All posts tagged: Wood

Tug enjoying his new bed.

Snuggly Dog Bed

Alright, so I’m guessing you’ve already discovered this project is just a shameless ploy to get you to look at my cute puppy. But, I mean look at him! His name is Tug, and we’re best bros. Still, a dog bed is a pretty easy/quick project for beginning woodworkers. Since I planned on painting this project, I decided to use top choice whiteboard. These are the boards looked over during the select wood process, due to their containing knots and other imperfections. They’re perfect for building material that will be covered up with paint. I came up with the dimensions to match a dog pillow bed. Then basically made a mitered picture frame, and cut out portions of the middle to give the look of legs. I used a round over bit to soften the edges around the bottom of the piece. just to give it a little more character. And get this… the mitered corners come together to make… wait for it… little hearts. After some sanding, I threw on a few coats of red …

Turned Walnut Razor

Not a long post this week, just some shots of a walnut razor I turned on the lathe. I keep forgetting to take progress pics when turning. There’s not really many steps involved like making furniture. I also don’t take many breaks, since it’s a continuous project. Maybe that’s why most wood turners are on YouTube. Oh well, hope you enjoy.

Turned Bowl

This week, I turned a bowl out of dry mystery hardwood on the lathe (comment below if you recognize this wood species). This is my first turning project, and my first bowl. It’s nothing fancy, but I’m proud of it. I can tell I will be doing a lot of lathe projects, it is very addictive. I cut this board into squares, and glued the pieces together to make more of a cube. Then I cut the corners off on the miter saw. I drilled a pilot hole for the wormwood screw to mount it on the lathe. I shaped the outside of the bowl first, and cut a mortise on the bottom so I could mount it on my Nova G3 chuck. Next, I hollowed out the inside of the bowl. I drilled the bowl to depth with my largest forstner bit. This really made finding the final depth a lot easier. All that was left was to remove material to the thickness I wanted. I finished the bowl with Minwax Polycrylic. Since this …