Project Design
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Design and Build a Bedroom Valet
Even this simply made piece of furniture required significant design work. Our author takes you through the process he used to design and build a highly functional, purpose built bedroom valet.
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Building an Art Deco Cabinet
With its curved sides and functional, pullout drawer, this elegant cabinet can serve as a practical bedside nightstand, an end table next to the couch or a freestanding piece.
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Recycled Mudroom Bench
This functional, cottage-styled mudroom bench was repurposed from an old coffee table. Here’s how we did it.
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Project Plan: Making a Classic Five-board Step Stool
Take a piece of home center lumber, saw it into five boards, spend a bit of shop time, and you’ve got a useful addition to your home.
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Building a New Workbench
There’s a time in every woodworker’s life when folding stands and rickety tables just won’t do. When you’re ready for a real workbench with a solid top and sturdy legs, consider building it yourself.
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Easy-To-Make Holiday Ornament
Sandor Nagyszalanczy gives an overview on how to turn one “yule log” into several fun ornaments for your friends and family.
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Turned Knitting Bowl and Stand Plan
A knitting bowl that holds knitting needles, feeds yarn, fits in your car and more, and it’s simple to make!
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Make Two Clamp Racks from a Sheet of Plywood
Clamp racks offer tons of storage. One sheet of plywood, cut carefully, will yield two clamp racks and mounting cleats for your workshop.
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Greene & Greene-inspired Bed Project Plan
Appealing to the “softer” side of Arts & Crafts, this bed’s cascading cloud lifts, slatted construction and raised square pegs will help polish your templating and mortising skills.
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Woodworking Awls, Scribers, and Marking Knives
Learn how to choose and use awls, scribers and marking knives for accurate layout marking on your woodworking projects.
