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Category: Simple Builds

Make Chess Pieces On A Drill Press (ep38)

Woodturning is something I have wanted to get into for a while now.  But at the time of this article I don’t own a lathe.  It seems like there are smaller segments within woodworking that

Cheap & Easy DIY Drawer Pulls (ep37)

For the last few years I have been making my own cabinet pull hardware.  My original reason to make them myself spawned from seeing the high costs to buy them pre-made.  Granted a lot of

How To Make Tool Holders For Slat Walls (ep36)

These tool holders were designed to be used with slat wall but french cleats or even pegboard would work just fine.  I wanted a tool storage system that was modular and easy to change as

Salad Bowl Collaboration (ep35)

This week I teamed up with Carl Jacobson to make a salad bowl set. Carl turned the bowl and I made the salad forks. We had planned on making each of our pieces from maple. 

How To Make A 5 Minute Trivet

Sometimes you don’t get as much time as you want out in the shop.  Life has a way of regulating that.  I took a square piece of oak and made a really quick wood trivet

Christmas Ornament Challenge 2014

I wanted to make an overly simple project that anyone could make.  Even someone who has never made a woodworking project ever!  In fact, my wife

How to Insulate a Garage Door (ep30)

Trying to work in a shop or garage in the winter months of northern regions can be difficult.  A heater is almost a must.  To keep the heater from running constantly and racking up energy bills, insulation

DIY Dog Bed

Pets seem to have a special place in many families and we often times treat them as actual members of the family, dogs are no exception.  I have been a dog person from very young because

2×6 Sitting Bench

I wanted to make a simple to build sitting bench.  A friend of mine had given me a few 2×6’s that were 8 feet long and who doesn’t like free lumber?  Minimal tools are needed

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