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Coffee Table Woodworking Plan

The woodworking plans I create are getting harder and harder to finish! As I contemplated what my next plan would be, I selected this table because I wanted to offer something that is pretty easy to...

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Creating a Woodworking Plan, Part One: SketchUp

One of my most popular woodworking plans is the plan centered around the build of what I call “The Tornado Bed”. This was a project completed about a year ago and was donated to disaster recovery...

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Creating a Woodworking Plan, Part 3: the Cut List

To recap where we have been so far, the first installment in this series discusses the updates to the queen size bed SketchUp model (see it here). In part two, we discussed some of the creative aspects...

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Creating a Woodworking Plan, Part 4: Bringing a Plan to Life

While the part of a woodworking plan I dread the most is the cut list, the part of the plan which is by far the most work is creating the illustrations. I make extensive use of illustrations in...

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Ed M. Builds the Bedside Table

I wanted to put up this quick post to highlight a completed project based on my woodworking plan, You Can Build a Bedside Table. Ed M. of Pennsylvania sent me these photos of his table; he downloaded...

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Traditional Bookcase Plan: the Kirkwood

Even though I recently joined the ranks of those who download books from iTunes, I still see a bright future for the bookcase. Some day an actual printed book my go the way of the eight-track tape, but...

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Terry B. Builds the Queen Size Bed

This is impressive work. Terry B. from California just completed a woodworking project based on the Queen Size Bed plan I have at Sawtooth Ideas. Terry’s project is impressive to me because he is still...

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Jeff Wins A Contest

Wow, Sawtooth Ideas created a contest to find the best bookcase design in the whole universe and guess who won? Me! Sawtooth Ideas has really been ramping up their collection of bookcase woodworking...

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A Project that will be Treasured Forever

Friday night, after an especially difficult day at work, out of nowhere, I got a present. An email was sent my way which said the following: Your woodworking plans for a queen size bed frame gave my 83...

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My first real experience with IdeaRoom

In a recent post about my queen size bed project plan, I said this about Sawtooth Idea’s “IdeaRoom” software: I know of no other woodworking plan source which provides such a complete experience as...

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My Plan for Future Woodworking Plans

Potentially, my next woodworking plan. It has been a while since I created a new woodworking plan. I have found building things to be more fun than building project plans, but I am getting the itch. I...

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The Most Challenging SketchUp Model Ever

The Deluxe Cross Cut Station Note the screws, bolts, etc. I did not draw the Kreg parts. The back side with tons of visible screws. At long last, I have completed the most difficult SketchUp model of...

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Free Woodworking Plan: Making a Queen Size Bed Step-by-Step

Every now and then, a really special project presents itself – one that helps move the woodworker in a new direction, is challenging and most importantly turns out well. Such was the case with the...

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Woodworking Plan: You Can Build an Architectural Bookcase

This woodworking plan reveals a versatile project. In the configuration shown above, it is a bookcase. It can easily be converted into a cabinet with the addition of doors. I plan to build this...

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Creating a Woodworking Plan, Part One: SketchUp

My next project plan: an update for “Making a Queen Size Bed Step-by-Step.” One of my most popular woodworking plans is the plan centered around the build of what I call “The Tornado Bed”. This was a...

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Creating a Woodworking Plan, Part 3: the Cut List

A vital part of a woodworking plan: the cut list. To recap where we have been so far, the first installment in this series discusses the updates to the queen size bed SketchUp model (see it here). In...

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Creating a Woodworking Plan, Part 4: Bringing a Plan to Life

I make a ton of illustrations while creating a woodworking plan. While the part of a woodworking plan I dread the most is the cut list, the part of the plan which is by far the most work is creating...

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Traditional Bookcase Plan: the Kirkwood

Even though I recently joined the ranks of those who download books from iTunes, I still see a bright future for the bookcase. Some day an actual printed book my go the way of the eight-track tape,...

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Free Woodworking Plan: Making a Queen Size Bed Step-by-Step

Every now and then, a really special project presents itself – one that helps move the woodworker in a new direction, is challenging and most importantly turns out well. Such was the case with the...

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Woodworking Plan: You Can Build an Architectural Bookcase

This woodworking plan reveals a versatile project. In the configuration shown above, it is a bookcase. It can easily be converted into a cabinet with the addition of doors. I plan to build this...

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