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Rustic X End Table with a dark stain.

My FIRST carpentry project! Good thing my husband was willing to help as it was a little heavy and I was googling terms like "counter-sink."  It would have been so much easier if we hadn't made it a birthday surprise for my daughter. She LOVES it! 

I purchased choice 2x4s and was so sad to see how much sanding the planks still required, even with an electric rotary sander. That added a few hours-perhaps because I am such a beginner! 

We used a white nylon rope which matched her room better, but again, increased the cost a bit.

I am really proud of the results! 

Followed the plan until we decided on a bottom shelf.  Where there's a will there's a way. Made it a little bit harder but well worth it 

Thank you so much to Sausha and this site for the instructions, shopping list and measurements! I finally have my pedestal! No more back aches! I modified the height to 15" by making the posts to 6" and added center posts using 2x4.

This is a twist on the Rustic X console.  I made it wider, shorter and only did one shelf which is indented so the benches can both slide under for easy storage. 

My wife has been looking for a new kitchen table for the house. Me being thrifty and not wanting to drop a grand plus on a kitchen table at PB, I decieded I would make one.

I modified a few of the plans I found on this site to make it work for us and our space.

After about a weekends worth of work and $140 in stain and wood, I got a table that's 100 times better than what PB has for sale.

I even got a little crafty and figured out an Ikea hack for the light.

I used builder grade top choice 2x8s, 2x10s, and 2x12s for the table and bench, a blow torch to distress the wood a bit, and three coates of misson oak stain.

If anyone wants my plans, I have them done up in CAD as well.

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This is my Thank You Project.  I made this as was presented with the plans from my daughter and asked to make it.  Thanks to Ana White for posting great plans to follow.   This unit has been through five moves with teenagers doing the lifting.  There are no issues except I did repaint it.  http://ana-white.com/2011/12/plans/hillary039s-locker-cabinet-charging-cubbies This is my first project so I followed the plans exactly. 

Built this guitar stand basically by using on-hand materials left over from another project.  Used 1x12's; 18" tall fir for sides and back braces (cut at 5 degrees on each side).  Added felt strips to protect the instrument.

I used cedar left over from a bar my husband made in our kitchen. I didn't have to purchase any materials as I used his left over pieces.

I didn't like my ledges with the back board, and I wasn't too keen on making the key holes. Instead of 24 inches I made my shleves 1 ft. long. I also laid the spacers so that the distance between the top and bottom of the ledge was less than the plan called for. This allowed me to attach a wooden strip (7.5 x 1.5 cut from the cedar 1x4 that I ripped on the table saw) to the wall that the barn beam shelf slips onto and anchors the ledges instead of using the key hole hanger.

This coffee table was my first build. Its a blend of mulitple coffee table designs by Ana White.

Pretty easy to make.  Lots of sanding time since you are working with 2x4s. Assembly was easy.

Built the benchright table with a few modifications. Finding straight or even somewhat straight 2x2's is near impossible so I used top choice 2x4s. I used a chain and a turnbuckle instead of the black iron pipe. I painted the hardware with copper spray paint. The stain is ebony miniwax water based stain. Let me know what you think, I'm open to suggestions.

I made this one huge! It is 6 feet by 6 feet. I handpainted the birds, and I used Ana's technique for painting on the letters.

My daughter-in-law needed a compact sewing table, and this plan fit the bill perfectly! I did use 2 x 2 legs instead of 1 x 2s. This makes the table considerably more stable if you plan to use this table with your machine. If you do use the 2 x 2s for legs, you will need to widen your table top dimensions from 15 1/2" to 17" to accommodate the larger diameter of the legs. I also used a piano hinge for each drop leaf. They weren't much more expensive than the hinges listed in the plans, but again, they provide more stability (imho).

I wanted to show the locking mechanism for the legs in detail. I love these as they hold the legs in place when the drop leaf is down, and they pop into place when the leaf is in use. Called "folding leg fitting" it is part S-149L at $3.65 each at the following link:

http://www.hardwaretree.com/proddetail.php?prod=S-149L

When my daughter-in-law received her gift on Christmas Eve, she wouldn't even let me keep it for another day or two so I could touch-uppaint some spots...she loves it.

Thank you, Ana, for the wonderful plans!!