No long jointer bed? No problem!
I have an off hand Delta jointer that runs great, but for one, the outfeed table has a slope of about 1/16" from end to end, and it's only 2' long.
I'm making a 5' wide round dining table and it was not going to happen. With a few threaded inserts, leftover melamine and some rod, I now have easily adjustable, removable, and re-usable infeed and out feeds making the entire bed length of just about 6’
Wood crack in support
Hi all
It seems kids swingsets aren't made from hardwood like when I was young. This set cost $1k and it's all pine.
Anyway a year later it's holding up alright but a large crack has formed in the cross beam. It's there a way to reinforce this and stop the crack?
It runs lengthways and is about 10" long
Cheers
Designed and built by my 6yo son (with some help from dad)
He needed a bookshelf and mom was gonna go buy one. I thought it would be good for him to build something himself. Spend some time together, build some skills/confidence and maybe feel a little pride when he sees it or had friends over.
I’m not a master carpenter so it’s sort of the blind leading the blind here. I ripped and chopped all of this out of a 4 meter sheet of butcher block. It probably would have been enough but but I realized I messed up at one point and sacrificed two of my wall shelves to finish 😂.
I did the ripping and chopping, my son did the clamping/gluing/drilling/screwing with guidance. It’s the first woodworking project we’ve done together, and I think all things considered it turned out pretty good.
He’s gonna come back and sand off all the pencil marks then probably do a boiled linseed oil finish. I think that’s the easiest finish for a 6yo to apply. Stain and polyurethane can be a bit finicky even for a beginner adult.
What have you built with your kids?