This shelf was a chore to build. If your like me I work out of my Garage. It is 12.6 feet long and 8.5 feet tall. Made out of 3/4 commercial grade Oak plywood. Each shelf unit built by itself and then put together. It was built to hold file boxes at a law office. […]
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Labor of Love
This project was for my Daughter. She teaches at Verona School Dist. She was assigned a new room this year and She wanted to update it and refresh it for her kids. Well like a lot of School Dist. across the country extra money is not there. so we went to work. She had shelves […]
Read MoreTurkey Calls
These are two calls one is Oak and the other is Black Walnut. These will be for sale soon if interested please email me. Don Wilson2008@sbcglobal.net
Read MoreRepurposing a family Bed page 2
I took the Bed home and laid it out on the drive to see what it would look like and found this. Now we will be cleaning each piece and inspecting it that will be in the next post. For face book friends I’m posting this on my website Don’s woodcraft shop.
Read MoreRepurposing a family bed.
Repurposing A Friend’s family bed Some friends of mine found this family bed in the basement of their dads house. They feel it is about 100 years old. They ask me to repurpose it in to some items. The following are pictures of it now.
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Trash Container from repurposed oak flooring.
This trash container is made from oak flooring. I planed it to 5/8 inch thick with my planer. this is 3 are 4 inch wide pieces. We clear coated these for outside use. They are tough and will hold a large trash bag. You take the top off and put trash bag in and […]
Read MoreDon’t Throw Your TV Cabinet Away! Repurpose It!
Don’t throw it away if it can be repurposed! Converting this TV cabinet was a fun but difficult project. This TV cabinet was part of a living room set and the owner wanted to somehow use it again for her newer model tv, so we set out to repurpose the old version into something more […]
Read MoreMagazine and coat rack out of pallet wood
This is from a pallet. It’s a magazine rack and coat hanger. It has a smooth finish. this wood I planed and sanded it to get it smooth. it is stained and clear coated.
Read MorePallet wood towel rack
This towel rack is from pallet wood. it’s 48 inch wide and 18 tall. I used a curtian rod to make the bar for the towels. It is rough no sanding here.
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Doll Beds
These Beds are made from recycled oak flooring. you have seen a lot of stuff I have made from this flooring. These are made for 18 inch dolls it is 20 inch long and 16 inch wide. we finish these in a lot of ways. This bed is also used for a pet bed. We […]
Read MoreIpad stand recycled oak
This iPad stand again is made from recycled oak flooring. it has been planed to 5/8 inch thick. It has 2 levels one for setting for the angle you want. This can be used as a book holder are a paper holder while typing.
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This oak flooring that you see. I live close to a flooring factory and pick up their scraps for some projects. It’s like free wood. you will see me mention this a lot in my post. Because materials are expensive. You should always look for scrap. It can turn into nice products.
Read MoreDining Table from Barn wood
This table is made out of Barn wood the top is from 2 x stuff I planed it with my Ryobi planer. Its glued together with biscuits in the between the boards. the legs were made out of 4×6 beams. I planed then down to 4×4 and left all the wood natural with just a […]
Read MoreDoll Bunk bed
This was a fun project. these are 20 inches long and 14 inch wide. It is made from some repurposed oak flooring. As you see the pieces are all 1 1/2 inch wide. they have been planed down to 5/8 inch thick. The head-board is made from 5/8 inch thick stuff. I rounded everything off with […]
Read MoreOak cabinet with panel doors
This cabinet is 48 inches tall its 13 inches deep. It’s made from recycled oak flooring I ran it thru the plane and it came out 5/8 thick. The paneled doors are 1/4 inch oak plywood. All the shelves are oak boards glued together it is clear coated.
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This canopy bed was both fun and different. I had to figure out the top. Not heavy but sturdy. the post are 1 inch oak and the top is made from 1 inch square stuff. It is glued with Titebond glue and also has a 2 inch screw in the end of each slat. the […]
Read MoreCorn hole games
Corn hole games are easy to make. But I like to make mind sturdy so they last even when heavily used. the sides are 2 inch wide. It has a support across the middle where the bags hit most of the time. it has a 6 inch hole and is 36 inches long and 18 […]
Read MoreDoll cradles
My Doll cradles have been a big project for me. I’ve made a lot of these. They are built from 1×12 white pine. I have hand drawn my pattern for my ends. It is 20 inches long and 12 inches wide. An 18 inch doll fits in this cradle very nicely. As you see i […]
Read MoreJelly holder
This Jelly jar holder can be made for the size jars you have. it is made from recycled oak.
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Eisle
The eisle is made to hold a 2 foot wide pad. it stands 6 foot tall and made of repurposed oak flooring and glued with titebond glue. I put it together by drilling from the top not to be seen. The side witch turn into legs are 1 1/4 wide.
Read MoreRepurposed Table
The legs are very old table legs we found in a reclaim salvage yard in KC, the sides are pallet wood and the top is old barn wood. I don’t want to cover up the rustic elements. I considered painting and roughing the top. So I roughed up the top, added walnut stain and semi-gloss clear […]
Read MoreCutting Boards
Cutting Boards are some of the easiest things to make with the right tools. Here is how I do it. pick our you woods and then plane them to thickness. I plane the sides so they will be flush. Clamp and glue everything in order. I use Ryobi Planer. and Titebond glue there is a […]
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Mud Bench
Mud Bench was a fun project it was built to fit into specific place. built out of 2 in Hem fir lumber. the post are made of 4×4 pine post. The inner floor and the back are also Hem fir 2 inch lumber. Let’s talk about construction of this Bench. As you see the bench […]
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