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Mid-Century Modern Cabinet
Midcentury Modern inspired design for a cabinet that holds two laundry hampers. This is for an apartment where space is a premium. So, if you have to have a laundry hamper in sight, might as well make it look decent. Mortise & Tennon Base The base is set with a 10% slant and joined with…
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Deep Cavety Bird Houses
Made the bird house from cedar fence planks. The wood is not expensive. But, the wood is rough and each plank is variable in quality. The sides are 12 inches high, with a 21 degree angle cust, bringing the other side down to about 10 inches. Along the top end of the side, several holes…
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On the new woodworker front
I have seen quite a few posts from folks tearing themselves down because their project didn’t turn out how they wanted. And most of the comments that followed were positive and encouraging. Some of the comments were advice on how not to make the mistakes next time. My mistakes generally come from three areas: 1)…
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Hallway Table Project: Construction Lumber
So, we’re on to the project of the entryway/hallway table we saw and liked on Instagram. If you haven’t already seen the project overview, take a look here. We cover where we saw it and some things you’ll need to address if you want to take on this build. In short, you have to adjust…
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Hallway Table Project: Go beyond the instructions.
Instagram is an excellent place for inspiration for making furniture. But, it is not really the place to learn how to make things. We recently saw an entryway table that an influencer was showing. The table is made from 2 bys of different widths. We like this piece. It’s just that it takes more than…