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I built 6 of these chairs to go with my Farmhouse Table I built. I did change them a bit. I changed the angle on the back legs and the seat. I posted some pictures of the process and went a little more into detail about my changes on my blog.

I mostly followed Ana's plans but used 1 5/8 screws and had a problem with wood splitting so for the ceder I used a finish nailer instread which worked great. I also painted before nailing the ceder pieces so they would really stand out and I also cut a few inches off the front ceder piece as I think 5.5in is too high and covers too much of the entrance. 

This is my first project working with wood. My husband and friends are very amazed by what I built.

I probably took this project on at a bad time (final semester of college, planning to move for my first job, and getting married) but this was my wedding present to my wife. I modified the plans and made everything (except for the drawer boxes) out of white oak cut from my father in law's farm. The headboard, footboard, and drawer faces are edge glued planks. I made the corner posts by gluing 2x4s together (actual dimension of the post is 3x3). I used threaded inserts to make it come apart into 4 pieces (headboard, footboard, and drawer boxes). This thing is HEAVY (the headboard alone probably weighs ~150lbs) I learned a lot during this project and these planse were a great guideline!

I really enjoyed this project. I would suggest painting as much as possible before assembly. I used pocket screws to hide which are hidden on the back side and a nail gun to attach the front 1x2s. I made a total of 8 ledges.

One thing I did different from the project plan is that I connected the bottom board on top of the back board to give me a little more space on the bottom for layering my books.

I actually emailed Restoration Hardware and although they no longer carry this chair , it was priced starting at 795$!!  Not even close to what it cost me to make it myself. I spent 88 $ on the cushions, 5$ on screws and approx 65$ on the wood so all together this chair cost me about 158$. Thanks Ana!

Great plans allow for versatility and easy customization. Put the whole thing together in a day w/ one other person. My set up is 16' long - 5' on the side shelves and 6' for the workbench. Added a pegboard and fluorescent light under the top middle shelves. I'm also designing a slim drawer to go under the workbencheck area. Thanks a bunch!

I used the plans from JRLwoodworking and the pictures from AZCA33 and combined them to create an entertainment center to hold my new 60" flat screen tv. I priced new entertainment centers at furniture stores for a nice entertainment center to hold a large tv and the price was around $2000. I looked around online and found a couple of websites of handmade entertainment centers and decided to give it a try. I had never made anything remotely his large or detailed, but with the plans and some patience, I was able to bring this thing to life. I couldn't have done it without the help of this website or jrlwoodworking. I am very proud of this piece of furniture and plan to cherish it for a long time....

Build Instructions:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Harvest-Basket-Garden-Trug/

Video of Build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DlhZ6-gpak&feature=youtu.be

This is a simple design built from reclaimed wood and purchased ¼” wood slats.  It cost very little and only took a couple of hours to complete the build.  The goal was light weight, shallow and wide for collecting leafy vegetables, easy to handle and somewhat attractive. 

My girlfriend requested I make this stand for our TV which is 46". (It looks like something she wanted from a furniture store that was being sold for around $1,100.)  I followed the plan, but customized the size. My table is 60" long and 24" high.

We wanted to make a weatherbeaten "driftwood" look. The Classic Gray was darker and had more opacity with one coat than expected, so we stopped at one coat.  Classic Gray is a lot "cooler" in tone before the clear coats, because the clear polyurethane I used  has a warm tint to it. (In the future, I also want to try the crystal clear Minwax Polycrylic, which would not warm the tone of the gray.) After the stain, we added some brown dry brushstrokes to make it look rustic or aged. 

I lightly sanded between each of the clear coats. Two coats on the under parts and three coats on the top. 

I added felt pads that I cut to fit to protect our floors from scratching. 

The wood is part pine and part common board. 

Girlfriend loves it! It is a huge hit. Lots of compliments from neighbors as I worked, too. 

We customized the train table a bit and laminated the top into one solid piece so that we could paint a car map of our neighborhood on the underside. It's heavy! But with two boys in the house it's never really on anyways! :)

I really enjoyed this project!  It was very easy and inexpensive.  I used Weathered Oak stain to make the pine look aged.  I also countersunk all of the screws and used oak button dowels to give it a finished look.  I learned how to create the wording and images through YouTube.  Search: how to transfer an inkjet photo to wood.  Cool trick.

I have built some other stuff before, but not with paint and sanding and such. It was definitely a great learning project. There are imperfections, but it's a toy, so kids will be having fun and that is all that matters.

I loved the look of the planked wood sideboard but it was too big for my space. I was inspired by Knot Perfect’s smaller version. I really liked everything about how his looked, including the finish. My finish didn’t turn out quite as nice as his, but I am still very happy with it.