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As a complete beginner in wood working (unless you count a year of woodshop over a decade ago), I decided that building a cart for the miter saw I just bought would be a great first project. So what did I do with that brand new miter saw? I left it in the box and made all of the cuts with a circular saw. Not sure what I was thinking there...

I mostly followed the excellent plan provided here but used wooden arms to prop up the wings in order to save on cost. I got the idea from the folding sling chair plan. It took quite a few screw ups and adjustments of the lower support bar before getting one of the wings level but I got it eventually.

Update 8/20/13: The miter saw has been a joy to use with the cart and the big flip up wings provide a ton of really convenient work space in addition to stabilizing 8 ft boards for cutting. I added a sliding drawer and some utility hooks for additional storage.

This was such a fun project and only took 1 day to complete! It was a lot more fulfilling to build my own coffee table than go out and spend $400 on one. It looks beautiful in my living room and is a perfect accent to my rustic, earthy decor.

I made this sliding mirror jewelry cabinet for my wife for Christmas. 

This project was super easy! It only took three hours to build and another 24 hours to stain and paint. Third project that I've made using Ana White plans, and was BY FAR the easiest!

Wine cabinet made from grandy sliding door console plans.

We made the Tryde Coffe table using 100% reclaimed wood

Thanks for this design. I've used it and adapted it for my very hot weather location. http://imgur.com/a/dsVlc#18

I am using film instead of plastic sheets, which reduces the price and allows for easy swapping to shade cloth.

I built this kids-sized chair using the "Classic Chairs Made Simple" plans on this website (http://ana-white.com/2011/01/classic-chairs-made-simple.html). I had to change the dimensions accordingly but it turned out just about right. I ordered the paint from Home Depot, getting the true Seahawk colors, then I used vinyl to create custom stencils to paint the designs on, the "12" number is a sticker I ordered online. This was for a friend's son and he really love it, especially with football season almost here. The painting and stenciling took the longest part, much longer than I anticipated but it was worth it.

I made a wooden game board for The Duke from Catalyst Game Labs. The Duke is a 2 player abstract strategy game. In some ways, it is similar to chess. For more details about The Duke visit the official website for the game where you can find the rules and files for a Print & Play version of the game. (Unfortunately, at the time of writing this tutorial the physical copy of The Duke is out of print.)

The game board for The Duke is similar to a chess board. It uses a 6×6 grid instead of the 8×8 grid in chess.

This bed is the perfect fit for my son's dinosaur room! I found tutorials for fairy canopies and modified it to create a "volcano" bed.

My husband built this is a weekend. We wanted each of our boys to have 2 rows for storage so we went with 4 total. Anchored to the wall and already in use 

Hi friends!
 

Jen here from Jenwoodhouse.com, sharing some exciting, free plans! How adorable is this Easy Kids Indoor Playhouse? 

Is that not the most adorable thing you ever did see?

The tongue-and-groove planks!
The transom window!
The flower box!

Seriously. I can’t even. I am dying over here.

Your kids will love it. OR maybe just build yourself an adult sized one for when you need some me-time. No judgements here! 

If you want more details for this build, you can grab them on JenWoodhouse.com!

Be sure to tag me @jenwoodhouse if you share photos of your build on social media.

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So for the finish I did this super easy no mess no fuss. I used water based min wax in walnut but here's the trick I dilute the stain with some more water until I find the finish I'm looking for. It gives it a very subtle brown with just a little grayish undertones giving it a more aged look but not much. I absolutely love the results pictures don't really do it justice.

My Wife took a position where she will be working from home.  I also work from home 3 days a week.  We needed a nice office area, but didn't have the space.  I saw an article on LifeHacker and decided this would be the best fit for adding an office space to our bedroom.  I have just begun woodworking and have no experience.  This was a fun project... made a few mistakes, but they are not noticeable.  I am not fully complete (haven't attached the shelves to the desk yet) as I want to do some other room renovations before everything is all set.

Finishing: Grey stain and furniture wax to make it less "blue/grey".  Then a couple coats of polyurethane in a spray can.

This is my first day working at the desk... the only thing I would change so far is maybe to lower the keyboard/monitor shelf by a couple of inches, but this completely depends on your size.