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I made this spice rack today just to see if I could. It’s the first thing that I’ve ever put on paper, made a cut list, and then went and made it. MAN….have I got a lot to learn. LOL
This is a new shop and a lot of what I’m doing now is improvising. A whole LOT! My power source right now is a 100’ 3-way cord run from the house! Anyway, I cut an 18 1/2’’ piece off of the long cedar log and then using a bandsaw I cut my blanks out. I then cut it all to size and glued it up. This rack measures 18’’ x 12’’ x 2 1/2’’ deep. I sanded it just a bit but will leave it rough with no finish.
I still need to tweak it a bit on where it’s hanging in the kitchen but all in all, it turned out better than I expected and, more importantly, it does the job.
-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 491 days ago
Good job ,improvising is all part of the woodworking game.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
bch
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#2 posted 491 days ago
I love seeing that last photograph of the logs. It never ceases to amaze me that we turn logs into usable, beautiful furniture.
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lew
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#3 posted 491 days ago
I’ll bet the rack smelled as good as the spices!
Nice Job!
Lew
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EarlS
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#4 posted 491 days ago
Nice project. I’m impressed – a cut list. I generally don’t make it past rough sketches with dimensions. The design changes right up to the time I glue it up and sometimes it even continues after the piece is assembled.
-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"
TomFran
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#5 posted 491 days ago
Great job!
Nice to have all the spices in one convenient location, isn’t it?
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jjw5858
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#6 posted 491 days ago
Great project here, really good work and again nice choice for the wood. Thanks for the post.
-- "Make something you love tomorrow...and do it slowly" JLB
boxcarmarty
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#7 posted 491 days ago
I have to agree with EarlS on this one, What’s a cutting list? Great job on taming that log
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Reaper621
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#8 posted 491 days ago
Nice rack! Excellent choice of wood, good sir.
I’m actually not with the general consensus here – when I make a cabinet, I rough sketch, and then do a cut list, on most of my projects, from my desk, to entire kitchens, to those 23 beds I had to make… But it can always change in some form or another, so it’s just a guideline, rather than a stone cut list.
-- Laywer by day, Carpenter by later in the day.
Woods_F
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#9 posted 491 days ago
Great job!
StumpyNubs
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#10 posted 491 days ago
Nothing like seeing the log AND the finished project!
Thanks for posting!
-Jim; aka “Stumpy Nubs”
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BTimmons
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#11 posted 491 days ago
From another newbie, I’d say you’re off to a good start. I like how you incorporated the live edges into the back boards. Nice touch.
-- Brian in Arlington, TX - Laziness is the foundation of efficiency.
Dusty56
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#12 posted 491 days ago
I’ve got to work some live edge stuff into some of my projects as well. You did a great job here : )
-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.
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