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This has probably been done before but here it is for consideration by my fellow woodworkers. If you're anything like me I get pretty impatient waiting for wood glue to work its way out of the tube. So using some scrap wood, I drilled 1.5 inch holes in a small 1x4 board and elevated it about 3 inches. A small board under the glue tubes catches any unwanted drips. Makes a perfect caddy for my glue tubes and no more waiting for my glue. Its always ready to go!

I sent these plans to my dad and said I wanted him to help me build it for Christmas. He came with everything cut and ready to be sanded and assembled! It was put together and stained in a day! I love my Christmas present, and love that my dad and I built it. It will be a family table, for sure! 

I found the Workbench Console plans on this site and thought it would look great behind the sofa.

The length was extended to make it comfortable for 3 people to sit at and also to span the length of the sofa. I cut out a section at the back and lowered it to hold some glasses. This fits 4 beer glasses, 4 wine glasses and 4 shot glasses. The towel holder is a cast iron key that I found on Amazon. On the other end is a cast iron bottle opener found on eBay.

I would like to take credit for the chairs, but I cheated and got these from IKEA.

We love using this while eating dinner and watching a movie and is especially handy when guests are over.

Made this Accessory Holder as a Christmas gift for a male cousin to hold his phone, watch, ring, glasses, and wallet.  Comes apart for easy movement.  I like the two-tone of the stains and the simplicity of the holder.  Router kept giving a bit of kickback, biting into the wood where it was unwanted, hence the messy cord line, but as with most of my projects, I don't mind the mistakes that make them more "unique".  Artistic choice?  : )  Also difficult was figuring out the angle to cut the opening slot for the side piece.  It needed to be angled to set the side piece just how I wanted it.  Eventually decided on 10 degrees.  
The idea for this holder was based on this: http://cleverwoodprojects.org/woodworking-projects-for-beginners-six-ea…

Don't read the site- it was clearly written by a bot or ESL individual, because it's mostly gibberish.  Just used the image for inspiration.

I freehanded a design that then was drawn on the wood and had plenty of fittings and mockup pieces made throughout to figure out how things would fit.  Fun challenge, great gift. 

Anna, thanks for your project! I only strengthened it a metal plate in the center, extended sitting on 4" and feet connected bolts.

I built one for my husband but he said the top is too thin for big guy like him so when my friend asked me to build 1 for her son I attached 2 plywood together to make it stronger...

My husband and I built this dresser to use as a changing table in our daughters nursery. I explain the build process (with photos) in this blog post : http://mekhart.blogspot.com/2011/03/nursery-room-biggest-build-yet.html and the finishing process in this blog post : http://mekhart.blogspot.com/2011/04/nursery-room-finished-dresser.html . I'm so thankful to Ana...I love that almost every element of her nursery is home made!

Made this for my wife for our anniversary!
Check out a video of the project here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eyroIH517A
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Thanks for the plans!!!

We had our first American Girl Doll Christmas ... and it was a big hit ... the girls all love their American girl dolls.

So we decided to make them beds.  Found Ana project on line ... and it was so fast and easy, thank you.

We made 3 beds, from the supply list ....  and 1 cradle, from an old oak magazine rack we found at the thrift store ... turned out so cute.

And we are looking to make the couch and chair set.

Thanks you again,   Kim

I built this to house some free lettuce seeds. Please see the full story on my blog!

My husband and I used Ana's plans to create this BEAUTIFUL farmhouse inspired table for our dining room. The project was straightforward and we are EXTREMELY happy with the results. We added a touch of modern to the table by purchasing metal chairs from overstock.com. The table is perfect for family get togethers and even more important...family game nights!!

This was my second build, very easy with the plans. I wanted it flush with the wall so used a jig saw to cut notches in the bottom to fit around the baseboard. I was also covering an air vent, so I built a simple air diverter out of 1x's and bought a decorative vent cover of Amazon for $10...worked out much better than I thought it would. Painted with a flat black then a few coats of poly.

I made this dartboard Cabinet from pallets to give it a really rustic and weathered look. I stained it with rustoleum weathered wood accelerator. 

It is a friend's birthday on 5/6 and I noticed she didn't have a nightstand so instead of buying a present, I decided to make her a nightstand. I really liked how the person who built "Lee and Beth's Simple Nightstands" used bead-board on the sides, and I have a lot of bead-board left over from our master bathroom renovation, so I decided to use it, too, and that way I wouldn't have to buy the wood for there, because I didn't have any extra plywood to use there. I also used the bead-board on the back and as the bottom of the drawer.

It looks more modern-cottage than it does modern, like I wanted, but it still looks good.

Pictures are of what it looked like pre-sanding and wood-filling, with 1 coat of the stain on it, and then finished with white paint.

With the combination of scrap wood and new wood, I only spent $20 on new wood for the project, and $5 on the drawer pull!

For the top, instead of a 1x12 and 1x3, I used a 1x12 and and then flanked it with 2 1x2s - for a more balanced look. I also cut the 1x12 at like 19 1/2 inches instead of 18 1/2.

This is my very first furniture project. I'm happy with how it turned out.