Making your own furnuture

[Peasant Phill]

As a pet project of mine, I'm going to make a cupboard. Unfortunatly, I have very little experience with woodworking.
Does anybody have some good tips?

PS I might as well share my progress as well once I start.

[rajpoot]

I picked up carpentry as a hobby a few years back, although it did not last long...just a few months. I made a little shoe-rack which is still standing, but that's about it.
What I can suggest is that you need make sure that you get good wood/plywood depending on how you want to go.

What all tools do you plan on using?

[Peasant Phill]

The usual: table saw, sander, electric drill, milling cutter, ... nothing to fancy.

I do have some experience with carpentry but not with building furnuture.
If I have time tonight I'll post my plan for the cupboard.

[Vladimir]

Stick with shoes.

Oh, wait. That's your neighbors. Nevermind.

[Major Robert Dump]

Human bone is actually really good for making furniture, and the chics dig it

[spankythehippo]

I made a primitive book shelf. And there are barely any books on it. Just research papers and notes in one big mess.

[Peasant Phill]

Human bone is actually really good for making furniture, and the chics dig it

Tell me about it.
I have to beat off sexy young women practically every time I want to put some glasses away.

[Vladimir]

Human bone is actually really good for making furniture, and the chics dig it

Chicks dig my human bone.

[Andres]

Assembling stuff from Ikea is as far as I go with making my own furniture.

Both my grandfathers were carpenters though, and they did make some very beautiful things, some of which can still be admired in the house I grew up in.

[Peasant Phill]

I have a future father-in-law with some extensive experience with making his own furnuture. Although, I think he would rather look on amused as I make every possible mistake before actually helping. I really like the man but he has to have his laughs.

[rajpoot]

Once you get skilled you can make him a rocking chair ala The Patriot.

[Peasant Phill]

Once you get skilled you can make him a rocking chair ala The Patriot.

Pointing out he's getting old isn't that original although it would be in a very creative way.

[Ja'chyra]

One good tip, night class

Oh, and Phil, the best way to learn is through your own mistakes and breaking stuff, that's why we have apprenticeships.

[rajpoot]

Pointing out he's getting old isn't that original although it would be in a very creative way.

Heh, that's not what I meant, but I guess it can say that too.