Any woodworkers?

Good idea, every porch swing I've ever sat in is very uncomfortable due to the lack of curve/lumbar support

 

Use a knife and score on your cut line first and then cut. This will cut the wood fibres to prevent splintering.

 

Looking for some advice on building a table. Building a farmhouse style table with 2x6 top. The only 2x6 wood in my area is Douglas fir that is still moist. Not soaking wet, but definitely not kiln dried quality. What you guys recommend? Gluing it up as is? Will it being glued up and assembled let it dry straight vs letting it dry in my garage before assembly?

 

Dry it before machining or gluing. Glue will not keep it from pretzeling. Sticker it and put a fan near it if it is real wet. Some weight on the boards won't hurt either. Post some pics when done.

 

Ok I will probably try letting it dry with weights on it. Whenever I let this stuff just sit out and dry, it twists/curves

 

That's what planers are for
I agree, let it dry before use.

 

Don't have a table top planer yet, just a hand one.

 

I like Forest and Freud plywood blades. I have an 80 tooth Forest that cuts great. Also need to keep the blades clean. The HD Simple Green (the purple stuff) works well for removing sap glue and junk from the blade so they cut better.

 

That stuff will wreck a blade, same with framing lumber. I keep an older blade around for cutting that type of stuff and the better blades for hard woods and plywood.

 

have you checked if there is a hardwood dealer in your area? my recommendation would be to not work w/ wood that is "wet", as you can mill it all to size only to have it go wonky after glued up, plus risk of shrinkage/checking issues as it continues to dry ...and it can take a long time for it to dry properly, ...maybe a year or more?... thus, i'd go check out what a local hardwood dealer has, ...they should have plenty of air-dried or kiln-dried in various species, and you will probably be able find stuff in the roughsawn thicknesses you want... perhaps white oak might be a good look for a farm table top?...

 

I've been calling around, but not much luck on large 2x8 type material. I'm just going to keep my eye out for some salvage wood that I know is dry. Craigslist is my friend haha

 

...just make sure it doesn't have bugs in it... you might want to check out this guy who makes and sells farmhouse tables for a living, ...and he does some of it w/ reclaimed wood... he has some good youtube vids on it...
http://www.thehomesteadcraftsman.com/

 

Built mine with 2x10s for the top, called around to different lumber yards and found spruce, turned out great. Ended up being about 7' long

Edit: used a greg jig to put the top together and when attaching it to the base it kept it nice and sturdy

 

I built this Shaker-style grandfather clock for my mother 30-some years ago. I'm surprised it is still running.

 

I'm sort of a noob / novice when it comes to wood working. I've built a lot of car audio subwoofer enclosures, replaced shelving in my pantry, made my own headboard for the bed. Mostly stuff that doesn't require fine finishing.

I'd like to get a bit more into it and since I'm currently working on the audio system in my Tacoma, I thought it would be a good time to get a decent router setup going.

This arrived today and I'm excited to get it setup and start using it!

 

Nice set up you got there. let me know how the router lift works out. I have always wanted one but something would come up and the funds would vanish.