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I’ve got a lot of time on my hands now that summer is here, and I really want to make an awesome project in the shop. I might make a chess board, so if anyone has designs, that’s groovy. Any ideas are welcome!

I wouldn’t start with a chess board…unless you’re set on it. For all it’s simplicity it’s actually one of the hardest thing to make. This is because it’s pretty damn dangerous to be dealing with parts that small. Additionally, any defects in dimensioning whatsoever will show up in the final product. You’ll need to have a perfectly matching light or dark filler to fill in the gaps when you’re done. Additionally, clamping that up is pretty involved.

I’d recommend something larger to start with because, contrary to expectations, larger projects actually hide newbie defects a lot more. Be sure to use push sticks on any table saw work and do not put your fingers or hands between the fence and the blade.

You can always have a local shop cut up ply parts for you as good plywood parts require an especially large table saw set up.

I actually had a lot of luck just using the guide in the source as it is pretty thorough going over the basics. There’s a lot of things you just can’t imagine ahead of time that’ll make the project a lot more frustrating without some sort of concise guide.

Have fun, and be safe above all…never work late and never drink beer while you’re working on it. Except when you get to the staining/finishing phase

Try diy.com. They have downloadable plans for everything, & they’re all step by step.

Whichever one I make it will be hanging from a tree. The tree swing would be really easy, but the porch swing I could make in woodwork and get a decent grade. I need a project for woodwork anyway, but I don’t know which one would be more fun (to swing on)? Or should I make both?

ooh ooh!
I’d say the porch swing because you would get a better grade it’s bigger and fits more people *hint hint*. Make it real perdy with vines and flowers engraved (burned?) into it. And then when it’s done you can swing on it singing Taylor Swift songs.

Or make both!

SOPHISTICATED CITY LIVING – Next to a noisy bar.
OLD WORLD CHARM – Has some woodwork, needs cleaning.
CONTEMPORARY FEELING – Has no woodwork, needs cleaning.
CLOSE TO LAKES – Impossible to park from April to October.
WIDE OPEN FLOOR PLAN – Previous owner removed supporting walls.
SECURITY SYSTEM – Neighbor has a dog.
NEEDS TLC – Major structural damage.
UPDATED KITCHEN – Sink no longer overflows.
MOTIVATED SELLER – Has been on the market for 14 years.
CONVENIENT – Located on freeway entrance ramp.
MINT – Someone has spilled mouthwash on the carpet.
NEUTRAL DECOR – No murals of nudes, or Elvis, but has brown walls.
MOVE IN CONDITION – Front door missing.

COZY – No room larger than 9 x 6.
LOWER LEVEL FAMILY ROOM – Ping Pong table over sewer opening.
LIGHT OPEN SPACES – Many holes in walls and ceiling.
OUTSTANDING – Painted purple, sticks out like a sore thumb.
A WEALTH OF PERIOD FEATURES – Yourself, dry rot, rising damp and an electrical circuit best operated in rubber gloves and wellies.
BOX ROOM – Suitable for accommodating one or two large cardboard boxes … folded.
BY PRIVATE TREATY – If it went to auction it would never reach the reserve price.
COMPACT – Tiny.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S RESIDENCE – No longer suitable for agricultural tenants.
DECEPTIVE APPEARANCE – It looks terrible.
DELIGHTFUL RURAL LOCATION – In flight path of nuclear bomber base.
EASILY MAINTAINED – Requires at least two gardeners and live-in maid.
EXTENSIVELY MODERNIZED – Former DIY owner had a breakdown under the strain.
FOR THE GARDENING ENTHUSIAST – Grounds like a jungle.
LOCAL AUTHORITY GRANTS AVAILABLE – About to be condemned.
MUCH SOUGHT AFTER – It’s been on the market at least twice before and still no one wants it.
OWNER EAGER TO SELL – If it goes within a week the subsidence cracks won’t be noticed.
PARTIAL CENTRAL HEATING – The room above the boiler can get warm in summer.
PERIOD RESIDENCE – Built in the last two years.
QUIET, SECLUDED SETTING – On site of proposed dormitory town.
RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY – No one else want’s it.
SELECT NEIGHBORHOOD – Beside sewage works.
SOLD – Unless idiots like you offer a higher price.
SUBJECT TO NEW INSTRUCTIONS – They have just discovered death watch beetle.
UNSPOILED – Planning permission granted for field next door.
UNUSUAL FEATURES – No roof.
UNUSUAL LOCATION – In the path of a projected motorway.
USEFUL OUTBUILDINGS – No inside toilet.
WELL SITUATED – In full view of the neighbors.
WITHIN EASY DISTANCE OF – Next door to a pub and opposite a sex shop local amenities.

QFT.You get a star.

something that wont just be put in a box somewhere and forgot about after a little bit?

Frame for a stained glass window

Small lamp base

wine rack

jewelry box

=)

Does ANYONE know where I can find, on the internet, FREE woodworking plans for a transitional baby crib…you know, the kind that you can convert from crib to toddler bed to double bed? Or would someone have the plans downloaded in html or plain text format that they could provide a link to me for free? My daughter is pregnant and her father is insisting on building her the crib instead of buying it for her, as a means of saving money…sigh. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Well, thank you for your answer, but I already checked that site and they don’t carry the free plan I’m looking for. I was just wondering if anybody on here would happen to have access to a plan that they may have downloaded and could possibly send to me or give me a link to. But I do appreciate your answer.


this site has crib and cradle plans i dont know if its what you want but heres the address: http://www.freeww.com/

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