The what have you built with your tools thread? [Archive]

RavinJetta

03-08-2007, 09:15 AM

Well I figured since all of have been getting new tools it is time to show what we have been doing with our new toys. I will start with some garage cabinets I built from scratch. Haven't painted them yet but maybe in the next few weeks I will get around to that. The cabinets span 120" and 36" tall and 26" deep. Here are some pics from the build.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/RavinJetta/DSC03662.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/RavinJetta/DSC03667.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/RavinJetta/DSC03672.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/RavinJetta/DSC03677.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/RavinJetta/DSC00009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/RavinJetta/DSC03681.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/RavinJetta/DSC03683.jpg

FunkTron

03-08-2007, 09:17 AM

HOLY FUCK BATMAN!!!!!!!

Do you do commission work?!?!?!?

(commission work = my garage)

RavinJetta

03-08-2007, 09:21 AM

HOLY FUCK BATMAN!!!!!!!

Do you do commission work?!?!?!?

(commission work = my garage)

Always have time for some side projects ;)

ncttrnl

03-08-2007, 09:24 AM

Nice!

All I've had time to do so far is hang some moulding and a door.

I did something else but I can't remember what it was. Its all been trim work. I haven't had any time to do any finish carpentry.

RavinJetta

03-08-2007, 09:30 AM

I think my next project will be some crown moulding and doing some wains coating in the bathroom with a chair rail. Loving the Hitachi finish nailer btw.

Paul

03-08-2007, 10:12 AM

hmm guns are tools, but they don't build... unless you call making a watermellon explode and disperse its seeds to grow building ;)

GTiGirl

03-08-2007, 11:28 AM

Joel, your garage is freaking sweet!

ncttrnl

03-08-2007, 11:29 AM

hmm guns are tools, but they don't build... unless you call making a watermellon explode and disperse its seeds to grow building ;)

Demolition is a necessary part of building :tup:

MikekiM

03-08-2007, 11:31 AM

Nice use of pocket screws. Looks great!

RavinJetta

03-08-2007, 12:47 PM

Nice use of pocket screws. Looks great!

Thanks I love the Kreg jig for things like this. If I was doing finish pieces fro inside the house I would of used a rail and style but for garage purposes it works.

RavinJetta

03-08-2007, 12:51 PM

Joel, your garage is freaking sweet!

Thanks Jonelle. It is coming along. All the paint and flooring is done. Now just working on storage and work areas.

madajb

03-08-2007, 05:19 PM

Bookcases
http://www.thebucks.net/barfoo/P6040034%20(Medium).JPG

Oh, and I done shot that bear myself as well.
-ajb

karl

03-08-2007, 05:30 PM

those cabinets are very nice.....it reminded me of that friends episode where Joey made that long ass entertainment system. LOL

gest24

03-08-2007, 05:49 PM

My new tools aren't really the best for "building" but are great for maintaining... lol

RavinJetta

03-08-2007, 06:29 PM

Nice bookshelves Alan. Looks like they match the futon really nicely.

mike

03-08-2007, 07:34 PM

Congrats on the wood work. Great job. I will have to give it a go sometime, but untill then, i will just stick to wrenches, sockets and the like

79 3.4L 930 450HP
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/vwman70/Picture_029.jpg?t=1173410994

1958 rag top bug, 67K original miles (I didn't do the body and paint, not my thing)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/vwman70/DSCN2087.jpg?t=1173411218

ncttrnl

03-08-2007, 07:56 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/vwman70/Picture_029.jpg?t=1173410994

Wow!

I've got to wipe the drool off after seeing that.

mike

03-08-2007, 08:16 PM

those are 345 cross section tires, that will broil if you step on the gas at 30 MPH, you have to shift into 3rd at 90!, I loved that car

veedubber7

03-08-2007, 08:34 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/vwman70/Picture_029.jpg?t=1173410994

:tup2: sweet

RavinJetta

03-08-2007, 10:14 PM

Wow that Porsche is amazing. I bet that has a heck of a stance with those meats on their

joeandhisjetta

04-03-2007, 11:59 AM

i have made a flamethrower, potato cannon, and a few other fun toys like that lol

xoutofstepx

04-05-2007, 04:47 PM

nice stuff! now someone build a miniramp and let us skate it!!

joeandhisjetta

04-05-2007, 05:03 PM

i used to have a mini ramp and it kicked ass but when i moved i gave it to some little kids who lived a few houses away, it was sweet but weighed like 50lbs lol

xoutofstepx

04-05-2007, 09:29 PM

haha thats rad. :) by mini ramp i mean mini half pipe though. like 6' or smaller.

joeandhisjetta

04-05-2007, 09:40 PM

oh mine was like a 3 foot kicker ramp

NaKoRuRu

04-06-2007, 12:48 AM

I built this last summer:
http://www.samfur.us/forest_rustic_prints/rustic_decorating/architectural_styles,_design/log_cabin_rustic/log3-cabin-exterior.jpg

krakkaNW

05-13-2007, 06:35 PM

me and my pops have done all kinds of stuff for our boat. new corian countertops with an inlay and bull nose, new teak cabinets, and some other stuff. no pictures though

Doug242ti

05-14-2007, 07:42 AM

With my non-car tools:

Theresa and I bought our first house in March. 10 minutes after we had the keys (well, I HAD the keys, she was still in class lol) I started on the kitchen remodel. I did everything (plumbing, electrical, gas, cabinets ect) cept the sheetrock and texture work.

in semi-chronological order

http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75309668.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75309651.jpg
the kitchen as it started
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75309656.jpg
eewww oak
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75309719.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75309731.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75416477.jpg
lovely theresa helping me pull the lid down
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75416492.jpg
till we ended up with this

Doug242ti

05-14-2007, 07:44 AM

Then we started to rebuild
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/75720140.jpg
relocated all the electrical, gas and plumbing lines. Then reinsulated
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/76003131.jpg
sheetrocked

Then the part I do for a living
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/76072127.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/77036914.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/77353608.jpg
(the wine rack I built a few years ago)

to basically where its at right now
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/77582792.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/77582781.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/77582788.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/77438157.jpg

Doug242ti

05-14-2007, 07:45 AM

http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/77473493.jpg

Now that the missus is happy... I get to start on the garage :D
Some other odd projects:

Our entertainment cabinet (just crying till it gets its LCD/Plasma)
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/76071953.jpg

My 67 Fender Bassman
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/26503725.jpg

The guitar I've been working on (about 10 minutes / year it seems like)
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/49257925.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/49257924.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/51528916.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/51528914.jpg

theres more floating around Im sure but those are some of the neat ones... dont even get me started on customer jobs lol.

RavinJetta

05-14-2007, 09:35 AM

Doug242ti

05-14-2007, 09:40 AM

Wow great job on the kitchen remodel. I love the butcher block island. You definitely have some mad building skills. Also the wood you made the guitar out is gorgeous. Going to look spectacular once you clear it.

Thanks man :-D

The maple for my guitar was a freebie. About every 6 months one of main suppliers bundles up all the wood that has fallen out of the racks, piles ect and makes a screaming deal. Never know what your going to get, but that piece was a gem!