By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
The end is near! No, I do not believe that because the Mayans stopped their calendar in 2012 that THE end is near, the end of this build is near! The drawer fronts are on and the way that I built them is a perfect example of why two heads are better than one. I […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
The drawers are built and are in! And I no longer like drawer glides. I should have only had 12 to put in (2 for each drawer). For one drawer alone, I had to redo it 3 times. Both sides. And that wasn’t the only problem I had! If I had not done inset drawers, […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Projects
Built-in bookcases. Check. Still got quite a few projects before this room can be called done! But one thing can be crossed off the list now.
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Home Improvement Projects
Are you tired of seeing those ugly washer and dryer hookups in your laundry room? This beginner woodworking tutorial walks you step-by-step through how to hide washer and dryer hookups. This is an easy solution for hiding your laundry room hookups that lets you flex your beginner woodworking muscles. But don’t let this easy DIY […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
I don’t know why it is proving to be so difficult to begin this post in an interesting way! I have began and deleted 4 different beginnings, so now I give up and you just get this. Definitely the worst one. My last attempt at doors was the built-in cabinet in the laundry room: These […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Popular Projects
I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly this simple DIY bench was to throw together! The Kreg Jig made quick work of the entire project and here is the end result with a tutorial on how I built it.
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Projects
Last year for my birthday I asked for a new compost bin built to my specs. This is what we had been living with for the last 8 years: If you can’t see it from the weeds, etc. it is a circle of some fencing we had held up with some of those green fence […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
Is it molding or moulding?? I’ve covered my bases and used both spellings in these posts. However you spell it, I needed to remove some of it to place the cabinet next to the wall. I learned how Sandra does it over at Sawdust and Paperscraps, one of my favorite places to visit. But I […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
I made a bunch of headway this weekend!! Here is one of the new things I learned how to do: make an accurate cut out for an electrical box that your built in will end up covering. One unusual tool you will need for this is: This would be an example of why I can […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
Finally got a chunk of time to get to work again! Today I tackled the drawers on the cabinet.Here is one drawer front. 1/2″ plywood with 1/4″ thick 2″ wide hobby board glued on top. I wanted to learn the router so I could use a panel in the middle of 1×3 boards, but that […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
That’s how all fairy tales end, right? I can now add The Beast to tools that I love because I CUT 2 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD WITH ONE YESTERDAY!! (That is me shouting, but my voice is all croaky with this cold I’ve got, so it might not have come off that way.) It was cold […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
Look at my Beauty. She’s so pretty and clean and she doesn’t bite. And here’s the Beast that I need to tame: Like all fairy tales, this too has a happy ending. I made two of the straight edge cutting jigs for the circular saw yesterday like these here. I used 1/2″ plywood and S4S […]