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My daughter needed chairs to use at her art/play-dough table. I used pallet wood for everything except the legs of the chairs. The legs were from some scrap wood that I had. I made two chairs and plan to make two more. They are each a different color.

My Grandson Brax is staying with me for a few days this summer and I thought I'd get him invloved with a wood project. We decided on building him a "man crate" to keep toys & other boy stuff in. He was a great help, and got to have a lot of fun while learning to build a DIY project.

Maybe one day Brax will love to build things out of wood like his Paw-Paw.

Entirely made of reclaimed wood.  Sanded with 220 on a random orbital and applied two coats of polycrylic finish

I haven’t done woodworking since jr. high and that was only making a plant stand and a turtlebank, so it’s been a while since I last used wood tools and came out with a useable product at the end.

This fun project was only my third piece of furniture I've done. I took my time and worked on it a couple hours during the work week and got a most of it done on a Saturday.

I appreciate the projects here on ana-white.com. They are easy to follow, clear, and use basic tooling and cuts.

Trash bin based on Ana's plan

It took me a good 6 months to finish this since I started before summer, but it got too hot here in SC very fast. So I just finished it in January this year. It turned out great! Longest part was the finish work since many days it was too cold to put Poly on it. The actual building of the table went quick.

Since we moved into our house over a year ago, we had no closet doors for our TV room. Just a giant gaping hole in the wall. Filled with 2 boxes of DVDs. Needless to say, it was really unattractive. I saw someone on the Knock-Off Wood facebook page building her own closet doors, and I was inspired. I drew out a quick sketch and got to work. They were really simple to make, but because they were so bulky they were a bit hard to manage. (The husband never helps out with my "buildy" projects, but I definitely needed an extra hand getting these into place!) I also built the behind the door storage to go on the larger door for all of our DVDs. What turned this project into a "Weekend" project rather than a "day" project was really the bulk and the finishing. While I am normally the self-proclaimed queen of spray paint, I took the time to do a really nice hand painted and glazed finish on the doors. (The DVD storage, though, went back to my area of expertise with the spray paint.) We LOVE all of this extra storage! We definitely have room to grow our DVD collection now!

We (my husband and I) were in desperate need of a better work space, and this was perfect.

Well saw a project here and inspired me to get my sons elbows away from me, so i built this oversized table, Inspired by a Simple outdoor dining table design.

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hmm its a bit to high also lol time to build some chairs and or a long tall bench :-)

Thanks Anna 

Took about a week working an hour or 2 a day, but for my first woodworking project I think it turned out pretty well!

Our entryway is always a disaster and a little dysfunctional in design.

In hopes of improving the mess and making some room to sit and put your shoes on, we have made this bench that will slide in the width of the wall (approx 58.5"). It has room below to throw shoes and we can add a couple of hooks and storage cubbies above next to the window. This seemed to be the easiest, quickest and least costly solution. The only drawback (and it is the room not the bench) is that when the front door is open, it isn't easy to grab your shoes or coat (if they are behind the door) and go.

As far as making it goes, it was fairly simple. We finished the wood (with the exception of the polyurethane coat) prior to building it. The stain is ebony and we decided to use nails instead of spending more money on a fancy pocket hole screw get up. Because it is a small area and the bench is the width of the room, I was a little concerned that it may not fit. But it was perfectly made to order!

My first project building a piece of furniture and using stain! When I saw this desk on your website, I knew I wanted to make it for my wife. I got lucky and found this NEW chair on craigslist for $40, which we easily recovered with a fun print. About our X-desk... the frame I built out of lumber per plan except customized the overall length of the desk. With so many pieces of wood butting together, I used a tube of ALEX clear paintable caulk on all the internal edges to give it a tighter appearance. This would not have been possible if we stained the bottom of course. The caulk did a fabulous job of closing all the gaps - or making them appear closed. Next, put a good coat of bulls-eye primer then latex top coat. Hindsight: since we knew we wanted to distress the paint, we should have perhaps skipped the primer. It made it really tough to distress areas and nearly impossible to do so without having some areas of white showing instead of just wood underneath.. Still turned out fine, but for next time : ) For the top, I debated several options but ended up using a piece of ikea birch butcherblock that I bought a couple years ago and never used. the piece was not quite as wide as we wanted for the desk, so I used some kreg jig pocket drilling ingenuity to widen it with some cedar deck boards, which have the same 1" nominal thickness as the butcher block. Worked out nicely. Stained it with Minwax Early American and finished it with Helmsman Spar Urethane. We are very happy with the end product. Thanks for the inspiration & direction to make this happen!! My next project is a refurb of a $20 maple end table I snagged from craigslist. Will keep you posted. PS. Not sure why my thumbnail photos show up sideways, but when you click on them, they open in the correct rotated orientation

Pretty fun and easy weekend project.  Decided to go with Pine shingles instead of cedar based on availability.  First time roofing, and it is apparent.  We have had many strong storms since, and it is waterproof - so at least I have that going for me! 

Overall, I am very happy with this shed, and I should have taken pictures of the inside.  I have two 5 level shelves on the side walls, and a garden tool rack on the back wall.  I have been able to clear a lot of space in my garage thanks to this shed.  

Also, the beer bottle opener and cap catcher were a must for me when I work in the yard!

The plans are excellent!  Don't hesitate to build this shed if you need it!

Built by Keith Hunt

The online plans for this table were far too long for our room, so I took the plans to Sketchup and shortened them to fit our space.
Having done so, I had to adjust the board-shopping list and I goofed up and ended up with a slightly shorter 2x4 for the table top!
So, I cut that board in half, and added a squared-off 2x4 piece and set it in the center of the table with the grain going in the same direction as the breadboards (fixed in with pocket-hole screws). It turned out very nice and the center square gives a little extra interest to the center of the table. (can't really see the center in the picture, sorry).

We LOVE our 'experimental' finish technique! The table looks amazing and very expensive.

The outdoor photo of the table was taken as I waited for the ebony-wiped stain to dry -- before the semi-gloss polyurethane. The Polyurethane darked the whole piece up just enough to make it take on a deep rich look.
I often get the remark "YOU made THIS?" !