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Closet Organizer
Built two closet organizers, one for each of my son’s closets. The material used is a melamine product purchased at Menards, the finish is Hard Rock Maple. Each organizer required 3 sheets. A matching...
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Electronics Case
My youngest son wanted a case to house all his various electronic gadgets, for protection and to keep all the accessories organized. This is especially important to him when we would go on a road trip....
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Loft Bed
A few years ago, my youngest son wanted to have more floor space and a larger desk in his somewhat cramped bedroom. We decided to build a loft bed similar to what you would see in a college dorm room....
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Small Dresser - The Original
I built this dresser for my oldest son, but it was built when he was just a year old, 15 years ago. It was the first big project that I had put together, and it taught me a few lessons. You can tell it...
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Bill Paying Desk
My wife pays the bills and years ago that meant doing it at the kitchen table. It made a painful process even more so. So I designed and built this desk for her. It’s a take-off of the roll top desks...
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Drill Press Cart - Updated
I recently received a Walker-Turner drill press, which I talked about here and here. My previous 8” drill press could easily be lifted and placed where I needed it. Not with this one. It weights quite...
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Simple iPod Stand
A very simple project, which almost doesn’t count as a project… I made a few of these thinking that my kids and I would use them, but we never did. They were functional, but we just didn’t ever really...
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Booster Seat
Built this for my wife’s home daycare business. Instead of spending $20 on a plastic one, I made this from some pine scraps and painted several coats of white gloss latex. Worked really well. She no...
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Braid Nailer Box
This is a fairly straight forward project that I completed a few years ago. Made with scrap pieces of wood and some leftover hardware, it was a quick project to complete… and I wondered why I hadn’t...
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Desk Drawers
I built a couple desks for my two boys, but they were simple desks without drawers. This project fixes that problem (all desks need drawers IMHO). The construction of this project is detailed here. One...
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Drill Press Table
Here’s my version of the drill press table. Everything used in this build was recycled from other projects or scrap from work (the 8020 extruded aluminum and hardware). I documented the build here. No...
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Small Speaker Stands
My son received a set of Logitech 5.1 surround sound speakers for his birthday. They sound great, but for the full effect the rear speakers must be used. I wanted to avoid running wires through the...
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The Lidless Box
Testing the miter capabilities of the new table saw, I decided to put this together instead of just some random test cuts. Plus the frame clamp got used for the first time in (cannot remember how long...
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The Understated Desk
My wife requested a new desk for her office. After looking around online for inspiration, she found the following desk: Simple design, but not too modern looking. And most importantly, it was something...
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This project is for the birds.
Literally. My youngest son helped put together a couple bird feeders to replace the 10+ year old, rotting houses in the back. I started with some really inexpensive cedar, 4’ dog-eared fence boards....
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Smartphone Tripod Adapter
I really did not think I would still be working in the garage in November, but when it’s 67 degrees out, I have to take advantage. I made three of these adapters, one for my Galaxy S3, and two for my...
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Miniature Dresser
Inspiration can come from almost anywhere. For example, my wife and I were watching Market Warriors, there was an episode about miniature furniture were a small dresser was shown. She really liked the...
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Modular Clamp Rack
In an ongoing effort to get organized, this is the second project this year to address that need in the garage shop. Earlier in the summer, shelves were added below the cabinets allowing for quick...
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Bird Feeder... again.
Last fall I made a feed and a couple bird houses with my son. The feeder was not a great design, and so when it was blown over a couple times last winter and spring, I wasn’t too upset. This time...
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Simple Desk Riser
This is the latest in a series of projects for the simple desks I built a couple years ago. The previous projects are located here: Simple DeskSimple Desk DrawersSimple Desk Cable Management The goal...
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