Woodworking

A lectern rests before a speaker, with a place to set a book. The name lectern comes from the word "legere," which means "to read." Building a good reading stand that looks nice in front of a...

Most painters need easels. Pre-fabricated easels can be very expensive, so if you are looking to get your first easel stand or add another to your collection, consider building your own. The...

A fancy walking staff lets all of your fellow hikers know that you take hiking and fashion seriously. By making your own staff, you can add personal touches that identify it as uniquely yours. You...

Your woodshop is not complete without good, solid, strong cabinets. Pine board is strong and durable. Cabinets made of pine board can easily hold the weight of all of your woodshop supplies. A...

North America is home to three species of bluebirds--the Eastern bluebird, Western bluebird and mountain bluebird. The well-known American robin is part of the same family of birds, the thrush...

Wooden boxes with secret compartments can be hard to find, but with a little effort and a few tools, you can make one yourself. A secret compartment allows you to hide things or keep things safe....

If you are doing a great deal of building in your home, odds are you will need a work bench to do it on. Without a work bench, doing any sort of home improvement project can be difficult. If you...

If you receive magazines each month or have a collection of favorites, you may have noticed that they look unsightly piled on a table or stand. When the magazines are piled, they are often damaged...

If storage space is at a premium in your house, building a storage cabinet is a good way to solve the problem. You will find that items cluttering your house will take up a fraction of the space...

Shoes are one of those clothing items that never seem to organize properly. Often oddly shaped, shoe mates also are frequently separated and accumulate in piles on the closet floor. To cut down on...

A step stool helps children achieve some extra height when they can't reach something on their own and there's no one nearby to help. Giving your child this empowering feeling of independence by...

Providing nesting boxes is a great way to attract colorful, insect-eating bluebirds to your backyard. While most any kind of untreated lumber will make a good bluebird house, 3/4 inch cypress or...

Besides your automobiles, the largest items you may need to store in your garage are bicycles. If you have children, you know what a hassle storing bikes can be. More often than not, bikes end up...

Storing hand puppets in a box or bin can result in tangles, and flattened and wrinkled puppets. A puppet display stand will keep them neat, on display, and ready for their next appearance. With...

If you are beginning your career as an artist, odds are you don't have a lot of money for supplies. While you will want to spend the money you do have on paint and canvases, you will also need...

Whether you want to make a toy box for your children, an accessory for a costume, a candy box for Halloween Trick-or-treating, or a decorative prop for a scavenger hunt or live action role...

Making your own furniture is rewarding, and you can save money doing it. The cost of twin bed frame can run into the hundreds of dollars, but the wood to build your own will cost you a fraction of...

Finding space in your workshop or garage when storing tools or materials can be a challenge. Whether you are a weekend do-it-yourself handyman or a woodworking pro, this sturdy folding sawhorse is...

Swedish-style wooden wine racks offer a rare blend of form and function, combining an efficient storage system with a simple, elegant design. Whether you need a sturdy storage solution to...

A typical grandfather clocks stands more than 6-1/2 feet tall. A long, wooden case contains a pendulum to regulate the time. The slow movement of visible weights operates a series of internal...

Woodworking is a rewarding hobby that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. Good projects for beginners will allow you to practice essential basic skills, use common tools that every woodworker needs,...

If you are beginning your career as an artist, odds are you don't have a lot of money for supplies. You'll most likely want to spend your funds on paint and canvas for your masterpieces. But...

Learn to make A Roman Gladius or shorts word carried by the Roman Legions! A fun and easy way to make a Wooden Gladius.

Perpetual calendars are calendars that have pieces that can be moved around to change the date. This allows you to use the same pieces for each month and since there is no year attached to it, it...

Add decoration to the inside or outside of your home by creating your own birdhouse. Not only will this give the local bird species a place to roost and nest, it will also add interest to your...

Many people think of bats as scary and dangerous creatures. The truth is that bats are very beneficial to our environment. Bats can consume large numbers of insects in a short period of time....

Loft beds are specifically designed for the purpose of saving floor space. When finished, a loft bed resembles a bunk bed without the bottom bed. These beds can be built for much less at home than...

If you are considering drawing bluebirds to your property, then you need to construct and mount bluebird houses or nesting boxes. Bluebirds typically are looking for places to nest in early...

This candleholder holder is quite unusual. It is more for country decor. It is not hard to make if you find all the materials needed for it. It really comes in handy if your electricity goes out...

Building your own jewelry box is a simple craft project if you have a woodworking plan complete with a list of panel sizes and materials. You can easily assemble the wood panels for your jewelry...

This is a simple article on how to read a tape measure. This can be a difficult and confusing thing to do but hopefully this will make it simpler for you.

Whether you're burying a pet, memorializing the scene of a fatal accident or simply trying to bring a religious element to your garden, building a wooden cross is probably one of the easiest...

While puzzles come in various forms and sizes, from the two-dimensional to the three-dimensional, the boxes used to contain these puzzles have not undergone major design changes. Puzzles come in...

If you find yourself with a large harvest of potatoes from your garden or you got a great deal on a bulk purchase at the supermarket, you'll need somewhere to store your potatoes. While potatoes...

Have a mousetrap laying around but no mice to catch? Why not have some fun and turn it into a mousetrap catapult!

When a tree falls in the forest, run in there with your chain saw and take it apart. Use the sturdiest branches for legs and the slabs for bar stool seats. Our pioneer forefathers made all of...

Hockey is a popular sport in the northern U.S. and Canada, and thousands of players of all ages and levels strap on skates to play every week. Any serious hockey player will have extra hockey...

While wooden play kitchens can be expensive, making your own is easy and affordable. You can even customize the kitchen to match the decor in your child's room or playroom. This project should...

Finding a convenient place to store your paintball guns can be difficult, but building your own paintball gun rack solves that problem. A paintball gun rack also keeps your guns safely out of the...

Learning how to make a rocking cradle for a baby can be a very rewarding project. Perhaps you are expecting a new addition to your family, or maybe you want to make a special, one of a kind gift...

Leaning bookshelves are stylish as well as functional. They provide storage as well as have a good design to them. With them being a different style than the traditional shelving, the cost to buy...

Simple wooden crosses served as grave markers in early America as wood was ample and the marker could be made quickly with little expense. The cross design signified the Christian faith. In some...

Vanities are an excellent piece of furniture that provides storage, a seating area, as well as a mirror to help anyone organize herdaily routine supplies and have a place to herself to get ready...

Whether you have made the decision to sell your fresh-grown produce for your income, extra spending money or because your garden yielded some overflow, making a produce market display stand is...

Building a sturdy chest or trunk can fulfill a need for a toy chest or a place to store extra books or linens. However, to add a little more décor to any room, take a few extra steps to...

Until the late Middle Ages, gunpowder was rarely used on the battlefield. Weapons of war included swords and lances, backed up by bows and arrows. Battle axes could be used to devastating effect....

To build your own baby crib is to take on quite a monumental task. It's a job for experienced woodworkers and for those who have the time and patience to commit to a difficult task. Making a baby...

With Spring time upon us this is an easy to build and inexpensive project that can be completed in just a couple of hours. If you have seen or followed any of my previous instructions or articles...

Native American flutes are symbolic of peace and spirituality. Native Americans took pride in making and playing their flutes, and many still make these flutes like their forefathers did. A...

Wooden toy boxes are an attractive way to keep toys organized and put away when not in use. Each box can have a slide top so young children can easily open and close them, and they look neat and...