re: Need garage projects for this winter

Build a cigar box guitar.

Many moons ago, it got me started on my way to the far above-average shop skills that I have today and even alot of what makes me my living.

It has everything from woodworking to electronics, but you only need the basic tools to do it. Plus you have a cigar box guitar to play.

Or if you're trolling then you can just go make me a sandwich like all of my whore wimmenz do.

ETA: I'm still waiting on the sandwich. (And the whore wimmenz.)

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Need garage projects for this winter

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come clean mine

LSU themed gloryholes.

I like it.

Something very rewarding and easy is to make some bird feeders and birdhouses. With Spring around the corner you’ll find yourself very interested in what you can attract to your backyard.

I didn't know how to play either other than basic chords and an innate ability (albeit minimally-innate) at hearing and playing the slide guitar. It's not like it's a gotdayumed Big Baby Taylor that requires virtuosity to build: they consist of 1 to 6 strings and play basic, bare-bones nasty slide blues. You can get very VERY complex with them, but you can also just start off building a single string with a broomstick neck and an 88 cent Radio Shack-bought pezo pickup.

But you can also just be a quitter and/or be trolling me. Either way, keep looking for projects baw. (If you're really looking.)

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Fleshlight

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all you need is a Pringles can, latex gloves and a sponge

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but I have essentially zero woodworking skills

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Build a Maloof rocker.



On a more serious note if you are interested in WWing start with some simple furniture Shaker or Danish-inspired can be deconstructed and built fairly simply. I would suggest NOT starting with a large table since you need to understand how wood moves and it is much better to have a jointer and planer to be able to dimension your own wood.

There are a ton of youtube videos that have simple furniture builds. Hardwood ply is a great way to start since you want have panel glue-ups to worry about that would allow you to "cheat" and build a larger table if you like. Try to learn to build with no mechanical fasteners like screws and avoid the temptation of using a pocket hole jig like a Kreg. If you plan to make it a hobby there is never a reason to use pocket holes unless you are building kitchen cabinets or garage furniture.