By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
I’ve installed inset door hinges on a number of my projects now, and I’ve finally come up with a way to do it easily. And by myself. Sometimes it seems like you need about 7 pairs of hands to keep things where you want them when you are building, and with this method all I […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Projects
If all I had done was add a hutch to a desk, then the reveal post would have come about much sooner. But before I could add the hutch, I had to paint the desk. I didn’t sand the desk down. I bought some bonding primer at Lowes (hope I don’t regret not getting the […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
Ok Mel, here it is!! I had a request for how to cut plywood with a circular saw video so I edited it last night and uploaded it to YouTube. I have it on the setting that only lets you see it with a link, so if you go and search for it, it won’t […]
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 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 […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
The next step in building leaning wall shelves is to attach the shelves to the supports. One way to do this is with a countersink bit and this is the method that I chose. It was an adventure to find a countersink bit. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I couldn’t find them […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
Furring strips. They entice you with their unbeatable price, looking beautiful in their perfect bundles of straightness. That is, until you cut one open. I swear, I actually heard a “boing” sound–straight out of the cartoons–when the plastic tie broke open on one particularly warped pack. And accompanying their lack of conformity to straightness is […]