There are some really cool things you can do with plywood like creating visual patterns. I thought this could give a really cool look to an otherwise plain looking bar stool, so I decided to try out a chevron pattern for the seat. In today’s build, I’ll also show you how to use compound angles […]
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A few months back I built a kick ass miter saw station. Today, I’m upgrading the miter saw station with dust collection. I made a dust hood with sliding adjustable doors which makes it easy to open up for mitered cuts. I’ll also show you how to set up a dust cyclone on an automated
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I’ve been wanting to incorporate epoxy resin to a project, so I figured epoxy coasters would be a good place to start. Wanting to add a little flare, I decided to make hexagon coasters, using a hexagon cutting jig I made a while back. Coasters are always a fun project because I can typically just
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Dowels can be a really easy and effective joinery method once you’ve gotten used to doweling, but can also be confusing on the first try. I decided to build this slatted cube table to challenge myself using only dowel joints. 136 dowels to be exact! I used 2 different doweling jigs in the process: the
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In my most recent post, I showed you how I built a floating wall mounted vanity for my powder room. In this DIY plumbing tutorial, I’ll show you how to install the sink drain, namely the P trap. I’ll also go through how I installed my wall faucet and vessel sink. 3 parts you’ll need
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I’ve been going through a major remodel over the past few months that included a brand new powder room. The bathroom is pretty narrow so I wanted a small custom wall hung vanity to fit with my vessel sink and wall faucet. This tutorial explains how I built a floating vanity and how I installed
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After 4 endless months we fired our contractor, with much work yet to be completed. Later on I learned that several clients had fired J. Collins Construction within the last year.
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It’s amazing how great a brand new fence looks but how quickly the wood dries out and looks dull. Before you know it the sun, snow and rain have their way and your fence looks weathered and gray. Restoring a fence with a new coat of stain is an easy DIY project anyone can do,
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There are several ways to cut a hexagon out of wood. You could use a table saw with a miter gauge, a bandsaw, miter saw, and so on. When you want to batch out several hexagons and make them all the exact same, it can get tricky. That’s why I decided to build a simple
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In one of my recent tutorials, I built this miter saw station out of 2x4s. I left the bottoms open with the intention of adding different storage options underneath and today I’m going to build a set of drawers under the drill press module so I can store all my bits and various accessories. Tools
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