Furniture & Woodworking How-Tos
How To: Paint furniture
With the economy as brutal as it is, more people than ever are focusing on fixing what they've got rather than building or buying new furniture and decor. And oftentimes, a fresh coat of paint is all that's needed to turn a yucky old chair your mom passed down to you into a darling, charming vintage piece.
How To: Clamp and glue a wobbly chair
Learn how to repair a broken or loose joint on your chairs or other furniture for long-lasting stability. Chairs take a real beating over time and it's only natural that over time one of those glue joints is going to fail. What do you need? Well to start with you need some common, everyday carpenters' glue.
How To: Make a shopping cart into a wheelchair
Who would ever think of turning a shopping cart into a comfortable stylish wheelchair! You'll be amazed what a nice chair you end up with. Make a shopping cart into a wheelchair.
How To: Assemble a wall unit
Wall units not only look good, they're also an easy way to organize a room. Watch a step-by-step video on how to assemble a bookshelf.
How To: Build a simple wood puzzle
This short video shows the basics for making a wooden puzzle. using any piece of wood, you too can create a wooden puzzle for your kids. This woodworking project should take less than 15 minutes to complete. Build a simple wood puzzle.
How To: Make a workbench
Make Magazine's Bre Pettis teaches you how to make a workbench to create your projects on! Now you'll have the perfect place to keep and create your projects without taking over the dining room table! This is a great tutorial for the project guru.
How To: Build a wooden bookshelf
Sometimes, you just can't find the right piece of furniture. Your walls may be too small or too long. A window may be too low or too high. Also, a simple trip to a furniture store may be enough to make your money belt tighten. Finding the right piece of furniture can be exasperating and financially depressing. However, there is another option. What if you could make the perfect piece of furniture for your home? Now, it sounds terrifying, but with some simple instruction, you might be surprise...
How To: Build a chest of drawers
This video series shows you how to build a chest of drawers (actually Jon builds THREE). What's nice about building your own furniture is you can make it exactly the size you need to fit a certain space, and you can design it however you like!
How To: Build a custom computer desk
Do you have the perfect spot in your house or office that you want to put your desk and you just can't find one that fits? Well, maybe it's time to build your own! In this video series Jon Olson will show you how to build a custom oak computer desk, right down to the sliding keyboard drawer.
How To: Build a desk hutch
This video series shows you how to build a desk hutch all the way from designing it to installing lights. If you watched the series on building a desk, this is a great second step in creating your own custom office.
How To: Build a shadow box frame
This series of videos takes you step by step throught the process of designing and building a shadow box frame. This particular frame is for an 8x10 photo but you could easily adjust for a different size.
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