Zfusco's 2025 | Discord Woodworking | Page 1

buoyant sigil Jan 2, 2026, 3:40 PM

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One of a few boardgame tables, this one with some crazy parameters

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Some Frames for the house

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Some inlay on a box

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tiny little improvised paint shelf

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got better at making guitars

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a slightly less good inlayed box

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a toothing plane

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I think my bridges improved the most out of anything I did on the guitars this year, big step for me being able to do a single piece bone saddle inlay, and the overall weight of the bridge was quite a bit lower than my last one

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an irish inspired stick chair I built with my FIL, finally done

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a pallette out of sapele

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a kitchen in walnut

barren ledge Jan 2, 2026, 3:47 PM

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Damn good year dude, I like the recess detail on game table aprons. and making good use of that string inlay tools 🙂 fun

earnest hill Jan 2, 2026, 3:48 PM

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That's quite a year indeed, well done

buoyant sigil Jan 2, 2026, 3:48 PM

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another boardgame table this year, in use 🙂

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few other odds and ends here and there but I think these are the notables

azure tinsel Jan 2, 2026, 4:31 PM

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Guitars, stick chairs, kitchen cabinets, and board game tables

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Zfusco's four horsemen of 2025

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Nice work, love seeing your projects

buoyant sigil Jan 2, 2026, 4:39 PM

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no joke, maybe one day i'll convince someone to do a non parsons boardgame table

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if only for my sanity

onyx veldt Jan 2, 2026, 4:54 PM

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buoyant sigil

I want to make a board game table at some point. Do you have any recommendations?

buoyant sigil Jan 2, 2026, 4:57 PM

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hmmm

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my honest feedback as a non boardgamer is that I'd just use a kitchen table 🪦

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having the whole recessed surface is very limiting in what you can do with it

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if you do want that, consider the width of your "armrests" carefully, 8" sounds small but it is a lot to reach over

amber vale Jan 2, 2026, 7:03 PM

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I am avid boardgamer and personally I don't see the appeal of board game tables. They are just not very comfortable for me (but I played on only one, they do not seem to be popular in PL, at least in my bubble), I prefer just a large, flat table. OK, on occasion dice will fall off the table, so what?

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That said, tables you made @buoyant sigil are beautiful. I wouldn't use them, but aesthetically they are very pleasing

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No idea if it sounds like an honest compliment blobSweat

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But it was meant as one!

onyx veldt Jan 2, 2026, 7:32 PM

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To me the biggest advantage is that if you are playing a big board game or DND. You can leave everything setup and put the top of the table back for use as a table before the next time the group plays.

buoyant sigil Jan 2, 2026, 7:55 PM

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thats usually what people buy them from me for, DND or games that take multiple days

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twilight imperium I think is the other one I hear often

onyx veldt Jan 2, 2026, 7:56 PM

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Haha yeah that is a big one

buoyant sigil Jan 2, 2026, 7:56 PM

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if I wanted a table for boardgaming, I'd make a regular dining table but have it sit a bit lower, just to make reaching into the center easier, etc. Narrowish aprons

dull path Jan 3, 2026, 1:46 AM

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could be for puzzles as well

supple dagger Jan 3, 2026, 7:25 AM

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Wish my output had been 1/4 of that last year. 🥲
Good job, sir!

late wyvern Jan 3, 2026, 11:56 AM

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This was ONE YEAR? Wow! Beautiful work!

buoyant sigil Jan 3, 2026, 2:55 PM

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thanks y'all, its been a busy one for sure. Hoping to have time for a few more personal projects this year. At least two more chairs, another guitar, and some builtins for my own house 🙂

late merlin Jan 3, 2026, 4:24 PM

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I love your picture frames! I always have problems trying to dimension out the sizes needed for the art and mat, and intimidated by having to cut glass

buoyant sigil Jan 3, 2026, 9:12 PM

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advice from a framer was "always 2 1/4, weight it an 8th on bottom, until the frame is >24x36"

late wyvern Jan 4, 2026, 12:48 AM

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What does it mean to "weight it an 8th on bottom"?

late wyvern Jan 4, 2026, 12:49 AM

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late merlin I love your picture frames! I always have problems trying to dimension out the s...

I just cut glass for the first time! Like just now! I was scared but it was easier than I expected (after reading lots of articles and Reddit posts about it)

late merlin Jan 4, 2026, 1:30 AM

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late wyvern I just cut glass for the first time! Like just now! I was scared but it was easi...

How did it work out for you?

buoyant sigil Jan 4, 2026, 1:31 AM

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late wyvern What does it mean to "weight it an 8th on bottom"?

make the matte 1/8th larger on the bottom

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so shift the opening 1/8th

late wyvern Jan 4, 2026, 1:49 AM

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buoyant sigil make the matte 1/8th larger on the bottom

Ah, gotcha thanks!

late wyvern Jan 4, 2026, 1:51 AM

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late merlin How did it work out for you?

It went almost perfectly! I made one small booboo that you can see on the far right edge. I was removing just a thin sliver and didn't think I could snap it with my hand, so I used a mallet and smashed it a little too hard. Still ok though... it's hidden by the front of the frame.