By Pinktoesandpowertools | Woodworking Tutorials
The time has arrived for the newest Pink Toes and Power Tools video: How to Use a Router to Make Drawer Fronts! Woop, woop! Mind you, I had to watch a teenager’s Minecraft editing video in order to figure out how to use Microsoft’s MovieMaker software so that this could happen. Nothing can humble you faster than […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
I’ve told you that drawer glides will be the death of me in the last post, but truly, drawer glides are not all that bad, especially with the trick I am going to let you in on. In the storage beds they were not fun because there wasn’t a lot of room to work to […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
I love drawers. I do not love drawer glides. Drawer glides are going to be the death of me. It’s going to have to be a write in on my death certificate. Cause of death: drawer glides. But those come later…first we need to build some drawers. I used to build drawers like I did […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
Ok, one more progress post on the DIY Pottery Barn Stratton knock off bed. The bed is done and in her room and the reveal post will be coming tomorrow. It turned out better than I had hoped! This post will show you how to add drawer pulls to the drawer fronts.
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 | Progress Posts
I’m finding out that woodworking is nothing like sewing. Is this a revelation for you also? No? Must be just me then. When I make a mistake while sewing I get out my lovely seam ripper. I love that thing. I need to find a woodworking joint ripper. Just pick at a couple of pneumatic […]
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 […]