Woodworking/DIY/Home Improvement Mega Thread

[utee94]

I feel like we used to have a thread for this stuff but I have no idea where it went.  Maybe it was a board or two ago.

Anyway, some of you know that I like to do DIY projects for woodworking or home improvement or crafting or whatever.  And of course once upon a time I restored a vintage 1963 26' Airstream Overlander RV travel trailer.

So I thought I'd create a thread for projects and stuff.  Feel free to post your own, I'm always interested to see what other folks are up to in their spare time.

[utee94]

Last weekend before the big Icepocalypse 2.0 began here in Austin, I did a quick project for my 15yo daughter.

She's really into sewing, and her machine and gear tend to take up our entire dining room table.  At the same time, her and my 13yo son's old "toy room" had just become a room for his computer gaming system, and she never went in there.  Add to that, we had an old Ikea tabletop lying around that used to be one of the kids' crayon/project desks in said toy room, but had been unused for the past 4 or 5 years, and well, you have a project.

So I present to you, the Ikea Murphy Sewing Table Project:
 
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[Honestbuckeye]

Nice work!

[utee94]

Thanks.

I created the backside as a chalkboard, but my daughter doesn't want to mess it up with any chalk writing so it might just stay permanently black.

[rolltidefan]

looks great! might steal the idea for mrs. rtf artwork room.

i've got a ton of projects underway, none making much headway right now due to water leak in shop from freeze few weeks back. gotta repair that first.

2 most pressing are...

refinishing some french doors salvaged from nola into dual-sliding doors for our laundry room.

making a jewelry box for my daughter for her last birthday. need to get on that, lol. pretty awesome wood, though. flame box elder. never seen it before. google search has wildly different pics of it, ours looks more like this:
 

going to accent with walnut, i think.

other projects coming up...

dining table
master closet refinish
master bed

recently completed...

made a bunk-system (i guess that's what you call it) for my boys. don't have photos with me though.

i'll try to get some pics of bunk and plans of jewelry box up tonight.

[847badgerfan]

Very nice work!!

I'm planning on some more reno to my lanai. Lower the openings a bit to hide the awning parts, and then add a couple of short walls to keep rain and sleet out. I'll post the now photos tomorrow. We've already done a lot of work out there. 

I wish I could teach myself to tile/grout and stucco. Everything else I can do myself, which I will (and have).

[longhorn320]

My latest project

[medinabuckeye1]

Nice!

[medinabuckeye1]

My latest project

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Maple Syrup or booze?

[rolltidefan]

My latest project

moonshine?

[utee94]

looks great! might steal the idea for mrs. rtf artwork room.

i've got a ton of projects underway, none making much headway right now due to water leak in shop from freeze few weeks back. gotta repair that first.

2 most pressing are...

refinishing some french doors salvaged from nola into dual-sliding doors for our laundry room.

making a jewelry box for my daughter for her last birthday. need to get on that, lol. pretty awesome wood, though. flame box elder. never seen it before. google search has wildly different pics of it, ours looks more like this:
 

going to accent with walnut, i think.

other projects coming up...

dining table
master closet refinish
master bed

recently completed...

made a bunk-system (i guess that's what you call it) for my boys. don't have photos with me though.

i'll try to get some pics of bunk and plans of jewelry box up tonight.

That wood looks awesome, should turn out to be very cool!

[utee94]

Very nice work!!

I'm planning on some more reno to my lanai. Lower the openings a bit to hide the awning parts, and then add a couple of short walls to keep rain and sleet out. I'll post the now photos tomorrow. We've already done a lot of work out there.

I wish I could teach myself to tile/grout and stucco. Everything else I can do myself, which I will (and have).

Tile and grout is pretty easy, watch some Youtubes and go knock yourself out!

[medinabuckeye1]

Tile and grout is pretty easy, watch some Youtubes and go knock yourself out!

Agreed, and the saw isn't too expensive. Pays for itself in one job. 

I bought the Rigid one, works well.

[longhorn320]

moonshine?

yes but only for medicinal purposes