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I started and finished a few projects this weekend. Saturday morning I was up early and stopped at a garage sale and bought $40 of wood for $10.

Woodwoorking is a new skill for me. I just bought a Shopsmith and I wanted to learn how to use it.

I used that wood to make the first sawdust on my SS. Project #1 is a carpenters toolbox that was very basic, to learn the machine really. Project #2 was a shade for my dogs. Project #3 is still in progress, I'm cleaning out my shed to store all the wood.

Did anyone else start or finish any projects this weekend?

I remember the old fashion tool box. I think that was the first wood project my grandfather showed me how to make. Dad and I must have had 3 or 4 of them around the place with tools in them. Each one had a little more to them. More pockets for nails, screws etc. Good to see someone still making these.

My first wood project was a Rifle rack with two shelves and a small drawer. My Grandfather helped me make it. I wish I still had that gun rack now both it and he are gone.

Very nice job on your tool box and shade!

How does yer dog get up on the wall to enjoy that shade?

If you call helping your niece with a 6' cedar fence around her back yard a personal woodcraft project, then yes sir. I slung some cedar and yes, it's not done.......and the parking brake broke on my truck in front of thier house...and it's still there.

But I snuck in one more handle on my lathe the other night.

Let the addiction begin...

This is a pretty typical apprentice first project. As your tool collection grows so will the number, size, and quantity of your tool boxes. Especially if you go into using antique hand tools.

Box for planes, Box for handsaws, box for hammers, box for brace and bits, box for measurement tools, It goes on and on.

Welcome to the addiction.

Here's a jewelry box I got to the pre-finish stage.
Hand cut the dovetails. Carved the top.
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Dimpled the details with a hand made 5 pointed star dimpling tool I made. Got the knowledge from the Tommy Mac Bombay Secretary series)
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Here's a pic of the dimpling tool I made followed by a pic with the box a bit open. Hinges will go on the back, and a small latch on the front.
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Finish will be a deep brown stain with redish hues. I'll coat it in poly a number of times sanding in between. Lastly I'll buff it with a polishing compound.
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It will have navy blue flocking inside.
Off to finish sand and plane!

wingman2010 wrote:I started and finished a few projects this weekend. Saturday morning I was up early and stopped at a garage sale and bought $40 of wood for $10.

Woodworking is a new skill for me. I just bought a Shopsmith and I wanted to learn how to use it.

I used that wood to make the first sawdust on my SS. Project #1 is a carpenters toolbox that was very basic, to learn the machine really. Project #2 was a shade for my dogs.

Geeze! You're gettin' right after it! It was only a few days ago you were bringing your machine home and cleaning it up.

Nice buy on the wood and congrats on completing your two first projects! Glad you are one of us. Keep it safe!