Custom maple shelves

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

Wooden sofa table

I saw this piece at a friend’s house, and was quite intrigued. It is a very simple piece, but beautiful as well. From the side the mitered corners along with the carefully matched grain, give th... Read More

Carved wooden end table

This piece was in one of the bedrooms of a vacation house where we recently stayed. I obviously have an affinity for fancy wooden end tables, as this isn’t the first one I’ve posted. I hav... Read More

Use handscrews to hold small pieces

If you do enough woodworking, sooner or later you are going to come across a small piece you have to hold steady in order to drill, or cut, or router. Holding these small pieces by hand can be tricky,... Read More

Simple wood step stool

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