Small Stuff woodworking plans and projects

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This project has a four player cribbage board on top. Open the hinged lid and the storage compartment holds a deck of cards, cribbage pegs and a complete set of dominoes. This plan shows how to make either a double six set of dominoes (28 dominoes) or a double nine set (55 dominoes). This project looks spectacular in walnut.

Turn your cut-off scrap into attractive key chains that will leave your friends and family wondering, How did you do that? Tell them if you want to, but the secret lies in making a small log of multiple species; then cutting off slices.

Contrasting woods give these coasters, and their matching holder, a classic styling, while a cork insert (sourced in the article) absorbs condensation to protect your tabletops. Simple, scrapwood construction means you can go from making them in your shop to relaxing with a glass of iced tea in one day.

Pennsylvanian woodworker and designer, Patrick Leonard, frequented a number of art festivals and exhibits while growing up. Quilts were (and still are) a popular item, with the star pattern in its infinite variations, was one that pattern that often caught his attention. Nowadays, Patrick uses that traditional design to top off his hardwood keepsake boxes. If you are looking for a woodworking project that is a guaranteed hit with customers, we believe this is the plan.

Designed after the actual pistols used by Alexander Hamilton (former Secretary of the Treasury) and Aaron Burr (Vice President under Thomas Jefferson) from their famous duel of 1804. Full size plans to make everything shown in the photo.

This key rack is a simple, attractive and handy project for your bandsaw or scrollsaw. A perfect beginner project for scouting, guides and 4H Club woodworking projects.

This great-looking coaster set scores high points as a project for two reasons: It is simple to build and very useful. Build them in a few hours, protect your furniture for life. The whole set is made up of just a few pieces of scrap lumber, plus some cork discs and hardwood dowels. Follow our easy steps to coast through the construction, then relax, have a beverage, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. The base measure 6-1/4 inches x 6-1/4 inches square.

Make this simple, yet elegant base in an evening, and then add an inexpensive globe, a little water and vinegar, and your favorite blossom to create a stunning accent piece. Though the rings of this eye-catching base look like they are turned, surprisingly you make them using a bandsaw, scrollsaw, and drum sander. Included in the plan is a source for the globe and stopper. The base measures 7-3/4 inches in diameter.

Making a screwdriver with a custom handle is a project so easy and useful that every turner should make one. You can use anything from highly figured stock to common shop scraps. To jazz it up, we lam...

Nearly all of us have a small collection of one type or another. And those collections vary considerably. So we designed a display case that looks great; goes together quickly; and, most importantly, ...

Do not toss your scraps - turn them into something useful. This letter-perfect opener may not make bills more fun to open, but it will let you enjoy your woodworking firsthand. If you like the look of this hardwood letter opener, you may want to spend a few more hours crafting the other four pieces of our matching desk set, which we have included as a bonus: a paper clip holder, envelope holder, pencil holder, and writing set.

All American Novelties Plans - Assortment of fun gagets in wood. Assorted sizes. Over three dozen plans for making entertaining novelties. Some from the Old World, others from Early America. The wind-...

Keep bills, envelopes, pens, and other supplies in this compact, clutter-busting accessory. Personalize it with a trio of photos. Using straightforward dado, groove, and rabbet joinery and full-size patterns for shaping the sides, front, and back, you can build this simple, hardware-free project in just a few hours. It has nine roomy compartments to keep a variety of items orderly and handy.

It stores a pair of pens, then hands them to you. Raising the lid lifts the pen and pencil right out of this handsome desktop box. It is perfect for turned wooden pens and pencilsâyou could even make ...

Birdhouse Collection woodworking plans - Four whimsical house and a bird feeder. Assorted sizes. Patterns for three whimsical bird houses and a bird feeder. Fun, functional houses that can be hung ...

Thanks to its simple pinned hinge, this case props itself open for displaying cards on a desktop, and also folds shut into a slim tote for traveling in a suit-coat pocket. Completed, it measures just 3/8 Ã 2-3/4 Ã 4-1/4 and holds about 10 cards. We will show you how to make the wenge and lacewood card case, but you can use any combination of contrasting wood species, or even a single species.

Make these classic toy tools for your kids or grandkids. This plan set includes full size drawings for a portable circular saw, a cordless hand drill and a jig saw.

This instrument got its name from the giraffe shaped tongues on the top. Elephants on the sides of the drum hold the drum sticks.

Martyn Brewers unorthodox method for creating boxes caught our eye from clear across the Atlantic for three reasons. First, except for the bottom, the box is made from a single glued-up blank. Second, it is almost exclusively created at the tablesaw. Third, the Englishmans fold-up technique wraps a pattern around the box: simply adjust the size or change the pattern for an endless variety of intriguing designs.