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Originally Posted by TopKnot
It would be very easy to mangle a pile of costly material.
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Yeah, I visited a lumberyard and saw what some of the bigger planks of walnut were going for and scaled back my initial ambitions quite a bit.
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Something like the PBS New Yankee Workshop can give you an idea about what might be involved in such projects. Norm uses thousands of dollars of machinery and tools so it's probably not practical to jump into it like he does though.
One of my own favorites is the Woodwrights Shop with Roy Underhill, once you get past the kitschyness of the video production, the basics of simple and solid wood fabrication are pretty well illustrated and explained. And although he uses some of the most basic tools he does show how you can get some respectable pieces in the end.
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There are a bunch of good tutorials on YouTube - it's actually pretty amazing what you can learn on YT these days. I'm fortunate to be able to borrow a bunch of stuff from friends and co-workers who used to be into DIY wood working and construction. So far I've accumulated a portable table, miter and circular saw and a palm sander. And a bunch of clamps. I also picked up a pocket hole jig online, which I read at least is a lot easier than other methods of joining wood.