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

DIY Counter Height Farmhouse Table plans

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

These counter height farmhouse table plans are fairly simple and straightforward. You should be able to build this whole table in just a few hours with a basic set of woodworking tools. These are desi... Read More

DIY Vintage Style Plant Stand Plans

Posted in Crafts

These vintage style plant stand plans are a simple and basic design, with a few easy optional tweaks to give a more finished and refined look. You can easily skip the rounding of the top of the legs o... Read More

2×4 Truss Style Farmhouse Table Plans

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

These truss style farmhouse table plans are designed to be built almost entirely from standard 2×4 construction lumber. The only part of the plans that use other dimensions of lumber are the top ... Read More

DIY Drop leaf side table plans

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If you live in a smaller space, or have smaller rooms in your house, you may be looking for pieces that can serve multiple purposes and that take up less floor space. These drop leaf side table plans ... Read More

Free DIY Saw Blade Storage Box Plans

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For years my saw blades have just been stored on the built-in “storage” bolt sticking out of the side of my table saw. Well, there also have been a few in the plastic tub that my dado stac... Read More

Outdoor Pub Table plans – modular DIY

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If you like to entertain outside, and you have a bit of an open area that could use some furniture, maybe these outdoor pub table plans are just what you need. This entire table is built from nine 2&#... Read More

Hexagon Picnic Table plans

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Here is an alternative between a standard picnic table and our octagonal picnic table designs – hexagon picnic table plans. I actually find these plans slightly more difficult than the octagon t... Read More

Portable Kreg pocket hole jig station plans

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Are you ready to elevate your woodworking game to another new level? Building a pocket hole jig station might just be the game-changer you’ve been looking for! A portable, dedicated pocket hole ... Read More

Air compressor cart

Posted in Our Projects

I finally got around to building myself an air compressor cart last weekend. I was tired of lugging the air compressor in and out of the corner of my shop, and having the air compressor hose in a tang... 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

DIY air compressor cart plans

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

The following plans are for building a simple air compressor cart with a sacrificial hardboard top. It is specifically designed to fit a 16″ diameter pancake air compressor such as a DeWalt. Not... Read More

Teen mid-loft full size bed – Free DIY plans

Posted in Beds

As my son has transitioned from a pre-teen, into a mid teen, he no longer wanted his bed to be raised in a full loft fashion. So it was time to do a little remodel and change his full loft into a mid-... Read More

DIY table saw dovetail jig plans

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The following plans are for building a dovetail jig for the table saw. Now, I’ve never considered myself very good at making dovetails – which is why I’m always willing to give a new... Read More

DIY table saw infeed table plans

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The following plans are for building a table saw infeed table. In the realm of woodworking mastery, the humble table saw takes center stage, and when paired with the often-overlooked infeed table, the... Read More

Custom maple shelves

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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