Folding sawhorse plans
Continuing our series on sawhorse designs, here are folding sawhorse plans made from 2x4s with a 2×6 top. This folding sawhorse is strong, stable, and best of all it folds up to make it a little ... Read More
Tag: wood working
Gang cut pieces for greater consistency and time savings
If you have to cut multiple pieces at the same dimensions, it saves time and helps to ensure the pieces are more consistent if you gang cut them. What is gang cutting? Gang cutting is when you cut mul... Read More
Corner clamping jig
If you’ve ever made a picture frame, particularly using biscuits, you’ve probably ran into the challenge of holding two pieces together at the perfect 90° angle while the glue wood glue i... Read More
Kitchen storage table plans
Doesn’t everyone need a little more counter space, and a little more storage in their kitchen? These kitchen storage table plans add a little of both to your kitchen. With open shelving on one s... Read More
Three piece crown molding
Ever since we remodeled our bathroom almost two years ago, we’ve been planning on adding some crown molding. Unfortunately it just never worked its way up to the top of my project priority list ... Read More
DIY Router Table plans
Need a new router table to step up your wood working game? You don’t need to invest in an expensive premade router table, you can build your own router table starting with the basic designs in t... Read More
Dining Room Buffet Plans
Here are a set of dining room buffet plans for a piece we are preparing to build for one of our clients as part of a custom request. There are many ways you can customize this buffet to make it match ... Read More
Pottery Barn Inspired Queen Farmhouse Headboard
We built this queen farmhouse headboard by following our DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Queen Headboard plans. The entire build took an afternoon, and the materials cost under $100 (not including paint)... Read More
Double X Entry Table Plans
Here is a great DIY project for the homeowner that wants a great looking table for behind their sofa or in their foyer or entry hall. This Double X Entry Table is constructed from mostly standard 2x4s... Read More
DIY Plans: Pottery Barn Inspired Queen Headboard
Do you love the look of the headboards you see at places like Pottery Barn, but don’t want to spend that type of money? Well building one for yourself is not as difficult as you may think!... Read More
Pottery Barn Cameron Storage Unit Inspired DIY Plans – Divided Storage Unit
Our third set of plans in our series on the Pottery Barn Cameron Storage Unit inspired kids storage system is the divided storage unit. For our design and build, the divided storage unit will be in ... Read More
What are the different types of mortise and tenon joints?
A common question among beginning woodworkers is “what are the different types of mortise and tenon joints?” Here, we’ll provide illustrations and explanations of each of the more co... Read More
53″ Wide Sliding Door Console Buffet
Here are plans for a 53″ sliding door console or buffet. Materials: 2 – 2×10 @ 6 feet long 2 – 1×8 @ 6 feet long 1 – 4′ x 8′ sheet of 3/4″ plywood (for the floor and sides) 1 – 4... Read More
DIY Pivot Jig or Point Fence for your bandsaw
If you’ve ever tried to use your bandsaw for resawing lumber, then you’re probably familiar with the need to be able to be able to pivot your material in order to account for blade movemen... Read More
Sharpening wood chisels
Standard wood working bench and butt chisels are traditionally factory ground at an angle of 25°, and this works well fine for most wood work. However your chisel will cut better and the edge will la... Read More
DIY Wood Bar Clamps
What wood worker doesn’t need more clamps? Good parallel bar clamps can get expensive, but these DIY wood bar clamps were made with some leftover materials already in our garage shop and only to... Read More