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Reclaimed Heart Pine Farmhouse Table – DIY – Part 1 – Milling Old Lumber

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Robert

Part 1 – Milling Old Lumber Part 2 – Glue Up – Bread Board Ends Part 3 – Butterfly Joinery – Prepping the Legs Part 4 – Mortise and Tenon Joints – Understructure Part 5 – Final Assembly In December, … Continue reading →

Posted in Better than store bought, Dining Room, DIY, Furniture, Heart Pine, Home Built, Old Hardware, Repurposed, Tools and Techniques, Woodworking | Tagged DIY, diy project, Furniture, heart pine, heart pine timbers, repurposed, tools and techniques, woodworking technique, woodworking techniques | 6 Comments

Antique Ladder Pot Rack – DIY

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Robert

Check out this project in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of Ladies Home Journal. Here’s a link to the online blurb. You may recall this old ladder from earlier when I turned about 7 feet of it into a book shelf. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Attic, Better than store bought, DIY, Don't Hire a Professional, Home Built, Old Hardware, Repurposed, Tools and Techniques, Woodworking | Tagged DIY, diy project, don't hire a professional, pot rack, pot racks, repurposed, tools and techniques, wooden ladder, woodworking technique | 16 Comments

Lifting Up a Sagging Floor – DIY

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Robert

Cost, Time, and Skills: This job took two people one afternoon. We got muddy because we were in a dirt crawlspace doing just that, crawling. We used 18,000-pound screw jacks, 4×4 lumber, a circular saw, power drill/driver, and cement blocks. … Continue reading →