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Tag Archives: wood
Sideboard Hutch for the Dining Room
In the next few weeks, I will be designing and building a hutch for the dining room in our home. My wife has an old upright piano that she has had since she was 12 years old that no longer works. It … Continue reading
How to Build a Chicken Coop – Keeping Your Costs Down
In the last post in the series, How to Build a Chicken Coop, I talked about the different factors you should think about when trying to determine the type of chicken coop you want to build. This is important because, before you go ahead with the building process, you will want to be sure you’re getting some key factors right so you build what is required to meet your needs.
Posted in Light Construction
Tagged build a chicken coop, pvc pipe, recycled material, scrap lumber, wood
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10 Steps to a Beautiful Wood Finish
When you have built a piece of furniture yourself and have gotten to the part of the project when it’s time to apply the wood finish, you really need to know what you’re doing or you could completely spoil all the work you’ve done up to this point.
Posted in Shop Talk
Tagged furniture, Pledge, polish, polyurethane, varnish, wood, wood finish
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Building the Supports for the 24″ Ribbon and Bow Shelf
In this article, I’ll explain how to create the pattern and cut out the shelf support pieces for th 24″ Ribbon and Bow shelf. Continue reading
How to Build a Ribbon and Bow Shelf
In this series of articles, I will be describing in detail how to build this 24″ Ribbon and Bow Shelf. This shelf can be built out of any suitable wood that is capable of being stained or painted. Continue reading
Posted in Wood Projects
Tagged board, building shelves, how to build, how to build a shelf, jig saw, mahogany, painted, poplar, poster board, random orbital sander, red oak, router, sabre saw, shelf, stained, wood, woodworking
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