What motivates you to do a new project?

jacko9 said:
EASY -My wife says you bought all of those tools now use them [wink]

Jack
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Don't forget to add the other sentence..... I don't want to see any more tools being delivered........
 
Baremeg55 said:
jacko9 said:
EASY -My wife says you bought all of those tools now use them [wink]

Jack
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Don't forget to add the other sentence..... I don't want to see any more tools being delivered........
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Actually no, she just asks what are you getting today?

Jack
 
jobsworth said:
I really enjoy building cabinets etc.... Since I moved over to the UK, I quit building furniture for myself. I started collecting antiques and old furniture that needs some love and restoration.

But to keep my woodworking jones going, I've been building some American country style things mainly for friends which people seem to like.

They like them so much, I'm considering putting them on the UK version of CL just to see if they sell or if there is a interest in them.

I attached a couple of photos of the type of things I build. 

Nothing fancy but fun.

Which reminds me, time to search the classifieds  to see if there is anything I want
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[member=10147]jobsworth[/member]  I really like the paper towel and bread shelf you've made. I think I'll plagiarize that if you don't mind!  I'll build two...one for each of the houses (Florida and Georgia).  What dimensional wood did you use?

Cheers,

Frank
 
Frank here is a photo of a coat / shoe rack I built. People seem to like these to. I've made 3 of them for different friends and another one wants one. It has evolved to include a Center rail. The rail is more for visual effect then anything else as the basic structure is strong enough. Gives ya a idea about my shop to

 

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Currently its the need to fix something or replace a piece of furniture with something higher quality than IKEA stuff.

One day I hope to be able to do project more based on what I want to learn next rather than need based though.
 
well in a month or so moving house will be enough motivation, that and finally having a garage I can power without extension leads.
 
Well, I've made progress on my next project. The faux VegTrug raised bed garden for my wife for Mother's Day.

Have all the wood cut and sized, but because I'm eyeballing the build from pictures of the actual product, I'm having some brain farts on how to effectively get the miter angle for the top of the legs.  I think I've got it worked out to use clamps and set the table up without screws or bolts to find the effective height of the cross beams and the miter required for a tight fit.

Tomorrow, while my wife is on a weekend trip to Alabama to attend the promotion of her predecessor of her command position in Georga, I'll be on the Kapex for some time hogging out half-laps (This is a time I wish I was in Florida with my Tablesaw and a dado blade... or my router table!!!) and hopefully finishing the basic assembly.  Sure to finish by Mother's Day!

My Motivation (the subject of the original topic) is to see the look in my Wife's eyes when I surprise her! It also helps to justify my Green Disease to her!!! [tongue]

Fun working on the road... first for me!

Cheers,
Frank

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Originally I thought that this thread would be like too many of mine where it would have been liking asking the guy in the mirror in a dark room and silence resulted.

Loving the posts!  Interesting that posters so far aren't influenced by something that they have seen on TV, the .net, etc.

Would love to see more responses - this isn't a test and grades are not involved.

I posted the question because I had a water leak and resulting insurance claim.  I will be replacing the flooring in 4 rooms as and then it seems that it will be morphing to working on the kitchen cabinets and a whole lot more.

Hopefully I can find the time to integrate a video of what I suspect many of you might envision going thru in the future, but until then

POST ON!

Peter
 
the easiest way to determine the leg angle on that veggie bed is to quickly sketch a full scale end view.  tape some newspaper sheets unto your floor and take a sharpie and start with a box that is the envelope of the finished height and width.  then trace the components of the materials you've cut and/or use that long straight edge and protractor sitting on your mft.  easy, peasy, one two threesy.
you can then transfer dimensions from your full scale drawing unto a story stick made out of a long piece of scrap and that will help you with quick assembly.
i imagine the fabric they use is nothing more than weed control bed cover fabric--keeps the dirt in and lets the excess water drain out.
 
teocaf said:
the easiest way to determine the leg angle on that veggie bed is to quickly sketch a full scale end view.  tape some newspaper sheets unto your floor and take a sharpie and start with a box that is the envelope of the finished height and width.  then trace the components of the materials you've cut and/or use that long straight edge and protractor sitting on your mft.  easy, peasy, one two threesy.
you can then transfer dimensions from your full scale drawing unto a story stick made out of a long piece of scrap and that will help you with quick assembly.
i imagine the fabric they use is nothing more than weed control bed cover fabric--keeps the dirt in and lets the excess water drain out.
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As for the fabric....Yeah, it's basically weed control stuff. That being said though, the liner was cheap and is sewn to fit the inner dimensions of the planter exactly, so removes the need for me to cut and place the BORG stuff.

As for your "instructions"...  YIKES!!! [eek] You may have that nicely in YOUR head, but my brain hurts trying to figure out what you're trying to tell me to do!!  [scratch chin]  I'm more confused than ever now.....  [thanks]  Pfft! [big grin]

Thanks for playing however!!  (I'll keep at it, and maybe figure out what you're on about...)

Cheers,
Frank
 
did not mean to confuse you.  basic idea was to draw an END VIEW of your project in FULL SCALE on something large and readily available.  then pull the dimensions right off the drawing.

the two critical things are: 1) the angle of the leg and  2)  how wide to make the slat assemblies that comprise the angled sides.  both of those will be shown in the END VIEW, so a front view or a top view sketch would not be necessary.

this video provides lots of clues about relative sizes of components and a closer look at how it all fits together.  obviously if you're eyeballing making your own version, any difference in their lumber sizing and your off-the-shelf lumber will affect your outcome.  that's why you can use your own cut components and fit them on your FULL SCALE, END VIEW drawing and make adjustments before you get too far into your build.



you probably figured it all out and have it all built by now, but i think the full size sketching of a particular part or detail is helpful for any project.  now we have Sketchup and all that, but for very simple one-offs, it's much quicker to pull out something to draw on and quickly draft the plan view you need in full scale. 

 
Peter,

As several others have stated, a deposit check usually gets me going....  Next would be a need for some piece of furniture or what have you....

Personally, I enjoy building different furniture pieces that family/friend could use.  Woodworking is also very therapeutic for me.

I used to keep an Excel spreadsheet that listed different projects I wanted to build, said projects usually taken from one of the many woodworking mags I subscribed to.  I realized many years ago my list would carry me over into my next lifetime.... Thus, I had to cull the list somewhat.  I also discovered my tastes on some furniture pieces differed from my wife's taste.  She usually wins those discussions, which culls the list some more....

I also take inspiration from what is now my extensive library of books on boxes and furniture.  Occasionally, I will set out several books on our coffee table and ask the wife to look through them and let me know if she see something she likes, or would like to make for a friend, etc....

Gary
 
teocaf said:
did not mean to confuse you.  basic idea was to draw an END VIEW of your project in FULL SCALE on something large and readily available.  then pull the dimensions right off the drawing.

the two critical things are: 1) the angle of the leg and  2)  how wide to make the slat assemblies that comprise the angled sides.  both of those will be shown in the END VIEW, so a front view or a top view sketch would not be necessary.

this video provides lots of clues about relative sizes of components and a closer look at how it all fits together.  obviously if you're eyeballing making your own version, any difference in their lumber sizing and your off-the-shelf lumber will affect your outcome.  that's why you can use your own cut components and fit them on your FULL SCALE, END VIEW drawing and make adjustments before you get too far into your build.

you probably figured it all out and have it all built by now, but i think the full size sketching of a particular part or detail is helpful for any project.  now we have Sketchup and all that, but for very simple one-offs, it's much quicker to pull out something to draw on and quickly draft the plan view you need in full scale.
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Well...I've made really good progress today while wifey is at work.  Moving the VegTrug discussion to Member Projects to post to completion....

Oh, my motivator is still seeing the look on my wife's face when I surprise her with this build!! [wink]

Cheers,

Frank

 
My wife says "When are you going to finish that dresser?  I really want a new chair/table/cabinet, etc."

I do have a folder of stuff I have seen on the web or in mags that I think would be fun to try someday...
 
having read the reports about the divorce maker that ikea sell I quite fancy having a go at making one (massive TV and shelf unit - takes a full day to build apparently)
 
Ya know guys, I posted to their thread a couple of times mainly because there is no real one reason that I get motivated.

Another motivation for me is well when I build something and a friend likes it and wants one, I build it for them.  To see someone that really likes and enjoys what I build really makes me feel good.

Plus I'm retiring soon and it helps me determine what to put out for sale based on interest. To help me subsidize my tool buying habit once I retire. The same with my furniture refinishing jones I have.

As I think I already said I just enjoy building things.

A few months ago at work we had some how to deal with stress training.

As part of the training, We filled out a simple unscientific personality questionnaire .
In the questionnaire based on the answers it gave some methods how the different personalities can deal with stress.
Mines had woodworking listed a a way of dealing with stress.

I was surprised to actually see it listed. But it does help.
 
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