Built a set of six. First chair wasn't perfect, but with each build it got easier.
I was looking for an affordable way to decorate my new office and use scrap lumber I have piling up in the shop.
I thought the Squared2 headboard would look great since it make a nice large piece of art.
If you build the triple pedestal table, you also have to build the triple pedestal bench.
Fri, 03/06/2015 - 08:46
Where are the plans for the adjusted triple to the double pedestal table. I found them once, can't find now.
Thanks
Sat, 03/07/2015 - 06:19
We are going to try builiding the triple pedestal table. Thank you so much for the detailed plans. Are there similar plans for the accompanying bench? I see pictures, but no measurements or instructions. I've looked in the pdf and printer friendly versions as well.
Sat, 03/07/2015 - 06:24
Nevermind. I found over on one of your other pages. For those looking here, try http://ana-white.com/2013/01/plans/triple-pedestal-farmhouse-bench instead
This was a Mothers Day gift for my mom. She absolutely loves it! She lives in a retirement complex and neighbors are complimenting her on it all the time! I did decide to go with all cedar instead of using any pine, so that did increase the cost. I also altered the plan like others and added a trim piece on the top. I think that makes the planter! Thanks Ana for the wonderful plans!
Our kids were starting to get into legos recently and they were ending up in the dogs mouths and in our toes so of course, the hubby turned to Miss Ana’s site and found this perfect sized table ! Fits both kids even on one side !
Fri, 07/09/2021 - 15:42
Nice and sturdy , I painted it in chalk paint and sealed it up …. Added 12 gray lego plates (I had to cut 4 to size with the circular saw to fit perfectly)
Fri, 07/09/2021 - 16:30
Thank you for sharing, it looks like the kids have been busy enjoying it!
Our old picnic table was falling apart so I made a new one with it
Assembly Workstation with small drawers for tools and hardware supplies and large drawers for scrap wood storage.
Has lockable wheels so can be stored against wall when not in use and pulled out to allow easy access to move around the piece I am working on.
Drawers have 3/4 inch ply bottoms for strength and the big ones have full extension drawers.
Top is 66 inches wide by 34 inches deep to give plenty of work surface.
Total cost was about $300.
Great bench
Used Ana’s Toy/TV armoire plans, tweaked the dimensions to make it a bit taller. Added drawers and a hanger rod inside. Found deer antler used for handles. Color and cosmo wallpaper thanks to my wife. Perfect for a quirky old cabin in Colorado. My first attempt at furniture. Thanks!
Fri, 07/23/2021 - 13:46
It's too cute and functional too, thanks for sharing!
Fri, 07/23/2021 - 13:47
It's too cute and functional too, thanks for sharing!
This was my first time making a chair. It was easier than I thought it would be. The instructions were very easy to follow.
My wife and I made loads of additional storage space by using a hollow half wall
Hi Ana, found your page very informtive and very easy plans to follow. Made the crate to keep my vinly records in and was well pleased with the en result. Think I'll add some castor wheels to it once I've finished painting the crate,
This was my first attempt at building a greenhouse. I wanted my cucumbers to be able t climb high so I made the house higher than the plans showed. It's also a little larger too. Since I am in Europe my dimensions are in meters. The overall size is 3 x 6 meters. I also built it on top of 100mm x 100mm lumber (the equivalent of 4x4's). It took 5 sheets of 6mm thick polycarbonate in 2 x 6 meters.
We did it in MDF as suggested, used piano hinges, and changed the height to 36" because I'm used to work at counter height and wanted a larger surface, plus I don't mind sewing sitting on my stool. We had the store cut all the pieces, but this table is very heavy using this material. We also made the legs at 4" considering the weight. The only disadvantage of making it 36" high is that the legs will stick out once folded, unless you have the room and adjust the depth at 36" as well. I overlooked that detail but in the end, I don't mind since this table is stored away out of the view when not used. It did soak up a lot of paint... Already used it and it's great to have my space ready to use roll away, not having to clear the counter or dining table to work.
Tue, 01/28/2014 - 05:11
Do you happen to have the new measurement layout for what you did????!!
I was trying to work it out, but math isn't my strongest suit!
Also-- did you consider making it wider so the legs wouldn't stick out??
(I am planning for plywood instead of mdf)
thanks!
Several years ago, the first woodworking project I finished was the Vintage Step Stool built with plans by Ana White. I use the step stool just about every day. I had some scrap lumber taking up space in my garage, so I decided to use it to build another step stool. Check out the blog link for more project details.
The table came out great! I ran every board through the table saw to make sure each piece was square. On the breadboard ends I added 2 1 1/2x1 1/2 x 9 supports. I decided to take off a lot of material with 40 grit sandpaper so every top board was completely smooth. Added adhesive felt to the bottom and used minwax polycrylic finish.
Enjoyed this project although with the price of lumber it was a little expensive to build. The only modification I made was to put a cross brace in the centre of the table top. That allowed me to attach the top boards a little more securely as some of them were a little bowed. I'll add a better photograph once I get it out of my garage and on to the back deck. It is a little heavy.
My best friend has really wanted an antiqued trunk but they were way out of her price range.
I built the becca trunk but planked the top with 1x4's and 1x6's and made the trunk just a tad deeper. Worked perfectly!
For the finish I stained it minwax china red and then added gf java gel stain over the top. distressed it and sanded it until I got the look i wanted.
I cut up an old belt we had and used that for handles, found a window sash lock, nail head trim and black strap hinges at blue. The base molding I bought was only 3 1/2 inch as it was much cheaper (82 cents a foot) than the 4 inch. worked great for me.
It was a super easy and fast build! Now I get to make one for me :)
This trunk is super sturdy and she absolutely loves it!
Price breakdown for me as I had screws and nails, scrap wood for lid and even the java stain...
40.00 for one sheet of 3/4 purebond plywood (will make another trunk with other half)
13.00 for one sheet of 1/4 ply
16.40 for base moldings
2.00 nail head trim
6.00 strap hinges
12.00 minwax china red stain.
4.00 for latch
Thu, 01/30/2014 - 11:06
Hi,
I'm basically doing your modified design. however, I noticed that the black strap hinges that I got at the local hardware store are longer than the base molding on the back side. So either I would have to cut part of the hinges or bend them to contour with the molding. Or, have the strap go underneath the molding, which would look odd. I did do more online searching and saw that there are black strap hinges that have a short end, but I don't think the short end would get past the 3/4" inch of board that is my chest top thickness, or if it does, it would barely make it.
So my question to you is what specific hinge did you use, and how did you lay it out? Did you fasten the hinge to your base molding?
Keep in mind I am a novice at best and this took me a total of 12 hours over 2 days to construct and stain and line. Filling will be a separate project all together!
I opted to remove the top row of lumber all around to have something to attach bird netting to to keep the critters out and make it easier to reach in, also a cost consideration. The posts are still the recommended 3 ft I also changed to 12ft X1in boards instead of 12ft x2in also in the interest of cost.
Tue, 03/17/2015 - 18:33
Gorgeous! You're going to have some very happy plants!
one of my first ana white plans was a cedar outdoor table and chairs that I was never 100% happy with but never the less lasted ten years before yesterday when I decided to undo all the screws (I didn't use glue on this one and it wasn't a kreg project - probably why I wasn't happy with it!).
I transformed those simple benches and table into four stools (varying heights for various members of the family) as well as a cedar planter. So the wood was 100% from the previous project so there is a lot of variance in the stain.
I sort of merged the adirondack stool and the farmhouse counter stool patterns as I didn't do both a bevel and a mitre cut I just a 5 degree mitre for the legs.
I used 1x3 and 1x4 for the legs and joined them together to make an L (I saw this on another brag post on the site) because I wanted to reuse the wood that I had leftover from the bench.
I put together the entire project using glues and brad nails but I will be adding some extra screws for longevity.
for the top, I took a 1x4 and traced a slight angle out of the top based on that of another stool I had and cut it out with a jig saw, to make the seat a bit more comfortable than the flat seat on the farmhouse stools. They are very comfortable and this was such an easy mod!
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Tue, 06/22/2021 - 17:36
Awesome!
Great job, seats for everybody!