Round Beam Table
I made this walnut round dining room table for my daughter. This was the first large project I have done. I took your plans on how to cut the round table out. challenging but excited how it turned out.
Michael Immeker
I made this walnut round dining room table for my daughter. This was the first large project I have done. I took your plans on how to cut the round table out. challenging but excited how it turned out.
Michael Immeker
Easy project, I really enjoyed making this and it looks great! I used MDF for the shelves and finger jointed poplar for the rails. I work in a lumber yard so the materials and tools were readily available. I recommend for all levels and again really enjoyed making it! Hope you enjoy my first post!
This was one of my first woodworking projects I completed with limited help from my handy husband. And the first time I used a jigsaw (to cut out the handles). I used mostly scrap MDF we had leftover from other projects - only purchasing one additional sheet of MDF for around $12. The MDF worked ok, but I did have some trouble with splitting when screwing it all together and screwing the castors on. Used our Kreg Jig where it made sense.
As a beginner, this project took me somewhere in the neighborhood of 16 hours over the span of a couple weeks. Cost was approximately $50 - including the MDF (but I used mostly scrap we had on hand), spray primer and paint, castors, and "Library" decal.
Those angles on the ladder are challenging. This is our first time building any furniture. Thak you Ana W
My supervisor wanted me to build her a waist high planter so I found pictures online and then came up with an idea in my head and carried it through. I had some pieces left over so I made it's little brother as a gift to my mom for Mother's Day. I posted it on a FB share site the other day, now folks want the plans for it. I am great when it comes down to thinking the plan in my head but putting it on paper, well lets just say not so much.
It measures 24" X 24" X 24" with a 12" deep planter basin. The bottom has a dadoed grid of 4 boards on the first and 6 in the newer versions to hold the bottom boards on top.
The entire project was 8-1X6 6' dog ear cedar fence pickets from The Home Depot that cost $2.35/each. I glued (Gorilla Glue), brad nailed and screwed the entire thing together So total, this cost me about $25.
This is Ana’s Farmhouse king bed. We just built a mountain Cabin and I thought I could save a few bucks by making a couple beds. I only made one because just the ability to get the wood transported and moving it all was a bit more than this 50++ lady was counting on. BUT, I’m super proud of how it turned out. The stain was a mixture of 4-5 Minwax samples that we had from the home build.
We had an area in our kitchen where the washer and dryer use to be, and we wanted to build a cabinet that would fit in that spot. We took these plans and adjusted the sizes to fit the space we needed. We made the depth deeper and we cut off one of the side drawers and doors. We found a pre-made 1 1/2 inch butcher block counter top at a local wood supply warehouse that fit our needs perfectly. The countertop was about a quarter of the price of the whole cabinet, but it was worth it. In the drawers we used wrapping paper that we found at Cost Plus which fits us to a "T". We painted it with General Finish Milk Paint in Bayberry Green and used a clear coat with a satin finish. My biggest advice to someone making this cabinet is to take your time and make sure everything is square.
Mon, 07/02/2012 - 10:10
You've done a beautiful job! What did you find was key to getting everything square?
This is lovely & has inspired me to make my own. I need a piece for my master bedroom that I can use as a TV stand and also to conceal my laundry baskets. Originally I'd planned on adapting a sideboard and using a tip-out door like Ana's trash bin for the laundry -- but this piece is so beautiful I may just ensure that my laundry basket will fit inside and build as-is so that I can easily have the option to use it differently if I want to.
Wed, 07/11/2012 - 19:42
Love your modified sideboard! The color is gorgeous and the butcher block is a great addition!
I was wondering what kind of hinges you used. I looked for flush mount hinges at Lowes today and they are not going to work. I want it to look like yours where you can barely see the hinge.
Do you remember the name of it? Where you got it? Pic? Any help would be appreciated!!
Dustin Roberts
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Wed, 07/11/2012 - 20:15
Thank you very much. We had a really hard time finding hinges also. We tried Home Depot and Lowes and came up empty. We finally went on to Hillary Louise's blog and follow the links to the website where she bought her hinges. http://www.cabinetparts.com
Here are the links that she posted.
http://www.cabinetparts.com/p/amerock-traditional-cabinet-hinges-AMCM31…
http://www.cabinetparts.com/p/amerock-traditional-cabinet-hinges-AMCM31…
We just bought ours in a different color.
Sat, 09/08/2012 - 13:14
My husband & I are looking to build our own too but the dimensions of the original plan would make it too big for our dining area. Yours would be a perfect size though - would you mind posting the size adjustment for yours? Or could you email it to me? I would be forever grateful :)
Love the color you painted it too....very nice choice!
Sat, 09/08/2012 - 13:18
My husband & I are looking to build our own too but the dimensions of the original plan would make it too big for our dining area. Yours would be a perfect size though - would you mind posting the size adjustment for yours? Or could you email it to me? I would be forever grateful :)
Love the color you painted it too....very nice choice!
Sat, 01/19/2013 - 11:37
This is exactly the size down I had in mind and was wondering how it would look with one door off by itself, it looks great! I even thought about incorporating one door to actually be a tilt or pull out for trash. You guys did a wonderful job and it looks like it was built in where you ended up putting it in your kitchen... Are you going to do a little something now to match on the other side of the stove?
Wed, 07/31/2013 - 17:36
Really well done. I'll be clearing out the garage getting ready for this very soon. Do you happen to have a cut list or measurements?
My Dad and I started with solid maple lumber. We altered the plan to use mortise and tendon joints and adjust drawer sizes to that night stands would not interfere with the drawers. Final product weighs about 500lbs.
This was my first time building something like this. I used reclaimed wood from my wife's family farm and decided to use thinner materials. I'm very pleased with the results.
We built the Modern Farmhouse Bed Frame, but wanted matching nightstands. Since we made the bed frame taller than the original plans, we needed taller nightstands. I also wanted a drawer and cabinet in the nightstand. We used the same panel pattern as the headboard for the side of the nightstands, and we used 4x4’s as the corners. We used euro sliders for the drawers. We used Minwax - Dark Walnut and Polycrylic in Clear Matte to finish the pieces. The nighstands dimensions are 32” in height, 26” wide, and 17” (top edge to edge) deep. They turned out amazing!
We built a double desk based off of the eco-office desk plans. We made various modifications and still haven't decided how we're going to attach the door the cabinet on the right. The window seat has the same style as the other pieces but is totally our own invention - it has three rows of filing inside!
Took about a week to build and put together. Most expensive part was the table legs but the most challenging part was to get the table top smooth and level. I built the benches based off the farmhouse bench plans and then picked up some chairs from a local second hand shop for just two bucks a piece. So far the feedback has been very positive!
This was more or less a honey-do project for my birthday. My husband was able to use the entire length of the original plan that was downloaded from this site. It took him the entire weekend to complete all of the cutting and assembly. the wood glue application and staining went well-basically, after the wood glue was dry he sanded then applied two coats of a stain that has a white wash appearance. After letting it dry he sanded then applied two applications of matte poly. This project actually took about three weeks for us because we were in the mist of moving. I believe it could have been completed in the course of one weekend if there were know distractions. The table is now a piece that is the conversation of all who visit our home and it will be in the family for many years to come.
This honey do project gets a 100% thanks to making this tool available to others!
Thank you
The Kelley's
Finishing products: minwax water based white wash pickling 32oz.
minwax water based polycrylic clear matte
The $200 dollars was due to other materials and tools that were required
My wife and I built this over 3 weekends. We had a wonderful time doing it. The first thing we ever built together so much fun.
Larry and Sheila Santiago
Reclaimed-wood headboard from pine boards with minwax aged oak gel stain and stain finish wipe-on polyacrylic. I distressed some of the board with a screwdriver, a pipe, and whatever else I found in the garage, and etched my and my wife's initials in a heart on one side. Aww!
Fri, 07/06/2012 - 19:44
I was going to carve mine and my hubby's initials in a heart on our reclaimed headboard, too!!!!! I didn't end up doing it because I think we'll eventually sell it and build a headboard with padding on it since my husband likes something padded to lean against while watching tv at night.
This dining cart is very versatile. It could be used in any room of the house. I love that it has wheels on the bottom so you can move it easily if needed.
Thanks for the step by step! That Kreg jig was amazing I didn't even know that existed.
Modified Ana-white plans to accommodate a king headboard. Attached to metal frame
I was looking for a way to better organize my basement workshop. After looking at your Ultimate Workbench / Miter Station project, I became both inspired and motivated to organize my workshop bench equipment and power tools. I was tired of moving equipment around in my small shop area to use it and the amount of time required to clean up the saw dust during and after project work.
I modified your plans to allow me to incorporate the use of a solid maple shop table that I have had for over 30 years and provide a means to have my main benchtop equipment (miter saw, table saw, and drill press) be readily available for use. I substituted the 3/4 inch plywood top with a 3/4 melamine top with a popular edge trim to allow the workpieces to freely move through the miter saw, table saw and assembly stations. In addition, I added a removable miter saw fence using the Kreg Precision Trak system to facilitate miter saw work setup and to make multiple repeatable cuts. I made the fence easy to remove and store by using 5/16-16 inserts on both the work surfaces and on the he overhead material storage rack allowing full use of the workbench surface.
I also incorporated a separate rolling cart that served as an assembly table, table saw outfeed table, shop air compressor and pneumatic nail gun storage, router and router accessory storage and Kreg Cutting Guide Storage.
I wanted to have ready access to my cordless tools, so I built a separate wall mounted cabinet that holds my drills, impact tools and drill bits. Of course, that lead me to build a wall mounted battery charging station to consolidate and organize all the different battery chargers and spare batteries. Tried to make all things Easy to See, Easy to Get and Easy to Return.
Finally, I spent quite a bit of time researching how to design and add a dust collection system. I ultimately went with a simple, but effective system that incorporated the use of a Dust Deputy Pro, 14 Gallon Rigid Shop Vacuum, Powertec 2 1/2 inch Clear PVC tubing, Blast Gates, Flexible Hose along with Dust Rite Hose and adapters to connect my portable wood working tools. The dust collection components work work well together capturing about 85% of the generated saw dust, but I want to give a special shout out to Shop Nation which supplied a custom 3D printed dust collection adapter for my Hercules Miter saw. It is really amazing how much of saw dust generated by the miter saw is now being channeled directly to the dust collection system.
I now smile every time I enter my workshop :)
Ray K
The toy room needed some attractive storage for the books and puzzles instead of the floor! Enter this plan. I shortened the shelves to 36" and fastened the shelves to 1x2 stretchers that I fastened to the inside of the sides. I hid them by nailing a face frame to it made of 1x2s. I used beadboard for the back, which I painted before attaching it.
I had a hiccup when I forgot to use my square and had to backtrack some, which made this project longer than I anticipated.