Make a beautiful live edge wood slab desk for a unique addition to your home. The hairpin legs are cool contrast to the rustic wood slice.
Watch the video below byMike Peplerto see just how easy it is to make your own charcoal in your backyard. Mike covers making charcoal using a small steel drum placed inside a larger oil drum, to create a kiln to cook the wood and make charcoal. This method could be scaled up or down...
At this stage, as well as designing how the knife will look, one of the main decisions that you need to make is how you are going to attach the handles to the knife. There are three main ways of accomplishing this; a full tang, a partial tang and a through tang. The knife that I...
As an interior designer, I often come across homeowners who struggle with making the most of their small master bedrooms. Limited space can make it challenging to create a relaxing and luxurious atmosphere, but with the right design choices and clever solutions, it is possible to transform e...
To make the family room feel larger and more user-friendly, we removed an area rug that covered the entire floor, added a sweet little antique table brought in from the living room, and brought in a lamp. The end result was a small addition that felt twice the size!
The frame of a sofa is made most often wood, though newer options include steel, plastic, and laminated boards or a combination of the above. Kiln-dried maple wood deemed free of knots, bark, and compromising defects is used under the upholstery. The show wood of the legs, arms, and ...
just to keep the cost of materials down and their profits up. Always keep in mind if the wood product you're buying from another manufacturer is made from a veneer - or "engineered" wood - it usually means that they are using low quality materials, but trying to make it look and sound...
So let’s get started. First stop – Home Depot of course! You can’t build your owntobacco kilnwithout wood. We grab a large 8′ x 4′ sheet of wood. Being lazy, and not wanting this large piece of wood hanging out of the back of my truck we decide to have it cut down while...
There are a lot of cuts and this task can become tedious, so make sure you stay alert and on target for all of the cuts. It’s also important to make sure that pieces that are supposed to be the same length are cut at the same length. I used the previously cut pieces to help me...
But it astounds me how every single time a big storm is imminent, people make a crazed run on the stores for basic supplies. Batteries, flashlights, bottled water, bread and milk. Take a few minutes now to make sure those items are well-stocked and easy-to-find in your home. Those ...