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When I see an ornate cabinet or a beautifully sculpted chair, I often forget how much design and hard work must have gone into creating it. Every detail required precision and care. It can be easy to take for granted how accessible wooden goods are, but behind every elaborately crafted piece is an enthusiast who devoted time, energy and passion into it. To recognize some of these artists, we at Bored Panda have compiled this list of some of the most unique and impressive woodworking projects proud craftsmen have shared on the subreddit r/Woodworking. From cutting boards to cabinets to nightlights, we hope you will enjoy appreciating these designer pieces as much as we did.

Let us know which creations are your favorites by upvoting and commenting on the images, and if you’re looking for even more woodworking inspiration after reading this piece, check out some of our previous publications here and here.

#1 17-Year Celtic Knot Table Project Involving 2 Generations. Dedicated To My Wife Susan Who Died Of Cancer And Never Got To Meet Her 30 Grandchildren. Western Red Cedar. Arm-R-Seal Satin. Base Pedestal Made Of Reclaimed Timber From A Western Sizzler Fire

Image credits: The King's Carpenter

#2 I Built This Mechanical Iris Cabinet Using Wood, Brass, And 3D Prints. There Are Over 100 Parts, 30 Bearings, And 16 Axes Of Rotation In This Design

Image credits: locomotion_creations

#3 It’s Done!!! Now Should It Hang Like A Diamond Or Square? 2 Tone Stains On Birch

Image credits: Portland20911

#4 A Side Table I Made To Look Like A Sitting Table Guy

Image credits: liamoco123

#5 Little Cedar Cabin I Built Solo

Image credits: Jchap73

#6 Was A Little Hesitant To Post, But Here’s My First Piece Of Furniture

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#7 Couple Of High Chairs For My Grandson

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#8 Made A Bunch Of Cutting Boards For Everyone At Work

Image credits: crm115

#9 Roll-Up Tool Box I Made… I Ended Up Making A Lid For The Last Compartment So My Stuff Didn’t Spill Out

Image credits: JoshSWright

#10 Scroll Sawn Project Of The Sheriff Of Nottingham, All Natural Wood. No Stains Or Dyes. Oodalally

Image credits: woodland_porpoise

#11 She Loved Her Christmas Gift, Despite Me Pointing Out The Flaws I See And Mistakes I Done

Image credits: Astjaeger

#12 I Posted My Daughter’s Bed Earlier, Here Is The One I Did For My Son. Roofed With Galvanized From Our Old Turn Of The Century Barn, And Wired With Switches For Light/Fan And An Outlet To Plug In His Echo. Also Leaving This One Behind For The New Owners, Hope They Love Them!

Image credits: Mysterious_Bake4568

#13 I Built My Baby A Bed

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#14 Charcuterie Board Set I Call “Better Together”. These Were A Wedding Gift For A Good Friend. I Took The Nesting Concept From Pictures But Added The Heart. I Think The Heart Makes It Much More Complete

Image credits: Tbinski

#15 Made My Son His First Computer. Walnut Case

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#16 A Resting Place For My Best Friend

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#17 Last Cutting Board, I Promise

Image credits: Group_Poop

#18 My Sisters Car Had A Busted Center Console Lid, So For Christmas, I Took The Measurements From The Old Lid, Saved As Much Of The Hardware As I Could And Made A New One Out Of Walnut

Image credits: Archimedes3471

#19 An Mri Safe (Non Metallic) Cane For Patients In The Scan Room That My Wife Commissioned (Pro Bono) For The Hospital Where She Works

Image credits: Fortheloveofacorns

#20 I Built A Built-In Bookcase In Our Crooked Home

Image credits: A_Blue_Hedgehog

#21 Finished!!!

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#22 She Said Yes! Pop Up Engagement Ring Box

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#23 Went A Little Bit Extra With This Kids Kitchen

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#24 We Replaced The Butcher Block Top Of Our Island With Granite, So I Cut Out The Sections Where Each Of The Kids Ate Growing Up And Made Cutting Boards For Them

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#25 My First Try Making A Plaid Fabric Looking Cutting Board

Image credits: KC-Moe

#26 Made A Spartan Knife Holder And Custom Knife Scales. Babinga For The Handles With Brass Pins. Spartan Is Maple, Padauk, And Walnut

Image credits: LedZeppelinRiff

#27 My Cousin Asked If I Would Help Him Build A Casket For His Dad,my Uncle. He Was A Woodworker His Whole Life. Rush Job So It Never Did Get A Finish On It. Cherry On Walnut With Walnut Live Edge Top

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#28 Shipping Delays Are Insane, So I Built My Own Couch

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#29 A Toolbox I Made For My Dad. African Mahogany, Maple, Baltic Birch. Based On An Izzy Swan Plan

Image credits: cuttingwoodisfun

#30 The Ribs Of A Skateboard Park I Helped Build

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#31 Most Expensive Desk Ever 🙂 – But Think It Looks Pretty Cool

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#32 Quit My Corporate Job In Digital Mapmaking/Map Data A Few Years Ago To Make Them On Wood Instead

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#33 First Day Cottage 99% Complete

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#34 A Chair I Made For A School Project

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#35 I Made A Pet Gate That Keeps The Dogs Out While Allowing The Cats To Pass

Image credits: therookiewoodworker

#36 I Made A Cryptex Portable Vault

Image credits: JoshSWright

#37 My New Work, Turtle Nightlight! A Combination Of Resin And Wood!

Image credits: AmoyCK

#38 Desk Dog Lamp

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#39 Hello From Ukraine. My City Is Occupied By Russian Troops. So I Hurried To Finish Machete Pipe. Don’t Know What Will Happen Next, But Think When The War Is Over I Will Send It To Danny Trejo

Image credits: RadonLab

#40 The Wood Brick Bowl! I Cast These Oak “Bricks” In Blue Resin And Turned Them Down To A Bowl

Image credits: FormanWoodworking

#41 Coffee Table I Made For A Customer Featuring Landmarks From Her Home Town Of Edinburgh Scotland. Walnut With Wood-Stain Artwork

Image credits: Woodworks-of-art

#42 Oak Crib I Built For Our Daughters Nursery. Finished With Rubio Monocoat. I Finally Feel Like I Am Ready For Her Arrival

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#43 I Finished My Wood-Carved Relief Globe At Last!

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#44 Told My Wife There Was No Way She Was Going To Pay $150 For A Shelf I Can Build Myself For $300. Showed Her

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#45 Tried My Hand At Chainsaw Carving Yesterday. Pretty Happy With How It Turned Out

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#46 To Commemorate A Family Member Receiving A Heart Transplant. Walnut Heart, Maple Stand