DIY Pivot Jig or Point Fence for your bandsaw

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

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

Posted in Uncategorized

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

Sapele wood ring

Posted in Our Projects

I love the simple beauty of this sapele wood ring. Sapele wood is known as a tonal wood, and often used in the making of stringed musical instruments such as acoustic guitars. The colors and grain pat... Read More

Greatful framed wood sign

Posted in Barn and Pallet Wood Signs

Greatful= Full of Great LOVE, THOUGHT, PRAYER This hand made wood sign is approximately 11″ high by 18″ wide, including the 1 1/2″ poplar frame. The frame is constructed using mortis... Read More

DIY Wood Bar Clamps

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

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

Sapele Wood Keepsake Box

Posted in Around the house

I, along with two other friends, was recently asked to make a special keepsake box for a good friend. Knowing that he had a love of music, We decided that sapele wood, which is known as a tonal wood u... Read More

Medium Sized Keepsake Box Plans

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

Here are a set of keepsake box plans. I was recently asked to make what I’ll call a medium sized (roughly 11″ long, by 7″ wide, by 6″ high) keepsake box. I wanted this keepsake... Read More

Grandy Sliding Door Console, 60″ version

Posted in Consoles

Our 70″ Grandy sliding door console has become quite popular, and we’ve gotten quite a few requests for varying sizes of this design. Here is a 60″ version that still includes three ... Read More

DIY Kids Picnic Table Plans

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

Here are a set of DIY kids picnic table plans. This is an easy weekend project, where you don’t need a lot of special tools. Even better, it only take a limited amount of materials, so it should... Read More

DIY X-base sofa table plans (or entry table)

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

These DIY X-base sofa table plans are a simple way to make your own rustic sofa table or entry way table, and are easy to adjust to any width. I’ve drawn them out for a table that is four feet i... Read More

Floating barn wood shelves

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

As part of our half bath remodel, we decided to add some floating shelves. We wanted them to match the floating barn wood counter top we installed for the sink, so naturally we had do to floating barn... Read More

70″ wide DIY Sliding Door Console plans

Posted in Consoles

Looking for plans to build a DIY sliding door console?  Are you in love with the sliding barn door farmhouse look?  Then you might just love these three bay, 70″ sliding door console plans ... Read More

Options for attaching side rails to a headboard and footboard

Posted in Beds

If you’ve ever thought about, or have actually tried building your own bed frame, inevitably one of the questions that comes up is “how do I attach the side rails to the headboard and foot... Read More

DIY Farmhouse Canopy Bed plans – King Size

Posted in Beds

Are you looking to build to build your own frame for your king size bed? These farmhouse canopy bed plans might be just the thing you’re looking for! There are not too many complicated cuts, and... Read More

Here’s a prototype of a DIY Tic-Tac-Toss carnival game

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

This past Saturday I had to make some carnival games for my son’s cub scout pack’s Blue and Gold banquet.   I already had a few, but felt like I needed one more – so I foun... Read More

DIY Chesapeake coffee table plans

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

Did you ever want one of those cool outdoor coffee tables, the ones made out of teak or ipe wood that you might often associate to summer vacations around the beach?  These free Chesapeake coffee tab... Read More