Remodeled Entry Closet, Cedar-paneled
Every time I opened our entry closet I wanted to scream. I’ve been wanting to re-do it for a long time, and I finally bit the bullet and did it. Coats, which we accessed most, were often pushed back in…
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Small Entryway Table
We wanted a table with a drawer in a little nook for our entryway. I just have some finish sanding to do and then finish, but it’s pretty much assembled (except for the hardware). I should have sharpened my chisels…
Custom Router Table Extension for BT3100 Table Saw
Here’s a table extension I put together last night for the Freud Avanti Plunge Router that’s gotten a lot of press over the past few days. It’s made with some MDF, some scrap 1/2″ maple, 3/4″ oak, and 1/2″ plywood.…
Toy Sword and Shield
I came home today and my son had created a suit of armor and a sword out of cardboard and paper bags. But his sword was badly damaged — dented and bent — by the kid down the street who…
Scrap Wood Toy Violin
I was working on another rocking horse in the shop today and my son kept picking up a horse leg and pretending it was a violin. I didn’t want the leg to get damaged, but I also wanted him to…
Window Cornices
Just call me Martha Stewart. 🙂 I finally got around to making three simple fabric-covered window cornices for our reading room, using all scrap wood and about 1.5 yards of fabric that my wife picked out for about $12. 1/4″…
Bench Tool Storage Shelves
I saw this in Wood magazine a few months ago and it seemed like the perfect solution for my cramped shop. It’s made from maybe a half dozen 2×4’s, some pegboard, some scrap plywood and a little scrap MDF on…
No-frills Tenoning Jig
I finally got around to building one, pressed primarily by another project I’m working on that requires a lot of half-laps in 2×4’s. At first I was thinking of building Black Wallnut’s jig but I decided to take the easy…
Small Parts Storage with Used Drug Bottles
I used to get a lot of prescription meds for a family member and I often use the old bottles to store small parts. A couple years ago I started drilling holes in 1/4 ply and hanging them from hooks…
How To Build a Chess Board or Checkerboard (Part 3 of 3)
This is Part 3 of a 15-page tutorial (in three parts) that will show you how to build an heirloom-quality, all-wood chess or checkers board with just a few small pieces of lumber. (Use the page navigation at the bottom…