What about the other 7,000 plus out there?

[honeydoman]

Scott. Looks real nice and customer is happy !! Now time for an ale !!

 

[Mikeyfondu]

Thanks to this forum and some amazing engineered tools I am now fully addicted to festool.  It started when I did I search for portable work table, and I found Tims mftc plans.  I built the table and then made my first of many 6k order to my new favorite tools store. So here is my first custom wardrobe job make entirely of festool and sprayed with my fuji. Thanks again for all your great work and inspiration !

 

[wow]

Thanks to this forum and some amazing engineered tools I am now fully addicted to festool.  It started when I did I search for portable work table, and I found Tims mftc plans.  I built the table and then made my first of many 6k order to my new favorite tools store. So here is my first custom wardrobe job make entirely of festool and sprayed with my fuji. Thanks again for all your great work and inspiration !

Nice job! Isn't it fun having great tools to work with?

 

[Mikeyfondu]

Yes I love how much cleaner and systematic that I work since I have been using festool. I have been a carpenter for 12 years making custom home and renovation but I have only been doing  woodworking  for a couple of years.  I love every minute  I get to use my amazing toys ! 

 

[tiralie]

So here is my first custom wardrobe job make entirely of festool and sprayed with my fuji.

Looks great! Nice work.
Tim

 

[peter halle]

I had a small project to create a lid for an indoor copper planter.  It was to become a base for Trigger - the adult sized Rocking Horse.  

Upon arriving at the job to drop the lid into place I discovered that I had committed a Peterism.  I had to laugh at myself.  I told the customer - who is wonderful and has a sense of humor - that I had good news and bad news.  The good news is that as usual I try to give my customers more that they ask for.  The bad news was that because I had made the piece too long the extra really was a problem and that I would have to modify it on her from sidewalk.  Note to self - next time make a note if the dimension is an inside dimension or an outside dimension.  At least it was too long versus too short.

My brother - an architect - was there to help carry the slab inside.  Instead he also got a tutorial about the Festool system as I made the modifications.  My the end I had the Kapex, TS-55, Carvex, DTS400, and RAS out.  Throw in the air compressor, hose and 18 gauge nailer and I think he got the message.

But the real interesting thing is the rocking horse - Trigger.  Trigger was made by someone in the UK who specializes in making these rocking horses which are sized for adults (Trigger doesn't have his base on in the image) and many of the Middle Eastern Sheiks are customers.  They are solid wood and made of reclaimed lumber from demolished soccer stadiums thru out Europe.

Trigger is far more interesting than my project, but it was a very profitable project and I got a chance to laugh at a mistake, see a huge smile on a customer's face, and line up more work next week and into the future.

Peter

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[wow]

Been there, done that - but usually I cut it off twice and it's STILL too short!

[embarassed]

Since your story has a happy ending - or was it two, including your brother? - I think it belongs in the "Festool Fairy Tales" section.

 

[rst]

Wow, maybe Festool could come out with a board stretcher...now that would be a winner

 

[peter halle]

I needed a board shrinker - and Festool did make one!  The images don't really show the scale but what the horse now sits on in about 7' long by 34" wide.

 

[tbellemare]

Wow, maybe Festool could come out with a board stretcher...now that would be a winner

They make two different ones, the DF 500 and the DF 700 XL.

I have shelving all around me and in more than one place that was stretched using the DF 500...

Tom

 

[Kev]

Wow, maybe Festool could come out with a board stretcher...now that would be a winner

They make two different ones, the DF 500 and the DF 700 XL.

I have shelving all around me and in more that one place that was stretched using the DF 500...

Tom

A "longerfier" ?  [blink]

 

[honeydoman]

Thanks to this forum and some amazing engineered tools I am now fully addicted to festool.  It started when I did I search for portable work table, and I found Tims mftc plans.  I built the table and then made my first of many 6k order to my new favorite tools store. So here is my first custom wardrobe job make entirely of festool and sprayed with my fuji. Thanks again for all your great work and inspiration !

looks great !!! Thanks for sharing

 

[honeydoman]

Project I just finished the built in, custom made columns, bead board and I painted cap red as they were Alabama fans, and did under bar and crowned entire room

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[TracksawTravis]

Looks great Kreg!  (Other than the Crimson Tide part)

 

[honeydoman]

Thanks !!!! Lol

 

[jimbouk]

Nice job Kreg, you sure get through some work!

 

[pmarcusm]

Here are a couple of projects the I have used my domino jointer and other Festools on. A drying rack for the wife to justify the new tools  [big grin]. She gave me the general idea and got out the tape measure, pencil and paper and this is what she got, and a tool cart for the man cave to hold my other hobby goodies for reloading. I built a workbench and cabinets also, but had no place for the tool box to sit that is sitting on top of it  [big grin] so I built the rolling cart.

Marcus

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[tiralie]

Here are a couple of projects the I have used my domino jointer and other Festools on. A drying rack for the wife to justify the new tools  [big grin]. She gave me the general idea and got out the tape measure, pencil and paper and this is what she got, and a tool cart for the man cave to hold my other hobby goodies for reloading. I built a workbench and cabinets also, but had no place for the tool box to sit that is sitting on top of it  [big grin] so I built the rolling cart.

I like that drying rack. Nice work.
The tool cart looks too good for the workshop.
Tim

 

[rnt80]

Last job I just wrapped up.  I don't do much contemporary styled work so it's always a pleasure to change it up every now and then.  The middle lower doors are paneled with decorative metal panels from HD.

 

[honeydoman]

Hey pm.... That is a cool drying rack !!!! I might have to make one and it has bead board !!!