In this video I tackle my biggest build to date! When a friend of mine asked me to help them design and build a bar to store a big whiskey/bourbon collection I knew that I had to step up to the challenge. We tried our best to take inspiration from the overall design of whiskey barrels as a general theme for this bar. That meant using lots of white oak as well as trying to tie in some metal elements on the bar as well. Overall...this bar has become a focal point in the room as well as added so much more optimized storage. I think he's going to get a lot of enjoyment out of this bar!
In this video I do something that I really haven't done much of in the past...that's restoring an old piece of furniture. I use the term "restoring" loosely here because I didn't exactly restore this Lane Cedar Chest to it's former look. I completely changed the look of this cedar chest! I think it has a more midcentury modern inspired look now but I really like how it turned out. It's something totally unique now. I had a lot of fun working with this Lane Cedar Chest as well as learning more about the history of The Lane Furniture Company. Their marketing campaign was pretty impressive for it to have lasted for as long as it did. This was the first time I've worked with one of these Lane Cedar Chests but I know they are pretty popular amongst people. I'll have to start keeping my eye out for another one that I can flip. I hope you guys enjoy the video!
Each year for the past couple of years I've been asked to make something to donate to my local Woman's Club Silent Auction fundraiser and I always like to take this opportunity to make something unique with some of my leftover scrap wood from the previous year's builds. This year I decided that I would tackle creating some router trays using some Walnut & Cherry lumber.
For my particular build, I created a template simply using some printed out images but there are lots of other creators who do a good job at designing templates, some of which you can even purchase to make your own router trays. I've seen lots of cool templates from Designs by Donnie as well as DIY Montreal, just to name a few. I just cut my template out using my scroll saw but you could definitely tackle this step with a jigsaw or bandsaw.
The options are endless in terms of what you can store in these trays. I thought they might make a good serving tray for cookies or candies during the holiday but you can also simply use them as decorative pieces for storing keys, wallet, etc.
I hope you guys enjoyed watching me tackle building some of these router trays for the first time. I definitely learned a couple lessons for the next time I attempt some of these trays.
In this video I tackle converting a used 7.0 cubic chest freezer into a "Keezer" also known as a kegerator for the purposes of serving beer on tap at home. We bought the kegerator conversion kit from a website called KegCo.com. This included many of the parts as well as some instructions to help guide the conversion process.
In this video I recreate the classic game of Battleship but with a TWIST that will make your tailgate parties a hit this football season. For this party game, the ships house small cups that are used for "sipping" some beverages when you get hit. It's a game that we have played for years at football tailgates and it's always a lot of fun. I decided to update a previous version of this game and take some of the things that I learned from version 1.0 and improve upon them.
In this video I tackle building a walnut sofa arm table to give a place for drinks and snacks when there is not enough room for an end table. This was a fairly simple build that comes in clutch for those who are limited on space in their house.
In this video I tackle building a farmhouse trestle style dining room table for the first time! This was a mammoth of a project to undertake from the beginning but I learned so much along the way that I'm so glad I decided to take it on. I constructed the base of the table mostly from pine boards purchased from Lowes and the top was built from 2" thick oak boards. I also assembled a small bench to go along with the table.
In this video I make an Adirondack Chair out of some offcut Trex Transcend decking boards that were donated to me. Using these offcuts was a bit of a challenge at times but it's also a great way to be able to save a little money when it comes to building one of these Adirondack chairs. Plus the Trex material should hold up to the weather for years to come.
In this video I make a 3D end grain cutting board out of some walnut, cherry and sycamore boards.
Have you ever heard of a Tailor's Clapper before? This tailor's tool is an extremely useful asset for anyone who sews. In this video I construct a tailor's clapper out of a simple 2" thick piece of oak.
In this video I condense my last four videos regarding the Epoxy River TV Stand build into one shorter video for those interested in a little less detail. Enjoy!
This is the final video in a series of videos I have been doing in regards to building an Epoxy River TV Stand. In this video I make some glass cabinet doors for the tv stand and I work on getting the top attached to the base of the tv stand and installed in it's new home.
In this video I tackle building an epoxy river tv stand. This build is going to be over a series of videos and this particular video covers flattening and finishing the epoxy river top for the tv stand. To get this top cleaned up I made a router sled that I use with a flattening bit to remove the excess epoxy and get the river portion of the river table even. This was quite the process! Make sure to subscribe to my channel for future videos in this build series!
In this video I tackle building an epoxy river tv stand. This build is going to be over a series of videos and this particular video covers pouring the epoxy river top for the tv stand. This was the first time I have ever tried tackling a big epoxy pour like this and I think it turned out pretty well. There was definitely a lot of prep work that went into preparing for this pour! Make sure to subscribe to my channel for future videos in this build series!
In this video I tackle building an epoxy river tv stand. This build is going to be over a series of videos and this first video covers building the tv stand cabinet base that the epoxy river tabletop will sit on. Make sure to subscribe to my channel for future videos in this build series!
So I've sort of been in a workshop upgrade type of mood so far in 2024. I just finished building a set of cabinets on one side of my workshop that has 14 drawers. Boy is it a lot of work building 14 drawer boxes and getting those installed! They look great though and have added a lot more storage space for my ever-growing amount of tools.
With that wrapped up I decided to go ahead and tackle a new stand for my drill press. Before, I just had it sitting on a makeshift sort of stand with absolutely ZERO storage for any sort of accessories. So I decided to change that!
In this video you'll see me tackle building a very basic cabinet box with 4 drawers. I've already filled up two of those drawers for accessories and I plan to fill the other two up soon. Not only do this new stand look better but it's mobile too so I can move it around the shop as I need to. This new mobile drill press stand is going to function so much better for me and I'm glad I took the time to do it. I still want to add a custom drill press table at some point but that's a project for another day! Hope you guys enjoy the video!
In this video I tackle building a storage rack to house some weight plates for a home gym. This weight rack helps keep the weights off the floor and adds a bit of organization to our home gym. This was a pretty cheap & easy build. Very beginner friendly!
In this video I show you all the steps to build a bathroom vanity from start to finish. The particular bathroom vanity that I built was going into a half bathroom and it consisted of 6 drawers and 2 cabinet doors. For the top I glued up some oak boards and installed a vessel style sink on top. Check out my previous video to see how much of a total transformation this bathroom undertook!
In this video I attempted to make some end-grain cutting boards from Southern Yellow Pine. This is the first time that I have tried to make a cutting board out of this type of wood. I know pine is generally not the first choice for cutting boards but I like the unique pattern variations you can get from the end grain.
Unfortunately, these boards didn't turn out exactly like I had planned. There was too much blue stain color in the wood which I wasn't a big fan of. Plus I'm not educated enough about what the blue stain color is from to feel confident using it as cutting boards. It might not be an issue at all but to play it safe I won't be using these as cutting boards.
I try to be 100% authentic with you guys in my videos and sometimes that means that things I build don't always turn out like I had hoped. I think of them as learning lessons though and I will definitely try to make this again and avoid using pieces that have that blue stain.
In this video I tackle building a rack to store some free weights on using only materials I had on hand at the time. This was a quick and easy build, especially for a beginner.
The materials I used for this project were:
2 - 2x4x8
1 - 16” wide x 6ft long board that I purchased from Home Depot
1” wide x 6ft board I ripped from some scrap material
2 1/2” pocket hole screws
1 1/4” screws
Wood Glue
The side pieces for my frame were cut at a 25 degree angle on one end and cut to about 39” long. The pieces for my base that the side pieces sit were cut to 20” long. The total width for this weight rack is 26 1/4” and the total height is just above 3ft.
In this video I go through my process for making Shaker Style Cabinet doors using some Rail and Stile router bits on my router table. I've made quite a few shaker style doors using these rail and stile router bits now so I thought I would share the entire process from figuring out exactly which bits to use when to know exactly what size to cut all your pieces to. I try to cover everything that I can think of that's involved with making these style cabinet doors using these router bits. Hope it helps!
In this video I make some DIY nightstands from a few simple materials.
In this video I build a console table for our entry hallway to add some much needed storage to this area.