Do you need a better place to put your keys and your mail? Then build your own DIY key and mail holder. It’s a very simply woodworking project that you can make with scrap material and basic tools. This entryway key holder can be built to whatever size you want using whatever hooks you want.…
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Nearly everyone has a family room with a large television where they gather and watch movies. We have one in the family room in our basement. It’s a great place for our family to hang out, but it needed something. Where can I set my drink? Oh shoot, I need to charge my phone! We…
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It’s fall, and how do you decorate your front porch in the fall? With pumpkins of course. I happened to have some leftover pieces of lath from a previous project and some scrap lumber, and the next thing you know we had a DIY fall front porch pumpkin decoration made out of scrap wood. I chose…
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For several years we have simply had separate food and water bowls for our 100 pound golden doodle sitting on the kitchen floor. A while back my wife thought it would be wise to elevate her food and water bowls since she is quite tall. We’ve used everything from a popcorn tin to a 5…
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If you ever use a dado blade on your table saw or have trouble with chip out when using your regular blade, you might need to build your own zero clearance insert or dado insert. But don’t worry, it’s really easy to do.
I have a friend who has a very “modern” home. The house itself follows the modern style and of course they try to stick with that theme when picking out furnishings and decorations. In one conversation I learned that they have several succulents and that he was wanting some sort of stand for the various…
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In woodworking, you often have to build something in order to build something. I know, that sounds odd, but it’s true. There are many occasions where building a jig, though it takes some time, saves you time in the long run or makes the project much easier to complete. This was a reality for me…
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You know those leftover 2×4’s, 2×6’s, etc., that you have in your garage? What are you going to do with them? One option is to build a cascade stand. This is a very simple project that can be done with the scrap lumber that most of us have laying around the shop. All you need…
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In addition to building wooden furniture and other items, I also like to repurpose old items. This workbench sat in someone’s basement for many, many years. The top has all sorts of dents, dings, and other marks that show it’s age. Now it’s a repurposed kitchen island. It’s about 20 inches wide and 4 feet…
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If you grew up in the midwest like I did, you have undoubtedly sat on an old, rustic farm bench at some point in your life. They are almost always made of extra wood that was sitting around, beat up, and used indoors and out. Short of finding one of these rustic farm benches on…
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