Woodworking Projects

[Sabb]

Lately I've gotten some new tools and found quite a nice wood specialties shop nearby so I've started getting back into some woodworking stuff. Atm I've been making some wooden rings out of exotic woods I've bought. Currently I've successfully made 3 rings and will probably be making more tonight and tomorrow.

ZEBRAWOOD RING
A texture was added to this ring but it's difficult to see because of the wood's grain. When it's varnished I'm hoping it'll be more noticeable in a picture.


TAGUA NUT RING
The chunk to the left was a failed attempt. Tagua nut is really cool to work with and has nice features but unfortunately often has hollow points in the centre or cracked/rotten areas. Unfortunately the only way to find out if it's solid or not is to cut into it, and since it wasn't that was the most I could make out of that. Thinking of making it into a pendant.


BLOODWOOD RING


PURPLEHEART + WENGE HEART PENDANT
Originally this was aimed to be a ring but the wood wasn't thick enough so I attempted to make this instead. Came out decent I think, but I think there are areas that could be better. Getting the indentation in the heart with the tools I have was surprisingly a bit troublesome.


TAGUA NUT RING2


PADMÉ AMILDALA'S 'JAPOR SNIPPET' NECKLACE (STAR WARS)
Also made of tagua nut, completely finished project.


PURPLEHEART RING


AFRICAN BLACKWOOD RING


Unfortunately I don't have any varnish or decent stains/finishes for these types of wood but will most likely be getting some soon. So in the mean time they're not entirely completed, especially the zebrawood one as it's quite a soft wood and definitely needs a good varnish for something like this. I'm quite happy with the way these are starting to turn out though so I'll definitely be making more and probably updating this thread as I go.
I'm also going to be finishing setting up a new table saw tonight/tomorrow and plan to be doing some work with that along with my scrollsaw and will probably do some engraving with my Dremel as well. Might try engraving on rings but that take quite a bit of practice.

Also going to be making ones out of purpleheart and wenge next. At some point I plan to also glue different woods together to make some interesting ones. Probably going to try wenge with a strip of purple heart in the centre to start with.

[Frank]

Oh wow, that's so fucking beautiful.

[Sabb]

Oh wow, that's so fucking beautiful.

Thanks .

[HideoKojima]

Do you put these wood rings on your wood? 

[[Valor]iPounce]

You should like make me one of those and send it to philippines

[Sabb]

Do you put these wood rings on your wood? 

I'm afraid I can't make them large enough.

You should like make me one of those and send it to philippines

I actually have no problem giving these away except I wouldn't pay for shipping. Though it would be pretty cheap.

[Frank]

Then I'd have to look into shipping, because those are REALLY nice.

[Sabb]

Update, going to be finishing these three today and will have pictures today or tomorrow. Going to see which finishes I should use on each ring as well if any. Going to maybe take new photos as well because I sanded some a lot smoother as well as completely finished another project but I want to save that as a surprise for a bit.


EDIT: Fuck me, the only one that didn't break was the white one. Looks pretty good though and is perfect size. Each other one totally smashed to pieces when being drilled. I think for the actual wooden rings I'm going to need to find a better more efficient process to create them with. Fortunately the tagua nut is a lot more durable.
Then again I also smashed the other tagua nut one when deciding that it'd be better off at a larger wearable size. It was so nicely sanded and smooth and shiny too... Practice makes perfect though.

[Sabb]

Updated with another tagua nut ring for now.

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Also going to be uploading finished projects to my deviantart. Hoping to add a variety of stuff there.
http://sabb-afer.deviantart.com/

[Sabb]

Figured I'd bump this again since I haven't in a while. I figured you guys might like this ring I made most recently.

There's a few other rings uploaded on my deviantart that aren't here as well.

Currently I'm looking into saving some money for an endless list of supplies and tools, but right now I'm hoping to get elk antler soon for ring and pendant making. Might sound odd but if I actually purchase some you'll see why I want it. I'll probably update the thread when/if this happens in case anyone's interested.

Also, since I'm fairly broke and have so many little things to purchase that could make my rings and pendants much nicer, in the next few weeks I'll be practicing making a lot more of these in hopes of getting good enough to be able to come up with a product people might buy for maybe $10 each maybe a bit less. Most of these rings I'm making are fairly plain and I don't think many people would be interested in buying them for such a price so I'll be practicing a little bit more intricate designs with combining woods. It'll be fairly difficult to get much of a profit out of this considering the small price and cost of the woods and maintenance for my tools, but I will try. I also may update the thread when/if I do this.

[Fenix]

My dads a woodworker. He makes a dresser for all 6 of us before we go to college. Im getting mine in 3 yrs. I can get a pic of my older bros if you are interested.

[Sabb]

My dads a woodworker. He makes a dresser for all 6 of us before we go to college. Im getting mine in 3 yrs. I can get a pic of my older bros if you are interested.

Yea sure if you've got a picture that'd be cool.

[Fenix]

I have a potato camera. View both photos at link below:
http://campl.us/f3ZTGjAwy9k

[Sabb]

I have a potato camera. View both photos at link below:
http://campl.us/f3ZTGjAwy9k

That quality lol. Looks really nice though, doesn't look cheap.

[Sabb]

So I recently got this baby set up. Which allows me to make shit like this:

From shit like this:
(not the actual palette I used, didn't take a picture but you get the idea)
Which I used to help make this (since the wood is free)

The palette wood was used for the skirt and bottom shelf. Normal non-machined 2x4s were used for the legs, and 3 oak stair treads were glued and screwed together for the table top. Overall it's quite sturdy and will function as a good work bench.



Something else I was working on is this longbow.

Unfortunately I'm not sure it'll actually function... It's made of hickory and has decent dimensions but for some reason it seems to not snap back to place as it's supposed to. Kind of just bends and holds its place more. If it's not salvageable I'll most likely make another, maybe a different type of bow.

Currently this is the progress on my doghouse which I think I posted a while ago. Finishing other projects before this one.

Another ring I'm currently finishing. Made from hickory and walnut.





And last, two necklaces I made.