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This turned out to be a great project.  In the end it took far more time than I thought.  I used Mahogancy and Maple for the table top. That was expensive and costs around $250 in material alone.  I attached the boards together with Kreig Screws.  It took around 120 screws to get it all done.  

There are a few things I would do differently.  I would not use 12 inch wide boards.  They are all warpped or cupped.  I would either use birch veneer plywood or I would use 4 to 6 inch boards, straighten the edges on a table saw and then glue them together.  There are YouTube videos that show how do to that.  The 12 inch boards just did not cooperate and I really had to struggle to deal with the twisting and cupping. And, I hand picked what appeared to be straight boards.  

The top took a lot of sanding.  The Krieg system states that glueing is not necessary.  However, that is really not accurate when using different kinds of wood of this length.  So, the edges raised up and needed some serious sanding.  I also should have cut all the edges straight because after the job was done I could  see spaces between some of the boards.  Not a big deal but just somehting to take note of.  All together this took around 50 hours.  I also used a router to cut the shelf supports, (a challange in cupped wood) and I put some extra mouldings on to cover up the cupping and warping in places.  Then we painted it white with aqua trim and decided to re-do the color to dark blue.  

My wife loves the table and it looks great and no one knows about the mistakes but me. It is a great design and very functional.  I really like the hardwood top. 

I loved how these little crates turned out. I used scrap wood that I've had for so long..It's 2 different kinds of wood though which is why I painted them. I ran out of 1x6 boards so I used a 1x12 for the bottom. I hope my daughter's teachers will like them. I filled the cubbies with various little things like candy and Christmas ornaments.

I made the coffee table earlier this year and love it. It holds so much and it's filled to the brim with toys.

We recently purchased a foreclosure on thirty-five acres and have been diligently rehabbing the property. (That's why the picture shows missing wall trim and unsealed floors!) We needed a desk in order to reclaim our dining table so I decided to build this one. I love how it turned out and it is perfect for our needs.

I designed this closed storage unit for my main bathroom. Two adjustable shelves behind each door make storage very flexible. The open middle shelf is tall and easily accessible for items used multiple times a day.

I built this with a single sheet of plywood. I splurged on nice hinges for a full-overlay door.

I drilled my shelf pin holes using a piece of pegboard as my guide, and some painters tape to mark the depth on my drill bit so I didn't drill too deep.

Getting the doors to hang straight was one of the hardest parts! I apologize that the pictures are all sideways, I don't know how to fix it.

I modified this project to fit my space.  I'm pretty new at woodworking but everything was fun to do.  One of the hardest parts for me were the legs so I opted for cabinet feet from Ikea.  I've gotten so many compliments so far!

My inlaws were building a beach house on the coast of NC. After years of going to the beach for family vacation and always renting houses that had water access and boat access, but no where to clean fish when we would return from the pier or boat, I decided to embark on a mission. I was introduced to the Kreg Jig work bench plans and felt that I could adapt this plan into what I wanted to do. I used all pressure treated lunber (including the plywood) and stainless steel fasteners. This did increase the cost, but was necessary for the intended location. I purchased a slab of cutting board material from USplastics.com (24" x 48") and glued and screwed it to the plywood bench top. I then mounted a bar sink and faucet for cold water access and it can either be set up on a dock to drain directly back into the water, or a 5 gallon bucket can be placed below the drain, obviously it could be piped to the drain system of the house also. It came out great. Father in law loved it, and I can't wait to see it get good use.

Great rustic farmhouse dining table

Fun quick project for our new house. I finished this bed in 2 days, and my wife was very happy! I stained it in Jacobean (Minwax), and finished with a clear satin poly.

Bed built off of plans. For one person this was a big job to finish in 3 days, but I was able to get it done before Christmas.

Fun little project, think I used too many pocket holes, they are really visible, all well, take what you learn.

Herringbone Table

Thanks for the wonderful plans! This is my 2nd Ana White build (traditional turned leg, pottery barn desk). I used the legs from this build and then leveraged some tips from another blog for the herringbone top using 2 sheets of MDF as a base (http://www.southernrevivals.com/2014/06/tile-top-herringbone-table-make…). My herringbone table took some planning, as it is over 13' long. Now all of my family can eat together when we get together!

I was looking for a small entertainment stand that would fit our blu-ray player and cable box, but also some drawers to hold dvd cases. This looked perfect. I have some woodworking experience but not a lot. I've never built anything with drawers before and I was a little nervous about it. The drawers were definitely the most challenging part and took some modification. If I built it again, I'd rip an extra 1/4" off the drawer sides so they'd fit better vertically. Other than that though, the plans were great. The project turned out very nice and I'm very happy with it.

Thanks for the great plans. I got your book for Christmas!

Measuring 8' long, 36" tall, 20" deep, and weighing nearly 400lbs, this is truly a MEGA BUFFET!

Cabinet Materials: 3/4" cabinet-grade birch plywood sub-frame. 1/4" V-groove rear paneling. American Poplar face-frame

Top: 2-1/2" thick American Spalted Ambrosia Maple flitch

Hardware: Custom

I built these for my son for Christmas. They were very easy to build (the 2nd chair turned out much better than the first, however!) and I am very pleased to have discovered this site. Thanks!