This table is the real deal. The end-grain top is designed to take the blows and slices from your finest knives without damaging them. On the south side of the city I live in there’s an Old-World grocery store that still sells a full line of products that come from...
Furniture Projects
Find the best woodworking plans, essential tools, and high-quality hardware to bring your projects to life. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced woodworker, we offer carefully selected resources to help you build with confidence.
Butler Tray Table
Nothing says "classy" like bringing out a full tea service on a tray table. Nothing says "classy" like bringing out a full tea service on a tray table. Here's all you need to know to build a "proper" tray table that lifts off its base – butler not included. What you...
Byrdcliffe Linen Press
Recreating a classic cabinet that breaks the rules of Arts & Crafts. While this piece might not meet most of the criteria for Arts and Crafts furniture it is widely considered one of the period’s finest pieces. This linen press is built with the basic forms one would...
Byrdcliffe-Inspired Linen Press
With colorful carved panels and a tinted-varnish finish this linen press is a joy to build and a beautiful addition to any room in your house. The first thing you’ll notice when you look at this project are the carved panels in the doors. While they may look...
Cabinet on Stand
Solid mahogany figured veneer flared legs and many more features make this cabinet a woodworker’s dream. At its essence a cabinet is a functional piece of furniture. Obviously you want it to look good but its primary purpose is to hold a whole lot of stuff. Every once...
Campaign Chair
A heavy oak frame combined with simple construction and a hair-on hide creates a chair that’s not only comfortable but handsome as well. The phrase “campaign furniture” describes furniture that was historically designed to be knocked down and packed for travel. This...
Campaign Chest
Packed with traditional details you can build one or two of these small chests to add style and storage to your home. Campaign furniture was designed to provide 19th-century military officers with rugged versatile storage that could be packed up and moved easily....
Candle Holders
Create two different candle holders using contrasting accent strips and the same band saw technique. Sometimes projects that look quite challenging at first glance are really pretty simple to build. And that's the case with these two sets of candle holders. Each...
Card Catalog Cabinet
Offering up storage and a convenient writing surface this custom cabinet is reminiscent of the old card catalogs found in libraries. Over the past couple of decades as the nation’s libraries switched to computer systems for tracking their collections thousands of...
Casework Construction: Cabinet Hardware
Our Woodworking Essentials series on casework construction continues with a look at door hinges and drawer slides. Our Woodworking Essentials series on casework construction continues with a look at door hinges and drawer slldes. We detail the available choices help...
