Cool Accents for Kids' Rooms
From The Complete Illustrated Woodworking Course From a charming child-size table and chair set to a playful bulletin board, you'll have these projects ready in 5 easy steps or less. Keep your kids' favorite storybooks in one place with this cute ... [... more]
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Two hanging brackets
The mitered frame on this bulletin board is actually no more than applied decoration and requires no reinforcement, but it sets off this useful project very well. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the miter. It is a difficult joint to cut ... [... more]
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TIP: Designing with sheet materials in mind.
Biscuit jointed and routed, this child-size table and chair is a good trial for making projects entirely with power tools. The process is so simple that we only need explain how to make a chair. These projects are made entirely from MDF ... [... more]
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Screws
The teddy bear bookends are a good introduction to the world of scroll-sawing and to the challenges and benefits of the dowel joint. Though these are made from softwood, you could use plywood or another, more exotic wood. Copy the bear shape to ... [... more]
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Enhance Your Entrance with Wooden Luminaries
This wooden version of the traditional Mexican lantern adds a warm glow to frosty nights. Luminaria are Mexican Christmas lanterns formed with paper bags. Here the customary bag is replaced with a sturdy wooden frame. A candle is then placed in a ... [... more]
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Buying New Furniture
An antique oak hutch, a grand piano, a rich cherry wood dining table, an elegant brass bed -- think of how your eyes are drawn to such star pieces when you enter a room. Now add a cozy farmhouse table, an inviting armchair, a handy nightstand for ... [... more]
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How to Nail and Hold Boards Together at the Same Time
From Five Minute Fixes An extra hand sure would help when you're working alone in an awkward position -- up a ladder, say, or down on your hands and knees. But here's a fast, practical solution that some experts use: Keep a tube of woodworker's ... [... more]
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You can build these stylish shelves in an afternoon.
Build an out-of-the-way upper shelf to store all sorts of supplies and other odds and ends. Hung on the wall without any visible means of support, these shelves are real eye catchers. Organize a desktop or counter with these space-saving ... [... more]
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Fill Woodwork Holes Like the Pros
By Jeff Gordon From The Family Handyman Most people are surprised to learn that professional painters use soft colored putty to fill nail holes in stained woodwork. This eliminates the nearly impossible job of staining wood filler to match the ... [... more]
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Build Your Own Wine Rack
From The Make-It-Yourself Gift Book For a wine buff, this sturdy wine rack would be the ideal gift. Made of solid pine, it can hold up to 18 full-sized bottles. Using tracing paper and a pencil, trace the patterns of the scallop-edged racks and ... [... more]
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Choosing The Right Countertop Surface
Made of hardwood, usually maple, butcher block is very warm and attractive. Butcher block is easy to install, and if it gets badly nicked or scratched, it can be repaired easily by sanding and resealing. Butcher block burns, scratches, and dents ... [... more]
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