Books

Building Unique and Useful Kids' Furniture

A Splintered History of Wood

The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects

Cabin Lessons: A Nail-by-Nail Tale

Ridiculously Simple Furniture Projects

Woodworking FAQ: The Workshop Companion

Spike's Blog

CIRCUS TRAIN FOR STUFFIES—Simple Holiday Gift

My granddaughter Morgan sure enjoyed using—and building—these stackable, wheelable, connectable wagons for toys!

Find complete plans in the PROJECTS section

Spike's Projects

CIRCUS TRAIN FOR STUFFIES

A fun-to-build project for those 10,000 stuffed animals your kid has accumulated over the years. Stack 'em, connect 'em, wheel 'em around. 

Build a LEGO TABLE for some lucky kid this holiday

Here are all the details you need to build this awesome LEGO TABLE as featured in "The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects." Built in storage AND the top flips over to provide a game table. 

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