Greater control:When you build your own deck, you get to make decisions you would otherwise have very little control over. You can pick the types of screws you use to secure the decking. You can customize the deck’s positioning and layout to fit your vision for the project. With your p...
and join the two parts. Tap the pieces of the seat together with a rubber or wooden mallet, and wipe off any excess glue. Lightly clamp the glued seat, and let it dry for at least two days. For extra strength, you can add metal mending plates to span the break, as above -- f...
How to Build a Wood Fired Hot Tub: In this instructable I will describe how I built a hot tub for less than $100 NZ ($75ish USD) from an old bulk liquids tank, a gas bottle and some stainless tube and junk that I had laying around. This tub is che
The folding leg brackets worked great, but they were starting to get pretty tight, and I would need a mallet (or hammer) to open them. To counteract the uneven ground in my garage and driveway, I added adjustable feet, which were really awesome for leveling the outfeed table to the saw...
How to Build a Treeless Tree House: This is a relatively simple, elevated backyard fort I built for my kids. I have a very small yard with no trees whatsoever. But we wanted a tree house or fort of some kind, so this is what I came up with. It was loos
Build a form for the footing by driving wooden stakes into the ground a few inches inside each wall of the trench and nailing 2-inch by 4-inch boards to them. Place a level across the boards, and tap down the higher boards with a rubber mallet to level them out, if necessary. ...
Having a beautiful, solid wooden top to my workbench was a priority for me. That’s why I didn’t want to mess with pine 2x4s. I knew the top of my workbench would be covered in dark black knotholes if I used 2x4s. Instead, I went to the construction-grade lumber section of my...
You may need a little help holding up the stones. Irregular stones are bound to leave gaps that cause the stone to tip before you can mortar it. Cut a few small wooden wedges before you start laying the wall and keep them close. As you work, insert them in the gaps to help the ...
The key to a great DIY project is personalization. Experiment and express your creativity. Make your plant stand both a plant home and a mirror of your style. Enjoy crafting! DIY Wooden Indoor Plant Stand Building a wooden indoor plant stand is a delightful way to display your houseplants. ...
the attic is cleaned out and that old bag of hickories makes its way to a shop where the sellers know nothing about golf. Often, these people only consider hickories for their decorative possibilities (where do you think those bars and pro shops get the wooden clubs hanging on their walls?