# Furniture projects **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [June 20, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204 "2016-06-20T21:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/1 "2016-06-20T21:47:14Z")
It’s pretty exciting to see that we’ve had a few furniture projects done on X-Carve. The [DIRESTA stool](https://www.inventables.com/projects/diresta-wood-stool) and [the kids step stool](https://www.inventables.com/projects/kids-step-stool). What other kind of furniture do you think we should encourage people to make? ---
**Author:** ![BillBucket](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/billbucket/32/84345_2.png) [@BillBucket](https://community.inventables.com/u/BillBucket)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/2 "2016-06-20T23:05:41Z")
I’d be interested in seeing some small lockers ([like these](https://www.opendesk.cc/fin/fin-lockers)) that can be cut on the X-Carve. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/1/8/18d2b540ab3ddb510c9cabb1f1ce107b6335bc42.png) ---
**Author:** ![B.F](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/b.f/32/87399_2.png) [@B.F](https://community.inventables.com/u/B.F)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/3 "2016-06-21T02:37:10Z")
> [@Zach\_Kaplan](#): > > furniture do Modern Computer Desk ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/1/3/134e09549f9e4e07f2f1bb7fc1624bbd8593374c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RogerAndre](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/rogerandre/32/67298_2.png) [@RogerAndre](https://community.inventables.com/u/RogerAndre)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/4 "2016-06-21T03:22:56Z")
I’m going to make a chest of drawers for my loose guitar parts soon, something like this - [Products - Discover Our Full Range Of Furniture And Homeware - IKEA](http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40216357/). I made the drawers a few years ago, but never made the carcass. Also interested in making a chair that’s similar to this one on Instructables - [http://www.instructables.com/id/P9L-Lounge-Chair-made-with-CNC-Router/](http://www.instructables.com/id/P9L-Lounge-Chair-made-with-CNC-Router/) Maybe something that uses living hinges… Also… how about any furniture that doesn’t look like it was made using a CNC machine? Like a Maloof style chair - [https://blog.infinitytools.com/2013/10/24/being-maloof-maloof-style-chair-build-part-1/](https://blog.infinitytools.com/2013/10/24/being-maloof-maloof-style-chair-build-part-1/) ---
**Author:** ![anon68752607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@anon68752607](https://community.inventables.com/u/anon68752607)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/5 "2016-06-21T08:17:02Z")
On my list of things to try: layer furniture: ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/9/6/967c2947ba4cd59e6b0e6d3c0701282c276f4347.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/b/1/b1d8dce03b6ff265a1f84832960459d6edb529af.jpg) something with kerf bends: ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/9/8/980496cecf23fe5dd55e7abc4ea6c04ed13e1ea5.jpg) or cnc’ing the molds for laminate accessories: ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/6/e/6e4e4425739f97b5d5c0d09a0b229278fd2f8367.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/6 "2016-06-21T12:43:28Z")
How do they do the bends that dramatically? Do they put it into a press? ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMaker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/midnightmaker/32/85297_2.png) [@MidnightMaker](https://community.inventables.com/u/MidnightMaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/7 "2016-06-21T13:33:25Z")
I love flat-pack furniture! I made[this](http://www.instructables.com/id/Flat-Pack-Picnic-Table-From-1-Sheet-of-Plywood/) for an Instructables contest with hand tools and won the Grand Prize! ![](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/2/b/2b248d55b9c110c0dbf7cde67ae79c827f6c8b80.png) ---
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/8 "2016-06-21T13:40:05Z")
Wow! That’s pretty impressive. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMaker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/midnightmaker/32/85297_2.png) [@MidnightMaker](https://community.inventables.com/u/MidnightMaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/9 "2016-06-21T13:45:48Z")
Also, [Adirondack beach chairs](http://www.instructables.com/id/Adirondack-Beach-Chair-W-2-Positions/). These are super-comfortable. I entered these in the contest that Inventables sponsored. I had more views and Favorites than the guy that won. 🕶 I bought the AutoCAD plans from a woodworking buddy from [LumberJocks.com](http://LumberJocks.com) way back and now know how to convert that into an SVG so I can import into Easel! ![](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/3/0/3093c369c50f93be2e4923a6657b2d5c5d808d41.png) ---
**Author:** ![anon68752607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@anon68752607](https://community.inventables.com/u/anon68752607)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/10 "2016-06-21T14:19:37Z")
yes they do but not as a whole obviously. They laminate thin veneers which can be bent in relatively small radii. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HpJuS3c0EQ4/hqdefault.jpg "Lamination Bending Pt 1 Double Form Clamping.mp4") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpJuS3c0EQ4) pre-bending helps too [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/g7FuNHshRnw/maxresdefault.jpg "Pre Bending Parts for Easy Laminating") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7FuNHshRnw) You can easily use cheap woods for all layers except top and bottom one. Personally, what I’d like to try are these guitar hooks: [http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0242/2815/products/IMG\_3386\_1024x1024.jpg?v=1413074383](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0242/2815/products/IMG_3386_1024x1024.jpg?v=1413074383) I already bought 4 of them, but they are pretty expensive, so I’dlike to try and make one myself. making the molds can be tedious with hand tools because most of the time you’ll need to cut it out multiple times out of sheet and glue it together to the desired thickness. So all pieces need to be exactly the same. A cnc obviously is perfect for this kind of work. ---
**Author:** ![Earwigger](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/earwigger/32/85008_2.png) [@Earwigger](https://community.inventables.com/u/Earwigger)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/11 "2016-06-21T19:11:16Z")
Here was my first effort to make a “Valovi-inspired” bench. @AlanDavis and @BadWolf were both horrified by the colors but it was my first experience with wood tints… and beside my daughter loves it… so, there. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/e/6/e60863feeff5e19308778f74ae9138faee79cb71.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/12 "2016-06-21T19:30:39Z")
wow that is pretty cool. Did you do that with Easel and X-Carve? ---
**Author:** ![Earwigger](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/earwigger/32/85008_2.png) [@Earwigger](https://community.inventables.com/u/Earwigger)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/13 "2016-06-21T19:48:55Z")
Thanks. X-Carve + V-Carve. The problem is the unpredictability of hardwood plywood – even the good stuff. Once this file was set up and I accidentally destroyed a sufficient amount of plywood by virtue of stupidity and inattentiveness, I needed more wood. So I had to bring my micrometer to the Rockler and go through their whole stack to find a piece that fit my drawing, rather than adjusting my entire drawing to fit the available wood. It was a good learning experience. ---
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/14 "2016-06-22T00:34:27Z")
Can you explain what you mean? Was the thickness of the wood too variable so it didn’t fit in the slots? ---
**Author:** ![B.F](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/b.f/32/87399_2.png) [@B.F](https://community.inventables.com/u/B.F)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/15 "2016-06-22T03:27:51Z")
![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/4/6/46f4fab6e7ca60e834baf2f160d56cf212dbb8e2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Earwigger](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/earwigger/32/85008_2.png) [@Earwigger](https://community.inventables.com/u/Earwigger)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/16 "2016-06-22T14:41:27Z")
Yes. The material at Rocker varied from .69" to .73" which makes it hard to buy additional wood that fits like the original sheet I measured. It’s best to have all your material on hand, then measure the thickness at several spots before designing a piece. ---
**Author:** ![JoeDunne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@JoeDunne](https://community.inventables.com/u/JoeDunne)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/17 "2016-06-27T17:13:44Z")
I just built this flat pack table on 1000mm xCarve. had to shorten up the original design to fit. Onshape/Kiri-Moto workflow. (free) [Modified Len Table](https://cad.onshape.com/documents/154f05394c61095cf02e8261/w/30f3af7f4d45c8eef7e7a98e/e/b73bcc92f50b9c835f1fe2cb) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/9/7/97b3bd249e6d4a23294c29edd9bd65532e9b79d0.png) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/6/3/6324e5cbd78b6f7018a23bea3ae334e8dbf2af19.JPG) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/5/c/5ccdaf6d6aa621b669d879d87d6918dcdf17fbcb.png) ---
**Author:** ![NAM37](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/nam37/32/67432_2.png) [@NAM37](https://community.inventables.com/u/NAM37)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/18 "2016-06-27T17:22:56Z")
Threads like this are the only reason I wish I would have purchased a 1000 instead of a 500. I still wish there was a 500x1000 kit option. ---
**Author:** ![TimBelcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TimBelcher](https://community.inventables.com/u/TimBelcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/19 "2016-06-27T21:08:25Z")
![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/b/9/b96fb51b32136006e7551d17669a859487aef783.jpg) 2 pieces of 31x31 inch ply… ---
**Author:** ![B.F](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/b.f/32/87399_2.png) [@B.F](https://community.inventables.com/u/B.F)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/furniture-projects/25204/20 "2016-07-12T21:52:27Z")
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