In this post you’ll learn: – How to use a thickness planer – Why you should consider using one – The difference between rough cut lumber and S4S Back in 2005 when I was building my first set of kitchen cabinets, I made an impulsive purchase and bought a used thickness planer I found on […]
Whenever I get a new newsletter subscriber, one of the first emails I send to them asks a basic question. “What would you like to see”? Recently, I’ve gotten at least a dozen replies specifically asking for more information on routers. Most express an interest in simply learning the basics about them. So, I’ve finally […]
***Plans for this Table Saw Station are now available on our Plans Page. To get access, simply sign-up for our free newsletter*** This past week the family and I spent a few days vacation in Cape May, NJ. Been going there since I was a kid. Great family town. Lots of beautiful Victorian style homes. […]
***Plans for this Table Saw Station are now available on our Plans Page. To get access, simply sign-up for our free newsletter*** “Let’s start over.” That’s what I said to myself a couple of days ago. In case you missed it, I built the top to my table saw work station out of 2x4s. I […]
***Plans for this Table Saw Station are now available on our Plans Page. To get access, simply sign-up for our free newsletter*** If you’ve been following along lately, you know that we’re knee deep in our home office renovation. In our last post, we discussed the work we’ve done to date and what work was […]
I’m relieved to finally tell you that all of the crown molding has been installed in our home office. It was a bear. Granted, I still have to putty all the nail holes, caulk the joints and paint them. I’ll save that work for the weekend. That’s not the end of the molding in the […]
Happy Monday folks. Today I have just uploaded our latest set of free woodworking plans. The plans are for the sliding kitchen cabinet drawers. The plans are free to our newsletter subscribers. To get your copy of the plans for this project, simply click the button below. Click Here to Get the Plans […]
If you ask me what I enjoy the ABSOLUTE MOST about blogging, my answer is always helping others with their home projects. Hands down the best part of this gig. I love getting comments or emails from readers expressing their gratitude for something they found on our site. Really makes my day. Just last […]
In this week’s installment of Your Home from Scratch, we’re showing off Bobbi’s beautiful router table. It’s perfect timing since we just released our own set of free router table plans, although my table isn’t even in the same ballpark as Bobbi’s. Bobbi is one of our newsletter subscribers and I was excited when she offered […]
While things have been going really well in our home office improvement project, I’ve been slacking on the blog lately. Mudding the walls three nights a week will do that to you. Since I’m too busy (and sore) to write a new post, I thought this would be a great opportunity to roll out a […]
