Z-brace barn door plans
These z-brace barn door plans are one of the easier sets of plans in our series of DIY sliding barn door plans. The only complicated cut is the z-brace itself, and that is only mildly complicated due ...
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Category: Free Project Plans & DIYs
Every project should start with a good plan. In our DIY & How-Tos section, we provide instructions , tips, and detailed project plans for many different levels of projects and crafts in hopes that we can make your next project go a little smoother and be more successful.
Enhanced table height stool
We call this our “enhanced table height stool” because we’ve added just a few minor details (compared to our simple table height stool) to make it look a little more like a finished ...
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Simple table height stool
Looking for a table height stool? Maybe you need it at your dining table, or maybe at a crafting table. Maybe you have a dining table height sofa table where you want to add some seating in your livin...
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Herringbone Shiplap barn door – free DIY plans
The next in our DIY sliding barn door plan series is this Herringbone Shiplap barn door. Instead of the standard 42×83″ size, this door is design at 54″x83″ to cover a 48″...
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Christian Cross barn door – free DIY plans
These Christian Cross barn door plans are the second in our series of DIY sliding barn door plans. These plans make it simple to build your own Christian Cross barn door using simple lap joints for th...
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Double X barn door – free DIY plans
Looking to build your own barn door? This Double X barn door is actually easier to build than you might believe. Due to using lap joints for the frame, the joinery is simple and there are no complicat...
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Sliding door console – 72” x 22.5” x 39”
This version of our sliding door console plans is built primarily with off the shelf materials. It does not require any complicated cuts, and you can probably have your local big box store make the li...
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Free DIY Seed Starter plans
As the summer growing season winds down, it’s time to start thinking about the seeds you harvested and turning those seeds into little plants. Growing plants from seeds means you can probably us...
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DIY clamping blocks to keep things square
When you’re building boxes out of plywood, it’s always good to use clamping blocks to keep things square. These DIY clamping blocks are actually multipurpose. You can use them as corner cl...
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Drill Press Wood Vise DIY Plans
Have you ever needed to drill a hole in the end of small piece, or worse, a dowel? Or how about through the rounded face of the dowel? Neither of these is an easy task, unless you have a vise you can ...
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DIY Swing Bed Plans
Have you ever seen one of those big front farmhouse porches with one of those beautiful swing beds? Did you ever want a swing bed of your own? Well, even if you don’t have enough room on your ow...
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Never lose your drill press chuck key
If you’re anything like me, after using your drill press chuck key you place it down on whatever flat (or semi-flat) surface is nearby. I can’t tell you how many hours of my life I’v...
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Pocket hole clamping jig
If you’ve ever used a pocket hole jig, you’ve probably also learned that face clamps and pocket hole clamps come in pretty hand for keeping your boards aligned and tight when you are inser...
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Table saw extension (phase 1)
I’ve owned my Delta 36-725 table saw for several years now, and I’ve been wanting to add a table saw extension for quite some time. Though there has always seemed to be a more pressing pro...
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Screen door with dog door
We needed a new screen door for our screened in porch, and we wanted to close off the dog door hole that was next to it – so I decided to design and build a screen door with a dog door built in....
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Shaker drawer front plans – DIY
Here are shaker drawer front plans to go along with our shaker cabinet door plans. Shaker drawer fronts are easy to construct, you only really need a table saw to make all of the cuts. It helps to hav...
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