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Books
Building Unique and Useful Kids' Furniture
Woodworking FAQ: The Workshop Companion
A Splintered History of Wood
Ridiculously Simple Furniture Projects
The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects
Cabin Lessons: A Nail-by-Nail Tale
Spike's Blog
A Shout out to WOODCRAFT magazine (for shouting out the kids' furniture book)
Check out the Feb/March 2019 issue of Woodcraft magazine. Great link on their website to free plans for building the Cheery Cherry toy chest from "Building Unique and Unusual Kids' Furniture" book. woodcraftmagazine.com More great articles on "Router Table Trickery," "A Hacker's Guide to Hand Planes" and more
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Spike's Projects
Potting Bench - A Workbench for Plant Lovers
Crafted from standard cedar boards and lumber, this potting bench has a large work surface for working with plants, and plenty of space above and below for storage. The side bins provide a convenient place to stow dirt clippings and other gardening materials as you work. (From The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects)
"Houdini" levitating wine bottle holder
This may perhaps be the simplest gift project of all time. You need 1 x 6 x 12" board, drill, jigsaw and about 1/2 hour of time (maybe a little more on your first one.) Instead of giving just a bottle of wine, give a magical bottle!
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