General Woodworking

How to Design and Build a Crib

Don Heisz is the author of Offcuts, a weekly article on the lighter side of woodworking. There are few occasions that inspire the ...
Making A Cedar Deck Chair

Of course, cedar is just the wood I chose to use for this deck chair project, since it’s well suited for use outdoors due to...
Minimalist Computer Desk

After getting the office in my house into usable shape, I naturally wanted to use it for my online activities. Those include exten...
Making A Rolling Pin

With the pastry board for my butcher block table finished, I thought it would be interesting to make a rolling pin to go with it. ...
Making A Wooden Patio Table

Tell me, do you want your back deck to look like the outdoor patio at your local fast food joint, or do you want it to have some n...
Making A Deck Chair

The design for this chair was something I came up with years ago. At the time, I made these (and a few other similar items) to sel...
How To Make A Box With Butterfly Lids

Or, that’s what I’m calling this, since the lid is in two parts and opens in the middle. Maybe there’s a proper ...
The More Impossible Dovetail Joint

This is an idea that I wanted to try after watching Jack Houweling’s video a while ago, and the recent Clickspring video bro...
Box With Needlessly Complex Joinery And Hand-Cut Inlay

This is a project that I’ve been wanting to do for more than a year. It’s actually inspired by the box making scene in...
OSB Stool

When I did my workbench chest of drawers with OSB drawer boxes, someone asked me if OSB could be used for making more finished thi...
Steamed Cherry VS Real Cherry

About this time last year, I bought some 4/4 maple to build my kitchen cabinets with, and while I was at the lumber place had a lo...
Scrap Wood Treasure Box

This project came about as a result of a group collaboration with more than twenty other woodworkers on YouTube. The idea was to m...
Easy To Make Economical Storage Shelves

With the ongoing fixing up of my house, trying to find places to put the various things that take up space inside while I’m ...
How To Make a Decorative Wooden Vase

Sometimes, you just want to do something a little different, perhaps as a break from your regular activites, or perhaps just to ex...
Veneer my Wooden Computer Case

Some time ago, I bought veneer on Ebay – smaller pieces, several sheets in each bundle. I thought it was a very good deal an...
Rack O’ Ribs Cutting Board

Whimsical, perhaps, but practical all the same, this cutting board is perfect for carving up a full rack of ribs hot off the barbe...
Making Wooden Window Shutters

Since I use my workshop to make video, I thought it would be a good opportunity to make wooden blinds to block out the daylight th...
Making a Small Picture Frame From Spalted Wood

by Don Heisz This is not really a very complicated project, but it is interesting in its own way. Several years ago, soon after I ...
Easy To Make Frame And Panel Doors

While working on another project where I had to wait for the glue to dry at different stages during the build, I figured I’d...