Black Cat Halloween Decorations – scrap wood project

Posted in Around the house

I love finding new crafts and projects to use up some of the scrap wood laying around my garage shop. These black cat Halloween decorations are quick and easy, and can be made with a hand saw or a jig... Read More

Portable pocket hole station

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

I’ve had my Kreg K4 pocket hole jig for years, it was actually a gift from my father when I first started building out my own garage shop. Though I had it for a long time, I always just through ... Read More

Clamp on table saw infeed table

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

Trying to cross cut a piece of plywood wider than 12″ on a table saw is always a bit of a juggling act if you’re also trying to use a miter gauge. There is never enough room on the infeed ... Read More

Air compressor cart

Posted in Our Projects

You can find the plans for this air compressor cart, along with plans for a lot of other useful jigs and accessories in the Tools and Workshop section of our site. I finally got around to building mys... Read More

Mid-loft bed to fit over IKEA dresser

Posted in Furniture

As my son has grown from a pre-teen into a full blown teenager, the full-height loft with a desk and shelves underneath was no longer working. He asked if we could lower his bed, but we still wanted t... Read More

Custom maple shelves

Posted in Around the house

As part of our kitchen makeover, we turned an old closet on the edge of the kitchen into a new small appliance pantry. I decided I wanted the shelves in the appliance pantry to match the drawers in al... Read More

Quick and easy router table fence upgrades

Posted in Jigs

After having my router table and fence for almost eight years, I finally decided to make a few quick upgrades – and they didn’t take me more than an hour. I can’t believe I didn̵... Read More

DIY Drill Press table

Posted in Jigs

My Craftsman drill press is over 50 years old. I inherited it from my Dad, and he had always said it was the first tool he had bought after he and my Mom had gotten married. My Dad used to use it as p... Read More

Table saw push stick – DIY

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

Every few years, I find myself needing a new table saw push stick. The last one I’ve been using was actually given to me by my dad and was well overdue for a replacement. I had cleaned it up and... Read More

Simple wood step stool

Posted in Furniture

We recently built two of these wood step stools, following our own solid wood step stool plans. The great thing about making two of these at the same time is that the material cost is just incremental... Read More

Craftsman fireplace surround

Posted in Around the house

This simple craftsman inspired fireplace surround was easier to construct and install than you might initially think. Adding a new fireplace surround is really a project almost any DIYer can handle. T... Read More

Herringbone Shiplap barn door

Posted in Barn doors

Here is another sliding barn door project we recently completed. It is a herringbone shiplap pattern, measuring at 83″ high by 54″ wide. It is based off our plans of our free herringbone s... Read More

Chunky leg farmhouse table

Posted in Furniture

This chunky leg farmhouse table is one of our latest projects. I was long overdue for building a new dining room table, so I finally decided to knock this project out over the holidays. The legs are 5... Read More

Double X barn door

Posted in Barn doors

Here is a Christian Cross barn door I built based on our Double X barn door plans. The door is constructed with a frame of 1×6 pine boards with cross lap joinery, with beadboard planks behind the... Read More

Firepit chairs by the fire

Posted in Furniture

I love the fall of the year. The days are a little cooler and the nights and mornings are brisk. It’s a great time to sit around the fire pit and roast s’mores or just enjoy some time outs... Read More

A quick wooden karambit (knife)

Posted in Knives

This past weekend our son asked if we could do a little father-son project and make a wooden karambit. Now I’ve never made any karambit (or any knife) before, but I am fairly familiar with them ... Read More