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KaneDog
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Hey NS, I have to make a final project for my woods class. I don't really know what to make so I came here to ask what you guys recommend. Try to keep it under 100 dollars! If you have any stories be sure to share them.

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Nov 19 2012 3:38PM
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Belzebub
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Longboard!
Nov 19 2012 3:39PM
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PeckMX83
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put some time into it and make something worth while, seeing how its a class im sure you can get the matierals cheap and use all available equipment. I would venture to make a kitchen table, or a dope coffee table made out some cool wood combos. Walnut center with a Maple edging. dont be that guy who makes a god damn bird house. other ideas could be a book shelf, a wine rack if your into that. get creative
Nov 19 2012 3:40PM
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crab_pretzel
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a birdhouse. its revolutionary
Nov 19 2012 3:41PM
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momentz
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build a ski press and make some skis!! it would be sick!
Nov 19 2012 3:42PM
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a_burger
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Making a pair of skis would be sick, even if you don't have a press you could make some decoration ones.
Nov 19 2012 3:45PM
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Lt-Aldo-Raine
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Im currently making a DVD tower, just finished the sketch today. Converting it to CAD tomorrow. Its got 4 shelves, door on the front will be flush with the face and there is a drawer underneath the door. Im using a cheap wood (oak) and i want it black to match my TV so i'll be using coats, on coats, on coats of ebony stain.
Nov 19 2012 3:46PM
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KaneDog
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Yeah I want make something I will use I have a decent longboard already :) keep the ideas coming, I have to buy everything from a local hardware store
Nov 19 2012 3:47PM
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.Capn.
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http://www.instructables.com/id/Freestanding-Climbing-Wall-Loft-Bed/

My instructable. Not under $100 but dope as shit and fun to have
Nov 19 2012 4:01PM
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theBearJew
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Make a iPhone case. Or make a klog.

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Nov 19 2012 4:01PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Make a combination coat/ski rack. Make an end table or a bedside stand. Basically anything you can use after you move out of mommy and daddy's becuase furniture is fucking expensive, escpecially good hardwood furniture. I made two tables, an entertainment center, and a bookshelf all of solid oak before i was done with high school. Still have them all in my place now over 10 years later.
Nov 19 2012 4:09PM
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seward
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dildo
Nov 19 2012 4:09PM
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KaneDog
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Yeah that's sick, but not for this project :(
Nov 19 2012 4:10PM
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whoa-dere
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I made one in shop last year
Nov 19 2012 4:13PM
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KaneDog
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Good ideas!
Nov 19 2012 6:57PM
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mowglii
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Favorite thing I made was a sick queen size bed. Took a long ass time and was like 300 bucks but its cool as shit. For cheaper stuff I've made like dressers/closet organizers/bedside tables/coffee tables/dildos
Nov 19 2012 7:07PM
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Snowboards
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make a cow!
Nov 19 2012 7:12PM
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Miomo
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Make a three-headed snake

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Nov 19 2012 7:16PM
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whoa-dere
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a little car! i made this last year
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i also made a longboard
this is the press
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Nov 19 2012 7:20PM
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dreadyboy
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Cutting board?
Nov 19 2012 7:26PM
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corona
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this was nothing too difficult, but might prove some inspiration for different ways of thinking of furniture.

I made this a couple weeks ago from a fallen tree and old pallet wood. cost? time and screws. that's it.

looks kinda cool too.


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Nov 19 2012 7:26PM
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Tinga
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make a coffee table with lots of different game surfaces. like checkers chess backgammon and all those other games. use light and dark woods to make the squares and triangles.
Nov 19 2012 7:32PM
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dreadyboy
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make this
http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2012/11/16/ash-cushion-by-mary-dickerson.php
cushiony allwood stool
Nov 19 2012 8:03PM
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aloha.
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If you surf, this is a sick project Click for larger image

if not, make a cool table out of a piece of raw wood (you can usually get cuts of stumps from a wood mill) kinda like this one: Click for larger image
Nov 19 2012 8:13PM
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KaneDog
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I really like the coffee table with different game boards on it, but I am worried abou the time. It has to be done by January. I get one class period a day
Nov 19 2012 10:35PM
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Ski_The_E
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skis
Nov 19 2012 10:42PM
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esotericjive
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Board or nice table as said
Nov 19 2012 11:00PM
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Midwestoverdose
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I just finished my table and no doing a clock (Have to for first semester), next semester I plan on designing a rack for skis, but before that a adorandak chair or a bench.
Nov 19 2012 11:18PM
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Dragonite.
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Make afterbangs. Derp
Nov 20 2012 12:51AM
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steezbox
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A guitar or a mini ramp. Or a boat.
Nov 20 2012 12:54AM
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Darth.Maul
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I made a guitar and it was hella fun. The neck is a pain but you can buy a neck if you don't want to do all of the measurements. Also learn a little bit about wiring and electrical circuits as well.
Nov 20 2012 1:05AM
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RedEyeTheJedi
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Word. Do that man.
Nov 20 2012 1:26AM
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Dan.
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Make a japanese puzzle box

Nov 20 2012 1:40AM
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KaneDog
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Bump
Nov 20 2012 2:52PM
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squashmosh
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I don't have a suggestion but just wanted to express a huge admiration for woodworking. I watched "Alone In the Wilderness" on PBS and all the sequels and wish I could be Dick Proeneke.
Nov 20 2012 3:19PM
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Ski_The_E
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Seriously, you should make skis

Nov 20 2012 3:25PM
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KaneDog
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Nov 20 2012 9:28PM
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Bar_Down
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I would reccomend making a piece of furniture, like a little table or anything really. Think, is there maybe something you need/could use? Also try to make it so that it'll come in handy as a nice piece of furniture later once you move out and start furnishing your own place.
Nov 20 2012 9:53PM
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KaneDog
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Nov 21 2012 4:32PM
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Toaster-Tony
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This.

I also made a goalie stick out of a bunch of exotic woods that turned out pretty good. But longboards are pretty straight forward and you can really milk the semester if you take that route.
Nov 21 2012 4:49PM
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KaneDog
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Nov 22 2012 4:58PM
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jnizzle
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Build some skis, home skillet!

http://skibuilders.com/howto/

Here is some cores for the ski I have been designing for a few weeks.  It's a 138-112-132 soft snow killer!

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Nov 22 2012 10:36PM
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KaneDog
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I might try it!
Nov 23 2012 9:11PM
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ejm
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I made a ton of shit in HS, tv stands, coffee tables, desk, dresser. Also built a huge shed for my backyard at school. Just build something you think you could use
Nov 23 2012 9:19PM
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momentz
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Build some skis! Nothing is more rewarding than shredding your own boards and ideas
Nov 23 2012 9:30PM
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crab_pretzel
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damn i really like the look of that shelf
Nov 24 2012 12:23AM
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Ghini
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I know where this is.. two friends of mine used to live around the corner, take a the first left in the pic.. (pieter jacobszstraat amsterdam)
Oh and in Dutch that is called an 'klomp'
Nov 24 2012 10:10AM
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KaneDog
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Bump
Nov 24 2012 9:53PM
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Olimar
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My dad made a full sized pool table with a ball return and everything for his final project in highschool. We still have and use it. I can upload pictures later if anyone really cares.
Nov 24 2012 9:57PM
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cope+
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I'd like to see, sounds badass
Nov 24 2012 10:05PM
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Blake.P
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I kinda like woodworking. I think I have to furnish my own place next year so if I have a car to drive stuff to boulder, I might get to make some of it. I like that shelf made out of the fallen tree and pallet, might try something like that
Nov 24 2012 11:54PM
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