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My sons and I have been building this backyard playhouse. I designed it last summer to create a structure that had the feel and look of a treehouse despite not have a tree worthy of the structure. The goal was to have some great features that would give them a great place to let their...

I haven't posted in a while on either business or fun stuff, so I thought I'd share my Memorial Day project. We're not the best gardners, but like to grow fresh herbs (growing basil, mint, parsley, and rosemary in containers now). This year, we decided to try vegatables in those "Topsy Turvy...

I just recently picked up 2002 model Craftsman Jointer from a fellow woodworker in town. ($50, and it looked brand new!). I had been collecting reclaimed wood wherever I could and had picked up some pallets among other pieces. All of the wood for the table was taken from ONE pallet. The top is...

Hey all, This was my first hand routed raised (Relief) sign. I drew up a quick pattern idea in photoshop this morning and went to work. The wood is 3/4 whitewood from HD. I glued on the pattern and routed out the detail with a 1/8 straight bit, and routed the rest with a 1/4 round nose bit for a...

I recently built a drying rack for our laundry room. The frame is from 1×2 pre-primed stock. The back is leftover 1/4" paneling from a previous project. The rail section was drilled on a drill press to 3/8" depth and I believe the dowels are 3/8" set about 3" apart. The actual spacing was...

This is what a woodworker builds when someone comes in her yard and steals the store bought one. I should be thanking the thief! Based on Spike Carlson's Family Handyman layout and directions, I took 1/2 inch plywood and made a slightly smaller version of his design. 1 Sheet of plywood and some...

These are the finished cutting boards I made for Christmas gift this Christmas. I got them done in a nick of time, put the last coat of mineral oil on them Christmas morning. Nothing like waiting till the last minute. They are made from Maple with a touch of walnut.

My latest weekend project. As our crassula ovata has grown too big to keep it on the window, then we needed to find a new place for it. A small and stable stool or postament was requested for this purpose. Glued up a few white oak boards in the middle of the week and finished the project on...

So always wanted to get into woodworking and have finally settled in a decent job for a year or two before I move again, so we'll not masterpieces by any opinion. Can't learn unless you mess up and make things that look well.. Like the above, although rather happy with my map! That's a trial for...

I wanted a creative way to display a bunch of pictures that didn't require plugging in a memory card or battery powered digital frame, and I remembered the clear plastic photo cubes my grandmother had when I was a kid. This woodworkers take on that theme involves gluing pictures to a block of...

This is a very simple project I made for my in-laws last Christmas. It is from a book on weekend woodworking projects Use a single scrap of wood and saw a series of L shapes. Drill candle holes in one end and through holes for the dowel in the other end. Make a knob. Glue in dowel. Finish...

I've made a few of these in the past, they are always fun to make and a nice simple weekend project. Recorded this one and put up a build video. Wooden Long Sword