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Storage & Shelving
Classic Cubby Series — 9 Cubby Bookshelf (Face-Framed)
A double-face-framed cubby bookcase — a 1x12 box with matching front AND back 1x2 face frames, and shelves on pocket holes or shelf pins instead of a plywood back.
- Easy
- $$
- 4–5.5 hrs
Furniture
Classic Coffee Table with Two Drawers and Shelf
A 2x6-topped coffee table with two euro-slide drawers built into the apron and an open bottom shelf — an advanced multi-piece build with a genuinely thick plank top.

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Block PlaneCard ScraperChiselsHammerHand Plane

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Domino / Biscuit JoinerDoweling JigPocket Hole Jig

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Iron for Edge BandingJointerRouterThickness Planer

Outdoor

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Band SawCircular SawJigsawMiter SawScroll Saw

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Hearing ProtectionSafety Glasses

Sanding

Belt SanderRandom Orbit SanderSandpaper (assorted grits)

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Lathe

Advanced
$$$$
8–12 hrs

Classic upholstered accent chair with 2x4 back legs

Classic Upholstered Chair

A simple accent chair with a 2x4 back-leg frame, an angled seat back, and a padded seat you staple and upholster yourself.

Intermediate
$$
4–6 hrs

Classic white bunk beds with built-in ladder and trimmed posts

Classic Bunk Beds

The traditional trimmed-post bunk bed in 1x lumber — four flat-built wall sections bolted together with 3" bolts, so it moves through doorways and comes apart for the next house.

Advanced
$$$
12–18 hrs

Circle Cutting Jig for Circular Saw

A shop-made plywood jig that turns a circular saw into a pivoting circle-cutter, sized to any radius within its length.

Beginner
$
30 min – 1 hr

Chunky leg rectangle coffee table with notched legs

Chunky Leg Rectangle Coffee Table

A two-shelf coffee table with 2x6 legs notched directly into the corners of the tabletop boards — the legs pass through the top rather than sitting under an apron frame.

Easy
$$
3–4 hrs

A rectangular two-tier coffee table with thick 2x6 legs passing through the plank top

Chunky Leg Coffee Table (Rectangle)

A two-tier coffee table where thick 2x6 legs poke up through notched cutouts in the plank top. The notched top is the whole trick.

Intermediate
$$
4–7 hrs

Square coffee table with chunky 2x6 legs poking through notched corners and a lower shelf

Chunky Leg Coffee Table (Square)

A square coffee table where the 2x6 legs poke up through notched corners of the top for a bold, chunky look. The notch cuts are the whole trick.

Intermediate
$$
4–6 hrs

Chunky wood console desk with flip-down keyboard tray and hidden leg storage

Chunky Console Table Desk with Flip-Down Keyboard Tray

A chunky 1x12 console that doubles as a desk — the front panels flip down on Euro hinges to become a keyboard tray and to open leg storage. Clever, hidden-hardware build.

Intermediate
$$
6–10 hrs

Layered wood Christmas tree tray

Gifts & Small Projects

Christmas Tree Tray

A stepped, layered wood tray shaped like a Christmas tree — every row is a different compound angle, mounted on a plywood backer.

Easy
$
1.5–2.5 hrs

Shallow wooden cookie serving box on small feet with a lettered back board

Gifts & Small Projects

Christmas Cookie Box or Serving Display

A small shallow tray-box on little feet for serving cookies or displaying holiday treats. Made from furring strips and a plywood bottom in an afternoon.

Easy
$
1 hr – 2 hrs

Kid-sized cedar garden bench with a trellis arbor and built-in flower pot shelves

Child's Bench with Arbor

A kid-scale garden bench with a trellis arbor overhead and slatted flower-pot shelves built into the sides.

Intermediate
$$$
6–8 hrs

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