Tips, tricks & cool stuff on Instagram

[El Barto]

Almost daily I see something either interesting, cool, useful or all of the above on Instagram. It's such an amazing platform for woodworkers to share their work and that's probably my favourite thing about it.

I figured I'd start a thread where I and others can post things they've stumbled upon or found useful.

So to get things going here's this morning's inspiration:

A very small house made in a week courtesy of @annaofalltrades

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl4EV0Nh3zu ... 4ecuk4af73

 

[Glynne]

I've signed up for exactly that reason, to get some tips, ideas & inspiration.
I've found the woodworkers are always happy to answer any queries and aren't afraid to post some of their mistakes!

 

[El Barto]

Yeah it’s great to see that it’s been embraced so widely and that such skilled woodworkers are so open on it. The explore feed is where I find most of the woodworking gems, aside from the accounts I already follow.

 

[Glynne]

My meagre posts are under glynnedward

 

[sammy.se]

Cool thanks. Pinterest isn't bad also, but a bit 'spammy'...

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[El Barto]

Here's one I enjoyed from Fine Woodworking Magazine - a workbench caddy:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg66rbojTDc ... 92uldpexlp

 

[El Barto]

Another cool one from Fine Woodworking: foot switch for tablesaw.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmlNlF4gCVC ... 4y4n8wkuew

 

[El Barto]

Cool thanks. Pinterest isn't bad also, but a bit 'spammy'...

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Just seen this post. You're right, Pinterest is good but I think what sets Instagram apart is that I find myself going on it when I'm bored or something and stumbling across something useful. Most of the woodworking things on there I haven't sought out but found accidentally.

 

[will1983]

Cool thanks. Pinterest isn't bad also, but a bit 'spammy'...

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Snap, I deleted my Pinterest account for that very reason. I use IG almost daily now.
See my signature for my feed.

 

[AndyT]

Another cool one from Fine Woodworking: foot switch for tablesaw.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmlNlF4gCVC ... 4y4n8wkuew

You could have read about that tip on an old fashioned, long running woodworking forum!

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[MarkDennehy]

My absolute favourite trick, which I've stolen on many occasions, though I've never done it as well as Holcombe dammit is this:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BL6WyH-ACPn/

It's a really lovely way to make exposed end grain look nice, though you do need to sharpen that gouge quite well.

 

[custard]

My absolute favourite trick, which I've stolen on many occasions, though I've never done it as well as Holcombe dammit is this:
It's a really lovely way to make exposed end grain look nice, though you do need to sharpen that gouge quite well.

Texturing surfaces that way is very on trend. Here's another take on it, look at the close-up photo

https://www.barnsley-furniture.co.uk/pr ... ing-table/

 

[MarkDennehy]

Wow. That's... quite a bit of work, though maybe if they're not overlapping the scallops it might go faster. But still. And they burned it as well, very trendy

 

[custard]

Wow. That's... quite a bit of work, though maybe if they're not overlapping the scallops it might go faster. But still. And they burned it as well, very trendy

Not quite Mark. It was common practise at the workshop to scorch then iron stain Oak or Sweet Chestnut pieces. But they found that scorching surfaces that had previously been textured with a gouge just softened the edges of the gouge cuts, effectively the arrises got burnt away. So on these pieces they're iron stained on the gouge textured areas, but both scorched and stained on the actual table top itself.

 

[El Barto]

My absolute favourite trick, which I've stolen on many occasions, though I've never done it as well as Holcombe dammit is this:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BL6WyH-ACPn/

It's a really lovely way to make exposed end grain look nice, though you do need to sharpen that gouge quite well.

Lovely stuff Mark. I was originally put on to texturing surfaces in that way by Todd Nebel (@ toddnebel) on Instagram. He did it really beautifully on a table he made, see pic below!

 

[El Barto]

Not a tip or a trick but I saw this very satisfying little plane today:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnkOhUKh1Wh ... reexfipg0i

 

[Bm101]

My absolute favourite trick, which I've stolen on many occasions, though I've never done it as well as Holcombe dammit is this:
It's a really lovely way to make exposed end grain look nice, though you do need to sharpen that gouge quite well.

Texturing surfaces that way is very on trend. Here's another take on it, look at the close-up photo

https://www.barnsley-furniture.co.uk/pr ... ing-table/

I reckon that's a bargain for £30.
Might buy a couple.

 

[MarkDennehy]

You're in luck, there's one in stock.

Seriously though, I'm mostly jealous, I couldn't work that nicely if you paid me.

 

[whiskywill]

My absolute favourite trick, which I've stolen on many occasions, though I've never done it as well as Holcombe dammit is this:
It's a really lovely way to make exposed end grain look nice, though you do need to sharpen that gouge quite well.

Texturing surfaces that way is very on trend. Here's another take on it, look at the close-up photo

https://www.barnsley-furniture.co.uk/pr ... ing-table/

"which gives freedom and spontaneity to the appearance of the surface.” Really? My kids have done something similar to the legs of our kitchen table. How much is it worth?

 

[El Barto]

#-o

https://www.instagram.com/p/BohnK0ngtUC ... 8qoea80p13