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    • Winston Bautista

      The project it was a challenge as amateur wood worker but I had fun all the way I hope a get good feedback

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  4. Mike

    This oak rocker was built from several different designs of rockers online. Gaelic phrase “Hundred Thousand Welcomes”

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  6. Mike Wilson

    This pantry was built to the customers specifications. Really nothing standard on it.

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  8. Robert Edwards

    I’ve been a Woodturner for 45 years. I never tire of releasing the beauty of a beautiful piece of wood in a turned piece of art.

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  11. Philp Curtis

    I built a 9ft high lighthouse for our church’s Vacation Bible School which had a nautical theme. A simple framework, covered by masonite (with the rough side out for texture) and an LED light shining up from the base. The “lens” is a clear vinyl ribbed shelf liner that mimics the fresnel lens used in lighthouses

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  14. Douglas Blackwell

    After retirement I continued the “hobbies I’d dabbled in through the years. Now more time and more fun. I love producing something with my hands.

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  15. Rodney

    I’ve been using the contrasting woods lately. I love to make things for friends and family like this fishing rod rack for my buddy Robert, an outside potting bench for my wife and cutting boards for my 5 adult daughters. Regards from Western Australia. Rodney M.

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  16. BRETT

    I told my 88 yrs old mother I wanted to build her a casket. She replied, “I’m not ready to go, yet!”. I told her if I waited ’til she was gone, then I couldn’t build it in time for her to use. This project has been a bit of a catharsis as it has allowed me to reflect on my mom, her life, and my giving her a final gift.

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  17. Larry Webb

    This red oak bookshelf has through tenons and was finished with a chocolate colored hard wax oil. The back was finished with BLO and wax. I built it for my wife’s office.

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  20. Jeff

    Needed tool storage for my Ryobi. Look on YouTube got different ideas then created my own version fit for me.

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  21. Laurence W Lance

    I built a workbench to teach myself what I didn’t know that I didn’t know about building a bench. Some 300 hours later the project did not disappoint on being an excellent teacher of all I didn’t know.

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  23. peter e hart

    I saw a squirrel feeder in Tractor Supply last Christmas. I thought “I can make that with scraps” but didn’t want to measure it up in the store so I bought one for my sister as a “stocking stuffer” and used it as a reference to make this one for my wife. The hole in the chair is for a screw to secure a corncob-like food for the squirrel. I put it out in the yard and it lasted about a week. I found the remnants under a shrub 30 feet from where I placed it. Godzilla squirrel ?

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  24. Ravi

    I very like and love in Carpenter work I’m saying Carpenter codes ITI 1987 3 years completely now
    I online contacted architecture ingneer and work in India

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  26. Willard Reed

    Built this step stool chair from plans found online. I constructed the chair from rough cypress lumber. I stained and then finished with polyurethane. This was built as a gift to my granddaughter.

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  27. Douglas Blackwell

    Love Red Cedar in natural state…living edge…and turning patterns for lamps.

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  28. Mike Braegger

    6-foot wide with walnut, cherry, and 2 different maples. I’m a private pilot and Scottish/Irish. Therefore the Gallic knots and compass rose. Rose points cut with wood diagonally to give a 3D appearance. No CNC used here. Just woodworking skill.

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  32. DR

    Cedar chest – 18x18x 30 from scrap remilled dimension lumber remilled in my shop. The chest is lined with Cedar.

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  34. Jon Slaton

    I made these from a Walnut tree the power company cut down on my property. I had a portable sawmill come over, then had the lumber dried in a solar kiln. Made one for my parents, one for a cousin. Little did I know I would be putting dad’s military flag from his funeral in it a couple months later. I now have it back at my house.

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  35. Joe Sarkkinen

    You have a lot of hours in that one. I really like the proportions.

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  37. Jim Iler

    Blanket chest: spanish cedar box on leopardwood legs with corner keys. Lid is curly maple. A gift for my wife.

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  38. Mel

    I made this fishing rod holder for my son-in-law; an avid fisherman. It is is made of red oak, stained, and sprayed with 3 coats of lacquer.

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  39. Wally Johnson

    This is an oak plant stand that I started on in early 1995. I had the center section with the drawer assembled and all other parts just cut out. None of the turnings were even started when I lost interest and tucked away all the parts under my workbench. We moved later that year. One day in February of 2018 I ran across the project and finally did the turnings and finished the project up. Happy wife!!

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  40. Richard Riddle

    Mahogany and hard rock maple step stool, all joinery hand cut dovetails

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  44. Richard Nichols

    The cabinet was originally assembled using hide glue. I heated it but it was still very difficult to disassemble.

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  45. Ronnie

    It isn’t finished btw, I’m well aware I should have finished final dimensions but a.d.d. had other plans

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  46. Glen

    This made a great christmas for great grandchildren. These were made from scrap house construction material.

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  47. Martin Roštecký

    i made this wooden picture for my daughter. i used old wood and some type of veneers.

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  49. Dino

    Couple End Tables for the Porch. Made from firewood picked up last year in Colorado

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  53. Mike

    After the PIZZA ROCKERS were built I used the laser engraver at the local library to add graphics and words.

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  55. Douglas Wathen

    Made from scrap parts from other projects. This beautiful wood is too valuable to waste.

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  57. Leonard Pazzalia

    Hand built 16 watt all tube guitar amp for my grandson. I made the faceplate and backplate with an Omtech CO2 laser.

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  58. Mike Pfaff

    Made this as a memorial for our little dog Molly when she passed away. It hangs on the wall at the highest spot in our house.

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  59. Walter

    Maloof inspired chairs with laminated back slats that flex and are book matched plus tables, regular chairs, and many other projects. It is hard to find enough rare carob wood to make a chair and this is only the second one I have made. Getting enough wood took over a year and significant money.

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  60. Chantal voyer

    Les cercles sont en pin et le milieu est en cèdre.
    Sur Facebook @ Chan-tout-bricole

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  63. Rich Forcier

    A book stand or stand for art work display made of Canary wood and purple heart

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  65. Greg Fitzgerald

    Custom shower bench made from 1×6 Malaysian hardwood. Originally purchased 3 pallets of 10′ boards for fence project. Culled twisted or warped boards and cut themes down for this project. Mortise/tenon and dowel joinery.

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  66. Mel Johansen

    This is a prototype wine holder made from 4 x 4″s. I intend to make the next one with alder wood and stain it in a cherry color. I have a template for this piece, so the biggest part is the glue-up in sections and then joining the sections together. Sanding is tedious, but rewarding.

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  67. Jim Cox

    We were blessed to be able to turn tragedy into beautiful. Someone attempted to burn our church down and did extensive damage to the altar. When the church decided to remodel the altar, I asked for the damaged trim and wood and we painstakingly turned the wood into crosses. We gave them to our parishioners. The crosses were finished in Odie’s Dark oil

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  68. Jeffrey Feldman

    Simple entryway shoe & boot organizer with adjustable shelves. Simply 3/4” ply, Zinsser primer, Benjamin Moore gloss top coat. Southwestern stencil from Etsy. This functional piece corrals entryway chaos.

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  70. Brian N

    Mid century modern starburst clock. Walnut and maple. The design is the well know yin/yang. The finish is lacquer and the clock mechanics is a basic quartz mechanism.

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  71. Douglas wathen

    This Black walnut live edge slab coffee table with a waterfall joint was one of my bucket list projects.

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  72. JAMES S WILSON

    Calif. winery barrel staves already stained with wine but scealed. Legs are 2x4s stained to match staves

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  73. Scott Jay Hollett II

    A 12 inch Bosh in the center with layout and other tools to the left and my hardware store to the right. 4 inch dust collection from below with shop vac attached to the saw itself that starts automatically with the saw. Remote start for the 4 inch collector is attached on the left side of the saw box. Drawer fronts are Birch plywood stained and banded with maple. Handles are Birch plywood i made.

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  75. MIKE SPEHAR

    I built a large cutting board with a thunderbird motif. It was too heavy to lug around. So I designed a chef’s table and used the cutting board as the top. The stainless steel cups are for pre-measuring ingredients. top right drawer has no drawer glides and can be used to catch fruit and vegetable dabree and easily emptied. The long, bottom drawers were build to hold standard size cookie sheets.

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  76. Joseph Geraghty

    Remove able 1/4” tempered glass , custom barrister style door cherry wood.

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  78. Jim Siman

    Used a cordless 7″ Ryobi circular saw to avoid wires to make a panel saw for vertical and horizontal cuts. Used aluminum 10×30 bar for a straight fence with quad roller skate wheels to slide plywood into place. Bars and bearings are from CNC part suppliers for linear work. It’s mounted to the back of a rolling worktable. Drawer in work table has about 40LBS of weight to make sure it’s not tippy since the angle is minimal. Added stops to aluminum track for repeatable cuts.

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  82. Joseph Robinson

    Built this honeycomb chandelier for my daughter’s honey store. It has a shou-sugi-ban and poly. finish.
    I is constructed with 3 layers of hexigon boxes made of pinewood, weight is about 25 lbs.

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  83. Craig Snider

    Refurbished Renaissance pool table. 100% mahogany. Complete strip to plain wood, re-stain, new cushions, pockets, cloth. Most original wood retained. New corbels and blinds created.

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  86. william

    Outdoor patio table work in progress, used leftover 2×6 x6′ doug fir and pine boards. All of the board tops were planed smooth and sanded as well.Need to attached the legs as well But need suggestions as to what to use for a finish as it will be Outside on the deck under a deck awning . Looking to keep the natural look and colors of the wood so a solid stain or paint is a No go. A exterior product of course. poly, marine varnish etc. Should a Conditioner be applied first since I used Fir and Pine ??? All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

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  87. william

    Need to attached the legs as well But need suggestions as to what to use for a finish as it will be Outside on the deck under a deck awning . Looking to keep the natural look and colors of the wood so a solid stain or paint is a No go. A exterior product of course. poly, marine varnish etc. Should a Conditioner be applied first since I used Fir and Pine ??? All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

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  96. DANIEL

    Why is part of top look like there is oil or ??? In the epoxy. It won’t even buff off

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  97. Jiten Chavda

    Fretwork is my passion, if anyone is interested I can show you my projects.

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  98. Nate E.

    Not the right pic. Lol. These are my daughters. How can I unsubmit this?!

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    • Customer Service

      Hello Nate,

      Thank you for contacting us. I have removed the image, thanks for letting us know!

      Sarah

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  102. David Vandlen

    Full sized milk wagon carriage. The plans was from an old broken down milk wagon from the early 1900 hundreds. It was almost a pile of kindling. It has been in many parades and shows. It took 1st place in the Great Lake International Draft Horse show at Michigan State University in the farm class wagons. Kind of a design and build project.

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  103. Michael F

    This cabinet/table combo solid Ash Rubio Monocoat Cotten White joints are a 45*locking joint and yes those are VHS tape in the cabinet 🙄

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  105. Brian Lewis

    Hi. I just have a question. I want to make resign coasters and a resign river table. Do I use the same resign and harder because in one video of a resign river table they use heat to take out the bubbles. But in making coasters or butcher blocks they use the heat to make cells in the ocean scene. I’m confused.

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    • Customer Service

      Hello Brian,

      Thank you for contacting us.

      Heat is always what’s used to remove bubbles from epoxy. I’ve never seen it used to make the lace look in an ocean scene. In my experience that’s done with Oxide White pigment and rubbing alcohol. Jess shows this here https://www.wwgoa.com/video/making-ocean-resin-pour-017671/

      If you have any other questions, please chat, email, or call Customer Service. 

      Sincerely,
      Sarah
      Wood Workers Guild of America Video Membership

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  108. Sibel Asiler

    Modern Dog House, Wooden Pet House, Dog Bed, Dog Crate, Dog Kennel
    We proudly present lovely homes for our best friends.

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  110. David

    Wow! That is beautiful. I am in he process of building my first Cherry table, similar to this. It is from Jon Peters (YouTube channel). Your table inspires me. Can you say what finish you used? The color is really nice. Thanks!

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    • Customer Service

      Hi Robert,

      Thank you for contacting us. To post your picture you will tap the Browse tab, go to Blog and then Project Gallery. It may take a moment for the page to populate. Looking forward to seeing your pic.

      We greatly appreciate your business!

      Sincerely,

      Joan
      Woodworkers Guild of America Video Membership

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  116. John

    I really like the cedar planter George made. I’ve used that as a basis for making several more. I’ve made some modifications. The 1st is that I make the dirt tray 22″ wide, this is 2′ less the thickness of the lumber. 2nd, I cut the slats to fit sideways. This is plenty strong and doesn’t require bracing. One that I made is a U-shape. This was to show how a planter could be made specifically for a greenhouse. The full size is 6’x8′ with a 2′ opening to go between the side planting beds and get to back bed. I found, when making this, that using biscuits made alignment much easier when joining the upper and lower frames. One extra thing I incorporated is lining the inside with landscape paper.
    You don’t have a way to send a picture otherwise I’d attach pictures of this planter.

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    • Customer Service

      Hi John,

      It would be great to see a photo! Please scroll to the bottom of the page on “Show Us Your Project” and fill out the form before clicking the red “Share Your Project” button to submit and share with the community.

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  120. Denis Muras

    My website has a large number of my projects, I just need to update it sometime. I have a lot of toy projects that I need to put up there…Enjoy!

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