I would love to see what everyone is making these days
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I’ll get things started. I’ve finished a few projects that were long in the works, but had stalled out in the “to be finished” pile
A crochet granny square blanket
Some needlepoint Christmas stockings
A needle-turn appliqué quilt
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Perfect timing! I just finished my nightstand this weekend. It’s definitely the most complex furniture project I’ve attempted, and I’m thrilled with the result. Couldn’t have done it without advice from about a dozen folks in the woodshop so thank you to everybody who helped!
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Stephannie & John, so nice to see your fine work. Congratulations on getting things done and in use.
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Really cool stuff @stepho and @JohnWickham!
I completed the leather case + box for the infamous Casio calculighter. Here is the short version of the final products:
https://i.imgur.com/1fbHWnj.mp4
And if you feel like killing 20 mins, here is the full build (along with Casio history and a teardown of the calculator itself):
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Awesome video Branislav! Thank you for sharing!
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I have just recently finished a custom frame for two small stained glass projects that my partner and I made last summer. Aside from the decisions I made along the way (fully captive glass, tight fit on all the solder joints), it is not a complex project - just needs an accurate dado, nice miters, and consistent sanding. And I stained the poplar black so you can’t see any of that!
I left some room for backlighting, but likely I’ll just hang these in a window.
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My two boys needed a way to organize their toys so I made them a toy box. All hand cut dovetails (my second time making them…not to bad?). Box is American Elm and the floating bottom panel is Red Oak. I finished it with Osmo satin sheen and homemade paste wax.
Next up I made my sister a few house warming gifts. They bought a 55 acre property in south Michigan that has a large pound filled with snapping turtles.
The box is beech and my third crack at hand cut dovetails and my first time hand carving the turtle on the lid.
I also made a them a coat rack with some mesquite scraps—thank you @Jeffmc
And finally a hand carved spatula & spoon rest made from olive wood. These were also my first time trying this. I used gouges to chop out the spoon rest and sanded the ridges. The spatula is finished with tung oil and paste wax and the spoon rest with multiple coats of lacquer and paste wax.
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Friends, Mimi and I just finished this desk lamp for our son’s birthday present.
The top and base are made with some figured maple and we both did the stained glass art. The glass themes are of Mount Rainier and the southwest and they resemble two of his tattoos.
There is a remote control LED light kit inside of the box to light it up!
We will definitely be making some more designs like this!
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Looks awesome! I made a similar design a few years back but since moving in with my GF I need to make a matching one soon 
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I just recently finished a project that took a few months and I’m sure many of you saw in the shop. Here it is all nice and finished and put together, as well as decorated with every Knick knack item in my moms house haha
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Few more that I don’t know if I’ve posted here yet:
Made a leather purse for my girlfriend to use (fun, never did something like this before!):
Made a little coat hanger rack for our apartment (quick little 1hr build):
Made a curvy wall mounted mirror (has since been mounted to the wall):
Some WIP projects: working on a bent lamination mirror frame (only half done, mostly experimenting), this particular one was only a half success; I designed the form for a 2" mirror, but when I was assembling it I thought it was 3" which is why the pieces don’t fit quite right ahha
and a mini 6 axis robotic arm project (trying to teach myself robotics/more mechanical engineering stuff)
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So many nice works with great finishes. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job, neighbor!
I have a spot in my yard that would be perfect for some jagged rusty scrap art (seriously).
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My big summer project was a home renovation. As much as it pains me to pay someone to build something for me, I have no experience with framing/flooring/etc, and I just had to get this project done. It was just finished.
Aside from doing the design myself, I found one spot to add my personal touch: my washer standpipe overflows sporadically, so I attached a non-contact liquid sensor to it, which is exposed via a USB-micro port (because it’s common and it has the four pins I needed) in the laundry box, which then connects to a relay that controls the washer power. I thought I’d be able to find an existing product for this, but apparently not. I wonder if there’s a market for it. (there’s a floodstop product that shuts off the water, which doesn’t accomplish anything because the washer already has plenty of water inside it by that point)
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Alan - That’s a pretty good idea to stop the pipe from overflowing. We had that problem a while back. Snaking the pipe that goes to the kitchen solved the problem. The remodel looks great.
If you have any ideas of what kind of metal art you’d like, let me know. The one above is clear coated so it’s safe to touch. I like using my hydraulic press brake to bend metal. I’ve got tons of different sizes of steel. It’s also fun forcing the patina with vinegar for the rust look. It was a lot brighter colors before the clear coat.