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July 2008 |
How to Build a Bookcase: Step-by-Step Woodworking Plans With moderate skills and some patience, it wouldn't be hard to make this project fit any space.   |
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January 2001
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How To Build An Office Desk This has plenty of storage space and plenty of surface area, too. |
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August 2009 |
How to Build a Wooden Bench: DIY Woodworking Project This simple wooden bench features a hinged top above a surprisingly spacious storage compartment. |
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June 1998
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Top Gun A well-crafted cherry cabinet for long arms and pistols... |
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November 2006
Neal Barrett |
Movable Feast A kitchen island design that combines harvest table charm with uptown style -- and the plans to make it. |
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June 2009 |
How to Build a Wooden Window Box for Flowers (With Plans!) A lush window box spilling blooms can boost curb appeal in ways that a new paint job or reseeded lawn don't quite equal. |
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January 2010
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How to Turn Easy-to-Make DIY Boxes Into Flexible Furniture It's possible to build a fun and versatile contemporary furniture system that consists almost entirely of stackable plywood cubes. |
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January 2006
Neal Barrett |
Arts & Crafts Dresser Building a classic example of early 20th century American craftsmanship. |
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Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
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February 2008
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How to Build a Poker Table: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Step-by step plans to make a table for high stakes poker, with master-level blueprints and photos for every notch. |
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July 2006
Neal Barrett |
Adirondack Attitude An elegant, fan-shaped back and a comfortable, contoured seat combine to make a chair that's a standout on any lawn. And we have a table to match. How to build the classiest lawn furniture around. |
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February 2010
Joseph Truini |
How to Build a Cold Frame For Winter Gardening (With Plans!) It's a simple carpentry project that takes advantage of passive solar heating to effectively turn the calendar ahead. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007 |
How to Build a Garden Arbor: Simple DIY Woodworking Project We built this arch-top lattice with a few hundred dollars worth of cedar, deck screws and nails. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2009 |
How to Revitalize Your Workshop: DIY Guy Create a better-organized work space out of materials not ordinarily found in a home shop. |
Popular Mechanics
January 1, 2009 |
The Boy Mechanic Makes Toys: A Workbench For The Amateur This portable workbench, suitable for the amateur woodworker, can be made easily by anyone who has a few sharp tools and a little spare time. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009 |
How to Build a Tough Toolbox: Step-by-Step Plans With 3D Today' toolboxes look more like boxes -- or "tool purses" -- just don't have that same lunch-pail appeal as a rigid, stiff-sided rectangle. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2001
Neal Barrett |
Super Shed Indoor shelter for your outdoor tools... |
Popular Mechanics
June 2005
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Fencing Lessons If you just want to keep the neighbors out or the dogs in, there are plenty of pedestrian choices at your local home center. But planned right, a fence can turn your backyard into a distinctive living space. Here's that plan. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Replacing Corner Boards Trade weather-beaten wood trim for a lower-maintenance alternative. |
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That's Entertainment Stock kitchen and utility cabinets hold electronics in style. |
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October 2004
Neal Barrett |
Plane Truth A simple method for building three basic hand planes. |
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August 2007
Neal Barrett |
How to Build a Workbench: Simple DIY Woodworking Project The most important tool in any shop doesn't have a motor, a battery or a cutting edge, and it has remained largely unchanged for centuries. |
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September 18, 2008
Jeff Beneke |
How to Build a Simple Circular Saw Guide for Straighter Cuts Step by step instructions to building circular saw guides that are compact, safe, and easy to store. |
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December 2008 |
20 Minute Solutions: Quick Home Fixes, Upgrades and Instant Organizers Jazz up your kitchen... Quiet doors and hinges... Freshen your bath... etc. |
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February 2007
Neal Barrett |
How to Build a Trestle Table: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Step-by step plans to make a medieval serving table that comes apart when the feast is over, with 3D animation and master-level blueprints |
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Joseph Truini |
Sensational Ceiling Invest a little time and money, and you can turn the ceiling into the focal point of a room. Or, "remodel" an entire room simply by sprucing up a blank, boring ceiling... |
Popular Mechanics
June 2002
Joseph Truini |
Backyard Barn A Colonial-style storage shed that anyone can build. |
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November 14, 2008
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10 Circular Saw Secrets: DIY GUY Circular saws aren't just woodcutting tools. When fitted with the proper blade, the saw can also saw through various types of metal and masonry. |
This Old House
March 9, 2000
Meghan Drueding |
Lofty Ambitions Try one of these seven ceiling treatments to improve the space overhead. |
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Clayton DeKorne |
Choosing & Using Hand Planes Few tools are better for smoothing and shaping wood. |
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Tom Silva |
A Fresh Coat of Paint A good paint job protects the outside of your house like a thin, waterproof raincoat. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009 |
How to Hang Large, Heavy Pictures: Homeowners Clinic A more method is to use the time-honored French cleat. |
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April 22, 2003
Peter Richmond |
12 Essential Power Tools Here's a little tidbit power tool enthusiasts, like myself, keep to themselves. We hate lending out our tools. So stop asking to borrow them and get some of your own. Here is my list of essential shop tools every man should own. |
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Scrape, Sand, Prime (repeat) The secret to the perfect paint job? Preparation, preparation, preparation... |
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September 2008
Fiona Gilsenan |
How to Build a Backyard Climbing Wall, Skate Ramp & BMX Jump The freedom and joy of childhood cannot be programmed into a video game or saved on TiVo. It takes real-life play, preferably outdoors. Here's how to turn your backyard into a place of adventure for your kids. |
Popular Mechanics
July 7, 2009 |
7 Easy Repairs for Broken Wood Furniture Should you repair it or throw it out? |
This Old House
Mark Feirer |
Emergency Window Board-Up How to install plywood panels to keep flying debris at bay. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2004
Merle Henkenius |
Groundskeeper A spacious storage shed that anyone can build. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2009
Roy Berendsohn |
How to Build a Boat: PM Constructs a 10-Foot Dinghy (With Plans) It was a long time since anyone in my family had built a boat. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2003 |
Reader Tips And Hints Don't Screw Up... Using Minirollers... Scrap Stick Holds Kindling... Piggyback Vise |
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Megan Baker |
A Farmhouse Kitchen for $468 A little paint and a few handmade touches take a space from dreary to charming |
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Thomas Baker |
Installing & Painting Wood Beadboard If you're a traditionalist who only wants to use beadboard made from strips milled out of wood, keep these precautions in mind. |
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Jeanne Huber |
Why Is My Paint Peeling? Bad paint jobs can happen to good people with old houses -- even when they listen faithfully to everything the paint salesman tells them. The reason is a surprising revelation about the compatibility of oil and latex paints. |
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Deborah Baldwin |
Create a Built-in Look With Paint Smart use of color unifies a simple coat rack and separate bench. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Karl Champley |
How to Build a Cabinet Behind Your Wall A low cabinet yields new storage for toys and books. |
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John Kelsey |
Workbenches Choosing and using this essential tool |
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June 19, 2009
Jim Meigs |
4 Things I Learned From my Dad Screws are better than nails... Never throw out wood... Build everything to last... Make it plumb and level... |
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Keith Pandolfi |
Three Pet Projects If your pets love messing with your furniture, maybe it's time to build them some furniture of their own. |
