toddler beds made from wood are easy to maneuver and safe for children. They are easy to make and design. To make the project more rewarding, you can add little aspects of yourself such as pictures or incorporate the child's interest and character in making the bed. For example you can shape the bed in the form of their favorite animal.

DVD case- this woodshop project is very useful for your home. To design and produce a beautiful DVD case one may require mixing wood with some other material such as glass or staining the wood to give it a more aesthetic finish. Wooden DVD cases can also be used to give the décor of your home an ethnic touch. In the current modern technologically directed world, producing an ethnic and suitable DVD case is a matter of hours. So if you are pressed for time and would like to undertake an interesting project, then this is a great idea.

Wooden space shuttle- for those who crave more fun in their woodshop projects, this is an interesting idea. Although it may require a lot of energy to fine tune the design and time to complete the process, the results will prove to be not only creative but also entertaining.

Cabinets- whether bathroom or kitchen cabinet are often useful in the house for storage purposes. Shockingly, cabinets are easy to make and do not require a lot of effort. Cabinets are an easy way to learn measurements and basic jointing in the workshop. The best thing about cabinets is that one can easily undo and rebuild them again either to make them larger, move them to a new location or simply to correct an error in measurements and jointing. Cabinets can also be used for your workshop tool storage.

[richardanmmol]

I'm new in the workshop and your info is very useful. Thanks

[EYoung]

Lanterns! What a great way to use scrap wood! Thank you for these ideas. Sometimes I sit in my shop trying to think of things to do that aren't overwhelming month-long projects and these are great examples.

[CandyShort]

Hi, Great tips away and thank you. When I initially began woodworking, I had a Sawzall, a palm sander, a miter saw (in case I'm feeling extravagant) and some arbitrary hand-tools somebody gave me as a house-warming present. I actually couldn't do complex woodworking on the off chance that I needed to.

[dusty]

Hi, Great tips away and thank you. When I initially began woodworking, I had a Sawzall, a palm sander, a miter saw (in case I'm feeling extravagant) and some arbitrary hand-tools somebody gave me as a house-warming present. I actually couldn't do complex woodworking on the off chance that I needed to.

At the risk of derailing this thread - a question for CandyShort. Do you have any Shopsmith equipment to augment that SawZall?

[robinson46176]

I guess I am becoming a total cynic because of spammers and bots but...
Based on join dates, posting dates and general tone I find both of the first 2 post in this thread a little suspicious... Almost like a generated post and a generated supporting post. Usually a one time post with no additional conversation.
I had a nice catfish dinner last week but it was OK because it was supposed to smell fishy.
I would just as soon be wrong but we are seeing so much of this stuff now.


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[JPG]

I have said this before, certain posters are 'suspect'.

However until they do 'something' wrong, we must tolerate them.

Too much suspect stuff may get them a warning.