# DIY and Hobby projects, small to big. Pictures of course **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** arts-crafts, tools-electric-diy\ **Created:** [January 17, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910 "2022-01-17T00:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/121 "2022-10-14T17:30:58Z")
It also looks like your cut got a little askew. If the blade gets crooked in the groove it’ll bind. Not sure if these belong here, since I do actually sell them, but here are things I’m taking to market tomorrow. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/gy8m7f3.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/PSrBAXS) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/122 "2022-10-14T17:45:54Z")
Those are gorgeous! Lemme guess, you live a teeny bit upstate from me. That’s what I get for buying really, super cheap blades. I really need to stop cheaping out on these types of things but, man, this crafting hobby can get expensive! ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/123 "2022-10-14T17:58:45Z")
Thank you! I highly recommend the Dremel “EZ Lock” system of cut-off blades. [EZ406-02 Cut-Off Wheels | Dremel](https://www.dremel.com/us/en/p/ez406-02-2615e406ad) They are a bit spendy, but the non-hassle of changing discs is worth it. Nice tools make the doing more fun. And wear your eye protection!! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/124 "2022-10-14T20:15:37Z")
Is that a laser cutter you use to make those cuts? Very cool usage of the scraps of one in the other. Is there a woodworking term for this? ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/125 "2022-10-14T20:31:42Z")
It’s a CNC router. I can’t use the cutouts from one to fill the other, it just looks like that. The kerf from the tool makes it not fit. I never even thought about it being that, it _would_ be really cool if that worked. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/126 "2022-10-14T20:34:08Z")
Dang you kerf! And yeah, guess I should’ve figured that one out on my own. Maybe that’s why I’m a super amateur woodworker. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/127 "2022-10-15T22:13:26Z")
Does this count? Andean eye pattern tubular band on my homemade band loom. Yarn is from my Scheepjes Colourpack. I’m currently spinning and dyeing to use my own yarn in weaving. So there’s that. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/196701846@N05/52429607012/in/dateposted-public/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/196701846@N05/52429607012/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/128 "2022-10-15T23:08:41Z")
I don’t know why it wouldn’t count. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/129 "2022-10-15T23:49:27Z")
Thank you 😊 ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/130 "2022-10-16T02:30:09Z")
I’m working on a project to create a lift top coffee table, so I’ll have a work surface at the right height when sitting on the couch. I found a solid wood storage chest at Goodwill. I’ll replace the top and create a part that lifts up and moves forward. [![](https://i.imgur.com/DDxVUn1.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/DDxVUn1.jpeg) I’ve already mostly sanded it down, [![](https://i.imgur.com/r58XWmT.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/r58XWmT.jpeg) and selected some walnut boards to make up the top. Still deciding whether to play with resin again or not. [![](https://i.imgur.com/v8KPQzF.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/v8KPQzF.jpeg) I will probably paint the center panels black. I’m not a fan of the naughty pine look. 😉 The frame pieces and top will have a natural finish. I’ll probably only need the back 3 boards to make the top. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/131 "2022-10-16T02:34:21Z")
Those are gorgeous. Really nicely done. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/132 "2022-10-16T02:36:43Z")
That looks complicated (and cool). What is it used for? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/133 "2022-10-16T03:56:09Z")
> [@Drsunflower1](#): > > Andean eye pattern tubular band on my homemade band loom. Yarn is from my Scheepjes Colourpack. I’m currently spinning and dyeing to use my own yarn in weaving. This is beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/134 "2022-10-16T09:05:38Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > That looks complicated (and cool). What is it used for? In Peru it’s used to either embellish or enforce the raw edges of woven cloth. If used in this way it is woven and sewn at the same time. As a standalone you can turn it into jewelry like a bracelet or a necklace, it’s very light and really sturdy. It’s made as a woven peace but it’s almost like a braid. ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/135 "2022-10-16T09:07:14Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > I’m working on a project to create a lift top coffee table, so I’ll have a work surface at the right height when sitting on the couch. Very nice ! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/136 "2022-10-16T10:29:19Z")
> [@Drsunflower1](#): > > Does this count? > Andean eye pattern tubular band on my homemade band loom. … I’m sorry, you _made_ your own loom? Color me impressed already, before you even started weaving on it. ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/137 "2022-10-16T11:06:07Z")
It’s a rather simple contraption. Not comparable to a floor loom. But thank you 😊. I started out on a backstrap loom, which I watched in action many years ago in Ecuador. Thanks to the wonderful internet I came across a weaving teacher who demonstrates backstrap weaving and I decided to make my own backstrap loom. That’s just a collection of sticks basically, and you always need a hook or post to hang your weaving from. Since I’m lazy and like my crafts to be done from the couch, I made this one from pictures on Etsy. It’s simple but it works. And it gave me a chance to resolve some shop class trauma, because I used to seriously suck at woodworking. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52431594949_c81d6d926e_b.jpg "DSC\_0493") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/196701846@N05/52431594949/) ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/138 "2022-10-16T11:47:01Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I do fancypants needlepoint. Yes. Yes, you do! This is SO beautiful ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/139 "2022-10-16T12:25:32Z")
I haven’t done much knitting or crocheting lately - wrangling the grandkids and moving the in-laws have pretty much filled my days. But these are some afghans/lap robes I’ve made in the past. They went to an AARP chapter that distributed them to nursing homes or veterans homes. The ones on the bed are folded in half - they’re full blankets. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/BDkJeTi.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/BDkJeTi) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/WNs0wgG.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/WNs0wgG) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Yz7ifea.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/Yz7ifea) This one stayed home - my daughter asked me to keep it: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/DIyfI6h.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/DIyfI6h) ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910/140 "2022-10-16T12:33:07Z")
Nice! Is that Toby snuggled in Grandma’s blanket? He is so loved! I wish I had that kind of production ,the only blanket I ever made I gave up halfway. I did manage to make some cuddlies, though. But I’ve been stuck on a cuddly for my friend in the States for the past six months. It’s nice but a b\*tch to crochet . So her daughter will probably start walking before I’m finished. It is nearly done but there’s always something else to do as well… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910.md?page=8)