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This is my first project. I was left alone in the shop because Jed said that I wouldn’t be as nervous with him standing over my every move. I was still nervous. Turning on the table saw and making that first cut took some time, but I made dados, grooves and a box that came out looking fairly decent. I won’t lie…it is a little smaller than it was first intended and I had to remake the bottom. I forgot to add the depth of the grooves to the dimension of the bottom and the first one just fell out.
-- -Willing to try
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firecaster
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#1 posted 1591 days ago
Obviously you’ve had some instruction. Great looking joints. You’ll be rebuilding your kitchen in no time.
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Kindlingmaker
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#2 posted 1591 days ago
Great job MickeyD!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
Big_Bob
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#3 posted 1591 days ago
Mickey:
Good start! I do not think that I would have ever thought of taking a photo of my first project. So keep it up! Looks great.
-- Bob Clark, Tool Collector and Sawdust Maker
rshep55
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#4 posted 1590 days ago
Good job..now that you got a taste of woodworking your probably already thinking abouit you next project. Keep it up!
-- Ron,R.A.Shepard Woodworking,Massachusetts
Russel
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#5 posted 1590 days ago
That’s a good start. Every project increases your skills for the next.
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dhg
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#6 posted 1590 days ago
Good looking first project! Keep it up.
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ryanlipski
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#7 posted 1590 days ago
Awesome!
BeachedBones
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#8 posted 1590 days ago
Nice project…be careful woodworking is addictive.
-- You know.... I think that old wood needs to be furniture.
LocalMac
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#9 posted 1590 days ago
Great job! The joints look good. Now you have a foundation to build off of.
-- Don't tell her I'm in the shop!
itsme_timd
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#10 posted 1590 days ago
This is a great first project. Definitely some more advanced techiniques used in the joinery. The recutting of the bottom is just learning experience, one of those “Oh yeah!” things. :-)
-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA
Roger Gaborski
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#11 posted 1590 days ago
It turned out very nice. i especially like the color variation in the wood.
Roger
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wooddude
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#12 posted 1590 days ago
That turned out very nice. The joints look clean, screws spaced evenly, and even the placement of the boards so that the colors line up. It’s obvious that you didn’t just throw this together without some thought. It looks very nice.
Todd Thomas
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#13 posted 1590 days ago
looks great!!! my 1st project burned in the fire pit very nicely:-) good job
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jSchrock
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#14 posted 1590 days ago
very nice and smooth. What type of wood is that?
Cathy Krumrei
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#15 posted 1590 days ago
That’s great MickeyD! (Pssst..ONLY tell the good..not the oopsies!) Now, what is your next project?
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