YoThatLimp

Neat! I have been thinking about something in the lines of this for some time. Maybe now is the time! I don't have many good tools and not that much space but I do have a bunch of old pallets, a hand saw, a hammer and my willpower! If I manage to construct anything out of them I'll post it here!

@yothatlimp: I recently restored my great-grandfather's hand plane, so I'm eager to work with that, and I'll be doing my first mortise and tenon joinery as well. My wife got me an edge guide for my router that I haven't found a use for yet, so I might figure some way to practice with that too.

hmm. i get bad vibes. especially in this context:

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/vice-media-eliminating-channels-consolidating-website-1203202464/

i feel like shuffling the brand 'waypoint' off to the 'other' subsection isn't a great sign.

that said they do great work, so i'll keep listening and reading.

Neat idea! I did some woodworking when i was 14 made a tray and a stool. I liked the craftsmanship you have to put in but found out i was allergic to sawdust so i quieted after two projects.

@yothatlimp: I'm also planning on using this as an opportunity to try some tools/techniques that I haven't used before. No real plans though - just a picture in my head, some scribbled ideas, and a few spare boards that I already had on hand. If all goes well, my toddler will be able to reach the sink more easily. Worst case - some extra firewood.

I built a board game table last year. It cost me about $700 total including a couple tools I bought and a subscription to a local tool library. It was a really rough first *real* thing to build, but it is awesome if only a little wobbly. Way better than paying $1k-$10k

The X style legs can come off of the top, and the single crossbeam underneath can be separated out. This was mainly to get it down the stairs at that house. I have 7 planks that can lay over the board games that we set up on the blue surface (which I have as black presently).

The project was a pain in the butt, but it was just barely shy of structurally sound after a 5 day weekend with me working on it about 12 hours per day. Sanding and finishing is a pain as well, and took almost a month after that week of hard work.

If you are just getting started, I can't recommend the Tool Library enough. If you are lucky enough to have one in your city or area, you can really benefit from it. To explain, here in Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota we have a couple locations. I paid $55 USD for a one year subscription. I can go pick up nice shop tools and rent them for no fee for a week at a time. It was great to have access to an awesome Miter Saw without having to *buy* a miter saw.