So my neighbor wanted to replace his carpeted stairway with wood treads. And just like the rest of you LJ’s, when friends or family have a woodworking project….

Anyway, he opted for the stain grade pine treads from Lowes. Pine seemed a bit soft of a wood to me, but did them anyway and I figured if they have pine stair treads, I could use the cut-offs to make a nice cutting board. Finished with mineral oil and beezwax mixture.

Oh, and I posted pics of the finished stairway!

So I had this idea that I wanted to hide all things electronic or wire in my living room. This “cabinet” was purchased as a chest of drawers. I removed the drawer faces and biscuit joined them together. Bought some outside gate hardware (hinges, locking mechanism) and cut shelves to sit on top of old drawer slides.

This unit sits in our from formal living room (with my drum kit…not so formal) and all the wires go through the wall to the TV in the living room (great room, whatever) Speaker wire is run underneath the house. Yes, had to drill holes in hardwoods. THAT was a “tough sell” to my wife, but now she loves it.

When I inquired with my wife about wanting to turn our garage into a workshop, she said “Great…I’ve got your first project for you. Build me some shelves.”

This created quite a bit of storage for us. 5 inch lag bolts into walls studs and ceiling joists. Super solid.

This is my first attempt at building a cabinet…I figured workshop cabinets wouldn’t have to be perfect. The doors are biscuit jointed (joined?) 1×6. Had just gotten new biscuit joiner, had to try it out. :-)

Mounted using “french mount”...ripped 2×4 mitered at 45 degrees mounted to wall studs. Cabinet is hung on 2×4’s.

I’ve posted a video on youtube to demonstrate how this bench works…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG4ABD3sBIY&feature=youtu.be

So I finally broke down and decided to build a new workbench. My “shop” is in my garage, where my wife still likes to park her car (what is she thinking!). Needless to say, space is a premium. To get rid of my upright toolbox, miter saw table, drill press stand, and router table stand, I decided to try to build a workbench that would house all of it. So the three main tools housed inside the bench (miter saw, drill press, and router table) are all on hinges that “flip up” when needed and fold down to hide away.

It sits on 6 (5 inch) swivel casters. The benchtop is 3/4 in. birch on top of 3/4 inch pine. I want to add a vice and bench dogs. (that research is what brought me to this site) I’ve already seen some great ideas.

The miter saw work surface is level with the bench, as is the router table. Miter saw, Drill press, and router are plugged into main surge protector underneath benchtop. Extra surge protector on front is plugged into other and exists so that I can grab any one of the handtools from shelf (lower right), plug it in and go.

Standing at router table, there is a shelf on right that houses router bits, router wrenches, feather boards, etc.

Extra blade storage and crown stops are revealed when miter saw is deployed.

Drill press tools are revealed when drill press is deployed.
Most of my tools fit in one of the 7 drawers. Other tools and clamps are on peg board and slat wall.

So I’m a total newbie to this sight…thank all of you for your warm welcomes. Let me preface this project post by saying that I’ve always loved woodworking, but have ZERO training. Just in the last year or so, I’ve gotten bit by the bug REALLY BAD, so I want to learn as much as I possibly can about this wonderful hobby.

This is my personal set of cornhole boards. I thought it would be neat to build a set without having any screws or nails holding it together. The 3/4 inch thick board is set in a rabbit cut into the frame. The frame is 2×4 ripped to 3 inches (cornhole board regulation for front), mitered corners with dowels inserted at 45 degrees.

Our local university (ECU Pirates) school colors are Purple and Gold. Had Lowe’s mix the stain for me (closest I could get to school colors). IMHO, the coolest part of these boards is the dado cut for the 3 rows of beads on each side of the hole. I filled the cavity with Bar top to hold beads down (they float…big pain), the poured bar top over the entire surface.

I would love your comments and new ideas as I”m getting requests for cornhole boards.