this is my intro to woodworking by myself and i think the table turned out ok. ana's website sure helped allot.
As a beginner woodworker I was searching for a router table project and came across this one. I constructed it entirely out of birch plywood. I will admit is was a challenge for me as I had never done drawers before. The biggest challenge was the small drawer for bit storage. I used a Rockler table top and it worked perfect. Overall I’m pleased with the way it turned out and have already used it in several projects
Golf Locker. We love it!
I built this bed for the guest room at our previous house. The room was small, so I made floating shelves for the nightstands to save space. We have since moved and are now renting, so we didn't want to put holes in the walls to hang the shelves. I took the opportunity to build these nightstands instead. The original design was a little too tall and wide, so I reduced those dimensions by 3". This was my first time building drawers, but they went together surprisingly well. I had used a combination of stain on the bed and was worried about matching it, but 2 coats of Minwax Dark Walnut ended up being a pretty close match.
Building is turning into such a blast for my husband and I. This is our second project and let me tell you, with a few extra tools and practice, it's getting easier! We will be finishing up the second one of these this weekend then starting on the X Coffee Table, to be followed by the X Console Table. We are due to buy our first home in January so we are waiting til we get our home to decide on a stain.
When I decided to build a woodshed I was freaked out because I've never done anything even remotely like this. I struggle with precision and patience, which made this project seem overwhelming as I knew I had to do a lot of prep work to properly level the ground, measure the wood, learn how to operate a saw, calculate angles to cut, etc... I did a lot of research online and found this simple blueprint a great starting point. I made some adjustments since i needed a much bigger shed, it's 11.5' x 7' x 7'. Also, I already had the wood resting on pallets so I just build this shed around the wood with no built in floor. Overall, I'm thrilled with how it turned out!
Built for my first Grandson Lucas. Made of pure bond poplar plywood and white pine. Templates were made of cardboard for a circle (20" radius) and a circle (14.5" radius). Placed small circle inside the larger circle to create a half moon shape. Identical sides were cut from the plywood. Extensive use of Kreg pocket holes to attach (25) 16" boards to the plywood sides. Each board requires 2 pocket holes (1 1/4) on each side. Added a base to the cradle for stability and attached plywood cloud shapes to cover base and add a decorative touch. Frame installed and attached rails to the inside supporting 30" by 16" infant mattress.
This took me and my father a few weekends to complete simply because that is all the time I had to work on it (was the weekends). We put a lot of effort into it and made sure everything was neat and safe. We modified the original plan a bit to give some more boy feel to this bed, and we added window bars to keep my children from climbing out of them. You know boys! We also added a window on the far side of the top bunk. We should have added one to the bottom too since it is so dark, but he likes it anyway! If you want to see some step by step photos, you can go to http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151477424866465.1073741825.5…
P.S. The estimated cost was for the bed only, not the mattresses or stain
Sun, 03/17/2013 - 14:53
My daughter walked in and said.....AH! I wanna sleep on the top! HAHA. Good job
Sun, 03/24/2013 - 08:08
I love this! You did a fantastic job. I think the stain makes it look great!
I built the 2 chairs and side table using Ana's plans. Wood in the UK is perhaps not as cheap and ubiquitous, so I managed to get hold of some rough siberian larch to build them. After what seemed like a lot of sanding I started cutting. I've used stainless steel screws and have used a plug cutter on a mahogany board I had to plug the screw holes. I really liked the contrast and neatness that this has given the project. I also used some rubber feet to raise it off the ground and try and reduce any water damage. The side table is reduced in size from the 2 foot version in the plans, this was easy enough once I'd worked out the impact on all of the other measurements. My wife has commented that I should have used less wood in my next project as they are very heavy, they certainly aren't going anywhere! My wife did produce the lovely grey cushions that you see in the pictures.
Sun, 06/06/2021 - 20:17
Love the look, and you and your wife make a great team!
I built the above corner bench based off of the frameless drawer bench plans (they are on the shelf help site) which are very similar to the essential entryway bench plans, but the drawers are included. The long bench is 60", the shorter side 42".
For the carcass i did use the shelf help pre cut plywood.
When I started the project beginning of 2021, there was no tutorial for the corner part yet, so I was very glad to see I did the right way when the corner 'add on' came out, also found on the shelf help site).
The shaker fronts were shown in the barn door console plans, so I adopted that.
I get loads of compliments and obviously even more when people hear I built it myself.
The hardest part about this project were the drawer slides and getting them to line up and work as expected. The I broke the soft close on one of the big drawers during final assembly and still didn't bring myself to exchange the slide to a working one... 😊
But overall I'm really proud of it!
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:03
Thank you so much for trying out Shelf Help, what a grand project!
I adjusted the measurements for the console to make a bed bench. The over all length is 66.5", making each horizontal 2x2 26" long. The 2x4 legs are now 18" heigh. Love the end result.
Fri, 01/06/2017 - 19:21
I haven't finished it yet, but thanks for the height modification!
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In reply to My take on it - as an entryway bench by Cazeliea
Sat, 05/23/2020 - 21:01
Love it!
Wed, 01/22/2020 - 08:14
What are the brown spots on the front of the legs? Are those just glued on buttons?
In reply to What are the circles? by Richard6959
Sat, 05/23/2020 - 20:56
Decorative nail heads. I think they screw in.
Thu, 01/30/2020 - 09:49
What was used for the decorative circles at the bottom of each leg? Its not mentioned anywhere in the plans and I can't tell from the pictures what was used. Please explain. Thanks.
In reply to What was used for the… by Richard6959
Sat, 05/23/2020 - 20:56
Just as a decoration. They serve no actual function!
I followed your idea but i think my bench is a touch smaller. I decided to add arm rests on each end, I kept the top beverage ledge or "Bever-ledge" as I call it and ofcourse I added rope lighting along the underside. This was my first ever DIY project.
We needed to fill the corner in the house, wasn’t sure what project to do forever! We liked the look of the rustic furnitures and decided to go forward with this truss shelf design.
We used a crackle paint with a black base and turquoise top layer and finished the wood planks with a pickling solution to weather the wood.
Let me know what you think.
Maldonado thanks for the prints for this awesome design!
Bought only two 2x4s to complete this project. Ripped and chopped and milled like crazy to get it down to the dimensions of the plans. The pine is a little flimsy, I wouldn't recommend it unless you're on an extreme budget, but it CAN be done! Just know that any of the cross-bars that have a knot-hole will probably snap sooner than later. (Luckily I milled extras!)
Another cost tip is to skip the backing. I used two supports from the main material instead of any plywood. Watch out for wracking when doing the glue up and it'll be just fine. Fully supported with less weight too!
To date this has been my favorite and fullfilling DIY project!! Skills were learned, $$ was saved and it looks fabulous!!! It wasnt easy but it wasn't impossible. April WIlkerson provides a detailed tutorial on her website along with a fantastic youtube video on her channell. I hope this inspires someone else to take on this challenge!! If you have any any questions please feel free to ask me!! Enjoy.
I built this American girl doll house for my daughter. I wanted to give her something to keep her youth alive!
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 16:43
What an amazing Christmas gift! Super dad! Thanks so much for sharing a photo and building! Ana
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 21:46
Thanks Ana! This is her momma that built it for her. I wanted to tackle something on my own and challenge myself. Your plans were amazing to work with. Thanks for taking the time to make these plans so easy to understand and follow. She is very happy with the doll house! Happy New Year! -Abbey
Thank you so much for sharing your plans!! You are so generous! This is my first attempt at building furniture!
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My daughter moved into her first apartment and asked me to make her a dining room table. I used the plans found on Ana's website and made a slight modifcations. I used 5/4" pine boards to build the tops and regular douglas fir 4x4s and 2x4s for the bases. All screws are hidden exept the lag bolts I painted black and used to bolt the end trusses to the center truss which gives it kind of a industrial type accent. Thanks to Ana White and Shanty 2 CHIC for the great plans. My daughter loved the table and bench and she is going to find chair for the other side of the table.
I actually made this before I came across your plans! My son loves it and i love that he can 'play and roll away!'
I have enjoyed my miter saw cart for years. My sweet hubby gifted me with a table saw but I was nervous to use it without support for large pieces of wood and needed better storage. So... I modified my cart by adding a back leaf and making the shelf adjustable with two sets of cleats for the height of both saws.
Fri, 04/24/2020 - 07:11
How do you make the new supports for the outer folding leaf?
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