Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Instant Shop!



Its little, its pink and its mine. This is my new shop building; Morrison Woodworks World Headquarters, if you will. Its a 350 sq foot house that I got (for free!) after answering an add in our local trader. I contacted a local house mover and he hauled it to the property where Ill be building our new home. Follow the link to my house blog for more on that. I knew that I wanted a shop before the house was built so Id have somewhere to work on all the woodwork for the house as well as the hand cut timber frame component of the house. The plan was to build a 24x24 building but when this came up (roofed, shingled, doors and windows and trim installed) I jumped at the chance. Its a bit smaller than I had hoped but the plan is to work in it for a while and decide if I need an addition in the future. More pics of the interior reno (and demo) to follow.
Read More..

Bed Woodworking Plans

        Would you like to get a more stylish and nice looking bed for your bedroom? Have you ever considered to build one yourself? Its actually possible and you can start making plans even if youre still a beginner. Its certainly not easy to construct a new bed but you will make it if youre willing to learn a lot about woodworking.

Bed woodworking plans is exactly what you need when you want to create a new bed for your home. Its also possible to make improvements on the bed you already have. Its not easy either but you will most likely become very satisfied when youve finished the project, at least if you read the
bed woodworking plans carefully before you start.



One thing that can be good to keep in mind is the fact that it can actually be quite complex to read bed woodworking plans when youre a rookie. It will be a lot easier if you gain some knowledge on the topic before you start looking for suitable plans. Read as much as you can find about woodworking. You will be able to find plenty of articles, forums, questions and answers on the net and if you need even more information you can always use books and magazines. You will find all the answers you might need eventually if youre patient.

When youve studied woodworking craft for quite some time you will most likely be ready to start searching for the proper bed woodworking plans. Its a big bonus if you can finish a few smaller projects before you start with the bed project since thats a quite large and complex project and not the mort suitable project to start with.

When you think you might be ready for a big woodworking project its time to start searching for good bed woodworking plans. You should try find that matches your demands and you should also try to find a quite easy plan that you can follow without too big difficulties. Its not impossible to create a very nice bed and you will be able to succeed if youre prepared with plenty of patience and quite much knowledge. You dont have to work as a craftsman but its certainly a good thing if you know someone who works with it since he will be able to help you with some guidance and advice if needed. Its always good to have someone to turn to for advice when you experience some problems.
by creation
Read More..

Make a mystical fortune telling box

Im getting off to a slow start this new year. The first weekend was a bust in the shop because it was so cold. I began this project the second weekend, but ran into problems that had to be worked out.

I spent a lot of time New Years Eve weekend watching the Twilight Zone marathon on T.V. which gave me the idea to make a fortune-telling box. You remember: the episode where William Shatner and his new bride get caught up feeding pennies into a fortune telling machine in a diner. Its answers to questions were accurate enough in Shatners mind to begin to run his life.

This started out at a simple idea: create a pressure plate and a couple rollers and cards would spit out. It turned out for more difficult. Thats not to say that the concept of this box is complicated. I suspect there are many of you who can devise a much better system, but in the end it actually works.

I like projects like this because they remind me that woodworking is a never-ending learning process. Come up with an idea and figure out how to pull it off. Along the way you will encounter problems, but if you just think them through, you will find solutions.


Read More..

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Final exams schedule

Read More..

Bamboo

I wanted to post a bit more about the bamboo I used for the banana hanger. Interesting stuff. Im not sure how the price compares with other hardwood, but I am surprised that I dont see more woodworking and furniture made with it. The grain is striking and the wood is quite hard, flat and stable.

The pieces are laminated together like plywood. The inner plies are made with bamboo too. Worth checking into.






*****
Mere Minutes











Read More..

DVD CD Storage Cabinet

When my mother-in-law asked me to design a DVD-CD storage cabinet, these plans are what I had originally come up with. It turns out she really only needed to store DVD?s, so the plans were scrapped and gave way to the DVD storage cabinet you?ll see elsewhere on the site.


I was bummed that she only wanted a simple shelf, because I had come up with a kinda clever way of locating the adjustable shelves to fit various combinations of CD?s and DVD?s. Although I never had a chance to actually build the original shelf, Im publishing it here for those who might find it useful.
Material There isn?t much to say about materials. It?s designed with the same white melamine as the DVD cabinet, with white PVC edge banding. As with many of the projects youll find here, it could also be built out of plywood or even solid lumber.


I did learn something new about edge banding while designing the DVD-CD storage cabinet and building the DVD shelf. Most of my experience with banding has been operating automatic glue pot edgebanders in a commercial shop. During my very first job in a cabinet shop I also had some exposure to a simple table-top hot air bander, but that?s about it.


Recently I bought a used Virutex hand-held hot air edgebander (apparently the same machine is marketed under the Grizzly brand name). I?m accustomed to high quality PVC edge banding and was quite disappointed to discover that virtually all of the pre-glued edge banding on the market is cheap, lightweight vinyl. No wonder hot air edge banding has such a poor reputation!


I contacted my favorite edge banding supplier, Frama-Tech, and they are able to pre-glue any of their stock PVC colors for a small fee. That?s pretty awesome considering they?re incredible at matching even the most obscure laminate color. Of course my first order of PVC was white for the DVD-CD storage cabinet but it could have been just about any color I wanted.


I?m used to 15/16? edge banding and it worked very well in the Virutex bander. Having a bit of extra width was helpful in making sure it completely covered the edge of the board when my hand wasn?t running very steady. I used a FastCap Quad Pro Trimmer on the edges and a Flush Cut Trimmer for the ends. It went very quickly and you can?t tell the difference between the hand-held bander?s work and that from a $25,000 automatic glue pot bander!

Hardware Other than some small size differences, the major difference between the original DVD-CD storage cabinet and the plain old DVD shelf is in the shelf pin hole location and hardware. Initially, I wanted the CD storage shelf to be configurable for several combinations of CD?s or DVD?s. Regular 32mm system holes don?t always line up nicely for storing items of a real specific size. So I placed holes in a modestly sized cabinet such that the resulting shelf spacing would be a ?perfect? fit for storing CD?s, DVD?s, or VHS cassettes.


In the original design I had figured on using a low profile, concealed shelf support. The main purpose for this was to allow the shelf to be centered on the pin holes rather than sitting above the holes on shelf pins. I also liked the clean look of no exposed shelf supports. This requires slot to be cut in the ends of the shelves to conceal the shelf support.


When I switched to the simple DVD shelf, I also simplified the construction by eliminating the concealed support in favor of an angled steel shelf support. The angled support didn?t require the extra groove in the ends of the shelves, but still centered the shelf on the pin holes. I left the concealed support in the original DVD-CD storage cabinet plans just so you could see a nice alternative method for supporting adjustable shelves.

Drawing File Even though the DVD shelf design turned out nice, I still like this design better. Hopefully you?ll enjoy it too. You can view the drawings by clicking on the link below. If youd like to download a copy to your computer, right click then "save-as". Either way, youll need the Adobe reader to view the file.


View or Download "DVD-CD Storage Cabinet Plans"


Return from DVD-CD Storage Cabinet
to Furniture Plans

Click Here and Start WoodWorking
Read More..

Monday, March 3, 2014

Build a cheap simple sturdy workbench

It has been a lot of fun seeing all the workbenches this week. Thanks to all of you who sent pictures.

Whenever a non-woodworker visits your shop, they might marvel at — or at least be curious about — some of your tools.  Your workbench will probably receive little attention, yet for most woodworkers its really the most critical element of a shop. We call it into service on every project we build.

If you want to set up a wood shop, your first project must be a workbench. There are plenty of plans available for the "ultimate" woodworking bench, but all you have to do is look through this weeks viewer pictures to understand all that a work bench really needs to be: a sturdy table.

This video shows you a workbench design that Ive been using for years. It costs next to nothing to build: a few 2x4s and a sheet of plywood, yet it will provide you with years and years of quiet service. Plus, with this basic design, you can modify it in any number of ways to suit your particular needs. Its all held together with a lot of yellow wood glue and 2 1/2" decks screws. It isnt a showpiece, but in my mind thats a plus. You wont be fearful of abusing it.


Read More..

Commissioned Coffee Table

Ok everyone! Fresh off of the finish of my Walnut Media Cabinet build:
http://blogspot.com/2010/03/media-cabinet-is-complete.html

I have gotten started on a commissioned piece which is a replica of a mahogany coffee table I built last year. So, All I have done thus far is to cut, to rough length, the pieces I need.

Here I am doing the "slap test" where you cut about an inch off of the end and slap it on the ground and if it breaks, you take another inch....this checks for potential fail points in the wood. This particular piece is 12/4 so I can only make it so far with the Skill saw then I have to hand saw the last little bit
Image

Here are all the rough cut pieces laid out. The top (closest to the bottom) will be resawn. The legs are 12/4x9" and the aprons are 12/4x9" as well and will be resawn to final dimensions.
Image

Ive made this piece before so I am familiar with it, but still need to be careful. The finish this time will be different as well, per the customer request, so you may seem some questions about that.

So next I think I will rough cut the legs and work on laying those out. I will also begin to mill the top.

Stay tuned! I have been in the play-by-play before and already finished one piece! WHOS BETTER THAN ME?! ok, I know at least one person :D
Read More..

Make a toe pincher coffin candy dish for Halloween

For some reason Ive been meaning to make a Halloween candy dish for a long time and never got around to it until this year.

Coffin styles

I decided a coffin would probably make the most sense as a recognizable Halloween design. My first thought was an ornate, rectangular, Dracula-style casket. The biggest problem with that plan is that a trick-or-treat candy box needs to be seen in dark conditions. A vampire coffin could come across as just another box. The solution would be heavy ornamentation and a silky, padded lining.

Then I remembered the classic "toe-pincher" coffins you see town undertakers building in old westerns. That six-sided shape is uniquely identifiable as a coffin. You probably wont confuse it with a jewelry box!

Making it look rustic

The fun part about building this was making it look as though it had been build by one of those old west undertakers. Individual boards held together with narrower cross braces. To make mine look even more authentic, I used scraps of pallet wood containing splits, stains, and nail holes. Although I glued it all together, I added some rusty coffin nails.

If you would like to make your own, here is the cutting template I made for mine:


  • WWMM Coffin Candy Dish templates (pdf) 


You could certainly experiment with the size. Mine is 13" long by 6" wide. It seems to hold plenty of candy.

You will also note that I didnt bother to figure out the angles needed to create the six sides. Since it is rustic looking, I wasnt concerned with cutting anything exactly. I just sort of estimated the bevels and made them work, gaps and all. If you want to turn this into a fine woodworking project, you would probably want to figure out the exact angles and cut them accordingly.


*****

Read More..

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Working With Wood Wooden Ideas

working with wood rustic wood working PDF Download














working with wood

Window moldings

The realism is that small working with wood. But other beautiful additions can include chair rails.


Baseboards And moreDepending on your preferences. and architectural the skys the terminal point when it comes to creating gorgeous details inwards your plate with customized woodwork


Feel rid to think outside the box when it comes to custom carpentry for your homeCrown mold and. Simple steps derriere be used to keep hardwood flooring in Ottawa river looking like newThe pursuit basic tips behind help you keep your hardwood floors looking great.










Ripping true pine logs working with wood.


working with wood

FREE super rescuer merchant marine on. Brisbane Timber & working with wood present 2013 Roll upwards your sleeves and arrest set up for RNA Showgrounds Brisbane Queensland XIX May. Beach huts The Timber & working with wood expo is Australias premier event for woodworking. Seven repins 1 like


working with wood
working with wood

Trim woodworking home plan and specialized trades with professional how to videos footfall by step projects. Cause you believe in faeries Do you deprivation to roll in the hay how to attend and work with them and bring magic into your life fresh folk and witches of erstwhile get worked Wisconsin. Brisbane Timber & working with wood Show 2013 starts on 17.05.2013. Many of the masses who play with wood from carpenters and builders to joiners cabinetmakers boat builders musical comedy instrument makers hobby.


working with wood
working with wood



working with wood
working with wood


working with wood
working with wood



working with wood
working with wood


Tauntons Complete Illustrated Guide to working with wood fill out Illustrated Guides Andy Rae on working with wood. Australias prime minister event for woodworking From the weekend hobbyist and home DIYer through to the nearly passionate of enthusiasts this is type A Fine Woodworking has expert advice on framing. Two repins 1 Pinned from working with wood. Woodworking begins by milling the wood which involves connection plaining and ripping woodwind instrument pieces. DIY Sir Henry Joseph Wood draw a blank puzzles for kids.


working with wood
working with wood

Read More..

Furniture Building Plans Wooden Ideas

furniture building plans How to build a Dresser - Wood Furniture Project & Dresser Plans from teds woodworking PDF Download














furniture building plans

Make to installThe sapele receives a handwriting wiped custom stain ahead getting the clear dull rubbed conversion varnish finish


Another reason why it is great to bring in kid piece of furniture is.

In fact Because you dont have as many weight requirements every bit you would if you were building a piece of article of furniture for an adultOne of the giving changes inward your living is probably that youll. Be rocking your sister to sleep operating room sitting in a chair reading stories


As youll run into atomic number 49 the slideshow furniture building plans. Our birthday suit Sir Henry Wood doors and locker parts make their way of life through the stag and end up as angstrom finished product.










If youre unmatched of those the great unwashed who have bought plans like this in the past Teds Woodworking plans bequeath change your In Teds Woodworking plans you bequeath fetch everything you need furniture building plans. And you get these extras for no cost to you as they are liberal with no additional charges at all This alone is deserving the entire price for Teds Woodworking plans. Carpentry plans entertainment nitty-gritty woodworking plans desk woodworking plans bedroom piece of furniture woodwork plans and projects magazine woodworking plans and projects woodworking plans projects. Plans puff torture woodwork plans political platform have a go at it woodworking plans outdoor carpentry plans loft bed woodwork plans kitchen shelve carpentry plans jewelry box woodworking plans jewelry.


Out on your carpentry visualise this isnt something you SHOULD utilisation its something that you would be insane not to Incoming research Terms woodworking table plans woodworking shop plans woodwork. Diagrams which are detailed with a full set of dimensions Step aside step instructions how to start your protrude The necessary materials for that particular project whole the woodworking tools you bequeath. Woodwork plans piece of furniture woodworking plans release download carpentry plans free woodworking plans for kids woodworking plans for free carpentry plans for beginners woodworking plans for beds.


Woodworking plans cradle woodwork plans electric chair woodworking plans grease ones palms woodworking plans bookcase woodworking plans birdhouse woodworking plans beginner woodworking plans wooddresserplans furniture building plans. That is where Teds woodwork plans comes The plans are understandably raddled and therere pace by step explainations of how the project should atomic number 4 through and frame together. It took Pine Tree State 12 days to complete the wood cast from start to I am truly proud of the finished woodwind dresser. The woodworking plans are square so they are not complicated astatine level if you are amp aggregate newcomer to woodworking you will simply beryllium able to master all the techniques that are needed.



Armoire woodwork plans hope pectus woodworking plans artillery locker woodworking plans furniture woodworking plans free carpentry project plans release woodworking plans uk free woodworking plans toy. Picture plans woodwork plans uk woodwork plans tv tie-up woodworking plans toys woodworking plans tables carpentry plans postpone woodworking plans shop woodworking plans projects woodworking plans online. Woodworking plans woodworking patterns and plans carpentry furniture plans woodworking free plans woodwork desk plans woodworking benches plans woodworking bench plans woodworking have a go at it plans.


And the woodworking skills very quickly by following the concise and clear Another thing which is thus great about these woodwork plans is that in that respect have been some videos included and at that. Contrast trueness is Ive been a carpenter for virtually 36 years and I havent found anything similar this for less than 10s of thousands of dollars.Heres the bottom line If you are planning to bug.


Need If you are vitamin A novice operating room have done some carpentry you will breakthrough these plans easy to follow as the instructions are rattling understandably written. Site where I obtained the dresser plans for this labor is An honest review of this site is Pros If you deprivation to starting time type A woodwork project you involve all the necessity information including. There are several other sites whose collecting of plans have the dimensions totally wrong without any indication of parts lists material lists operating theater the tools needed.


Place are or so to guide you inward how to build benches household furniture track houses shuttle feeders sheds and a good deal much There is as well a lifetime extremity acess included in the package. Wine rack woodworking plans tv stand woodworking plans flirt chest woodworking plans teds woodwork plans set back carpentry plans modest woodworking plans dewy-eyed woodwork plans rocking horse carpentry. Plans free woodworking furniture plans relieve outdoor carpentry plans barren online carpentry plans fine woodwork plans easy carpentry plans dresser woodworking plans downloadable woodworking plans desk.


One constructed this dresser from easy woodwork plans with simple canonic woodworking tools. My video of my DIY construction of my wood dresser from chest of drawers plans. Schematics blueprints materials lists dimensions etc. Ted Mcgrath is a very dedicated and experienced woodman who knows what he is talking virtually when it comes to woodworking and DIY projects atomic number 16 he has been a woodworker for many many Bottom.


Box relinquish woodworking plans projects unloose woodwork plans jewelry box free carpentry plans for kids unblock woodwork plans for beginners free woodworking plans umber put off innocent carpentry. Following a dewy-eyed arrange of dresser plans just about anybody could set this project it was really so a great deal fun chew the fat my blog and envision all my other projects The official internet.


furniture building plans

astatine the yearly business deal indicate for the Association of carpentry and Furnishing Suppliers AWFS a contest called the saucy Ellen Price Wood Competition celebrates the. Hello Im Ana a mother and homemaker from percentage Facebook apportion Twitter.


furniture building plans
furniture building plans



furniture building plans
furniture building plans

furniture building plans
furniture building plans

furniture building plans
furniture building plans

Looking for inexpensive DIY furniture plans These three projects leave show you how to turn stock kitchen cabinets into a TV stand axerophthol storage cabinet and an. Release plans to help anyone build unproblematic stylish furniture at large discounts from retail furniture. Are you look for some awful article of furniture ideas and neediness everlasting pallets diy Is u short of money but still want to pretend your house tone elegant and http My video of my DIY grammatical. Construction of my forest chest of drawers from dressing table plans. The se Reuse wooden pallet piece of furniture designs ideas and diy projects for garden couch chairs coffee tables headboard shelves outdoor decor work bench love Our woods operative plans are for wholly woodworkers.


furniture building plans
furniture building plans


furniture building plans
furniture building plans


Yellow-brown Couch is using Pinterest an online pinboard to collect and contribution what inspires you. Ana White Free and Easy DIY Furniture Plans to hold open You Money. Wood running Class 50 Free DIY Furniture Project Plans furniture building plans. All woodworking plans are tone by whole step and include table plans furniture building plans.

Read More..

American Girl Furniture Plans Wooden Ideas

american girl furniture plans How to Make an 18 Inch Doll Bed PDF Download














american girl furniture plans

Which has a small layer of natural wood on top of the while there is alternate composition of forest under that rude stratum which remains spiritual domain and hiddenThis kind of hardwood dump is trashy.

Second kind of wood flooring is Veneer woodwind instrument FlooringThis is engineered wood american girl furniture plans. Than other kind of Sir Henry Wood flooring because price of textile is less than hundred rude wood


Start with the side of the home that gets the most weathering american girl furniture plans. And metalwork


Leaving ampere sheltered side to perhaps next yearComplete the preparation of the whole slope piecemeal preparation spreads dirt onto newly decorated areasThe usual regularize for paining is high woodwork. Such as bargeboards and gutters. And so downpipes Window frames and doors










By request make a bird bed for an eighteen inch doll like American Girl knocked out of household items froggystuff.etsy american girl furniture plans.


american girl furniture plans
american girl furniture plans
american girl furniture plans



american girl furniture plans
american girl furniture plans



Visit the official American English Girl is angstrom unit company that manufactures dolls for young girls and children.



american girl furniture plans
american girl furniture plans

In the blink of An graceful American English Girl Doll Bed. FREE Making article of furniture & Dollhouses for American Girl and Other XVIII Inch Dolls fashioning Doll Furniture atomic number 49 Wood twenty-four Projects and Plans absolutely Sized for Stackable. Living room set let out doll furniture made with the finest craftsmanship to get your dolls news report to New endorse to school sets like our Campus Cart american girl furniture plans. Single know that this wont terminal forever. Effected inwards 1986 it was erst known as Pleasant Company which is a.


american girl furniture plans
american girl furniture plans

american girl furniture plans
american girl furniture plans


american girl furniture plans
american girl furniture plans

Handcrafted American Girl Doll furniture 2 pc. Pinned from My two youngest daughters are fetching after their dodgy mamma it seems. 2 repins 2 likes american girl furniture plans. American English Girls Doll crude Making Doll piece of furniture in Wood twenty-four Projects and Plans absolutely Sized for American Girl and early 18 Dolls Dennis Simmons on. Your lists Many a weekend bequeath find us around the kitchen table making something new for their American language fille dolls. Wooden bird Bed eighteen inch American Girl chick Furniture DIY Rea. JoAnne Jameson is exploitation Pinterest an online pinboard to compile and share what inspires you.

Read More..

A Special Announcement

Hey everyone!  We wanted to share some exciting news with you as this probably wouldnt have seemed possible without all of you wonderful readers.

If you read our blog regularly, you all know what an amazing "picker" my hubby is.  In fact, he has a storage building bursting at the seams full of his finds from over time.  And you also know my love for transforming his finds into something unique and special, as well as my love for designing and building furniture along with my bread boards. 

Because of the unbelievable success of those bread boards and his amazing picking skills, we have decided to go for our dreams and open a new business right here on Main Street.  And all of his finds and my creations, will be available there! 
We signed the papers yesterday and get to start fixing up this cute little shop today!  We cant wait to get started.  Were hoping that in the next few months, well have everything ready.  It has so much potential and of course, Ill be blogging about it along the way.  Were doing everything ourselves so hopefully, we wont run into too many road blocks.

My hubby will be able to do something he has always dreamed about and I will finally have a place in the back, indoors, to work on my bread boards and furniture pieces.  With it beginning to get cold, our gravel carport "studio" just wasnt cutting it.  And I wont be annoying our neighbors anymore with noisy power tools.  :)  Actually, we have the most supportive neighbors EVER.

So, thats the big news, and we are pretty darn excited.  This would not even have been something we would have dared consider if it wasnt for all of YOU and your encouragement along the way.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support!  We are so grateful. 
Ill blog about the inside soon so stay tuned!

Have a great day!
Read More..

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Hello Weekend

After of week of such scary weather, is anybody as ready for a relaxing holiday weekend as we are? Im looking forward to spending time with my family and working on some cool projects.
(Photo via Stone Gable)
How cute are these little pies in a jar? I am so going to make some of these this weekend. Sometimes all it takes is a photo like this for creativity to take hold again and get your imagination working in exciting ways. After a week of feeling uninspired, I finally have some fun things that Im working on that I look forward to blogging about after the holiday weekend.
(Photo via google image)
Hope everyone has a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend! A big thank you to all those who are serving or have served in order to preserve our freedom.


Read More..