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I have a habit of starting a new build or project if I ever have to wait for glue, paint, parts, wood, etc. So I have a lot of things to do. But, I just realized that what I just made, is the first FINISHED piece on shopsmith.

Homemade fetherboard is good for my budget and learning process (novice). But if you drop it, a feather WILL break. Lol

Atta boy! Good start!;)

My first builds have tended to be jigs also. Actually I think it is a great way for someone to not only learn how to use his machine, but to increase its functionality at the same time. My list of jigs I want to build is probably longer than my project list.

fiatben wrote:. My list of jigs I want to build is probably longer than my project list.

Lol

Well, i got a late start today. But I finished two more.

Here is a jig to do 45 bevels, since my SS is containkurus when tilted.


Then I want to start learning to make joints, so I made a shelf to hold my small totes. There are 30 lap joints. All done with 3/4 straight router bit in drill press position. My dado set and 5/8 arbor should be here any day now.

Any way, i made it from some old furring strips that had been in the corner for years.

gat_76 wrote:Lol

Well, i got a late start today. But I finished two more.

Here is a jig to do 45 bevels, since my SS is containkurus when tilted.


Then I want to start learning to make joints, so I made a shelf to hold my small totes. There are 30 lap joints. All done with 3/4 straight router bit in drill press position. My dado set and 5/8 arbor should be here any day now.

Any way, i made it from some old furring strips that had been in the corner for years.

That came out really nice very utilitarian piece of woodworking and damn useful to boot. I am in the same boat as you just starting out with a lot of this stuff so learning slowly the hard way but it is fun.I am trying to only make my mistakes on the crappy pine wood first before I touch the nice maple, cherry, mahoghany, etc. that I recently acquired although I am going to venture forth and make a bandsaw box tomorrow for the wifey out of a huge chunk of the maple I got. Cut two pieces and glued them together tonight and tomorrow the cutting begins should be fun and a good way to start making stuff that isn't going to kill me in the design dept. A good way to slowly build some confidence in my sorely lacking abilities.

wannabewoodworker wrote:That came out really nice very utilitarian piece of woodworking and damn useful to boot. I am in the same boat as you just starting out with a lot of this stuff so learning slowly the hard way but it is fun.I am trying to only make my mistakes on the crappy pine wood first before I touch the nice maple, cherry, mahoghany, etc. that I recently acquired although I am going to venture forth and make a bandsaw box tomorrow for the wifey out of a huge chunk of the maple I got. Cut two pieces and glued them together tonight and tomorrow the cutting begins should be fun and a good way to start making stuff that isn't going to kill me in the design dept. A good way to slowly build some confidence in my sorely lacking abilities.

thanks
i sure would like to see the bandsaw box when you are done. maybe a "mid-way" pic too.

and good luck with the learning! and good luck keeping the screwups cheap... lol... i know im trying also