Most saws are made to cut straight lines, but what if you want to cut a circle? You could use a hole saw, but the size of the circle is limited, and you’ll be left with a hole in the center. In this tutorial, I’ll show you 4 ways to cut circles in wood, using
Cutting large panels on the table saw can be awkward, and sometimes downright dangerous if crosscutting against the fence. That’s where the crosscut sled comes in. Today I’m making a dedicated 45 degree table saw sled for bevel cuts, but the process is exactly the same as for a regular table saw sled. Woodworkers typically
My goal was to build an original yet timeless nightstand. I had vision of a black frame with hexagon pattern drawers, and a mid-century style base. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through everything from making the carcass from rough-sawn lumber, to making the base and the drawers, making wooden drawer slides, and of course,
I built a simple 2×4 modular miter saw station last year with an extension wing and an integrated T-track for a sliding stop block. I left the underside of the station open at the time, until I could figure out what type of storage I wanted underneath. Today, I’m adding a few storage solutions under
It’s almost summer and time to start planting those vegetables! If you live in a urban area, or just want a contained raised vegetable bed, building a planter box is a great solution. I designed this specific planter box for a friend according to her specifications, with the design being inspired by a picture she
Today we’re tackling basic cabinetry and building some tongue and groove doors (aka rail & style). I’ll show you how to make shaker doors using nothing but the table saw and a regular blade. The concept of shaker doors is simple: all 4 pieces have a groove, and 2 of them have a tongue on
With summer on the horizon, and most of us spending a lot of time at home right now, I wanted to design a lounger that would allow me to enjoy the sun or read a book out on my deck. I wanted something compact that I could easily store away when not in use. That’s
When you first start woodworking, you get a few different sets of clamps and think, alright this is great. Eventually your collection grows and you end up with clamps all over the place: hanging off tools, pilled in the corner, and pretty much anywhere you can stash them. It’s time to build a suitable storage
I’ve needed to build an outfeed table for my table saw – and a workbench for that matter (my current workbench consists of sawhorses and a beat up sheet of plywood) – and since my shop is so small, I figured I might as well build a mobile workstation that can do both. With that
There are some really cool things you can do with plywood like creating visual patterns. I thought this could give a really cool look to an otherwise plain looking bar stool, so I decided to try out a chevron pattern for the seat. In today’s build, I’ll also show you how to use compound angles
A few months back I built a kick ass miter saw station. Today, I’m upgrading the miter saw station with dust collection. I made a dust hood with sliding adjustable doors which makes it easy to open up for mitered cuts. I’ll also show you how to set up a dust cyclone on an automated
I’ve been wanting to incorporate epoxy resin to a project, so I figured epoxy coasters would be a good place to start. Wanting to add a little flare, I decided to make hexagon coasters, using a hexagon cutting jig I made a while back. Coasters are always a fun project because I can typically just
Dowels can be a really easy and effective joinery method once you’ve gotten used to doweling, but can also be confusing on the first try. I decided to build this slatted cube table to challenge myself using only dowel joints. 136 dowels to be exact! I used 2 different doweling jigs in the process: the
In my most recent post, I showed you how I built a floating wall mounted vanity for my powder room. In this DIY plumbing tutorial, I’ll show you how to install the sink drain, namely the P trap. I’ll also go through how I installed my wall faucet and vessel sink. 3 parts you’ll need
I’ve been going through a major remodel over the past few months that included a brand new powder room. The bathroom is pretty narrow so I wanted a small custom wall hung vanity to fit with my vessel sink and wall faucet. This tutorial explains how I built a floating vanity and how I installed
After 4 endless months we fired our contractor, with much work yet to be completed. Later on I learned that several clients had fired J. Collins Construction within the last year.
It’s amazing how great a brand new fence looks but how quickly the wood dries out and looks dull. Before you know it the sun, snow and rain have their way and your fence looks weathered and gray. Restoring a fence with a new coat of stain is an easy DIY project anyone can do,
There are several ways to cut a hexagon out of wood. You could use a table saw with a miter gauge, a bandsaw, miter saw, and so on. When you want to batch out several hexagons and make them all the exact same, it can get tricky. That’s why I decided to build a simple
In one of my recent tutorials, I built this miter saw station out of 2x4s. I left the bottoms open with the intention of adding different storage options underneath and today I’m going to build a set of drawers under the drill press module so I can store all my bits and various accessories. Tools
I’ve had these old wooden doors in my garage for some time now. The doors were here when I bought the house a few years ago, but don’t seem to belong anywhere in the house. Now, my house was built in 1915, so these are solid core doors, and boy are they heavy. Unfortunately the
