Wood A Frame Coop
A shape chicken coop built in just two days about 9 hours east to do. But heavy to move but everyone is loving it!!!!
Cecilamor
A shape chicken coop built in just two days about 9 hours east to do. But heavy to move but everyone is loving it!!!!
Cecilamor
built to fit mudroom locker and bench unit using a combination of Ana's plans
Sat, 03/23/2013 - 20:48
I LOVE the look of this. Cannot wait for us to get our addition done to add something like this. Definitely a need with 5 kids in the house!
I changed the dimensions to make it a little smaller to fit the front of my house. My husband and I now spend our evenings sitting there drinking tea and enjoying the nice weather.
I spent close to $60 and ordered 3 cushions from target for $8.99 each.
Been working from home for the past two months due to the health crisis. To stop from going crazy from being at home with my wife and four kids, I decided up pick up a hobby - here's where my homie Ana enters! I didn't want the sectional for my patio, but certainly the couch, chairs and table. The only mistakes had were my own (using wood putty, not sanding it well), but the plans were spot on. The only real issue I ran into was the cedar wood I used wasn't 1.5 x 3.5, but 1.75 x 3.5. This caused me to make additional cuts were I otherwise would not have needed it. Other than that, just remember to make the longest cuts first... I ended up needing to buy about five additional boards because it.
A medicine / bathroom vanity I built for my son’s master bathroom. Constructed of 3/4 oak veneer , 1x2 and 1x3 red oak for the face frames and doors. I used a combination of dowels and dominos to assemble. The metal for the doors was purchased at The HD. Finished off with Minwax English Chestnut stain and 4 coats of Shellac.
Gary Fox
Great nightstand/chest made form the Kentwood Nightstand plans on Ana-white.com. Thanks for the great instructions! I would have to add that I needed 5 1x3's to make the top, instead of the noted 4 in the plans.
Thanks again!
Fri, 05/10/2013 - 21:45
The instructions I found for this are pretty vague as to what to do with attaching the top-- do the 4 (or 5 as it seems) boards somehow link onto eachother kreg-style? or...? Thanks!
Not as easy as everyone else said online. I had never used a kreg jig and it takes a bit more practice than I had patience for. one thing to note is the instructions screw lengths are for if you are NOT using a kreg. If you use a kreg, use the screw lengths they suggest. I used a deck stain and purchased the cushions on sale at Ikea ($22.50 per cushion)
I built this bed to replace one of the kids twin bed. I wanted a solid wooden bed that would be around for a while and I did not wanted to pay Thousands of dollars.
We perviously had a larger garden farther back in the yard, it was on the ground which is very hard and rocky. It was tough to till and maintain, so it was taken down a few years ago.
My wife and teenage daughter have green thumbs and have planted herbs and tomatoes in pots over the past few years, but this year they wanted something more substantial. After an online search we found this plan.
It was a bit small for what the girls had planned, so with a little bit of tweaking, we changed the depth of the enclosure to 10'. It was pretty easy to do. Also the girls wanted the beds to be a bit deeper, so we made them three 2x6's deep instead of two
It was built by my wife and I in one weekend, well actually the truth is we built the entire enclosure, minus the door on Saturday about 10am and finish up about 5:30pm. I built the door the next day and we hung it together.
Just an FYI, I have quite a bit of woodworking experience and have a workshop with table saw, band saw and much, much more. I did use the table saw for most of the cuts, with the exception of the gate support which I cut using the band saw.
One caveat, if you have the lumber yard cut any pieces for you, make sure all the lumber is the same length. It's kind os a nit picky thing, but none of the lumber was exactly the length shown on the labels. If you want all the joints to be "perfect" I suggest measuring and cutting all the pieces to the correct length to match the plans.
We also used an industrial hand held staple gun to fasten the chicken wire.
The cost of all the materials, including two sets of work gloves came out to $447.92 from Home Depot in 2020.
We are now waiting for a delivery of the top soil to fill the beds. Since we used weatherguard lumber, we are going to gat plastic sheeting and line the beds.
It was a fun project and my girls are looking forward to planting all their seedlings.
For fun we made a time lapse video, which I have uploaded to Youtube. If you watch closely, you will see that we started the build in one area of the yard and moved it because the ground sloped much more than we originally thought.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7vvBLy034U&list=WL&index=112&t=0s
I hope that our experience may help others in some small way.
Thank you Ana for making these plans available!!
Sat, 05/30/2020 - 18:27
Love the added length! Thanks so much for sharing photos of your build!
Hi Ana Chris Burt, Belmont NSW Australia
Well, was inspired from your plans on sand pits, so I made a custom one for my first Grandson Brax, it's around 2 meters square. With larger seats etc., was made completely out of recycled pine timber pallets. used waterproof glue, stainless screws and hinges as we live in Belmont NSW which we have lake Macquarie one side ocean on the other so it a battle with salt air. Finished it with a marine clear lacquer. Still lots to do like a pool fence keeps the dogs out and a shade over it. Love your site has great ideas and projects.
After years of pining (HA made of pine) for a farm style plank table, my husband and I worked together to build one. Thank goodness for Ana White. The plans were easy to follow, and with the help of a friend it didn't take long to build at all. This is the first time we have built anything. We have also altered the plans a bit, and my husband built a smaller one for a friend.
I used the Julia Nightstand plans but added textured wallpaper to the side panels and also decoupaged scrapbook paper on the inside of the drawer. The back was wainscoting which was painted the same color as the nightstand (this was a chalk paint). I added a thin support piece of wood above each side of the drawer to prevent it from flipping downward while it was open
When my wife and I moved we sold our old table and was in need of a new one. We've shopped around and didn't like anything we were seeing. She insisted that I build one but I never had any time due to my job. In the past it would've been easy because that's what I did was woodworking. So she researched and came across ana's plan and she loved it. Keeping the wife happy I made time. I made my material list & cutlist but was concerned with using construction grade lumber for the tabletop due to over time it likes to cup and warp in the right conditions. Instead I went with 8/4 Poplar which will make a solid tabletop and last forever. I was only able to work weekends on the project so it was finished in a month which I added the total hours & it equaled 1 week. She loves her new table and is now shopping for 5 canvas chairs to go with it. With her posting on social media I now have requests to build more. Where will I find the time?
Saw plans on here and my girls loved the bed so we got rid of the bunk beds and now they have their own beds. The original plans were for a king or Queen so had to redraw the project out for twin size beds. I had never made drawers before so that was fun. Learned a lot and now onto the next project.
My wife and I built this fireplace wall using Anna White’s plans. We get complements by all that see it!
Keith
I built this storage unit for a bathroom in our new home from Ana White plans in her book, The Handbuilt Home. I had most material on hand, only having to purchase some trim. It was very doable and not difficult.
I decided to make longboards as birthday gifts for some of my other nephews. I had made a regular skateboard prior, but I decided to try longboards this time and I'll probably make one for myself down the road since I'm a bit of a child myself :)
More details and photos on my blog:
http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/blog/diy-longboard
Cheers,
Ian
Had a little bit of time to do it
Upsized to a king. Couple of changes:
Mitered all the trim. Routed a rabbet in the back for the plywood panel. I mount to the wall with an offset to clear the baseboard (I attach wood blocks on the back and use adjustable furniture feet for leveling and floor protection.