The BJ Fisher appreciation thread...

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

My thanks to BJ......no not a masterpiece of a box this time but he's the real reason i decided to step up my game building boxes and what-not. He inspired me to go out and buy a router, and some saws and a bunch of router bits. So now instead of blowing a shitload of money on things....i just build them. Here's a few things i whipped out this weekend.

Inspired on Friday night when i came home from work and my wife had 20+ pairs of shoes by the front door......its a 24 pair of shoes shoe rack for her and the kids. Now shes got me making one for her closet that will easily hold 50 pair. Just set it up to see how good it is...now gonna paint it for her

Now here is my first real big project....set of bunk beds for my boys. I priced good solid ones, since my boys like to tear shit up, and most were well over $1000 without matress'......by the time i'm done i'll have less than $400 including matress'....used 4"x4"s for the corner posts, 2" x 8"s for the rails . Gonna put 2x4 runners and 1/2" OSB for a mattress backer. Notched out the 4x4's with my router and tucked the 2x8 rail into the corners....gonna paint the whole thing when i'm done

and all that was inspired by BJ cause i wanted to make nicer boxes, then i realized that what i could do with wood working tools is endless

Click to read more...

 

[lookitsjim23 10+ year member]

i like the shoe rack

 

[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

I enjoy a slothery BJ now and again.

 

[BuckyBoy 10+ year member]

Nice work. Those look great.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Why for art thou not rounding edges.

The first commandment is there shall be no rough edges..

You shall burn in box building hell

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Nice work! I wish I had the tools to do things like that. Gotta love the satisfaction of completed DIY projects. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

DIY products are a lot of fun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

Nice work! I wish I had the tools to do things like that. Gotta love the satisfaction of completed DIY projects. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

the $800 total that i'll save on the bunk beds will pay for almost all my tools...all i need now is a good table saw

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

I see rounded edges. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

it's hard to tell but i did a 1/4" roundover on all the 2x8"s and the 4x4"s already had a nice round edge

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

I don't see any triangles on that bed frame though. Your ninjas are going to jack that up fast.

no it'll have 2x4 runners (about 8 of them with 1/2" OSB screwed down to lay the matress on...should be god awful solid

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

Dem shoes you made is sweet.