Cherry Table Runner
Made the table runner from cherry for my wife for Christmas. We have lots of Department 56 pieces and no place to show them in our new and smaller home.
John Covert
Made the table runner from cherry for my wife for Christmas. We have lots of Department 56 pieces and no place to show them in our new and smaller home.
John Covert
I built the table to use in my garage but it came out so beautiful that I now find myself wondering who to give it to. I followed the plans except I used 1x3s instead of 2x6s or 2x2s for the trim between the legs. I built the top first using pocket holes and then added the legs. I then added the side trim before adding the joists. That process had every board fitting perfectly. No attachments are visible from the outside. I attached the legs using pocket holes and three inch screws and glue , of course.
I will build two benches which should be a snap.
I had no luck finding a 10 foot 4x4 so I bought two 8 foot. Got a good deal at HD with each less than $8 each
Built these as a birthday present for my friend, based on an image she'd pinned a year ago. Read more about it here.
Modified with arrows to go along with theme for baby room
The plans were easy to follow and the finished result was perfect! We subbed 1x6s for the 1x10s, because we were using some reclaimed pallet wood. We cut, sanded, and stained/weatherproofed all pieces before assembly, which I would also recommend.
I didn't get the plans from this site, but figured I'd post a brag anyway. The plans were downloaded from MinWax several years ago , but it wasn't until this year that I started to build this roll top desk. It's made with white oak, along with maple plywood for the side panels. It was finished with a simple polyurethane clear coat.
I'll be using this as a work desk in my den. It has just enough room to house my laptop with the top closed.
This is definitely one of the more challenging projects I've taken on.
https://www.minwax.com/en/woodworking-project-inspiration/wood-furnitur…
After making the Providence Table, I whipped up these benches to match! They were super easy to make in one day. I love the sturdiness of these (and the look too).
We started from the benchmark media console plan, but then adapted it to our room and needs.
It's entirely made of plain wood (no plywood, except for the drawers bottom) which probably adds to the cost a little, but gives a very nice finish! All the boards (for table top, shelves and sides) are made from 1x4, assembled with wood glue and pocket holes.
The doors are made of glass cut to fit, and glued with silicone.
Only trouble was with the door hinges.. Since we wanted them to be concealed inside but I hate Euro-Style hinges, so we ended up finding Soss "invisible hinges" that conceal in the thickness of the door, and used a dremel as a router to install them... This proved a bit more challenging than anticipated, but all in all it worked out pretty well.
Had to try to build the Patrick Rustic Sofa Table and though it was my first time trying something like this, it looked very do-able. Modified to 60" instead of the original length.
My sweet wife wanted a new coffee table so I decided to build one for her. Thanks Ana White, mission accomplished!
It's the 8ft Barn Door tv console plan I purchased a while back, I finally put it together. I added my favorite color of paint and side brackets, I used coat hanger knobs for door handles. I love it, I've never took on a job this big ever. I'm so impressed and very proud of myself because I did it all by myself. Thank you so much and I'm a 62 yr old lady.
Tonda Thomas
This is a quick and easy cheap build. I priced planters this size at the store and they were about $75 with a trellis. I built this one for under $20. Thanks Ana!
We have some large open spaces at our office and are converting them into workspace areas. We needed some large tables that would accommodate four people but we did not want to spend thousands of dollars on furniture. We needed something that would be useful and inexpensive to build. I started poking around on the web and found the iCoffee Table from the “A Touch of Arkansas” blog. I loved the design and I thought with a little bit of tweaking I could make it work for us…and it did!
We revised the design a bit to make it fit in our space. We also made room for our dog food bin at the bottom
Mon, 04/21/2014 - 12:01
Sorry it's sideways! I couldn't figure out how to rotate the pic.
This bed has been a true labour of love over the last few months!
I made all cuts with a hand saw, and mainly used a kreg jig to assemble the bed.
The 'insert' in the headboard is made from macrocarpa window trim and tongue-and-groove panelling, which was leftover from when my parents built their house. The rest I bought from a local supplier as rough sawn timber, which I got dressed by a woodworking guy who lives nearby. Had I bought all the timber I used, the cost would have been closer to $400.
I didn't add the moulding that is included in the plan - it's just my preference.
It took a bit of work to convert Ana's plans into metric measurements, but I got there in the end! I love my bed
A friend wanted a small box for her cosmetics. She gave me the dimensions of her present container but my mind and my saws envisioned a different end. My only promise was that she would get three drawers. To keep cost low I used only scrap lumber I found around the garage. I added oak dowels for strength and decoration.
Tue, 08/12/2014 - 11:51
I happened across your profile this morning, and I've spent a good part of the afternoon looking through your projects, as you've posted more brag posts than most people I've seen on Ana's website. I loved seeing all your projects and experimentation! Your sense of humor doesn't hurt, either. :) Keep it up, and I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.
In reply to I happened across your by booksnotbombs
Tue, 08/12/2014 - 14:32
Over the past four years I have learned a lot. The most important lessons are experiment and don't let the frequent screw ups get you down. Lately I have been concentrating on learning to weave seats (reed and rush), build small boxes, and turning wood. Today was terrible. Nice bowl blank I cut from a Hackberry log turned out to have cracks and a really nice scoop built up of poplar and walnut broke into two flying pieces when my gouge caught at 1200 RPM. Only thing to do is start over and hope you learned something.
If you are new to woodworking check for square at every opportunity and be safe. Accidents happen in milliseconds.
This is a great design! I made a few changes to suit our needs: 1. Raised the shoe shelf so shoes can also be kept on the floor 2. Added a few spacer blocks on the shoe shelf to prevent the 1x1 from spinning since there's only enough room for one pocket screw per side. 3. Cut a rabbet in the back of the tall 2x4s to accept the tongue and groove shiplap 4. Used tongue and groove shiplap (pre-painted white from Lowes) 5. Topped with crown molding 6. 6 hooks so everyone has their own hook (although I can see this getting very crowded in the winter) The wife loves it and got me a lot of brownie points right around Mother's Day!