PIRATE TREASURE CHEST I wanted to do a small project that was fun and quick before I dived into my next larger project, a kitchen island. I have been wanting to make a treasure chest for my two sons for some reason, and I figured now would be a perfect time. This does not take too … Continue reading
BOX JOINT JIG I thought I would go over how I built my box joint jig since at least 3 of my future projects use this particular device (treasure chest, beehive boxes, drawers, etc). It was a simple project that has helped me on numerous occasions and provides a strong joint that looks like you … Continue reading
How many Cutting Boards is too much to make in a weekend? 10 10 is the correct answer In the past several months, I have made around 15 end grain cutting boards. One was for my friends wedding present, a few were for my wife’s bosses, and I got an order of 10 cutting boards … Continue reading
KIDS BOOK SHELF My wife wanted shelving for Logans room to keep all of his books organized instead of using crates. She sent me something she liked online, which was basically like this target unit that sells for about 13 dollars I added the hyperlink to the picture above, so all you have to do … Continue reading
I wanted to build floating shelves for a while now, but I did not like the ones I saw online or the tutorials I found on the interwebs. They always seemed too thick, or showed hardware pieces and parts which was not what I was looking for. After strolling through the aisles of Woodcraft, I noticed … Continue reading
After building my beautiful dining room table, I wanted to build a bench for one side so that my heap of kids (Wife is pregnant with my 3rd by the way) can all sit next to each other during dinner time. If you missed my Table Build posts, I broke them out into (4) pieces: 1: Dining Room … Continue reading
We are finally at the finish line; Part 4 of my table build which covers how I applied the finish to my walnut dining room table. If you missed parts 1 through 3, click below! Part 1 – DESIGN Part 2 – Frame & Legs Part 3 – Table Top Now that I have built my … Continue reading
Dining Room Table Build – Part 3: Table Top Now that my frame is finished, on to the Table top. In case you missed the first two posts, click HERE for the design of my table top, and click HERE for how I built my legs and frame. For part 3, I will go over … Continue reading
Part 2: Table Frame and Legs For part 1 of my dining room table tutorial covering the Design phase, please click HERE. For part 2, I will be constructing the table legs and frame. Side Measurements 1 Side Measurements 2 Legs I start my project by constructing the 4” x 4” legs. I had the choice of … Continue reading
Hello! I am so happy to say that I will soon begin my largest and most dreamt about project to date: A dining room table. I plan on beginning this journey immediately and will be documenting the process, step by step like I have done on many of my other projects. Due to the size of … Continue reading
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